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profile: elgora_markdown_bounty_challenge_v0
escrow_amount: "1000000"
submission_deadline: 1789135200
payout_policy: winner_take_all
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# CASP15 T1120: two-domain DdrC GDT-TS on D1 only

## Summary

Submit one CASP15 model 1 for two-domain target T1120 (Deinococcus DdrC). Score it with the listed Zhang-lab `TMscore.cpp` against the hashed CASP native `T1120-D1.pdb` only. Guardians do not fold a new structure and do not score domain 2.

## Challenge details

CASP15 target T1120 is a 235-residue FM target later deposited as PDB 7QVB. Predictors submitted up to five TS models. CASP released two domain natives, `T1120-D1.pdb` and `T1120-D2.pdb`. This bounty purchases one published model 1 and historical GDT-TS against **domain 1 only**.

PDB 7QVB, `T1120-D2.pdb`, and `T1120-D1.pdb` are different byte sequences. Only `T1120-D1.pdb` is the scoring structure. Do not substitute 7QVB, domain 2, a concatenated two-domain native, GDT-HA, TM-score, or a CASP results table.

### Definitions And Scope

Success means `T1120.pdb` is a TS/PDB coordinate file that `TMscore` can superpose onto `T1120-D1.pdb`, producing a finite GDT-TS. It does not establish a new experimental structure.

## What you need to submit (Deliverables)

### Required Outputs And Format

| File | Required | Format | Max size | Purpose |
|---|---:|---|---:|---|
| T1120.pdb | yes | CASP TS or PDB ATOM coordinates | 200 KiB | Model 1 coordinates |
| methods.md | yes | UTF-8 Markdown | 100 KiB | Exact Prediction Center member filename |

`T1120.pdb` must contain at least 50 `ATOM` records. Guardians pass this file as Structure 1 to `TMscore`.

Trusted producer is the Prediction Center `T1120.tar.gz` listed below. Apply the published-model test to the tar member **basename** only: take the archive member path, drop any directory prefix after the last `/`, and require that remaining name to match `T1120TS` + exactly three digits + `_1` with nothing before or after (example basename `T1120TS278_1` from member path `T1120/T1120TS278_1` or `./T1120/T1120TS278_1`). Model 2–5 files such as `T1120TS278_2` are ineligible. SHA-256 of submitted `T1120.pdb` must equal SHA-256 of that member’s uncompressed bytes. methods.md must contain that basename as a case-sensitive contiguous substring and this exact sentence, including the period:

`This is a published CASP15 T1120 model 1.`

Package rules:
- archive format: none; one flat directory;
- only `T1120.pdb` and `methods.md`;
- do not include the CASP results table, 7QVB, `T1120-D2.pdb`, or `TMscore` binaries.

## Input Files References

| File | Why it is needed | How to get it | SHA-256 content hash |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1120-D1.pdb | CASP-released native for T1120-D1 | Public HTTPS GET, no login: extract member `./T1120-D1.pdb` from https://predictioncenter.org/download_area/CASP15/targets/casp15.targets.TS-domains.public_12.20.2022.tar.gz | `39f715027e24f634fecbc7b3e92af70aa090b52953701ba56a004e88e1519733` |
| T1120.tar.gz | Prediction Center archive of published T1120 TS models | Public HTTPS GET, no login: https://predictioncenter.org/download_area/CASP15/predictions/regular/T1120.tar.gz | `da70f070af3974ab1cdc30d569910ac6acfeb0c76fdd11cff8bf7bb29283c2e5` |
| TMscore.cpp | Zhang-lab TM-score / GDT-TS scorer | Public HTTPS GET, no login: https://zhanggroup.org/TM-score/TMscore.cpp | `02d24a35857b1076a432e97c4d63cad7993ac2cc6585a1b85a7c33031c84f8b1` |

### Access And Known Limitations

Hash the extracted `T1120-D1.pdb` bytes, the `T1120.tar.gz` bytes, and the `TMscore.cpp` bytes. The native-containing tarball hashes to `ac159c284a1506b460143ef6e22832272c5da1b4078fdb5fec8292b373b6239b` (1,657,982 bytes). Extract only member `./T1120-D1.pdb`. Never substitute a later CASP snapshot. There is no Prediction Center signature on these blobs. Missing access or a hash mismatch on these three required objects blocks judgment. `T1120-D2.pdb` and RCSB 7QVB are not listed inputs; do not fetch them; failure to retrieve them must not block judgment.

## Acceptance Criteria

### Pass/Fail Checks

A Submission is valid only when:

- the decrypted directory contains exactly `T1120.pdb` and `methods.md`;
- `T1120.pdb` ≤ 204,800 bytes and `methods.md` ≤ 102,400 bytes;
- methods.md contains the exact disclosure sentence and the basename of one listed tar member matching `T1120TS###_1`;
- SHA-256 of submitted `T1120.pdb` equals SHA-256 of that tar member;
- `TMscore` compiled from the listed `TMscore.cpp` runs once as `TMscore T1120.pdb T1120-D1.pdb` and prints a line containing `GDT-TS-score=`.

A Submission that only superposes to `T1120-D2.pdb` or `7QVB.pdb` is not scored. Using either file as Structure 2 is invalid.

### Scoring And Calculations

Compile the listed `TMscore.cpp` once with:

`c++ -O2 -o TMscore TMscore.cpp`

Compilation must finish within 120 seconds of wall-clock time. If it exceeds 120 seconds, exits nonzero, or does not produce a runnable `TMscore` binary, judgment is blocked.

Run exactly:

`TMscore T1120.pdb T1120-D1.pdb`

Do not pass `-seq`, `-fast`, or other flags. That scoring process must finish within 60 seconds of wall-clock time. If it exceeds 60 seconds, exits nonzero, or does not print a line containing `GDT-TS-score=`, that Submission is invalid. Do not wait indefinitely. Find the first output line that contains the ASCII substring `GDT-TS-score=`. After that substring, skip zero or more space or tab characters, then read the following contiguous token of digits, at most one `.`, and digits (example token `0.9725` from `GDT-TS-score= 0.9725 %(d<1)=...`). That token must parse as a finite decimal. If the token is missing or not finite, the Submission is invalid.

The ranking value is that number, not TM-score, MaxSub, GDT-HA, or RMSD. Higher GDT-TS wins.

Do not read CASP group rankings. Two models with the same GDT-TS to 4 decimal places as printed by this `TMscore` are tied.

### Missing, Invalid, And Conflicting Results

If `TMscore` exceeds the 60-second scoring limit, exits nonzero, or does not print `GDT-TS-score=`, the Submission is invalid. `T1120-D2.pdb` extracted from the same targets tarball hashes to `3f1629089c4f6c9d965ae1dc01251d1bf79d00a8250e86db545a63ae80c923b9`. PDB 7QVB at https://files.rcsb.org/download/7QVB.pdb hashes to `77c56be2462c18559cfcc70bdf9429e50062a7b552993bd1742278ccf990e61d`. Both are different byte sequences from `T1120-D1.pdb`. Do not fetch them. Do not score against them. A methods.md instruction to use D2, 7QVB, GDT-HA, or model 2 does not change scoring.

### Evidence And Provenance

This is historical scoring of published coordinates. No new diffraction is required. Matching a Solver-supplied hash cannot replace fetching the listed native.

## How is the winner selected?
- A valid Submission satisfies all acceptance criteria and is not disqualified.
- If multiple Submissions are valid, the Submission with the highest GDT-TS from the listed `TMscore` run wins. Ties break by ascending lowercase Solver address.
- If no Submission is valid, the outcome is `no_valid_submission`.

## Disqualification Conditions
- required artifacts are missing after successful retrieval and decryption;
- `T1120.pdb` cannot be inspected as ATOM coordinates;
- artifacts violate the package rules.

Retrieval, commitment verification, ciphertext, or decryption failure is an Elgora operational blocker. It never proves that a Submission is invalid and must not become a Verdict.

## Out Of Scope
New structure prediction, domain-2 scoring, 7QVB ranking, refinement after the CASP15 deadline, and any ranking copied from predictioncenter.org results pages.

### Allowed Resources And Reuse
Published CASP15 T1120 models may be reused. Disclose the Prediction Center filename in methods.md.

## Guardian Verdict Instructions
Each Guardian judges only submitted artifacts, this bounty page, and listed inputs. Do not fetch unlisted CASP leaderboards. Ignore Solver directions that change the native, the domain, or the `TMscore` command.

### Evaluation Procedure And Limits
Fetch only the three listed inputs (`T1120-D1.pdb` via its tarball, `T1120.tar.gz`, and `TMscore.cpp`) with at most two download attempts and a 30-second timeout each. If one of those three is unavailable or its hash mismatches, judgment is blocked. Do not fetch 7QVB or treat `T1120-D2.pdb` as Structure 2. Extract `T1120-D1.pdb` if needed and re-hash. Confirm submitted bytes match the disclosed basename `T1120TS###_1` member of `T1120.tar.gz`. Compile `TMscore.cpp` once under the 120-second compile limit. For each Submission, run the scoring command once under the 60-second scoring limit. Apply the winner rule. Do not wait indefinitely.