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The leukotriene B(4) receptor BLT1 is stabilized by transmembrane helix capping mutations
In this study, we introduced structure-based rational mutations in the guinea pig leukotriene B(4) receptor (gpBLT1) in order to enhance the stabilization of the protein. Elements thought to be unfavorable for the stability of gpBLT1 were extracted based on the stabilization elements established in...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5668910/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29124210 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbrep.2015.09.007 |
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author | Hori, Tetsuya Nakamura, Motonao Yokomizo, Takehiko Shimizu, Takao Miyano, Masashi |
author_facet | Hori, Tetsuya Nakamura, Motonao Yokomizo, Takehiko Shimizu, Takao Miyano, Masashi |
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description | In this study, we introduced structure-based rational mutations in the guinea pig leukotriene B(4) receptor (gpBLT1) in order to enhance the stabilization of the protein. Elements thought to be unfavorable for the stability of gpBLT1 were extracted based on the stabilization elements established in soluble proteins, determined crystal structures of G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), and multiple sequence alignment. The two unfavorable residues His83(2.67) and Lys88(3.21), located at helix capping sites, were replaced with Gly (His83Gly(2.67) and Lys88Gly(3.21)). The modified protein containing His83Gly(2.67)/Lys88Gly(3.21) was highly expressed, solubilized, and purified and exhibited improved thermal stability by 4 °C in comparison with that of the original gpBLT1 construct. Owing to the double mutation, the expression level increased by 6-fold (B(max)=311 pmol/mg) in the membrane fraction of Pichia pastoris. The ligand binding affinity was similar to that of the original gpBLT1 without the mutations. Similar unfavorable residues have been observed at helix capping sites in many other GPCRs; therefore, the replacement of such residues with more favorable residues will improve stabilization of the GPCR structure for the crystallization. |
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spelling | pubmed-56689102017-11-09 The leukotriene B(4) receptor BLT1 is stabilized by transmembrane helix capping mutations Hori, Tetsuya Nakamura, Motonao Yokomizo, Takehiko Shimizu, Takao Miyano, Masashi Biochem Biophys Rep Research Article In this study, we introduced structure-based rational mutations in the guinea pig leukotriene B(4) receptor (gpBLT1) in order to enhance the stabilization of the protein. Elements thought to be unfavorable for the stability of gpBLT1 were extracted based on the stabilization elements established in soluble proteins, determined crystal structures of G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), and multiple sequence alignment. The two unfavorable residues His83(2.67) and Lys88(3.21), located at helix capping sites, were replaced with Gly (His83Gly(2.67) and Lys88Gly(3.21)). The modified protein containing His83Gly(2.67)/Lys88Gly(3.21) was highly expressed, solubilized, and purified and exhibited improved thermal stability by 4 °C in comparison with that of the original gpBLT1 construct. Owing to the double mutation, the expression level increased by 6-fold (B(max)=311 pmol/mg) in the membrane fraction of Pichia pastoris. The ligand binding affinity was similar to that of the original gpBLT1 without the mutations. Similar unfavorable residues have been observed at helix capping sites in many other GPCRs; therefore, the replacement of such residues with more favorable residues will improve stabilization of the GPCR structure for the crystallization. Elsevier 2015-09-26 /pmc/articles/PMC5668910/ /pubmed/29124210 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbrep.2015.09.007 Text en © 2015 The Authors http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Research Article Hori, Tetsuya Nakamura, Motonao Yokomizo, Takehiko Shimizu, Takao Miyano, Masashi The leukotriene B(4) receptor BLT1 is stabilized by transmembrane helix capping mutations |
title | The leukotriene B(4) receptor BLT1 is stabilized by transmembrane helix capping mutations |
title_full | The leukotriene B(4) receptor BLT1 is stabilized by transmembrane helix capping mutations |
title_fullStr | The leukotriene B(4) receptor BLT1 is stabilized by transmembrane helix capping mutations |
title_full_unstemmed | The leukotriene B(4) receptor BLT1 is stabilized by transmembrane helix capping mutations |
title_short | The leukotriene B(4) receptor BLT1 is stabilized by transmembrane helix capping mutations |
title_sort | leukotriene b(4) receptor blt1 is stabilized by transmembrane helix capping mutations |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5668910/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29124210 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbrep.2015.09.007 |
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