Rational design of oxidation-resistant antibodies through local electrostatic modulation
Sunidhi Lenka, Shrenik C. Mehta, Nicole M. Stephens, Franziska Seeger, Wei‐Ching Liang, Andrew M. Watkins, Jonathan Zarzar, Negar Jafari, M Rhyan Puno, Caleigh M. Azumaya, Ryan L. Kelly, Shuang Wu, Cecilia Chiu, Meredith Hazen, Yan Ting Wu, , Saeed Izadi
This paper develops a machine learning model to predict Trp oxidation risk in antibodies and shows that modulating electrostatic potential reduces oxidation while maintaining binding affinity.
bioRxiv · Jun 29, 2025 · PreprintBiochemistry