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ArticleProtein expression and purification2015

Expression and in vitro functional analyses of recombinant Gam1 protein.

Gustavo A Avila, Daniel H Ramirez, Zacariah L Hildenbrand, Pedro Jacquez, Susanna Chiocca, Jianjun Sun, German Rosas-Acosta, Chuan Xiao

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Article in Protein expression and purification, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Gustavo A AvilaDepartment of Chemistry, University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University Avenue, El Paso, TX 79968-0519, United States.
Daniel H RamirezDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University Avenue, El Paso, TX 79968-0519, United States.
Zacariah L HildenbrandDepartment of Chemistry, University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University Avenue, El Paso, TX 79968-0519, United States.
Pedro JacquezDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University Avenue, El Paso, TX 79968-0519, United States.
Susanna ChioccaEuropean Institute of Oncology, Department of Experimental Oncology, Via Adamello, 16, 20139 Milan, Italy.
Jianjun SunDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University Avenue, El Paso, TX 79968-0519, United States.
German Rosas-AcostaDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University Avenue, El Paso, TX 79968-0519, United States.
Chuan XiaoDepartment of Chemistry, University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University Avenue, El Paso, TX 79968-0519, United States. Electronic address: cxiao@utep.edu.
The University of Texas at El Paso · USEuropean Institute of Oncology · IT

Funding

TOXICOLOGY PROJECTG12RR008124 · NCRR · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS EL PASO · PI WALSH, ELIZABETH J · 1992 to 2011
$20.8M
TCCG12MD007592 · NIMHD · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS EL PASO · PI KIRKEN, ROBERT A. · 2012 to 2018
$19.4M
Receptor disulfide allosteric regulation of anthrax toxin actionSC1GM095475 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS EL PASO · PI SUN, JIANJUN · 2011 to 2020
$2.6M
Molecular effects of SUMOylation on influenza virus infection: SUMO and NS1SC1AI098976 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS EL PASO · PI ROSAS-ACOSTA, GERMAN · 2011 to 2014
$1.1M
Dissecting the Molecular Regulatory Mechanism of Mammalian Circadian Core ComponeSC3GM109870 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS EL PASO · PI XIAO, CHUAN · 2014 to 2017
$453k
NCRR NIH HHS 5G12RR08124NCRR NIH HHS G12 RR008124NIAID NIH HHS 1SC1AI098976NIAID NIH HHS SC1 AI098976NIGMS NIH HHS 1SC1GM095475NIGMS NIH HHS 1SC3GM109870NIGMS NIH HHS SC1 GM095475NIGMS NIH HHS SC3 GM109870NIMHD NIH HHS 8G12MD007592NIMHD NIH HHS G12 MD007592
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Gam1, an early gene product of an avian adenovirus, is essential for viral replication. Gam1 is the first viral protein found to globally inhibit cellular SUMOylation, a critical posttranslational modification that alters the function and cellular localization of proteins. The interaction details at the interface between Gam1 and its cellular targets remain unclear due to the lack of structural information. Although Gam1 has been previously characterized, the purity of the protein was not suitable for structural investigations. In the present study, the gene of Gam1 was cloned and expressed in various bacterial expression systems to obtain pure and soluble recombinant Gam1 protein for in vitro functional and structural studies. While Gam1 was insoluble in most expression systems tested, it became soluble when it was expressed as a fusion protein with trigger factor (TF), a ribosome associated bacterial chaperone, under the control of a cold shock promoter. Careful optimization indicates that both low temperature induction and the chaperone function of TF play critical roles in increasing Gam1 solubility. Soluble Gam1 was purified to homogeneity through sequential chromatography techniques. Monomeric Gam1 was obtained via size exclusion chromatography and analyzed by dynamic light scattering. The SUMOylation inhibitory function of the purified Gam1 was confirmed in an in vitro assay. These results have built the foundation for further structural investigations that will broaden our understanding of Gam1's roles in viral replication.

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Cold TemperatureEscherichia coliEscherichia coli ProteinsPeptidylprolyl IsomeraseRecombinant Fusion ProteinsSumoylationViral ProteinsCELO protein, adenovirusEscherichia coli ProteinsPeptidylprolyl IsomeraseRecombinant Fusion Proteinstrigger factor, E coliViral ProteinsCold temperatureGam1Protein expressionSUMOylationTrigger factor

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PMID25450237
PMCPMC4400194
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