A cell-free approach to accelerate the study of protein–protein interactions in vitro
Author(s) -
Emma Sierecki,
Nichole Giles,
Mark Polinkovsky,
Mehdi Moustaqil,
Kirill Alexandrov,
Yann Gambin
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
interface focus
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.1
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 2042-8901
pISSN - 2042-8898
DOI - 10.1098/rsfs.2013.0018
Subject(s) - computer science , computational biology , protein–protein interaction , bioinformatics , chemistry , biology , biochemistry
Protein-protein interactions are highly desirable targets in drug discovery, yet only a fraction of drugs act as binding inhibitors. Here, we review the different technologies used to find and validate protein-protein interactions. We then discuss how the novel combination of cell-free protein expression, AlphaScreen and single-molecule fluorescence spectroscopy can be used to rapidly map protein interaction networks, determine the architecture of protein complexes, and find new targets for drug discovery.
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