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A cysteine-specific solubilizing tag strategy enables efficient chemical protein synthesis of difficult targets.
A cysteine-specific solubilizing tag strategy enables efficient chemical protein synthesis of difficult targets. Chemical science Li, W., Jacobsen, M. T., Park, C., Jung, J. U., Lin, N. P., Huang, P. S., Lal, R. A., Chou, D. H. 2024; 15 (9): 3214-3222Abstract
We developed a new cysteine-specific solubilizing tag strategy via a cysteine-conjugated succinimide. This solubilizing tag remains stable under common native chemical ligation conditions and can be efficiently removed with palladium-based catalysts. Utilizing this approach, we synthesized two proteins containing notably difficult peptide segments: interleukin-2 (IL-2) and insulin. This IL-2 chemical synthesis represents the simplest and most efficient approach to date, which is enabled by the cysteine-specific solubilizing tag to synthesize and ligate long peptide segments. Additionally, we synthesized a T8P insulin variant, previously identified in an infant with neonatal diabetes. We show that T8P insulin exhibits reduced bioactivity (a 30-fold decrease compared to standard insulin), potentially contributing to the onset of diabetes in these patients. In summary, our work provides an efficient tool to synthesize challenging proteins and opens new avenues for exploring research directions in understanding their biological functions.
View details for DOI 10.1039/d3sc06032b
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