|

Fitness landscape for antibodies (Flab2)

There have been many AI models to predict the structure of proteins, especially antibodies. There are several key aspects to developing antibodies as drugs beyond binding to the target of interest. These are : thermostability, expression, aggregation, binding affinity, pharmacokinetics, polyreactivity and immunogenicity. There have been many models available such as IgLM, ProGen2, Chai-1, ESM2, ISM, IgFold among others but there have been severe limitations to the AI model use and this paper helps understand their limitations:

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12767642

Similar Posts

  • |

    Muscarinic drugs and receptors

    There are many G-protein coupled receptors and one of the major categories for neurological drug development are called muscarinic receptors because they were first known to be activated by a mushroom alkaloid called muscarine. The isolation and characterization of muscarine was first reported by chemists in 1869! Muscarine works by mimicking the neurotransmitter acteylcholine on…

  • | |

    Sleep apnea

    Sleep apnea is when sufferer stops breathing (apnea) at night as the muscles in the throat relax and then resumes when brain semi-awakes when the oxygen supply gets low to restore respiration. This happens tens to hundreds of times at night and can be debilitating when the disruption to sleep causes other health effects such…

  • Vitamin K2

    It has been traditionally thought that for bone health, sufficient calcium is required. However, it is just not calcium. A vitamin called Vitamin K1 (phylloquinone) and K2 (menaquinone) in combination with Vitamin D2 and calcium is important for activating a protein called osteocalcin which binds to calcium to build bones. Osteocalcin is also involved in…

  • AI Automations

    The AI automations have only increased. There is one interesting one that has been receiving publicity. Check it out: https://knowledgework.ai It takes notes while the person is working and becomes the second brain. Privacy and access may be of concern but capability is available with AI tools.

  • |

    Neurological conditions

    There has been changes in the neurological conditions overtime, and you might expect that many of the changes may have increased such as all the neurological disorders like Parkinson’s Alzheimer’s, but the true facts are a little different. For example, as expected, the diabetic neuropathy has increased, But what explains the increase in neonatal sepsis…