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Automated Structure- and Sequence-Based Design of Proteins for High Bacterial Expression and Stability

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Goldenzweig, Adi, Goldsmith, Moshe, Hill, Shannon E., Gertman, Or, Laurino, Paola, Ashani, Yacov, Dym, Orly, Unger, Tamar, Albeck, Shira, Prilusky, Jaime, Lieberman, Raquel L., Aharoni, Amir, Silman, Israel, Sussman, Joel L., Tawfik, Dan S., Fleishman, Sarel J.·2016·Molecular Cell

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Upon heterologous overexpression, many proteins misfold or aggregate, thus resulting in low functional yields. Human acetylcholinesterase (hAChE), an enzyme mediating synaptic transmission, is a typical case of a human protein that necessitates mammalian systems to obtain functional expression. We developed a computational strategy and designed an AChE variant bearing 51 mutations that improved core packing, surface polarity, and backbone rigidity. This variant expressed at ∼2,000-fold higher levels in E. coli compared to wild-type hAChE and exhibited 20°C higher thermostability with no change in enzymatic properties or in the active-site configuration as determined by crystallography. To demonstrate broad utility, we similarly designed four other human and bacterial proteins. Testing at most three designs per protein, we obtained enhanced stability and/or higher yields of soluble and active protein in E. coli. Our algorithm requires only a 3D structure and several dozen sequences of naturally occurring homologs, and is available at http://pross.weizmann.ac.il.

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Goldenzweig, A., Goldsmith, M., Hill, S. E., Gertman, O., Laurino, P., Ashani, Y., Dym, O., Unger, T., Albeck, S., Prilusky, J., Lieberman, R. L., Aharoni, A., Silman, I., Sussman, J. L., Tawfik, D. S., & Fleishman, S. J.
Venue
Molecular Cell
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2016-07
Volume
63
Issue
2
Pages
337-346
ISSN
1097-2765 (ISSN-L)
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W2473135273
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4
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13.39
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journal article
Language
en
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Goldenzweig, A., Goldsmith, M., Hill, S. E., Gertman, O., Laurino, P., Ashani, Y., Dym, O., Unger, T., Albeck, S., Prilusky, J., Lieberman, R. L., Aharoni, A., Silman, I., Sussman, J. L., Tawfik, D. S., & Fleishman, S. J. (2016). Automated Structure- and Sequence-Based Design of Proteins for High Bacterial Expression and Stability. Molecular Cell. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molcel.2016.06.012

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