| Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Assay Using Fluorescent MANT-GDP
|
|
Author:
Date:
2018-04-05
[Abstract] GTPases are molecular switches that cycle between the inactive GDP-bound state and the active GTP-bound state. GTPases exchange nucleotides either by its intrinsic nucleotide exchange or by interaction with guanine nucleotide exchange factors (GEFs). Monitoring the nucleotide exchange in vitro, together with reconstitution of direct interactions with regulatory proteins, provides key insights into how a GTPase is activated. In this protocol, we describe core methods to monitor nucleotide exchange using fluorescent N-Methylanthraniloyl (MANT)-guanine nucleotide.
[摘要] GTP酶是分子开关，在无效GDP结合状态和活性GTP结合状态之间循环。 GTP酶通过其内在的核苷酸交换或通过与鸟嘌呤核苷酸交换因子（GEF）的相互作用来交换核苷酸。 监测体外核苷酸交换，以及与调节蛋白直接相互作用的重构，为GTP酶如何被激活提供了重要见解。 在该协议中，我们描述了使用荧光N-甲基呋喃酰基（MANT） - 鸟嘌呤核苷酸来监测核苷酸交换的核心方法。
【背景】GTPase是鸟嘌呤核苷酸结合蛋白，调节细胞过程的广度，从蛋白质生物合成到细胞周期进展，从细胞骨架重组到膜运输。 GTPases可以被认为是分子开关，它在GDP结合“关闭”状态和GTP结合“开启”状态之间循环;在通过GTP的GDP核苷酸交换结合GTP时，GTP酶变得活跃并且将结合下游效应蛋白以招募和激活这些效应子的生物学功能。 GTP酶通过与开关I环（G2结构域）的高度保守苏氨酸和开关II环（G3结构域）的DxxG基序内的甘氨酸的相互作用结合GTP的γ-磷酸。 GTP水解后，与γ-磷酸相互作用的丧失导致动态构象变化，从而使GTPase变为关闭状态（Vetter and ...
|
|
|
| Expression, Purification and Crystallization of the Herpesvirus Nuclear Egress Complex (NEC)
|
|
Author:
Date:
2016-07-20
[Abstract] The protocol describes the production and crystallization of the soluble form of the nuclear egress complex (NEC) from Herpes simplex virus 1 and Pseudorabies virus. The NEC is a heterodimer that consists of conserved proteins UL31 and UL34. NEC oligomerization deforms the inner nuclear membrane around the capsid in infected cells, thereby mediating capsid budding into the perinuclear space during nuclear egress. We have successfully developed a protocol for large-scale preparation of highly pure NEC from two different viruses in a prokaryotic expression system, which enabled us to crystallize these viral protein complexes and determine their structures. This procedure may be adapted to purify and crystallize other soluble protein complexes.
[摘要] 该协议描述了来自单纯疱疹病毒1和伪狂犬病病毒的核出口复合物（NEC）的可溶形式的产生和结晶。 NEC是由保守蛋白UL31和UL34组成的异源二聚体。 NEC低聚使受感染细胞中的衣壳周围的内核膜变形，从而在核出口期间介导衣壳发芽进入核周空间。 我们已经成功地开发了一个协议，从大规模制备高纯度NEC从两种不同的病毒在原核表达系统，这使我们能够结晶这些病毒蛋白复合物和确定其结构。 该程序可适于纯化和结晶其它可溶性蛋白质复合物。
|
|
|