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Journal Article
Unravelling aggregation propensity of rotavirus A VP6 expressed as E. coli inclusion bodies through in silico prediction
2024
Overview
The inner capsid protein of rotavirus, VP6, emerges as a promising candidate for next-generation vaccines against rotaviruses owing to its abundance in virion particles and high conservation. However, the formation of inclusion bodies during prokaryotic VP6 expression poses a significant hurdle to rotavirus research and applications. Here, we employed experimental and computational approaches to investigate inclusion body formation and aggregation-prone regions (APRs). Heterologous recombinant VP6 expression in
Escherichia coli
BL21(DE3) cells resulted in inclusion body formation, confirmed by transmission electron microscopy revealing amorphous aggregates. Thioflavin T assay demonstrated incubation temperature-dependent aggregation of VP6 inclusion bodies. Computational predictions of APRs in rotavirus A VP6 protein were performed using sequence-based tools (TANGO, AGGRESCAN, Zyggregator, Waltz, FoldAmyloid, ANuPP, Camsol intrinsic) and structure-based tools (SolubiS, CamSol structurally corrected, Aggrescan3D). A total of 24 consensus APRs were identified, with 21 of them being surface-exposed in VP6. All identified APRs display a predominance of hydrophobic amino acids, ranging from 33 to 100%. Computational identification of these APRs corroborates our experimental observation of VP6 inclusion body or aggregate formation. Characterization of VP6's aggregation propensity facilitates understanding of its behaviour during prokaryotic expression and opens avenues for protein engineering of soluble variants, advancing research on rotavirus VP6 in pathology, therapy, and diagnostics.
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group UK,Nature Publishing Group,Nature Portfolio
Subject
/ Antigens, Viral - metabolism
/ Capsid Proteins - metabolism
/ E coli
/ Escherichia coli - metabolism
/ Humanities and Social Sciences
/ Inclusion Bodies - metabolism
/ Proteins
/ Recombinant Proteins - genetics
/ Recombinant Proteins - metabolism
/ Science
/ Transmission electron microscopy
/ Virions
/ Viruses
