Structure-based design and protein engineering of intersubunit disulfide bonds in gonadotropins
- 1 July 1997
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Nature Biotechnology
- Vol. 15 (7) , 658-662
- https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt0797-658
Abstract
Pairs of cystine residues were introduced in the alpha- and beta-subunits of human choriogonadotropin at positions with optimal geometries for the formation of disulfide bonds. Using the homology with luteinizing hormone and follicle stimulating hormone, similar mutations were carried out in these glycoprotein hormones. In nearly all mutants the corresponding disulfide bonds were formed leading to a non-natural, covalent linkage between the alpha- and beta-subunits. The mutants typically display wild-type receptor binding and bioactivity. The mutants with non-natural intersubunit disulfide bonds display enhanced thermostabilities relative to the corresponding heterodimeric glycoprotein hormones, rendering them candidates for long acting gonadotropins with enhanced shelf lives.Keywords
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