Reinforcement learning with evolutionary priors unlocks multi-site enzyme optimization from sparse experimental feedback
Xiaopeng Xu, Hao Ye, Ziqi Gao, Ruochi Zhang, Xinhai Zhou, Guiting Zhang, Tao Guo, Wenjia He, Chenjie Feng, Bin Xiao, Feifei Hu, Qiangcheng Zeng, Aixi Bai, Xiao Zhang, Jie Wang, Xin Gao
AlphaVariant uses reinforcement learning with evolutionary priors to optimize enzyme variants from sparse experimental data, achieving high activity improvements in multiple rounds of optimization.
bioRxiv · Oct 21, 2026 · PreprintBioinformatics