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ArticleBMC research notes2023

In-silico molecular designs to treat neurologic and ophthalmologic diseases caused by sorbitol excess: engineering the Agrobacterium vitis protein.

Shonit Nair Sharma, Ashkhan Hojati, Bhargavee Gnanasambandam, Rahul S Yerrabelli, Joshua Brozek

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Article in BMC research notes, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Shonit Nair SharmaDepartment of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1016-647X
Ashkhan HojatiCarle Illinois College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, 61801, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5883-3257
Bhargavee GnanasambandamCarle Illinois College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, 61801, USA. bg19@illinois.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5716-1620
Rahul S YerrabelliCarle Illinois College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, 61801, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7670-9601
Joshua BrozekCarle Foundation Hospital, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1879-1571
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign · USBrigham and Women's Hospital · USCarle Foundation Hospital · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This work presents the design of a new protein based on the adenosine triphosphate-binding cassette (ABC) transporter solute binding protein (SBP) derived from Agrobacterium vitis, a gram-negative plant pathogen. The Protein Data Bank in Europe's dictionary of chemical components was utilized to identify sorbitol and D-allitol. Allitol bound to an ABC transporter SBP was identified in the Research Collaboratory for Structural Bioinformatics Protein Data Bank (RCSB). Wizard Pair Fitting and Sculpting tools in PyMOL were used to replace bound allitol with sorbitol. PackMover Python code was used to induce mutations in the ABC transporter SBP's binding pocket, and changes in free energy for each protein-sorbitol complex were identified. The results indicate that adding charged side chains forms polar bonds with sorbitol in the binding pocket, thus increasing its stabilization. In theory, the novel protein can be used as a molecular sponge to remove sorbitol from tissue and therefore treat conditions affected by sorbitol dehydrogenase deficiency.

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Bacterial ProteinsSorbitolAgrobacteriumATP-Binding Cassette TransportersSugar AlcoholsallitolATP-Binding Cassette TransportersBacterial ProteinsSorbitolSugar AlcoholsBiologicCataractNeuropathyProtein EngineeringPyRosetta

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PMID37400926
PMCPMC10318746
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