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Research: CANCER Folding Project #12001

Project #12001 overview

Project Summary AI Beta

This project looks at Class A GPCRs, proteins that act like cell-signaling telephones. They control many body functions and are drug targets for diseases like cancer, diabetes, and mental health issues. Understanding how they work helps us design better medications.
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Project team

Manager(s)
Prateek Bansal
Institution
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Work unit

Atoms
67,188
Core
0x22
Status
Public
Source material

Official Project Description

Class A GPCRs: Class A GPCRs are pivotal drug targets in our body, as they are involved in regulating almost all homeostatic processes in the human body.

It is estimated that around 35% of all drugs currently approved by the FDA target one of these GPCRs.

These proteins act like 'molecular telephones' and transmit signals from outside the cell to inside the cell.

Here, we aim to study the process that underlies their action on our body.

This is integral for providing insights into the protein's function and design better and new drugs targeting cancer, diabetes, depression and anxiety.

Performance data

Hardware Performance for Project 12001

Compare community-sampled Folding@Home output for the GPUs and CPUs processing this project.

Data as of Sunday, 02 August 2026 22:12:21

GPU PPD Averages

Rank
Project
Model Name
Folding@Home Identifier
Make
Brand
GPU
Model
PPD
Average
Points WU
Average
WUs Day
Average
WU Time
Average
1 GeForce RTX 2060
TU104 [GeForce RTX 2060]
Nvidia TU104 1,925,063 70,847 27.17 0 hrs 53 mins
2 GeForce GTX 980 Ti
GM200 [GeForce GTX 980 Ti] 5632
Nvidia GM200 1,198,671 52,449 22.85 1 hrs 3 mins
3 GeForce GTX 980
GM204 [GeForce GTX 980] 4612
Nvidia GM204 602,538 41,041 14.68 1 hrs 38 mins
4 GeForce GTX 970
GM204 [GeForce GTX 970] 3494
Nvidia GM204 292,486 19,871 14.72 1 hrs 38 mins
5 RX 470/480/570/580/590
Ellesmere XT [RX 470/480/570/580/590]
AMD Ellesmere XT 275,539 32,023 8.60 2 hrs 47 mins
6 GeForce GTX 950
GM206 [GeForce GTX 950] 1572
Nvidia GM206 245,850 30,900 7.96 3 hrs 1 mins
7 Radeon RX 460/560D
Baffin [Radeon RX 460/560D]
AMD Baffin 68,188 21,298 3.20 7 hrs 30 mins
8 R7 370/R9 270X/370X
Curacao XT/Trinidad XT [R7 370/R9 270X/370X]
AMD Curacao XT/Trinidad XT 45,216 17,621 2.57 9 hrs 21 mins