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ACS Nano. 2019 Apr 23;13(4):4443-4454. doi: 10.1021/acsnano.8b09683. Epub 2019 Mar 26.
As self-assembling polyvalent nanoscale structures that can tolerate substantial genetic and chemical modification, virus-like particles are useful in a variety of fields. Here we describe the genetic modification and structural characterization of the Leviviridae PP7 capsid protein as a platform for the presentation of functional polypeptides. This particle was shown to tolerate the display of sequences from 1 kDa (a cell penetrating peptide) to 14 kDa (the Fc-binding double Z-domain) on its exterior surface as C-terminal genetic fusions to the coat protein. In addition, a dimeric construct allowed the presentation of exogenous loops between capsid monomers and the simultaneous presentation of two different peptides at different positions on the icosahedral structure. The PP7 particle is thereby significantly more tolerant of these types of polypeptide additions than Qβ and MS2, the other Leviviridae-derived VLPs in common use.
作为能够耐受大量遗传和化学修饰的自组装多价纳米结构,病毒样颗粒在多个领域都有应用。在这里,我们描述了 Leviviridae PP7 衣壳蛋白的遗传修饰和结构特征,将其作为展示功能多肽的平台。结果表明,该颗粒能够耐受在其外表面展示从 1kDa(穿膜肽)到 14kDa(Fc 结合双 Z 结构域)的序列,作为衣壳蛋白的 C 末端遗传融合。此外,二聚体构建体允许在衣壳单体之间展示外源环,并且能够在二十面体结构的不同位置同时展示两种不同的肽。与 Qβ和 MS2(另两种常用的 Leviviridae 衍生 VLPs)相比,PP7 颗粒对这些类型的多肽添加的耐受性显著提高。