title: Design, synthesis, expression, and characterization of the genes for mouse Fc gamma RIIb1 and Fc gamma RIIb2 cytoplasmic regions.
abstract: The cytoplasmic regions of the mouse low-affinity Fc gamma RII isoforms, mFc gamma RIIb1, and mFc gamma RIIb2, play a key role in signal transduction by mediating different cellular functions. mFc gamma RIIb1 has a 94-residue cytoplasmic region, whereas mFc gamma RIIb2 has a 47-residue cytoplasmic region. Genes encoding the cytoplasmic regions of mFc gamma RIIb1 (b1-94) and mFc gamma RIIb2 (b2-47) were designed, synthesized, and expressed as fusion proteins in Escherichia coli. A sequence-specific protease, thrombin, was used to release the b1-94 peptide, which was purified by using HPLC. The b2-47 peptide was synthesized chemically. CD spectropolarimetry was employed to examine the secondary structures of b1-94 and b2-47. These studies were conducted in aqueous solution, in mixtures of water and trifluoroethanol or methanol, and as a function of temperature. The results indicate that the b1-94 and b2-47 structures are sensitive functions of the solvent environment, and that nonaqueous solvents induce significant alpha-helical structure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 27599-3290, USA.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: N L
authors.initials: NL
authors.lastname: Thompson
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Pielak
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002460:Cell Line; D002942:Circular Dichroism; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D003593:Cytoplasm / Q000276:immunology; D015195:Drug Design; D004926:Escherichia coli; D005813:Genes, Synthetic; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000737:chemistry; D011487:Protein Conformation; D015202:Protein Engineering; D017433:Protein Structure, Secondary; D017452:Receptors, IgG / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification; D017384:Sequence Deletion; D014162:Transfection
chemical_list: D010446:Peptide Fragments; D017452:Receptors, IgG; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins