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Corvaglia V, Wu J, Deepak D, Loos M, Huc I. Enhancing the Features of DNA Mimic Foldamers for Structural Investigations. Chemistry 2024; 30:e202303650. [PMID: 38193643 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202303650] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2023] [Revised: 12/21/2023] [Accepted: 01/09/2024] [Indexed: 01/10/2024]
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DNA mimic foldamers based on aromatic oligoamide helices bearing anionic phosphonate side chains have been shown to bind to DNA-binding proteins sometimes orders of magnitude better than DNA itself. Here, we introduce new features in the DNA mimic foldamers to facilitate structural investigations of their interactions with proteins. Thirteen new foldamer sequences have been synthesized and characterized using NMR, circular dichroism, molecular modeling, and X-ray crystallography. The results show that foldamer helix handedness can be quantitatively biased by means of a single stereogenic center, that the foldamer structure can be made C2-symmetrical as in palindromic B-DNA sequences, and that associations between foldamer helices can be promoted utilizing dedicated C-terminal residues that act as sticky ends in B-DNA structures.
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- Valentina Corvaglia
- Department of Pharmacy, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Butenandtstr. 5-13, 81377, Munich, Germany
- Current address: Institute for Stem-Cell Biology, Regenerative Medicine and Innovative Therapies, IRCCS Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, San Giovanni Rotondo (Italy) & Center for Nanomedicine and Tissue Engineering (CNTE), ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, 20162, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Butenandtstr. 5-13, 81377, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Pharmacy, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Butenandtstr. 5-13, 81377, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Pharmacy, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Butenandtstr. 5-13, 81377, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Pharmacy, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Butenandtstr. 5-13, 81377, Munich, Germany
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Wang Z, Valenzuela C, Wu J, Chen Y, Wang L, Feng W. Bioinspired Freeze-Tolerant Soft Materials: Design, Properties, and Applications. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2022; 18:e2201597. [PMID: 35971186 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202201597] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2022] [Revised: 07/12/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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In nature, many biological organisms have developed the exceptional antifreezing ability to survive in extremely cold environments. Inspired by the freeze resistance of these organisms, researchers have devoted extensive efforts to develop advanced freeze-tolerant soft materials and explore their potential applications in diverse areas such as electronic skin, soft robotics, flexible energy, and biological science. Herein, a comprehensive overview on the recent advancement of freeze-tolerant soft materials and their emerging applications from the perspective of bioinspiration and advanced material engineering is provided. First, the mechanisms underlying the freeze tolerance of cold-enduring biological organisms are introduced. Then, engineering strategies for developing antifreezing soft materials are summarized. Thereafter, recent advances in freeze-tolerant soft materials for different technological applications such as smart sensors and actuators, energy harvesting and storage, and cryogenic medical applications are presented. Finally, future challenges and opportunities for the rapid development of bioinspired freeze-tolerant soft materials are discussed.
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- Zhiyong Wang
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300350, China
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National University of Singapore, 4 Engineering Drive 3, Singapore, 117583, Singapore
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300350, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300350, China
- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, 3 Science Drive 3, Singapore, 117543, Singapore
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300350, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300350, China
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional Materials, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300350, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300350, China
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional Materials, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300350, China
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Bejger M, Fortuna P, Drewniak-Switalska M, Plewka J, Rypniewski W, Berlicki Ł. A computationally designed β-amino acid-containing miniprotein. Chem Commun (Camb) 2021; 57:6015-6018. [PMID: 34032224 DOI: 10.1039/d1cc02192c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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A new miniprotein built from three helices, including one structure based on the ααβαααβ sequence pattern was developed. Its crystal structure revealed a compact conformation with a well-packed hydrophobic core of unprecedented structure. The miniprotein formed dimers that were stabilized by the interaction of their hydrophobic surfaces.
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- Magdalena Bejger
- Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Noskowskiego 12/14, Poznań 61-704, Poland
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- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego 27, Wrocław 50-370, Poland. and Department of Medical Biochemistry, Wrocław Medical University, Pausteura 1, Wroclaw 50-368, Poland
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- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego 27, Wrocław 50-370, Poland.
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian Univeristy, Gronostajowa 2, Kraków 30-387, Poland
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- Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Noskowskiego 12/14, Poznań 61-704, Poland
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- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego 27, Wrocław 50-370, Poland.
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Enzymes are predominantly proteins able to effectively and selectively catalyze highly complex biochemical reactions in mild reaction conditions. Nevertheless, they are limited to the arsenal of reactions that have emerged during natural evolution in compliance with their intrinsic nature, three-dimensional structures and dynamics. They optimally work in physiological conditions for a limited range of reactions, and thus exhibit a low tolerance for solvent and temperature conditions. The de novo design of synthetic highly stable enzymes able to catalyze a broad range of chemical reactions in variable conditions is a great challenge, which requires the development of programmable and finely tunable artificial tools. Interestingly, over the last two decades, chemists developed protein secondary structure mimics to achieve some desirable features of proteins, which are able to interfere with the biological processes. Such non-natural oligomers, so called foldamers, can adopt highly stable and predictable architectures and have extensively demonstrated their attractiveness for widespread applications in fields from biomedical to material science. Foldamer science was more recently considered to provide original solutions to the de novo design of artificial enzymes. This review covers recent developments related to peptidomimetic foldamers with catalytic properties and the principles that have guided their design.
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Protein semisynthesis-defined herein as the assembly of a protein from a combination of synthetic and recombinant fragments-is a burgeoning field of chemical biology that has impacted many areas in the life sciences. In this review, we provide a comprehensive survey of this area. We begin by discussing the various chemical and enzymatic methods now available for the manufacture of custom proteins containing noncoded elements. This section begins with a discussion of methods that are more chemical in origin and ends with those that employ biocatalysts. We also illustrate the commonalities that exist between these seemingly disparate methods and show how this is allowing for the development of integrated chemoenzymatic methods. This methodology discussion provides the technical foundation for the second part of the review where we cover the great many biological problems that have now been addressed using these tools. Finally, we end the piece with a short discussion on the frontiers of the field and the opportunities available for the future.
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- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Frick Laboratory, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States
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Horne WS, Grossmann TN. Proteomimetics as protein-inspired scaffolds with defined tertiary folding patterns. Nat Chem 2020; 12:331-337. [PMID: 32029906 DOI: 10.1038/s41557-020-0420-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2019] [Accepted: 01/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Proteins have evolved as a variable platform that provides access to molecules with diverse shapes, sizes and functions. These features have inspired chemists for decades to seek artificial mimetics of proteins with improved or novel properties. Such work has focused primarily on small protein fragments, often isolated secondary structures; however, there has lately been a growing interest in the design of artificial molecules that mimic larger, more complex tertiary folds. In this Perspective, we define these agents as 'proteomimetics' and discuss the recent advances in the field. Proteomimetics can be divided into three categories: protein domains with side-chain functionality that alters the native linear-chain topology; protein domains in which the chemical composition of the polypeptide backbone has been partially altered; and protein-like folded architectures that are composed entirely of non-natural monomer units. We give an overview of these proteomimetic approaches and outline remaining challenges facing the field.
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- W Seth Horne
- Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
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Hegedus Z, Grison CM, Miles JA, Rodriguez-Marin S, Warriner SL, Webb ME, Wilson AJ. A catalytic protein-proteomimetic complex: using aromatic oligoamide foldamers as activators of RNase S. Chem Sci 2019; 10:3956-3962. [PMID: 31015935 PMCID: PMC6461108 DOI: 10.1039/c9sc00374f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2019] [Accepted: 02/21/2019] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Foldamers are abiotic molecules that mimic the ability of bio-macromolecules to adopt well-defined and organised secondary, tertiary or quaternary structure. Such templates have enabled the generation of defined architectures which present structurally defined surfaces that can achieve molecular recognition of diverse and complex targets. Far less explored is whether this mimicry of nature can extend to more advanced functions of biological macromolecules such as the generation and activation of catalytic function. In this work, we adopt a novel replacement strategy whereby a segment of protein structure (the S-peptide from RNase S) is replaced by a foldamer that mimics an α-helix. The resultant prosthetic replacement forms a non-covalent complex with the S-protein leading to restoration of catalytic function, despite the absence of a key catalytic residue. Thus this functional protein-proteomimetic complex provides proof that significant segments of protein can be replaced with non-natural building blocks that may, in turn, confer advantageous properties.
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- Zsofia Hegedus
- School of Chemistry , University of Leeds , Woodhouse Lane , Leeds LS2 9JT , UK . .,Astbury Centre For Structural Molecular Biology , University of Leeds , Woodhouse Lane , Leeds LS2 9JT , UK
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- School of Chemistry , University of Leeds , Woodhouse Lane , Leeds LS2 9JT , UK . .,Astbury Centre For Structural Molecular Biology , University of Leeds , Woodhouse Lane , Leeds LS2 9JT , UK
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- School of Chemistry , University of Leeds , Woodhouse Lane , Leeds LS2 9JT , UK . .,Astbury Centre For Structural Molecular Biology , University of Leeds , Woodhouse Lane , Leeds LS2 9JT , UK
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- School of Chemistry , University of Leeds , Woodhouse Lane , Leeds LS2 9JT , UK . .,Astbury Centre For Structural Molecular Biology , University of Leeds , Woodhouse Lane , Leeds LS2 9JT , UK
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- School of Chemistry , University of Leeds , Woodhouse Lane , Leeds LS2 9JT , UK . .,Astbury Centre For Structural Molecular Biology , University of Leeds , Woodhouse Lane , Leeds LS2 9JT , UK
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- School of Chemistry , University of Leeds , Woodhouse Lane , Leeds LS2 9JT , UK . .,Astbury Centre For Structural Molecular Biology , University of Leeds , Woodhouse Lane , Leeds LS2 9JT , UK
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- School of Chemistry , University of Leeds , Woodhouse Lane , Leeds LS2 9JT , UK . .,Astbury Centre For Structural Molecular Biology , University of Leeds , Woodhouse Lane , Leeds LS2 9JT , UK
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Lombardo CM, Kumar M. V. V, Douat C, Rosu F, Mergny JL, Salgado GF, Guichard G. Design and Structure Determination of a Composite Zinc Finger Containing a Nonpeptide Foldamer Helical Domain. J Am Chem Soc 2019; 141:2516-2525. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b12240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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- Caterina Maria Lombardo
- Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, CBMN, UMR 5248, Institut Européen de Chimie et Biologie, 2 rue Robert Escarpit, 33607 Pessac, France
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- Univ. Bordeaux, Inserm, CNRS, ARNA Laboratory, U1212, UMR 5320, Institut Européen de Chimie et Biologie, 2 rue Robert Escarpit, 33076 Pessac, France
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- Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, CBMN, UMR 5248, Institut Européen de Chimie et Biologie, 2 rue Robert Escarpit, 33607 Pessac, France
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- Institut Européen de Chimie et Biologie, UMS3033/US001, Univ. Bordeaux, INSERM, CNRS, 2 rue Robert Escarpit, 33076 Pessac, France
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- Univ. Bordeaux, Inserm, CNRS, ARNA Laboratory, U1212, UMR 5320, Institut Européen de Chimie et Biologie, 2 rue Robert Escarpit, 33076 Pessac, France
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- Univ. Bordeaux, Inserm, CNRS, ARNA Laboratory, U1212, UMR 5320, Institut Européen de Chimie et Biologie, 2 rue Robert Escarpit, 33076 Pessac, France
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- Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, CBMN, UMR 5248, Institut Européen de Chimie et Biologie, 2 rue Robert Escarpit, 33607 Pessac, France
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Arrata I, Barnard A, Tomlinson DC, Wilson AJ. Interfacing native and non-native peptides: using Affimers to recognise α-helix mimicking foldamers. Chem Commun (Camb) 2018; 53:2834-2837. [PMID: 28217789 DOI: 10.1039/c6cc09395g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Selection methods are used to identify Affimers that recognise α-helix mimicking N-alkylated aromatic oligoamides thus demonstrating foldamer and natural α-amino acid codes are compatible.
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- Irene Arrata
- School of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK. and Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK. and Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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- Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK and School of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK. and Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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Nordsieck K, Baumann L, Hintze V, Pisabarro MT, Schnabelrauch M, Beck-Sickinger AG, Samsonov SA. The effect of interleukin-8 truncations on its interactions with glycosaminoglycans. Biopolymers 2018; 109:e23103. [DOI: 10.1002/bip.23103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2017] [Revised: 12/23/2017] [Accepted: 01/08/2018] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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- Karoline Nordsieck
- Institute of Biochemistry, Universität Leipzig, Brüderstr. 34; Leipzig 04103 Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Universität Leipzig, Brüderstr. 34; Leipzig 04103 Germany
- Institute for Medical Physics and Biophysics, Universität Leipzig, Härtelstr. 16-18; Leipzig 04107 Germany
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- Institute of Materials Science, Max Bergmann Center of Biomaterials, TU Dresden, Budapester Strasse 27; Dresden 01069 Germany
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- Structural Bioinformatics, BIOTEC TU Dresden, Tatzberg 47-49; Dresden 01307 Germany
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- Faculty of Chemistry; University of Gdańsk, ul. Wita Stwosza 63; Gdańsk 80-308 Poland
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Bio-inspired synthetic backbones leading to foldamers can provide effective biopolymer mimics with new and improved properties in a physiological environment, and in turn could serve as useful tools to study biology and lead to practical applications in the areas of diagnostics or therapeutics. Remarkable progress has been accomplished over the past 20 years with the discovery of many potent bioactive foldamers originating from diverse backbones and targeting a whole spectrum of bio(macro)molecules such as membranes, protein surfaces, and nucleic acids. These current achievements, future opportunities, and key challenges that remain are discussed in this article.
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Spieler V, Lühmann T. 67th Mosbacher Kolloquium: Protein Design: From First Principles to Biomedical Applications. Chembiochem 2016; 17:1297-300. [PMID: 27147583 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201600256] [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: 04/28/2016] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The 67th Mosbacher Kolloquium of the German Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (GBM) with the topic "Protein Design-From First Principles to Biomedical Application" took place from March 31 to April 2 in Mosbach, Germany. Highlights of the colloquium are presented here.
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- Valerie Spieler
- Institute of Pharmacy and Food Chemistry, University of Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmacy and Food Chemistry, University of Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany.
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Panitz N, Theisgen S, Samsonov SA, Gehrcke JP, Baumann L, Bellmann-Sickert K, Köhling S, Pisabarro MT, Rademann J, Huster D, Beck-Sickinger AG. The structural investigation of glycosaminoglycan binding to CXCL12 displays distinct interaction sites. Glycobiology 2016; 26:1209-1221. [DOI: 10.1093/glycob/cww059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2015] [Revised: 05/15/2016] [Accepted: 05/15/2016] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Kreitler DF, Mortenson DE, Forest KT, Gellman SH. Effects of Single α-to-β Residue Replacements on Structure and Stability in a Small Protein: Insights from Quasiracemic Crystallization. J Am Chem Soc 2016; 138:6498-505. [PMID: 27171550 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6b01454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Synthetic peptides that contain backbone modifications but nevertheless adopt folded structures similar to those of natural polypeptides are of fundamental interest and may provide a basis for biomedical applications. Such molecules can, for example, mimic the ability of natural prototypes to bind to specific target macromolecules but resist degradation by proteases. We have previously shown that oligomers containing mixtures of α- and β-amino acid residues ("α/β-peptides") can mimic the α-helix secondary structure, and that properly designed α/β-peptides can bind to proteins that evolved to bind to α-helical partners. Here we report fundamental studies that support the long-range goal of extending the α/β approach to tertiary structures. We have evaluated the impact of single α → β modifications on the structure and stability of the small and well-studied villin headpiece subdomain (VHP). The native state of this 35-residue polypeptide contains several α-helical segments packed around a small hydrophobic core. We examined α → β substitution at four solvent-exposed positions, Asn19, Trp23, Gln26 and Lys30. In each case, both the β(3) homologue of the natural α residue and a cyclic β residue were evaluated. All α → β(3) substitutions caused significant destabilization of the tertiary structure as measured by variable-temperature circular dichroism, although at some of these positions, replacing the β(3) residue with a cyclic β residue led to improved stability. Atomic-resolution structures of four VHP analogues were obtained via quasiracemic crystallization. These findings contribute to a fundamental α/β-peptide knowledge-base by confirming that β(3)-amino acid residues can serve as effective structural mimics of homologous α-amino acid residues within a natural tertiary fold, which should support rational design of functional α/β analogues of natural poly-α-peptides.
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- Dale F Kreitler
- Department of Chemistry and ‡Department of Bacteriology, University of Wisconsin-Madison , Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and ‡Department of Bacteriology, University of Wisconsin-Madison , Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and ‡Department of Bacteriology, University of Wisconsin-Madison , Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and ‡Department of Bacteriology, University of Wisconsin-Madison , Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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Burslem GM, Kyle HF, Breeze AL, Edwards TA, Nelson A, Warriner SL, Wilson AJ. Towards "bionic" proteins: replacement of continuous sequences from HIF-1α with proteomimetics to create functional p300 binding HIF-1α mimics. Chem Commun (Camb) 2016; 52:5421-4. [PMID: 27009828 PMCID: PMC4843846 DOI: 10.1039/c6cc01812b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/29/2016] [Accepted: 03/11/2016] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Using the HIF-1α transcription factor as a model, this manuscript illustrates how an extended sequence of α-amino acids in a polypeptide can be replaced with a non-natural topographical mimic of an α-helix comprised from an aromatic oligoamide. The resultant hybrid is capable of reproducing the molecular recognition profile of the p300 binding sequence of HIF-1α from which it is derived.
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- George M Burslem
- School of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds, LS29JT, UK and Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds, LS29JT, UK.
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- Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds, LS29JT, UK. and School of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
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- Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds, LS29JT, UK. and School of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK and Discovery Sciences, AstraZeneca R&D, Alderley Park, Cheshire, SK10 4TG, UK
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- Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds, LS29JT, UK. and School of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds, LS29JT, UK and Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds, LS29JT, UK.
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- School of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds, LS29JT, UK and Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds, LS29JT, UK.
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- School of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds, LS29JT, UK and Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds, LS29JT, UK.
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Fremaux J, Mauran L, Pulka-Ziach K, Kauffmann B, Odaert B, Guichard G. α-Peptide-Oligourea Chimeras: Stabilization of Short α-Helices by Non-Peptide Helical Foldamers. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2015. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201500901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Fremaux J, Mauran L, Pulka‐Ziach K, Kauffmann B, Odaert B, Guichard G. α‐Peptide–Oligourea Chimeras: Stabilization of Short α‐Helices by Non‐Peptide Helical Foldamers. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2015; 54:9816-20. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201500901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2015] [Revised: 04/23/2015] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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- Juliette Fremaux
- Univ. Bordeaux, CBMN, UMR 5248, Institut Européen de Chimie et Biologie (IECB), 2 rue Robert Escarpit, 33607 Pessac (France)
- CNRS, CBMN, UMR 5248, 33600 Pessac (France)
- UREkA, Sarl, 2 rue Robert Escarpit, 33607 Pessac (France)
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- Univ. Bordeaux, CBMN, UMR 5248, Institut Européen de Chimie et Biologie (IECB), 2 rue Robert Escarpit, 33607 Pessac (France)
- CNRS, CBMN, UMR 5248, 33600 Pessac (France)
- UREkA, Sarl, 2 rue Robert Escarpit, 33607 Pessac (France)
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- Univ. Bordeaux, CBMN, UMR 5248, Institut Européen de Chimie et Biologie (IECB), 2 rue Robert Escarpit, 33607 Pessac (France)
- CNRS, CBMN, UMR 5248, 33600 Pessac (France)
- Present address: Faculty of Chemistry, University of Warsaw, Pasteura 1, 02‐093 Warsaw (Poland)
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- Univ. Bordeaux, IECB, UMS 3033/US 001, 2 rue Escarpit, 33607 Pessac (France)
- CNRS, IECB, UMS 3033, 33600 Pessac (France)
- INSERM, IECB, US 001, 33600 Pessac (France)
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- CNRS, CBMN, UMR 5248, 33600 Pessac (France)
- Univ. Bordeaux, CBMN, UMR 5248, All. Geoffroy Saint‐Hilaire, 33600 Pessac (France)
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- Univ. Bordeaux, CBMN, UMR 5248, Institut Européen de Chimie et Biologie (IECB), 2 rue Robert Escarpit, 33607 Pessac (France)
- CNRS, CBMN, UMR 5248, 33600 Pessac (France)
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Lengyel GA, Reinert ZE, Griffith BD, Horne WS. Comparison of backbone modification in protein β-sheets by α→γ residue replacement and α-residue methylation. Org Biomol Chem 2015; 12:5375-81. [PMID: 24909436 DOI: 10.1039/c4ob00886c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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The mimicry of protein tertiary structure by oligomers with unnatural backbones is a significant contemporary research challenge. Among common elements of secondary structure found in natural proteins, sheets have proven the most difficult to address. Here, we report the systematic comparison of different strategies for peptide backbone modification in β-sheets with the goal of identifying the best method for replacing a multi-stranded sheet in a protein tertiary fold. The most effective sheet modifications examined led to native-like tertiary folding behavior with a thermodynamic folded stability comparable to the prototype protein on which the modified backbones are based.
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- George A Lengyel
- Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA.
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Reinert ZE, Horne WS. Protein backbone engineering as a strategy to advance foldamers toward the frontier of protein-like tertiary structure. Org Biomol Chem 2014; 12:8796-802. [PMID: 25285575 PMCID: PMC4211622 DOI: 10.1039/c4ob01769b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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A variety of non-biological structural motifs have been incorporated into the backbone of natural protein sequences. In parallel work, diverse unnatural oligomers of de novo design (termed "foldamers") have been developed that fold in defined ways. In this Perspective article, we survey foundational studies on protein backbone engineering, with a focus on alterations made in the context of complex tertiary folds. We go on to summarize recent work illustrating the potential promise of these methods to provide a general framework for the construction of foldamer mimics of protein tertiary structures.
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- Zachary E Reinert
- Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA.
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Miller J, Melicher MS, Schepartz A. Positive allostery in metal ion binding by a cooperatively folded β-peptide bundle. J Am Chem Soc 2014; 136:14726-9. [PMID: 25290247 PMCID: PMC4210112 DOI: 10.1021/ja508872q] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2014] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Metal ion binding is exploited by proteins in nature to catalyze reactions, bind molecules, and favor discrete structures, but it has not been demonstrated in β-peptides or their assemblies. Here we report the design, synthesis, and characterization of a β-peptide bundle that uniquely binds two Cd(II) ions in a distinct bicoordinate array. The two Cd(II) ions bind with positive allosteric cooperativity and increase the thermodynamic stability of the bundle by more than 50 °C. This system provides a unique, synthetic context to explore allosteric regulation and should pave the way to sophisticated molecular assemblies with catalytic and substrate-sensing functions that have historically not been available to de novo designed synthetic proteomimetics in water.
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- Jonathan
P. Miller
- Department
of Chemistry and Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental
Biology, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8107, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry and Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental
Biology, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8107, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry and Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental
Biology, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8107, United States
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Beck-Sickinger AG, Panitz N. Semi-synthesis of chemokines. Curr Opin Chem Biol 2014; 22:100-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2014.09.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2014] [Revised: 09/19/2014] [Accepted: 09/19/2014] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Cabrele C, Martinek TA, Reiser O, Berlicki Ł. Peptides Containing β-Amino Acid Patterns: Challenges and Successes in Medicinal Chemistry. J Med Chem 2014; 57:9718-39. [DOI: 10.1021/jm5010896] [Citation(s) in RCA: 182] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Chiara Cabrele
- Department
of Molecular Biology, University of Salzburg, Billrothstrasse 11, 5020 Salzburg, Austria
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- SZTE-MTA
Lendulet Foldamer Research Group, Institute of Pharmaceutical Analysis, University of Szeged, Somogyi u. 6., H-6720 Szeged, Hungary
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- Institute
of Organic Chemistry, University of Regensburg, Universitätsstrasse 31, 93053 Regensburg, Germany
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- Department
of Bioorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Wrocław University of Technology, Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego 27, 50-370 Wrocław, Poland
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Sparr C, Purkayastha N, Yoshinari T, Seebach D, Maschauer S, Prante O, Hübner H, Gmeiner P, Kolesinska B, Cescato R, Waser B, Reubi JC. Syntheses, receptor bindings, in vitro and in vivo stabilities and biodistributions of DOTA-neurotensin(8-13) derivatives containing β-amino acid residues - a lesson about the importance of animal experiments. Chem Biodivers 2014; 10:2101-21. [PMID: 24327436 DOI: 10.1002/cbdv.201300331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2013] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Neurotensin(8-13) (NTS(8-13)) analogs with C- and/or N-terminal β-amino acid residues and three DOTA derivatives thereof have been synthesized (i.e., 1-6). A virtual docking experiment showed almost perfect fit of one of the 1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane-1,4,7,10-tetraacetic acid (DOTA) derivatives, 6a, into a crystallographically identified receptor NTSR1 (Fig.1). The affinities for the receptors of the NTS analogs and derivatives are low, when determined with cell-membrane homogenates, while, with NTSR1-exhibiting cancer tissues, affinities in the single-digit nanomolar range can be observed (Table 2). Most of the β-amino acid-containing NTS(8-13) analogs (Table 1 and Fig.2), including the (68) Ga complexes of the DOTA-substituted ones (6; Figs.2 and 5), are stable for ca. 1 h in human serum and plasma, and in murine plasma. The biodistributions of two (68) Ga complexes (of 6a and 6b) in HT29 tumor-bearing nude mice, in the absence and in the presence of a blocking compound, after 10, 30, and 60 min (Figs. 3 and 4) lead to the conclusion that the amount of specifically bound radioligand is rather low. This was confirmed by PET-imaging experiments with the tumor-bearing mice (Fig.6). Comparison of the in vitro plasma stability (after 1 h) with the ex vivo blood content (after 10-15 min) of the two (68) Ga complexes shows that they are rapidly cleaved in the animals (Fig.5).
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- Christof Sparr
- Laboratorium für Organische Chemie, Departement Chemie und Angewandte Biowissenschaften, ETH-Zürich, Hönggerberg HCI, Wolfgang-Pauli-Strasse 10, CH-8093 Zürich, (phone: +41-44-632-2990; fax: +41-44-632-1144)
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Milli L, Larocca M, Tedesco M, Castellucci N, Ghibaudi E, Cornia A, Calvaresi M, Zerbetto F, Tomasini C. α,ε-Hybrid Foldamers with 1,2,3-Triazole Rings: Order versus Disorder. J Org Chem 2014; 79:5958-69. [DOI: 10.1021/jo500963n] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Lorenzo Milli
- Dipartimento
di Chimica “G. Ciamician”, Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna, Via F. Selmi 2, 40126 Bologna, Italy
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- Dipartimento
di Chimica “G. Ciamician”, Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna, Via F. Selmi 2, 40126 Bologna, Italy
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- Dipartimento
di Chimica, Università di Torino, Via P. Giuria 7, 10125 Torino, Italy
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- Dipartimento
di Chimica “G. Ciamician”, Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna, Via F. Selmi 2, 40126 Bologna, Italy
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- Dipartimento
di Chimica, Università di Torino, Via P. Giuria 7, 10125 Torino, Italy
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- Department of Chemical and Geological Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia & INSTM Research Unit, Via G. Campi 183, 41125 Modena, Italy
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- Dipartimento
di Chimica “G. Ciamician”, Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna, Via F. Selmi 2, 40126 Bologna, Italy
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- Dipartimento
di Chimica “G. Ciamician”, Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna, Via F. Selmi 2, 40126 Bologna, Italy
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- Dipartimento
di Chimica “G. Ciamician”, Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna, Via F. Selmi 2, 40126 Bologna, Italy
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Mayer C, Müller MM, Gellman SH, Hilvert D. Building Proficient Enzymes with Foldamer Prostheses. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2014. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201400945] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Mayer C, Müller MM, Gellman SH, Hilvert D. Building proficient enzymes with foldamer prostheses. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2014; 53:6978-81. [PMID: 24828837 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201400945] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2014] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Foldamers are non-natural oligomers that adopt stable conformations reminiscent of those found in proteins. To evaluate the potential of foldameric subunits for catalysis, semisynthetic enzymes containing foldamer fragments constructed from α- and β-amino acid residues were designed and characterized. Systematic variation of the α→β substitution pattern and types of β-residue afforded highly proficient hybrid catalysts, thus demonstrating the feasibility of expanding the enzyme-engineering toolkit with non-natural backbones.
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- Clemens Mayer
- Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, ETH Zürich, Hönggerberg HCI F339, 8093 Zürich (Switzerland)
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Liou JW, Chang FT, Chung Y, Chen WY, Fischer WB, Hsu HJ. In silico analysis reveals sequential interactions and protein conformational changes during the binding of chemokine CXCL-8 to its receptor CXCR1. PLoS One 2014; 9:e94178. [PMID: 24705928 PMCID: PMC3976404 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0094178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2013] [Accepted: 03/14/2014] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Chemokine CXCL-8 plays a central role in human immune response by binding to and activate its cognate receptor CXCR1, a member of the G-protein coupled receptor (GPCR) family. The full-length structure of CXCR1 is modeled by combining the structures of previous NMR experiments with those from homology modeling. Molecular docking is performed to search favorable binding sites of monomeric and dimeric CXCL-8 with CXCR1 and a mutated form of it. The receptor-ligand complex is embedded into a lipid bilayer and used in multi ns molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. A multi-steps binding mode is proposed: (i) the N-loop of CXCL-8 initially binds to the N-terminal domain of receptor CXCR1 driven predominantly by electrostatic interactions; (ii) hydrophobic interactions allow the N-terminal Glu-Leu-Arg (ELR) motif of CXCL-8 to move closer to the extracellular loops of CXCR1; (iii) electrostatic interactions finally dominate the interaction between the N-terminal ELR motif of CXCL-8 and the EC-loops of CXCR1. Mutation of CXCR1 abrogates this mode of binding. The detailed binding process may help to facilitate the discovery of agonists and antagonists for rational drug design.
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- Je-Wen Liou
- Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan
- Nanotechnology Research Center, National Dong Hwa University, Hualien, Taiwan
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- Department of Life Sciences, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan
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- Department of Life Sciences, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan
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- Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biophotonics, School of Biomedical Science and Engineering and Biophotonics & Molecular Imaging Research Center (BMIRC), National Yang Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Life Sciences, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan
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Pichert A, Schlorke D, Franz S, Arnhold J. Functional aspects of the interaction between interleukin-8 and sulfated glycosaminoglycans. BIOMATTER 2014; 2:142-8. [PMID: 23507865 PMCID: PMC3549867 DOI: 10.4161/biom.21316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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During the immune response, the cytokine interleukin 8 (IL-8, CXCL8) functions as a strong chemoattractant for polymorphonuclear leukocytes helping to direct these cells to infected/injured sites. This review focuses on the interaction of IL-8 with sulfated glycosaminoglycans expressed on cell surfaces and the extracellular matrix. This interaction contributes to the recruitment of polymorphonuclear cells from blood, penetration of these cells through the vessel wall, and their directed migration to inflammatory sites. Regulatory aspects of the interplay between IL-8 and heparan sulfate, the most abundant glycosaminoglycan, are highlighted. In this field, the large natural heterogeneity of glycosaminoglycans represents a great challenge that impedes the modeling of IL-8 functions. The interaction of IL-8 with newly developed artificial sulfated hyaluronan derivatives is also considered as these artificial substrates are an important tool for development of new materials in regenerative medicine.
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- Annelie Pichert
- Institute for Medical Physics and Biophysics, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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Kaneko T, Iwamura K, Nishikawa R, Teraguchi M, Aoki T. Synthesis of sequential poly(1,3-phenyleneethynylene)-based polyradicals and through-space antiferromagnetic interaction of their solid state. POLYMER 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2014.01.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Reinert ZE, Horne WS. Folding Thermodynamics of Protein-Like Oligomers with Heterogeneous Backbones. Chem Sci 2014; 5:3325-3330. [PMID: 25071931 DOI: 10.1039/c4sc01094a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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The thermodynamics of protein folding are dictated by a complex interplay of interatomic interactions and physical forces. A variety of unnatural protein-like oligomers have the capacity to manifest defined folding patterns. While the energetics of folding in natural proteins is well studied, little is known about the forces that govern folding in modified backbones. Here, we explore the thermodynamic consequences of backbone alteration on protein folding, focusing on two types of chemical changes made in different structural contexts of a compact tertiary fold. Our results reveal a surprising favorable impact on folding entropy that accompanies modifications that increase disorder in the ensemble of unfolded states, due to differences in the solvation of natural and unnatural backbones.
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- Zachary E Reinert
- Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15217, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15217, USA
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Mortenson DE, Kreitler DF, Yun HG, Gellman SH, Forest KT. Evidence for small-molecule-mediated loop stabilization in the structure of the isolated Pin1 WW domain. ACTA CRYSTALLOGRAPHICA. SECTION D, BIOLOGICAL CRYSTALLOGRAPHY 2013; 69:2506-12. [PMID: 24311591 PMCID: PMC3852655 DOI: 10.1107/s090744491302444x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2013] [Accepted: 09/02/2013] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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The human Pin1 WW domain is a small autonomously folding protein that has been useful as a model system for biophysical studies of β-sheet folding. This domain has resisted previous attempts at crystallization for X-ray diffraction studies, perhaps because of intrinsic conformational flexibility that interferes with the formation of a crystal lattice. Here, the crystal structure of the human Pin1 WW domain has been obtained via racemic crystallization in the presence of small-molecule additives. Both enantiomers of a 36-residue variant of the Pin1 WW domain were synthesized chemically, and the L- and D-polypeptides were combined to afford diffracting crystals. The structural data revealed packing interactions of small carboxylic acids, either achiral citrate or a D,L mixture of malic acid, with a mobile loop region of the WW-domain fold. These interactions with solution additives may explain our success in crystallization of this protein racemate. Molecular-dynamics simulations starting from the structure of the Pin1 WW domain suggest that the crystal structure closely resembles the conformation of this domain in solution. The structural data presented here should provide a basis for further studies of this important model system.
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- David E. Mortenson
- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- Department of Bacteriology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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Mobius K, Nordsieck K, Pichert A, Samsonov SA, Thomas L, Schiller J, Kalkhof S, Teresa Pisabarro M, Beck-Sickinger AG, Huster D. Investigation of lysine side chain interactions of interleukin-8 with heparin and other glycosaminoglycans studied by a methylation-NMR approach. Glycobiology 2013; 23:1260-9. [DOI: 10.1093/glycob/cwt062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Reinert ZE, Lengyel GA, Horne WS. Protein-like tertiary folding behavior from heterogeneous backbones. J Am Chem Soc 2013; 135:12528-31. [PMID: 23937097 DOI: 10.1021/ja405422v] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Because proteins play vital roles in life, much effort has been invested in their mimicry by synthetic agents. One approach is to design unnatural backbone oligomers ("foldamers") that fold like natural peptides. Despite success in secondary structure mimicry by such species, protein-like tertiary folds remain elusive. A fundamental challenge underlying this task is the design of a sequence of side chains that will specify a complex tertiary folding pattern on an unnatural backbone. We report here a sequence-based approach to convert a natural protein with a compact tertiary fold to an analogue with a backbone composed of ~20% unnatural building blocks but folding behavior similar to that of the parent protein.
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- Zachary E Reinert
- Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, USA
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Baumann L, Beck-Sickinger AG. Photoactivatable Chemokines - Controlling Protein Activity by Light. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2013. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201302242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Baumann L, Beck-Sickinger AG. Photoactivatable Chemokines - Controlling Protein Activity by Light. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2013; 52:9550-3. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201302242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2013] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Arnold U, Huck BR, Gellman SH, Raines RT. Protein prosthesis: β-peptides as reverse-turn surrogates. Protein Sci 2013; 22:274-9. [PMID: 23238807 DOI: 10.1002/pro.2208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2012] [Accepted: 12/10/2012] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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The introduction of non-natural modules could provide unprecedented control over folding/unfolding behavior, conformational stability, and biological function of proteins. Success requires the interrogation of candidate modules in natural contexts. Here, expressed protein ligation is used to replace a reverse turn in bovine pancreatic ribonuclease (RNase A) with a synthetic β-dipeptide: β²-homoalanine-β³-homoalanine. This segment is known to adopt an unnatural reverse-turn conformation that contains a 10-membered ring hydrogen bond, but one with a donor-acceptor pattern opposite to that in the 10-membered rings of natural reverse turns. The RNase A variant has intact enzymatic activity, but unfolds more quickly and has diminished conformational stability relative to native RNase A. These data indicate that hydrogen-bonding pattern merits careful consideration in the selection of beneficial reverse-turn surrogates.
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- Ulrich Arnold
- Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Martin-Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, 06120 Halle, Germany
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Levine PM, Craven TW, Bonneau R, Kirshenbaum K. Chemoselective fragment condensation between peptide and peptidomimetic oligomers. Org Biomol Chem 2013; 11:4142-6. [DOI: 10.1039/c3ob40606g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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We describe a general strategy for creating peptidic oligomers that have unnatural backbones but nevertheless adopt a conformation very similar to the α-helix. These oligomers contain both α- and β-amino acid residues (α/β-peptides). If the β content reaches 25-30% of the residue total, and the β residues are evenly distributed along the backbone, then substantial resistance to proteolytic degradation is often observed. These α/β-peptides can mimic the informational properties of α-helices involved in protein-protein recognition events, as documented in numerous crystal structures. Thus, these unnatural oligomers can be a source of antagonists of undesirable protein-protein interactions that are mediated by natural α-helices, or agonists of receptors for which the natural polypeptide ligands are α-helical. Successes include mimicry of BH3 domains found in proapoptotic proteins, which leads to ligands for antiapoptotic Bcl-2 family proteins, and mimicry of the gp41 CHR domain, which leads to inhibition of HIV infection in cell-based assays.
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- Lisa M Johnson
- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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Chiang YL, Russak JA, Carrillo N, Bode JW. Synthesis of Enantiomerically Pure Isoxazolidine Monomers for the Preparation ofβ3-Oligopeptides by Iterativeα-Keto AcidHydroxylamine (KAHA) Ligations. Helv Chim Acta 2012. [DOI: 10.1002/hlca.201200484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Baldauf C, Hofmann HJ. Ab initioMO Theory - An Important Tool in Foldamer Research: Prediction of Helices in Oligomers ofω-Amino Acids. Helv Chim Acta 2012. [DOI: 10.1002/hlca.201200436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Nordsieck K, Pichert A, Samsonov SA, Thomas L, Berger C, Pisabarro MT, Huster D, Beck-Sickinger AG. Residue 75 of Interleukin-8 is Crucial for its Interactions with Glycosaminoglycans. Chembiochem 2012; 13:2558-66. [DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201200467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2012] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Lengyel GA, Horne WS. Design Strategies for the Sequence-Based Mimicry of Side-Chain Display in Protein β-Sheets by α/β-Peptides. J Am Chem Soc 2012; 134:15906-13. [DOI: 10.1021/ja306311r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- George A. Lengyel
- Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, United States
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Reinert ZE, Musselman ED, Elcock AH, Horne WS. A PEG-Based Oligomer as a Backbone Replacement for Surface-Exposed Loops in a Protein Tertiary Structure. Chembiochem 2012; 13:1107-11. [DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201200200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2012] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Mortenson DE, Satyshur KA, Guzei IA, Forest KT, Gellman SH. Quasiracemic crystallization as a tool to assess the accommodation of noncanonical residues in nativelike protein conformations. J Am Chem Soc 2012; 134:2473-6. [PMID: 22280019 PMCID: PMC3351109 DOI: 10.1021/ja210045s] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Quasiracemic crystallization has been used to obtain high-resolution structures of two variants of the villin headpiece subdomain (VHP) that contain a pentafluorophenylalanine (F(5)Phe) residue in the hydrophobic core. In each case, the crystal contained the variant constructed from l-amino acids and the native sequence constructed from d-amino acids. We were motivated to undertake these studies by reports that racemic proteins crystallize more readily than homochiral forms and the prospect that quasiracemic crystallization would enable us to determine whether a polypeptide containing a noncanonical residue can closely mimic the tertiary structure of the native sequence. The results suggest that quasiracemic crystallization may prove to be generally useful for assessing mimicry of naturally evolved protein folding patterns by polypeptides that contain unnatural side-chain or backbone subunits.
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- David E. Mortenson
- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1101 University Ave. Madison, WI 53706 (USA)
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- Department of Bacteriology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1550 Linden Drive, Madison, WI 53706 (USA)
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1101 University Ave. Madison, WI 53706 (USA)
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- Department of Bacteriology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1550 Linden Drive, Madison, WI 53706 (USA)
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1101 University Ave. Madison, WI 53706 (USA)
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Lee BC, Zuckermann RN. Protein side-chain translocation mutagenesis via incorporation of peptoid residues. ACS Chem Biol 2011; 6:1367-74. [PMID: 21958072 DOI: 10.1021/cb200300w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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For the last few decades, chemistry has played an important role in protein engineering by providing a variety of synthetic tools such as chemoselective side-chain modifications, chemical conjugation, incorporation of non-natural amino acids, and the development of protein-mimetic heteropolymers. Here we study protein backbone engineering in order to better understand the molecular mechanism of protein function and to introduce protease stable, non-natural residues into a protein structure. Using a combination of genetic engineering and chemical synthesis, we were able to introduce peptoid residues (N-substituted glycine residues) at defined positions into bovine pancreatic ribonuclease A. This results in a side-chain translocation from the Cα carbon to the neighboring backbone nitrogen atom. To generate these peptoid substitutions, we removed the N-terminal S-peptide of the protein by proteolysis and chemically conjugated synthetic peptide-peptoid hybrids to the new N-terminus. A triple peptoid mutant containing a catalytic His12 peptoid mutation was active with a k(cat)/K(m) value of 1.0 × 10(4) M(-1) s(-1). This k(cat)/K(m) value is only 10-fold lower than the control wild-type conjugate and comparable in magnitude to many other natural enzymes. The peptoid mutations increased the chain flexibility at the site of peptoid substitution and at its C-terminal neighboring residue. Our ability to translocate side chains by one atom along the proten backbone advances a synthetic mutagenesis tool and opens up a new level of protein engineering.
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- Byoung-Chul Lee
- Biological Nanostructures Facility, The Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Rd., Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Biological Nanostructures Facility, The Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Rd., Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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Beck-Sickinger AG, Budisa N. Genetically Encoded Photocrosslinkers as Molecular Probes To Study G-Protein-Coupled Receptors (GPCRs). Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2011; 51:310-2. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201107211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2011] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Beck-Sickinger AG, Budisa N. Genetisch kodierte Photovernetzer als molekulare Sonden zur Untersuchung von G-Protein-gekoppelten Rezeptoren (GPCR). Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2011. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201107211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- W Seth Horne
- University of Pittsburgh, Department of Chemistry,
219 Parkman Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA
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Fremaux J, Fischer L, Arbogast T, Kauffmann B, Guichard G. Condensation Approach to Aliphatic Oligourea Foldamers: Helices with N-(Pyrrolidin-2-ylmethyl)ureido Junctions. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2011. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201105416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Fremaux J, Fischer L, Arbogast T, Kauffmann B, Guichard G. Condensation Approach to Aliphatic Oligourea Foldamers: Helices with N-(Pyrrolidin-2-ylmethyl)ureido Junctions. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2011; 50:11382-5. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201105416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2011] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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