Experimental characterization of in silico red-shift-predicted iLOVL470T/Q489K and iLOVV392K/F410V/A426S mutants

Abstract: iLOV is a flavin mononucleotide-binding fluorescent protein used for in vivo cellular imaging similar to the green fluorescent protein. To expand the range of applications of iLOV, spectrally tuned red-shifted variants are desirable to reduce phototoxicity and allow for better tissue penetration. In this report, we experimentally tested two iLOV mutants, iLOVL470T/Q489K and iLOVV392K/F410V/A426S, which were previously computationally proposed by (Khrenova J. Phys. Chem. B 2017, 121 (43), pp 10018−10025) to have red-shifted excitation and emission spectra. While iLOVL470T/Q489K is about 20% brighter compared to the WT in vitro, it exhibits a blue shift in contrast to quantum mechanics/molecular mechanics (QM/MM) predictions. Additional optical characterization of an iLOVV392K mutant revealed that V392 is essential for cofactor binding and, accordingly, variants with V392K mutation are unable to bind to FMN. iLOVL470T/Q489K and iLOVV392K/F410V/A426S are expressed at low levels and have no detectable fluorescence in living cells, preventing their utilization in imaging applications

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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
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Englisch
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ACS omega. - 7, 23 (2022) , 19555-19560, ISSN: 2470-1343

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Freiburg
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2022
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Arbeitsgruppe: Biologische Signalforschung

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10.1021/acsomega.2c01283
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urn:nbn:de:bsz:25-freidok-2278437
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