Impact of GFP tagging on Robo1-heparin interaction
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Zhang, Fuming
Moniz, Heather A.
Walcott, Benjamin
Moremen, Kelley W.
Wang, Lianchun
Linhardt, Robert J.
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2014-01-01
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Article
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ENG
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Biology , Chemistry and chemical biology , Chemical and biological engineering , Biomedical engineering
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Green fluorescent proteins (GFPs) and their derivatives are widely used as markers to visualize cells, protein localizations in in vitro and in vivo studies. The use of GFP fusion protein for visualization is generally thought to have negligible effects on cellular function. However, a number of reports suggest that the use of GFP may impact the biological activity of these proteins. Heparin is a glycosaminoglycan (GAG) that interacts with a number of proteins mediating diverse patho-physiological processes. In the heparin-based interactome studies, heparin-binding proteins are often prepared as GFP fusion proteins. In this report, we use surface plasmon resonance (SPR) spectroscopy to study the impact of the GFP tagging on the binding interaction between heparin and a heparin-binding protein, the Roundabout homolog 1 (Robo1). SPR reveals that heparin binds with higher affinity to Robo1 than GFP-tagged Robo1 and through a different kinetic mechanism. A conformational change is observed in the heparin-Robo1 interaction, but not in the heparin-Robo1-GFP interaction. Furthermore the GFP-tagged Robo1 requires a shorter (hexasaccharide) than the tag-free Robo1 (octadecasaccharide). These data demonstrate that GFP tagging can reduce the binding affinity of Robo1 to heparin and hinder heparin binding-induced Robo1 conformation change.
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Glycoconjugate Journal, 31, 299–307
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Impact of GFP tagging on Robo1-heparin interaction, F. Zhang, B. Walcott, H. A. Moniz, K. W. Moremen, L. Wang, R. J. Linhardt, Glycoconjugate Journal, 31, 299–307, 2014.
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15734986
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