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Purification and functional comparison of nine human Aquaporins produced in Saccharomyces cerevisiae for the purpose of biophysical characterization

Bjørkskov, Frederik Bühring ; Krabbe, Simon Lyngaa ; Nurup, Casper Normann ; Missel, Julie Winkel ; Spulber, Mariana ; Bomholt, Julie ; Molbaek, Karen ; Helix-Nielsen, Claus ; Gotfryd, Kamil and Gourdon, Pontus LU , et al. (2017) In Scientific Reports 7(1).
Abstract

The sparse number of high-resolution human membrane protein structures severely restricts our comprehension of molecular physiology and ability to exploit rational drug design. In the search for a standardized, cheap and easily handled human membrane protein production platform, we thoroughly investigated the capacity of S. cerevisiae to deliver high yields of prime quality human AQPs, focusing on poorly characterized members including some previously shown to be difficult to isolate. Exploiting GFP labeled forms we comprehensively optimized production and purification procedures resulting in satisfactory yields of all nine AQP targets. We applied the obtained knowledge to successfully upscale purification of histidine tagged human... (More)

The sparse number of high-resolution human membrane protein structures severely restricts our comprehension of molecular physiology and ability to exploit rational drug design. In the search for a standardized, cheap and easily handled human membrane protein production platform, we thoroughly investigated the capacity of S. cerevisiae to deliver high yields of prime quality human AQPs, focusing on poorly characterized members including some previously shown to be difficult to isolate. Exploiting GFP labeled forms we comprehensively optimized production and purification procedures resulting in satisfactory yields of all nine AQP targets. We applied the obtained knowledge to successfully upscale purification of histidine tagged human AQP10 produced in large bioreactors. Glycosylation analysis revealed that AQP7 and 12 were O-glycosylated, AQP10 was N-glycosylated while the other AQPs were not glycosylated. We furthermore performed functional characterization and found that AQP 2, 6 and 8 allowed flux of water whereas AQP3, 7, 9, 10, 11 and 12 also facilitated a glycerol flux. In conclusion, our S. cerevisiae platform emerges as a powerful tool for isolation of functional, difficult-To-express human membrane proteins suitable for biophysical characterization.

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Nature Publishing Group
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2045-2322
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10.1038/s41598-017-17095-6
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  author       = {{Bjørkskov, Frederik Bühring and Krabbe, Simon Lyngaa and Nurup, Casper Normann and Missel, Julie Winkel and Spulber, Mariana and Bomholt, Julie and Molbaek, Karen and Helix-Nielsen, Claus and Gotfryd, Kamil and Gourdon, Pontus and Pedersen, Per Amstrup}},
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  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-17095-6}},
  doi          = {{10.1038/s41598-017-17095-6}},
  volume       = {{7}},
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