使用Protposer进行蛋白质热稳定:将高度稳定的阿波弗拉夫毒素的稳定性极限和折叠可逆性推高

Antonio Hidalgo-Toledo1, Darío Bazco1, Víctor Correa-Pérez1

  • 1Biocomputation and Complex Systems Physics Institute (BIFI)-Joint Unit: GBsC-CSIC, University of Zaragoza, 50018 Zaragoza, Spain; Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular y Celular, Faculty of Science, University of Zaragoza, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain.

概括

蛋白质工程可以进一步稳定蛋白质. 通过使用计算工具Protposer,科学家们提高了阿波黄素的稳定性,实现了更高的化温度,并保持了新突变的催化活性.

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