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  • Biochemistry
  • Molecular Biology
  • Evolutionary Biology

Background:

  • Identifying mutations that enhance protein stability is difficult as most mutations are destabilizing.
  • Understanding protein stability evolution can shed light on how current protein sequences evolved.
  • Protein stability is crucial for protein function and cellular processes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a novel genetic selection method for directly identifying protein-stabilizing mutations in vivo.
  • To investigate the relationship between in vivo and in vitro protein stability.
  • To explore the evolutionary pressures that influence protein stability.

Main Methods:

  • A genetic selection system was designed to link in vivo protein stability directly to antibiotic resistance.
  • Mutants were selected based on enhanced antibiotic resistance, implying increased protein stability.
  • Thermodynamic and kinetic stability assays were performed on selected mutants.

Main Results:

  • The developed genetic selection successfully identified mutations that stabilize proteins in vivo.
  • Most selected mutants exhibited enhanced thermodynamic and kinetic stability, suggesting conserved stability principles.
  • Mutations improving the stability of the Im7 protein were primarily located on its surface, involved in colicin E7 binding.

Conclusions:

  • The genetic selection provides a powerful tool for identifying stabilizing mutations without prior structural or functional knowledge.
  • In vivo and in vitro protein stability appear to be governed by similar principles.
  • Evolutionary trade-offs in protein-protein interactions can lead to decreased stability of individual components, as seen with the Im7 protein.