Download MendeleyDomain-wise dissection of thermal stability enhancement in multidomain proteins.
Oh, J., Durai, P., Kannan, P., Park, J., Yeon, Y.J., Lee, W.K., Park, K., Seo, M.H.(2023) Int J Biol Macromol 237: 124141-124141
- PubMed: 36958447
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.124141
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:
8HNJ - PubMed Abstract:
Stability is critical for the proper functioning of all proteins. Optimization of protein thermostability is a key step in the development of industrial enzymes and biologics. Herein, we demonstrate that multidomain proteins can be stabilized significantly using domain-based engineering followed by the recombination of the optimized domains. Domain-level analysis of designed protein variants with similar structures but different thermal profiles showed that the independent enhancement of the thermostability of a constituent domain improves the overall stability of the whole multidomain protein. The crystal structure and AlphaFold-predicted model of the designed proteins via domain-recombination provided a molecular explanation for domain-based stepwise stabilization. Our study suggests that domain-based modular engineering can minimize the sequence space for calculations in computational design and experimental errors, thereby offering useful guidance for multidomain protein engineering.
Organizational Affiliation:
Natural Product Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Gangneung 25451, South Korea; Department of Biochemical Engineering, Gangneung-Wonju National University, Gangneung 25457, South Korea.
