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A tetracycline repressor-based mammalian two-hybrid system to detect protein-protein interactions in vivo.

ABSTRACT: A mammalian two-hybrid system (termed as trM2H) was developed to detect protein-protein interactions in vivo, based on the reconstitution of the functions the of tetracycline repressor (TetR). The system is sensitive enough to detect protein-protein interactions with K(d) up to 55microM in mammalian cells, and the system can be regulated by small molecules. This system can be used as an efficient genetic selection system to map protein-protein interactions in mammalian cells.

SUBMITTER: Thibodeaux GN

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2649711 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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A tetracycline repressor-based mammalian two-hybrid system to detect protein-protein interactions in vivo.

Thibodeaux Gabrielle Nina GN Cowmeadow Roshani R Umeda Aiko A Zhang Zhiwen Z

Analytical biochemistry 20081207 1

A mammalian two-hybrid system (termed as trM2H) was developed to detect protein-protein interactions in vivo, based on the reconstitution of the functions the of tetracycline repressor (TetR). The system is sensitive enough to detect protein-protein interactions with K(d) up to 55microM in mammalian cells, and the system can be regulated by small molecules. This system can be used as an efficient genetic selection system to map protein-protein interactions in mammalian cells. ...[more]

PMID: 19111517

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Project description:BackgroundMost of the biological processes rely on the formation of protein complexes. Investigation of protein-protein interactions (PPI) is therefore essential for understanding of cellular functions. It is advantageous to perform mammalian PPI analysis in mammalian cells because the expressed proteins can then be subjected to essential post-translational modifications. Until now mammalian two-hybrid assays have been performed on individual gene scale. We here describe a new and cost-effective method for the high-throughput detection of protein-protein interactions in mammalian cells that combines the advantages of mammalian two-hybrid systems with those of DNA microarrays.ResultsIn this cell array protein-protein interaction assay (CAPPIA), mixtures of bait and prey expression plasmids together with an auto-fluorescent reporter are immobilized on glass slides in defined array formats. Adherent cells that grow on top of the micro-array will become fluorescent only if the expressed proteins interact and subsequently trans-activate the reporter. Using known interaction partners and by screening 160 different combinations of prey and bait proteins associated with the human androgen receptor we demonstrate that this assay allows the quantitative detection of specific protein interactions in different types of mammalian cells and under the influence of different compounds. Moreover, different strategies in respect to bait-prey combinations are presented.ConclusionWe demonstrate that the CAPPIA assay allows the quantitative detection of specific protein interactions in different types of mammalian cells and under the influence of different compounds. The high number of preys that can be tested per slide together with the flexibility to interrogate any bait of interest and the small amounts of reagents that are required makes this assay currently one of the most economical high-throughput detection assays for protein-protein interactions in mammalian cells.

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A tetracycline repressor-based mammalian two-hybrid system to detect protein-protein interactions in vivo.

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A tetracycline repressor-based mammalian two-hybrid system to detect protein-protein interactions in vivo.

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