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A flexible codon in genomically recoded Escherichia coli permits programmable protein phosphorylation
Pirman NL, Barber KW, Aerni HR, Ma NJ, Haimovich AD, Rogulina S, Isaacs FJ, Rinehart J. A flexible codon in genomically recoded Escherichia coli permits programmable protein phosphorylation. Nature Communications 2015, 6: 8130. PMID: 26350500, PMCID: PMC4566969, DOI: 10.1038/ncomms9130.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProtein phosphorylationProtein phosphorylation eventsFull-length proteinNon-phosphorylated formPhosphoserine-containing proteinsPhosphorylation eventsMEK1 kinaseUAG codonKinase activityRecombinant DNADNA templateEscherichia coliE. coliCodonPhosphorylationFunctional informationSerineProteinColiBiochemical investigationsPhosphoproteomeInefficient productionKinasePhosphoserineDNA
2015
Robust production of recombinant phosphoproteins using cell-free protein synthesis
Oza JP, Aerni HR, Pirman NL, Barber KW, ter Haar CM, Rogulina S, Amrofell MB, Isaacs FJ, Rinehart J, Jewett MC. Robust production of recombinant phosphoproteins using cell-free protein synthesis. Nature Communications 2015, 6: 8168. PMID: 26350765, PMCID: PMC4566161, DOI: 10.1038/ncomms9168.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMEK1 activityMultiple phosphorylated residuesCo-translational incorporationSite-specific protein phosphorylationCell-free protein synthesis platformHigh-throughput technology platformsCell-free protein synthesisSite-specific phosphorylationStructure-function relationshipsRecombinant phosphoproteinsPhosphorylation eventsMEK1 kinasePhosphorylated residuesProtein phosphorylationProtein synthesisEscherichia coliPhosphoproteinRobust productionSynthesis platformStructural consequencesDirect expressionPhosphorylationTechnology platformKinasePhosphoserine
2011
Expanding the Genetic Code of Escherichia coli with Phosphoserine
Park HS, Hohn MJ, Umehara T, Guo LT, Osborne EM, Benner J, Noren CJ, Rinehart J, Söll D. Expanding the Genetic Code of Escherichia coli with Phosphoserine. Science 2011, 333: 1151-1154. PMID: 21868676, PMCID: PMC5547737, DOI: 10.1126/science.1207203.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acyl-tRNA SynthetasesAnticodonChloramphenicolChloramphenicol O-AcetyltransferaseCodon, TerminatorDrug Resistance, BacterialEscherichia coliGenetic CodeGenetic EngineeringHumansMAP Kinase Kinase 1Peptide Elongation Factor TuPhosphoserineProtein EngineeringProtein Modification, TranslationalRecombinant Fusion ProteinsRNA, BacterialRNA, Transfer, Amino Acid-SpecificRNA, Transfer, Amino AcylRNA, Transfer, CysTransfer RNA AminoacylationConceptsGenetic codeEF-TuMitogen-activated ERKQuality control functionTransfer RNAProtein engineeringEscherichia coli strainsKinase 1Phosphoamino acidsMolecular biologyEscherichia coliO-phosphoserineColi strainsGeneral utilityDisease researchCanonical positionPhosphoproteomePhosphoserineRNABiologyERKProteinSynthetaseColiResidues