Improving the secretion of designed protein assemblies through negative design of cryptic transmembrane domains
J. Y. Wang, A. Khmelinskaia, W. Sheffler, M. C. Miranda, A. Antanasijevic, A. J. Borst, S. V. Torres, C. Shu, Y. Hsia, U. Nattermann, D. Ellis, C. Walkey, M. Ahlrichs, S. Chan, A. Kang, , N. P. King
This study identifies cryptic transmembrane domains in designed protein nanoparticles that hinder secretion and introduces a computational tool, Degreaser, to remove them while maintaining stability, improving secretion efficiency.
bioRxiv · Aug 4, 2022Biochemistry