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Biological and physiological properties of reverse ankyrin engineered for dimer construction to enhance HIV-1 capsid interaction
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  • On-anong Juntit,
  • Umpa Yasamut,
  • Supachai Sakkhachornphop,
  • Koollawat Chupradit,
  • Weeraya Thongkum,
  • Tanchanok Wisitponchai,
  • Panchika Prangkio,
  • Chatchawan Srisawat,
  • Vannajan Lee,
  • Tawan Chokepaichitkool,
  • Prachya Kongtawelert,
  • Piyarat Nimmanpipug,
  • Chatchai Tayapiwatana
On-anong Juntit
Chiang Mai University Faculty of Associated Medical Sciences

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Umpa Yasamut
Chiang Mai University Faculty of Associated Medical Sciences
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Supachai Sakkhachornphop
Chiang Mai University Research Institute for Health Sciences
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Koollawat Chupradit
Chiang Mai University Faculty of Associated Medical Sciences
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Weeraya Thongkum
Chiang Mai University Faculty of Associated Medical Sciences
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Tanchanok Wisitponchai
Chiang Mai University Faculty of Associated Medical Sciences
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Panchika Prangkio
Chiang Mai University Faculty of Science
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Chatchawan Srisawat
Mahidol University Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital
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Vannajan Lee
Universiti Malaya Fakulti Sains
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Tawan Chokepaichitkool
Chiang Mai University Faculty of Medicine
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Prachya Kongtawelert
Chiang Mai University Faculty of Medicine
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Piyarat Nimmanpipug
Chiang Mai University Faculty of Science
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Chatchai Tayapiwatana
Chiang Mai University Faculty of Associated Medical Sciences
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Abstract

Assembly and budding in the late-stage of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) production relies on the polymerization of Gag protein at the inner leaflet of the plasma membrane. We previously generated an ankyrin repeat protein (Ank1D4) that specifically interacts with the CAp24 protein. This study aimed to improve the binding activity of Ank1D4 by generating two platforms for the Ank1D4 dimer. The design of these constructs featured a distinct orientation of monomeric Ank1D4 connected by a linker peptide (G 4S) 4. The binding surfaces in either dimer generated from the C-terminus of the Ank1D4 monomer linked with the N-terminus of another monomer (Ank1D4 NC-NC) or its inverted form (Ank1D4 NC-CN), similar to monomeric Ank1D4. The interaction of Ank1D4 NC-CN with CAp24 from capture ELISA was significantly greater than that of Ank1D4 NC-NC and the parental Ank1D4. The bifunctional characteristic of Ank1D4 NC-CN was further demonstrated using sandwich ELISA. The binding kinetics of these ankyrins were evaluated using bio-layer interferometry analysis. The K D of Ank1D4 NC-CN, Ank1D4 NC-NC and monomeric Ank1D4 was 3.5 nM, 53.7 nM, and 126.2 nM, respectively. The dynamics of the interdomain linker and the behavior of ankyrin dimers were investigated in silico. Upon the binding distance calculation from the candidate structures, the achievement in obtaining double active sites is more possible in Ank1D4 NC-CN. The CD spectroscopic data indicated that secondary structure of dimer forms resemble Ank1D4 monomer α-helical content. This finding confers the strategy to generate dimer from rigid scaffold for acquiring the binding avidity.