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Una jaula de proteína coordinada de oro ultraestable que muestra un conjunto reversible
Ali D Malay1,2, Naoyuki Miyazaki3, Artur Biela4,5
1Heddle Initiative Research Unit, RIKEN, Saitama, Japan.
Nature
|May 10, 2019
Resumen
Los investigadores crearon una nueva jaula de proteínas artificiales ultraestables utilizando la coordinación del metal. Este ensamblaje inducible de proteínas, controlado por iones de oro o mercurio, ofrece nuevas posibilidades para la química supramolecular y los biomateriales.
Área de la Ciencia:
- La bioquímica
- Ciencias de los materiales
- Biología sintética
Sus antecedentes:
- Las jaulas de proteínas son vitales en la naturaleza para funciones como la compartimentación y la entrega de carga.
- El diseño de conjuntos de proteínas controlables e inducibles sigue siendo un desafío importante en la biología sintética.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Para diseñar una jaula de proteína artificial ultra-estable con montaje y desmontaje controlado por metal.
- Para explorar nuevas geometrías supramoleculares y estrategias de enlace de proteínas robustas.
Principales métodos:
- Se utilizan anillos de proteínas sustituidas por cisteína y compuestos de oro (I) -trifenilfosfina para autoensamblaje.
- Se empleó la criomicroscopia electrónica para caracterizar las estructuras supramoleculares resultantes.
- Investigó el papel de la coordinación del metal (oro y mercurio) en la formación de la jaula.
Principales resultados:
- Generó con éxito jaulas de proteínas artificiales monodispersas superiores a 2 MDa, basadas en una geometría de cubo de Archimedeo sin precedentes.
- Se confirma que la estructura de la jaula está estabilizada por 120 enlaces S-Au ((I) S y exhibe dos formas quirales.
- Se ha demostrado una extrema estabilidad química y térmica, con fácil desmontaje provocado por agentes reductores.
Conclusiones:
- Estableció un método para crear estructuras de proteínas robustas de orden superior a través del ensamblaje coordinado por metales.
- Amplió las posibilidades de diseño para ensamblajes supramoleculares con nuevas geometrías.
- Mostró el potencial de las jaulas de proteínas sensibles al metal para aplicaciones avanzadas.
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