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9684859

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-8-6
pubmed:abstractText
The gene responsible for cystic fibrosis encodes a membrane protein--the 1480-residue cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR)--in which membrane-based CF-phenotypic mutants alter pore structure and/or impair ion transport. We report the preparation in milligram quantities and conformational characterization of a polypeptide comprised of CFTR transmembrane (TM) segments 3-4, a putative 'helical hairpin' portion of the CFTR TM1-6 domain. The TM segment 3-4 of CFTR was expressed in E. coli as a fusion protein linked to the C-terminus of His-tagged thioredoxin. Nickel chelate affinity chromatography, followed by release from the carrier by digestion with thrombin protease, gave free CFTR(TM3-4). Monitoring of the folding properties and conformational state(s) of the TM3-4 polypeptide using circular dichroism spectroscopy indicated a partial alpha-helical conformation in aqueous buffer, with up to 30% increase in alpha-helical content observed in membrane-mimetic environments.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0014-5793
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
10
pubmed:volume
431
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
29-33
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
Cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator: expression and helicity of a double membrane-spanning segment.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Structural Biology and Biochemistry, Research Institute, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't