Abstract
In this chapter we discuss the strengths, caveats and technical considerations of three approaches for reprogramming the chemical composition of selected amino acids within a membrane protein. In vivo nonsense suppression in the Xenopus laevis oocyte, evolved orthogonal tRNA and aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase pairs and protein ligation for biochemical production of semisynthetic proteins have been used successfully for ion channel and receptor studies. The level of difficulty for the application of each approach ranges from trivial to technically demanding, yet all have untapped potential in their application to membrane proteins.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 119-151 |
| Number of pages | 33 |
| Journal | Advances in experimental medicine and biology |
| Volume | 869 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2015 |
Keywords
- Evolved tRNA synthetase pairs
- Intein ligation
- Nonsense suppression
- Protein semi-synthesis
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology(all)
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Leisle, L., Valiyaveetil, F., Mehl, R. A., & Ahern, C. A. (2015). Incorporation of Non-Canonical Amino Acids. Advances in experimental medicine and biology, 869, 119-151. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2845-3_7