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The study aims to evaluate how peptidomimetic modifications affect immune recognition and stability in antigen design.

May 29, 2026ACS Chemical Biology0 citationsOpen Access

Systematic Evaluation of Peptidomimetic Modifications in a Major Histocompatibility Complex Class I Model Epitope: A Framework for Immunogenic Antigen Design

SNSarah E. Newkirk JKJoey J. Kelly NHNita Hourn

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The study aims to evaluate how peptidomimetic modifications affect immune recognition and stability in antigen design.
Used a model epitope in major histocompatibility complex for testing modifications.
Performed integrated assays to assess immunogenicity and pharmacokinetics.
Conducted combinatorial designs to explore nonadditive effects of modifications.
Found position-dependent tolerance to peptidomimetic modifications.
Demonstrated nonadditive effects impacting the balance between immunogenicity and pharmacokinetics.
Provided initial insights for improving stability and permeability in antigen design.

Abstract

-methylation, peptoid substitution, and stereochemical inversion. Integrated assays revealed a highly position-dependent tolerance to peptidomimetic modifications, while subsequent combinatorial designs demonstrated nonadditive effects on the balance between immunogenicity and pharmacokinetics. Collectively, these findings provide initial design insights for balancing immune recognition with enhanced stability and permeability in the peptidomimetic antigen design.

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