title: Selection based on the folding properties of proteins with ribosome display.
abstract: Ribosome display is a powerful tool for selecting and evolving protein functions through ligand-binding. Here, this in vitro system was used to perform selection based on the folding properties of proteins, independent of specific ligand-binding. The selection is based on two properties of misfolded proteins: (1) increased sensitivity to proteolysis and (2) greater exposure of hydrophobic area. By targeting these properties, we show that compactly folded and soluble proteins can be enriched over insoluble and random coil proteins. This approach may be especially useful for selection and evolution of folded proteins from random sequence libraries.
authors.affiliation: Biochemisches Institut, Universität Zürich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057 Zürich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Tomoaki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Matsuura
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Plückthun
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D010450:Endopeptidases / Q000378:metabolism; D057927:Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D019151:Peptide Library; D011189:Potassium Chloride; D017510:Protein Folding; D011506:Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D012270:Ribosomes / Q000378:metabolism; D012995:Solubility
chemical_list: D019151:Peptide Library; D011506:Proteins; D011189:Potassium Chloride; D010450:Endopeptidases