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ArticleJournal of molecular biology2019

A High-Resolution Luminescent Assay for Rapid and Continuous Monitoring of Protein Translocation across Biological Membranes.

Gonçalo C Pereira, William J Allen, Daniel W Watkins, Lisa Buddrus, Dylan Noone, Xia Liu, Andrew P Richardson, Agnieszka Chacinska, Ian Collinson

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Article in Journal of molecular biology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers.

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9 authors.

Gonçalo C PereiraSchool of Biochemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.
William J AllenSchool of Biochemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.
Daniel W WatkinsSchool of Biochemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.
Lisa BuddrusSchool of Biochemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK; BrisSynBio, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.
Dylan NooneSchool of Biochemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.
Xia LiuSchool of Biochemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.
Andrew P RichardsonSchool of Biochemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.
Agnieszka ChacinskaCentre of New Technologies, University of Warsaw, S. Banacha 2c, 02-097, Warsaw, Poland.
Ian CollinsonSchool of Biochemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK; BrisSynBio, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK. Electronic address: Ian.Collinson@bristol.ac.uk.

Funding

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/L01386X/1Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/N015126/1Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Protein translocation is a fundamental process in biology. Major gaps in our understanding of this process arise due the poor sensitivity, low time resolution and irreproducibility of translocation assays. To address this, we applied NanoLuc split-luciferase to produce a new strategy for measuring protein transport. The system reduces the timescale of data collection from days to minutes and allows for continuous acquisition with a time resolution in the order of seconds, yielding kinetics parameters suitable for mechanistic elucidation and mathematical fitting. To demonstrate its versatility, we implemented and validated the assay in vitro and in vivo for the bacterial Sec system and the mitochondrial protein import apparatus. Overall, this technology represents a major step forward, providing a powerful new tool for fundamental mechanistic enquiry of protein translocation and for inhibitor (drug) screening, with an intensity and rigor unattainable through classical methods.

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Escherichia coliEscherichia coli InfectionsEscherichia coli ProteinsHumansLuciferasesLuminescent AgentsLuminescent MeasurementsMitochondrial MembranesProtein TransportSaccharomyces cerevisiaeSaccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsSEC Translocation ChannelsEscherichia coli ProteinsLuciferasesLuminescent AgentsSaccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsSEC Translocation Channelsbacterial Sec systemlive assaymitochondrial protein importNanoLucprotein translocation

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PMID30878481
PMCPMC6461198

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