Open AccessAnalysis of Disulfide Bond Formation
Author(s) -
Braakman Ineke,
Lamriben Lydia,
Zadelhoff Guus,
Hebert Daniel N.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
current protocols in protein science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.409
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1934-3663
pISSN - 1934-3655
DOI - 10.1002/cpps.43
Subject(s) - chemistry , immunoprecipitation , disulfide bond , lysis , maleimide , cysteine , amino acid , biochemistry , in vitro , thiol , microsome , protein disulfide isomerase , membrane , organic chemistry , enzyme , gene
In this unit, protocols are provided for detection of disulfide bond formation in cultures of intact cells and in an in vitro translation system containing isolated microsomes or semi‐permeabilized cells. First, the newly synthesized protein of interest is biosynthetically labeled with radioactive amino acids in a short pulse. The labeled protein then is chased with unlabeled amino acids. At different times during the chase, a sample is collected, membranes are lysed with detergent, and the protein is isolated by immunoprecipitation, as described. A support protocol is provided for analysis of disulfide bonds in the immunoprecipitates by SDS‐PAGE with and without prior reduction. The difference in mobility observed between the gels with nonreduced and reduced samples is due to disulfide bonds in the nonreduced protein. An additional support protocol is included that uses PEG‐maleimide to modify free thiols and follow disulfide‐bond formation by SDS‐PAGE. © 2017 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.