3Q3F

Engineering Domain-Swapped Binding Interfaces by Mutually Exclusive Folding: Insertion of Ubiquitin into position 103 of Barnase


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.17 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.233 
  • R-Value Work: 0.184 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.189 

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Literature

Engineering domain-swapped binding interfaces by mutually exclusive folding.

Ha, J.H.Karchin, J.M.Walker-Kopp, N.Huang, L.S.Berry, E.A.Loh, S.N.

(2012) J Mol Biol 416: 495-502

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmb.2011.12.050
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    3Q3F

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Domain swapping is a mechanism for forming protein dimers and oligomers with high specificity. It is distinct from other forms of oligomerization in that the binding interface is formed by reciprocal exchange of polypeptide segments. Swapping plays a physiological role in protein-protein recognition, and it can also potentially be exploited as a mechanism for controlled self-assembly. Here, we demonstrate that domain-swapped interfaces can be engineered by inserting one protein into a surface loop of another protein. The key to facilitating a domain swap is to destabilize the protein when it is monomeric but not when it is oligomeric. We achieve this condition by employing the "mutually exclusive folding" design to apply conformational stress to the monomeric state. Ubiquitin (Ub) is inserted into one of six surface loops of barnase (Bn). The 38-Å amino-to-carboxy-terminal distance of Ub stresses the Bn monomer, causing it to split at the point of insertion. The 2.2-Å X-ray structure of one insertion variant reveals that strain is relieved by intermolecular folding with an identically unfolded Bn domain, resulting in a domain-swapped polymer. All six constructs oligomerize, suggesting that inserting Ub into each surface loop of Bn results in a similar domain-swapping event. Binding affinity can be tuned by varying the length of the peptide linkers used to join the two proteins, which modulates the extent of stress. Engineered, swapped proteins have the potential to be used to fabricate "smart" biomaterials, or as binding modules from which to assemble heterologous, multi-subunit protein complexes.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Ribonuclease/Ubiquitin chimeric protein189Bacillus amyloliquefaciensHomo sapiensMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: Barnase
UniProt & NIH Common Fund Data Resources
Find proteins for P00648 (Bacillus amyloliquefaciens)
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Go to UniProtKB:  P00648
Find proteins for P0CG48 (Homo sapiens)
Explore P0CG48 
Go to UniProtKB:  P0CG48
PHAROS:  P0CG48
GTEx:  ENSG00000150991 
Entity Groups  
Sequence Clusters30% Identity50% Identity70% Identity90% Identity95% Identity100% Identity
UniProt GroupsP00648P0CG48
Sequence Annotations
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  • Reference Sequence
Small Molecules
Ligands 1 Unique
IDChains Name / Formula / InChI Key2D Diagram3D Interactions
SO4
Query on SO4

Download Ideal Coordinates CCD File 
B [auth A]
C [auth A]
D [auth A]
E [auth A]
F [auth A]
B [auth A],
C [auth A],
D [auth A],
E [auth A],
F [auth A],
G [auth A],
H [auth A],
I [auth A],
J [auth A],
K [auth A],
L [auth A],
M [auth A],
N [auth A],
O [auth A],
P [auth A],
Q [auth A]
SULFATE ION
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QAOWNCQODCNURD-UHFFFAOYSA-L
Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.17 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.233 
  • R-Value Work: 0.184 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.189 
  • Space Group: P 32 2 1
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 86.872α = 90
b = 86.872β = 90
c = 75.571γ = 120
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
Adxvdata processing
PHASERphasing
PHENIXrefinement
HKL-2000data reduction
HKL-2000data scaling

Structure Validation

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Entry History 

Deposition Data

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2012-01-25
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2012-02-01
    Changes: Database references
  • Version 1.2: 2012-03-07
    Changes: Database references
  • Version 1.3: 2017-07-26
    Changes: Refinement description, Source and taxonomy
  • Version 1.4: 2017-11-08
    Changes: Refinement description
  • Version 1.5: 2023-09-13
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Derived calculations, Refinement description