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Christian Reichen¹, Simon Hansen¹, Cristina Forzani¹

¹Department of Biochemistry, University of Zurich, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland.

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Modular protein design using armadillo repeat proteins (ArmRPs) enables custom binder creation. Computationally designed ArmRPs (dArmRPs) achieve low nanomolar binding affinities for target peptides.

Keywords:

Rosetta armadillo repeat protein computational protein design molecular dynamics peptide binding

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Area of Science:

Protein engineering
Structural biology
Biomolecular design

Background:

Armadillo repeat proteins (ArmRPs) bind peptides by recognizing two residues per repeat.
Natural ArmRPs form superhelical structures, suggesting modularity for protein design.
Current methods for generating new binding molecules are often laborious and library-dependent.

Purpose of the Study:

To engineer a modular system for creating specific binding proteins on demand.
To design and validate computationally designed ArmRPs (dArmRPs) with tunable binding properties.
To explore the potential of dArmRPs as a novel platform for protein engineering.

Main Methods:

In silico design of a uniform, stackable repeat sequence maintaining optimal curvature geometry.
Molecular dynamics simulations to identify and stabilize flexible regions in dArmRPs.
X-ray crystallography to determine the experimental structures of dArmRPs.
Affinity measurements using conserved binding pockets from natural ArmRPs.

Main Results:

Identified an optimal repeat pair from yeast importin-α for complementary peptide binding.
Developed computationally designed ArmRPs (dArmRPs) with stabilized structures.
Experimental structures showed deviations from designed curvature, but functional binding pockets were retained.
dArmRPs with inserted binding pockets achieved low nanomolar affinities for target peptides.

Conclusions:

A modular approach using dArmRPs can create specific binders without traditional library selection.
dArmRPs represent a promising platform for de novo protein design and engineering.
This strategy offers a more efficient route to generating custom protein binders with desired affinities.