Abstract
The development of styrene maleic acid (SMA) and diisobutylene maleic acid (DIBMA) copolymers provides an alternative to traditional detergent extraction of integral membrane proteins. By inserting into the membrane, these polymers can extract membrane proteins along with lipids in the form of native nanodiscs made by poly(styrene co-maleic anhydride) derivatives. Unlike detergent solubilization, where membrane proteins may lose annular lipids necessary for proper folding and stability, native nanodiscs allow for proteins to reside in the natural lipid environment. In addition, polymer-based nanodiscs can be purified using common chromatography methods similar to protocols established with detergent solubilization purification. Here we describe the solubilization screening and purification of an integral membrane protein using several commercial copolymers.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Methods in Molecular Biology |
Publisher | Humana Press Inc. |
Pages | 375-387 |
Number of pages | 13 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2022 |
Publication series
Name | Methods in Molecular Biology |
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Volume | 2507 |
ISSN (Print) | 1064-3745 |
ISSN (Electronic) | 1940-6029 |
Funding
This work was supported by NIH grants R01 AI139519 and R01 GM140584-01.
Keywords
- ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporter
- Detergents
- Diisobutylene-maleic acid (DIBMA) copolymer
- Membrane proteins
- Nanodiscs
- Polymers
- Purification
- Solubilization
- Styrene maleic acid (SMA) copolymer
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Genetics
- Molecular Biology