Transmembrane β-Barrel Proteins Methods and Protocols

This detailed volume explores experimental strategies and protocols for the expression, assembly, characterization, and exploitation of transmembrane β-barrel proteins. Beginning with methodologies to study their assembly, the book continues with protocols for characterizing the landscape of transme...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Ieva, Raffaele (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Humana 2024, 2024
Edition:1st ed. 2024
Series:Methods in Molecular Biology
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • The Name is Barrel, β-Barrel
  • Recombinant Expression and Overproduction of Transmembrane b-Barrel Proteins
  • Bacterial Envelope Fractionation
  • Fluorescent Labeling of Outer Membrane Proteins Using the SpyCatcher-SpyTag System
  • In Vitro Reconstruction of Bacterial β-Barrel Membrane Protein Assembly Using E. coli Microsomal (Mid-Density) Membrane
  • Examining Protein Translocation by β-Barrel Membrane Proteins Using Reconstituted Proteoliposomes
  • In Vivo Disulfide-Bond Crosslinking to Study β-Barrel Membrane Protein Interactions, Dynamicity, and Folding Intermediates
  • Site-Specific Photocrosslinking to Investigate Toxin Delivery Mediated by the Bacterial β-Barrel Assembly Machine
  • Analysis of Transmembrane β-Barrel Proteins by Native and Semi-Native Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis
  • Affinity Purification of Membrane β-Barrel Proteins via Biotin-Tagged Peptidiscs
  • Structural Modeling of T9SS Outer Membrane Proteins and Their Complexes
  • Rationale in Custom Design of Transmembrane β-Barrel Pores
  • Stress-Based Screening for Compounds that Inhibit β-Barrel Outer Membrane Protein Assembly in Gram-Negative Bacteria
  • Monitoring the Interaction of the Peptidoglycan with the Bacterial β-Barrel Assembly Machinery
  • MitoLuc:A Luminescence-Based Assay to Study Real-Time Protein Import into Mitochondria
  • Modular Assembly of Mitochondrial β-Barrel Proteins
  • Tracking the Activity and Position of Mitochondrial β-Barrel Proteins
  • Conformational Heterogeneity of β-Barrel Membrane Proteins Observed In Situ Using Orthogonal Spin Labels and Pulsed ESR Spectroscopy
  • Characterization of β-Barrel Outer Membrane Proteins and Their Interactions with Chaperones by Chemical-Crosslinking Mass Spectrometry
  • Dissecting the Organization of a β-Barrel Assembly Machinery (BAM) Complex by Neutron Reflectometry
  • Expression, Purification, and Cryo-EM Structural Analysis of an Outer Membrane Secretin Channel
  • Recent Advances in Modeling Membrane β-Barrel Proteins Using Molecular Dynamics Simulations: From Their Lipid Environments to Their Assemblies