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Jung YH, Choi Y, Seo HD, Seo MH, Kim HS. A conformation-selective protein binder for a KRAS mutant inhibits the interaction between RAS and RAF. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2023; 645:110-117. [PMID: 36682330 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2023.01.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2022] [Accepted: 01/10/2023] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
Abstract
Small GTPases are key signaling nodes that regulate the cellular processes and subcellular events, and their abnormal activities and dysregulations are closely linked with diverse cancers. Here, we report the development of conformation-selective protein binders for a KRAS mutant. The conformation-specific protein binders were selected from a repebody scaffold composed of LRR (Leucine-rich repeat) modules through phage display and modular engineering against constitute active conformation of KRAS. Epitope of the selected binders was mapped to be located close to switch I of KRAS. The conformation-selective protein binders were shown to effectively block the interaction between active KRAS and RAS-binding domain of BRAF, suppressing the KRAS-mediated downstream signaling.
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- Youn Hee Jung
- Natural Product Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Gangneung, 25451, South Korea
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- Combinatorial Tumor Immunotherapy MRC, Chonnam National University Medical School, Hwasun-gun, Jeollanam-do, 58128, South Korea
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- Aging and Metabolism Research Group, Korea Food Research Institute, Wanju-gun, Jeollabuk-do, 55365, South Korea
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- Natural Product Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Gangneung, 25451, South Korea.
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, 34141, South Korea.
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Woloschuk RM, Reed PMM, Jaikaran ASI, Demmans KZ, Youn J, Kanelis V, Uppalapati M, Woolley GA. Structure-based design of a photoswitchable affibody scaffold. Protein Sci 2021; 30:2359-2372. [PMID: 34590762 DOI: 10.1002/pro.4196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2021] [Revised: 09/27/2021] [Accepted: 09/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
Abstract
Photo-control of affinity reagents offers a general approach for high-resolution spatiotemporal control of diverse molecular processes. In an effort to develop general design principles for a photo-controlled affinity reagent, we took a structure-based approach to the design of a photoswitchable Z-domain, among the simplest of affinity reagent scaffolds. A chimera, designated Z-PYP, of photoactive yellow protein (PYP) and the Z-domain, was designed based on the concept of mutually exclusive folding. NMR analysis indicated that, in the dark, the PYP domain of the chimera was folded, and the Z-domain was unfolded. Blue light caused loss of structure in PYP and a two- to sixfold change in the apparent affinity of Z-PYP for its target as determined using size exclusion chromatography, UV-Vis based assays, and enyzme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). A thermodynamic model indicated that mutations to decrease Z-domain folding energy would alter target affinity without loss of switching. This prediction was confirmed experimentally with a double alanine mutant in helix 3 of the Z-domain of the chimera (Z-PYP-AA) showing >30-fold lower dark-state binding and no loss in switching. The effect of decreased dark-state binding affinity was tested in a two-hybrid transcriptional control format and enabled pronounced light/dark differences in yeast growth in vivo. Finally, the design was transferable to the αZ-Taq affibody enabling tunable light-dependent binding both in vitro and in vivo to the Z-Taq target. This system thus provides a framework for the focused development of light switchable affibodies for a range of targets.
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Affiliation(s)
- Ryan M Woloschuk
- Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Gidley F, Parmeggiani F. Repeat proteins: designing new shapes and functions for solenoid folds. Curr Opin Struct Biol 2021; 68:208-214. [PMID: 33721772 DOI: 10.1016/j.sbi.2021.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2020] [Revised: 01/31/2021] [Accepted: 02/01/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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The modular nature of repeat proteins has inspired the design of regular and completely novel sequences and structures. Research in the past years has provided a broad set of design approaches and new repeat proteins that have found applications in molecular recognition, taking advantage of the natural ability of some of these families to bind proteins, peptides and nucleic acids. Here, we provide an overview on the recent trends in design of repeat proteins, particularly solenoid folds, and their applications. By exploiting the intrinsic modularity of repeats, new architectures have been designed that combine different types of repeat, are easily scalable by changing the number of repeats and can be quickly generated by using existing modular building blocks.
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- Frances Gidley
- School of Chemistry, School of Biochemistry, Bristol Biodesign Institute, University of Bristol, United Kingdom
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- School of Chemistry, School of Biochemistry, Bristol Biodesign Institute, University of Bristol, United Kingdom.
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Myrhammar A, Rosik D, Karlström AE. Photocontrolled Reversible Binding between the Protein A-Derived Z Domain and Immunoglobulin G. Bioconjug Chem 2020; 31:622-630. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.9b00786] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Anders Myrhammar
- Department of Protein Science School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health, KTH Royal Institute of Technology AlbaNova University Center, S−106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Protein Science School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health, KTH Royal Institute of Technology AlbaNova University Center, S−106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Protein Science School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health, KTH Royal Institute of Technology AlbaNova University Center, S−106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
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Kim TY, Park JH, Shim HE, Choi DS, Lee DE, Song JJ, Kim HS. Prolonged half-life of small-sized therapeutic protein using serum albumin-specific protein binder. J Control Release 2019; 315:31-39. [PMID: 31654685 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2019.09.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2019] [Revised: 09/20/2019] [Accepted: 09/24/2019] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
Abstract
Many small-sized proteins and peptides, such as cytokines and hormones, are clinically used for the treatment of a variety of diseases. However, their short half-life in blood owing to fast renal clearance usually results in a low therapeutic efficacy and frequent dosing. Here we present the development of a human serum albumin (HSA)-specific protein binder with a binding affinity of 4.3nM through a phage display selection and modular evolution approach to extend the blood half-life of a small-sized therapeutic protein. As a proof-of-concept, the protein binder composed of LRR (Leucine-rich repeat) modules was genetically fused to the N-terminus of Glucagon-like Peptide-1 (GLP-1). The fused GLP-1 was shown to have a significantly improved pharmacokinetic property: The terminal half-life of the fused GLP-1 increased to approximately 10h, and the area under the curve was 5-times higher than that of the control. The utility and potential of our approach was demonstrated by the efficient control of the blood glucose level in type-2 diabetes mouse models using the HSA-specific protein binder-fused GLP-1 over a prolonged time period. The present approach can be effectively used in enhancing the efficacy of small-sized therapeutic proteins and peptides through an enhanced blood circulation time.
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- Tae Yoon Kim
- Department of Biological Sciences, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Advanced Radiation Technology Institute, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI), Jeongeup, Jeonbuk, 580-185, Republic of Korea
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- Advanced Radiation Technology Institute, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI), Jeongeup, Jeonbuk, 580-185, Republic of Korea
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- Advanced Radiation Technology Institute, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI), Jeongeup, Jeonbuk, 580-185, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea.
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Yasuike N, Blacklock KM, Lu H, Jaikaran ASI, McDonald S, Uppalapati M, Khare SD, Woolley GA. Photoswitchable affinity reagents: Computational design and efficient red-light switching. CHEMPHOTOCHEM 2019; 3:431-440. [PMID: 32856001 DOI: 10.1002/cptc.201900016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
Abstract
Photo-controlled affinity reagents seek to provide modular spatiotemporal control of bioactivity by conferring photo-switchability of function on an affinity reagent scaffold. Here we used Rosetta-based computational methods to screen for sites on the Fynomer affinity reagent structure for attachment of photoswitchable cross-linkers. Both established UV-based cross-linkers (azobenzene-iodoacetamide (IAC)) and an azonium-based efficient red light switchable cross-linker, piperazino-tetra-ortho-methoxy azobenzene (PIP), were then tested experimentally. Several sites compatible with Fynomer function were identified, including sites showing rapid (<10s) red light (633 nm) modulation of function. While a range of overall target binding affinities were observed, the degree of photo-switchability of Fynomer function was generally small (<2-fold). Computational models suggest that local flexibility limits the degree of switching seen in these designs.
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- Nobuo Yasuike
- Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 80 St. George St., Toronto, M5S 3H6, Canada.,JSR Corporation, 1-9-2, Higashi-Shinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-8640, Japan
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5A2, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 80 St. George St., Toronto, M5S 3H6, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 80 St. George St., Toronto, M5S 3H6, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Center for Integrative Proteomics Research, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08854, U.S.A
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Center for Integrative Proteomics Research, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08854, U.S.A
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5A2, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 80 St. George St., Toronto, M5S 3H6, Canada
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Strauss MA, Wegner HA. Influence of an Ammonium Tag on the Switching Dynamics of Azobenzenes in Polar Solvents. CHEMPHOTOCHEM 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/cptc.201800264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Marcel A. Strauss
- Institute of Organic ChemistryJustus Liebig University Giessen Heinrich-Buff-Ring 17 35392 Giessen Germany
- Center for Materials Research (LaMa)Justus Liebig University Giessen Heinrich-Buff-Ring 16 35392 Giessen Germany
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- Institute of Organic ChemistryJustus Liebig University Giessen Heinrich-Buff-Ring 17 35392 Giessen Germany
- Center for Materials Research (LaMa)Justus Liebig University Giessen Heinrich-Buff-Ring 16 35392 Giessen Germany
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Mravec B, Filo J, Csicsai K, Garaj V, Kemka M, Marini A, Mantero M, Bianco A, Cigáň M. Photoswitching hydrazones based on benzoylpyridine. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2019; 21:24749-24757. [DOI: 10.1039/c9cp05049c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The photoswitching behaviour of three readily accesible benzoylpyridine hydrazones, whose photochromic properties depend on the benzoyl substituent and intermolecular interactions, was investigated.
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- Bernard Mravec
- Institute of Chemistry
- Faculty of Natural Sciences
- Comenius University
- SK-842 15 Bratislava
- Slovakia
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- Institute of Chemistry
- Faculty of Natural Sciences
- Comenius University
- SK-842 15 Bratislava
- Slovakia
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- Institute of Chemistry
- Faculty of Natural Sciences
- Comenius University
- SK-842 15 Bratislava
- Slovakia
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry
- Faculty of Pharmacy
- Comenius University
- SK-832 32 Bratislava
- Slovakia
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry
- Faculty of Pharmacy
- Comenius University
- SK-832 32 Bratislava
- Slovakia
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- INAF-Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera
- Merate
- Italy
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- Institute of Chemistry
- Faculty of Natural Sciences
- Comenius University
- SK-842 15 Bratislava
- Slovakia
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