title: Identification of a biologically significant DNA-binding peptide motif by use of a random phage display library.
abstract: A peptide library approach was used to identify peptides that could bind to different DNA structures. A 23-mer random peptide library was displayed in the context of the pIII protein of M13 filamentous phage. Double-stranded (ds) oligodeoxyribonucleotides (oligos) were immobilized in 96-well plates using either chemical conjugation or a biotin-avidin linking method. Individual phage clones capable of binding to immobilized oligos were selected from the phage library. Using a plaque dilution assay for rapid screening of binding preferences, four groups of oligo-binding (OB) phage were tentatively identified as showing preference for: (1) single-stranded (ss) oligos irrespective of sequence; (2) ds oligos irrespective of sequence; (3) sequence-specific binding to ss oligos; and (4) weak non-specific binding to all types of oligos tested. A quantitative solution-phase competition assay was used to confirm the ability of certain phage to discriminate ss from ds oligos. A consensus motif, FGRA, was found in those phage clones that preferentially bound ss oligos; this motif has previously been noted in the binding domains of several ribonucleoproteins and ss DNA-binding proteins. Peptides based on the FGRA motif, but not scrambled controls, were able to inhibit the binding of appropriate phage clones or of Escherichia coli ss DNA-binding protein to oligos. This suggests that amino acid sequences that are capable of affecting biologically significant protein-DNA interactions can be identified from random peptide libraries using phage display techniques.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 27599, USA.
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: B K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Kay
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Juliano
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D017104:Bacteriophage M13 / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D001483:Base Sequence; D001667:Binding, Competitive; D036022:Capsid Proteins; D004247:DNA / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry; D004277:DNA, Single-Stranded / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D015723:Gene Library; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009838:Oligodeoxyribonucleotides / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry; D010455:Peptides / Q000737:chemistry; D014760:Viral Fusion Proteins / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D036022:Capsid Proteins; D004277:DNA, Single-Stranded; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D009838:Oligodeoxyribonucleotides; D010455:Peptides; D014760:Viral Fusion Proteins; D004247:DNA