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Exploring the binding of rationally engineered tandem-repeat proteins to E3 ubiquitin ligase Keap1.

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Peer-reviewed

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Article

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Authors

Madden, Sarah K 

Abstract

The process of displaying functional peptides by 'grafting' them onto loops of a stable protein scaffold can be used to impart binding affinity for a target, but it can be difficult to predict the affinity of the grafted peptide and the effect of grafting on scaffold stability. In this study, we show that a series of peptides that bind to the E3 ubiquitin ligase Keap1 can be grafted into the inter-repeat loop of a consensus-designed tetratricopeptide repeat (CTPR) protein resulting in proteins with high stability. We found that these CTPR-grafted peptides had similar affinities to their free peptide counterparts and achieved a low nanomolar range. This result is likely due to a good structural match between the inter-repeat loop of the CTPR and the Keap1-binding peptide. The grafting process led to the discovery of a new Keap1-binding peptide, Ac-LDPETGELL-NH2, with low nanomolar affinity for Keap1, highlighting the potential of the repeat-protein class for application in peptide display.

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Keywords

Nrf2, biologics, peptide grafting, tandem-repeat protein, tetratricopeptide repeat, Kelch-Like ECH-Associated Protein 1, NF-E2-Related Factor 2, Peptides, Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases

Journal Title

Protein Eng Des Sel

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Journal ISSN

1741-0126
1741-0134

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Publisher

Oxford University Press (OUP)
Sponsorship
Cancer Research UK (22676)
Cancer Research UK (27225)
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BB/J014540/1)
CRUK Pioneer Award (C17838/A22676) CRUK Biotherapeutic Drug Discovery Project Award (C17838/A27225). BBSRC Doctoral Training Scholarship (BB/J014540/1