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Heterologous expression of concatenated nicotinic ACh receptors: Pros and cons of subunit concatenation and recommendations for construct designs.

Abstract：

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Concatenation of Cys-loop receptor subunits is a commonly used technique to ensure experimental control of receptor assembly. However, we recently demonstrated that widely used constructs did not lead to the expression of uniform pools of ternary and more complex receptors. The aim was therefore to identify viable strategies for designing concatenated constructs that would allow strict control of resultant receptor pools. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH:Concatenated dimeric, tetrameric, and pentameric α4β2-containing nicotinic ACh (nACh) receptor constructs were designed with successively shorter linker lengths and expressed in Xenopus laevis oocytes. Resulting receptor stoichiometries were investigated by functional analysis in two-electrode voltage-clamp experiments. Molecular dynamics simulations were performed to investigate potential effects of linkers on the 3D structure of concatemers. KEY RESULTS:Dimeric constructs were found to be unreliable and should be avoided for expression of ternary receptors. By introducing two short linkers, we obtained efficient expression of uniform receptor pools with tetrameric and pentameric constructs. However, linkers should not be excessively short as that introduces strain on the 3D structure of concatemers. CONCLUSION AND IMPLICATIONS:The data demonstrate that design of concatenated Cys-loop receptors requires a compromise between the desire for control of assembly and avoiding introduction of strain on the resulting protein. The overall best strategy was found to be pentameric constructs with carefully optimised linker lengths. Our findings will advance studies of ternary or more complex Cys-loop receptors as well as enabling detailed analysis of how pharmacological agents interact with stoichiometry-specific binding sites.

journal_name

Br J Pharmacol

journal_title

British journal of pharmacology

authors

Liao VWY,Kusay AS,Balle T,Ahring PK

doi

10.1111/bph.15188

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2020-09-01 00:00:00

pages

4275-4295

issue

eissn

0007-1188

issn

1476-5381

journal_volume

177

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Heterologous expression of concatenated nicotinic ACh receptors: Pros and cons of subunit concatenation and recommendations for construct designs.