EP3999524A1 - Procede d'auto-assemblage d'une proteine sur un substrat selon une structure tridimensionnelle en nid d'abeille - Google Patents
Procede d'auto-assemblage d'une proteine sur un substrat selon une structure tridimensionnelle en nid d'abeilleInfo
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- the present invention relates to the general field of protein crystallization.
- the invention relates to a method of self-assembling proteins on a substrate in a three-dimensional honeycomb structure.
- the invention is particularly advantageous since it makes it possible to obtain a nanostructured, stable material, the patterns of which exhibit very great regularity.
- the invention also relates to the assembly, formed from the substrate and the protein structure, thus obtained.
- Such an assembly forms a grafting platform for a wide variety of molecules.
- the invention also relates to a use of such an assembly.
- the invention finds applications in many industrial fields, and in particular in the field of photolithography, catalysis, optics, or else for the manufacture of membranes.
- the invention also relates to a method for manufacturing nanopillars from such an assembly.
- top-down the top-down approach
- bottom-up the bottom-up approach
- top-down type approach consists in locally modifying the surface of a substrate so as to create binding sites that can interact with proteins. The self-assembly of proteins is then conditioned by their attachment to these binding sites.
- Such an approach requires structuring the substrate at the nanometric or micrometric scale, which requires additional steps and makes the process longer and more expensive.
- the different architectures obtained are 2D architectures, formed of single or double layers. However, these protein architectures do not exhibit great stability.
- An aim of the present invention is therefore to provide a method making it possible to manufacture a self-assembly of proteins which is stable over time and / or resistant to solvents.
- the present invention provides a method of self-assembly of a protein according to a three-dimensional honeycomb structure comprising the following successive steps:
- a solution comprising a solvent and a protein, the protein comprising an amino acid sequence corresponding to an oligomerization domain of a LEAFY protein, for example to the oligomerization domain of Ginkgo biloba, in fusion with a tag,
- the invention differs fundamentally from the prior art by the use of a label allowing growth perpendicular to the surface of the substrate (ie growth in height and not along the substrate) and therefore to obtain three-dimensional architecture.
- the primary helices form, within the protein structure, regularly spaced alveoli, which may advantageously be functionalized.
- Such an architecture has very good stability.
- Such a process is relatively simple to implement since the protein structure spontaneously self-assembles during the evaporation of the solvent.
- the method comprises an additional step during which is added to the honeycomb structure, already formed, another protein corresponding to the oligomerization domain of the unlabeled LEAFY protein, whereby the height of the label is increased. honeycomb structure perpendicular to the substrate.
- the substrate is made of a material chosen from a metal, a metalloid or a carbonaceous material.
- the choice of substrate material and in particular its hydrophilic / hydrophobic properties plays on the substrate / label affinity. This goes influence the surface of the self-assembled structure as well as the rate of coverage of the substrate by this structure.
- the invention also relates to an assembly obtained by such a method, the assembly comprising a substrate covered by a self-assembly of protein according to a three-dimensional honeycomb structure,
- the protein comprising an amino acid sequence corresponding to an oligomerization domain of a LEAFY protein, for example to the oligomerization domain of Ginkgo biloba, in fusion with a tag,
- the oligomerization domain being crystallized in the form of a primary helix, each primary helix interacting with six other primary helices, the structure being fixed perpendicularly to the substrate by the label.
- the pitch between each primary helix is less than lOnm.
- pitch is meant the distance between the center of the lumen of two adjacent primary helices.
- the internal diameter of a primary propeller ranges from 4nm to 6nm, for example 5nm.
- the self-assembly covers an area of at least
- the substrate is porous.
- This embodiment is particularly advantageous, in particular for manufacturing membranes whose pore size is defined by the cells of the honeycomb structure.
- the protein is functionalized with a metal (metal nanoparticles), a metal salt, an inorganic complex or an organic molecule.
- a metal metal nanoparticles
- a metal salt metal salt
- an inorganic complex or an organic molecule.
- This embodiment is particularly advantageous for manufacturing metallic nanopillars, nanocatalysts or nanophosphors.
- the organic molecule can be, for example, a chromophore or a fluorophore.
- the organic molecule is a peptide which can interact with metals (such as gold for example) and / or which can reduce metal salts to manufacture metal nanopillars.
- the protein is functionalized with quantum dots (also called quantum dots or QD for “Quantum Dots”).
- the honeycomb structure is metallized, for example with gold.
- This embodiment is particularly advantageous for forming metal rings of regularly spaced nanometric dimensions, for optical applications.
- the C -terminal sequence of the protein is modified by a peptide sequence which can interact with metals (such as gold for example) and / or which can reduce metal salts, for example, to manufacture metallic nanopillars.
- metals such as gold for example
- the structure can be deposited on many flat or curved substrates
- the invention also relates to a use of an assembly as defined above, to develop applications in nanotechnologies, for example as a photolithography mask, as an amplifier of a signal from an optical sensor, as a membrane, or as a catalyst.
- the invention also relates to a method of manufacturing nano metal pillars comprising the following successive steps: - Provide an assembly comprising a substrate covered by a self-assembly of protein according to a three-dimensional honeycomb structure, the protein comprising an amino acid sequence corresponding to an oligomerization domain of a LEAFY protein, for example to the domain oligomerization of Ginkgo biloba, in fusion with a tag, and specific amino acids, capable of being functionalized by a metal or a metal salt, lining the alveoli of the honeycomb, the oligomerization domain being crystallized in the form a primary helix, each primary helix interacting with six other primary helices, the structure being fixed perpendicularly to the substrate by the label,
- FIG. 1A represents, schematically, according to different views, the structure of two monomers of the oligomerization domain of an interacting LEAFY protein (PDB code 4UDE), according to a particular embodiment of the invention; for greater readability, the histidine tag and the disordered C-terminal part of the monomers are not shown.
- PDB code 4UDE interacting LEAFY protein
- FIG. 1B schematically represents, according to different views, the structure of the helix formed by the head-tail oligomerization of the monomers of oligomerization domain of a LEAFY protein, according to a particular embodiment of the invention.
- FIG. 1C diagrammatically represents, according to different views, the details of the interaction of two primary helices formed by oligomerization of the oligomerization domain of a LEAFY protein, according to a particular embodiment of the invention; for greater readability, only the monomers of a helix are differentiated.
- FIG. 1D schematically represents a primary helix interacting with 6 other primary helices to form a honeycomb-like protein structure, according to a particular embodiment of the invention.
- FIG. 2 is an image obtained by electron microscopy (STEM), of a self-assembly of the oligomerization domain of a LEAFY protein lacking a histidine tag according to a honeycomb structure, parallel to the surface of a carbon substrate; the inset schematically represents the orientation of a primary helix in the structure.
- STEM electron microscopy
- Figure 3A and 3B are images obtained by electron microscopy
- FIGS. 4A and 4B are images obtained by electron microscopy (STEM) of a protein self-assembly on a carbon substrate, at different scales, according to a particular embodiment of the invention.
- STEM electron microscopy
- FIGS. 2, 3A, 3B, 4A and 4B were obtained by carrying out a black labeling, with uranyl acetate, of the amino acids which line the lumen of the wells of the primary helices.
- the self-assembly process is described for a protein.
- the invention is transposable to peptides, polypeptides and more generally to amino acid sequences homologous to the amino acid sequence of the oligomerization domain of the LEAFY protein.
- the self-assembly process to obtain a three-dimensional honeycomb protein structure comprises the following successive steps:
- the protein of interest used to form the three-dimensional honeycomb protein structure on the substrate has a primary amino acid sequence comprising:
- oligomerization domain is intended to mean an amino acid sequence allowing proteins to assemble one after the other, in small chains.
- the oligomerization domain is that of the LEAFY protein.
- the LEAFY transcription factor also noted LFY
- the oligomerization of the LEAFY protein is a head-tail oligomerization ( Figures IA, IB, IC).
- Such oligomerization allows, unlike head-head interactions, to self-assemble monomers in the form of a primary helix.
- the primary helix of the protein oligomerization domain forms a substantially helical coil, the internal diameter of which forms an alveolus (also called a well or lumen).
- the walls of the cell are lined with the C-terminus of each monomer.
- the groove of a primary helix interacts in parallel with the groove of 6 other primary helices to generate a honeycomb organization ( Figures 1D).
- a primary helix is nested with six other primary helices, according to a honeycomb structure (or hexagonal structure).
- the bonds between the primary helices are hydrogen and ionic bonds.
- the oligomerization domain can be that of Arabidopsis. thaliana (AtLFY), Ginkgo biloba (GbLFY), Ceratopteris richardii (CrLFY) or Physcomitrella patens (PpLFY).
- the oligomerization domain of the LEAFY protein of Ginkgo biloba is (here and subsequently all the amino acid sequences are noted from the N-terminal to the C-terminal):
- the orientation of the self-assembly is determined by the addition of a label.
- the tag is a short sequence of amino acids (typically having 6 to 30 amino acids).
- FIGS. 3A and 3B represent a self-assembly obtained with a label (histidine label): the growth is perpendicular to the surface of the substrate.
- the protein tag allows the protein structure to be attached to the surface of the substrate.
- Labels composed of positively charged amino acids (for example from 6 to 30 and preferably from 6 to 10 residues among lysine (K) or arginine (R)) making it possible to bind to a negatively charged surface; for example, such labels could be used with silicon oxide surfaces,
- labels composed of negatively charged amino acids (for example from 6 to 30 and preferably from 6 to 10 residues among glutamate (E) or aspartate (D)) making it possible to bind to a positively charged surface; for example, such labels can be used with surfaces treated with amylamine,
- hydrophobic amino acids for example from 6 to 30 and preferably from 6 to 10 residues among leucine (L), valine (V), isoleucine (I), methionine (M), phenylalanine (F), tryptophan (W), proline (P)) making it possible to bind to a hydrophobic surface; for example, such labels could be used with surfaces treated with silanes,
- - labels composed of polar amino acids (for example from 6 to 30 and preferably from 6 to 10 residues among serine (S), threonine (T), tyrosine (Y)) making it possible to attach to a surface polar; for example, such labels could be used with silicon, aluminum or titanium oxide surfaces,
- labels composed of amino acids making it possible to bind to metals (for example from 6 to 30 and preferably from 6 to 10 residues among cysteine (C), histidine (H), glutamate (E), aspartate (D)) allowing it to be attached to metal surfaces; for example, such labels can be used with surfaces made of palladium, platinum, molybdenum, cobalt or gold,
- -tags composed of specific amino acids allowing a high affinity receptor / ligand type interaction on functionalized surfaces such as, for example, a Strep tag (WSHPQFEK; SEQ ID NO: 2 in the attached sequence listing) on a surface functionalized with streptavidin.
- WSHPQFEK Strep tag
- the label begins with an initiator methionine (M).
- the label can end with a sequence composed, for example, of 2 to 20 residues serving as a spacer (“linker”), for example GA.
- linker for example GA.
- the tag is a histidine tag (also called polyhistidine tag or histidine tag).
- the histidine tag contains at least six histidine amino acids. It can have more than six histidine amino acids. It can also include other amino acids.
- one of the following sequences can be chosen:
- histidine tag Any other label, in particular of equivalent size, clinging in a non-specific or specific manner to a substrate, and allowing growth of the protein structure perpendicular to the substrate can be used.
- the amino acid sequence also includes a part intended to line the alveoli of the honeycomb.
- this part corresponds to the sequence: KKLDLFVDVDGKRKADENALDTLSQ. (SEQ ID NO: 12 in the attached sequence listing)
- This part is completely modular. It can be deleted. It can also be modified by deletion, substitution, or insertion. The modifications on this part do not affect the self-assembly capacity of the protein.
- it is modified by substitution or insertion so as to introduce one or more specific amino acids capable of being functionalized by a metal ion, a metal or an organic molecule.
- a cysteine also called cysteine residue (C)
- C cysteine residue
- sequence of the part lining the alveoli modified by substitution can be for example: CKLDLFVDVDGKRKADENALDTLSQ (SEQ ID NO: 13 in the attached sequence listing).
- the following table lists various amino acid sequences of the protein which can be used: a primary sequence and sequences of mutants.
- the mutant sequences are obtained by modifying the tag and / or the C-terminal sequence lining the alveoli of the primary sequence. These mutants have been tested and self-assemble in honeycombs perpendicular to the surface.
- the C-terminal can be shortened or replaced by combinations of amino acids (Cysteine, Histidine, Lysine; Glutamate, Glycine) capable of interacting with molecules and preceded by a more or less short spacer.
- the spacer may be composed of the amino acids Glycine and Serine.
- the spacer can be GGSGGS (SEQ ID NO: 14 in the attached sequence listing), GGS and G.
- the protein of interest can be synthesized by synthetic biology.
- the protein of interest is produced by a bacterium.
- the protein of interest can be expressed in a commercial strain, advantageously by a strain of E. coli bacteria.
- the protein of interest is then purified from the soluble extract of the bacteria that produced it.
- the purification consists, for example, in collecting the bacteria by centrifugation, in breaking their membrane by sonication and then in separating the soluble proteins containing the protein of interest by centrifugation.
- the protein of interest is then purified one or more times. It may be a purification by affinity on a resin containing nickel (for example of the Nickel-Sepharose type) and / or on permeation gel (for example of the Nickel-Sepharose type). Superdex 200, marketed by GE Healfcare). Only the proteins provided with the histidine tag are retained on the resin containing nickel.
- the protein is soluble in an aqueous buffer, preferably Tris- HCl (pH between 7.0 and 9.0 at a concentration between 10 and 100 mM) containing a thiol reducer (DTT (Dithiothreitol) or TCEP ( Tris (2-carboxyethyl) phosphine hydrochloride) at a concentration of 1 mM), to form a protein solution.
- Tris- HCl pH between 7.0 and 9.0 at a concentration between 10 and 100 mM
- DTT Dithiothreitol
- TCEP Tris (2-carboxyethyl) phosphine hydrochloride
- the protein solution is advantageously mixed with a crystallization solution (composed of a buffer and a salt). It may be a 50/50 volume mixture.
- the crystallization solution includes, for example, Tris-HCl (the buffer) and ammonium sulfate (the salt). More generally, it is also possible to use a buffer called Good's buffer (such as, for example, ADA, HEPES, CAPS) at concentrations of between 25 and 200 mM and a pH of between 6.5 and 8.5. It is also possible to use other salts such as, for example, lithium sulfate.
- the concentration of the protein in the solution used during step a) can range from 0.5 mg / mL to 5 mg / mL.
- a volume Vi of the solution containing the protein of interest is brought into contact with the substrate.
- the substrate can be of different types. For example, it can be metallic, in a metalloid element or even in a carbonaceous material. By way of illustration, it can be silicon or carbon. For example, it is possible to choose a wafer of silicon or a silicon or carbon microscopy grid.
- the substrate can be transparent. By transparent is meant that the substrate has a transmittance greater than 50% in the visible range, i.e. from 350nm to 750nm, and preferably greater than 70% in the visible range.
- the substrate is hydrophilic to promote its covering with the solution containing the protein of interest and / or the interactions with the histidine tag.
- the surface of the substrate to be functionalized can be greater than 50 ⁇ m 2 , or even greater than 1 mm 2 . It may for example be about 7 mm 2 .
- a drop of solution containing the protein of interest, or a larger volume of this solution, can be deposited on the surface to be treated or the surface to be treated can be deposited on the solution containing the protein of interest.
- the protein solution can advantageously cover the substrate locally.
- a step can be carried out prior to step b) during which a layer called a protective layer is formed locally on the substrate, for example during a photolithography step through a mask.
- the substrate then comprises parts covered by the protective layer and parts not covered by the protective layer. This makes it possible to delimit the areas of the substrate to be functionalized with the protein structure.
- the protein solution is in contact with the surface of the substrate at the level of the parts not covered by the protective layer.
- the walls of the protective layer act as a guide during the growth of the protein structure.
- step c the protein is crystallized to form the protein structure.
- Crystallization involves changing the protein from a soluble state to a solid, ordered state.
- the solution containing the protein is gradually evaporated in order to increase the protein concentration until it crystallizes.
- the self-assembly of the protein on the surface of the substrate is advantageously carried out in a closed chamber, for example in a crystallization chamber.
- the enclosure advantageously contains a crystallization tank of volume V2 containing the crystallization buffer solution.
- a volume V2 greater than the volume Vi.
- the volume V2 ranges, for example, from 500pL to 5mL.
- step c) advantageously lasts from 4 h to 48 h. This duration depends on the surface of the substrate to be functionalized as well as on the volume of solution. Self-assembly is visible from 4 hours and reaches an optimal after 24 hours.
- an assembly comprising a substrate covered by the crystallized protein and self-assembled according to a three-dimensional honeycomb structure perpendicular to the surface of the substrate. It has a controlled height corresponding to the stacking of the various monomers.
- the height of the protein structure is on average 18nm with the protein containing the histidine tag but possibly higher using a second growth step in the presence of the protein without the histidine tag.
- the internal diameter of the cells of the honeycomb ranges, for example, from 4nm to 6nm.
- the pitch between the primary helices is less than 10 nm. It ranges, for example, from 8 nm to 10 nm.
- the protein architecture obtained with the oligomerization domain of the LEAFY protein of Ginkgo biloba has the following characteristics ( Figures 3A and 3B):
- the height of the three-dimensional structure is approximately 31 nm, corresponding to the stack of 40 monomers
- the pitch between the center of the lumens of two adjacent primary helices is 9.5 nm
- the width of the groove within the same primary helix ranges from 4 to 5nm
- the internal diameter of the primary propeller is 5 nm.
- AFM atomic force microscopy
- STEM transmission electron microscopy
- the parameters of the self-assembled protein structure such as the diameter of the wells and the height of the wells can be easily changed.
- the diameter of the wells can be reduced.
- the variation in the number of acids Amines lining the inside of the wells also makes it possible to modulate the number of molecules grafted into the alveoli of the protein structure.
- the height of the self-assembled structure can be increased by the addition of the oligomerization domain, devoid of the histidine tag, in other words by the addition on the self-assembly of monomers of the oligomerization domain so as to grow the primary helices of the protein structure.
- This modification makes it possible, for example, to increase the number of grafted molecules (inorganic, organic or mixed), to have a nano-lithography mask having a greater thickness or even to increase the height of the pillars which can grow in height. within this self-assembly.
- the area of the self-assembled structure as well as the coverage rate of a substrate can be increased, for example, by varying the affinity of the substrate for the histidine tag.
- PDB Protein Data Bank
- the self-assembled three-dimensional honeycomb structure thus obtained is a biomaterial which can be used for many applications.
- the structure can be used as a membrane, when the self-assembled structure is formed on a porous surface, the permeability threshold is determined by the internal diameter of the primary helices.
- the self-assembled structure can be covered, totally or partially with a metallic layer, for example of gold. It can be metallized by physical vapor deposition, by chemical vapor deposition, by chemical deposition or by electrochemical deposition.
- a metallic layer for example of gold. It can be metallized by physical vapor deposition, by chemical vapor deposition, by chemical deposition or by electrochemical deposition.
- Such a structure can be used to influence the behavior of a light wave on the surface of a substrate.
- This is particularly useful for amplifying the signal from an optical sensor, such as, for example, a sensor chosen from sensors based on surface plasmon resonance (SPR), surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) sensors, or else for surface enhanced infrared spectroscopy (SEIRAS). It is, for example, possible to form regularly spaced gold rings by covering the upper part of the structure with gold.
- SPR surface plasmon resonance
- SERS surface enhanced Raman scattering
- SEIRAS surface enhanced infrared spectroscopy
- the self-assembled structure can be used as a photolithography mask: the self-assembly generating wells of regular diameter and spacing (for example with a diameter of 5 nm and spaced 9 nm apart ), it can be used as a photolithography mask to etch a support through the alveoli of the honeycomb.
- the etching could be, for example, of the chemical type (HF) on a silicon support or by ultra-violet (UV) on a photosensitive surface.
- the self-assembly can serve as a platform / support for grafting inorganic molecules (metal ions, inorganic complexes, Q.D or metal particles for example) and organic (fluorophores or peptides for example).
- a protein will be chosen having a sequence comprising one or more amino acids which can be functionalized by metal salts which can be reduced to metal nanoparticles, by inorganic complexes having a certain catalytic activity, by organic molecules or even by QDs. or nanoparticles.
- the C-terminal part of the protein can be replaced by an amino acid sequence which makes it possible both to attract the metal salts and to reduce them in situ without the need to add a reducing agent.
- - amines with lysine as typical amino acid by way of example, mention may be made of primary amines such as that of lysine in order to carry out acylation reactions and thus to graft all the compounds comprising an acid chloride because the nitrogen of the primary amine is nucleophilic and can react with electrophilic sites,
- thiols for the grafting of compounds comprising maleimides and / or for the creation of dissulfide bridges with compounds also possessing thiols and / or for reactions of oxidation, alkylations and metallation,
- This grafting platform can be used in the photovoltaic field or for the detection of molecules. It is possible to consider the detection of single molecules. It is possible to graft molecules playing, for example, the role of catalysts. The immobilization of the catalysts increases their stability. It is thus possible to manufacture bio-hybrid materials, for example, for photo-catalysis.
- This confinement is also particularly advantageous, for example for artificial photosynthesis or for carrying out oxidation-reduction reactions.
- the specific grafting of metals (or of metal ions which are subsequently reduced) inside the wells can be used for the design of metal nanopillars in the cells of the protein structure (wells). , for example for nanoelectronics. Their lengths and diameters depends on the protein architecture.
- the nanopillars are oriented perpendicular to the surface of the substrate and are regularly spaced. It is possible, for example, to make gold nanopillars, via a thiol function, binding to the cysteines of the amino acid sequence of the protein. To fix metal salts, one will choose, for example, histidines.
- a metal for example in the form of a metallic nanoparticle, the metal binding to the amino acid reactive with respect to metals, and playing the role of a metal germ for the growth of the nanopillar,
- GGSTGTSVLIATPGV SEQ ID NO: 32 in the attached sequence listing
- GGSWAGAKRLVLRRE SEQ. ID NO: 33 in the attached sequence listing
- a step can subsequently be carried out during which the protein structure is removed in order to keep only the nanopillars on the surface of the substrate.
- This step can be accomplished, depending on the nature of the substrate, by plasma, or even by thermal annealing at a temperature above the decomposition temperature of the protein (typically at a temperature above 100 ° C.).
- the self-assembled protein architecture is obtained by carrying out the following successive steps:
- a permeation gel for example of the Superdex 200 type, sold by GE healfcare
- a permeation gel for example of the Superdex 200 type, sold by GE healfcare
- a 20 mM Tris-HCl buffer pH between 7 and 9.0
- concentrate the pure protein between 0.5 and 5 mg / ml; the protein can be frozen in liquid nitrogen and then stored at -80 ° C before use.
- a volume of x ⁇ l of the protein solution of interest (with x ranging for example from 5 to 50 ⁇ l) is mixed with the same volume of a crystallization solution so as to form a drop of protein which is then contact with a surface to be treated.
- the crystallization solution can include Tris-HCl with a pH of 7 to 9 and ammonium sulfate at a concentration of 40 to 350 mM.
- the surface to be treated can be made hydrophilic, for example by a plasma treatment (“glow-discharge”).
- a crystallization tank having a volume, ranging for example from 500pL to 5mL) is filled with the crystallization solution. Then the crystallization chamber is sealed to initiate the diffusion of vapor from the drop towards the reservoir. After a time ranging from 4 h to 48 h at room temperature, the treated surface is removed from the crystallization chamber.
- the material obtained can then be visualized by transmission electron microscopy (STEM, TEM) when the support is transparent to electrons.
- STEM transmission electron microscopy
- the support is deposited on an aqueous solution containing a dye (for example 2% uranyl acetate) for 2 min.
- Uranyl acetate will more specifically mark the lumen of honeycombs by interaction of the metal with negative amino acids (Glutamate and Aspartate) which line the lumen of the wells.
- FIGS. 4A and 4B are photographs obtained under an electron microscope (STEM) of a self-assembled structure of proteins on a 7mm 2 carbon substrate.
- the honeycomb structure perpendicular to the surface of the substrate is clearly visible.
- the recovery rate is 40%.
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