title: Preparation of recombinant peptides with site- and degree-specific lysine (13)C-methylation.
abstract: Lysine methylation is an important post-translational modification that affects protein function; for example, the transcriptional activity of the p53 tumor suppressor protein. To facilitate structural characterization of complexes involving proteins and methylated targets by nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, we devised a simple method for preparing recombinant (15)N/(13)C-enriched peptides with a (13)C-methyl-labeled methylated lysine analogue. The method, which relies on the synthesis of (13)C-enriched alkylating agents, was applied to the production of 15-residue p53 peptides variously methylated at lysine analogue 370. The peptides were used to probe the methylation state-dependent interactions of mono, di, and trimethylated p53 with three different proteins.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA.
authors.forename: Gaofeng
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cui
authors.forename: Maria Victoria
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Botuyan
authors.forename: Georges
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mer