Contributions of primary coordination ligands and importance of outer sphere interactions in UFsc, a de novo designed protein with high affinity for metal ions.

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Metalloproteins constitute nearly half of all proteins and catalyze some of the most complex chemical reactions. Recently, we reported a design of 4G-UFsc (Uno Ferro single chain), a single chain four-helical bundle with extraordinarily high (30 pM) affinity for zinc. We evaluated the contribution of different side chains to binding of Co(II), Ni(II), Zn(II) and Mn(II) using systematic mutagenesis of the amino...

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