The proteins of -acyltransferase modular polyketide synthases (PKSs) self-organize into assembly lines, enabling the multienzyme biosynthesis of complex organic molecules. Docking domains comprised of ∼25 residues at the C- and N-termini of these polypeptides (DDs and DDs) help drive this association through the formation of four-helix bundles. Molecular connectors like these are desired in synthetic contexts, such as artificial biocatalytic systems and biomaterials, to orthogonally join proteins. Here, the ability of six DD/DD pairs to link non-PKS proteins is examined using green fluorescent protein (GFP) variants. As observed through size-exclusion chromatography and Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET), matched but not mismatched pairs of Venus+DD and DD+mTurquoise2 fusion proteins associate with low micromolar affinities.
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