The synthesis of recombinant membrane proteins in yeast for structural studies

Sarah Routledge; Lina Mikaliunaite; Anjana Patel; Michelle Clare; Stephanie P. Cartwright; Zharain Bawa; Martin D.B. Wilks; Floren Low; David Hardy; Alice J. Rothnie; Roslyn M. Bill

doi:10.1016/j.ymeth.2015.09.027

The synthesis of recombinant membrane proteins in yeast for structural studies

Sarah Routledge
, Lina Mikaliunaite
, Anjana Patel
, Michelle Clare
, Stephanie P. Cartwright
, Zharain Bawa
, Martin D.B. Wilks
, Floren Low
, David Hardy
, Alice J. Rothnie
, Roslyn M. Bill^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

University of Cambridge
Smallpeice Enterprises Ltd

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Abstract

Historically, recombinant membrane protein production has been a major challenge meaning that many fewer membrane protein structures have been published than those of soluble proteins. However, there has been a recent, almost exponential increase in the number of membrane protein structures being deposited in the Protein Data Bank. This suggests that empirical methods are now available that can ensure the required protein supply for these difficult targets. This review focuses on methods that are available for protein production in yeast, which is an important source of recombinant eukaryotic membrane proteins. We provide an overview of approaches to optimize the expression plasmid, host cell and culture conditions, as well as the extraction and purification of functional protein for crystallization trials in preparation for structural studies.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	26-37
Number of pages	12
Journal	Methods
Volume	95
Early online date	30 Sept 2015
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ymeth.2015.09.027
Publication status	Published - 15 Feb 2016

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Funding: BBSRC (grants BB/I019960/1, BB/K013319/1, BB/L502194/1 and BB/L015846/1; and the Innovative Medicines Joint Undertaking (grant 115583 to the ND4BB ENABLE Consortium)

Keywords

membrane proteins
yeast
recombinant antigen
expression plasmid vector
promoter
SMALP
cholesterol

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