E. coli "Stablelabel" S30 lysate for optimized cell-free NMR sample preparation.

ABSTRACT: Cell-free (CF) synthesis with highly productive E. coli lysates is a convenient method to produce labeled proteins for NMR studies. Despite reduced metabolic activity in CF lysates, a certain scrambling of supplied isotope labels is still notable. Most problematic are conversions of ¹⁵N labels of the amino acids L-Asp, L-Asn, L-Gln, L-Glu and L-Ala, resulting in ambiguous NMR signals as well as in label dilution. Specific inhibitor cocktails suppress most undesired conversion reactions, while limited availability and potential side effects on CF system productivity need to be considered. As alternative route to address NMR label conversion in CF systems, we describe the generation of optimized E. coli lysates with reduced amino acid scrambling activity. Our strategy is based on

SUBMITTER: Levin R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10406690 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature