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ArticleNature communications2021

One-step construction of circularized nanodiscs using SpyCatcher-SpyTag.

Shanwen Zhang, Qian Ren, Scott J Novick, Timothy S Strutzenberg, Patrick R Griffin, Huan Bao

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Article in Nature communications, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 33 papers.

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33citing papers in PubMed
3.2field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

33 citing papers in PubMed, 68 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Shanwen Zhang *Department of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, Florida, USA.
Qian Ren *Department of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, Florida, USA.
Scott J NovickDepartment of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, Florida, USA.
Timothy S StrutzenbergDepartment of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, Florida, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0598-534X
Patrick R GriffinDepartment of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, Florida, USA. pgriffin@scripps.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-3404-690X
Huan BaoDepartment of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, Florida, USA. hbao@scripps.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-4301-4627
Scripps Research Institute · US

Funding

Developing next-generation nanodiscs for the study and modulation of membrane proteinsDP2GM140920 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA · PI BAO, HUAN · 2020 to 2020
$2.7M
NIGMS NIH HHS DP2 GM140920
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Circularized nandiscs (cNDs) exhibit superb monodispersity and have the potential to transform functional and structural studies of membrane proteins. In particular, cNDs can stabilize large patches of lipid bilayers for the reconstitution of complex membrane biochemical reactions, enabling the capture of crucial intermediates involved in synaptic transmission and viral entry. However, previous methods for building cNDs require multiple steps and suffer from low yields. We herein introduce a simple, one-step approach to ease the construction of cNDs using the SpyCatcher-SpyTag technology. This approach increases the yield of cNDs by over 10-fold and is able to rapidly generates cNDs with diameters ranging from 11 to over 100 nm. We demonstrate the utility of these cNDs for mechanistic interrogations of vesicle fusion and protein-lipid interactions that are unattainable using small nanodiscs. Together, the remarkable performance of SpyCatcher-SpyTag in nanodisc circularization paves the way for the use of cNDs in membrane biochemistry and structural biology.

Indexed as

Cell EngineeringExtracellular VesiclesFluorescein-5-isothiocyanateFluorescent DyesHumansLipid BilayersMembrane FusionMembrane ProteinsNanostructuresOxadiazolesParticle SizePeptidesPhospholipidsPlasmidsProtein EngineeringStaining and Labeling4-(N-(iodoacetoxy)ethyl-N-methyl)amino-7-nitrobenz-2-oxa-1,3-diazoleFluorescein-5-isothiocyanateFluorescent DyesLipid BilayersMembrane ProteinsOxadiazolesPeptidesPhospholipidsSpyCatcher peptideSpyTag peptide

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PMID34521837
PMCPMC8440770
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