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Albumin-Binding Domains in Therapeutic Protein Engineering: A Structural and Computational Perspective on Rational Design.

Matthew J Argyle, Dallin M Chipman, Anna Claire Woolley, Bradley C Bundy, Dennis Della Corte

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Matthew J ArgyleDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, Brigham Young University, Utah.
Dallin M ChipmanDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, Brigham Young University, Utah.
Anna Claire WoolleyDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, Brigham Young University, Utah.
Bradley C BundyDepartment of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Brigham Young University, Utah.
Dennis Della CorteDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, Brigham Young University, Utah.

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NIGMS NIH HHS R15 GM155803
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Therapeutic proteins face a critical pharmacokinetic challenge: rapid clearance from circulation limits their clinical efficacy. Albumin-binding domains (ABDs) offer an elegant solution by enabling therapeutic proteins to "hitchhike" on serum albumin's favorable 19-day half-life through FcRn-mediated recycling. Clinical validation through approved therapeutics like ozoralizumab demonstrates the success of this approach, with preclinical studies showing fusion to an ABD extended half-life to 18 days. This review provides an analysis of ABD-fusion protein design, integrating structural biology, computational prediction, and rational engineering principles. We catalog the major classes of albumin-binding modalities, including bacterial three-helix bundle domains, engineered peptides, antibody-derived binders, and alternative scaffolds, comparing their binding properties, size contributions, cross-species reactivity, and production cost. Critical examination of linker architectures reveals that flexible glycine-serine linkers (particularly the widely successful (GGGGS)

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albumin-binding domainAlphaFoldFcRn recyclinghalf-life extensionlinker designprotein fusionstructure predictiontherapeutic protein engineering

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PMID42495264
PMCPMC13395267

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