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ArticlePloS one2024

Polyaminated, acetylated and stop codon readthrough of recombinant Francisella tularensis universal stress protein in Escherichia coli.

Benjamin Girardo, Lawrence M Schopfer, Yinshi Yue, Oksana Lockridge, Marilynn A Larson

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Article in PloS one, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Benjamin GirardoPathology and Microbiology Department, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, United States of America.
Lawrence M SchopferEppley Institute, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, United States of America.
Yinshi YuePathology and Microbiology Department, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, United States of America.
Oksana LockridgeEppley Institute, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, United States of America.ORCID 0000-0002-8345-3640
Marilynn A LarsonPathology and Microbiology Department, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, United States of America.ORCID 0000-0002-0633-0313
Nebraska Medical Center · USUniversity of Nebraska Medical Center · US

Funding

UNMC/EPPLEY CANCER CENTER SUPPORT GRANTP30CA036727 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER · PI Apar Kishor Ganti · 1985 to 2026
$55.0M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA036727
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recombinant Francisella tularensis universal stress protein with a C-terminal histidine-tag (rUsp/His6) was expressed in Escherichia coli. Endogenous F. tularensis Usp has a predicted molecular mass of 30 kDa, but rUsp/His6 had an apparent molecular weight of 33 kDa based on Western blot analyses. To determine the source of the higher molecular weight for rUsp/His6, post translational modifications were examined. Tryptic peptides of purified rUsp/His6 were subjected to liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) and fragmentation spectra were searched for acetylated lysines and polyaminated glutamines. Of the 24 lysines in rUsp/His6, 10 were acetylated (K63, K68, K72, K129, K175, K201, K208, K212, K233, and K238) and three of the four glutamines had putrescine, spermidine and spermine adducts (Q55, Q60 and Q267). The level of post-translational modification was substoichiometric, eliminating the possibility that these modifications were the sole contributor to the 3 kDa extra mass of rUsp/His6. LC-MS/MS revealed that stop codon readthrough had occurred resulting in the unexpected addition of 20 extra amino acids at the C-terminus of rUsp/His6, after the histidine tag. Further, the finding of polyaminated glutamines in rUsp/His6 indicated that E. coli is capable of transglutaminase activity.

Indexed as

Bacterial ProteinsCodon, TerminatorEscherichia coliFrancisella tularensisProtein Processing, Post-TranslationalRecombinant ProteinsAcetylationAmino Acid SequenceHistidineTandem Mass SpectrometryBacterial ProteinsCodon, TerminatorHistidineRecombinant Proteins

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PMID38683788
PMCPMC11057771
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