Galectin-1 is a β-galactoside-binding lectin with manifold biological functions. A single tryptophan residue (W68) in its carbohydrate binding site plays a major role in ligand binding and is highly conserved among galectins. To fine tune galectin-1 specificity, we introduced several non-canonical tryptophan analogues at this position of human galectin-1 and analyzed the resulting variants using glycan microarrays. Two variants containing 7-azatryptophan and 7-fluorotryptophan showed a reduced affinity for 3'-sulfated oligosaccharides. Their interaction with different ligands was further analyzed by fluorescence polarization competition assay. Using molecular modeling we provide structural clues that the change in affinities comes from modulated interactions and solvation patterns. Thus, we show that the introduction of subtle atomic mutations in the ligand binding site of galectin-1 is an attractive approach for fine-tuning its interactions with different ligands.
- Klíčová slova
- lectins, molecular dynamics, non-canonical amino acids, protein engineering, synthetic glycobiology,
- MeSH
- galektin 1 * chemie MeSH
- galektiny metabolismus MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- ligandy MeSH
- oligosacharidy chemie MeSH
- tryptofan * MeSH
- vazebná místa MeSH
- Check Tag
- lidé MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- práce podpořená grantem MeSH
- Názvy látek
- galektin 1 * MeSH
- galektiny MeSH
- ligandy MeSH
- oligosacharidy MeSH
- tryptofan * MeSH
