Issue 24, 2018

Third generation antibody discovery methods: in silico rational design

Abstract

Owing to their outstanding performances in molecular recognition, antibodies are extensively used in research and applications in molecular biology, biotechnology and medicine. Recent advances in experimental and computational methods are making it possible to complement well-established in vivo (first generation) and in vitro (second generation) methods of antibody discovery with novel in silico (third generation) approaches. Here we describe the principles of computational antibody design and review the state of the art in this field. We then present Modular, a method that implements the rational design of antibodies in a modular manner, and describe the opportunities offered by this approach.

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Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
25 Jun 2018
First published
09 Oct 2018

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2018,47, 9137-9157

Third generation antibody discovery methods: in silico rational design

P. Sormanni, F. A. Aprile and M. Vendruscolo, Chem. Soc. Rev., 2018, 47, 9137 DOI: 10.1039/C8CS00523K

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