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Protein Science (311)
Abstract

AbstractOne of the biggest challenges in pharmaceutical research is obtaining integral membrane proteins in a functional, solubilized, and monodisperse state that provides a native‐like environment that maintains the spectrum of in vivo activities. Many of these integral membrane proteins are receptors, enzymes, or other macromolecular assemblies that are important drug targets. An example is the general class of proteins composed of seven‐transmembrane segments (7‐TM) as exemplified by the G‐protein–coupled receptors. In this article, we describe a simple system for self‐assembling bacteriorhodopsin, as a model protein containing 7‐TM helices, with phospholipids to form a nanometer‐scale soluble bilayer structure encircled by a 200 amino acid scaffold protein. The result is the single molecule incorporation of an integral membrane protein target into a soluble and monodisperse structure that allows the structural and functional tools of solution biochemistry to be applied.

Bibliography

Bayburt, T. H., & Sligar, S. G. (2003). Self‐assembly of single integral membrane proteins into soluble nanoscale phospholipid bilayers. Protein Science, 12(11), 2476–2481. Portico.

Authors 2
  1. Timothy H. Bayburt (first)
  2. Stephen G. Sligar (additional)
Dates
Type When
Created 21 years, 10 months ago (Oct. 22, 2003, 3:41 p.m.)
Deposited 1 year, 10 months ago (Oct. 8, 2023, 9:54 a.m.)
Indexed 4 weeks, 1 day ago (July 30, 2025, 11:13 a.m.)
Issued 21 years, 9 months ago (Nov. 1, 2003)
Published 21 years, 9 months ago (Nov. 1, 2003)
Published Online 16 years, 7 months ago (Jan. 1, 2009)
Published Print 21 years, 9 months ago (Nov. 1, 2003)
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@article{Bayburt_2003, title={Self‐assembly of single integral membrane proteins into soluble nanoscale phospholipid bilayers}, volume={12}, ISSN={1469-896X}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1110/ps.03267503}, DOI={10.1110/ps.03267503}, number={11}, journal={Protein Science}, publisher={Wiley}, author={Bayburt, Timothy H. and Sligar, Stephen G.}, year={2003}, month=nov, pages={2476–2481} }