Understanding the sequence determinants of conformational switching using protein design |
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Authors: | Dalal S Regan L |
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Institution: | Department of Chemistry, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, USA. |
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Abstract: | An important goal of protein design is to understand the forces that stabilize a particular fold in preference to alternative folds. Here, we describe an extension of earlier studies in which we successfully designed a stable, native-like helical protein that is 50% identical in sequence to a predominantly beta-sheet protein, the B1 domain of Streptococcal IgG-binding protein G. We report the characteristics of a series of variants of our original design that have even higher sequence identity to the B1 domain. Their properties illustrate the extent to which protein stability and conformation can be modulated through careful manipulation of key amino acid residues. Our results have implications for understanding conformational change phenomena of central biological importance and in probing the malleability of the sequence/structure relationship. |
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Keywords: | B1 domain conformational switching fibrils Paracelsus Challenge protein design Rop |
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