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In vitro evolution driven by epistasis reveals alternative cholesterol-specific binding motifs of perfringolysin O.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 1 Sept 2024
Šakanović Aleksandra, Kranjc Nace, Omersa Neža, Aden Saša, Kežar Andreja, Kisovec Matic, Zavec Apolonija Bedina, Caserman Simon, Gilbert Robert J C, Podobnik Marjetka, Crnković Ana, Anderluh Gregor
Abstract excerpt
The crucial molecular factors that shape the interfaces of lipid-binding proteins with their target ligands and surfaces remain unknown due to the complex makeup of biological membranes. Cholesterol, the major modulator of bilayer structure in mammalian cell membranes, is recognized by various proteins, including the well-studied cholesterol-dependent cytolysins. Here, we use in vitro evolution to investigate the...
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