Transmembrane-Domain Trapping: A Novel Method for Isolation of cDNAs Encoding Putative Membrane Proteins |
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Authors: | Sugano, Sumio Yoshitomo-Nakagawa, Kiyomi Yu, Yong-Shen Mizushima-Sugano, Junko Yoshida, Kenichi |
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Affiliation: | Department of Virology, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo 4-6-1 Shirokanedai, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8639, Japan |
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Abstract: | We have developed a method that enables us to isolate cDNAsof putative membrane proteins. The system is designed to isolatea cDNA which can provide the transmembrane domain to the extracellularpart of the IL-2 receptor chain. We constructed a p18Mac vectorby putting part of the IL-2 receptor chain cDNA that encodedits signal sequence and extracellular domain, a cDNA cloningsite and a poly(A) additional signal after a strong promoterSR. If a cloned cDNA provides a transmembrane domain in-frame,the extracellular domain of the IL-2 receptor chain will beexpressed on the surface of the transfected cells. Otherwise,the chimeric protein will be either secreted or retained insidethe transfected cells. We made a cDNA library using p18Mac andscreened for cDNA clones which allowed the expression of theextracellular domain of the IL-2 receptor chain on the cellsurface. Of the 2000 clones screened, 5 clones were scored aspositive. Partial sequence analysis revealed that one cloneencoded the amyloid precursor protein, two others encoded mitochondrialproteins and the rest were new. These results suggest the systemis effective in isolating cDNAs encoding putative membrane proteins. |
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Keywords: | transmembrane domain IL-2 receptor membrane protein epitope tag |
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