Aliasghar Rahimian , Ali Nabati , Hooman Askari , Mohammad Saffarioun , Mahdi Aminian
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Abstract
Background
Rational design of synthetic phage-displayed libraries requires the identification of the most appropriate positions for randomization using defined amino acid sets to recapitulate the natural occurrence. The present study uses position-specific scoring matrixes (PSSMs) for identifying and randomizing Camelidae nanobody (VHH) CDR3. The functionality of a synthetic VHH repertoire designed by this method was tested for discovering new VHH binders to recombinant coagulation factor VII (rfVII).
Methods
Based on PSSM analysis, the CDR3 of cAbBCII10 VHH framework was identified, and a set of amino acids for the substitution of each PSSM-CDR3 position was defined. Using the Rosetta design SwiftLib tool, the final repertoire was back-translated to a degenerate nucleotide sequence. A synthetic phage-displayed library was constructed based on this repertoire and screened for anti-rfVII binders.
Results
A synthetic phage-displayed VHH library with 1 × 108 variants was constructed. Three VHH binders to rfVII were isolated from this library with estimated dissociation constants (KD) of 1 × 10−8 M, 5.8 × 10−8 M and 2.6 × 10-7 M.
Conclusion
PSSM analysis is a simple and efficient way to design synthetic phage-displayed libraries.
期刊介绍:
Protein Expression and Purification is an international journal providing a forum for the dissemination of new information on protein expression, extraction, purification, characterization, and/or applications using conventional biochemical and/or modern molecular biological approaches and methods, which are of broad interest to the field. The journal does not typically publish repetitive examples of protein expression and purification involving standard, well-established, methods. However, exceptions might include studies on important and/or difficult to express and/or purify proteins and/or studies that include extensive protein characterization, which provide new, previously unpublished information.