Capsid-specialized protein language models reveal higher-order viral architecture from sequence
Sihang Liu, Pingfeng Yu, Siqing Xia, Hong Wang
This paper introduces ESMCapsid, a protein language model that detects viral capsids and infers their architecture from sequences, revealing hidden structural patterns in metagenomic data.
bioRxiv · Sep 23, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology