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Bhoir S, Shaik A, Thiruvenkatam V, Kirubakaran S. High yield bacterial expression, purification and characterisation of bioactive Human Tousled-like Kinase 1B involved in cancer. Sci Rep 2018; 8:4796. [PMID: 29555908 PMCID: PMC5859067 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-22744-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2017] [Accepted: 02/28/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Abstract
Human Tousled-like kinases (TLKs) are highly conserved serine/threonine protein kinases responsible for cell proliferation, DNA repair, and genome surveillance. Their possible involvement in cancer via efficient DNA repair mechanisms have made them clinically relevant molecular targets for anticancer therapy. Innovative approaches in chemical biology have played a key role in validating the importance of kinases as molecular targets. However, the detailed understanding of the protein structure and the mechanisms of protein-drug interaction through biochemical and biophysical techniques demands a method for the production of an active protein of exceptional stability and purity on a large scale. We have designed a bacterial expression system to express and purify biologically active, wild-type Human Tousled-like Kinase 1B (hTLK1B) by co-expression with the protein phosphatase from bacteriophage λ. We have obtained remarkably high amounts of the soluble and homogeneously dephosphorylated form of biologically active hTLK1B with our unique, custom-built vector design strategy. The recombinant hTLK1B can be used for the structural studies and may further facilitate the development of new TLK inhibitors for anti-cancer therapy using a structure-based drug design approach.
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- Siddhant Bhoir
- Dicipline of Biological Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar, Simkheda, Palaj, Gandhinagar, 382355, Gujarat, India
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- Dicipline of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar, Simkheda, Palaj, Gandhinagar, 382355, Gujarat, India
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- Dicipline of Biological Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar, Simkheda, Palaj, Gandhinagar, 382355, Gujarat, India.
- Dicipline of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar, Simkheda, Palaj, Gandhinagar, 382355, Gujarat, India.
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- Dicipline of Biological Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar, Simkheda, Palaj, Gandhinagar, 382355, Gujarat, India.
- Dicipline of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar, Simkheda, Palaj, Gandhinagar, 382355, Gujarat, India.
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Cottat M, Yasukuni R, Homma Y, Lidgi-Guigui N, Varin-Blank N, Lamy de la Chapelle M, Le Roy C. Phosphorylation impact on Spleen Tyrosine kinase conformation by Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy. Sci Rep 2017; 7:39766. [PMID: 28054556 PMCID: PMC5214100 DOI: 10.1038/srep39766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2016] [Accepted: 11/28/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Spleen Tyrosine Kinase (Syk) plays a crucial role in immune cell signalling and its altered expression or activation are involved in several cancers. Syk activity relies on its phosphorylation status and its multiple phosphorylation sites predict several Syk conformations. In this report, we characterized Syk structural changes according to its phosphorylation/activation status by Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS). Unphosphorylated/inactive and phosphorylated/active Syk forms were produced into two expression systems with different phosphorylation capability. Syk forms were then analysed by SERS that was carried out in liquid condition on a lithographically designed gold nanocylinders array. Our study demonstrated that SERS signatures of the two Syk forms were drastically distinct, indicating structural modifications related to their phosphorylation status. By comparison with the atomic structure of the unphosphorylated Syk, the SERS peak assignments of the phosphorylated Syk nearest gold nanostructures revealed a differential interaction with the gold surface. We finally described a model for Syk conformational variations according to its phosphorylation status. In conclusion, SERS is an efficient technical approach for studying in vitro protein conformational changes and might be a powerful tool to determine protein functions in tumour cells.
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- Maximilien Cottat
- Université Paris 13, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Laboratoire CSPBAT, CNRS (UMR 7244), 74 rue Marcel Cachin, F-93017 Bobigny, France.,Université Paris 13, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Laboratoire ASIH, 74 rue Marcel Cachin, F-93017 Bobigny, France.,INSERM U978, Bobigny, France
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- Université Paris 13, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Laboratoire CSPBAT, CNRS (UMR 7244), 74 rue Marcel Cachin, F-93017 Bobigny, France
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- Université Paris 13, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Laboratoire CSPBAT, CNRS (UMR 7244), 74 rue Marcel Cachin, F-93017 Bobigny, France.,Université Paris 13, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Laboratoire ASIH, 74 rue Marcel Cachin, F-93017 Bobigny, France.,INSERM U978, Bobigny, France
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- Université Paris 13, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Laboratoire CSPBAT, CNRS (UMR 7244), 74 rue Marcel Cachin, F-93017 Bobigny, France
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- Université Paris 13, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Laboratoire ASIH, 74 rue Marcel Cachin, F-93017 Bobigny, France.,INSERM U978, Bobigny, France
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- Université Paris 13, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Laboratoire CSPBAT, CNRS (UMR 7244), 74 rue Marcel Cachin, F-93017 Bobigny, France
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- Université Paris 13, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Laboratoire ASIH, 74 rue Marcel Cachin, F-93017 Bobigny, France.,INSERM U978, Bobigny, France
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Singh R, Masuda ES, Payan DG. Discovery and development of spleen tyrosine kinase (SYK) inhibitors. J Med Chem 2012; 55:3614-43. [PMID: 22257213 DOI: 10.1021/jm201271b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Rajinder Singh
- Rigel, Inc., 1180 Veterans Boulevard, South San Francisco, California 94080, USA.
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