# viral protein complex database expansion

On 24 September, researchers added more than 8,000 predicted viral protein dimers from 23 virus families to the AlphaFold Protein Structure Database as part of a new pandemic preparedness portal; the structures were generated with AlphaFold2 from an analysis of 41,774 proteins from about 2,800 viruses, and 2,749 homodimers and 5,279 heterodimers were judged accurate enough to be included.

On 24 September, researchers added more than 8,000 predicted viral protein dimers from 23 virus families to the AlphaFold Protein Structure Database as part of a new pandemic preparedness portal; the structures were generated with AlphaFold2 from an analysis of 41,774 proteins from about 2,800 viruses, and 2,749 homodimers and 5,279 heterodimers were judged accurate enough to be included.