Organize protein design runs and candidates around a research question.
Open a Binder design project with write access. Complete a target setup before configuring a design run.
In the project, choose New Experiment.
Enter a name that identifies the research question.
Add a hypothesis to explain the desired result.
Choose Create Experiment.
For example, use the name PD-L1 interface binders and describe which interface you want to block or preserve. Record the biological reason for your site and selectivity choices in the hypothesis.
An experiment groups runs and their candidates. You can compare alternative binder specifications or design efforts while keeping the target hypothesis explicit.Open the experiment’s design action to choose a completed target, binder specifications, and run settings. See Run protein design.
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