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Ji J, Hossain MS, Krueger EN, Zhang Z, Nangia S, Carpentier B, Martel M, Nangia S, Mozhdehi D. Lipidation Alters the Structure and Hydration of Myristoylated Intrinsically Disordered Proteins. Biomacromolecules 2023; 24:1244-1257. [PMID: 36757021 PMCID: PMC10017028 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.2c01309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2022] [Revised: 01/25/2023] [Indexed: 02/10/2023]
Abstract
Lipidated proteins are an emerging class of hybrid biomaterials that can integrate the functional capabilities of proteins into precisely engineered nano-biomaterials with potential applications in biotechnology, nanoscience, and biomedical engineering. For instance, fatty-acid-modified elastin-like polypeptides (FAMEs) combine the hierarchical assembly of lipids with the thermoresponsive character of elastin-like polypeptides (ELPs) to form nanocarriers with emergent temperature-dependent structural (shape or size) characteristics. Here, we report the biophysical underpinnings of thermoresponsive behavior of FAMEs using computational nanoscopy, spectroscopy, scattering, and microscopy. This integrated approach revealed that temperature and molecular syntax alter the structure, contact, and hydration of lipid, lipidation site, and protein, aligning with the changes in the nanomorphology of FAMEs. These findings enable a better understanding of the biophysical consequence of lipidation in biology and the rational design of the biomaterials and therapeutics that rival the exquisite hierarchy and capabilities of biological systems.
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Affiliation(s)
- Jingjing Ji
- Department
of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Hartford, West Hartford, Connecticut 06117, United States
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- Department
of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244, United States
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- Department
of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244, United States
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- Department
of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244, United States
- BioInspired
Syracuse: Institute for Material and Living Systems, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244, United States
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- Department
of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244, United States
- Department
of Chemistry, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244, United States
- BioInspired
Syracuse: Institute for Material and Living Systems, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244, United States
- Department
of Biology, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244, United States
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Li Y, Champion JA. Self-assembling nanocarriers from engineered proteins: Design, functionalization, and application for drug delivery. Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2022; 189:114462. [PMID: 35934126 DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2022.114462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2022] [Revised: 06/09/2022] [Accepted: 07/15/2022] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
Abstract
Self-assembling proteins are valuable building blocks for constructing drug nanocarriers due to their self-assembly behavior, monodispersity, biocompatibility, and biodegradability. Genetic and chemical modifications allow for modular design of protein nanocarriers with effective drug encapsulation, targetability, stimuli responsiveness, and in vivo half-life. Protein nanocarriers have been developed to deliver various therapeutic molecules including small molecules, proteins, and nucleic acids with proven in vitro and in vivo efficacy. This article reviews recent advances in protein nanocarriers that are not derived from natural protein nanostructures, such as protein cages or virus like particles. The protein nanocarriers described here are self-assembled from rationally or de novo designed recombinant proteins, as well as recombinant proteins complexed with other biomolecules, presenting properties that are unique from those of natural protein carriers. Design, functionalization, and therapeutic application of protein nanocarriers will be discussed.
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Affiliation(s)
- Yirui Li
- BioEngineering Program, Georgia Institute of Technology, United States
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- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 950 Atlantic Drive NW, Atlanta, GA 30332, United States; BioEngineering Program, Georgia Institute of Technology, United States.
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Hossain MS, Ji J, Lynch CJ, Guzman M, Nangia S, Mozhdehi D. Adaptive Recombinant Nanoworms from Genetically Encodable Star Amphiphiles. Biomacromolecules 2021; 23:863-876. [PMID: 34942072 PMCID: PMC8924867 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.1c01314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
Abstract
Recombinant nanoworms are promising candidates for materials and biomedical applications ranging from the templated synthesis of nanomaterials to multivalent display of bioactive peptides and targeted delivery of theranostic agents. However, molecular design principles to synthesize these assemblies (which are thermodynamically favorable only in a narrow region of the phase diagram) remain unclear. To advance the identification of design principles for the programmable assembly of proteins into well-defined nanoworms and to broaden their stability regimes, we were inspired by the ability of topologically engineered synthetic macromolecules to acess rare mesophases. To test this design principle in biomacromolecular assemblies, we used post-translational modifications (PTMs) to generate lipidated proteins with precise topological and compositional asymmetry. Using an integrated experimental and computational approach, we show that the material properties (thermoresponse and nanoscale assembly) of these hybrid amphiphiles are modulated by their amphiphilic architecture. Importantly, we demonstrate that the judicious choice of amphiphilic architecture can be used to program the assembly of proteins into adaptive nanoworms, which undergo a morphological transition (sphere-to-nanoworms) in response to temperature stimuli.
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Affiliation(s)
- Md Shahadat Hossain
- Department of Chemistry, Syracuse University, 1-014 Center for Science and Technology, 111 College Place, Syracuse, New York 13244, United States
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- Department of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering, Syracuse University, 329 Link Hall, Syracuse, New York 13244, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Syracuse University, 1-014 Center for Science and Technology, 111 College Place, Syracuse, New York 13244, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Syracuse University, 1-014 Center for Science and Technology, 111 College Place, Syracuse, New York 13244, United States
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- Department of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering, Syracuse University, 329 Link Hall, Syracuse, New York 13244, United States.,BioInspired Syracuse: Institute for Material and Living Systems, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Syracuse University, 1-014 Center for Science and Technology, 111 College Place, Syracuse, New York 13244, United States.,BioInspired Syracuse: Institute for Material and Living Systems, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244, United States
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