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Insertion of charge in the hydrophobic interior of proteins as a strategy for engineering pH-sensitive switches
US10138471B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-10138471-B2 |
| Application number | US-201414507381-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Oct 6, 2014 |
| Priority date | Oct 4, 2013 |
| Publication date | Nov 27, 2018 |
| Grant date | Nov 27, 2018 |
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Methods are provided for engineering non-naturally occurring proteins comprising artificial pH-sensitive conformational switches that respond to a change in pH by causing a global unfolding of the proteins. Non-naturally occurring proteins comprising artificial pH-sensitive conformational switches that respond to a change in pH by causing a global unfolding of the proteins are also provided.
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That which is claimed: 1. A non-naturally occurring protein comprising an artificial pH-sensitive conformational switch that responds to a change in pH, within a range of pH 5.0 to pH 9.0, by causing a cooperative unfolding transition of the protein, wherein the protein comprises two or more ionizable amino acid residues selected from Lys, Asp, and Glu, that titrate with a pK a value shifted relative to the normal pK a value in water for the one or more ionizable amino acid residues, and wherein the two or more ionizable amino acid residues comprise two or more alternative amino acid residues that have been substituted for two or more amino acid residues in an internal region of the protein. 2. The protein of claim 1 , wherein the protein cooperatively unfolds within a range of pH from about 6.0 pH to about 8.0 pH. 3. The protein of claim 1 , wherein the protein cooperatively unfolds within a range of pH from about 6.5 pH to about 7.5 pH. 4. The protein of claim 1 , wherein the protein cooperatively unfolds in a physiological pH range. 5. The protein of claim 1 , wherein the two or more alternative amino acid residues were substituted for two or more amino acid residues in an internal region of a protein having an initial thermodynamic stability of 12 kcal/mol at 298 K at pH 7.
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Micrococcal nuclease (3.1.31.1) · CPC title
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Ribonucleases {[RNase]; Deoxyribonucleases [DNase]} · CPC title
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- What does patent US10138471B2 cover?
- Methods are provided for engineering non-naturally occurring proteins comprising artificial pH-sensitive conformational switches that respond to a change in pH by causing a global unfolding of the proteins. Non-naturally occurring proteins comprising artificial pH-sensitive conformational switches that respond to a change in pH by causing a global unfolding of the proteins are also provided.
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- Univ Johns Hopkins
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- Primary CPC classification C12N9/22. Mapped technology areas include Chemistry & Metallurgy.
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- Publication date Tue Nov 27 2018 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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