Multiple Mutations on α, β and γ Domains of Streptokinase Lead to the Generation of Highly Efficient Cysteine Analogues with Promising Features

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BACKGROUND: Streptokinase, one of the most widely used thrombolytic medicines, is a favorable protein for site-specific PEGylation as it lacks any cysteine residues in its amino acid sequence; however, any changes in the protein's structure should be carefully planned to avoid undesired changes in its function.

OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to design and produce novel di/tri-cysteine variants of streptokinase from previously developed cysteine analogues, Arg45, Glu263, and Arg319, as candidates for multiple site-specific PEGylation.

METHODS: Using bioinformatics tools and site-directed mutagenesis, we incorporated concurrent mutations at Arg45, Glu263, and Arg319 (carried out in our previous study) to create di/tri-cysteine variants of streptokinase proteins (SK45-319cys, SK263-319cys, and SK45-263-319cys) and evaluated their kinetic activity parameters by a colorimetric method, using H-D-Val-Leu-Lys-pNA.2HCl (S2251) as substrate.

RESULTS: Based on the kinetic results, SK263-319cys with 44% enzyme efficiency increment compared to wild-type SK was the superior protein in terms of activity; as well, SK45-319cys and SK45-263-319cys showed 17 and 22% activity enhancement, respectively. Docking of the mutant streptokinase proteins with μ-plasmin demonstrated that changes in intermolecular interactions caused by amino acid substitution could be the reason for activity difference.

CONCLUSION: The novel mutant proteins created in this study exhibit remarkable biological activity and may be uniquely suitable for simultaneous PEGylation on two/three domains. As well, PEGylated derivates of these variants might prove to be more proficient proteins, compared to the singlecysteine analogs of streptokinase; because of their more surface coverage and increased molecular weight.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:24

Enthalten in:

Current pharmaceutical biotechnology - 24(2023), 10 vom: 17., Seite 1326-1334

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Alinodehi, Narges Norouzzadeh [VerfasserIn]
Behrooz, Hamideh [VerfasserIn]
Sabaei, Milad [VerfasserIn]
Nezamiha, Farahnaz Khoshdel [VerfasserIn]
Mianroodi, Reza Arabi [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

9001-91-6
Activity
Cysteine
Docking
EC 3.4.-
Fibrinolytic Agents
Journal Article
K848JZ4886
Plasminogen
Site directed mutagenesis
Streptokinase

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Date Completed 01.06.2023

Date Revised 01.06.2023

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.2174/1389201024666221124151623

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM349378312