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Investigating Activity of Engineered Proteins on Inorganic Substrates for Downstream Biomedical Applications
Title:
Investigating Activity of Engineered Proteins on Inorganic Substrates for Downstream Biomedical Applications
Author:
Fraseur, Julia G., author.
ISBN:
9780438120853
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Physical Description:
1 electronic resource (110 pages)
General Note:
Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 57-06M(E).
Advisors: Tamara L. Kinzer-Ursem Committee members: Sarah Calve; Jacqueline C. Linnes.
Abstract:
As the proteomics field continues to expand for biomedical research purposes, scientists are looking to integrate cross-disciplinary tools for studying protein structures, functions, and interactions. One protein of interest, calmodulin (CaM), is a calcium-binding messenger protein with over a hundred downstream binding partners, and is involved in a host of physiological processes. To facilitate biophysical studies of calmodulin, researchers have designed site-specific labeling processes for use in bioconjugation applications while maintaining high levels of protein activity. Here, I present a platform for the highly efficient and selective immobilization of calmodulin onto different surfaces using azide-alkyne cycloaddition "click" chemistries. In particular, chemoenzymatically modified calmodulin is conjugated to sepharose resin beads for use in a novel affinity purification technique. I then present a method for in situ conjugation of calmodulin onto gold nanoparticles with consistent orientation and high levels activity. Protein Bioconjugation directly from clarified lysates represents a significant advance in what is normally a multi-step conjugation process. We anticipate these methods to be translatable to other proteins of interest and used in other downstream protein characterization assays.
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School code: 0183
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