Improved processes for rationally-designing and producing biomolecules

Abstract

Improved processes for rationally-designing and producing biomolecules are disclosed herein. More specifically, disclosed processes comprise the steps of (i) selecting at least one biomolecule suitable for modification; (ii) obtaining at least one structure of the at least one biomolecule; (iii) simulating the molecular dynamics of the at least one structure to generate dynamic information about at least one position within the at least one structure; (iv) using the dynamic information to calculate a score for the at least one position; (v) comparing the score with at least one reference score to identify at least one target position within the biomolecule suitable for modification; and (vi) modifying the at least one target position. As proof-of-concept, the disclosed processes were used to rationally-design and produce maltooligosaccharide-detecting biosensors based on Streptococcus pneumoniae MalX, homogalacturonan breakdown product-detecting biosensors based on Yersinia enterocolitica TogB, and biosensors for observing conformational changes based on Escherichia coli EF-Tu.

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