Protein recognition using host-guest recognition approach is of great interest but has been limited mainly to the protein N-terminal residues.Here,we site-specific incorporated two novel non-canonical amino acids cont...Protein recognition using host-guest recognition approach is of great interest but has been limited mainly to the protein N-terminal residues.Here,we site-specific incorporated two novel non-canonical amino acids containing supramolecular guest motifs into protein via an expanded genetic code.Through Staudinger reduction reactions,the encoded unnatural residues on protein becoming activated and can be specifically recognized by cucurbit[7]uril(CB[7])and cucurbit[8]uril(CB[8]).We demonstrated that enzyme containing guest amino acid incorporated near the active site can be reversibly regulated by CB[7]recognition,and CB[8]recognition induces protein dimerization.These amino acids will make useful addition to the supramolecular toolbox for protein targeting using molecular recognition approaches.展开更多
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.22325701,U22A20332,92156025 and 92253301)the National Key Research and Development Program of China(Nos.2022YFA0912400 and 2021YFA0909900)the Beijing Natural Science Foundation(No.JQ20034).
文摘Protein recognition using host-guest recognition approach is of great interest but has been limited mainly to the protein N-terminal residues.Here,we site-specific incorporated two novel non-canonical amino acids containing supramolecular guest motifs into protein via an expanded genetic code.Through Staudinger reduction reactions,the encoded unnatural residues on protein becoming activated and can be specifically recognized by cucurbit[7]uril(CB[7])and cucurbit[8]uril(CB[8]).We demonstrated that enzyme containing guest amino acid incorporated near the active site can be reversibly regulated by CB[7]recognition,and CB[8]recognition induces protein dimerization.These amino acids will make useful addition to the supramolecular toolbox for protein targeting using molecular recognition approaches.