6LF3

3D domain-swapped dimer of the maltose-binding protein fused to a fragment of the protein-tyrosine kinase 2-beta


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 3.20 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.284 
  • R-Value Work: 0.244 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.246 

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Literature

Passenger sequences can promote interlaced dimers in a common variant of the maltose-binding protein.

Momin, A.A.Hameed, U.F.S.Arold, S.T.

(2019) Sci Rep 9: 20396-20396

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-56718-y
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    6LES, 6LF3

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    The maltose-binding protein (MBP) is one of the most frequently used protein tags due to its capacity to stabilize, solubilize and even crystallize recombinant proteins that are fused to it. Given that MBP is thought to be a highly stable monomeric protein with known characteristics, fused passenger proteins are often studied without being cleaved from MBP. Here we report that a commonly used engineered MBP version (mutated to lower its surface entropy) can form interlaced dimers when fused to short protein sequences derived from the focal adhesion kinase (FAK) or the homologous protein tyrosine kinase 2 (PYK2). These MBP dimers still bind maltose and can interconvert with monomeric forms in vitro under standard conditions despite a contact surface of more than 11,000 Å 2 . We demonstrate that both the mutations in MBP and the fused protein sequences were required for dimer formation. The FAK and PYK2 sequences are less than 40% identical, monomeric, and did not show specific interactions with MBP, suggesting that a variety of sequences can promote this MBP dimerization. MBP dimerization was abrogated by reverting two of the eight mutations introduced in the engineered MBP. Our results provide an extreme example for induced reversible domain-swapping, with implications for protein folding dynamics. Our observations caution that passenger-promoted MBP dimerization might mislead experimental characterization of the fused protein sequences, but also suggest a simple mutation to stop this phenomenon.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Computational Bioscience Research Center (CBRC), Division of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Engineering (BESE), Thuwal, 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Maltose/maltodextrin-binding periplasmic protein,Protein-tyrosine kinase 2-beta
A, B, C, D, E
A, B, C, D, E, F
419Escherichia coli K-12Homo sapiens
This entity is chimeric
Mutation(s): 8 
Gene Names: malEb4034JW3994PTK2BFAK2PYK2RAFTK
EC: 2.7.10.2
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Go to UniProtKB:  Q14289
PHAROS:  Q14289
GTEx:  ENSG00000120899 
Entity Groups  
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UniProt GroupsQ14289P0AEX9
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Entity ID: 2
MoleculeChains Length2D Diagram Glycosylation3D Interactions
alpha-D-glucopyranose-(1-4)-alpha-D-glucopyranose
G, H, I, J, K
G, H, I, J, K, L
2N/A
Glycosylation Resources
GlyTouCan:  G07411ON
GlyCosmos:  G07411ON
Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 3.20 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.284 
  • R-Value Work: 0.244 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.246 
  • Space Group: P 1
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 78.78α = 112.46
b = 92.74β = 101.66
c = 93.61γ = 94.93
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
REFMACrefinement
PDB_EXTRACTdata extraction
XDSdata reduction
XDSdata scaling
MOLREPphasing

Structure Validation

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Entry History & Funding Information

Deposition Data


Funding OrganizationLocationGrant Number
Other governmentSaudi ArabiaKAUST - URF/1/2602-01-01

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2019-12-11
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2020-01-29
    Changes: Database references
  • Version 2.0: 2020-07-29
    Type: Remediation
    Reason: Carbohydrate remediation
    Changes: Advisory, Atomic model, Data collection, Derived calculations, Non-polymer description, Structure summary
  • Version 2.1: 2023-11-22
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Refinement description, Structure summary