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ArticleScientific reports2022

A multifaceted strategy to improve recombinant expression and structural characterisation of a Trypanosoma invariant surface protein.

Hagen Sülzen, Jitka Votrubova, Arun Dhillon, Sebastian Zoll

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Article in Scientific reports, 2022. 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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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Hagen SülzenInstitute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Flemingovo namesti 2, 16610, Prague 6, Czech Republic.
Jitka VotrubovaInstitute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Flemingovo namesti 2, 16610, Prague 6, Czech Republic.
Arun DhillonInstitute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Flemingovo namesti 2, 16610, Prague 6, Czech Republic.
Sebastian ZollInstitute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Flemingovo namesti 2, 16610, Prague 6, Czech Republic. sebastian.zoll@uochb.cas.cz.
Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry · CZCharles University · CZ

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Identification of a protein minimal fragment amenable to crystallisation can be time- and labour intensive especially if large amounts are required and the protein has a complex fold and functionally important post-translational modifications. In addition, a lack of homologues and structural information can further complicate the design of a minimal expression construct. Recombinant expression in E. coli promises high yields, low costs and fast turnover times, but falls short for many extracellular, eukaryotic proteins. Eukaryotic expression systems provide an alternative but are costly, slow and require special handling and equipment. Using a member of a structurally uncharacterized, eukaryotic receptor family as an example we employ hydrogen-deuterium exchange mass spectrometry (HDX-MS) guided construct design in conjunction with truncation scanning and targeted expression host switching to identify a minimal expression construct that can be produced with high yields and moderate costs.

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Deuterium Exchange MeasurementTrypanosomaEscherichia coliHydrogen Deuterium Exchange-Mass SpectrometryMembrane ProteinsProtein ConformationMembrane Proteins

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PMID35882923
PMCPMC9325691
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