Enhancing enzymatic bioconjugation efficiency via installation of a substrate recruitment domain
Christopher Shelby, Kaylee P. Kuzelka, Jonathan M. Ellis, Zhiyuan Yao, Amelia C. McCue, Rodney Park, Satish K. Nair, Albert A. Bowers, Brian A. Kuhlman
The paper designs a modified tyrosinase enzyme with a substrate recruitment domain to selectively modify tyrosine residues in peptides, enabling efficient bioconjugation of cytotoxic molecules to antibodies.
bioRxiv · Oct 27, 2025 · PreprintBiochemistry