TLDR: Chai Discovery Team introduces Chai-2, a multimodal AI model that enables zero-shot de novo antibody design. Achieving a 16% hit rate across 52 novel targets using ≤20 candidates per target, Chai-2 outperforms prior methods by over 100x and delivers validated binders in under two weeks—eliminating the need for large-scale screening.
Amid significant advances in computing drug discovery, the Chai Discovery team has introduced Chai 2a multi-modal generated AI platform with zero-agent antibodies and protein binder designs. Unlike previous methods that rely on extensive high-throughput screening, Chai2 reliably designs functional adhesives Single 24-well plate Set up, implement Improved more than 100 times More than the latest existing method (SOTA) methods.
Chai-2 has been tested 52 novel goalsNo antibodies or nano-type binders are known in the Protein Database (PDB). Despite this challenge, the system has achieved success 16% experimental hit rate50% of the adhesives for the test target were found in A Two-week cycle From computational design to wet LAB verification. This performance marks a shift from probability screening to determinism in molecular engineering.
AI-driven new design from experimental scale
Chai-2 integrates AN Full atom generation design module and a folding model that predicts the structure of the antibody-antigen complex twice the accuracy of its predecessor Chai-1. The system is Zero Shooting Settingssequences of antibody modalities (such as SCFV and VHHS) are generated without the need for previous binders.
The main features of Chai-2 include:
- Adjustments without specific goals Required
- ability Tips Design Using Epitope-level Constraints
- produce Treatment-related formats (microdynein, SCFV, VHHS)
- support Cross-reactive design Between species (e.g. humans and cyno)
This approach allows researchers to design ≤20 antibodies or nanobody and bypass the need for high-throughput screening.
Benchmark tests across different protein targets
Apply Chai-2 to Similar to the sequence or structure of a known antibody. Synthesis and testing using design Biolayer Interference Method (BLI) For combination. The results show:
- Average hit rate of 15.5% In all formats
- VHHS is 20.0%,,,,, SCFV 13.7%
- Successful adhesive 26 out of 52 targets
It is worth noting that Chai-2 has hit hard targets TNFαHistorically, this has been tricky when it comes to silicon design. Many adhesives display Pimole to low nanomolecule dissociation constant (KDS)indicating high affinity interaction.
Novelty, diversity and particularity
The output of Chai-2 is structurally and sequentially different from known antibodies. Structural analysis shows:
- No generated design
- All CDR sequences are edited distances to the closest known antibodies > 10 edit distances
- The adhesive for each target falls into multiple structural clusters, indicating Conformational diversity
Confirmed other assessments Low off-target binding and Comparable multireactivity curves Clinical antibodies such as trastuzumab and ixekizumab.
Design flexibility and customization
In addition to universal adhesive generation, Chai-2 also demonstrates:
- Target multiple Epitopes of single protein
- Generate span adhesives Different antibody formats (e.g. SCFV, VHH)
- produce Cross-species reactive antibodies A tip
In a cross-reactive case study, the antibody of Chai 2 was achieved Nanomore KD Human and cyno variants against proteins, prove their utility Preclinical research and therapeutic development.
Impact on drug discovery
Chai-2 effectively compresses traditional biologic discovery timeline Months to weeksproviding experimentally validated leads in a round. Its combination of high success rates, design novelty and modular cues marks a paradigm shift in the treatment discovery workflow.
The framework can be extended to antibodies Small protein, large ring, enzymepossible Small molecule,for Computation-first design example. The future direction includes expansion to Bispecific, ADC,explore Biophysical properties optimization (e.g. viscosity, aggregation).
As the AI field in molecular design matures, Chai-2 sets a new standard for new standards that can be achieved using generative models in real-world drug discovery environments.
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