title: Cell adhesion to unnatural ligands mediated by a bifunctional protein.
abstract: This paper describes a molecular strategy to restore adhesion of cells to surfaces that otherwise do not present ligands that can mediate adhesion. The approach is based on a carbonic anhydrase fusion protein that binds benzenesulfonamides and that also includes the RGD peptide motif that can bind to cell-surface integrin adhesion receptors. In this way, the fusion protein can bind to a monolayer that presents the benzenesulfonamide ligand, thereby positioning the RGD peptide at the surface, where it can mediate the adhesion and spreading of cells. This strategy may provide a general method for promoting the adhesion of cells to non-natural surfaces or to defective biological matrices.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The University of Chicago, 929 East 57th Street, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA.
authors.forename: Juan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sánchez-Cortés
authors.forename: Katinka
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bähr
authors.forename: Milan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mrksich
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D016466:CHO Cells; D002448:Cell Adhesion; D006224:Cricetinae; D003412:Cricetulus; D008024:Ligands; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009842:Oligopeptides / Q000737:chemistry; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011506:Proteins / Q000737:chemistry*; D020349:Surface Plasmon Resonance
chemical_list: D008024:Ligands; D009842:Oligopeptides; D011506:Proteins; C047981:arginyl-glycyl-aspartic acid