| Chapter title |
Heterologous Expression of Membrane Proteins
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|---|---|
| Chapter number | 11 |
| Book title |
Heterologous Expression of Membrane Proteins
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| Published in |
Methods in molecular biology, January 2016
|
| DOI | 10.1007/978-1-4939-3637-3_11 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Book ISBNs |
978-1-4939-3635-9, 978-1-4939-3637-3
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| Authors |
Boswell-Casteel, Rebba C, Johnson, Jennifer M, Stroud, Robert M, Hays, Franklin A, Rebba C. Boswell-Casteel, Jennifer M. Johnson, Robert M. Stroud, Franklin A. Hays |
| Editors |
Isabelle Mus-Veteau |
| Abstract |
Eukaryotic integral membrane proteins are challenging targets for crystallography or functional characterization in a purified state. Since expression is often a limiting factor when studying this difficult class of biological macromolecules, the intent of this chapter is to focus on the expression of eukaryotic integral membrane proteins (IMPs) using the model organism Saccharomyces cerevisiae. S. cerevisiae is a prime candidate for the expression of eukaryotic IMPs because it offers the convenience of using episomal expression plasmids, selection of positive transformants, posttranslational modifications, and it can properly fold and target IMPs. Here we present a generalized protocol and insights based on our collective knowledge as an aid to overcoming the challenges faced when expressing eukaryotic IMPs in S. cerevisiae. |
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