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ArticleInorganic chemistry2008

Design of thiolate rich metal binding sites within a peptidic framework.

Marek Łuczkowski, Monika Stachura, Virgil Schirf, Borries Demeler, Lars Hemmingsen, Vincent L Pecoraro

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Article in Inorganic chemistry, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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18citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

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18 citing papers in PubMed, 49 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Marek ŁuczkowskiDepartment of Chemistry, UniVersity of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1055, USA.
Monika Stachura
Virgil Schirf
Borries Demeler
Lars Hemmingsen
Vincent L Pecoraro
University of Michigan–Ann Arbor · USThe University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio · USUniversity of Copenhagen · DK

Funding

TISSUE CULTURE---COREP30CA054174 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCIENCE CENTER · PI Lei Zheng · 1991 to 2026
$59.1M
Toxic Metal Complexation By de Novo Designed PeptidesR01ES012236 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI PECORARO, VINCENT L · 2003 to 2018
$4.4M
UltraScan Software Maintenance and DevelopmentR01RR022200 · NCRR · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCIENCE CENTER · PI DEMELER, BORRIES · 2007 to 2010
$1.7M
NCI NIH HHS CA54174NCI NIH HHS P30 CA054174NCRR NIH HHS R01 RR022200NCRR NIH HHS R01RR022200-01A1NIEHS NIH HHS R01 ES012236
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A de novo protein design strategy provides a powerful tool to elucidate how heavy metals interact with proteins.Cysteine derivatives of the TRI peptide family (Ac-G(LKALEEK)4G-NH2) have been shown to bind heavy metals in an unusual trigonal geometry. Our present objective was to design binding sites in R-helical scaffolds that are able to form higher coordination number complexes with Cd(II) and Hg(II). Herein, we evaluate the binding of Cd(II) and Hg(II) to double cysteine substituted TRI peptides lacking intervening leucines between sulfurs in the heptads. We compare a -Cysd-X-X-X-Cysa- binding motif found in TRIL12CL16C to the more common -Cysa-X-X-Cysd- sequence of native proteins found in TRIL9CL12C. Compared to TRI, these substitutions destabilize the helical aggregates,leading to mixtures of two- and three-stranded bundles. The three-stranded coiled coils are stabilized by the addition of metals. TRIL9CL12C forms distorted tetrahedral complexes with both Cd(II) and Hg(II), as supported by UV-vis,CD, 113Cd NMR, 199Hg NMR and 111mCd PAC spectroscopy. Additionally, these signatures are very similar to those found for heavy metal substituted rubredoxin. These results suggest that in terms of Hg(II) binding, TRIL9CL12Ccan be considered as a good mimic of the metallochaperone HAH1, that has previously been shown to form protein dimers. TRIL12CL16C has limited ability to generate homoleptic tetrahedral complexes (Cd(SR)42-). These type of complexes were identified only for Hg(II). However, the spectroscopic signatures suggest a different geometry around the metal ion, demonstrating that effective metal sequestration into the hydrophobic interior of the bundle requires more than simply adding two sulfur residues in adjacent layers of the peptide core. Thus, proper design of metal binding sites must also consider the orientation of cysteine sidechains in a vs d positions of the heptads.

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Drug DesignAmino Acid SequenceBinding SitesCadmiumCentrifugationCircular DichroismElectronsMagnetic Resonance SpectroscopyMercuryMetalsMolecular Sequence DataPeptidesSulfhydryl CompoundsCadmiumMercuryMetalsPeptidesSulfhydryl Compounds

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PMID18959366
PMCPMC2650386
OpenAlexW1969008435

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