AI-designed enzymes can be used to cut specific proteins associated with neurological diseases.

Researchers use #AI to design #proteins that cut up other proteins Researchers have basically short-circuited the diversification process, using AI-based protein design tools to take the catalytic core of two types of #protease and replace the entire rest of the protein. The resulting #enzymes could be tuned to cut specific proteins in half, and the researchers demonstrated their effectiveness by using them to cut proteins associated with neurological diseases. https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/10/researchers-use-ai-to-design-proteins-that-cut-up-other-proteins/

#ArsTechnica #Tech Researchers use AI to design proteins that cut up other proteins https://arstechni.ca/cE3Z

AI design tools have created proteins that cut apart other proteins, breaking bonds normally stable for hundreds of years. Researchers used AI to replace parts of natural proteases while keeping their catalytic cores, enabling custom enzymes that target proteins linked to neurological diseases. https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/10/researchers-use-ai-to-design-proteins-that-cut-up-other-proteins/ #AIagent #AI #GenAI #Research