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ArticleNature communications2021

A dual-reporter system for investigating and optimizing protein translation and folding in E. coli.

Ariane Zutz, Louise Hamborg, Lasse Ebdrup Pedersen, Maher M Kassem, Elena Papaleo, Anna Koza, Markus J Herrgård, Sheila Ingemann Jensen, Kaare Teilum, Kresten Lindorff-Larsen and 1 more

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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 24 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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11 authors.

Ariane ZutzThe Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability, Technical University of Denmark, Kemitorvet 220, 2800 Kgs, Lyngby, Denmark.
Louise HamborgThe Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability, Technical University of Denmark, Kemitorvet 220, 2800 Kgs, Lyngby, Denmark.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8580-9751
Lasse Ebdrup PedersenThe Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability, Technical University of Denmark, Kemitorvet 220, 2800 Kgs, Lyngby, Denmark.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6064-919X
Maher M KassemStructural Biology and NMR Laboratory, Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Ole Maaloes Vej 5, 2200, Copenhagen N, Denmark.
Elena PapaleoStructural Biology and NMR Laboratory, Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Ole Maaloes Vej 5, 2200, Copenhagen N, Denmark.
Anna KozaThe Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability, Technical University of Denmark, Kemitorvet 220, 2800 Kgs, Lyngby, Denmark.
Markus J HerrgårdThe Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability, Technical University of Denmark, Kemitorvet 220, 2800 Kgs, Lyngby, Denmark.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2377-9929
Sheila Ingemann JensenThe Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability, Technical University of Denmark, Kemitorvet 220, 2800 Kgs, Lyngby, Denmark.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8277-5907
Kaare TeilumStructural Biology and NMR Laboratory, Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Ole Maaloes Vej 5, 2200, Copenhagen N, Denmark.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6919-1982
Kresten Lindorff-LarsenStructural Biology and NMR Laboratory, Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Ole Maaloes Vej 5, 2200, Copenhagen N, Denmark.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4750-6039
Alex Toftgaard NielsenThe Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability, Technical University of Denmark, Kemitorvet 220, 2800 Kgs, Lyngby, Denmark. atn@biosustain.dtu.dk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6616-0187

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Strategies for investigating and optimizing the expression and folding of proteins for biotechnological and pharmaceutical purposes are in high demand. Here, we describe a dual-reporter biosensor system that simultaneously assesses in vivo protein translation and protein folding, thereby enabling rapid screening of mutant libraries. We have validated the dual-reporter system on five different proteins and find an excellent correlation between reporter signals and the levels of protein expression and solubility of the proteins. We further demonstrate the applicability of the dual-reporter system as a screening assay for deep mutational scanning experiments. The system enables high throughput selection of protein variants with high expression levels and altered protein stability. Next generation sequencing analysis of the resulting libraries of protein variants show a good correlation between computationally predicted and experimentally determined protein stabilities. We furthermore show that the mutational experimental data obtained using this system may be useful for protein structure calculations.

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Escherichia coliEscherichia coli ProteinsGenes, ReporterGreen Fluorescent ProteinsLuminescent ProteinsMutationProtein BiosynthesisProtein FoldingProtein StabilityRed Fluorescent ProteinEscherichia coli ProteinsGreen Fluorescent ProteinsLuminescent ProteinsRed Fluorescent Protein

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PMCPMC8526717

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