7JTR

Complex of maltose-binding protein (MBP) with single-chain Fv (scFv)

Summary for 7JTR

• Entry DOI: 10.2210/pdb7jtr/pdb
• Related PRD ID: PRD_900001
• Descriptor: Maltose/maltodextrin-binding periplasmic protein, single-chain Fv antibody fragment (scFv), alpha-D-glucopyranose-(1-4)-alpha-D-glucopyranose, ... (5 entities in total)
• Functional Keywords: maltose, antibody, scfv, complex, sugar binding protein, sugar binding protein-immune system complex, sugar binding protein/immune system
• Biological source: Mus musculus; More
• Total number of polymer chains: 8
• Total formula weight: 272447.75

Authors

Loll, P.J. (deposition date: 2020-08-18, release date: 2021-05-05, Last modification date: 2024-11-13)

Primary citation

Lenon, M.,Ke, N.,Ren, G.,Meuser, M.E.,Loll, P.J.,Riggs, P.,Berkmen, M.
A useful epitope tag derived from maltose binding protein.
Protein Sci., 30:1235-1246, 2021

PubMed Abstract: Maltose binding protein (MBP) is used in recombinant protein expression as an affinity and solubility tag. The monoclonal antibody B48 binds MBP tightly and has no cross-reactivity to other proteins in an Escherichia coli lysate. This high level of specificity suggested that MBP contains an epitope that could prove useful as a purification and visualization tag for proteins expressed in E. coli. To discover the MBP epitope, a co-crystal structure was determined for MBP bound to its antibody and four amino acids of MBP were identified as critical for the binding interaction. Fusions of various fragments of MBP to the glutathione S-transferase protein were engineered in order to identify the smallest fragment still recognized by the α-MBP antibody. Stabilization of the epitope via mutational engineering resulted in a minimized 14 amino-acid tag.

PubMed: 33896065
DOI: 10.1002/pro.4088

Experimental method

X-RAY DIFFRACTION (2.5 Å)