Concentrating membrane proteins using asymmetric traps and AC electric fields

Cheetham, Matthew R., Bramble, Jonathan P., McMillan, Duncan G. G., Krzeminski, Lukasz, Han, Xiaojun, Johnson, Benjamin R. G., Bushby, Richard J., Olmsted, Peter D., Jeuken, Lars J. C., Marritt, Sophie J., Butt, Julea N. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9624-5226 and Evans, Stephen D. (2011) Concentrating membrane proteins using asymmetric traps and AC electric fields. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 133 (17). pp. 6521-6524. ISSN 0002-7863

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Abstract

Membrane proteins are key components of the plasma membrane and are responsible for control of chemical ionic gradients, metabolite and nutrient transfer, and signal transduction between the interior of cells and the external environment. Of the genes in the human genome, 30% code for membrane proteins (Krogh et al. J. Mol. Biol.2001, 305, 567). Furthermore, many FDA-approved drugs target such proteins (Overington et al. Nat. Rev. Drug Discovery2006, 5, 993). However, the structure-function relationships of these are notably sparse because of difficulties in their purification and handling outside of their membranous environment. Methods that permit the manipulation of membrane components while they are still in the membrane would find widespread application in separation, purification, and eventual structure-function determination of these species (Poo et al. Nature1977, 265, 602). Here we show that asymmetrically patterned supported lipid bilayers in combination with AC electric fields can lead to efficient manipulation of charged components. We demonstrate the concentration and trapping of such components through the use of a “nested trap” and show that this method is capable of yielding an approximately 30-fold increase in the average protein concentration. Upon removal of the field, the material remains trapped for several hours as a result of topographically restricted diffusion. Our results indicate that this method can be used for concentrating and trapping charged membrane components while they are still within their membranous environment. We anticipate that our approach could find widespread application in the manipulation and study of membrane proteins.

Item Type:	Article
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Science > School of Chemistry
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Molecular Microbiology Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Biophysical Chemistry (former - to 2017) Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Chemistry of Light and Energy Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Chemistry of Life Processes Faculty of Science > Research Centres > Centre for Molecular and Structural Biochemistry Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Energy Materials Laboratory
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Date Deposited:	31 Oct 2011 14:28
Last Modified:	17 Jan 2024 01:19
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/35320
DOI:	10.1021/ja2007615

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