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Cai Zhou

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Protein Deimmunization with a Generative Diffusion Model

Zijie Chen, Chih-chieh Yu, Cai Zhou, Xinyun Jiang, Long Nguyen, Cameron Myhrvold, Tommi S Jaakkola, Kaiyi Jiang

The paper introduces MESSI, a generative diffusion model for deimmunizing proteins by designing sequences with minimal immunogenicity while preserving structure and function.

bioRxiv · Oct 16, 2026 · PreprintBioengineering