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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-12-17
pubmed:abstractText
Bimolecular fluorescence complementation (BiFC) using yellow fluorescent protein (YFP) is a widely employed method to study protein-protein interactions in cells. As yet, this technique has not been used in vitro. To evaluate a possible application of BiFC in vitro, we constructed a 'superfolder split YFP' system where 15 mutations enhance expression of the fusion proteins in Escherichia coli and enable a native purification due to improved solubility. Here, we present the crystal structure of 'superfolder YFP', providing the structural basis for the enhanced folding and stability characteristics. Complementation between the two non-fluorescent YFP fragments fused to HRas and Raf1RBD or to 14-3-3 and PMA2-CT52 resulted in the constitution of the functional fluorophore. The in vivo BiFC with these protein interaction pairs was demonstrated in eukaryotic cell lines as well. Here, we present for the first time BiFC in vitro studies with natively purified superfolder YFP fusion proteins and show the potential and drawbacks of this method for analyzing protein-protein interactions.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
1431-6730
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
390
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
81-90
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:19007309-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:19007309-Bacterial Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:19007309-Cell Line, pubmed-meshheading:19007309-Crystallography, X-Ray, pubmed-meshheading:19007309-Escherichia coli, pubmed-meshheading:19007309-Fluorescence, pubmed-meshheading:19007309-Gene Expression, pubmed-meshheading:19007309-Genetic Complementation Test, pubmed-meshheading:19007309-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:19007309-Luminescent Measurements, pubmed-meshheading:19007309-Luminescent Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:19007309-Models, Molecular, pubmed-meshheading:19007309-Protein Binding, pubmed-meshheading:19007309-Protein Conformation, pubmed-meshheading:19007309-Protein Folding, pubmed-meshheading:19007309-Protein Stability, pubmed-meshheading:19007309-Recombinant Fusion Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:19007309-Solubility
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
Applicability of superfolder YFP bimolecular fluorescence complementation in vitro.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Structural Biology, Max Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology, Otto-Hahn-Str. 11, D-44227 Dortmund, Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't