Shivani Gupta Ludwig1, Casey L Kiyohara1, Laura A Carlucci1, Dagmara Kisiela1,2, Evgeni V Sokurenko1,2, Wendy Evelyn Thomas3. 1. Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, 3720 15th Ave NE. Foege N430P, Box 355061, Seattle, USA. 2. Department of Microbiology, University of Washington, HSB room J267a, Box 357735, Seattle, WA, USA. 3. Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, 3720 15th Ave NE. Foege N430P, Box 355061, Seattle, USA. wendyt@uw.edu.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Recognition proteins are critical in many biotechnology applications and would be even more useful if their binding could be regulated. The current gold standard for recognition molecules, antibodies, lacks convenient regulation. Alternative scaffolds can be used to build recognition proteins with new functionalities, including regulated recognition molecules. Here we test the use of the bacterial adhesin FimH as a scaffold for regulated molecular recognition. FimH binds to its native small molecule target mannose in a conformation-dependent manner that can be regulated by two types of noncompetitive regulation: allosteric and parasteric. RESULTS: We demonstrate that conformational regulation of FimH can be maintained even after reengineering the binding site to recognize the non-mannosylated targets nickel or Penta-His antibody, resulting in an up to 7-fold difference in KD between the two conformations. Moreover, both the allosteric and parasteric regulatory mechanisms native to FimH can be used to regulate binding to its new target. In one mutant, addition of the native ligand mannose parasterically improves the mutant's affinity for Penta-His 4-fold, even as their epitopes overlap. In another mutant, the allosteric antibody mab21 reduces the mutant's affinity for Penta-His 7-fold. The advantage of noncompetitive regulation is further illustrated by the ability of this allosteric regulator to induce 98% detachment of Penta-His, even with modest differences in affinity. CONCLUSIONS: This illustrates the potential of FimH, with its deeply studied conformation-dependent binding, as a scaffold for conformationally regulated binding via multiple mechanisms.
BACKGROUND: Recognition proteins are critical in many biotechnology applications and would be even more useful if their binding could be regulated. The current gold standard for recognition molecules, antibodies, lacks convenient regulation. Alternative scaffolds can be used to build recognition proteins with new functionalities, including regulated recognition molecules. Here we test the use of the bacterial adhesin FimH as a scaffold for regulated molecular recognition. FimH binds to its native small molecule target mannose in a conformation-dependent manner that can be regulated by two types of noncompetitive regulation: allosteric and parasteric. RESULTS: We demonstrate that conformational regulation of FimH can be maintained even after reengineering the binding site to recognize the non-mannosylated targets nickel or Penta-His antibody, resulting in an up to 7-fold difference in KD between the two conformations. Moreover, both the allosteric and parasteric regulatory mechanisms native to FimH can be used to regulate binding to its new target. In one mutant, addition of the native ligand mannose parasterically improves the mutant's affinity for Penta-His 4-fold, even as their epitopes overlap. In another mutant, the allosteric antibody mab21 reduces the mutant's affinity for Penta-His 7-fold. The advantage of noncompetitive regulation is further illustrated by the ability of this allosteric regulator to induce 98% detachment of Penta-His, even with modest differences in affinity. CONCLUSIONS: This illustrates the potential of FimH, with its deeply studied conformation-dependent binding, as a scaffold for conformationally regulated binding via multiple mechanisms.
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