title: Membrane protein solubilization: recent advances and challenges in solubilization of serotonin1A receptors.
abstract: Solubilization of integral membrane proteins is a process in which the proteins and lipids that are held together in native membranes are suitably dissociated in a buffered detergent solution. The controlled dissociation of the membrane results in formation of small protein and lipid clusters that remain dissolved in the aqueous solution. Effective solubilization and purification of membrane proteins, especially heterologously-expressed proteins in mammalian cells in culture, in functionally active forms represent important steps in understanding structure-function relationship of membrane proteins. In this review, critical factors determining functional solubilization of membrane proteins are highlighted with the solubilization of the serotonin 1A receptor taken as a specific example.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad, India.
authors.forename: Shanti
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kalipatnapu
authors.forename: Amitabha
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chattopadhyay
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D044282:Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT1A / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D012995:Solubility
chemical_list: D008565:Membrane Proteins; D044282:Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT1A