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ArticleFrontiers in molecular biosciences2016

A Novel and Fast Purification Method for Nucleoside Transporters.

Zhenyu Hao, Maren Thomsen, Vincent L G Postis, Amelia Lesiuk, David Sharples, Yingying Wang, Mark Bartlam, Adrian Goldman

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Article in Frontiers in molecular biosciences, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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8 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Zhenyu HaoKey Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai UniversityTianjin, China; Faculty of Biological Sciences, Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of LeedsLeeds, UK.
Maren ThomsenFaculty of Biological Sciences, Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Leeds Leeds, UK.
Vincent L G PostisFaculty of Biological Sciences, Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of LeedsLeeds, UK; Biomedicine Research Group, Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, Leeds Beckett UniversityLeeds, UK.
Amelia LesiukFaculty of Biological Sciences, Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Leeds Leeds, UK.
David SharplesFaculty of Biological Sciences, Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Leeds Leeds, UK.
Yingying WangKey Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University Tianjin, China.
Mark BartlamFaculty of Biological Sciences, Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of LeedsLeeds, UK; Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, College of Life Sciences, Nankai UniversityTianjin, China; State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Nankai UniversityTianjin, China.
Adrian GoldmanFaculty of Biological Sciences, Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of LeedsLeeds, UK; Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, College of Life Sciences, Nankai UniversityTianjin, China; Division of Biochemistry, Department of Biosciences, University of HelsinkiHelsinki, Finland.
University of Leeds · GBLeeds Beckett University · GBNankai University · CN

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Wellcome Trust
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Abstract

Nucleoside transporters (NTs) play critical biological roles in humans, and to understand the molecular mechanism of nucleoside transport requires high-resolution structural information. However, the main bottleneck for structural analysis of NTs is the production of pure, stable, and high quality native protein for crystallization trials. Here we report a novel membrane protein expression and purification strategy, including construction of a high-yield membrane protein expression vector, and a new and fast purification protocol for NTs. The advantages of this strategy are the improved time efficiency, leading to high quality, active, stable membrane proteins, and the efficient use of reagents and consumables. Our strategy might serve as a useful point of reference for investigating NTs and other membrane proteins by clarifying the technical points of vector construction and improvements of membrane protein expression and purification.

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