L’obiettivo di questo lavoro di tesi era quello di determinare la struttura tridimensionale del dominio citoplasmatico del transforming growth factor β receptor II e delle ileal bile acid-binding protein umana e di zebrafish (HiBABP e ZiBABP) attraverso la tecnica di diffrazione di raggi X. L’espressione del TGFBR2 è stata provata utilizzando diversi sistemi di espressione (E. coli, Pichia pastoris, cellule d’insetto transfettate con baculovirus ricombinate e Nicotiana benthamiana) ma è stata ottenuta una piccola quantità di proteina ricombinante solubile. Inoltre è stato utilizzato un metodo di refolding per ottenere la proteina di interesse da corpi di inclusione e in questo caso sono stati trovati due microcristalli nelle prove di cristallizzazione preliminari, ma questi non erano utilizzabili per gli esperimenti di diffrazione di raggi X. Le ileal BABP umana e di zebrafish sono state espresse in E. coli e purificate tramite cromatografia di affinità, sfruttando il tag di sei istidine all’estremità C-terminale delle proteine. La struttura tridimensionale della ZiBABP è stata determinata sia nella sua forma apo sia legata all’acido colico per sostituzione molecolare. La risoluzione era 1.6 Ǻ per la forma apo e 2.2 Ǻ per le due diverse forme cristalline del complesso con l’acido colico. Questa è la prima struttura cristallografica di una Ileal bile acid-binding protein. Nel caso della HiBABP si sono ottenuti dei cristalli in due diverse condizioni di cristallizzazione, ma la loro qualità non ha permesso di procedere con la determinazione della struttura. Comunque sono stati allestiti degli esperimenti di ottimizzazione dei parametri di cristallizzazione per migliorare la qualità dei cristalli. Uno studio recente ha dimostrato la presenza di una variante della HiBABP denominata human ileal bile acid-binding protein long (HiBABP-L), così un altro obiettivo del lavoro di tesi è la determinazione della struttura tridimensionale di questa proteina. La HiBABP-L è stata espressa in E. coli ed al momento sono in corso alcuni tentativi per purificare la proteina di interesse.
The aim of this thesis work was to determine the three-dimensional structure of the cytoplasmatic domain of the transforming growth factor β receptor II, and of zebrafish and human ileal bile acid-binding proteins using the X-ray diffraction technique. The expression of TGFBR2 was attempted using different expression systems (E. coli, Pichia pastoris, insect cells transfected with recombinant baculovirus and Nicotiana benthamiana) but only a low amount of soluble recombinant protein was obtained. A refolding method was used to obtain the soluble protein from inclusion bodies and using the refolded protein two microcrystals were found in the preliminary crystallization trials, but they were not suitable for X-ray diffraction experiments. The optimization trials did not produce better samples than microcrystals. Human ileal bile acid-binding protein (HiBABP) and zebrafish ileal bile acid-binding protein (ZiBABP) were expressed in E. coli and purified by immobilized metal ion affinity chromatography, using the hexa-histidine tag added to the C-terminus of the proteins. The three dimensional structure of ZiBABP was determinated both in its apo-form and bound to cholic acid by the molecular replacement method. The resolution was 1.6 Ǻ for the apo-form and 2.2 Ǻ for the two different crystal forms of the complex with cholate. This is the first crystallographic structure of an Ileal bile acid-binding protein. In the case of HiBABP, crystals were obtained in two different crystallization conditions, but their size and quality did not allow to proceed with the structure determination. Optimization experiments of the crystallization conditions are currently being carried out to improve the quality of those crystals. A recent study has shown the presence of a new variant of HiBABP called Human Ileal bile acid-binding protein long (HiBABP-L) and therefore another goal of this thesis work was to determine the three-dimensional structure of this protein. HiBABP-L was expressed in E. coli and attempts to purify the protein of interest are still in progress.
Expression, purification and crystallization attempts of a functional domain of human transforming growth factor beta receptor II - structural characterization of bile acid-binding proteins (Doctoral Thesis)
SACCOMANI, Gianmaria
2009-01-01
Abstract
The aim of this thesis work was to determine the three-dimensional structure of the cytoplasmatic domain of the transforming growth factor β receptor II, and of zebrafish and human ileal bile acid-binding proteins using the X-ray diffraction technique. The expression of TGFBR2 was attempted using different expression systems (E. coli, Pichia pastoris, insect cells transfected with recombinant baculovirus and Nicotiana benthamiana) but only a low amount of soluble recombinant protein was obtained. A refolding method was used to obtain the soluble protein from inclusion bodies and using the refolded protein two microcrystals were found in the preliminary crystallization trials, but they were not suitable for X-ray diffraction experiments. The optimization trials did not produce better samples than microcrystals. Human ileal bile acid-binding protein (HiBABP) and zebrafish ileal bile acid-binding protein (ZiBABP) were expressed in E. coli and purified by immobilized metal ion affinity chromatography, using the hexa-histidine tag added to the C-terminus of the proteins. The three dimensional structure of ZiBABP was determinated both in its apo-form and bound to cholic acid by the molecular replacement method. The resolution was 1.6 Ǻ for the apo-form and 2.2 Ǻ for the two different crystal forms of the complex with cholate. This is the first crystallographic structure of an Ileal bile acid-binding protein. In the case of HiBABP, crystals were obtained in two different crystallization conditions, but their size and quality did not allow to proceed with the structure determination. Optimization experiments of the crystallization conditions are currently being carried out to improve the quality of those crystals. A recent study has shown the presence of a new variant of HiBABP called Human Ileal bile acid-binding protein long (HiBABP-L) and therefore another goal of this thesis work was to determine the three-dimensional structure of this protein. HiBABP-L was expressed in E. coli and attempts to purify the protein of interest are still in progress.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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