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2 claims from 1 paper

1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Protein Structure and Dynamics

   One-shot design of functional protein binders with BindCraft

   Pačesa, Nickel, Schellhaas et al. · Nature · 2025

   The paper presents BindCraft, an open-source pipeline using AlphaFold2 to design protein binders de novo, reporting experimental success rates of 10-100% and functional uses of the designed binders.

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   1. UncheckedThe authors report designing protein binders with BindCraft against varied hard targets, such as cell-surface receptors, allergens and the CRISPR-Cas9 nuclease.“We successfully designed binders against a diverse set of challenging targets, including cell-surface receptors, common allergens, de novo designed proteins and multi-domain nucleases, such as CRISPR-Cas9.”
   2. UncheckedDesigned protein binders reduced IgE binding to birch allergen in patient samples, modulated Cas9 editing and lowered a bacterial enterotoxin's cytotoxicity.“We showcase the functional and therapeutic potential of designed binders by reducing IgE binding to birch allergen in patient-derived samples, modulating Cas9 gene editing activity and reducing the cytotoxicity of a foodborne bacterial enterotoxin.”