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Overexpression and functional characterisation of the human melanocortin 4 receptor in Sf9 cells

Dolby, Viveka LU ; Collén, Anna LU ; Lundqvist, A and Cronet, P (2004) In Protein Expression and Purification 37(2). p.455-461
Abstract
The human melanocortin 4 receptor (MC4r) was successfully expressed in Sf9 cells using the baculovirus infection system. N- and C-terminally His-tagged receptors generated B-max values of 14 and 23 pmol receptor/mg membrane protein, respectively. The highest expression level obtained with the C-terminally His-tagged MC4r corresponded to 0.25 mg active receptor/litre culture volume. Addition of a viral signal peptide at the N-terminus of the His-tagged MC4r did not improve the expression level. Confocal laser microscopy studies revealed that both the N- and C-terminally tagged MC4r did not accumulate intracellularly and were mainly located in the plasma membrane. The recombinant receptors showed similar affinity for the agonist NDP-MSH (K-d... (More)
The human melanocortin 4 receptor (MC4r) was successfully expressed in Sf9 cells using the baculovirus infection system. N- and C-terminally His-tagged receptors generated B-max values of 14 and 23 pmol receptor/mg membrane protein, respectively. The highest expression level obtained with the C-terminally His-tagged MC4r corresponded to 0.25 mg active receptor/litre culture volume. Addition of a viral signal peptide at the N-terminus of the His-tagged MC4r did not improve the expression level. Confocal laser microscopy studies revealed that both the N- and C-terminally tagged MC4r did not accumulate intracellularly and were mainly located in the plasma membrane. The recombinant receptors showed similar affinity for the agonist NDP-MSH (K-d = 11 nM) as to MC4r expressed in mammalian cells. Functional coupling of the highest expressed C-terminal tagged receptor to endogenous Galpha protein was demonstrated through 6TPgammaS binding upon agonist stimulation of the receptor. K-i values for the ligands MTII, HS014, alpha-, beta-, and gamma-MSH are comparable to the values obtained for MC4r expressed in mammalian cells. (C) 2004 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. (Less)
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Insect cells, Functional characterisation, Melanocortin receptor 4, Overproduction, GPCR, Membrane protein
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Protein Expression and Purification
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37
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2
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455 - 461
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Academic Press
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1046-5928
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10.1016/j.pep.2004.06.018
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English
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  abstract     = {{The human melanocortin 4 receptor (MC4r) was successfully expressed in Sf9 cells using the baculovirus infection system. N- and C-terminally His-tagged receptors generated B-max values of 14 and 23 pmol receptor/mg membrane protein, respectively. The highest expression level obtained with the C-terminally His-tagged MC4r corresponded to 0.25 mg active receptor/litre culture volume. Addition of a viral signal peptide at the N-terminus of the His-tagged MC4r did not improve the expression level. Confocal laser microscopy studies revealed that both the N- and C-terminally tagged MC4r did not accumulate intracellularly and were mainly located in the plasma membrane. The recombinant receptors showed similar affinity for the agonist NDP-MSH (K-d = 11 nM) as to MC4r expressed in mammalian cells. Functional coupling of the highest expressed C-terminal tagged receptor to endogenous Galpha protein was demonstrated through 6TPgammaS binding upon agonist stimulation of the receptor. K-i values for the ligands MTII, HS014, alpha-, beta-, and gamma-MSH are comparable to the values obtained for MC4r expressed in mammalian cells. (C) 2004 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.}},
  author       = {{Dolby, Viveka and Collén, Anna and Lundqvist, A and Cronet, P}},
  issn         = {{1046-5928}},
  keywords     = {{Insect cells; Functional characterisation; Melanocortin receptor 4; Overproduction; GPCR; Membrane protein}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{2}},
  pages        = {{455--461}},
  publisher    = {{Academic Press}},
  series       = {{Protein Expression and Purification}},
  title        = {{Overexpression and functional characterisation of the human melanocortin 4 receptor in Sf9 cells}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pep.2004.06.018}},
  doi          = {{10.1016/j.pep.2004.06.018}},
  volume       = {{37}},
  year         = {{2004}},
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