Computational design of antibodies

Abstract

Antibody design aims to create new antibodies with biological activity that can be used in therapy and research. Traditional methods for antibody discovery, such as animal immunization and large-scale library screening, generate antibodies that bind to the target of interest, but do not necessarily have the desired functional effect. Computational methods can be utilized as a means to guide the search for biologically relevant antibodies, focusing on specificity and affinity determinants to target a particular region of the antigen. Such an approach would allow for the design of epitope-specific antibodies that will have the desired effect on the function of the targeted protein.