Adaptive immune receptor repertoire analysis

V Mhanna, H Bashour, K Lê Quý, P Barennes… - Nature Reviews …, 2024 - nature.com
B cell and T cell receptor repertoires compose the adaptive immune receptor repertoire
(AIRR) of an individual. The AIRR is a unique collection of antigen-specific receptors that …

Steering and controlling evolution—from bioengineering to fighting pathogens

M Lässig, V Mustonen, A Nourmohammad - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2023 - nature.com
Control interventions steer the evolution of molecules, viruses, microorganisms or other cells
towards a desired outcome. Applications range from engineering biomolecules and …

Unconstrained generation of synthetic antibody–antigen structures to guide machine learning methodology for antibody specificity prediction

PA Robert, R Akbar, R Frank, M Pavlović… - Nature Computational …, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract Machine learning (ML) is a key technology for accurate prediction of antibody–
antigen binding. Two orthogonal problems hinder the application of ML to antibody …

Two complementary features of humoral immune memory confer protection against the same or variant antigens

M Van Beek, MC Nussenzweig… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - pnas.org
The humoral immune response, a key arm of adaptive immunity, consists of B cells and their
products. Upon infection or vaccination, B cells undergo a Darwinian evolutionary process in …

Affinity maturation for an optimal balance between long-term immune coverage and short-term resource constraints

V Chardès, M Vergassola, AM Walczak… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - pnas.org
In order to target threatening pathogens, the adaptive immune system performs a continuous
reorganization of its lymphocyte repertoire. Following an immune challenge, the B cell …

Learning and organization of memory for evolving patterns

OH Schnaack, L Peliti, A Nourmohammad - Physical Review X, 2022 - APS
Storing memory for molecular recognition is an efficient strategy for responding to external
stimuli. Biological processes use different strategies to store memory. In the olfactory cortex …

Minimal framework for optimizing vaccination protocols targeting highly mutable pathogens

S Mahdisoltani, P Murugan, AK Chakraborty, M Kardar - Physical Review E, 2024 - APS
A persistent public health challenge is identifying immunization schemes that are effective
against highly mutable pathogens such as HIV and influenza viruses. To address this, we …

Statistical physical view of statistical inference in Bayesian linear regression model

K Murayama - Physical Review E, 2024 - APS
This paper considers similarities between statistical physics and Bayes inference through
the Bayesian linear regression model. Some similarities have been discussed previously …

Quantitative theory of viral-immune coevolution may be within reach

T Mora, AM Walczak - PRX Life, 2023 - APS
Pathogens drive changes in host immune systems that in turn exert pressure for pathogens
to evolve. Quantifying and understanding this constant coevolutionary process has clear …