5 research outputs found
Halogen Interactions in ProteināLigand Complexes: Implications of Halogen Bonding for Rational Drug Design
Halogen bonding interactions between
halogenated ligands and proteins
were examined using the crystal structures deposited to date in the
PDB. The data was analyzed as a function of halogen bonding to main
chain Lewis bases, viz. oxygen of backbone carbonyl and backbone amide
nitrogen. This analysis also examined halogen bonding to side-chain
Lewis bases (O, N, and S) and to the electron-rich aromatic amino
acids. All interactions were restricted to van der Waals radii with
respective atoms. The data reveals that while fluorine and chlorine
have strong tendencies favoring interactions with the backbone Lewis
bases at glycine, the trend is not restricted to the achiral amino
acid backbone for larger halogens. Halogen side-chain interactions
are not restricted to amino acids containing O, N, and S as Lewis
bases. Electron-rich aromatic amino acids host a high frequency of
halogen bonds as does Leu. A closer examination of the latter hydrophobic
side chain reveals that the āpropensity of interactionsā
of halogen ligands at this oily residue is an outcome of strong classical
halogen bonds with Lewis bases in the vicinity. Finally, an examination
of Ī<sub>1</sub> (CāXĀ·Ā·Ā·O and CāXĀ·Ā·Ā·N)
and Ī<sub>2</sub> (XĀ·Ā·Ā·OāZ and XĀ·Ā·Ā·NāZ)
angles reveals that very few ligands adopt classical halogen bonding
angles, suggesting that steric and other factors may influence these
angles. The data is discussed in the context of ligand design for
pharmaceutical applications
A Metal Organic Framework with Spherical Protein Nodes: Rational Chemical Design of 3D Protein Crystals
We
describe here the construction of a three-dimensional, porous,
crystalline framework formed by spherical protein nodes that assemble
into a prescribed lattice arrangement through metalāorganic
linker-directed interactions. The octahedral iron storage enzyme,
ferritin, was engineered in its <i>C</i><sub>3</sub> symmetric
pores with tripodal Zn coordination sites. Dynamic light scattering
and crystallographic studies established that this Zn-ferritin construct
could robustly self-assemble into the desired bcc-type crystals upon
coordination of a ditopic linker bearing hydroxamic acid functional
groups. This system represents the first example of a ternary proteināmetalāorganic
crystalline framework whose formation is fully dependent on each of
its three components
A Metal Organic Framework with Spherical Protein Nodes: Rational Chemical Design of 3D Protein Crystals
We
describe here the construction of a three-dimensional, porous,
crystalline framework formed by spherical protein nodes that assemble
into a prescribed lattice arrangement through metalāorganic
linker-directed interactions. The octahedral iron storage enzyme,
ferritin, was engineered in its <i>C</i><sub>3</sub> symmetric
pores with tripodal Zn coordination sites. Dynamic light scattering
and crystallographic studies established that this Zn-ferritin construct
could robustly self-assemble into the desired bcc-type crystals upon
coordination of a ditopic linker bearing hydroxamic acid functional
groups. This system represents the first example of a ternary proteināmetalāorganic
crystalline framework whose formation is fully dependent on each of
its three components
A Metal Organic Framework with Spherical Protein Nodes: Rational Chemical Design of 3D Protein Crystals
We
describe here the construction of a three-dimensional, porous,
crystalline framework formed by spherical protein nodes that assemble
into a prescribed lattice arrangement through metalāorganic
linker-directed interactions. The octahedral iron storage enzyme,
ferritin, was engineered in its <i>C</i><sub>3</sub> symmetric
pores with tripodal Zn coordination sites. Dynamic light scattering
and crystallographic studies established that this Zn-ferritin construct
could robustly self-assemble into the desired bcc-type crystals upon
coordination of a ditopic linker bearing hydroxamic acid functional
groups. This system represents the first example of a ternary proteināmetalāorganic
crystalline framework whose formation is fully dependent on each of
its three components
Synthetic Modularity of ProteināMetalāOrganic Frameworks
Previously,
we adopted the construction principles of metalāorganic
frameworks (MOFs) to design a 3D crystalline protein lattice in which
pseudospherical ferritin nodes decorated on their <i>C</i><sub>3</sub> symmetric vertices with Zn coordination sites were connected
via a ditopic benzene-dihydroxamate linker. In this work, we have
systematically varied both the metal ions presented at the vertices
of the ferritin nodes (ZnĀ(II), NiĀ(II), and CoĀ(II)) and the synthetic
dihydroxamate linkers, which yielded an expanded library of 15 ferritināMOFs
with the expected body-centered (cubic or tetragonal) lattice arrangements.
Crystallographic and small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) analyses
indicate that lattice symmetries and dimensions of ferritināMOFs
can be dictated by both the metal and linker components. SAXS measurements
on bulk crystalline samples reveal that some ferritināMOFs
can adopt multiple lattice conformations, suggesting dynamic behavior.
This work establishes that the self-assembly of ferritināMOFs
is highly robust and that the synthetic modularity that underlies
the structural diversity of conventional MOFs can also be applied
to the self-assembly of protein-based crystalline materials