Structural highlights
Evolutionary Conservation
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Publication Abstract from PubMed
Protein L consists of a single alpha-helix packed on a four-stranded beta-sheet formed by two symmetrically opposed beta-hairpins. We use a computer-based protein design procedure to stabilize a domain-swapped dimer of protein L in which the second beta-turn straightens and the C-terminal strand inserts into the beta-sheet of the partner. The designed obligate dimer contains three mutations (A52V, N53P, and G55A) and has a dissociation constant of approximately 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.
Conversion of monomeric protein L to an obligate dimer by computational protein design.,Kuhlman B, O'Neill JW, Kim DE, Zhang KY, Baker D Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2001 Sep 11;98(19):10687-91. Epub 2001 Aug 28. PMID:11526208[1]
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References
- ↑ Kuhlman B, O'Neill JW, Kim DE, Zhang KY, Baker D. Conversion of monomeric protein L to an obligate dimer by computational protein design. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2001 Sep 11;98(19):10687-91. Epub 2001 Aug 28. PMID:11526208 doi:10.1073/pnas.181354398
