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Identifying Protein-protein Interaction Sites Using Peptide Arrays
Published on: November 18, 2014
Investigation of the network of preferred interactions in an artificial coiled-coil association using the peptide
Raheleh Rezaei Araghi1, Carsten C Mahrenholz, Rudolf Volkmer
1Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Takustrasse 3, 14195 Berlin, Germany.
Abstract:
We screened a randomized library and identified natural peptides that bound selectively to a chimeric peptide containing α-, β- and γ-amino acids. The SPOT arrays provide a means for the systematic study of the possible interaction space accessible to the αβγ-chimera. The mutational analysis reveals the dependence of the binding affinities of α-peptides to the αβγ-chimera, on the hydrophobicity and bulkiness of the side chains at the corresponding hydrophobic interface. The stability of the resulting heteroassemblies was further confirmed in solution by CD and thermal denaturation.
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