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New AI Model GOLD Enhances RNA Inverse Folding with Geometric Diffusion

Researchers have developed GOLD, a novel Geometric Optimized Latent Diffusion model for RNA inverse folding. This method uniquely integrates discrete RNA sequences with continuous side-chain orientations into a unified latent manifold, enabling a synergistic co-diffusion process. GOLD also incorporates a training-free, gradient-guided sampling mechanism that uses physical constraints to actively guide the generated sequence towards a stable 3D structure. Experiments show GOLD outperforms existing methods in sequence recovery, secondary structure validity, and 3D foldability. AI

IMPACT This research could accelerate the design of RNA-based therapeutics by improving the accuracy and efficiency of predicting RNA structures.

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New AI Model GOLD Enhances RNA Inverse Folding with Geometric Diffusion

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  1. arXiv cs.AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Qi Si, Xuyang Liu, Penglei Wang, Shuo Su, Limei Han, Mengzhu Li, Xin Guo, Yuan Qi, Yuan Cheng ·

    GOLD: Geometric Optimized Latent Diffusion for Structure-Aware RNA Inverse Folding

    arXiv:2610.22992v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Designing RNA sequences that fold into specific 3D structures is a fundamental challenge in therapeutics. Current RNA inverse folding methods typically condition on 3D backbone coordinates but the generation is limited to 1D discret…