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Phosphorylated WNK kinase networks in recoded bacteria recapitulate physiological function
Schiapparelli P, Pirman NL, Mohler K, Miranda-Herrera PA, Zarco N, Kilic O, Miller C, Shah SR, Rogulina S, Hungerford W, Abriola L, Hoyer D, Turk BE, Guerrero-Cázares H, Isaacs FJ, Quiñones-Hinojosa A, Levchenko A, Rinehart J. Phosphorylated WNK kinase networks in recoded bacteria recapitulate physiological function. Cell Reports 2021, 36: 109416. PMID: 34289367, PMCID: PMC8379681, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2021.109416.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsCell Line, TumorCell MovementCell ProliferationEscherichia coliFemaleGlioblastomaHEK293 CellsHumansMaleMice, NudeMiddle AgedPhosphorylationPhosphoserineProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesRecombinant ProteinsSignal TransductionSmall Molecule LibrariesSubstrate SpecificityWNK Lysine-Deficient Protein Kinase 1ConceptsKinase networkAuthentic post-translational modificationsGenetic code expansionPost-translational modificationsProduction of proteinsSmall molecule kinase inhibitorsKinase inhibitorsGenetic codePhosphorylated proteinsCode expansionKinase proteinWNK kinasesPhysiological functionsWNK4 kinaseBiochemical propertiesGlioblastoma cellsKinaseBacterial strainsProteinDistinct sitesPhosphoserineSPAKBacteriaCellular systemsCellsA 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 productionKinasePhosphoserineDNAGenomically Recoded Organisms Expand Biological Functions
Lajoie MJ, Rovner AJ, Goodman DB, Aerni HR, Haimovich AD, Kuznetsov G, Mercer JA, Wang HH, Carr PA, Mosberg JA, Rohland N, Schultz PG, Jacobson JM, Rinehart J, Church GM, Isaacs FJ. Genomically Recoded Organisms Expand Biological Functions. Science 2013, 342: 357-360. PMID: 24136966, PMCID: PMC4924538, DOI: 10.1126/science.1241459.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNew genetic codesRelease factor 1UAG stop codonNonstandard amino acidsEscherichia coli MG1655UAA codonGenetic codeColi MG1655Biological functionsStop codonChemical diversityT7 bacteriophageAmino acidsFactor 1CodonMG1655OrganismsProteinDiversityDeletionBacteriophagesViral resistanceTranslation functionGROVivoEncoding human serine phosphopeptides in bacteria for proteome-wide identification of phosphorylation-dependent interactions
Barber KW, Muir P, Szeligowski RV, Rogulina S, Gerstein M, Sampson JR, Isaacs FJ, Rinehart J. Encoding human serine phosphopeptides in bacteria for proteome-wide identification of phosphorylation-dependent interactions. Nature Biotechnology 2018, 36: 638-644. PMID: 29889213, PMCID: PMC6590076, DOI: 10.1038/nbt.4150.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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