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| Title | Cryo-EM, Protein Engineering, and Simulation Enable the Development of Peptide Therapeutics against Acute Myeloid Leukemia. |
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| Journal, issue, pages | ACS Cent Sci, Vol. 8, Issue 2, Page 214-222, Year 2022 |
| Publish date | Feb 23, 2022 |
Authors | Kaiming Zhang / Naoki Horikoshi / Shanshan Li / Alexander S Powers / Mikhail A Hameedi / Grigore D Pintilie / Hee-Don Chae / Yousuf A Khan / Carl-Mikael Suomivuori / Ron O Dror / Kathleen M Sakamoto / Wah Chiu / Soichi Wakatsuki / ![]() |
| PubMed Abstract | Cryogenic electron microscopy (cryo-EM) has emerged as a viable structural tool for molecular therapeutics development against human diseases. However, it remains a challenge to determine structures ...Cryogenic electron microscopy (cryo-EM) has emerged as a viable structural tool for molecular therapeutics development against human diseases. However, it remains a challenge to determine structures of proteins that are flexible and smaller than 30 kDa. The 11 kDa KIX domain of CREB-binding protein (CBP), a potential therapeutic target for acute myeloid leukemia and other cancers, is a protein which has defied structure-based inhibitor design. Here, we develop an experimental approach to overcome the size limitation by engineering a protein double-shell to sandwich the KIX domain between apoferritin as the inner shell and maltose-binding protein as the outer shell. To assist homogeneous orientations of the target, disulfide bonds are introduced at the target-apoferritin interface, resulting in a cryo-EM structure at 2.6 Å resolution. We used molecular dynamics simulations to design peptides that block the interaction of the KIX domain of CBP with the intrinsically disordered pKID domain of CREB. The double-shell design allows for fluorescence polarization assays confirming the binding between the KIX domain in the double-shell and these interacting peptides. Further cryo-EM analysis reveals a helix-helix interaction between a single KIX helix and the best peptide, providing a possible strategy for developments of next-generation inhibitors. |
External links | ACS Cent Sci / PubMed:35233453 / PubMed Central |
| Methods | EM (single particle) |
| Resolution | 2.3 - 2.57 Å |
| Structure data | EMDB-25791, PDB-7tb3: EMDB-25799, PDB-7tbh: |
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Keywords | STRUCTURAL PROTEIN / Protein Engineering / Simulation / Peptide Therapeutics / Acute Myeloid Leukemia |
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