BoltzOmics: Predicting genetic variant effects on drug binding with Boltz-2

A mechanistic understanding of how genetic variants alter drug-receptor binding is central to precision medicine, drug response prediction, and drug development. Yet, experimental mutation-drug profiling remains slow and expensive, while existing computational approaches often trade accuracy for scalability. We developed BoltzOmics, an interactive, open-source platform that integrates Boltz-2, a deep learning model for biomolecular structure prediction, to rapidly assess mutation effects on drug binding. Starting from amino acid sequences, the workflow queries databases for genetic variants, generates wild-type and mutant protein structures, and screens multiple drugs across variants to predict binding affinity changes. We evaluated BoltzOmics across four targets: hERG, Na V 1.5, HER2, and CYP3A4. Predictions achieved Pearson correlations with experimental drug IC 50 data up to 0.76 for wild-type proteins and 0.60 for mutants. By enabling scalable, high-throughput assessment of drug-variant interactions, BoltzOmics establishes a practical AI-driven framework for accelerating computational drug discovery and advancing precision medicine research.

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iScience
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2026-07-17
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2026.116797
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Protein Structure and Dynamics
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BoltzOmics: Predicting genetic variant effects on drug binding with Boltz-2

Colleen E. Clancy, Khoa Ngo, Hajar Amini, K.L. Carraway
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Protein Structure and Dynamics
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BoltzOmics: Predicting genetic variant effects on drug binding with Boltz-2

Colleen E. Clancy, Khoa Ngo, Hajar Amini, K.L. Carraway
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Abstract

A mechanistic understanding of how genetic variants alter drug-receptor binding is central to precision medicine, drug response prediction, and drug development. Yet, experimental mutation-drug profiling remains slow and expensive, while existing computational approaches often trade accuracy for scalability. We developed BoltzOmics, an interactive, open-source platform that integrates Boltz-2, a deep learning model for biomolecular structure prediction, to rapidly assess mutation effects on drug binding. Starting from amino acid sequences, the workflow queries databases for genetic variants, generates wild-type and mutant protein structures, and screens multiple drugs across variants to predict binding affinity changes. We evaluated BoltzOmics across four targets: hERG, Na V 1.5, HER2, and CYP3A4. Predictions achieved Pearson correlations with experimental drug IC 50 data up to 0.76 for wild-type proteins and 0.60 for mutants. By enabling scalable, high-throughput assessment of drug-variant interactions, BoltzOmics establishes a practical AI-driven framework for accelerating computational drug discovery and advancing precision medicine research.

iScienceVol. 29(8)
Precision for Medicine (United States) (US), University of California, Davis (US)
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Zero hunger
Openalex Percentile: Top 14%
Protein Structure and Dynamics
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