Sequence and Structural Duality: Designing Peptides to Adopt Two Stable Conformations
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Abstract
To improve our understanding of conformational transitions in proteins, we are attempting the de novo design of peptides that switch structural state. Here, we describe coiled-coil peptides with sequence and structural duality; that is, features compatible with two different coiled-coil motifs superimposed within the same sequence. Specifically, we promoted a parallel leucine-zipper dimer under reducing conditions, and a monomeric helical hairpin in an intramolecularly disulfide bridged state. Using an iterative process, we engineered peptides that formed stable structures consistent with both targets under the different conditions. Finally, for one of the designs, we demonstrated a one-way switch from the helical hairpin to the coiled-coil dimer upon addition of disulfide-reducing agents.
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