▁that ▁has ▁been ▁post ulated ▁to ▁cause ▁Al z heimer ' s ▁disease . ▁ ▁Pre lim inary ▁but ▁as ▁yet ▁un pub lished ▁results ▁have ▁been ▁produced ▁on ▁Ros etta - des igned ▁prote ins ▁that ▁may ▁prevent ▁f ibr ils ▁from ▁forming , ▁although ▁it ▁is ▁unknown ▁whether ▁it ▁can ▁prevent ▁the ▁disease . ▁ ▁Anth ra x ▁ ▁Another ▁component ▁of ▁Ros etta , ▁Ros etta D ock , ▁was ▁used ▁in ▁conj unction ▁with ▁experimental ▁methods ▁to ▁model ▁interactions ▁between ▁three ▁prote ins — le th al ▁factor ▁( L F ), ▁ed ema ▁factor ▁( EF ) ▁and ▁protect ive ▁ant igen ▁( PA ) — that ▁make ▁up ▁anth ra x ▁to x in . ▁ ▁The ▁computer ▁model ▁accur ately ▁predicted ▁dock ing ▁between ▁L F ▁and ▁PA , ▁helping ▁to ▁establish ▁which ▁domains ▁of ▁the ▁respective ▁prote ins ▁are ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁L F – PA ▁complex . ▁ ▁This ▁insight ▁was ▁eventually ▁used ▁in ▁research ▁resulting ▁in ▁improved ▁anth ra x ▁v acc ines . ▁ ▁Her pes ▁simple x ▁virus ▁ 1 ▁ ▁Ros etta D ock ▁was ▁used ▁to ▁model ▁dock ing ▁between ▁an ▁ant ib ody ▁( imm un og lob ul in ▁G ) ▁and ▁a ▁surface ▁protein ▁expressed ▁by ▁the ▁cold ▁s ore ▁virus , ▁her pes ▁simple x ▁virus ▁ 1 ▁( H SV - 1 ) ▁which ▁serves ▁to ▁deg rade ▁the ▁ant iv iral ▁ant ib ody . ▁ ▁The ▁protein ▁complex ▁predicted ▁by ▁Ros etta