Liquid-Liquid Phase Separation of the Green Mussel Adhesive Protein Pvfp-5 is Regulated by the Post-Translated Dopa Amino Acid
© 2021 Wiley-VCH GmbH.
| Publié dans: | Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.). - 1998. - 34(2022), 25 vom: 01. Juni, Seite e2103828 |
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| Autres auteurs: | , , , , , , |
| Format: | Article en ligne |
| Langue: | English |
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2022
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| Accès à la collection: | Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) |
| Sujets: | Journal Article Dopa Perna viridis adhesives liquid-liquid phase separation mussel foot proteins Adhesives Amino Acids Proteins adhesive protein, mussel plus... |
| Résumé: | © 2021 Wiley-VCH GmbH. The underwater adhesive prowess of aquatic mussels has been largely attributed to the abundant post-translationally modified amino acid l-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (Dopa) in mussel foot proteins (MFPs) that make up their adhesive threads. More recently, it has been suggested that during thread fabrication, MFPs form intermediate fluidic phases such as liquid crystals or coacervates regulated by a liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS) process. Here, it is shown that Dopa plays another central role during mussel fiber formation, by enabling LLPS of Pvfp-5β, a main MFP of the green mussel Perna viridis. Using residue-specific substitution of Tyrosine (Tyr) for Dopa during recombinant expression, Dopa-substituted Pvfp-5β is shown to exhibit LLPS under seawater-like conditions, whereas the Tyr-only version forms insoluble aggregates. Combining quantum chemistry calculations and solution NMR, a transient H-bonding network requiring the two hydroxyl groups of Dopa is found to be critical to enable LLPS in Dopa-mutated Pvfp-5β. Overall, the study suggests that Dopa plays an important role in regulating LLPS of MFPs, which may be critical to concentrate the adhesive proteins at the plaque/substrate interface and therefore produce a more robust adhesive. The findings also provide molecular-level lessons to guide biomanufacturing of protein-based materials such as bioadhesives and load-bearing fibers |
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| Description: | Date Completed 24.06.2022 Date Revised 24.06.2022 published: Print-Electronic Citation Status MEDLINE |
| ISSN: | 1521-4095 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/adma.202103828 |