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ArticleJournal of virological methods2011

Application of a split luciferase complementation assay for the detection of viral protein-protein interactions.

Qiji Deng, Dan Wang, Xiaoxiao Xiang, Xiaofei Gao, Philip R Hardwidge, Radhey S Kaushik, Thorsten Wolff, Suvobrata Chakravarty, Feng Li

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Article in Journal of virological methods, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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9 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Qiji DengDepartment of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD 57007, United States.
Dan Wang
Xiaoxiao Xiang
Xiaofei Gao
Philip R Hardwidge
Radhey S Kaushik
Thorsten Wolff
Suvobrata Chakravarty
Feng Li
South Dakota State University · USUniversity of Kansas Medical Center · USRobert Koch Institute · DE

Funding

A novel assay for inhibitors of influenza A virus polymerase complex assemblyR21AI078177 · NIAID · SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY · PI LI, FENG · 2008 to 2009
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NIAID NIH HHS AI078177NIAID NIH HHS R21 AI078177
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Intraviral protein-protein interactions are critical for virus survival in the host. Discovery of such interactions is important to understand molecular mechanisms of viral replication and pathogenesis. The development of a cell-based assay that can be employed to examine systematically viral protein interactions is described. The method, known as the split luciferase complementation assay (SLCA), is based on the principle that N- and C-terminal domains of luciferase alone do not emit luminescence; however, if fused to interacting proteins the two non-functional halves can be brought into close enough proximity through a specific protein-protein interaction to restore the functions of the enzyme and emit detectable light. The well-studied influenza B polymerase acidic protein (PA) and basic protein 1 (PB1) interaction was used as a model system to develop the assay. Consistent with previous studies, a strong PA-PB1 interaction was demonstrated in the assay. The PA-PB1 interaction was also disrupted by single amino acid mutations in the N-terminal domain of PB1 that is responsible for binding PA. The described SLCA is highly specific and easy to perform, and thus may be useful for studying protein-protein interactions in viral diseases.

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Protein BindingProtein Interaction Domains and MotifsAnimalsCell LineChlorocebus aethiopsCOS CellsHumansInfluenza B virusLuciferasesModels, MolecularProtein Interaction MappingRNA-Dependent RNA PolymeraseViral ProteinsVirologyinfluenza virus polymerase basic protein 1LuciferasesPA protein, influenza virusesRNA-Dependent RNA PolymeraseViral Proteins

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PMID21645548
PMCPMC3479088
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