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Targeting cysteine thiols for in vitro site-specific glycosylation of recombinant proteins
Journal of Visualized Experiments
  • Yoo Jung Choi, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry
  • Jinhui Zhu, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry
  • Steve Chung, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry
  • Naveed Siddiqui, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry
  • Qingping Feng, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry
  • Peter B. Stathopulos, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
10-4-2017
URL with Digital Object Identifier
10.3791/56302
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Abstract

Stromal interaction molecule-1 (STIM1) is a type-I transmembrane protein located on the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and plasma membranes (PM). ER-resident STIM1 regulates the activity of PM Orai1 channels in a process known as store operated calcium (Ca2+) entry which is the principal Ca2+ signaling process that drives the immune response. STIM1 undergoes post-translational N-glycosylation at two luminal Asn sites within the Ca2+ sensing domain of the molecule. However, the biochemical, biophysical, and structure biological effects of N-glycosylated STIM1 were poorly understood until recently due to an inability to readily obtain high levels of homogeneous N-glycosylated protein. Here, we describe the implementation of an in vitro chemical approach which attaches glucose moieties to specific protein sites applicable to understanding the underlying effects of N-glycosylation on protein structure and mechanism. Using solution nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy we assess both efficiency of the modification as well as the structural consequences of the glucose attachment with a single sample. This approach can readily be adapted to study the myriad glycosylated proteins found in nature.

Citation Information
Yoo Jung Choi, Jinhui Zhu, Steve Chung, Naveed Siddiqui, et al.. "Targeting cysteine thiols for in vitro site-specific glycosylation of recombinant proteins" Journal of Visualized Experiments Vol. 2017 Iss. 128 (2017)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/qingping-feng/40/