Interactions between proteins frequently employ recognition sequences that engage in multivalent binding events. Dimeric 14-3-3 adapter proteins represent a prominent example, typically binding partner proteins in a phosphorylation-dependent mono- or bivalent manner. Here we describe the development of a cucurbit[8]uril (Q8)-based supramolecular system, which in conjunction with the 14-3-3 protein dimer acts as a binary and bivalent protein assembly platform. We fused the phenylalanine-glycine-glycine (FGG) tripeptide motif to the N-terminus of the 14-3-3-binding epitope of the estrogen receptor ? (ER?), for selective binding to Q8. Q8-induced dimerization of the ER? epitope augmented its affinity towards 14-3-3 via a binary bivalent binding mode. The crystal structure of the Q8-induced ternary complex, a first of its kind, reveals molecular insights into the multiple supramolecular interactions between the protein, peptide and Q8.
Rotaxane-mediated suppression and activation of cucurbit[6]uril for molecular detection by (129)Xe hyperCEST NMR
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Rotaxane-mediated suppression and activation of cucurbituril for molecular detection by (129)Xe hyperCEST NMR
Finbloom, J.A., et al., Rotaxane-mediated suppression and activation of cucurbituril for molecular detection by (129)Xe hyperCEST NMR. Chem Commun (Camb), 2016. 52(15): p. 3119-22.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26795714
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Cucurbit[6]uril is an ultrasensitive (129)Xe NMR contrast agent
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Cucurbituril is an ultrasensitive (129)Xe NMR contrast agent
Wang, Y. and I.J. Dmochowski, Cucurbituril is an ultrasensitive (129)Xe NMR contrast agent. Chem Commun (Camb), 2015. 51(43): p. 8982-5.
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[NMR paper] Resolution and measurement of heteronuclear dipolar couplings of a noncrystalline protein immobilized in a biological supramolecular assembly by proton-detected MAS solid-state NMR spectroscopy
Resolution and measurement of heteronuclear dipolar couplings of a noncrystalline protein immobilized in a biological supramolecular assembly by proton-detected MAS solid-state NMR spectroscopy
Publication date: Available online 26 October 2013
Source:Journal of Magnetic Resonance</br>
Author(s): Sang Ho Park , Chen Yang , Stanley J. Opella , Leonard J. Mueller</br>
Two-dimensional 15N chemical shift/1H chemical shift and three-dimensional 1H-15N dipolar coupling/15N chemical shift/1H chemical shift MAS solid-state NMR correlation spectra of the filamentous...
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[NMR paper] Solid-State NMR-Based Approaches for Supramolecular Structure Elucidation.
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Acc Chem Res. 2013 Apr 15;
Authors: Weingarth M, Baldus M
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[NMR paper] Monitoring Binding of HIV-1 Capsid Assembly Inhibitors Using (19) F Ligand-and (15) N Protein-Based NMR and X-ray Crystallography: Early Hit Validation of a Benzodiazepine Series.
Monitoring Binding of HIV-1 Capsid Assembly Inhibitors Using (19) F Ligand-and (15) N Protein-Based NMR and X-ray Crystallography: Early Hit Validation of a Benzodiazepine Series.
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Authors: Goudreau N, Coulombe R, Faucher AM, Grand-Maître C, Lacoste JE, Lemke CT, Malenfant E, Bousquet Y, Fader L, Simoneau B, Mercier JF, Titolo S, Mason SW
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