Author： Patel S. Austen B.M.
Publisher： Academic Press
ISSN： 1046-5928
Source： Protein Expression and Purification, Vol.8, Iss.3, 1996-11, pp. : 283-294
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Abstract
The 54-kDa subunit of the signal recognition particle (SRP) binds nascent secretory polypeptides, binds the 7SL RNA (SRP RNA) component of SRP, and hydrolyzes GTP. Limited proteolysis of SRP 54-kDa suggests the protein has two domains, termed the G (GTP-binding) and M (methionine-rich) domains. The M domain is predicted to contain a number of amphiphilic helices, which provide a binding cleft for signal sequences. In order to obtain sufficient material for studies of relationships between structure and function, we have expressed the canine cDNA encoding the 54-kDa subunit in Escherichia coli using a T7 expression system. To aid purification, the protein was expressed with an amino-terminal extension encoding an initiating methionine and 10 histidine residues followed by an enterokinase cleavage site; 0.3mg of HIS:SRP 54-kDa was purified to give a single band on SDS-PAGE in 20% yield from 500 ml of cultured E. coli. Purified HIS:SRP 54-kDa was shown to be folded into the G and M domains, to inhibit the translocation of pre-prolactin into canine microsomes, and to bind mammalian SRP RNA only in the presence of the 19-kDa subunit of SRP.
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