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Computational Design of Proteins Targeting the Conserved Stem Region of Influenza Hemagglutinin

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Fleishman, Sarel J., Whitehead, Timothy A., Ekiert, Damian C., Dreyfus, Cyrille, Corn, Jacob E., Strauch, Eva-Maria, Wilson, Ian A., Baker, David·2011·Science

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Proteins can be designed that bind to specific patches on target proteins to alter their subsequent interactions.

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  • Binders have been generated starting from several computationally identified hotspot residues, which were then used to guide the positioning of naturally occurring protein scaffolds.

    “Binders have been generated starting from several computationally identified hotspot residues, which were then used to guide the positioning of naturally occurring protein scaffolds5.”
  • Designing proteins that bind to a specific site on the surface of a target protein using no information other than the three-dimensional structure of the target remains a challenge.

    “The design of proteins that bind to a specific site on the surface of a target protein using no information other than the three-dimensional structure of the target remains a challenge1–5.”
  • The RIF approach improves on previous discrete interaction-sampling approaches by reducing the algorithmic complexity from O(N) or O(N2) to O(1) with respect to the number of side-chain-target interactions considered, thereby allowing for billions, rather than thousands, of potential interfaces to be considered.

    “The RIF approach improves on previous discrete interaction-sampling approaches5 by reducing the algorithmic complexity from O(N) or O(N2) to O(1) with respect to the number of side-chain–target interactions considered, thereby allowing for billions, rather than thousands, of potential interfaces to be considered.”
  • Protein, peptide and small-molecule inhibitors have been designed to bind to the stem region of group 1 HA and neutralize influenza A viruses, but none recognize the group 2 HA.

    “Protein1,5, peptide36 and small-molecule inhibitors37 have been designed to bind to the stem region of group 1 HA and neutralize influenza A viruses, but none recognize the group 2 HA.”

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Authors
Fleishman, S. J., Whitehead, T. A., Ekiert, D. C., Dreyfus, C., Corn, J. E., Strauch, E.-M., Wilson, I. A., & Baker, D.
Affiliations
  • University of Washington (US)
  • Scripps Research Institute (US)
  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute (US)
Corresponding author
  • Fleishman, Sarel J.
  • Whitehead, Timothy A.
  • Ekiert, Damian C.
  • Baker, David
Venue
Science
Published
2011-05-13
Volume
332
Issue
6031
Pages
816-821
ISSN
  • 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
  • 1095-9203
OpenAlex
W2049275721
Cited by
585
References
20
Citations by year
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FWCI
29.89
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Science (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute
  • National Cancer Institute (Y1-CO-1020)
  • National Institute of General Medical Sciences (Y1-GM-1104, GM080209, T32GM080209)
  • National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (U54AI057141, P01AI058113, AI057141, AI058113)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Protein Structure and Dynamics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Influenza Virus Research Studies
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › vaccines and immunoinformatics approaches
Keywords
protein design, influenza hemagglutinin, affinity maturation
MeSH terms
Algorithms, Amino Acid Sequence, Binding Sites, Computer Simulation, Hydrogen Bonding, Hydrogen-Ion Concentration, Models, Molecular, Molecular Sequence Data, Mutation, Protein Binding, Protein Conformation, Proteins, Software, Protein Engineering, Protein Structure, Secondary, Peptide Library, Hemagglutinin Glycoproteins, Influenza Virus, Computational Biology, Protein Interaction Domains and Motifs, Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions

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