Guiding Generative Protein Language Models with Reinforcement Learning

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Hauptverfasser: Stocco, Filippo, Artigues-Lleixa, Maria, Hunklinger, Andrea, Widatalla, Talal, Guell, Marc, Ferruz, Noelia
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author Stocco, Filippo
Artigues-Lleixa, Maria
Hunklinger, Andrea
Widatalla, Talal
Guell, Marc
Ferruz, Noelia
author_facet Stocco, Filippo
Artigues-Lleixa, Maria
Hunklinger, Andrea
Widatalla, Talal
Guell, Marc
Ferruz, Noelia
contents Protein language models (pLMs) have demonstrated success at generating functional proteins across vast sequence spaces but lack the ability to design high-fitness variants on demand. Here, we iteratively guide pLMs toward user-defined objectives by applying reinforcement learning (RL). We demonstrate that RL can steer pLMs toward various protein properties, such as topologies or binding affinities, in a few iterations through long evolutionary trajectories. We apply our framework to the design of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) binders, achieving a 26-fold increase in binding affinity in two iterations.
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spellingShingle Guiding Generative Protein Language Models with Reinforcement Learning
Stocco, Filippo
Artigues-Lleixa, Maria
Hunklinger, Andrea
Widatalla, Talal
Guell, Marc
Ferruz, Noelia
Biomolecules
Protein language models (pLMs) have demonstrated success at generating functional proteins across vast sequence spaces but lack the ability to design high-fitness variants on demand. Here, we iteratively guide pLMs toward user-defined objectives by applying reinforcement learning (RL). We demonstrate that RL can steer pLMs toward various protein properties, such as topologies or binding affinities, in a few iterations through long evolutionary trajectories. We apply our framework to the design of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) binders, achieving a 26-fold increase in binding affinity in two iterations.
title Guiding Generative Protein Language Models with Reinforcement Learning
topic Biomolecules
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.12979