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Qualifying a eukaryotic cell-free system for fluorescence based GPCR analyses.

ABSTRACT: Membrane proteins are key elements in cell-mediated processes. In particular, G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) have attracted increasing interest since they affect cellular signaling. Furthermore, mutations in GPCRs can cause acquired and inheritable diseases. Up to date, there still exist a number of GPCRs that has not been structurally and functionally analyzed due to difficulties in cell-based membrane protein production. A promising approach for membrane protein synthesis and analysis has emerged during the last years and is known as cell-free protein synthesis (CFPS). Here, we describe a simply portable method to synthesize GPCRs and analyze their ligand-binding properties without the requirement of additional supplements such as liposomes or nanodiscs. This method is based on eukaryotic cell lysates containing translocationally active endogenous endoplasmic reticulum-derived microsomes where the insertion of GPCRs into biologically active membranes is supported. In this study we present CFPS in combination with fast fluorescence-based screening methods to determine the localization, orientation and ligand-binding properties of the endothelin B (ET-B) receptor upon expression in an insect-based cell-free system. To determine the functionality of the cell-free synthesized ET-B receptor, we analyzed the binding of its ligand endothelin-1 (ET-1) in a qualitative fluorescence-based assay and in a quantitative radioligand binding assay.

SUBMITTER: Zemella A

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5473880 | biostudies-other | 2017 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other

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Qualifying a eukaryotic cell-free system for fluorescence based GPCR analyses.

Zemella Anne A Grossmann Solveig S Sachse Rita R Sonnabend Andrei A Schaefer Michael M Kubick Stefan S

Scientific reports 20170616 1

Membrane proteins are key elements in cell-mediated processes. In particular, G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) have attracted increasing interest since they affect cellular signaling. Furthermore, mutations in GPCRs can cause acquired and inheritable diseases. Up to date, there still exist a number of GPCRs that has not been structurally and functionally analyzed due to difficulties in cell-based membrane protein production. A promising approach for membrane protein synthesis and analysis has ...[more]

PMID: 28623260

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Qualifying a eukaryotic cell-free system for fluorescence based GPCR analyses.

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Qualifying a eukaryotic cell-free system for fluorescence based GPCR analyses.

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