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ArticleScientific reports2019

High-throughput stability screening for detergent-solubilized membrane proteins.

Vadim Kotov, Kim Bartels, Katharina Veith, Inokentijs Josts, Udaya K Tiruttani Subhramanyam, Christian Günther, Jörg Labahn, Thomas C Marlovits, Isabel Moraes, Henning Tidow and 2 more

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Article in Scientific reports, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 69 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

69 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Vadim KotovCentre for Structural Systems Biology (CSSB), Notkestrasse 85, D-22607, Hamburg, Germany.
Kim BartelsCentre for Structural Systems Biology (CSSB), Notkestrasse 85, D-22607, Hamburg, Germany.
Katharina VeithThe Hamburg Centre for Ultrafast Imaging (CUI) and Department of Chemistry, University of Hamburg, Martin-Luther-King-Platz 6, D-20146, Hamburg, Germany.
Inokentijs JostsThe Hamburg Centre for Ultrafast Imaging (CUI) and Department of Chemistry, University of Hamburg, Martin-Luther-King-Platz 6, D-20146, Hamburg, Germany.
Udaya K Tiruttani SubhramanyamCentre for Structural Systems Biology (CSSB), Notkestrasse 85, D-22607, Hamburg, Germany.
Christian GüntherEuropean Molecular Biology Laboratory Hamburg, Notkestrasse 85, D-22607, Hamburg, Germany.
Jörg LabahnCentre for Structural Systems Biology (CSSB), Notkestrasse 85, D-22607, Hamburg, Germany.
Thomas C MarlovitsCentre for Structural Systems Biology (CSSB), Notkestrasse 85, D-22607, Hamburg, Germany.
Isabel MoraesNational Physical Laboratory, Hampton Road, Teddington, TW11 0LW, UK.
Henning TidowThe Hamburg Centre for Ultrafast Imaging (CUI) and Department of Chemistry, University of Hamburg, Martin-Luther-King-Platz 6, D-20146, Hamburg, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4702-9332
Christian LöwCentre for Structural Systems Biology (CSSB), Notkestrasse 85, D-22607, Hamburg, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0764-7483
Maria M Garcia-AlaiEuropean Molecular Biology Laboratory Hamburg, Notkestrasse 85, D-22607, Hamburg, Germany. m.garcia@embl-hamburg.de.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Protein stability in detergent or membrane-like environments is the bottleneck for structural studies on integral membrane proteins (IMP). Irrespective of the method to study the structure of an IMP, detergent solubilization from the membrane is usually the first step in the workflow. Here, we establish a simple, high-throughput screening method to identify optimal detergent conditions for membrane protein stabilization. We apply differential scanning fluorimetry in combination with scattering upon thermal denaturation to study the unfolding of integral membrane proteins. Nine different prokaryotic and eukaryotic membrane proteins were used as test cases to benchmark our detergent screening method. Our results show that it is possible to measure the stability and solubility of IMPs by diluting them from their initial solubilization condition into different detergents. We were able to identify groups of detergents with characteristic stabilization and destabilization effects for selected targets. We further show that fos-choline and PEG family detergents may lead to membrane protein destabilization and unfolding. Finally, we determined thenmodynamic parameters that are important indicators of IMP stability. The described protocol allows the identification of conditions that are suitable for downstream handling of membrane proteins during purification.

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DetergentsFluorometryHigh-Throughput Screening AssaysMembrane ProteinsProtein StabilitySolubilityDetergentsMembrane Proteins

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