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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
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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