基于计算结构蛋白设计提高KGF-2热稳定的方法

Computational structural protein design methods of thermotolerant KGF-2

  • 摘要: 本研究运用计算结构蛋白设计技术,对人角质细胞生长因子-2(KGF-2)进行改构设计,以提高其热稳定性. 首先从PDB数据库中获取KGF-2晶体结构,分析其结构中起支撑作用、与受体及配体相互作用等关键位点,并在计算设计时避开此类位点. 对KGF-2晶体结构(截短型KGF-2)位点饱和突变扫描,找到自由能变降低的位点;通过对KGF-2晶体结构进行分子动力学模拟,引入动态二硫键. 生物学试验验证结果显示,本研究计算设计的KGF-2突变体K81L、K94P、K103D/C106D、V123I、F167L、A185I和H171C/Q190C可大幅提升KGF-2的热稳定性,且生物学功能未受到影响.

     

    Abstract: In this study, computational structure-based protein design was used to increase the thermal stability of wild-type KGF-2. Specifically, the crystal structure of KGF-2 was obtained from the Protein Data Bank (PDB) database. The key residues that may support the structure of KGF-2 and bind to its receptor or ligand were identified to be avoided in the computational protein design. After being truncated with the core region 69−208 aa retained, wild-type KGF-2 was scanned for saturation mutagenesis to determine residues with reduced free energy changes. The dynamic disulfide bonds were introduced through the molecular dynamics simulation of the crystal structure of KGF-2. All of the KGF-2 mutants generated by computational protein design in this study were verified with biological experiments, which revealed that K81L, K94P, K103D/C106D, V123I, F167L, A185I, H171C/Q190C mutants could increase the thermal stability of KGF-2, without affecting its biological functions.

     

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