Noncovalent Protein-Pseudorotaxane Assembly Incorporating an Extended Arm Calix[8]arene with α-Helical Recognition Properties.

ABSTRACT: Water-soluble, anionic calix[n]arenes are useful receptors for protein recognition and assembly. For example, sulfonato-calix[8]arene (sclx ₈ ) can encapsulate proteins and direct their assembly into porous frameworks. In this work, we turned our attention to an "extended arm" calixarene with 16 phenyl rings. We hypothesized that this larger receptor would have increased capacity for protein masking/encapsulation. A cocrystal structure of p-benzyl-sulfonato-calix[8]arene (b-sclx ₈ ) and cytochrome c (cyt c) revealed a surprising assembly. A pseudorotaxane comprising a stack of three b-sclx ₈ molecules threaded by polyethylene glycol (PEG) was bound to the protein. The trimeric b-sclx</

SUBMITTER: Mockler NM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8154262 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature