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Lu Hong¹, Tanja Kortemme^1,2,3

¹Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, California, United States of America.

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This study introduces an evolutionary multiobjective optimization framework for computational protein design, enhancing sequence recovery and reducing bias. The approach integrates deep learning models for more effective protein generation with complex specifications.

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Area of Science:

Computational biology
Protein engineering
Bioinformatics

Background:

Deep learning advances necessitate integrated frameworks for computational protein design.
Current methods struggle to coherently combine diverse models and objectives in generative design.

Purpose of the Study:

To adapt evolutionary multiobjective optimization for integrating multiple models and objectives in protein design.
To improve the efficiency and accuracy of generative protein design processes.

Main Methods:

Utilized Non-dominated Sorting Genetic Algorithm II (NSGA-II) as the core optimization framework.
Integrated AlphaFold2 and ProteinMPNN confidence metrics for objective space definition.
Developed a mutation operator using ESM-1v and ProteinMPNN for sequence redesign.

Main Results:

Demonstrated significant reduction in bias and variance for RfaH native sequence recovery compared to direct ProteinMPNN application.
Showcased the approach's effectiveness on fold-switching protein RfaH and higher-dimensional problems (PapD, calmodulin).
Observed improvements attributed to an informative mutation operator, parallel iterative design, and Pareto front approximation.

Conclusions:

Evolutionary multiobjective optimization offers a robust framework for complex protein design tasks.
The proposed method enhances sequence space exploration and design candidate diversity.
This adaptable approach is broadly relevant for generative protein design with intricate specifications.