Functional GPCR expression in eukaryotic LEXSY system
A. Luginina, I. Maslov, P. Khorn, O. Volkov, A. Khnykin, P. Kuzmichev, M. Shevtsov, A. Belousov, D. Dashevskii, D. Kornilov, E. Bestsennaia, J. Hofkens, J. Hendrix, T. Gensch, V. Cherezov, V. Ivanovich, A. Mishin, V. I. Borshchevskiy
Abstract
G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) represent an important class of drug targets, and their structural studies facilitate rational drug discovery. However, atomic structures of only about 20% of human GPCRs have been solved to date. Recombinant production of GPCRs for structural studies at a large scale is challenging due to their low expression levels and stability. Here we tested the eukaryotic system LEXSY (Leishmania tarentolae) for GPCR production. We expressed the human A2A adenosine receptor (A2AAR) in LEXSY, purified it, and compared with the same receptor produced in insect cells, which is the most popular expression system for structural studies of GPCRs. The A2AAR purified from both expression systems showed similar purity, stability, ligand-induced conformational changes and structural dynamics, with a remarkably higher protein yield in the case of LEXSY expression.
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