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Published on: July 17, 2021
A Highly Versatile Expression System for the Production of Multiply Phosphorylated Proteins
Phillip Zhu1, Philip R Gafken2, Ryan A Mehl1
1Oregon State University , Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, 2011 Agricultural and Life Sciences , Corvallis , Oregon 97331 , United States.
We developed a new platform, pSer-3.1G, for efficient phosphoserine incorporation into proteins using genetic code expansion. This system overcomes previous limitations, enabling high yields of pure, multiphosphorylated proteins for research.
Area of Science:
- Biochemistry
- Molecular Biology
- Synthetic Biology
Background:
- Genetic Code Expansion (GCE) enables site-specific phosphoserine (pSer) incorporation using TAG stop codons.
- Previous methods using Release Factor 1 (RF1)-deficient hosts suffered from slow growth and amino acid misincorporation.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop an improved GCE platform for efficient and accurate pSer incorporation.
- To overcome limitations of previous RF1-deficient systems for phosphoprotein production.
Main Methods:
- Integration of a healthy RF1-deficient *E. coli* strain with a high-efficiency pSer GCE translation system.
- Utilizing the developed pSer-3.1G platform for protein expression and purification.
Main Results:
- Achieved high yields of singly (400 mg/L) and doubly (200 mg/L) phosphorylated GFP.
- Demonstrated minimal misincorporation of natural amino acids, even with five pSer residues.
- Successfully produced doubly phosphorylated STING and triply phosphorylated BAD for structural biology.
Conclusions:
- The pSer-3.1G platform provides facile access to high-quality phosphoproteins.
- This system facilitates the expression of oligomeric and complex phosphoprotein structures.
- The platform is expected to significantly advance phospho-proteome research.
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