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Sci Signal ; 10(505)2017 Nov 14.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29138295

RESUMO

Because protein-protein interactions underpin most biological processes, developing tools that target them to understand their function or to inform the development of therapeutics is an important task. SUMOylation is the posttranslational covalent attachment of proteins in the SUMO family (SUMO-1, SUMO-2, or SUMO-3), and it regulates numerous cellular pathways. SUMOylated proteins are recognized by proteins with SUMO-interaction motifs (SIMs) that facilitate noncovalent interactions with SUMO. We describe the use of the Affimer system of peptide display for the rapid isolation of synthetic binding proteins that inhibit SUMO-dependent protein-protein interactions mediated by SIMs both in vitro and in cells. Crucially, these synthetic proteins did not prevent SUMO conjugation either in vitro or in cell-based systems, enabling the specific analysis of SUMO-mediated protein-protein interactions. Furthermore, through structural analysis and molecular modeling, we explored the molecular mechanisms that may underlie their specificity in interfering with either SUMO-1-mediated interactions or interactions mediated by either SUMO-2 or SUMO-3. Not only will these reagents enable investigation of the biological roles of SUMOylation, but the Affimer technology used to generate these synthetic binding proteins could also be exploited to design or validate reagents or therapeutics that target other protein-protein interactions.


Assuntos
Biblioteca de Peptídeos , Domínios e Motivos de Interação entre Proteínas/efeitos dos fármacos , Proteína SUMO-1/metabolismo , Bibliotecas de Moléculas Pequenas/farmacologia , Proteínas Modificadoras Pequenas Relacionadas à Ubiquitina/metabolismo , Sumoilação/efeitos dos fármacos , Ubiquitinas/metabolismo , Imunofluorescência , Células HEK293 , Humanos , Modelos Moleculares , Simulação de Dinâmica Molecular , Fragmentos de Peptídeos/farmacologia , Proteína SUMO-1/antagonistas & inibidores , Proteínas Modificadoras Pequenas Relacionadas à Ubiquitina/antagonistas & inibidores , Ubiquitinas/antagonistas & inibidores
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Protein Eng Des Sel ; 27(5): 145-55, 2014 May.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24668773

RESUMO

We have designed a novel non-antibody scaffold protein, termed Adhiron, based on a phytocystatin consensus sequence. The Adhiron scaffold shows high thermal stability (Tm ca. 101°C), and is expressed well in Escherichia coli. We have determined the X-ray crystal structure of the Adhiron scaffold to 1.75 Å resolution revealing a compact cystatin-like fold. We have constructed a phage-display library in this scaffold by insertion of two variable peptide regions. The library is of high quality and complexity comprising 1.3 × 10(10) clones. To demonstrate library efficacy, we screened against the yeast Small Ubiquitin-like Modifier (SUMO). In selected clones, variable region 1 often contained sequences homologous to the known SUMO interactive motif (V/I-X-V/I-V/I). Four Adhirons were further characterised and displayed low nanomolar affinities and high specificity for yeast SUMO with essentially no cross-reactivity to human SUMO protein isoforms. We have identified binders against >100 target molecules to date including as examples, a fibroblast growth factor (FGF1), platelet endothelial cell adhesion molecule (PECAM-1; CD31), the SH2 domain Grb2 and a 12-aa peptide. Adhirons are highly stable and well expressed allowing highly specific binding reagents to be selected for use in molecular recognition applications.


Assuntos
Cistatinas/química , Biblioteca de Peptídeos , Peptídeos/química , Peptídeos/metabolismo , Engenharia de Proteínas/métodos , Sequência de Aminoácidos , Sequência de Bases , Sequência Consenso , Humanos , Modelos Moleculares , Dados de Sequência Molecular , Peptídeos/genética , Estabilidade Proteica , Estrutura Secundária de Proteína , Proteína SUMO-1/metabolismo , Temperatura
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