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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-5-3
pubmed:abstractText
We report a method of photo-cross-linking proteins in mammalian cells, which is based on site-specific incorporation of a photoreactive amino acid, p-benzoyl-L-phenylalanine (pBpa), through the use of an expanded genetic code. To analyze the cell signaling interactions involving the adaptor protein Grb2, pBpa was incorporated in its Src homology 2 (SH2) domain. The human GRB2 gene with an amber codon was introduced into Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells, together with the genes for the Bacillus stearothermophilus suppressor tRNA(Tyr) and a pBpa-specific variant of Escherichia coli tyrosyl-tRNA synthetase (TyrRS). The Grb2 variant with pBpa in the amber position was synthesized when pBpa was included in the growth medium. Upon exposure of cells to 365-nm light, protein variants containing pBpa in the positions proximal to the ligand-binding pocket were cross-linked with the transiently expressed epidermal growth factor (EGF) receptor in the presence of an EGF stimulus. Cross-linked complexes with endogenous proteins were also detected. In vivo photo-cross-linking with pBpa incorporated in proteins will be useful for studying protein-protein interactions in mammalian cells.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
1548-7091
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
2
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
201-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:15782189-Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing, pubmed-meshheading:15782189-Amino Acid Substitution, pubmed-meshheading:15782189-Amino Acids, pubmed-meshheading:15782189-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:15782189-Bacillus, pubmed-meshheading:15782189-CHO Cells, pubmed-meshheading:15782189-Cricetinae, pubmed-meshheading:15782189-Cricetulus, pubmed-meshheading:15782189-Cross-Linking Reagents, pubmed-meshheading:15782189-Escherichia coli, pubmed-meshheading:15782189-GRB2 Adaptor Protein, pubmed-meshheading:15782189-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:15782189-Light, pubmed-meshheading:15782189-Molecular Probe Techniques, pubmed-meshheading:15782189-Mutagenesis, Site-Directed, pubmed-meshheading:15782189-Penicillin-Binding Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:15782189-Photochemistry, pubmed-meshheading:15782189-Protein Engineering, pubmed-meshheading:15782189-Protein Interaction Mapping, pubmed-meshheading:15782189-Receptor, Epidermal Growth Factor, pubmed-meshheading:15782189-Recombinant Fusion Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:15782189-Spectrum Analysis
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Protein photo-cross-linking in mammalian cells by site-specific incorporation of a photoreactive amino acid.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Biophysics and Biochemistry, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't