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ReviewJournal of nanobiotechnology2025

Unveiling the new chapter in nanobody engineering: advances in traditional construction and AI-driven optimization.

Jiwei Liu, Lei Wu, Anqi Xie, Weici Liu, Zhao He, Yuan Wan, Wenjun Mao

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Review in Journal of nanobiotechnology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Jiwei Liu *Department of Thoracic Surgery, Wuxi People's Hospital, Wuxi Medical Center, The Affiliated Wuxi People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi, 214023, China.
Lei Wu *Department of Thoracic Surgery, Wuxi People's Hospital, Wuxi Medical Center, The Affiliated Wuxi People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi, 214023, China.
Anqi Xie *Department of Thoracic Surgery, Wuxi People's Hospital, Wuxi Medical Center, The Affiliated Wuxi People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi, 214023, China.
Weici LiuDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Wuxi People's Hospital, Wuxi Medical Center, The Affiliated Wuxi People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi, 214023, China.
Zhao HeDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Wuxi People's Hospital, Wuxi Medical Center, The Affiliated Wuxi People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi, 214023, China.
Yuan WanThe Pq Laboratory of BiomeDx/Rx, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Binghamton University, Binghamton, 13850, USA. ywan@binghamton.edu.
Wenjun MaoDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Wuxi People's Hospital, Wuxi Medical Center, The Affiliated Wuxi People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi, 214023, China. maowenjun1@njmu.edu.cn.

Funding

Liquid biopsy of solitary pulmonary nodule with extracellular vesiclesR37CA255948 · NCI · STATE UNIVERSITY OF NY,BINGHAMTON · PI Yuan Wan · 2021 to 2026
$3.0M
Lipid nanoprobe integrated microdevice for extracellular vesicle isolation and duplex sequencing based mutation detection for non-invasive lung cancer diagnosisR01CA230339 · NCI · PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, THE · PI ZHENG, SIYANG · 2018 to 2023
$1.9M
Mega-project of Wuxi Commission of Health Z202216Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province BK20210068NCI NIH HHS R01 CA230339NCI NIH HHS R01CA230339NCI NIH HHS R37 CA255948Top Talent Support Program for Young and Middle-aged People of Wuxi Health Commission BJ2023014
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Nanobodies (Nbs), miniature antibodies consisting solely of the variable region of heavy chains, exhibit unique properties such as small size, high stability, and strong specificity, making them highly promising for disease diagnosis and treatment. The engineering production of Nbs has evolved into a mature process, involving library construction, screening, and expression purification. Different library types, including immune, naïve, and synthetic/semi-synthetic libraries, offer diverse options for various applications, while display platforms like phage display, cell surface display, and non-surface display provide efficient screening of target Nbs. Recent advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) have opened new avenues in Nb engineering. AI's exceptional performance in protein structure prediction and molecular interaction simulation has introduced novel perspectives and tools for Nb design and optimization. Integrating AI with traditional experimental methods is anticipated to enhance the efficiency and precision of Nb development, expediting the transition from basic research to clinical applications. This review comprehensively examines the latest progress in Nb engineering, emphasizing library construction strategies, display platform technologies, and AI applications. It evaluates the strengths and weaknesses of various libraries and display platforms and explores the potential and challenges of AI in predicting Nb structure, antigen-antibody interactions, and optimizing physicochemical properties.

Indexed as

Artificial IntelligenceProtein EngineeringSingle-Domain AntibodiesAnimalsCell Surface Display TechniquesHumansPeptide LibraryPeptide LibrarySingle-Domain AntibodiesArtificial intelligenceDesign optimizationLibrary constructionNanobody engineeringScreening platforms

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PMID39915791
PMCPMC11800653

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