Structural highlights
Disease
IGKC_HUMAN Defects in IGKC are the cause of immunoglobulin kappa light chain deficiency (IGKCD) [MIM:614102. IGKCD is a disease characterized by the complete absence of immunoglobulin kappa chains.[1]
Function
IGKC_HUMAN
Publication Abstract from PubMed
The manipulation of protein backbone structure to control interaction and function is a challenge for protein engineering. We integrated computational design with experimental selection for grafting the backbone and side chains of a two-segment HIV gp120 epitope, targeted by the cross-neutralizing antibody b12, onto an unrelated scaffold protein. The final scaffolds bound b12 with high specificity and with affinity similar to that of gp120, and crystallographic analysis of a scaffold bound to b12 revealed high structural mimicry of the gp120-b12 complex structure. The method can be generalized to design other functional proteins through backbone grafting.
Computation-guided backbone grafting of a discontinuous motif onto a protein scaffold.,Azoitei ML, Correia BE, Ban YE, Carrico C, Kalyuzhniy O, Chen L, Schroeter A, Huang PS, McLellan JS, Kwong PD, Baker D, Strong RK, Schief WR Science. 2011 Oct 21;334(6054):373-6. PMID:22021856[2]
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See Also
References
- ↑ Stavnezer-Nordgren J, Kekish O, Zegers BJ. Molecular defects in a human immunoglobulin kappa chain deficiency. Science. 1985 Oct 25;230(4724):458-61. PMID:3931219
- ↑ Azoitei ML, Correia BE, Ban YE, Carrico C, Kalyuzhniy O, Chen L, Schroeter A, Huang PS, McLellan JS, Kwong PD, Baker D, Strong RK, Schief WR. Computation-guided backbone grafting of a discontinuous motif onto a protein scaffold. Science. 2011 Oct 21;334(6054):373-6. PMID:22021856 doi:10.1126/science.1209368
