[Tip] Loading AlphaFold structures directly into the Discovery Studio Client

Did you know that you can download predicted structures directly from the AlphaFold Protein Structure Database into the Discovery Studio Client? The site preference page is set under Edit>Preferences>Files Explorer>URL Location and points to the EBI AlphaFold DB by default.


The AlphaFold structure of the protein can be loaded by opening File>Open URL, entering the UniProt ID and choosing EBI AlphaFold DB as the Site e.g.:


There is more information about this functionality, including changing the version number if needed, in the Discovery Studio help under Help>Help Topics.