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ArticleCurrent protocols in protein science2015

Analysis of protein stability and ligand interactions by thermal shift assay.

Kathy Huynh, Carrie L Partch

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Article in Current protocols in protein science, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 296 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Kathy HuynhDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California.
Carrie L PartchDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California.

Funding

Exploring the structural basis for 24-hour timekeeping in mammalsR01GM107069 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SANTA CRUZ · PI PARTCH, CARRIE L · 2013 to 2020
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NIGMS NIH HHS GM107069NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM107069
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Purification of recombinant proteins for biochemical assays and structural studies is time-consuming and presents inherent difficulties that depend on the optimization of protein stability. The use of dyes to monitor thermal denaturation of proteins with sensitive fluorescence detection enables rapid and inexpensive determination of protein stability using real-time PCR instruments. By screening a wide range of solution conditions and additives in a 96-well format, the thermal shift assay easily identifies conditions that significantly enhance the stability of recombinant proteins. The same approach can be used as an initial low-cost screen to discover new protein-ligand interactions by capitalizing on increases in protein stability that typically occur upon ligand binding. This unit presents a methodological workflow for small-scale, high-throughput thermal denaturation of recombinant proteins in the presence of SYPRO Orange dye.

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LigandsProtein StabilityBiological AssayFluorometryProteinsTemperatureLigandsProteinsbuffer optimizationdifferential scanning fluorimetryligand screeningthermal denaturationThermoFluorTSA

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PMCPMC4332540

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