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Expression and purification of recombinant human inward rectifier K+ (KCNJ) channels in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Expression and purification of recombinant human inward rectifier K+ (KCNJ) channels in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Expression and purification of recombinant human inward rectifier K+ (KCNJ) channels in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
The inward rectifier family of potassium (KCNJ) channels regulate vital cellular processes including cell volume, electrical excitability, and insulin secretion. Dysfunction of different isoforms have been linked to numerous diseases including Bartter's, Andersen-Tawil, Smith-Magenis Syndromes, Type II diabetes mellitus, and epilepsy, making them important targets for therapeutic intervention. Using a family-based approach, we succeeded in expressing 10 of 11 human KCNJ channels tested in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. GFP-fusion proteins showed that these channels traffic correctly to the plasma-membrane suggesting that the protein is functional. A 2-step purification process can be used to purify the KCNJ channels to >95% purity in a mono-dispersed form. After incorporation into liposomes, (86)Rb(+) flux assays confirm the functionality of the purified proteins as inward rectifier potassium channels.
KCNJ, inward rectifier, expression, purification, ion channels, saccharomyces cerevisiae
1046-5928
115-121
D'Avanzo, Nazzareno
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Cheng, Wayland W.L.
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Xia, Xiaobing
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Dong, Liang
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Savitsky, Pavel
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Nichols, Colin G.
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Doyle, Declan A.
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D'Avanzo, Nazzareno
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Cheng, Wayland W.L.
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Xia, Xiaobing
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Dong, Liang
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Savitsky, Pavel
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Nichols, Colin G.
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Doyle, Declan A.
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D'Avanzo, Nazzareno, Cheng, Wayland W.L., Xia, Xiaobing, Dong, Liang, Savitsky, Pavel, Nichols, Colin G. and Doyle, Declan A. (2010) Expression and purification of recombinant human inward rectifier K+ (KCNJ) channels in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Protein Expression and Purification, 71 (1), 115-121. (doi:10.1016/j.pep.2010.01.010). (PMID:20064617)

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The inward rectifier family of potassium (KCNJ) channels regulate vital cellular processes including cell volume, electrical excitability, and insulin secretion. Dysfunction of different isoforms have been linked to numerous diseases including Bartter's, Andersen-Tawil, Smith-Magenis Syndromes, Type II diabetes mellitus, and epilepsy, making them important targets for therapeutic intervention. Using a family-based approach, we succeeded in expressing 10 of 11 human KCNJ channels tested in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. GFP-fusion proteins showed that these channels traffic correctly to the plasma-membrane suggesting that the protein is functional. A 2-step purification process can be used to purify the KCNJ channels to >95% purity in a mono-dispersed form. After incorporation into liposomes, (86)Rb(+) flux assays confirm the functionality of the purified proteins as inward rectifier potassium channels.

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e-pub ahead of print date: 11 January 2010
Published date: May 2010
Keywords: KCNJ, inward rectifier, expression, purification, ion channels, saccharomyces cerevisiae
Organisations: Centre for Biological Sciences

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Local EPrints ID: 342294
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/342294
ISSN: 1046-5928
PURE UUID: 2a8bdc7a-1fd7-403b-8bf1-a2a83779c179

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Author: Nazzareno D'Avanzo
Author: Wayland W.L. Cheng
Author: Xiaobing Xia
Author: Liang Dong
Author: Pavel Savitsky
Author: Colin G. Nichols
Author: Declan A. Doyle

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