Structure-Function Relationship of Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF) and Its Receptor Interaction Based on 3D Structural Analysis of a Fully Active TNFR1-Selective TNF Mutant |
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Authors: | Yohei Mukai Hiroko Shibata Yasuo Yoshioka Yasuhiro Abe Madoka Taniai Shinji Ikemizu Shin-ichi Tsunoda Yuriko Yamagata |
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Institution: | 1 Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, 1-6 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan 2 Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Proteomics, National Institute of Biomedical Innovation, Osaka 567-0085, Japan 3 Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto 862-0973, Japan 4 The Center for Advanced Research and Education in Drug Discovery and Development, Osaka University, 1-6 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan 5 Hayashibara Biochemical Laboratories, Inc., 1-2-3 Shimoishii, Okayama 702-8006, Japan |
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Abstract: | Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) is an important cytokine that suppresses carcinogenesis and excludes infectious pathogens to maintain homeostasis. TNF activates its two receptors TNF receptor (TNFR) 1 and TNFR2], but the contribution of each receptor to various host defense functions and immunologic surveillance is not yet clear. Here, we used phage display techniques to generate receptor-selective TNF mutants that activate only one TNFR. These TNF mutants will be useful in the functional analysis of TNFR.Six amino acids in the receptor binding interface (near TNF residues 30, 80, and 140) were randomly mutated by polymerase chain reaction. Two phage libraries comprising over 5 million TNF mutants were constructed. By selecting the mutants without affinity for TNFR1 or TNFR2, we successfully isolated 4 TNFR2-selective candidates and 16 TNFR1-selective candidates, respectively. The TNFR1-selective candidates were highly mutated near residue 30, whereas TNFR2-selective candidates were highly mutated near residue 140, although both had conserved sequences near residues 140 and 30, respectively. This finding suggested that the phage display technique was suitable for identifying important regions for the TNF interaction with TNFR1 and TNFR2. Purified clone R1-6, a TNFR1-selective candidate, remained fully bioactive and had full affinity for TNFR1 without activating TNFR2, indicating the usefulness of the R1-6 TNF mutant in analyzing TNFR1 receptor function.To further elucidate the receptor selectivity of R1-6, we examined the structure of R1-6 by X-ray crystallography. The results suggested that R31A and R32G mutations strongly influenced electrostatic interaction with TNFR2, and that L29K mutation contributed to the binding of R1-6 to TNFR1. This phage display technique can be used to efficiently construct functional mutants for analysis of the TNF structure-function relationship, which might facilitate in silico drug design based on receptor selectivity. |
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Keywords: | TNF tumor necrosis factor TNFR TNF receptor SPR surface plasmon resonance wtTNF wild-type TNF PDB Protein Data Bank |
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