Segmental isotope-labeling of the intrinsically disordered protein PQBP1

Yuko Nabeshima, Mineyuki Mizuguchi*, Asagi Kajiyama, Hitoshi Okazawa

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Abstract

Polyglutamine tract-binding protein 1 (PQBP1) is an intrinsically disordered protein abundantly expressed in the brain. Mutations in the PQBP1 gene are causative for X-linked mental retardation disorders. Here, we investigated the structure of the C-terminal segment within the context of full-length PQBP1. We produced a segmentally isotope-labeled PQBP1 composed of a non-labeled segment (residues 1-219; N-segment) and a 13C/15N-labeled segment (residues 220-265; C-segment). Our results demonstrate that the segmental isotope-labeling combined with NMR spectroscopy is useful for detecting a very weak intra-molecular interaction in an intrinsically disordered protein.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4583-4589
Number of pages7
JournalFEBS Letters
Volume588
Issue number24
DOIs
StatePublished - 2014/12/20

Keywords

  • Expressed protein ligation
  • Intra-molecular interaction
  • Intrinsically disordered protein
  • NMR
  • Segmental isotope-labeling

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biophysics
  • Structural Biology
  • Biochemistry
  • Molecular Biology
  • Genetics
  • Cell Biology

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