Functional expression of rat VPAC1 receptor in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
In: Receptors & channels, Jg. 6 (1999), Heft 4, S. 271
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The yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae was examined as host for heterologous expression of the G protein-coupled VPAC1 receptor. Rat VPAC1 receptor cDNA and two chimeric constructs encoding the yeast mating factor pre-pro alpha-leader peptide fused in-frame to rat VPAC1 receptor were expressed in yeast cells under control of a galactose inducible promoter. The rat VPAC1 receptor was fused to the HSV tag epitope to ensure proper immunological detection of the receptor. Crucial conditions for high-level expression of active rat VPAC1 receptor included growth in amino acid supplemented minimal medium, fusion to the yeast alpha-leader peptide and a temperature shift from 30 degrees C to 15 degrees C before promoter induction. Western blotting showed that the expressed receptor was highly glycosylated and a band of 47 kDa was obtained upon endoglycosidase H treatment. Binding with radioiodinated vasoactive intestinal polypeptide revealed a KD of 2.5 nM and an IC50 of 15 nM when displacing with unlabeled vasoactive intestinal polypeptide. VPAC1 receptor density quantified by Western blotting was 510 pmol/mg membrane protein of which only 66 pmol/mg were able to bind vasoactive intestinal polypeptide.
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Functional expression of rat VPAC1 receptor in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Hansen, MK ; Tams, JW ; Fahrenkrug, J ; Pedersen, PA |
Zeitschrift: | Receptors & channels, Jg. 6 (1999), Heft 4, S. 271 |
Veröffentlichung: | London : Taylor & Francis ; <i>Original Publication</i>: Yverdon, Switzerland : Harwood Academic Publishers : Distributed by STBS, c1993-, 1999 |
Medientyp: | academicJournal |
ISSN: | 1060-6823 (print) |
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