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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
13
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-3-24
pubmed:abstractText
Evolution modulates the quantitative characteristics of protein interactions and often uses combinations of weak interactions to achieve a particular specificity. We addressed how quantitative optimization might be used in the design of multidomain proteins, using a chimera containing epidermal growth factor (EGF) as a cell targeting element and interferon-alpha-2a (IFNalpha-2a) to initiate signal transduction. We first connected EGF and IFNalpha-2a via a linker that allows both ligands to bind to their receptors on a cell surface and then incorporated a series of mutations into the IFNalpha-2a portion that progressively decrease both the on rate and the dissociation constant of the IFNalpha-2a-IFNalpha receptor 2 (IFNAR2) interaction. Using this strategy, we designed chimeric proteins in which the activation of the IFNalpha receptor in HeLa, A431, and engineered Daudi cells depends on the presence of EGF receptor on the same cell. The mutant chimeric proteins also inhibited proliferation of IFNalpha-sensitive cells in an EGF receptor-dependent manner. These results provide insights into the quantitative requirements for specific binding to multisubunit receptors and illustrate the value of a quantitative approach in the design of synthetic-biological constructs.
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pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0021-9258
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
28
pubmed:volume
283
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
8469-76
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Enhancement of cell type specificity by quantitative modulation of a chimeric ligand.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Systems Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural