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ReviewProtein science : a publication of the Protein Society2017

Monobodies and other synthetic binding proteins for expanding protein science.

Fern Sha, Gabriel Salzman, Ankit Gupta, Shohei Koide

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Review in Protein science : a publication of the Protein Society, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 102 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

102 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Fern ShaDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, 60637.
Gabriel SalzmanDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, 60637.
Ankit GuptaDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, 60637.
Shohei KoideDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, 60637.ORCID 0000-0001-5473-4358

Funding

Intrabody-dependent activation of cell-specific gene expression in CNSU01MH109102 · NIMH · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI BLACKSHAW, SETH · 2015 to 2017
$3.4M
Genetically encoded designer inhibitors for functional epigenomicsR01DA036887 · NIDA · UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO · PI KOIDE, SHOHEI · 2013 to 2017
$2.0M
Molecular mechanisms of SHP2 signaling dissected with designer binding proteinsR01CA194864 · NCI · NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI KOIDE, SHOHEI · 2016 to 2020
$1.8M
Modulation and molecular mechanisms of GPR56 functionF30GM116455 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO · PI SALZMAN, GABRIEL · 2015 to 2017
$146k
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA194864NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA036887NIGMS NIH HHS F30 GM116455NIMH NIH HHS U01 MH109102
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Synthetic binding proteins are constructed using nonantibody molecular scaffolds. Over the last two decades, in-depth structural and functional analyses of synthetic binding proteins have improved combinatorial library designs and selection strategies, which have resulted in potent platforms that consistently generate binding proteins to diverse targets with affinity and specificity that rival those of antibodies. Favorable attributes of synthetic binding proteins, such as small size, freedom from disulfide bond formation and ease of making fusion proteins, have enabled their unique applications in protein science, cell biology and beyond. Here, we review recent studies that illustrate how synthetic binding proteins are powerful probes that can directly link structure and function, often leading to new mechanistic insights. We propose that synthetic proteins will become powerful standard tools in diverse areas of protein science, biotechnology and medicine.

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AnimalsHumansProtein EngineeringSingle-Domain AntibodiesSingle-Domain Antibodiesbiologic therapeuticsdirected evolutionprotein engineeringprotein-protein interactionstructure-function relationship

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PMID28249355
PMCPMC5405424

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