To study the binding specificity of Src homology 3 (SH3) domains, we have screened a mouse embryonic expression library for peptide fragments that interact with them. Several clones were identified that express fragments of proteins which, through proline-rich binding sites, exhibit differential binding specificity to various SH3 domains. Src-SH3-specific binding uses a sequence of 7 aa of the ...

The SH2 and SH3 domain structural integrity and functionality were confirmed by peptide binding assays. Binding studies using two phosphotyrosine peptides derived from EGFR (FLPVPE{pY}IN-QSVPKR) and Shc (EEPPDHQ{pY}YNDFPGK) for the Grb2 SH2 domain and a SOS1-derived proline-rich peptide (PVPPPVPPRRRPEY) for the SH3 domains were performed using MST 1. Grb2 was fluorescently labeled using Atto488...

BACKGROUND Specific coupling of de novo designed recombinant protein polymers for the construction of precisely structured nanomaterials is of interest for applications in biomedicine, pharmaceutics and diagnostics. An attractive coupling strategy is to incorporate specifically interacting peptides into the genetic design of the protein polymers. An example of such interaction is the binding of...

Aromatic prenyltransferases from cyanobactin biosynthetic pathways catalyse the chemoselective and regioselective intramolecular transfer of prenyl/geranyl groups isoprene donors to an electron-rich position in these macrocyclic linear peptides. These enzymes often demonstrate relaxed substrate specificity are considered useful biocatalysts for structural diversification Herein, we assess donor...

Posttranslational isoprenylation is generally recognized as a universal modification of the cysteine residues in peptides and the thiol groups of proteins in eukaryotes. In contrast, the Bacillus quorum sensing peptide pheromone, the ComX pheromone, possesses a posttranslationally modified tryptophan residue, and the tryptophan residue is isoprenylated with either a geranyl or farnesyl group at...

Display of peptides on the surface of bacteria offers many new and exciting applications in biotechnology. Fimbriae is a good candidate for epitope display on the surface of bacteria. The potential of CS3 fimbriae of enterotoxigenic E. coli as a display system has been investigated. A novel cell surface display system with metal binding property was developed by using CS3 fimbriae. Short metal ...