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PDBsum entry 3vdz

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Metal binding protein, de novo design PDB id
3vdz

 

 

 

 

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Protein chains
110 a.a.
Ligands
SO4 ×4
Metals
_GD ×4
Waters ×41
PDB id:
3vdz
Name: Metal binding protein, de novo design
Title: Tailoring encodable lanthanide-binding tags as mri contrast agents: xq-dse3-ubiquitin at 2.4 angstroms
Structure: Ubiquitin-40s ribosomal protein s27a. Chain: a, b. Engineered: yes
Source: Synthetic construct, homo sapiens. Organism_taxid: 32630, 9606. Expressed in: escherichia coli. Expression_system_taxid: 469008.
Resolution:
2.40Å     R-factor:   0.228     R-free:   0.270
Authors: K.D.Daughtry,L.J.Martin,A.Surraju,B.Imperiali,K.N.Allen
Key ref: K.D.Daughtry et al. (2012). Tailoring encodable lanthanide-binding tags as MRI contrast agents. Chembiochem, 13, 2567-2574. PubMed id: 23150430
Date:
06-Jan-12     Release date:   28-Nov-12    
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Protein chains
Pfam   ArchSchema ?
P62987  (RL40_HUMAN) -  Ubiquitin-ribosomal protein eL40 fusion protein from Homo sapiens
Seq:
Struc:
128 a.a.
110 a.a.
Key:    PfamA domain  Secondary structure  CATH domain

 Enzyme reactions 
   Enzyme class: E.C.?
[IntEnz]   [ExPASy]   [KEGG]   [BRENDA]

 

 
Chembiochem 13:2567-2574 (2012)
PubMed id: 23150430  
 
 
Tailoring encodable lanthanide-binding tags as MRI contrast agents.
K.D.Daughtry, L.J.Martin, A.Sarraju, B.Imperiali, K.N.Allen.
 
  ABSTRACT  
 
Lanthanide-binding tags (LBTs), peptide-based coexpression tags with high affinity for lanthanide ions, have previously been applied as luminescent probes to provide phasing for structure determination in X-ray crystallography and to provide restraints for structural refinement and distance information in NMR. The native affinity of LBTs for Gd(3+) indicates their potential as the basis for engineering of peptide-based MRI agents. However, the lanthanide coordination state that enhances luminescence and affords tightest binding would not be ideal for applications of LBTs as contrast agents, due to the exclusion of water from the inner coordination sphere. Herein, we use structurally defined LBTs as the starting point for re-engineering the first coordination shell of the lanthanide ion to provide for high contrast through direct coordination of water to Gd(3+) (resulting in the single LBT peptide, m-sLBT). The effectiveness of LBTs as MRI contrast agents was examined in vitro through measurement of binding affinity and proton relaxivity. For imaging applications that require targeted observation, fusion to specific protein partners is desirable. However, a fusion protein comprising a concatenated double LBT (dLBT) as an N-terminal tag for the model protein ubiquitin had reduced relaxivity compared with the free dLBT peptide. This limitation was overcome by the use of a construct based on the m-sLBT sequence (q-dLBT-ubiquitin). The structural basis for the enhanced contrast was examined by comparison of the X-ray crystal structure of xq-dLBT-ubiquitin (wherein two tryptophan residues are replaced with serine), to that of dLBT-ubiquitin. The structure shows that the backbone conformational dynamics of the MRI variant may allow enhanced water exchange. This engineered LBT represents a first step in expanding the current base of specificity-targeted agents available.
 

 

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