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ArticleBMC biotechnology2017

A split ubiquitin system to reveal topology and released peptides of membrane proteins.

Qiu-Ping Li, Shuai Wang, Jin-Ying Gou

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Article in BMC biotechnology, 2017. 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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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Qiu-Ping LiInstitute of Plant Biology, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, China.
Shuai WangInstitute of Plant Biology, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, China.
Jin-Ying GouInstitute of Plant Biology, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, China. jygou@fudan.edu.cn.
Fudan University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMembrane proteins define biological functions of membranes in cells. Extracellular peptides of transmembrane proteins receive signals from pathogens or environments, and are the major targets of drug developments. Despite of their essential roles, membrane proteins remain elusive in topological studies due to technique difficulties in their expressions and purifications.

methodsFirst, the target gene is cloned into a destination vector to fuse with C terminal ubiquitin at the N or C terminus. Then, Cub vector with target gene and Nub

resultsWe present a split ubiquitin topology (SUT) analysis system to study the topology and truncation peptide of membrane proteins in a simple yeast experiment. In the SUT system, transcription activator (TA) fused with a nucleo-cytoplasmic protein shows strong auto-activation with both positive and negative control vectors. TA fused with the cytoplasmic end of membrane proteins activates reporter genes only with positive control vector with a wild type N terminal ubiquitin (Nub

conclusionThe SUT system is a simple and fast experimental procedure complementary to computational predictions and large scale proteomic techniques. The preliminary data from SUT are valuable for pathogen recognitions and new drug developments.

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Genetic VectorsGreen Fluorescent ProteinsMembrane ProteinsNucleocytoplasmic Transport ProteinsPeptidesProtein SplicingProteomicsRecombinant ProteinsSaccharomyces cerevisiaeUbiquitinGreen Fluorescent ProteinsMembrane ProteinsNucleocytoplasmic Transport ProteinsPeptidesRecombinant ProteinsUbiquitinCytoplasmic terminusExtracellular terminusMembrane proteinReleased peptideSplit ubiquitin

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PMID28865427
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