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Dubey A, Stoyanov N, Viennet T, Chhabra S, Elter S, Borggräfe J, Viegas A, Nowak RP, Burdzhiev N, Petrov O, Fischer ES, Etzkorn M, Gelev V, Arthanari H. Lokale Deuterierung ermöglicht NMR‐Messung von Methylgruppen in Proteinen aus eukaryotischen und Zell‐freien Expressionssystemen. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202016070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Abhinav Dubey
- Cancer Biology Dana-Farber Cancer Institute 450 Brookline Avenue LC-3311 Boston MA 02215 USA
- Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology Harvard Medical School 240 Longwood Avenue Boston MA 02215 USA
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- Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy Sofia University 1 James Bourchier Blvd. 1164 Sofia Bulgarien
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- Institute of Physical Biology Heinrich-Heine-University Universitätsstr. 1 40225 Düsseldorf Deutschland
- Institute of Biological Information Processing (IBI-7) Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH 52425 Jülich Deutschland
- JuStruct: Jülich Center for Structural Biology Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH 52425 Jülich Deutschland
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- Cancer Biology Dana-Farber Cancer Institute 450 Brookline Avenue LC-3311 Boston MA 02215 USA
- Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology Harvard Medical School 240 Longwood Avenue Boston MA 02215 USA
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- Institute of Physical Biology Heinrich-Heine-University Universitätsstr. 1 40225 Düsseldorf Deutschland
- Institute of Biological Information Processing (IBI-7) Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH 52425 Jülich Deutschland
- JuStruct: Jülich Center for Structural Biology Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH 52425 Jülich Deutschland
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- Institute of Physical Biology Heinrich-Heine-University Universitätsstr. 1 40225 Düsseldorf Deutschland
- Institute of Biological Information Processing (IBI-7) Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH 52425 Jülich Deutschland
- JuStruct: Jülich Center for Structural Biology Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH 52425 Jülich Deutschland
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- Institute of Physical Biology Heinrich-Heine-University Universitätsstr. 1 40225 Düsseldorf Deutschland
- Institute of Biological Information Processing (IBI-7) Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH 52425 Jülich Deutschland
- JuStruct: Jülich Center for Structural Biology Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH 52425 Jülich Deutschland
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- Cancer Biology Dana-Farber Cancer Institute 450 Brookline Avenue LC-3311 Boston MA 02215 USA
- Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology Harvard Medical School 240 Longwood Avenue Boston MA 02215 USA
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- Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy Sofia University 1 James Bourchier Blvd. 1164 Sofia Bulgarien
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- Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy Sofia University 1 James Bourchier Blvd. 1164 Sofia Bulgarien
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- Cancer Biology Dana-Farber Cancer Institute 450 Brookline Avenue LC-3311 Boston MA 02215 USA
- Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology Harvard Medical School 240 Longwood Avenue Boston MA 02215 USA
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- Institute of Physical Biology Heinrich-Heine-University Universitätsstr. 1 40225 Düsseldorf Deutschland
- Institute of Biological Information Processing (IBI-7) Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH 52425 Jülich Deutschland
- JuStruct: Jülich Center for Structural Biology Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH 52425 Jülich Deutschland
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- Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy Sofia University 1 James Bourchier Blvd. 1164 Sofia Bulgarien
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- Cancer Biology Dana-Farber Cancer Institute 450 Brookline Avenue LC-3311 Boston MA 02215 USA
- Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology Harvard Medical School 240 Longwood Avenue Boston MA 02215 USA
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Dubey A, Stoyanov N, Viennet T, Chhabra S, Elter S, Borggräfe J, Viegas A, Nowak RP, Burdzhiev N, Petrov O, Fischer ES, Etzkorn M, Gelev V, Arthanari H. Titelbild: Lokale Deuterierung ermöglicht NMR‐Messung von Methylgruppen in Proteinen aus eukaryotischen und Zell‐freien Expressionssystemen (Angew. Chem. 25/2021). Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202105426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Abhinav Dubey
- Cancer Biology Dana-Farber Cancer Institute 450 Brookline Avenue LC-3311 Boston MA 02215 USA
- Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology Harvard Medical School 240 Longwood Avenue Boston MA 02215 USA
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- Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy Sofia University 1 James Bourchier Blvd. 1164 Sofia Bulgarien
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- Institute of Physical Biology Heinrich-Heine-University Universitätsstr. 1 40225 Düsseldorf Deutschland
- Institute of Biological Information Processing (IBI-7) Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH 52425 Jülich Deutschland
- JuStruct: Jülich Center for Structural Biology Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH 52425 Jülich Deutschland
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- Cancer Biology Dana-Farber Cancer Institute 450 Brookline Avenue LC-3311 Boston MA 02215 USA
- Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology Harvard Medical School 240 Longwood Avenue Boston MA 02215 USA
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- Institute of Physical Biology Heinrich-Heine-University Universitätsstr. 1 40225 Düsseldorf Deutschland
- Institute of Biological Information Processing (IBI-7) Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH 52425 Jülich Deutschland
- JuStruct: Jülich Center for Structural Biology Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH 52425 Jülich Deutschland
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- Institute of Physical Biology Heinrich-Heine-University Universitätsstr. 1 40225 Düsseldorf Deutschland
- Institute of Biological Information Processing (IBI-7) Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH 52425 Jülich Deutschland
- JuStruct: Jülich Center for Structural Biology Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH 52425 Jülich Deutschland
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- Institute of Physical Biology Heinrich-Heine-University Universitätsstr. 1 40225 Düsseldorf Deutschland
- Institute of Biological Information Processing (IBI-7) Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH 52425 Jülich Deutschland
- JuStruct: Jülich Center for Structural Biology Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH 52425 Jülich Deutschland
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- Cancer Biology Dana-Farber Cancer Institute 450 Brookline Avenue LC-3311 Boston MA 02215 USA
- Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology Harvard Medical School 240 Longwood Avenue Boston MA 02215 USA
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- Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy Sofia University 1 James Bourchier Blvd. 1164 Sofia Bulgarien
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- Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy Sofia University 1 James Bourchier Blvd. 1164 Sofia Bulgarien
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- Cancer Biology Dana-Farber Cancer Institute 450 Brookline Avenue LC-3311 Boston MA 02215 USA
- Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology Harvard Medical School 240 Longwood Avenue Boston MA 02215 USA
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- Institute of Physical Biology Heinrich-Heine-University Universitätsstr. 1 40225 Düsseldorf Deutschland
- Institute of Biological Information Processing (IBI-7) Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH 52425 Jülich Deutschland
- JuStruct: Jülich Center for Structural Biology Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH 52425 Jülich Deutschland
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- Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy Sofia University 1 James Bourchier Blvd. 1164 Sofia Bulgarien
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- Cancer Biology Dana-Farber Cancer Institute 450 Brookline Avenue LC-3311 Boston MA 02215 USA
- Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology Harvard Medical School 240 Longwood Avenue Boston MA 02215 USA
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Dubey A, Stoyanov N, Viennet T, Chhabra S, Elter S, Borggräfe J, Viegas A, Nowak RP, Burdzhiev N, Petrov O, Fischer ES, Etzkorn M, Gelev V, Arthanari H. Cover Picture: Local Deuteration Enables NMR Observation of Methyl Groups in Proteins from Eukaryotic and Cell‐Free Expression Systems (Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 25/2021). Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202105426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Abhinav Dubey
- Cancer Biology Dana-Farber Cancer Institute 450 Brookline Avenue LC-3311 Boston MA 02215 USA
- Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology Harvard Medical School 240 Longwood Avenue Boston MA 02215 USA
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- Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy Sofia University 1 James Bourchier Blvd. 1164 Sofia Bulgaria
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- Institute of Physical Biology Heinrich-Heine-University Universitätsstr. 1 40225 Düsseldorf Germany
- Institute of Biological Information Processing (IBI-7) Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH 52425 Jülich Germany
- JuStruct: Jülich Center for Structural Biology Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH 52425 Jülich Germany
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- Cancer Biology Dana-Farber Cancer Institute 450 Brookline Avenue LC-3311 Boston MA 02215 USA
- Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology Harvard Medical School 240 Longwood Avenue Boston MA 02215 USA
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- Institute of Physical Biology Heinrich-Heine-University Universitätsstr. 1 40225 Düsseldorf Germany
- Institute of Biological Information Processing (IBI-7) Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH 52425 Jülich Germany
- JuStruct: Jülich Center for Structural Biology Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH 52425 Jülich Germany
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- Institute of Physical Biology Heinrich-Heine-University Universitätsstr. 1 40225 Düsseldorf Germany
- Institute of Biological Information Processing (IBI-7) Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH 52425 Jülich Germany
- JuStruct: Jülich Center for Structural Biology Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH 52425 Jülich Germany
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- Institute of Physical Biology Heinrich-Heine-University Universitätsstr. 1 40225 Düsseldorf Germany
- Institute of Biological Information Processing (IBI-7) Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH 52425 Jülich Germany
- JuStruct: Jülich Center for Structural Biology Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH 52425 Jülich Germany
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- Cancer Biology Dana-Farber Cancer Institute 450 Brookline Avenue LC-3311 Boston MA 02215 USA
- Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology Harvard Medical School 240 Longwood Avenue Boston MA 02215 USA
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- Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy Sofia University 1 James Bourchier Blvd. 1164 Sofia Bulgaria
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- Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy Sofia University 1 James Bourchier Blvd. 1164 Sofia Bulgaria
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- Cancer Biology Dana-Farber Cancer Institute 450 Brookline Avenue LC-3311 Boston MA 02215 USA
- Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology Harvard Medical School 240 Longwood Avenue Boston MA 02215 USA
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- Institute of Physical Biology Heinrich-Heine-University Universitätsstr. 1 40225 Düsseldorf Germany
- Institute of Biological Information Processing (IBI-7) Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH 52425 Jülich Germany
- JuStruct: Jülich Center for Structural Biology Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH 52425 Jülich Germany
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- Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy Sofia University 1 James Bourchier Blvd. 1164 Sofia Bulgaria
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- Cancer Biology Dana-Farber Cancer Institute 450 Brookline Avenue LC-3311 Boston MA 02215 USA
- Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology Harvard Medical School 240 Longwood Avenue Boston MA 02215 USA
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Dubey A, Stoyanov N, Viennet T, Chhabra S, Elter S, Borggräfe J, Viegas A, Nowak RP, Burdzhiev N, Petrov O, Fischer ES, Etzkorn M, Gelev V, Arthanari H. Local Deuteration Enables NMR Observation of Methyl Groups in Proteins from Eukaryotic and Cell-Free Expression Systems. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:13783-13787. [PMID: 33768661 PMCID: PMC8251921 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202016070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2020] [Revised: 02/22/2021] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Therapeutically relevant proteins such as GPCRs, antibodies and kinases face clear limitations in NMR studies due to the challenges in site-specific isotope labeling and deuteration in eukaryotic expression systems. Here we describe an efficient and simple method to observe the methyl groups of leucine residues in proteins expressed in bacterial, eukaryotic or cell-free expression systems without modification of the expression protocol. The method relies on simple stereo-selective 13 C-labeling and deuteration of leucine that alleviates the need for additional deuteration of the protein. The spectroscopic benefits of "local" deuteration are examined in detail through Forbidden Coherence Transfer (FCT) experiments and simulations. The utility of this labeling method is demonstrated in the cell-free synthesis of bacteriorhodopsin and in the insect-cell expression of the RRM2 domain of human RBM39.
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- Abhinav Dubey
- Cancer BiologyDana-Farber Cancer Institute450 Brookline Avenue LC-3311BostonMA02215USA
- Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular PharmacologyHarvard Medical School240 Longwood AvenueBostonMA02215USA
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- Faculty of Chemistry and PharmacySofia University1 James Bourchier Blvd.1164SofiaBulgaria
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- Institute of Physical BiologyHeinrich-Heine-UniversityUniversitätsstr. 140225DüsseldorfGermany
- Institute of Biological Information Processing (IBI-7)Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH52425JülichGermany
- JuStruct: Jülich Center for Structural BiologyForschungszentrum Jülich GmbH52425JülichGermany
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- Cancer BiologyDana-Farber Cancer Institute450 Brookline Avenue LC-3311BostonMA02215USA
- Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular PharmacologyHarvard Medical School240 Longwood AvenueBostonMA02215USA
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- Institute of Physical BiologyHeinrich-Heine-UniversityUniversitätsstr. 140225DüsseldorfGermany
- Institute of Biological Information Processing (IBI-7)Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH52425JülichGermany
- JuStruct: Jülich Center for Structural BiologyForschungszentrum Jülich GmbH52425JülichGermany
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- Institute of Physical BiologyHeinrich-Heine-UniversityUniversitätsstr. 140225DüsseldorfGermany
- Institute of Biological Information Processing (IBI-7)Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH52425JülichGermany
- JuStruct: Jülich Center for Structural BiologyForschungszentrum Jülich GmbH52425JülichGermany
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- Institute of Physical BiologyHeinrich-Heine-UniversityUniversitätsstr. 140225DüsseldorfGermany
- Institute of Biological Information Processing (IBI-7)Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH52425JülichGermany
- JuStruct: Jülich Center for Structural BiologyForschungszentrum Jülich GmbH52425JülichGermany
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- Cancer BiologyDana-Farber Cancer Institute450 Brookline Avenue LC-3311BostonMA02215USA
- Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular PharmacologyHarvard Medical School240 Longwood AvenueBostonMA02215USA
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- Faculty of Chemistry and PharmacySofia University1 James Bourchier Blvd.1164SofiaBulgaria
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- Faculty of Chemistry and PharmacySofia University1 James Bourchier Blvd.1164SofiaBulgaria
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- Cancer BiologyDana-Farber Cancer Institute450 Brookline Avenue LC-3311BostonMA02215USA
- Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular PharmacologyHarvard Medical School240 Longwood AvenueBostonMA02215USA
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- Institute of Physical BiologyHeinrich-Heine-UniversityUniversitätsstr. 140225DüsseldorfGermany
- Institute of Biological Information Processing (IBI-7)Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH52425JülichGermany
- JuStruct: Jülich Center for Structural BiologyForschungszentrum Jülich GmbH52425JülichGermany
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- Faculty of Chemistry and PharmacySofia University1 James Bourchier Blvd.1164SofiaBulgaria
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- Cancer BiologyDana-Farber Cancer Institute450 Brookline Avenue LC-3311BostonMA02215USA
- Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular PharmacologyHarvard Medical School240 Longwood AvenueBostonMA02215USA
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Viennet T, Bungert-Plümke S, Elter S, Viegas A, Fahlke C, Etzkorn M. Reconstitution and NMR Characterization of the Ion-Channel Accessory Subunit Barttin in Detergents and Lipid-Bilayer Nanodiscs. Front Mol Biosci 2019; 6:13. [PMID: 30931313 PMCID: PMC6427064 DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2019.00013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2019] [Accepted: 02/19/2019] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
Abstract
Barttin is an accessory subunit of ClC-K chloride channels expressed in the kidney and the inner ear. Main functions of ClC-K/barttin channels are the generation of the cortico-medullary osmotic gradients in the kidney and the endocochlear potential in the inner ear. Mutations in the gene encoding barttin, BSND, result in impaired urinary concentration and sensory deafness. Barttin is predicted to be a two helical integral membrane protein that directly interacts with its ion channel in the membrane bilayer where it stabilizes the channel complex, promotes its incorporation into the surface membrane and leads to channel activation. It therefore is an attractive target to address fundamental questions of intermolecular communication within the membrane. However, so far inherent challenges in protein expression and stabilization prevented comprehensive in vitro studies and structural characterization. Here we demonstrate that cell-free expression enables production of sufficient quantities of an isotope-labeled barttin variant (I72X Barttin, capable to promote surface membrane insertion and channel activation) for NMR-based structural studies. Additionally, we established purification protocols as well as reconstitution strategies in detergent micelles and phospholipid bilayer nanodiscs. Stability, folding, and NMR data quality are reported as well as a suitable assignment strategy, paving the way to its structural characterization.
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- Thibault Viennet
- Institute of Physical Biology, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
- Institute of Complex Systems 6, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Wilhelm-Johnen-Strasse, Jülich, Germany
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- Institute of Complex Systems 4, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Wilhelm-Johnen-Strasse, Jülich, Germany
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- Institute of Physical Biology, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Institute of Physical Biology, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Institute of Complex Systems 4, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Wilhelm-Johnen-Strasse, Jülich, Germany
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- Institute of Physical Biology, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
- Institute of Complex Systems 6, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Wilhelm-Johnen-Strasse, Jülich, Germany
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Bronder AM, Bieker A, Elter S, Etzkorn M, Häussinger D, Oesterhelt F. Oriented Membrane Protein Reconstitution into Tethered Lipid Membranes for AFM Force Spectroscopy. Biophys J 2017; 111:1925-1934. [PMID: 27806274 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2016.08.051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2016] [Revised: 08/21/2016] [Accepted: 08/22/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
Abstract
Membrane proteins act as a central interface between the extracellular environment and the intracellular response and as such represent one of the most important classes of drug targets. The characterization of the molecular properties of integral membrane proteins, such as topology and interdomain interaction, is key to a fundamental understanding of their function. Atomic force microscopy (AFM) and force spectroscopy have the intrinsic capabilities of investigating these properties in a near-native setting. However, atomic force spectroscopy of membrane proteins is traditionally carried out in a crystalline setup. Alternatively, model membrane systems, such as tethered bilayer membranes, have been developed for surface-dependent techniques. While these setups can provide a more native environment, data analysis may be complicated by the normally found statistical orientation of the reconstituted protein in the model membrane. We have developed a model membrane system that enables the study of membrane proteins in a defined orientation by single-molecule force spectroscopy. Our approach is demonstrated using cell-free expressed bacteriorhodopsin coupled to a quartz glass surface in a defined orientation through a protein anchor and reconstituted inside an artificial membrane system. This approach offers an effective way to study membrane proteins in a planar lipid bilayer. It can be easily transferred to all membrane proteins that possess a suitable tag and can be reconstituted into a lipid bilayer. In this respect, we anticipate that this technique may contribute important information on structure, topology, and intra- and intermolecular interactions of other seven-transmembrane helical receptors.
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- Anna M Bronder
- Institut für Physikalische Biologie, Heinrich-Heine-Universität, Düsseldorf, Germany.
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- Institut für Physikalische Biologie, Heinrich-Heine-Universität, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Institut für Physikalische Biologie, Heinrich-Heine-Universität, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Institut für Physikalische Biologie, Heinrich-Heine-Universität, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Clinic for Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Infectiology, Heinrich-Heine-Universität, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Institut für Physikalische Biologie, Heinrich-Heine-Universität, Düsseldorf, Germany; Department for Microbial Bioactive Compounds, Interfaculty Institute for Microbiology and Infection Medicine, University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany
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Elter S, Raschle T, Arens S, Viegas A, Gelev V, Etzkorn M, Wagner G. The use of amphipols for NMR structural characterization of 7-TM proteins. J Membr Biol 2014; 247:957-64. [PMID: 24858950 DOI: 10.1007/s00232-014-9669-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2014] [Accepted: 04/28/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
Abstract
While amphipols have been proven useful for refolding of seven transmembrane helical (7-TM) proteins including G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) and it could be shown that an amphipol environment is in principle suitable for NMR structural studies of the embedded protein, high-resolution NMR insights into amphipol refolded and isotopically labeled GPCRs are still very limited. Here we report on the recent progress toward NMR structural studies of the melanocortin-2 and -4 receptors, two class A GPCRs which so far have not been reported to be incorporated into an amphipol environment. Making use of the established 7-TM protein bacteriorhodopsin (BR) we initially tested and optimized amphipol refolding conditions. Most promising conditions were transferred to the refolding of the two melanocortin receptors. Analytical-scale refolding experiments on the melanocortin-2 receptor show very similar behavior to the results obtained on BR. Using cell-free protein expression we could generate sufficient amounts of isotopically labeled bacteriorhodopsin as well as melanocortin-2 and -4 receptors for an initial NMR analysis. Upscaling of the amphipol refolding protocol to protein amounts needed for NMR structural studies was, however, not straightforward and impeded detailed NMR insights for the two GPCRs. While well-resolved and dispersed NMR spectra could only be obtained for bacteriorhodopsin, a comparison of NMR data recorded on the melanocortin-4 receptor in SDS and in an amphipol environment indicates that amphipol refolding induces larger structural modifications in the receptor.
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- Shantha Elter
- Institute of Physical Biology, Heinrich-Heine-University, Universitätsstr. 1, 40225, Düsseldorf, Germany
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