Combining inducible protein overexpression with NMR-grade triple isotope labeling in the cyanobacterium Anabaena sp. PCC 7120

The difficulty and expense of preparing protein samples highly enriched in stable isotopes is a bottleneck for structural studies by nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. We have developed a new regulatable expression/labeling vector system in the cyanobacterium Anabaena sp. PCC 7120 using...

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Main Authors: Dominique Desplancq, Corinne Bernard, Annie-Paule Sibler, Bruno Kieffer, Laurent Miguet, Noëlle Potier, Alain Van Dorsselaer, Etienne Weiss
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Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2005-09-01
Series:BioTechniques
Online Access:https://www.future-science.com/doi/10.2144/05393RR02
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Corinne Bernard
Annie-Paule Sibler
Bruno Kieffer
Laurent Miguet
Noëlle Potier
Alain Van Dorsselaer
Etienne Weiss
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description The difficulty and expense of preparing protein samples highly enriched in stable isotopes is a bottleneck for structural studies by nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. We have developed a new regulatable expression/labeling vector system in the cyanobacterium Anabaena sp. PCC 7120 using the endogenous promoter of the nitrate assimilation nir operon. Standard proteins were overexpressed upon induction with NaNO3, yielding up to 250 mg/L of culture. When the cyanobacteria were grown in the presence of inexpensive 15N-, 13C-labeled mineral salts and 2H2O, the expressed polypeptides were highly (>90%) enriched in stable isotopes. Furthermore, the tight repression of the nir promoter upon induction allowed the production of the toxic oncoprotein E6. In addition, under these conditions, the malE31 protein, while insoluble in Escherichia coli, was found to be soluble in Anabaena. Together, these properties render the described system especially suitable for the production and/or triple labeling of recombinant protein samples. It represents an interesting alternative to conventional protein expression systems used in structural genomics.
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spelling doaj-art-0f97f0c61c3c4104af7876da9daeff922025-08-20T02:25:51ZengTaylor & Francis GroupBioTechniques0736-62051940-98182005-09-0139340541110.2144/05393RR02Combining inducible protein overexpression with NMR-grade triple isotope labeling in the cyanobacterium Anabaena sp. PCC 7120Dominique Desplancq0Corinne Bernard1Annie-Paule Sibler2Bruno Kieffer3Laurent Miguet4Noëlle Potier5Alain Van Dorsselaer6Etienne Weiss71Ecole Supérieure de Biotechnologie de Strasbourg, Illkirch1Ecole Supérieure de Biotechnologie de Strasbourg, Illkirch1Ecole Supérieure de Biotechnologie de Strasbourg, Illkirch1Ecole Supérieure de Biotechnologie de Strasbourg, Illkirch2Ecole de Chimie, Polymères et Matériaux de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France2Ecole de Chimie, Polymères et Matériaux de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France2Ecole de Chimie, Polymères et Matériaux de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France1Ecole Supérieure de Biotechnologie de Strasbourg, IllkirchThe difficulty and expense of preparing protein samples highly enriched in stable isotopes is a bottleneck for structural studies by nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. We have developed a new regulatable expression/labeling vector system in the cyanobacterium Anabaena sp. PCC 7120 using the endogenous promoter of the nitrate assimilation nir operon. Standard proteins were overexpressed upon induction with NaNO3, yielding up to 250 mg/L of culture. When the cyanobacteria were grown in the presence of inexpensive 15N-, 13C-labeled mineral salts and 2H2O, the expressed polypeptides were highly (>90%) enriched in stable isotopes. Furthermore, the tight repression of the nir promoter upon induction allowed the production of the toxic oncoprotein E6. In addition, under these conditions, the malE31 protein, while insoluble in Escherichia coli, was found to be soluble in Anabaena. Together, these properties render the described system especially suitable for the production and/or triple labeling of recombinant protein samples. It represents an interesting alternative to conventional protein expression systems used in structural genomics.https://www.future-science.com/doi/10.2144/05393RR02
spellingShingle Dominique Desplancq
Corinne Bernard
Annie-Paule Sibler
Bruno Kieffer
Laurent Miguet
Noëlle Potier
Alain Van Dorsselaer
Etienne Weiss
Combining inducible protein overexpression with NMR-grade triple isotope labeling in the cyanobacterium Anabaena sp. PCC 7120
BioTechniques
title Combining inducible protein overexpression with NMR-grade triple isotope labeling in the cyanobacterium Anabaena sp. PCC 7120
title_full Combining inducible protein overexpression with NMR-grade triple isotope labeling in the cyanobacterium Anabaena sp. PCC 7120
title_fullStr Combining inducible protein overexpression with NMR-grade triple isotope labeling in the cyanobacterium Anabaena sp. PCC 7120
title_full_unstemmed Combining inducible protein overexpression with NMR-grade triple isotope labeling in the cyanobacterium Anabaena sp. PCC 7120
title_short Combining inducible protein overexpression with NMR-grade triple isotope labeling in the cyanobacterium Anabaena sp. PCC 7120
title_sort combining inducible protein overexpression with nmr grade triple isotope labeling in the cyanobacterium anabaena sp pcc 7120
url https://www.future-science.com/doi/10.2144/05393RR02
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