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BIOMATERIALS SCIENCE
Volume 4, Issue 2, Pages 258-264Publisher
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/c5bm00285k
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- Exploratory Research for Advanced Technology Department of the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST-ERATO)
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Chaperoning functions of liposomes were investigated using cell-free membrane protein synthesis. KcsA potassium channel-reconstituted liposomes were prepared directly using cell-free protein synthesis. In the absence of liposomes, all synthesized KcsA protein aggregated. In the presence of liposomes, however, synthesized KcsA spontaneously integrated into the liposome membrane. The KscA-reconstituted liposomes were transferred to the planar bilayer across a small hole in a thin plastic sheet and the channel function of KcsA was examined. The original electrophysiological activities, such as voltage-and pH-dependence, were observed. These results suggested that in cell-free membrane protein synthesis, liposomes act as chaperones, preventing aggregation and assisting in folding and tetrameric formation, thereby allowing full channel activity.
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