Prchal Jan, Junkova Petra, Strmiskova Miroslava, Lipov Jan, Hynek Radovan, Ruml Tomas, Hrabal Richard
Laboratory of NMR Spectroscopy, Institute of Chemical Technology, Prague, Czech Republic.
Protein Expr Purif. 2011 Sep;79(1):122-7. doi: 10.1016/j.pep.2011.05.010. Epub 2011 May 24.
Matrix proteins play multiple roles both in early and late stages of the viral replication cycle. Their N-terminal myristoylation is important for interaction with the host cell membrane during virus budding. We used Escherichia coli, carrying N-myristoyltransferase gene, for the expression of the myristoylated His-tagged matrix protein of Mason-Pfizer monkey virus. An efficient, single-step purification procedure eliminating all contaminating proteins including, importantly, the non-myristoylated matrix protein was designed. The comparison of NMR spectra of matrix protein with its myristoylated form revealed substantial structural changes induced by this fatty acid modification.
基质蛋白在病毒复制周期的早期和晚期都发挥着多种作用。它们的N端肉豆蔻酰化对于病毒出芽过程中与宿主细胞膜的相互作用很重要。我们使用携带N-肉豆蔻酰转移酶基因的大肠杆菌来表达肉豆蔻酰化的、带有His标签的马森- Pfizer猴病毒基质蛋白。设计了一种高效的单步纯化程序,可去除所有污染蛋白,重要的是,包括未肉豆蔻酰化的基质蛋白。基质蛋白与其肉豆蔻酰化形式的NMR光谱比较显示,这种脂肪酸修饰引起了显著的结构变化。