Beyond Natural Immune Repertoires: Synthetic Antibodies.

Journal: Cold Spring Harbor protocols
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Abstract

Synthetic antibody libraries, in which the antigen-binding sites are precisely designed, offer unparalleled precision in antibody engineering, exceeding the potential of natural immune repertoires and constituting a novel generation of research tools and therapeutics. Recent advances in artificial intelligence-driven technologies and their integration into synthetic antibody discovery campaigns hold the promise to further streamline and effectively develop antibodies. Here, we provide an overview of synthetic antibodies. Our associated protocol describes how to develop highly diverse and functional synthetic antibody phage display libraries.

Authors

  • Gianluca Veggiani
    The Anvil Institute, Kitchener, Ontario N2G 1H6, Canada.
  • Sachdev S Sidhu
    The Anvil Institute, Kitchener, Ontario N2G 1H6, Canada sachdev.sidhu@uwaterloo.ca.