In my humble opinion, this work is not that innovative: de novo protein binders have been done to death, either by AI approaches or otherwise. Check out the work by David Baker’s group, for instance. They have a myriad of examples already.
That being said, as others have commented, my hopes are that all these advancements lead finally to reliable design methods for novel biocatalysts, an area that has been stalling for decades, compared to protein folds and binders.
That being said, as others have commented, my hopes are that all these advancements lead finally to reliable design methods for novel biocatalysts, an area that has been stalling for decades, compared to protein folds and binders.