Rationalizing membrane protein overexpression

S Wagner, ML Bader, D Drew, JW de Gier - Trends in biotechnology, 2006‏ - cell.com
Functional and structural studies of membrane proteins usually require overexpression of
the proteins in question. Often, however, the 'trial and error'approaches that are mainly used …

[HTML][HTML] Microbial expression systems for membrane proteins

MV Dilworth, MS Piel, KE Bettaney, P Ma, J Luo… - Methods, 2018‏ - Elsevier
Despite many high-profile successes, recombinant membrane protein production remains a
technical challenge; it is still the case that many fewer membrane protein structures have …

Rice NON-YELLOW COLORING1 is involved in light-harvesting complex II and grana degradation during leaf senescence

M Kusaba, H Ito, R Morita, S Iida, Y Sato… - The Plant …, 2007‏ - academic.oup.com
Chlorophyll degradation is an aspect of leaf senescence, which is an active process to
salvage nutrients from old tissues. non-yellow coloring1 (nyc1) is a rice (Oryza sativa) stay …

Optimization of membrane protein overexpression and purification using GFP fusions

D Drew, M Lerch, E Kunji, DJ Slotboom, JW de Gier - Nature methods, 2006‏ - nature.com
Optimizing conditions for the overexpression and purification of membrane proteins for
functional and structural studies is usually a laborious and time-consuming process. This …

LeuT-desipramine structure reveals how antidepressants block neurotransmitter reuptake

Z Zhou, J Zhen, NK Karpowich, RM Goetz, CJ Law… - Science, 2007‏ - science.org
Tricyclic antidepressants exert their pharmacological effect—inhibiting the reuptake of
serotonin, norepinephrine, and dopamine—by directly blocking neurotransmitter …

Optimizing membrane protein overexpression in the Escherichia coli strain Lemo21 (DE3)

S Schlegel, J Löfblom, C Lee, A Hjelm… - Journal of molecular …, 2012‏ - Elsevier
Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3) is widely used to overexpress proteins. In this overexpression
host, the gene encoding the target protein is located on a plasmid and is under control of the …

High level cell‐free expression and specific labeling of integral membrane proteins

C Klammt, F Löhr, B Schäfer, W Haase… - European Journal of …, 2004‏ - Wiley Online Library
We demonstrate the high level expression of integral membrane proteins (IMPs) in a cell‐
free coupled transcription/translation system using a modified Escherichia coli S30 extract …

Structure and mechanism of a bacterial sodium-dependent dicarboxylate transporter

R Mancusso, GG Gregorio, Q Liu, DN Wang - Nature, 2012‏ - nature.com
In human cells, cytosolic citrate is a chief precursor for the synthesis of fatty acids,
triacylglycerols, cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein. Cytosolic citrate further regulates …

Identification and characterization of a bacterial hydrosulphide ion channel

BK Czyzewski, DN Wang - Nature, 2012‏ - nature.com
The hydrosulphide ion (HS−) and its undissociated form, hydrogen sulphide (H2S), which
are believed to have been critical to the origin of life on Earth, remain important in …

Quality control of overexpressed membrane proteins

ER Geertsma, M Groeneveld, DJ Slotboom… - Proceedings of the …, 2008‏ - pnas.org
Overexpression of membrane proteins in Escherichia coli frequently leads to the formation of
aggregates or inclusion bodies, which is undesirable for most studies. Ideally, one would …