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Template-free prediction of a new monotopic membrane protein fold and oligomeric assembly by Alphafold2

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Preprint — published as 10.1016/j.bpj.2022.11.011 · Paper page

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AlphaFold2 (AF2) has revolutionized the field of protein structural prediction. Here, we test its ability to predict the tertiary and quaternary structure of a previously undescribed scaffold with new folds and unusual architecture, the monotopic membrane protein caveolin-1 (CAV1). CAV1 assembles into a disc-shaped oligomer composed of 11 symmetrically arranged protomers, each assuming an identical new fold, and contains the largest parallel β-barrel known to exist in nature. Remarkably, AF2 predicts both the fold of the protomers and interfaces between them. It also assembles between 7 and 15 copies of CAV1 into disc-shaped complexes. However, the predicted multimers are energetically strained, especially the parallel β-barrel. These findings highlight the ability of AF2 to correctly predict new protein folds and oligomeric assemblies at a granular level while missing some elements of higher order complexes, thus positing a new direction for the continued development of deep learning protein structure prediction approaches.

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Authors
Gulsevin, A., Han, B., Porta, J. C., Mchaourab, H. S., Meiler, J., & Kenworthy, A. K.
Affiliations
  • Vanderbilt University (US)
  • University of Virginia (US)
  • University of Michigan (US)
Corresponding author
  • Meiler, Jens
  • Kenworthy, Anne K.
Venue
Biophysical Journal
Publisher
openRxiv
Published
2022-07-13
Volume
122
Issue
11
Pages
2041-2052
ISSN
0006-3495 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W4308559963
Cited by
16
References
2
Citations by year
2026: 3 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 2
FWCI
1.06
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Biophysical Journal (publishedVersion)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (acceptedVersion, cc-by-nc)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung
  • National Institutes of Health
  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (R01HL144131, R01HL122010)
  • National Institute of General Medical Sciences (R01GM077659, R01GM080403, R01GM129261)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Protein Structure and Dynamics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Machine Learning in Bioinformatics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Structural Biology › Enzyme Structure and Function
Keywords
caveolin-1, protein fold prediction, quaternary structure prediction, oligomerization, protein-protein interfaces, deep learning protein structure prediction, AlphaFold2
MeSH terms
Furylfuramide, Membrane Proteins, Protein Conformation, Protein Structure, Tertiary, Protein Subunits

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