Centre for Plant Molecular Biology, Developmental Genetics, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.
Molecular & Cellular Botany, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany.
Methods Mol Biol. 2024;2772:207-219. doi: 10.1007/978-1-0716-3710-4_15.
Protein-protein interactions (PPIs) play fundamental roles in all cellular processes. Especially membrane proteins facilitate a range of important biological functions in stimuli perception, signalling, and transport. Here we describe a detailed protocol for the yeast mating-based Split-Ubiquitin System (mbSUS) to study PPIs of ER membrane proteins in vivo. In contrast to the prominent yeast two hybrid, mbSUS enables analysis of full-length membrane proteins in their native cellular context. The system is based on the ubiquitin proteasome pathway leading to the release of an artificial transcription factor followed by activation of reporter genes to visualize PPIs. The mating-based approach is suitable for both small- and large-scale interaction studies. Additionally, we describe protocols to apply the recently established SUS Bridge assay (SUB), which is optimized for the detection of ternary protein interactions.
蛋白质-蛋白质相互作用 (PPIs) 在所有细胞过程中都起着基础性作用。特别是膜蛋白在刺激感知、信号传递和运输等方面促进了一系列重要的生物学功能。在这里,我们描述了一种详细的基于酵母交配的 Split-Ubiquitin 系统 (mbSUS) 协议,用于在体内研究 ER 膜蛋白的 PPIs。与著名的酵母双杂交系统相比,mbSUS 能够在天然细胞环境中分析全长膜蛋白。该系统基于泛素蛋白酶体途径,导致人工转录因子的释放,随后激活报告基因以可视化 PPIs。基于交配的方法适用于小规模和大规模的相互作用研究。此外,我们还描述了应用最近建立的 SUS Bridge 测定法 (SUB) 的方案,该方法针对检测三元蛋白质相互作用进行了优化。