Segmental isotopic labeling of the Hsp70 molecular chaperone DnaK using expressed protein ligation
- 19 November 2010
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Peptide Science
- Vol. 94 (6), 742-752
- https://doi.org/10.1002/bip.21426
Abstract
Introducing biophysical labels into specific regions of large and dynamic multidomain proteins greatly facilitates mechanistic analysis. Ligation of expressed domains that are labeled in a desired manner before assembly of the intact molecular machine provides such a strategy. We have elaborated an experimental route using expressed protein ligation (EPL) to create an Hsp70 molecular chaperone (the E. coli Hsp70, DnaK) where only one of the two constituent domains was labeled, in this case with NMR active isotopes, allowing visualization of the single domain in the context of the two domain protein. Several technical obstacles were overcome, including choice of site for ligation with retention of function, optimization of ligation yield, and purification from unreacted domains. Ligated semilabeled DnaK was successfully produced with a Cys residue at position 383, and the ligated product harboring the Cys mutation was confirmed to be functional and identical to an expressed Cys‐containing two‐domain construct. The NMR spectrum of the segmentally labeled protein was considerably simplified, enabling unequivocal assignment and enhanced analysis of dynamics, as a prelude to exploring the energy landscape for allostery in the Hsp70 family. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Biopolymers (Pept Sci) 94: 742–752, 2010. This article was originally published online as an accepted preprint. The “Published Online” date corresponds to the preprint version. You can request a copy of the preprint by emailing the Biopolymers editorial office at biopolymers@wiley.comKeywords
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