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- Title
A Novel Approach to Bacterial Expression and Purification of Myristoylated Forms of Neuronal Calcium Sensor Proteins.
- Authors
Vladimirov, Vasiliy I.; Baksheeva, Viktoriia E.; Mikhailova, Irina V.; Ismailov, Ramis G.; Litus, Ekaterina A.; Tikhomirova, Natalia K.; Nazipova, Aliya A.; Permyakov, Sergei E.; Zernii, Evgeni Yu.; Zinchenko, Dmitry V.
- Abstract
N-terminal myristoylation is a common co-and post-translational modification of numerous eukaryotic and viral proteins, which affects their interaction with lipids and partner proteins, thereby modulating various cellular processes. Among those are neuronal calcium sensor (NCS) proteins, mediating transduction of calcium signals in a wide range of regulatory cascades, including reception, neurotransmission, neuronal growth and survival. The details of NCSs functioning are of special interest due to their involvement in the progression of ophthalmological and neurodegenerative diseases and their role in cancer. The well-established procedures for preparation of native-like myristoylated forms of recombinant NCSs via their bacterial co-expression with N-myristoyl transferase from Saccharomyces cerevisiae often yield a mixture of the myristoylated and non-myristoylated forms. Here, we report a novel approach to preparation of several NCSs, including recoverin, GCAP1, GCAP2, neurocalcin δ and NCS-1, ensuring their nearly complete N-myristoylation. The optimized bacterial expression and myristoylation of the NCSs is followed by a set of procedures for separation of their myristoylated and non-myristoylated forms using a combination of hydrophobic interaction chromatography steps. We demonstrate that the refolded and further purified myristoylated NCS-1 maintains its Ca2+-binding ability and stability of tertiary structure. The developed approach is generally suited for preparation of other myristoylated proteins.
- Subjects
VIRAL proteins; POST-translational modification; CALCIUM; CELLULAR signal transduction; PROTEINS
- Publication
Biomolecules (2218-273X), 2020, Vol 10, Issue 7, p1025
- ISSN
2218-273X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/biom10071025