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Athi N Naganathan¹

¹Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai 600036, India. athi@iitm.ac.in

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Area of Science:

Biophysics
Computational Biology
Protein Engineering

Background:

Protein stability is crucial for biotechnological applications but challenging to engineer due to weak interactions.
Existing methods for predicting mutation effects on protein stability are often slow or lack accuracy.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a robust and fast computational strategy for engineering protein conformational stabilities through mutations.
To validate the predictive power of the developed method using experimental data and assess its applicability to therapeutic proteins.

Main Methods:

Utilized a structure-based statistical mechanical model that incorporates the ensemble nature of protein folding.
Applied the model to predict absolute stability changes for numerous experimental mutations across diverse proteins and enzymes.
Developed an in silico methodology for rapid mutation engineering and validated it against experimental data.

Main Results:

Achieved a 0.65 correlation and 81% success rate in predicting experimental mutations' effects on protein stability.
Demonstrated higher success rates (90%) for predicting multiple point mutants, validated with mesophile-thermophile protein pairs.
Showcased high accuracy (0.95 correlation) when benchmarking against ubiquitin mutations and assessed feasibility on DNase I.

Conclusions:

The developed computational method offers a rapid and reliable approach for screening protein mutants with enhanced stability.
This strategy is valuable for the biotechnology industry, constructing residue-level stability maps (hot spots), and improving protein-based therapeutics.