中国物理B ›› 2016, Vol. 25 ›› Issue (1): 18702-018702.doi: 10.1088/1674-1056/25/1/018702

所属专题: TOPICAL REVIEW — 8th IUPAP International Conference on Biological Physics

• TOPICAL REVIEW—8th IUPAP International Conference on Biological Physics • 上一篇    下一篇

Computational design of proteins with novel structure and functions

Wei Yang(杨为) and Lu-Hua Lai(来鲁华)   

  1. 1. BNLMS, State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species, and Peking–Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences at College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China;
    2. Center for Quantitative Biology, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China;
    3. School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
  • 收稿日期:2015-05-15 出版日期:2016-01-05 发布日期:2016-01-05
  • 通讯作者: Lu-Hua Lai E-mail:lhlai@pku.edu.cn
  • 基金资助:

    Project supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (Grant No. 2015CB910300), the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China (Grant No. 2012AA020308), and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 11021463).

Computational design of proteins with novel structure and functions

Wei Yang(杨为)1,2,3 and Lu-Hua Lai(来鲁华)1,2   

  1. 1. BNLMS, State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species, and Peking–Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences at College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China;
    2. Center for Quantitative Biology, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China;
    3. School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
  • Received:2015-05-15 Online:2016-01-05 Published:2016-01-05
  • Contact: Lu-Hua Lai E-mail:lhlai@pku.edu.cn
  • Supported by:

    Project supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (Grant No. 2015CB910300), the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China (Grant No. 2012AA020308), and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 11021463).

摘要:

Computational design of proteins is a relatively new field, where scientists search the enormous sequence space for sequences that can fold into desired structure and perform desired functions. With the computational approach, proteins can be designed, for example, as regulators of biological processes, novel enzymes, or as biotherapeutics. These approaches not only provide valuable information for understanding of sequence-structure-function relations in proteins, but also hold promise for applications to protein engineering and biomedical research. In this review, we briefly introduce the rationale for computational protein design, then summarize the recent progress in this field, including de novo protein design, enzyme design, and design of protein-protein interactions. Challenges and future prospects of this field are also discussed.

关键词: computational protein design, de novo protein design, enzyme design, protein-protein interaction

Abstract:

Computational design of proteins is a relatively new field, where scientists search the enormous sequence space for sequences that can fold into desired structure and perform desired functions. With the computational approach, proteins can be designed, for example, as regulators of biological processes, novel enzymes, or as biotherapeutics. These approaches not only provide valuable information for understanding of sequence-structure-function relations in proteins, but also hold promise for applications to protein engineering and biomedical research. In this review, we briefly introduce the rationale for computational protein design, then summarize the recent progress in this field, including de novo protein design, enzyme design, and design of protein-protein interactions. Challenges and future prospects of this field are also discussed.

Key words: computational protein design, de novo protein design, enzyme design, protein-protein interaction

中图分类号:  (Proteins)

  • 87.14.E-
87.15.km (Protein-protein interactions) 87.14.ej (Enzymes)