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==PvRBP2b N-terminal domain stabilised mutant WHT2483==
<StructureSection load='9dzc' size='340' side='right'caption='[[9dzc]], [[Resolution|resolution]] 2.40&Aring;' scene=''>
== Structural highlights ==
<table><tr><td colspan='2'>[[9dzc]] is a 2 chain structure with sequence from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plasmodium_vivax Plasmodium vivax]. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=9DZC OCA]. For a <b>guided tour on the structure components</b> use [https://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=9DZC FirstGlance]. <br>
</td></tr><tr id='method'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Empirical_models|Method:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat" id="methodDat">X-ray diffraction, [[Resolution|Resolution]] 2.4&#8491;</td></tr>
<tr id='ligand'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Ligand|Ligands:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat" id="ligandDat"><scene name='pdbligand=EPE:4-(2-HYDROXYETHYL)-1-PIPERAZINE+ETHANESULFONIC+ACID'>EPE</scene>, <scene name='pdbligand=GOL:GLYCEROL'>GOL</scene>, <scene name='pdbligand=MPD:(4S)-2-METHYL-2,4-PENTANEDIOL'>MPD</scene>, <scene name='pdbligand=PEG:DI(HYDROXYETHYL)ETHER'>PEG</scene></td></tr>
<tr id='resources'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>Resources:</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><span class='plainlinks'>[https://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=9dzc FirstGlance], [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocaids?id=9dzc OCA], [https://pdbe.org/9dzc PDBe], [https://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=9dzc RCSB], [https://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbsum/9dzc PDBsum], [https://prosat.h-its.org/prosat/prosatexe?pdbcode=9dzc ProSAT]</span></td></tr>
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== Function ==
[https://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/A0A0U4ERT5_PLAVI A0A0U4ERT5_PLAVI] 
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== Publication Abstract from PubMed ==
Plasmodium vivax is emerging as the most prevalent species causing malaria outside Africa. Most P. vivax infections are relapses due to the reactivation of the dormant liver stage parasites (hypnozoites). Hypnozoites are a major reservoir for transmission but undetectable by commercial diagnostic tests. Antibodies against P. vivax Reticulocyte Binding Protein 2b (PvRBP2b) are among the most reliable serological biomarkers for recent P. vivax infections in the prior nine months and act as indirect biomarkers for risk of relapse. We sought to design stabilized variants of PvRBP2b, under stringent conditions of minimally perturbing the solvent-accessible surfaces to maintain its antigenicity profile. Furthermore, for some of the designs, due to limited diversity of natural PvRBP2b homologs, we combined AI-based ProteinMPNN and PROSS atomistic design calculations. The best, bearing 19 core mutations relative to PvRBP2b, expressed 16-fold greater amounts (up to 11 mg per L), and had 14 degrees C higher thermal tolerance than the parental protein. Critically, the stabilized designs retained binding to naturally acquired human monoclonal antibodies with nanomolar affinities, suggesting that the immunologically competent surfaces were retained as was confirmed by crystallographic analyses. Using longitudinal observational cohorts from malaria endemic regions of Thailand, Brazil and the Solomon Islands, we show that antibody responses against the designs are highly correlated with those against the parental protein and can classify individuals as recently infected with P. vivax. This efficient computational stability design methodology can be used to enhance the biophysical properties of other recalcitrant proteins for use as diagnostics or vaccine immunogens.

Stabilized designs of the malaria adhesin protein PvRBP2b for use as a potential diagnostic for Plasmodium vivax.,Sa JD, Krauss L, Smith L, D'Andrea L, Chan LJ, Abraham A, Kiernan-Walker N, Mazhari R, Lamont M, Lim PS, Sattabongkot J, Lacerda MV, Wini L, Mueller I, Longley RJ, Pymm P, Fleishman SJ, Tham WH J Biol Chem. 2025 Feb 10:108290. doi: 10.1016/j.jbc.2025.108290. PMID:39938801<ref>PMID:39938801</ref>

From MEDLINE&reg;/PubMed&reg;, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.<br>
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== References ==
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[[Category: Large Structures]]
[[Category: Plasmodium vivax]]
[[Category: D Sa J]]
[[Category: Pymm P]]
[[Category: Tham WH]]