Journal: Journal of molecular biology
Article Title: Overcoming near-cognate suppression in a Release Factor 1-deficient host with an improved nitro-tyrosine tRNA synthetase
doi: 10.1016/j.jmb.2020.06.014
Figure Lengend Snippet: Functional characterization of the “A7” nitroTyr aaRS. (A) In-cell fluorescence normalized to culture density of cells expressing sfGFP-150TAG and sfGFP-134/150TAG using either the “5B” or “A7” aaRS in the presence of either 0, 0.1 and 1 mM nitroTyr in the media. All expressions were performed in RF1-containing, BL21 cells (see Materials and Methods for details). (B) Normalized fluorescence of RF1-containing BL21 cells expressing sfGFP-150TAG measured as a function of nitroTyr supplemented to the media allows for evaluation of the UP50, the concentration at which half maximal fluorescence is achieved. Curves are fitted to a standard Michaelis-Menton like model. (C) Comparison of sfGFP-134/150TAG expression in defined vs. complex (ZY-based) auto-induction media using the “A7” and “5B” nitroTyr aaRSs with RF-1 containing BL21 cells (see Materials and Methods). The dual TAG reporter of sfGFP was used to emphasize efficacy of the “A7” aaRS in complex media compared to the “5B”. (D) Whole protein mass spectra of sfGFP (gray, expected/observed: 27827/27826 Da), sfGFP-150TAG (green, expected/observed: 27921/27919 Da) and sfGFP 134/150TAG (blue, expected/observed: 28013/28012 Da) expressed using the “A7” nitroTyr aaRS in RF1-deficient B-95 cells shows homogenous incorporation of nitroTyr and no detectable natural amino acids. For panels A-C, error bars represent standard deviations from three independent cultures.
Article Snippet: Chemically competent BL21-ai or B-95(DE3) Δ A Δ fabR (referred to B-95) were co-transformed with pET28-sfGFP-150TAG (containing a C-terminal His 6 affinity purification tag, Addgene #85493) and the appropriate GCE machinery plasmid.
Techniques: Functional Assay, Fluorescence, Expressing, Concentration Assay