Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences (Jul 2023)

Structural modeling of antibody variable regions using deep learning—progress and perspectives on drug discovery

  • Igor Jaszczyszyn,
  • Igor Jaszczyszyn,
  • Weronika Bielska,
  • Weronika Bielska,
  • Tomasz Gawlowski,
  • Pawel Dudzic,
  • Tadeusz Satława,
  • Jarosław Kończak,
  • Wiktoria Wilman,
  • Bartosz Janusz,
  • Sonia Wróbel,
  • Dawid Chomicz,
  • Jacob D. Galson,
  • Jinwoo Leem,
  • Sebastian Kelm,
  • Konrad Krawczyk

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3389/fmolb.2023.1214424
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10

Abstract

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AlphaFold2 has hallmarked a generational improvement in protein structure prediction. In particular, advances in antibody structure prediction have provided a highly translatable impact on drug discovery. Though AlphaFold2 laid the groundwork for all proteins, antibody-specific applications require adjustments tailored to these molecules, which has resulted in a handful of deep learning antibody structure predictors. Herein, we review the recent advances in antibody structure prediction and relate them to their role in advancing biologics discovery.

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