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Screening and Identification of Novel cGAS Homologues Using a Combination of in Vitro and In Vivo Protein Synthesis
The cyclic GMP-AMP synthase (cGAS) catalyzes the synthesis of the multifunctional second messenger, cGAMP, in metazoans. Although numerous cGAS homologues are predicted in protein databases, the catalytic activity towards cGAMP synthesis has been proven for only four of them. Therefore, we selected...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6981698/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31877895 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms21010105 |
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author | Rolf, Jascha Siedentop, Regine Lütz, Stephan Rosenthal, Katrin |
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description | The cyclic GMP-AMP synthase (cGAS) catalyzes the synthesis of the multifunctional second messenger, cGAMP, in metazoans. Although numerous cGAS homologues are predicted in protein databases, the catalytic activity towards cGAMP synthesis has been proven for only four of them. Therefore, we selected five novel and yet uncharacterized cGAS homologues, which cover a broad range in the field of vertebrates. Cell-free protein synthesis (CFPS) was used for a pre-screening to investigate if the cGAS genes originating from higher organisms can be efficiently expressed in a bacterial expression system. As all tested cGAS variants were expressible, enzymes were synthesized in vivo to supply higher amounts for a subsequent in vitro activity assay. The assays were carried out with purified enzymes and revealed vast differences in the activity of the homologues. For the first time, the cGAS homologues from the Przewalski’s horse, naked mole-rat, bald eagle, and zebrafish were proven to catalyze the synthesis of cGAMP. The extension of the list of described cGAS variants enables the acquisition of further knowledge about the structural and molecular mechanism of cGAS, potentially leading to functional improvement of the enzyme. |
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spelling | pubmed-69816982020-02-07 Screening and Identification of Novel cGAS Homologues Using a Combination of in Vitro and In Vivo Protein Synthesis Rolf, Jascha Siedentop, Regine Lütz, Stephan Rosenthal, Katrin Int J Mol Sci Article The cyclic GMP-AMP synthase (cGAS) catalyzes the synthesis of the multifunctional second messenger, cGAMP, in metazoans. Although numerous cGAS homologues are predicted in protein databases, the catalytic activity towards cGAMP synthesis has been proven for only four of them. Therefore, we selected five novel and yet uncharacterized cGAS homologues, which cover a broad range in the field of vertebrates. Cell-free protein synthesis (CFPS) was used for a pre-screening to investigate if the cGAS genes originating from higher organisms can be efficiently expressed in a bacterial expression system. As all tested cGAS variants were expressible, enzymes were synthesized in vivo to supply higher amounts for a subsequent in vitro activity assay. The assays were carried out with purified enzymes and revealed vast differences in the activity of the homologues. For the first time, the cGAS homologues from the Przewalski’s horse, naked mole-rat, bald eagle, and zebrafish were proven to catalyze the synthesis of cGAMP. The extension of the list of described cGAS variants enables the acquisition of further knowledge about the structural and molecular mechanism of cGAS, potentially leading to functional improvement of the enzyme. MDPI 2019-12-22 /pmc/articles/PMC6981698/ /pubmed/31877895 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms21010105 Text en © 2019 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Rolf, Jascha Siedentop, Regine Lütz, Stephan Rosenthal, Katrin Screening and Identification of Novel cGAS Homologues Using a Combination of in Vitro and In Vivo Protein Synthesis |
title | Screening and Identification of Novel cGAS Homologues Using a Combination of in Vitro and In Vivo Protein Synthesis |
title_full | Screening and Identification of Novel cGAS Homologues Using a Combination of in Vitro and In Vivo Protein Synthesis |
title_fullStr | Screening and Identification of Novel cGAS Homologues Using a Combination of in Vitro and In Vivo Protein Synthesis |
title_full_unstemmed | Screening and Identification of Novel cGAS Homologues Using a Combination of in Vitro and In Vivo Protein Synthesis |
title_short | Screening and Identification of Novel cGAS Homologues Using a Combination of in Vitro and In Vivo Protein Synthesis |
title_sort | screening and identification of novel cgas homologues using a combination of in vitro and in vivo protein synthesis |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6981698/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31877895 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms21010105 |
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