US 2022/0064229 A1 · METHODS FOR DESIGNING DNA BINDING PROTEIN CONTAINING PPR MOTIFS, AND USE THEREOF

Abstract

A method for designing a protein capable of binding in a DNA base selective manner or DNA base sequence specific manner is provided. According to the present invention, it was revealed that, with a protein that can bind in a DNA base-selective manner or a DNA base sequence-specific manner, which contains one or more, preferably 2 to 30, more preferably 5 to 25, most preferably 9 to 15, of PPR motifs having a structure of the following formula 1 (wherein, in the formula 1, Helix A is a part that can form an α-helix structure; X does not exist, or is a part consisting of 1 to 9 amino acids; Helix B is a part that can form an α-helix structure; and L is a part consisting of 2 to 7 amino acids), and having a specific combination of amino acids corresponding to a DNA base or DNA base sequence as amino acids of three positions of No. 1 A.A., No. 4 A.A., in Helix A of the formula 1 and No. “ii” (-2) A.A. contained in L of the formula 1, the aforementioned object could be achieved. (Helix A)-X-(Helix B)-L (Formula 1)

A method for designing a DNA-binding protein that can bind in a DNA base-selective manner or a DNA base sequence-specific manner, the method comprising:

determining an amino acid sequence of the DNA-binding protein,
wherein the DNA-binding protein contains one or more motifs having a structure of the following formula 1:
(Helix A)-X-(Helix B)-L (Formula 1)
(wherein, in the formula 1:
Helix A is a part that can form an α-helix structure;
X does not exist, or is a part consisting of 1 to 9 amino acids;
Helix B is a part that can form an α-helix structure;
and
L is a part consisting of 2 to 7 amino acids),
wherein,
under the following definitions:
the first amino acid of Helix A is referred to as Number 1 amino acid (Number 1 AA), the fourth amino acid as Number 4 amino acid (Number 4 AA), and
when a next PPR motif (Mn+1) contiguously exists on the C-terminus side of the PPR motif (Mn) (when there is no amino acid insertion between the PPR motifs), the −2nd amino acid counted from the end (C-terminus side) of the amino acids constituting the PPR motif (Mn);
when a non-PPR motif consisting of 1 to 20 amino acids exists between the PPR motif (Mn) and the next PPR motif (Mn+1) on the C-terminus side, the amino acid locating upstream of the first amino acid of the next PPR motif (Mn+1) by 2 positions, i.e., the −2nd amino acid;
or
when any next PPR motif (Mn+1) does not exist on the C-terminus side of the PPR motif (Mn), or 21 or more amino acids constituting a non-PPR motif exist between the PPR motif (Mn) and the next PPR motif (Mn+1) on the C-terminus side, the 2nd amino acid counted from the end (C-terminus side) of the amino acids constituting the PPR motif (Mn)
is referred to as Number “ii” (-2) amino acid (Number “ii” (-2) AA),
each PPR motif (Mn) contained in the protein is a PPR motif having a specific combination of amino acids as the three amino acids of Number 1 AA, Number 4 AA, and Number “ii” (-2) AA,
the combination of the three amino acids of Number 1 AA, Number 4 AA, and Number “ii” (-2) AA in each motif is a combination corresponding to a target DNA base of the target DNA base sequence, and the combination of amino acids is determined according to any one of the following definitions:
(2-1) when the target DNA base to which the PPR motif binds is the three amino acids, Number 1 AA, Number 4 AA, and Number “ii” (-2) AA are an arbitrary amino acid, glycine, and aspartic acid, respectively;
(2-2) when the target DNA base to which the PPR motif binds is the three amino acids, Number 1 AA, Number 4 AA, and Number “ii” (-2) AA, are glutamic acid, glycine, and aspartic acid, respectively;
(2-3) when the target DNA base to which the PPR motif binds is A, the three amino acids, Number 1 AA, Number 4 AA, and Number “ii” (-2) AA, are an arbitrary amino acid, glycine, and asparagine, respectively;
(2-4) when the target DNA base to which the PPR motif binds is A, the three amino acids, Number 1 AA, Number 4 AA, and Number “ii” (-2) AA, are glutamic acid, glycine, and asparagine, respectively;
(2-5) when the target DNA base to which the PPR motif binds is A, the three amino acids, Number 1 AA, Number 4 AA, and Number “ii” (-2) AA, are an arbitrary amino acid, glycine, and serine, respectively;
(2-6) when the target DNA base to which the PPR motif binds is T or C, the three amino acids, Number 1 AA, Number 4 AA, and Number “ii” (-2) AA, are an arbitrary amino acid, isoleucine, and an arbitrary amino acid, respectively;
(2-7) when the target DNA base to which the PPR motif binds is T, the three amino acids, Number 1 AA, Number 4 AA, and Number “ii” (-2) AA, are an arbitrary amino acid, isoleucine, and asparagine, respectively;
(2-8) when the target DNA base to which the PPR motif binds is T or C, the three amino acids, Number 1 AA, Number 4 AA, and Number “ii” (-2) AA, are an arbitrary amino acid, leucine, and an arbitrary amino acid, respectively;
(2-9) when the target DNA base to which the PPR motif binds is C, the three amino acids, Number 1 AA, Number 4 AA, and Number “ii” (-2) AA, are an arbitrary amino acid, leucine, and aspartic acid, respectively;
(2-10) when the target DNA base to which the PPR motif binds is T, the three amino acids, Number 1 AA, Number 4 AA, and Number “ii” (-2) AA, are an arbitrary amino acid, leucine, and lysine, respectively;
(2-11) when the target DNA base to which the PPR motif binds is the target DNA base to which the PPR motif binds is T, the three amino acids, Number 1 AA, Number 4 AA, and Number “ii” (-2) AA, are an arbitrary amino acid, methionine, and an arbitrary amino acid, respectively;
(2-12) when the target DNA base to which the PPR motif binds is T, the three amino acids, Number 1 AA, Number 4 AA, and Number “ii” (-2) AA, are an arbitrary amino acid, methionine, and aspartic acid, respectively;
(2-13) when the target DNA base to which the PPR motif binds is C, the three amino acids, Number 1 AA, Number 4 AA, and Number “ii” (-2) AA, are isoleucine, methionine, and aspartic acid, respectively;
(2-14) when the target DNA base to which the PPR motif binds is C or T, the three amino acids, Number 1 AA, Number 4 AA, and Number “ii” (-2) AA, are an arbitrary amino acid, asparagine, and an arbitrary amino acid, respectively;
(2-15) when the target DNA base to which the PPR motif binds is T, the three amino acids, Number 1 AA, Number 4 AA, and Number “ii” (-2) AA, are an arbitrary amino acid, asparagine, and aspartic acid, respectively;
(2-16) when the target DNA base to which the PPR motif binds is T, the three amino acids, Number 1 AA, Number 4 AA, and Number “ii” (-2) AA, are phenylalanine, asparagine, and aspartic acid, respectively;
(2-17) when the target DNA base to which the PPR motif binds is T, the three amino acids, Number 1 AA, Number 4 AA, and Number “ii” (-2) AA, are glycine, asparagine, and aspartic acid, respectively;
(2-18) when the target DNA base to which the PPR motif binds is T, the three amino acids, Number 1 AA, Number 4 AA, and Number “ii” (-2) AA, are isoleucine, asparagine, and aspartic acid, respectively;
(2-19) when the target DNA base to which the PPR motif binds is T, the three amino acids, Number 1 AA, Number 4 AA, and Number “ii” (-2) AA, are threonine, asparagine, and aspartic acid, respectively;
(2-20) when the target DNA base to which the PPR motif binds is T, the three amino acids, Number 1 AA, Number 4 AA, and Number “ii” (-2) AA are valine, asparagine, and aspartic acid, respectively;
(2-21) when the target DNA base to which the PPR motif binds is T, the three amino acids, Number 1 AA, Number 4 AA, and Number “ii” (-2) AA are tyrosine, asparagine, and aspartic acid, respectively;
(2-22) when the target DNA base to which the PPR motif binds is C, the three amino acids, Number 1 AA, Number 4 AA, and Number “ii” (-2) AA, are an arbitrary amino acid, asparagine, and asparagine, respectively;
(2-23) when the target DNA base to which the PPR motif binds is C, the three amino acids, Number 1 AA, Number 4 AA, and Number “ii” (-2) AA, are isoleucine, asparagine, and asparagine, respectively;
(2-24) when the target DNA base to which the PPR motif binds is C, the three amino acids, Number 1 AA, Number 4 AA, and Number “ii” (-2) AA, are serine, asparagine, and asparagine, respectively;
(2-25) when the target DNA base to which the PPR motif binds is C, the three amino acids, Number 1 AA, Number 4 AA, and Number “ii” (-2) AA, are valine, asparagine, and asparagine, respectively;
(2-26) when the target DNA base to which the PPR motif binds is C, the three amino acids, Number 1 AA, Number 4 AA, and Number “ii” (-2) AA, are an arbitrary amino acid, asparagine, and serine, respectively;
(2-27) when the target DNA base to which the PPR motif binds is C, the three amino acids, Number 1 AA, Number 4 AA, and Number “ii” (-2) AA, are valine, asparagine, and serine, respectively;
(2-28) when the target DNA base to which the PPR motif binds is C, the three amino acids, Number 1 AA, Number 4 AA, and Number “ii” (-2) AA, are an arbitrary amino acid, asparagine, and threonine, respectively;
(2-29) when the target DNA base to which the PPR motif binds is C, the three amino acids, Number 1 AA, Number 4 AA, and Number “ii” (-2) AA, are valine, asparagine, and threonine, respectively;
(2-30) when the target DNA base to which the PPR motif binds is C, the three amino acids, Number 1 AA, Number 4 AA, and Number “ii” (-2) AA, are an arbitrary amino acid, asparagine, and tryptophan, respectively;
(2-31) when the target DNA base to which the PPR motif binds is T, the three amino acids, Number 1 AA, Number 4 AA, and Number “ii” (-2) AA, are isoleucine, asparagine, and tryptophan, respectively;
(2-32) when the target DNA base to which the PPR motif binds is T, the three amino acids, Number 1 AA, Number 4 AA, and Number “ii” (-2) AA, are an arbitrary amino acid, proline, and an arbitrary amino acid, respectively;
(2-33) when the target DNA base to which the PPR motif binds is T, the three amino acids, Number 1 AA, Number 4 AA, and Number “ii” (-2) AA, are an arbitrary amino acid, proline, and aspartic acid, respectively;
(2-34) when the target DNA base to which the PPR motif binds is T, the three amino acids, Number 1 AA, Number 4 AA, and Number “ii” (-2) AA, are phenylalanine, proline, and aspartic acid, respectively;
(2-35) when the target DNA base to which the PPR motif binds is T, the three amino acids, Number 1 AA, Number 4 AA, and Number “ii” (-2) AA, are tyrosine, proline, and aspartic acid, respectively;
(2-36) when the target DNA base to which the PPR motif binds is A or the three amino acids, Number 1 AA, Number 4 AA, and Number “ii” (-2) AA, are an arbitrary amino acid, serine, and an arbitrary amino acid, respectively;
(2-37) when the target DNA base to which the PPR motif binds is A, the three amino acids, Number 1 AA, Number 4 AA, and Number “ii” (-2) AA, are an arbitrary amino acid, serine, and asparagine, respectively;
(2-38) when the target DNA base to which the PPR motif binds is A, the three amino acids, Number 1 AA, Number 4 AA, and Number “ii” (-2) AA, are phenylalanine, serine, and asparagine, respectively;
(2-39) when the target DNA base to which the PPR motif binds is A, the three amino acids, Number 1 AA, Number 4 AA, and Number “ii” (-2) AA, are valine, serine, and asparagine, respectively;
(2-40) when the target DNA base to which the PPR motif binds is A or the three amino acids, Number 1 AA, Number 4 AA, and Number “ii” (-2) AA, are an arbitrary amino acid, threonine, and an arbitrary amino acid, respectively;
(2-41) when the target DNA base to which the PPR motif binds is the three amino acids, Number 1 AA, Number 4 AA, and Number “ii” (-2) AA, are an arbitrary amino acid, threonine, and aspartic acid, respectively;
(2-42) when the target DNA base to which the PPR motif binds is the three amino acids, Number 1 AA, Number 4 AA, and Number “ii” (-2) AA, are valine, threonine, and aspartic acid, respectively;
(2-43) when the target DNA base to which the PPR motif binds is A, the three amino acids, Number 1 AA, Number 4 AA, and Number “ii” (-2) AA, are an arbitrary amino acid, threonine, and asparagine, respectively;
(2-44) when the target DNA base to which the PPR motif binds is A, the three amino acids, Number 1 AA, Number 4 AA, and Number “ii” (-2) AA, are phenylalanine, threonine, and asparagine, respectively;
(2-45) when the target DNA base to which the PPR motif binds is A, the three amino acids, Number 1 AA, Number 4 AA, and Number “ii” (-2) AA, are isoleucine, threonine, and asparagine, respectively;
(2-46) when the target DNA base to which the PPR motif binds is A, the three amino acids, Number 1 AA, Number 4 AA, and Number “ii” (-2) AA, are valine, threonine, and asparagine, respectively;
(2-47) when the target DNA base to which the PPR motif binds is A, C, or T, the three amino acids, Number 1 AA, Number 4 AA, and Number “ii” (-2) AA, are an arbitrary amino acid, valine, and an arbitrary amino acid, respectively;
(2-48) when the target DNA base to which the PPR motif binds is C, the three amino acids, Number 1 AA, Number 4 AA, and Number “ii” (-2) AA, are isoleucine, valine, and aspartic acid, respectively;
(2-49) when the target DNA base to which the PPR motif binds is C, the three amino acids, Number 1 AA, Number 4 AA, and Number “ii” (-2) AA, are an arbitrary amino acid, valine, and glycine, respectively;
and
(2-50) when the target DNA base to which the PPR motif binds is T, the three amino acids, Number 1 AA, Number 4 AA, and Number “ii” (-2) AA, are an arbitrary amino acid, valine, and threonine, respectively.

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