Expression and Purification of the Cytoplasmic N-Terminal Domain of the Na/HCO3 Cotransporter NBCe1-A: Structural Insights from the a Generalized Approach
The cytoplasmic, N-terminal domain (Nt) of the electrogenic sodium/bicarbonate cotransporter -- NBCe1 -- over-expresses in Escherichia coli and yields a large amount of soluble protein. A novel purification strategy, which involves a streptomycin precipitation, overcomes obstacles of instability and copurifying proteins, and leads to the first seen Nt-NBCe1 crystals. The purification procedure generally lends itself to the purification of Nts from other classes of the SLC4 family. Size-exclusion chromatography suggests that the Nt of NBCe1 as well as the Nt of other SLC4 members form dimers. A comparison of Nt-NBCe1 to SLC4 member Nt-AE1, based on purification properties and predicted secondary-structure sequence alignments, suggests a similar mechanism for dimer stabilization.
- Research Organization:
- Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). National Synchrotron Light Source
- Sponsoring Organization:
- Doe - Office Of Science
- DOE Contract Number:
- DE-AC02-98CH10886
- OSTI ID:
- 930094
- Report Number(s):
- BNL-80732-2008-JA; TRN: US200822%%1310
- Journal Information:
- Protein Expression and Purification, Vol. 49, Issue 2
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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