4ppt

Engineered Dual Specific VHH Antibody in Complex with a Nickel (II) Ion

spinqualitylabelsall models 4ppt, resolution 1.50Å Show:Asymmetric Unit Biological Assembly Drag the structure with the mouse to rotate   Export Animated Image   Print3D Structural highlights 4ppt is a 1 chain structure with sequence from Lama glama. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance. Method: X-ray diffraction, Resolution 1.5Å Ligands: NI, SO4 Resources: FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT Publication Abstract from PubMed To explore dual-specificity in a small protein interface, we previously generated a 'metal switch' anti-RNase A VHH antibody using a combinatorial histidine library approach. While most metal-binding sites in proteins are found within rigid secondary structure, the engineered VHH antibody (VHHmetal), which contained three new histidine residues, possessed metal-binding residues within the flexible hypervariable loops. Here, crystal structure analysis of the free and bound states of VHHmetal reveals the structural determinants leading to dual-function. Most notably, CDR1 is observed in two distinct conformations when adopting the metal or RNase A bound states. Furthermore, mutagenesis studies revealed that one of the engineered residues, not located in the metal-binding pocket, contributed indirectly to metal recognition, likely through influencing CDR1 conformation. Despite these changes, VHHmetal possesses a relatively minor energetic penalty toward binding the original antigen, RNase A ( approximately 1 kcal/mol), where the engineered gain-of-function metal-binding residues are observed to possess a mix of favorable and unfavorable contributions towards RNase A recognition. Ultimately, the conformationally distinct metal-switch interface architecture reflects the robust, library-based strategy used to produce VHHmetal. These results also suggest that even small protein interfaces, such as VHH, may be structurally and energetically forgiving in adopting novel function, while maintaining original function. Structural basis of an engineered dual-specific antibody: conformational diversity leads to a hypervariable loop metal-binding site.,Fanning SW, Walter R, Horn JR Protein Eng Des Sel. 2014 Aug 20. pii: gzu033. PMID:25143596 From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. See Also Antibody 3D structures 3D structures of non-human antibody

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