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Guo T, Wang H, Wang C, Tang S, Liu J, Wang X. Nonenzymatic Asparagine Motif Synthesis by Photoredox-Catalyzed Carbamoylation of Dehydroalanine. J Org Chem 2022; 87:6852-6859. [PMID: 35536892 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.2c00524] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Post-translational modifications of proteins based on the amino acid residue dehydroalanine (Dha) have been widely adopted in molecular biology to expand their structural and functional capabilities. However, the construction of highly important amide C(sp2)-C(sp3) linkages on peptides through cross-coupling remains unexplored. In this article, we describe a photoredox-catalyzed C(sp2) amidation that enables the mutation of Dha to an asparagine (Asn) motif. This amide installation strategy reported herein will guide us to create more additional derivatives of peptides, which may elucidate the mode of action and address an important area of unmet medical need.
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- Tianyun Guo
- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, P. R. China
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou Resources & Environment Voc-Tech College, Lanzhou 730021, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, P. R. China
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Cao Y, Bi X. Butelase-1 as the Prototypical Peptide Asparaginyl Ligase and Its Applications: A Review. Int J Pept Res Ther 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s10989-021-10320-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Protein Modifications: From Chemoselective Probes to Novel Biocatalysts. Catalysts 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/catal11121466] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Chemical reactions can be performed to covalently modify specific residues in proteins. When applied to native enzymes, these chemical modifications can greatly expand the available set of building blocks for the development of biocatalysts. Nucleophilic canonical amino acid sidechains are the most readily accessible targets for such endeavors. A rich history of attempts to design enhanced or novel enzymes, from various protein scaffolds, has paved the way for a rapidly developing field with growing scientific, industrial, and biomedical applications. A major challenge is to devise reactions that are compatible with native proteins and can selectively modify specific residues. Cysteine, lysine, N-terminus, and carboxylate residues comprise the most widespread naturally occurring targets for enzyme modifications. In this review, chemical methods for selective modification of enzymes will be discussed, alongside with examples of reported applications. We aim to highlight the potential of such strategies to enhance enzyme function and create novel semisynthetic biocatalysts, as well as provide a perspective in a fast-evolving topic.
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Pal S, Plapp BV. The Thr45Gly substitution in yeast alcohol dehydrogenase substantially decreases catalysis, alters pH dependencies, and disrupts the proton relay system. Chem Biol Interact 2021; 349:109650. [PMID: 34529977 PMCID: PMC8530938 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2021.109650] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2021] [Revised: 08/19/2021] [Accepted: 09/09/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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X-Ray crystallography shows that the hydroxyl group of Thr-45 in the fermentative alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH1) from Saccharomyces cerevisiae is hydrogen-bonded to the hydroxyl group of the alcohol bound to the catalytic zinc and is part of a proton relay system linked to His-48. The contribution of Thr-45 to catalysis was studied with steady state kinetics of the enzyme with the T45G substitution. Affinities for coenzymes decrease by only 2-4-fold, but the turnover numbers (V/Et) and catalytic efficiencies (V/KmEt) decrease 480-fold and 2900-fold for the oxidation of ethanol and 450-fold and 8400-fold for acetaldehyde reduction, respectively, relative to wild-type enzyme. Binding of NADH appears to require protonation of a group with a pK value of ∼7.4 in wild-type ADH1, but the pK value for T45G ADH1 appears to be less than 5. For wild-type enzyme, the pH dependencies for ethanol oxidation (V1/Et and V1/KbEt) are maximal above pK values of 7.0-7.7 and are attributed to the ionization of the alcohol or water bound to the catalytic zinc facilitated by His-48 in the enzyme-NAD+ complexes. For T45G ADH1, these pK values are shifted to 6.3. The reduction of acetaldehyde (V2/Et and V2/KpEt) modestly increases as the pH increases for wild-type and T45G enzymes. The removal of the hydroxyethyl group of Thr-45 disrupts the connection of the oxygen of ligands bound to the catalytic zinc with the proton relay system and formation of productive catalytic states. The conformational change of the enzyme and the exchange of ligands on the catalytic zinc can also be affected. Assignments of groups responsible for the pK values are discussed in the context of studies on other forms of horse liver and yeast ADHs. The substitutions with Ala-45 and Cys-45 in yeast ADH1 and the homologous substitutions with Ala-48 in horse and human liver ADHs also significantly decrease catalytic efficiency. Threonine or serine residues at this position in alcohol dehydrogenases are highly conserved and contribute substantially to catalysis.
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- Suresh Pal
- Department of Biochemistry, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, 52246, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, 52246, USA.
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Weeks AM, Wells JA. N-Terminal Modification of Proteins with Subtiligase Specificity Variants. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2021; 12:e79. [PMID: 32074409 DOI: 10.1002/cpch.79] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Subtiligase is a powerful enzymatic tool for N-terminal modification of proteins and peptides. In a typical subtiligase-catalyzed N-terminal modification reaction, a peptide ester donor substrate is ligated onto the unblocked N terminus of a protein, resulting in the exchange of the ester bond in the donor substrate for an amide bond between the donor substrate and protein N terminus. Using this strategy, new chemical probes and payloads, such as fluorophores, affinity handles, cytotoxic drugs, and reactive functional groups, can be introduced site-specifically into proteins. While the efficiency of this reaction depends on the sequences to be ligated, a panel of mutants was recently developed that expands the scope of substrate sequences that are suitable for subtiligase modification. This article outlines the steps for applying subtiligase or specificity variants for both site-specific bioconjugation of purified proteins and for global modification of cellular N termini to enable their sequencing by tandem mass spectrometry. © 2020 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Basic Protocol 1: Subtiligase-catalyzed site-specific protein bioconjugation Support Protocol 1: Expression and purification of subtiligase-His6 Support Protocol 2: Subtiligase substrate synthesis Basic Protocol 2: Subtiligase N terminomics using a cocktail of subtiligase specificity mutants.
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- Amy M Weeks
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of California, San Francisco, California.,Current address: Department of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of California, San Francisco, California.,Department of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology, University of California, San Francisco, California
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Pagar AD, Patil MD, Flood DT, Yoo TH, Dawson PE, Yun H. Recent Advances in Biocatalysis with Chemical Modification and Expanded Amino Acid Alphabet. Chem Rev 2021; 121:6173-6245. [PMID: 33886302 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.0c01201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The two main strategies for enzyme engineering, directed evolution and rational design, have found widespread applications in improving the intrinsic activities of proteins. Although numerous advances have been achieved using these ground-breaking methods, the limited chemical diversity of the biopolymers, restricted to the 20 canonical amino acids, hampers creation of novel enzymes that Nature has never made thus far. To address this, much research has been devoted to expanding the protein sequence space via chemical modifications and/or incorporation of noncanonical amino acids (ncAAs). This review provides a balanced discussion and critical evaluation of the applications, recent advances, and technical breakthroughs in biocatalysis for three approaches: (i) chemical modification of cAAs, (ii) incorporation of ncAAs, and (iii) chemical modification of incorporated ncAAs. Furthermore, the applications of these approaches and the result on the functional properties and mechanistic study of the enzymes are extensively reviewed. We also discuss the design of artificial enzymes and directed evolution strategies for enzymes with ncAAs incorporated. Finally, we discuss the current challenges and future perspectives for biocatalysis using the expanded amino acid alphabet.
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- Amol D Pagar
- Department of Systems Biotechnology, Konkuk University, 120 Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul 05029, Korea
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- Department of Systems Biotechnology, Konkuk University, 120 Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul 05029, Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, United States
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- Department of Molecular Science and Technology, Ajou University, 206 World cup-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon 16499, Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, United States
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- Department of Systems Biotechnology, Konkuk University, 120 Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul 05029, Korea
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Toplak A, Teixeira de Oliveira EF, Schmidt M, Rozeboom HJ, Wijma HJ, Meekels LKM, de Visser R, Janssen DB, Nuijens T. From thiol-subtilisin to omniligase: Design and structure of a broadly applicable peptide ligase. Comput Struct Biotechnol J 2021; 19:1277-1287. [PMID: 33717424 PMCID: PMC7921005 DOI: 10.1016/j.csbj.2021.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2020] [Revised: 02/01/2021] [Accepted: 02/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Omniligase-1 is a broadly applicable enzyme for peptide bond formation between an activated acyl donor peptide and a non-protected acyl acceptor peptide. The enzyme is derived from an earlier subtilisin variant called peptiligase by several rounds of protein engineering aimed at increasing synthetic yields and substrate range. To examine the contribution of individual mutations on S/H ratio and substrate scope in peptide synthesis, we selected peptiligase variant M222P/L217H as a starting enzyme and introduced successive mutations. Mutation A225N in the S1′ pocket and F189W of the S2′ pocket increased the synthesis to hydrolysis (S/H) ratio and overall coupling efficiency, whereas the I107V mutation was added to S4 pocket to increase the reaction rate. The final omniligase variants appeared to have a very broad substrate range, coupling more than 250 peptides in a 400-member library of acyl acceptors, as indicated by a high-throughput FRET assay. Crystal structures and computational modelling could rationalize the exceptional properties of omniligase-1 in peptide synthesis
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- Ana Toplak
- EnzyPep B.V., Brightlands Campus Urmonderbaan 22, 6167 RD Geleen, The Netherlands
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- Biotransformation and Biocatalysis, Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen, The Netherlands
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- EnzyPep B.V., Brightlands Campus Urmonderbaan 22, 6167 RD Geleen, The Netherlands
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- Biotransformation and Biocatalysis, Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Biotransformation and Biocatalysis, Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen, The Netherlands
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- EnzyPep B.V., Brightlands Campus Urmonderbaan 22, 6167 RD Geleen, The Netherlands
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- EnzyPep B.V., Brightlands Campus Urmonderbaan 22, 6167 RD Geleen, The Netherlands
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- Biotransformation and Biocatalysis, Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen, The Netherlands
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- EnzyPep B.V., Brightlands Campus Urmonderbaan 22, 6167 RD Geleen, The Netherlands
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Historically, ligase activity by proteases was theoretically derived due to their catalyst nature, and it was experimentally observed as early as around 1900. Initially, the digestive proteases, such as pepsin, chymotrypsin, and trypsin were employed to perform in vitro syntheses of small peptides. Protease-catalyzed ligation is more efficient than peptide bond hydrolysis in organic solvents, representing control of the thermodynamic equilibrium. Peptide esters readily form acyl intermediates with serine and cysteine proteases, followed by peptide bond synthesis at the N-terminus of another residue. This type of reaction is under kinetic control, favoring aminolysis over hydrolysis. Although only a few natural peptide ligases are known, such as ubiquitin ligases, sortases, and legumains, the principle of proteases as general catalysts could be adapted to engineer some proteases accordingly. In particular, the serine proteases subtilisin and trypsin were converted to efficient ligases, which are known as subtiligase and trypsiligase. Together with sortases and legumains, they turned out to be very useful in linking peptides and proteins with a great variety of molecules, including biomarkers, sugars or building blocks with non-natural amino acids. Thus, these engineered enzymes are a promising branch for academic research and for pharmaceutical progress.
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Contente ML, Roura Padrosa D, Molinari F, Paradisi F. A strategic Ser/Cys exchange in the catalytic triad unlocks an acyltransferase-mediated synthesis of thioesters and tertiary amides. Nat Catal 2020. [DOI: 10.1038/s41929-020-00539-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Vantourout JC, Adusumalli SR, Knouse KW, Flood DT, Ramirez A, Padial NM, Istrate A, Maziarz K, deGruyter JN, Merchant RR, Qiao JX, Schmidt MA, Deery MJ, Eastgate MD, Dawson PE, Bernardes GJL, Baran PS. Serine-Selective Bioconjugation. J Am Chem Soc 2020; 142:17236-17242. [PMID: 32965106 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c05595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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This Communication reports the first general method for rapid, chemoselective, and modular functionalization of serine residues in native polypeptides, which uses a reagent platform based on the P(V) oxidation state. This redox-economical approach can be used to append nearly any kind of cargo onto serine, generating a stable, benign, and hydrophilic phosphorothioate linkage. The method tolerates all other known nucleophilic functional groups of naturally occurring proteinogenic amino acids. A variety of applications can be envisaged by this expansion of the toolbox of site-selective bioconjugation methods.
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- Julien C Vantourout
- Department of Chemistry, Scripps Research, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge CB2 1EW, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, Scripps Research, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Scripps Research, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, United States
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- Chemical Process Development, Bristol-Myers Squibb, One Squibb Drive, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08903, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Scripps Research, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge CB2 1EW, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, Scripps Research, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Scripps Research, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Scripps Research, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, United States
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- Chemical Process Development, Bristol-Myers Squibb, One Squibb Drive, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08903, United States
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- Chemical Process Development, Bristol-Myers Squibb, One Squibb Drive, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08903, United States
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- Cambridge Centre for Proteomics, Milner Therapeutics Institute, Jeffrey Cheah Biomedical Centre, University of Cambridge, Puddicombe Way, Cambridge CB2 0AW, United Kingdom
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- Chemical Process Development, Bristol-Myers Squibb, One Squibb Drive, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08903, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Scripps Research, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge CB2 1EW, United Kingdom.,Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Avenida Professor Egas Moniz, 1649-028 Lisboa, Portugal
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- Department of Chemistry, Scripps Research, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, United States
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Hemu X, El Sahili A, Hu S, Zhang X, Serra A, Goh BC, Darwis DA, Chen MW, Sze SK, Liu CF, Lescar J, Tam JP. Turning an Asparaginyl Endopeptidase into a Peptide Ligase. ACS Catal 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.0c02078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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- Xinya Hemu
- Synzymes and Natural Products Center (SYNC), School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 60 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637551
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- Synzymes and Natural Products Center (SYNC), School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 60 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637551
- NTU Institute of Structural Biology, Nanyang Technological University, Experimental Medicine Building, 59 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 636921
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- Synzymes and Natural Products Center (SYNC), School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 60 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637551
- NTU Institute of Structural Biology, Nanyang Technological University, Experimental Medicine Building, 59 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 636921
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- Synzymes and Natural Products Center (SYNC), School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 60 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637551
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- Synzymes and Natural Products Center (SYNC), School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 60 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637551
- IMDEA Food Research Institute, Carr. de Canto Blanco, 8, Madrid 28049, Spain
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- NTU Institute of Structural Biology, Nanyang Technological University, Experimental Medicine Building, 59 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 636921
- Antimicrobial Resistance Interdisciplinary Research Group, SMART, 1 CREATE Way, Singapore 138602
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- Synzymes and Natural Products Center (SYNC), School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 60 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637551
- Synthetic Biology for Clinical and Technological Innovation, National University of Singapore, 14 Medical Drive, Singapore 117599
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- Synzymes and Natural Products Center (SYNC), School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 60 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637551
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- Synzymes and Natural Products Center (SYNC), School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 60 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637551
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- Synzymes and Natural Products Center (SYNC), School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 60 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637551
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- Synzymes and Natural Products Center (SYNC), School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 60 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637551
- NTU Institute of Structural Biology, Nanyang Technological University, Experimental Medicine Building, 59 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 636921
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- Synzymes and Natural Products Center (SYNC), School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 60 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637551
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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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Subtiligase-catalyzed peptide ligation is a powerful approach for site-specific protein bioconjugation, synthesis and semisynthesis of proteins and peptides, and chemoproteomic analysis of cellular N termini. Here, we provide a comprehensive review of the subtiligase technology, including its development, applications, and impacts on protein science. We highlight key advantages and limitations of the tool and compare it to other peptide ligase enzymes. Finally, we provide a perspective on future applications and challenges and how they may be addressed.
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- Amy M Weeks
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94143, United States
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94143, United States.,Department of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94143, United States
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Artificial cysteine-lipases with high activity and altered catalytic mechanism created by laboratory evolution. Nat Commun 2019; 10:3198. [PMID: 31324776 PMCID: PMC6642262 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-11155-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2018] [Accepted: 06/24/2019] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Engineering artificial enzymes with high activity and catalytic mechanism different from naturally occurring enzymes is a challenge in protein design. For example, many attempts have been made to obtain active hydrolases by introducing a Ser → Cys exchange at the respective catalytic triads, but this generally induced a breakdown of activity. We now report that this long-standing dogma no longer pertains, provided additional mutations are introduced by directed evolution. By employing Candida antarctica lipase B (CALB) as the model enzyme with the Ser-His-Asp catalytic triad, a highly active cysteine-lipase having a Cys-His-Asp catalytic triad and additional mutations W104V/A281Y/A282Y/V149G can be evolved, showing a 40-fold higher catalytic efficiency than wild-type CALB in the hydrolysis of 4-nitrophenyl benzoate, and tolerating bulky substrates. Crystal structures, kinetics, MD simulations and QM/MM calculations reveal dynamic features and explain all results, including the preference of a two-step mechanism involving the zwitterionic pair Cys105−/His224+ rather than a concerted process. Candida antarctica lipase B (CALB) is a serine lipase. Here, the authors use directed evolution to exchange serine with cysteine in the catalytic triad of the enzyme, thereby obtaining a highly active CALB variant that — unlike the wild type — accommodates bulky substrates.
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The manipulation
and modulation of biomolecules has the potential
to herald new modes of Biology and Medicine through chemical “editing”.
Key to the success of such processes will be the selectivities, reactivities
and efficiencies that may be brought to bear in bond-formation and
bond-cleavage in a benign manner. In this Perspective, we use select
examples, primarily from our own research, to examine the current
opportunities, limitations and the particular potential of metal-mediated
processes as exemplars of possible alternative catalytic modes and
manifolds to those already found in nature.
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- Patrick G Isenegger
- Chemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry , University of Oxford , Mansfield Road , Oxford OX1 3TA , United Kingdom
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- Chemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry , University of Oxford , Mansfield Road , Oxford OX1 3TA , United Kingdom
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Chavas TEJ, Fuchter MJ, DiMaggio PA. Unbiased Mass Spectrometry Elucidation of the Targets and Mechanisms of Activity-Based Probes: A Case Study Involving Sulfonyl Fluorides. ACS Chem Biol 2018; 13:2897-2907. [PMID: 30192509 DOI: 10.1021/acschembio.8b00530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The elucidation of protein/drug interactions remains a major challenge in drug discovery. Liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry has emerged as a tremendously powerful technology for this endeavor, but its full potential has yet to be realized owing in part to unresolved challenges in data analysis. Herein, we demonstrate how tandem mass spectrometry can comprehensively map small molecule/peptide adducts when combined with unconstrained sequencing. Using a published sulfonyl fluoride activity-based probe as a model system, this method enabled the discovery of several unreported sites of interaction with its target proteins. Crucially, this probe was found to undergo quantitative displacement and hydrolysis from the target protein's active site. Isotopic labeling experiments provided a mechanistic rationale for the observed hydrolysis that involves neighboring-group participation. A chemical biology tagging strategy that leverages the probe's observed lability was developed and shown to be compatible with the original small molecule inhibitor in discovery profiling experiments.
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- Thomas E. J. Chavas
- Department of Chemistry, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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Nadal S, Raj R, Mohammed S, Davis BG. Synthetic post-translational modification of histones. Curr Opin Chem Biol 2018; 45:35-47. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2018.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2017] [Revised: 01/17/2018] [Accepted: 02/10/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Mishra A, Surolia A. Biochemical characterization of argininosuccinate lyase fromM. tuberculosis: significance of a c-terminal cysteine in catalysis and thermal stability. IUBMB Life 2017; 69:896-907. [DOI: 10.1002/iub.1683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2017] [Accepted: 09/19/2017] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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- Archita Mishra
- Molecular Biophysics Unit, Indian Institute of Science; Bangalore Karnataka India
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- Molecular Biophysics Unit, Indian Institute of Science; Bangalore Karnataka India
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Wright TH, Bower BJ, Chalker JM, Bernardes GJL, Wiewiora R, Ng WL, Raj R, Faulkner S, Vallée MRJ, Phanumartwiwath A, Coleman OD, Thézénas ML, Khan M, Galan SRG, Lercher L, Schombs MW, Gerstberger S, Palm-Espling ME, Baldwin AJ, Kessler BM, Claridge TDW, Mohammed S, Davis BG. Posttranslational mutagenesis: A chemical strategy for exploring protein side-chain diversity. Science 2016; 354:science.aag1465. [PMID: 27708059 DOI: 10.1126/science.aag1465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 220] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2016] [Accepted: 09/12/2016] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Posttranslational modification of proteins expands their structural and functional capabilities beyond those directly specified by the genetic code. However, the vast diversity of chemically plausible (including unnatural but functionally relevant) side chains is not readily accessible. We describe C (sp3)-C (sp3) bond-forming reactions on proteins under biocompatible conditions, which exploit unusual carbon free-radical chemistry, and use them to form Cβ-Cγ bonds with altered side chains. We demonstrate how these transformations enable a wide diversity of natural, unnatural, posttranslationally modified (methylated, glycosylated, phosphorylated, hydroxylated), and labeled (fluorinated, isotopically labeled) side chains to be added to a common, readily accessible dehydroalanine precursor in a range of representative protein types and scaffolds. This approach, outside of the rigid constraints of the ribosome and enzymatic processing, may be modified more generally for access to diverse proteins.
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- Tom H Wright
- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3TA, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3TA, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3TA, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3TA, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3TA, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3TA, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3TA, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3TA, UK
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- Target Discovery Institute, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Headington, Oxford OX3 7FZ, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3TA, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3TA, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3TA, UK
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- Target Discovery Institute, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Headington, Oxford OX3 7FZ, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3TA, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3TA, UK.
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Wright TH, Vallée MRJ, Davis BG. Von der chemischen Mutagenese zur Postexpressions‐Mutagenese: eine 50 Jahre währende Odyssee. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201509310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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- Tom H. Wright
- Department of Chemistry University of Oxford Chemistry Research Laboratory Mansfield Road OX1 3TA Vereinigtes Königreich
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- Department of Chemistry University of Oxford Chemistry Research Laboratory Mansfield Road OX1 3TA Vereinigtes Königreich
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- Department of Chemistry University of Oxford Chemistry Research Laboratory Mansfield Road OX1 3TA Vereinigtes Königreich
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Wright TH, Vallée MRJ, Davis BG. From Chemical Mutagenesis to Post-Expression Mutagenesis: A 50 Year Odyssey. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2016; 55:5896-903. [PMID: 27119221 PMCID: PMC5074284 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201509310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2015] [Revised: 01/02/2016] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Site‐directed (gene) mutagenesis has been the most useful method available for the conversion of one amino acid residue of a given protein into another. Until relatively recently, this strategy was limited to the twenty standard amino acids. The ongoing maturation of stop codon suppression and related technologies for unnatural amino acid incorporation has greatly expanded access to nonstandard amino acids by expanding the scope of the translational apparatus. However, the necessity for translation of genetic changes restricts the diversity of residues that may be incorporated. Herein we highlight an alternative approach, termed post‐expression mutagenesis, which operates at the level of the very functional biomolecules themselves. Using the lens of retrosynthesis, we highlight prospects for new strategies in protein modification, alteration, and construction which will enable protein science to move beyond the constraints of the “translational filter” and lead to a true synthetic biology.
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- Tom H Wright
- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Chemistry Research Laboratory, Mansfield Road, OX1 3TA, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Chemistry Research Laboratory, Mansfield Road, OX1 3TA, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Chemistry Research Laboratory, Mansfield Road, OX1 3TA, UK.
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El-Sayed ASA, Hassan AE, Yassin MA, Hassan AMF. Characterization of Glutathione-Homocystine Transhydrogenase as a Novel Isoform of Glutathione S-Transferase from Aspergillus flavipes. Pharm Chem J 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/s11094-015-1288-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Shafee T, Gatti-Lafranconi P, Minter R, Hollfelder F. Handicap-Recover Evolution Leads to a Chemically Versatile, Nucleophile-Permissive Protease. Chembiochem 2015; 16:1866-1869. [PMID: 26097079 PMCID: PMC4576821 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201500295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2015] [Accepted: 06/19/2015] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Mutation of the tobacco etch virus (TEV) protease nucleophile from cysteine to serine causes an approximately ∼104 -fold loss in activity. Ten rounds of directed evolution of the mutant, TEVSer , overcame the detrimental effects of nucleophile exchange to recover near-wild-type activity in the mutant TEVSer X. Rather than respecialising TEV to the new nucleophile, all the enzymes along the evolutionary trajectory also retained the ability to use the original cysteine nucleophile. Therefore the adaptive evolution of TEVSer is paralleled by a neutral trajectory for TEVCys , in which mutations that increase serine nucleophile reactivity hardly affect the reactivity of cysteine. This apparent nucleophile permissiveness explains how nucleophile switches can occur in the phylogeny of the chymotrypsin-like protease PA superfamily. Despite the changed key component of their chemical mechanisms, the evolved variants TEVSer X and TEVCys X have similar activities; this could potentially facilitate escape from adaptive conflict to enable active-site evolution.
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- Thomas Shafee
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge80 Tennis Court Road, Cambridge, CB2 1GA (UK)
- Antibody Discovery and Protein Engineering, MedImmuneGranta Park, Cambridge, CB21 6GH (UK)
- Present address: La Trobe Institute of Molecular Sciences, La Trobe University, Science DriveMelbourne, Victoria 3086 (Australia)
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge80 Tennis Court Road, Cambridge, CB2 1GA (UK)
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- Antibody Discovery and Protein Engineering, MedImmuneGranta Park, Cambridge, CB21 6GH (UK)
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge80 Tennis Court Road, Cambridge, CB2 1GA (UK)
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Narayanan A, Jones LH. Sulfonyl fluorides as privileged warheads in chemical biology. Chem Sci 2015; 6:2650-2659. [PMID: 28706662 PMCID: PMC5489032 DOI: 10.1039/c5sc00408j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 343] [Impact Index Per Article: 38.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2015] [Accepted: 03/16/2015] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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The use of sulfonyl fluoride probes in chemical biology is reviewed.
Sulfonyl fluoride electrophiles have found significant utility as reactive probes in chemical biology and molecular pharmacology. As warheads they possess the right balance of biocompatibility (including aqueous stability) and protein reactivity. Their functionality is privileged in this regard as they are known to modify not only reactive serines (resulting in their common use as protease inhibitors), but also context-specific threonine, lysine, tyrosine, cysteine and histidine residues. This review describes the application of sulfonyl fluoride probes across various areas of research and explores new approaches that could further enhance the chemical biology toolkit. We believe that sulfonyl fluoride probes will find greater utility in areas such as covalent enzyme inhibition, target identification and validation, and the mapping of enzyme binding sites, substrates and protein–protein interactions.
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- Arjun Narayanan
- Chemical Biology Group , BioTherapeutics Chemistry , WorldWide Medicinal Chemistry , Pfizer , 610 Main Street , Cambridge , MA 02139 , USA .
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- Chemical Biology Group , BioTherapeutics Chemistry , WorldWide Medicinal Chemistry , Pfizer , 610 Main Street , Cambridge , MA 02139 , USA .
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Fraatz MA, Rühl M, Zorn H. Food and feed enzymes. ADVANCES IN BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING/BIOTECHNOLOGY 2014; 143:229-56. [PMID: 23873095 DOI: 10.1007/10_2013_235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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Humans have benefited from the unique catalytic properties of enzymes, in particular for food production, for thousands of years. Prominent examples include the production of fermented alcoholic beverages, such as beer and wine, as well as bakery and dairy products. The chapter reviews the historic background of the development of modern enzyme technology and provides an overview of the industrial food and feed enzymes currently available on the world market. The chapter highlights enzyme applications for the improvement of resource efficiency, the biopreservation of food, and the treatment of food intolerances. Further topics address the improvement of food safety and food quality.
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- Marco Alexander Fraatz
- Institute of Food Chemistry and Food Biotechnology, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 58, 35392, Giessen, Germany
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Spicer CD, Davis BG. Selective chemical protein modification. Nat Commun 2014; 5:4740. [PMID: 25190082 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms5740] [Citation(s) in RCA: 716] [Impact Index Per Article: 71.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2013] [Accepted: 07/21/2014] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Chemical modification of proteins is an important tool for probing natural systems, creating therapeutic conjugates and generating novel protein constructs. Site-selective reactions require exquisite control over both chemo- and regioselectivity, under ambient, aqueous conditions. There are now various methods for achieving selective modification of both natural and unnatural amino acids--each with merits and limitations--providing a 'toolkit' that until 20 years ago was largely limited to reactions at nucleophilic cysteine and lysine residues. If applied in a biologically benign manner, this chemistry could form the basis of true Synthetic Biology.
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- Christopher D Spicer
- Department of Chemistry, Chemistry Research Laboratory, University of Oxford, Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3TA, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, Chemistry Research Laboratory, University of Oxford, Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3TA, UK
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Nam JK, Park YJ, Lee HB. Cloning, expression, purification, and characterization of a thermostable esterase from the archaeon Sulfolobus solfataricus P1. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molcatb.2013.05.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Intrinsic evolutionary constraints on protease structure, enzyme acylation, and the identity of the catalytic triad. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2013; 110:E653-61. [PMID: 23382230 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1221050110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The study of proteolysis lies at the heart of our understanding of biocatalysis, enzyme evolution, and drug development. To understand the degree of natural variation in protease active sites, we systematically evaluated simple active site features from all serine, cysteine and threonine proteases of independent lineage. This convergent evolutionary analysis revealed several interrelated and previously unrecognized relationships. The reactive rotamer of the nucleophile determines which neighboring amide can be used in the local oxyanion hole. Each rotamer-oxyanion hole combination limits the location of the moiety facilitating proton transfer and, combined together, fixes the stereochemistry of catalysis. All proteases that use an acyl-enzyme mechanism naturally divide into two classes according to which face of the peptide substrate is attacked during catalysis. We show that each class is subject to unique structural constraints that have governed the convergent evolution of enzyme structure. Using this framework, we show that the γ-methyl of Thr causes an intrinsic steric clash that precludes its use as the nucleophile in the traditional catalytic triad. This constraint is released upon autoproteolysis and we propose a molecular basis for the increased enzymatic efficiency introduced by the γ-methyl of Thr. Finally, we identify several classes of natural products whose mode of action is sensitive to the division according to the face of attack identified here. This analysis of protease structure and function unifies 50 y of biocatalysis research, providing a framework for the continued study of enzyme evolution and the development of inhibitors with increased selectivity.
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Reengineering rate-limiting, millisecond enzyme motions by introduction of an unnatural amino acid. Biophys J 2011; 101:411-20. [PMID: 21767494 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2011.05.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2011] [Revised: 05/18/2011] [Accepted: 05/19/2011] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Rate-limiting millisecond motions in wild-type (WT) Ribonuclease A (RNase A) are modulated by histidine 48. Here, we incorporate an unnatural amino acid, thia-methylimidazole, at this site (H48C-4MI) to investigate the effects of a single residue on protein motions over multiple timescales and on enzyme catalytic turnover. Molecular dynamics simulations reveal that H48C-4MI retains some crucial WT-like hydrogen bonding interactions but the extent of protein-wide correlated motions in the nanosecond regime is decreased relative to WT. NMR Carr-Purcell-Meiboom-Gill relaxation dispersion experiments demonstrate that millisecond conformational motions in H48C-4MI are present over a similar pH range compared to WT. Furthermore, incorporation of this nonnatural amino acid allows retention of WT-like catalytic activity over the full pH range. These studies demonstrate that the complexity of the protein energy landscape during the catalytic cycle can be maintained using unnatural amino acids, which may prove useful in enzyme design efforts.
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DESIGN OF GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE MIMICS BASED ON PROTEIN SCAFFOLDS. ACTA POLYM SIN 2011. [DOI: 10.3724/sp.j.1105.2011.11170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Chalker JM, Bernardes GJL, Davis BG. A "tag-and-modify" approach to site-selective protein modification. Acc Chem Res 2011; 44:730-41. [PMID: 21563755 DOI: 10.1021/ar200056q] [Citation(s) in RCA: 295] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Covalent modification can expand a protein's functional capacity. Fluorescent or radioactive labeling, for instance, allows imaging of a protein in real time. Labeling with an affinity probe enables isolation of target proteins and other interacting molecules. At the other end of this functional spectrum, protein structures can be naturally altered by enzymatic action. Protein-protein interactions, genetic regulation, and a range of cellular processes are under the purview of these post-translational modifications. The ability of protein chemists to install these covalent additions selectively has been critical for elucidating their roles in biology. Frequently the transformations must be applied in a site-specific manner, which demands the most selective chemistry. In this Account, we discuss the development and application of such chemistry in our laboratory. A centerpiece of our strategy is a "tag-and-modify" approach, which entails sequential installation of a uniquely reactive chemical group into the protein (the "tag") and the selective or specific modification of this group. The chemical tag can be a natural or unnatural amino acid residue. Of the natural residues, cysteine is the most widely used as a tag. Early work in our program focused on selective disulfide formation in the synthesis of glycoproteins. For certain applications, the susceptibility of disulfides to reduction was a limitation and prompted the development of several methods for the synthesis of more stable thioether modifications. The desulfurization of disulfides and conjugate addition to dehydroalanine are two routes to these modifications. The dehydroalanine tag has since proven useful as a general precursor to many modifications after conjugate addition of various nucleophiles; phosphorylated, glycosylated, peptidylated, prenylated, and even mimics of methylated and acetylated lysine-containing proteins are all accessible from dehydroalanine. While cysteine is a useful tag for selective modification, unnatural residues present the opportunity for bio-orthogonal chemistry. Azide-, arylhalide-, alkyne-, and alkene-containing amino acids can be incorporated into proteins genetically and can be specifically modified through various transformations. These transformations often rely on metal catalysis. The Cu-catalyzed azide-alkyne addition, Ru-catalyzed olefin metathesis, and Pd-catalyzed cross-coupling are examples of such transformations. In the course of adapting these reactions to protein modification, we learned much about the behavior of these reactions in water, and in some cases entirely new catalysts were developed. Through a combination of these bio-orthogonal transformations from the panel of tag-and-modify reactions, multiple and distinct modifications can be installed on protein surfaces. Multiple modifications are common in natural systems, and synthetic access to these proteins has enabled study of their biological role. Throughout these investigations, much has been learned in chemistry and biology. The demands of selective protein modification have revealed many aspects of reaction mechanisms, which in turn have guided the design of reagents and catalysts that allow their successful deployment in water and in biological milieu. With this ability to modify proteins, it is now possible to interrogate biological systems with precision that was not previously possible.
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- Justin M. Chalker
- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Chemistry Research Laboratory, 12 Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3TA, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Chemistry Research Laboratory, 12 Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3TA, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Chemistry Research Laboratory, 12 Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3TA, United Kingdom
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Hoesl MG, Budisa N. In Vivo Incorporation of Multiple Noncanonical Amino Acids into Proteins. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2011; 50:2896-902. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201005680] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2010] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Hoesl MG, Budisa N. Paralleler In-vivo-Einbau von mehreren nichtkanonischen Aminosäuren in Proteine. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2011. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201005680] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Huang X, Liu X, Luo Q, Liu J, Shen J. Artificial selenoenzymes: Designed and redesigned. Chem Soc Rev 2011; 40:1171-84. [DOI: 10.1039/c0cs00046a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 141] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Chalker JM, Davis BG. Chemical mutagenesis: selective post-expression interconversion of protein amino acid residues. Curr Opin Chem Biol 2010; 14:781-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2010.10.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2010] [Revised: 10/07/2010] [Accepted: 10/07/2010] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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The development of novel methodology for bond-forming processes that are compatible with biomolecules allows the assembly, alteration, or modification of proteins. Such synthetic proteins allow precise insight and investigation of function in a manner that has the potential for almost unlimited diversity.
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Hackenberger C, Schwarzer D. Chemoselektive Ligations- und Modifikationsstrategien für Peptide und Proteine. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2008. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.200801313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 204] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Hackenberger C, Schwarzer D. Chemoselective Ligation and Modification Strategies for Peptides and Proteins. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2008; 47:10030-74. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.200801313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 651] [Impact Index Per Article: 40.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Takeuchi Y, Fujiwara T, Shimone Y, Miyataka H, Satoh T, Kirk KL, Hori H. Possible involvement of radical intermediates in the inhibition of cysteine proteases by allenyl esters and amides. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2008; 18:6202-5. [PMID: 18951789 PMCID: PMC2607570 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2008.10.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2008] [Revised: 09/08/2008] [Accepted: 10/01/2008] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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In order to investigate crystallographically the mechanism of inhibition of cysteine protease by alpha-methyl-gamma,gamma-diphenylallenecarboxylic acid ethyl ester 3, a cysteine protease inhibitor having in vivo stability, we synthesized N-(alpha-methyl-gamma,gamma-diphenylallenecarbonyl)-L-phenylalanine ethyl ester 4. Reaction of 4 with thiophenol, the SH group of which has similar pK(a) value to that of cysteine protease, produced oxygen-mediated radical adducts 6 and 7 in ambient air but did not proceed under oxygen-free conditions. Catalytic activities of two thiol enzymes including cathepsin B were also lowered in the absence of oxygen. These results suggest that cysteine protease can act through an oxygen-dependent radical mechanism.
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- Yoshio Takeuchi
- Graduate School of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences for Research, University of Toyama, Sugitani 2630, Toyama 930-0194, Japan.
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Toscano MD, Woycechowsky KJ, Hilvert D. Minimalist active-site redesign: teaching old enzymes new tricks. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2007; 46:3212-36. [PMID: 17450624 DOI: 10.1002/anie.200604205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 212] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Although nature evolves its catalysts over millions of years, enzyme engineers try to do it a bit faster. Enzyme active sites provide highly optimized microenvironments for the catalysis of biologically useful chemical transformations. Consequently, changes at these centers can have large effects on enzyme activity. The prediction and control of these effects provides a promising way to access new functions. The development of methods and strategies to explore the untapped catalytic potential of natural enzyme scaffolds has been pushed by the increasing demand for industrial biocatalysts. This Review describes the use of minimal modifications at enzyme active sites to expand their catalytic repertoires, including targeted mutagenesis and the addition of new reactive functionalities. Often, a novel activity can be obtained with only a single point mutation. The many successful examples of active-site engineering through minimal mutations give useful insights into enzyme evolution and open new avenues in biocatalyst research.
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- Miguel D Toscano
- Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, ETH Zürich, Hönggerberg, Switzerland
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Toscano M, Woycechowsky K, Hilvert D. Minimale Umgestaltung aktiver Enzymtaschen – wie man alten Enzymen neue Kunststücke beibringt. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2007. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.200604205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Polgár L, Bender ML. Simulated mutation at the active site of biologically active proteins. ADVANCES IN ENZYMOLOGY AND RELATED AREAS OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2006; 33:381-400. [PMID: 4916857 DOI: 10.1002/9780470122785.ch8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Tavakoli H, Ghourchian H, Moosavi-Movahedi A, Saboury A. Histidine and serine roles in catalytic activity of choline oxidase from Alcaligenes species studied by chemical modifications. Process Biochem 2006. [DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2005.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Mao S, Dong Z, Liu J, Li X, Liu X, Luo G, Shen J. Semisynthetic Tellurosubtilisin with Glutathione Peroxidase Activity. J Am Chem Soc 2005; 127:11588-9. [PMID: 16104720 DOI: 10.1021/ja052451v] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Reaction of the hydroxyl group of serine-221 of subtilisin with phenylmethanesulfonylfluoride followed by nucleophilic substitution with sodium hydrogen telluride, a semisynthetic telluroprotein, tellurosubtilisin, was prepared. Tellurosubtilisin, which displays high substrate specificity for aromatic thiols, exhibits remarkable peroxidase activity and catalyzes the reduction of hydrogen peroxide by 3-carboxy-4-nitrobenzenethiol 20 000 times more efficiently than diphenyl diselenide.
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- Key Laboratory for Supramolecular Structure and Materials of Ministry of Education, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, People's Republic of China
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Moroder L. Isosteric replacement of sulfur with other chalcogens in peptides and proteins. J Pept Sci 2005; 11:187-214. [PMID: 15782428 DOI: 10.1002/psc.654] [Citation(s) in RCA: 142] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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The review addresses the functional and structural properties of the two series of chalcogen analogues of amino acids in peptides and proteins, the methionine and the serine/cysteine series, and discusses the synthesis of the related selenium/tellurium analogues as well as their use in peptide synthesis and protein expression. Advances in synthetic methodologies and recombinant technologies and their combined applications in native and expressed protein ligation allows the isomorphous character of selenium- and tellurium-containing amino acids to be exploited for production of heavy metal mutants of proteins and thus to facilitate the phasing problem in x-ray crystallography. In addition, selenocysteine has been recognized as an ideal tool for the production of selenoenzymes with new catalytic activities. Moreover, the fully isomorphous character of disulfide replacement with diselenide is well suited to increase the robustness of cystine frameworks in cystine-rich peptides and proteins and for the de novo design of even non-native cystine frameworks by exploiting the highly negative redox potential of selenols.
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- Luis Moroder
- Max-Planck-Institut für Biochemie, D-82152 Martinsried, Germany.
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Dolk E, van Vliet C, Perez JMJ, Vriend G, Darbon H, Ferrat G, Cambillau C, Frenken LGJ, Verrips T. Induced refolding of a temperature denatured llama heavy-chain antibody fragment by its antigen. Proteins 2005; 59:555-64. [PMID: 15778955 DOI: 10.1002/prot.20378] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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In a previous study we have shown that llama VHH antibody fragments are able to bind their antigen after a heat shock of 90 degrees C, in contrast to the murine monoclonal antibodies. However, the molecular mechanism by which antibody:antigen interaction occurs under these extreme conditions remains unclear. To examine in more detail the structural and thermodynamic aspects of the binding mechanism, an extensive CD, ITC, and NMR study was initiated. In this study the interaction between the llama VHH -R2 fragment and its antigen, the dye Reactive Red-6 (RR6) has been explored. The data show clearly that most of the VHH-R2 population at 80 degrees C is in an unfolded conformation. In contrast, CD spectra representing the complex between VHH-R2 and the dye remained the same up to 80 degrees C. Interestingly, addition of the dye to the denatured VHH-R2 at 80 degrees C yielded the spectrum of the native complex. These results suggest an induced refolding of denatured VHH-R2 by its antigen under these extreme conditions. This induced refolding showed some similarities with the well established "induced fit" mechanism of antibody-antigen interactions at ambient temperature. However, the main difference with the "induced fit" mechanism is that at the start of the addition of the antigen most of the VHH molecules are in an unfolded conformation. The refolding capability under these extreme conditions and the stable complex formation make VHHs useful in a wide variety of applications.
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- Edward Dolk
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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