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ArticleMolecular & cellular proteomics : MCP2015

Protein interaction module-assisted function X (PIMAX) approach to producing challenging proteins including hyperphosphorylated tau and active CDK5/p25 kinase complex.

Dexin Sui, Xinjing Xu, Xuemei Ye, Mengyu Liu, Maxwell Mianecki, Chotirat Rattanasinchai, Christopher Buehl, Xiexiong Deng, Min-Hao Kuo

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Article in Molecular & cellular proteomics : MCP, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Dexin SuiFrom the ‡Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824;
Xinjing XuFrom the ‡Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824;
Xuemei YeFrom the ‡Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824;
Mengyu LiuFrom the ‡Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824;
Maxwell MianeckiFrom the ‡Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824;
Chotirat Rattanasinchai¶Cell and Molecular Biology Program, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824.
Christopher Buehl¶Cell and Molecular Biology Program, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824.
Xiexiong DengFrom the ‡Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824;
Min-Hao KuoFrom the ‡Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824; kuom@msu.edu.
Michigan State University · US

Funding

Hyperphosphorylated tau as drug targetR21AG039768 · NIA · MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY · PI KUO, MIN-HAO · 2011 to 2012
$343k
NIA NIH HHS AG039768NIA NIH HHS R21 AG039768
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Many biomedically critical proteins are underrepresented in proteomics and biochemical studies because of the difficulty of their production in Escherichia coli. These proteins might possess posttranslational modifications vital to their functions, tend to misfold and be partitioned into bacterial inclusion bodies, or act only in a stoichiometric dimeric complex. Successful production of these proteins requires efficient interaction between these proteins and a specific "facilitator," such as a protein-modifying enzyme, a molecular chaperone, or a natural physical partner within the dimeric complex. Here we report the design and application of a protein interaction module-assisted function X (PIMAX) system that effectively overcomes these hurdles. By fusing two proteins of interest to a pair of well-studied protein-protein interaction modules, we were able to potentiate the association of these two proteins, resulting in successful production of an enzymatically active cyclin-dependent kinase complex and hyperphosphorylated tau protein, which is intimately linked to Alzheimer disease. Furthermore, using tau isoforms quantitatively phosphorylated by GSK-3β and CDK5 kinases via PIMAX, we demonstrated the hyperphosphorylation-stimulated tau oligomerization in vitro, paving the way for new Alzheimer disease drug discoveries. Vectors for PIMAX can be easily modified to meet the needs of different applications. This approach thus provides a convenient and modular suite with broad implications for proteomics and biomedical research.

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Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 5Escherichia coliFungal ProteinsGlycogen Synthase Kinase 3Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3 betaHumansNerve Tissue ProteinsPhosphorylationProtein Interaction MappingProteomicsRecombinant Proteinstau ProteinsYeastsCyclin-Dependent Kinase 5Fungal ProteinsGlycogen Synthase Kinase 3Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3 betaGSK3B protein, humanNerve Tissue ProteinsRecombinant Proteinstau ProteinsTPPP protein, human

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PMID25385071
PMCPMC4288260
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