Engineering a novel, stable dimeric streptavidin with lower isoelectric point.

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We have engineered a soluble, stable two-chain dimeric streptavidin (TCD) in Escherchia coli. Examination of the three-dimensional structure of streptavidin aided by empirical binding free-energy calculations helped us to select mutations at subunit interfaces that dissociate the native tetramer and stabilize the desired dimer. We chose positions W120, L124, V125 and H127 and mutated them to 120D/124D/125D/127D...

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