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Engineering high-efficiency mutants of the transposase ISDra2 TnpB via protein-generative models and energy-optimized design.

Feifei Guan, Yekun Ding, Guoshun Xu, Lingxi Fan, Xiaofeng Gu, Yuan Wang, Huiying Luo, Bin Yao, Jian Tian

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Feifei GuanState Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feeding, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, China.
Yekun DingNational Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China.
Guoshun XuState Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feeding, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, China.
Lingxi FanNational Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China.
Xiaofeng GuNational Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China.
Yuan WangState Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feeding, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, China.
Huiying LuoState Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feeding, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, China.
Bin YaoState Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feeding, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, China.
Jian TianState Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feeding, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, China.

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Abstract

Transposon-associated TnpB is a compact and versatile gene editor that holds significant promise in the life sciences. However, current engineering strategies for TnpB are limited, resulting in low cleavage efficiency in mammalian cells that restricts its broader use. In this study, we developed a method termed TnpB-GMRE, which integrates a generative protein model for TnpB with a virtual screening pipeline based on the minimum recovery rate and energy minimization. From 100,000 generated sequences, we selected the top five candidates for experimental assessment. Without the use of enrichment strategies such as flow cytometry or antibiotic selection, three of the five mutants displayed higher editing activity across four target sites. Among them, the TnpB-TD mutant achieved the highest editing activity (17.7%), representing a 50% increase compared to the original ISDra2 TnpB from

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Editing activityEditing profileEnergy minimizationTnpBTnpB generation model

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