Conversion of monomeric protein L to an obligate dimer by computational protein design

AUTOR(ES)

Kuhlman, Brian

FONTE

The National Academy of Sciences

RESUMO

Protein L consists of a single α-helix packed on a four-stranded β-sheet formed by two symmetrically opposed β-hairpins. We use a computer-based protein design procedure to stabilize a domain-swapped dimer of protein L in which the second β-turn straightens and the C-terminal strand inserts into the β-sheet of the partner. The designed obligate dimer contains three mutations (A52V, N53P, and G55A) and has a dissociation constant of ≈700 pM, which is comparable to the dissociation constant of many naturally occurring protein dimers. The structure of the dimer has been determined by x-ray crystallography and is close to the in silico model.

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