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A Reproducible Sequence-Level Strategy to Enhance Peptide Immunogenicity While Preserving Wild-Type Epitope

Chia-Hung Chen^1,2, Yu-Chi Chiu³, Kai-Yao Huang^1,2,4,5

¹Department of Medical Research, Hsinchu MacKay Memorial Hospital, Hsinchu 30071, Taiwan.

Antibodies (Basel, Switzerland)

|December 24, 2025

Summary

Researchers developed a workflow to enhance peptide immunogenicity for antibody generation. Strategic sequence edits boost antibody production while maintaining recognition of original epitopes, overcoming limitations in antibody development.

Keywords:

conservative (heteroclitic) mutagenesis cross-reactive antibodies peptide immunogenicity sequence-level antigen engineering

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Area of Science:

Immunology
Peptide Chemistry

Background:

Short peptide epitopes are crucial for mechanistic studies but often exhibit low immunogenicity.
Lack of commercially available antibodies against short peptides impedes rapid antibody generation.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a reproducible workflow for enhancing peptide immunogenicity.
To generate epitope-directed antibodies when commercial reagents are unavailable.

Main Methods:

A sequence-level workflow integrating cross-species/structural triage and MHC-I/II prioritization.
Conservative heteroclitic-style substitutions to enhance predicted MHC affinity.
Conjugation of optimized peptides to KLH for antibody induction in mice.

Main Results:

Optimized peptides demonstrated improved MHC-binding predictions.
Enhanced antibody titers and isotype maturation (increased IgG1) were observed.
Generated antibodies retained binding to wild-type sequences, confirming cross-recognition.

Conclusions:

Strategic, minimal sequence edits significantly enhance peptide immunogenicity.
Preservation of native epitope recognition is achievable with this method.
This workflow offers a low-barrier approach for generating custom peptide antibodies.