Expression, purification, and isotope labeling of cannabinoid CB2 receptor fragment, CB2(180-233).
To develop an approach to obtain milligram quantities of purified isotope-labeled seven transmembrane G-protein coupled cannabinoid (CB) receptor for NMR structural analysis, we chose a truncated CB receptor fragment, CB2(180-233), spanning from the fifth transmembrane domain (TM5) to the associated loop regions of cannabinoid CB2 receptor. This highly hydrophobic membrane protein fragment was pursued for developmental studies of membrane proteins through expression and purification in Escherichia coli. The target peptide was cloned and over-expressed in a preparative scale as a fusion protein with a modified TrpDeltaLE1413 (TrpLE) leader sequence and a nine-histidine tag at its N-terminal. An experimental protocol for enzyme cleavage was developed by using Factor Xa to remove the TrpLE tag from the fusion protein. A purification process was also established using a nickel affinity column and reverse-phase HPLC, and then monitored by SDS-PAGE and MS. This expression level is one of the highest reported for a G-protein coupled receptor and fragments in E. Coli, and provided a sufficient amount of purified protein for further biophysical studies.
Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Houston, TX 77247-5037, USA. xxie@uh.edu
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D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D002942:Circular Dichroism; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics; D005822:Genetic Vectors; D006801:Humans; D007553:Isotope Labeling / Q000379:methods*; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D043885:Receptor, Cannabinoid, CB2 / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism*; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D015183:Restriction Mapping
D043885:Receptor, Cannabinoid, CB2; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins