Our laboratory, and now many others, have added well over 100 noncanonical amino acids (ncAAs) to the genetic codes of single and multi-cellular organisms [1, 2]. These amino acids include spectroscopic probes, metal ion chelators, post-translationally modified amino acids and stable analogues thereof, amino acids with bio-orthogonal chemical reactivity, photocrosslinkers, and a host of other novel functions. Moreover, we have distributed this technology to hundreds of laboratories throughout the world to probe protein structure and function both inside and outside the cell, to engineer proteins with enhanced catalytic, physical and biological properties, and to create novel biotherapeutics. Here we propose to further expand our ability to manipulate the genetic code and apply this approach to important problems in biomedical research including exploring the function of short open reading frame encoded peptides, evolving proteins with enhanced properties, and genetically encoding ncAAs in hematopoietic stem cells and lineages derived therefrom in mice.

Public Health Relevance

The ability to genetically encode unnatural amino acids beyond the common twenty significantly enhances our ability to manipulate protein structure. The result of this project will be new tools to study protein function in vitro and in vivo and new strategies to generate novel proteins with novel chemical or biological properties.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
Type
Research Project (R01)
Project #
5R01GM062159-18
Application #
10061603
Study Section
Synthetic and Biological Chemistry A Study Section (SBCA)
Program Officer
Bond, Michelle Rueffer
Project Start
2001-02-01
Project End
2022-11-30
Budget Start
2020-12-01
Budget End
2021-11-30
Support Year
18
Fiscal Year
2021
Total Cost
Indirect Cost
Name
Scripps Research Institute
Department
Type
DUNS #
781613492
City
La Jolla
State
CA
Country
United States
Zip Code
92037
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