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Boltzdesign1: Inverting All-Atom Structure Prediction Model for Generalized Biomolecular Binder Design

Cho, Yehlin
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Pacesa, Martin  
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Zhang, Zhidian
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April 6, 2025

Deep learning in structure prediction has revolutionized protein research, enabling large-scale screening, novel hypothesis generation, and accelerated experimental design across biological domains. Recent advances, including RoseTTAFold-AA and AlphaFold3, have extended structure prediction models to work with small molecules, nucleic acids, ions, and covalent modifications. We present BoltzDesign1, which inverts the Boltz-1 model, an open source reproduction of AlphaFold3, to enable the design of protein binders for diverse molecular targets without requiring model finetuning. By utilizing only the Pairformer and Confidence modules, our method significantly reduces computational costs while achieving outstanding in silico success rates and diversity in binder generation. Optimizing directly on the distogram allows us to shape the probability distribution of atomic distances, rather than adjusting a single structure, steering the design toward sequences that yield robust structures with well-defined energy minima. By leveraging a fully atomic model trained on a wide variety of macromolecules, we can generate diverse heterocomplexes with flexible ligand conformations—a capability not currently matched by existing methods. This approach enables the design of novel protein interactions with potential applications in biosensors, enzyme engineering, therapeutic development, and biotechnological innovations.

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