Expression, purification and characterization of critical domains of Munc13-1.

نویسندگان

  • Cong Ma
  • Hai Hou
  • Wei Tian
  • Tao Xu
چکیده

Munc13-1 is an essential component of synaptic vesicle releasing machinery. Three rat Munc13-1 constructs were rationally designed based on homology and function, overexpressed in Escherichia coli, and purified to homogeneity with a final yield higher than 2 microg/ml of cell culture. The purified Munc13-1 recombinant proteins had distinct oligomeric states, monodispersity and homogeneity properties. Their secondary structural contents were analyzed by the circular dichroism method, and the sedimentation coefficients of these recombinant proteins were measured by analytical ultracentrifugation. The long helical bundle-like topology of Munc13-1 was first revealed by analysis of our data. In addition, these purified recombinant proteins provide ideal starting materials for further biochemical, biophysical, and structural studies on mammalian Munc13 proteins.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Acta biochimica et biophysica Sinica

دوره 39 8  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2007