Abstract

The overall objective of this proposal is to define the function of evolutionary conserve genes of unknown function. Each gene of interest will be cloned into an intein vector to facilitate expression and purification. Cloned proteins that are expressed at high level in E. coli will be purified by chitin affinity chromatography followed by intein hydrolysis. The PI anticipates producing purified proteins in assembly line fashion with an output of approximately 20 purified proteins per year. These purified proteins would be provided to collaborators for three-dimensional structure determinations by X-ray crystallography and NMR spectroscopy. In addition, gene disruptions will be created, and the phenotypes of the resulting mutants will be determined under a variety of growth conditions.

  Funding Agency

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
Type
Research Program Projects (P01)
Project #
1P01GM057890-01
Application #
6107885
Study Section
Project Start
1998-08-01
Project End
1999-07-31
Budget Start
1997-10-01
Budget End
1998-09-30
Support Year
1
Fiscal Year
1998
Total Cost
Indirect Cost

  Institution

Name
University of MD Biotechnology Institute
Department
Type
DUNS #
City
Baltimore
State
MD
Country
United States
Zip Code
21202

  Publications

Zhao, Hong; Lim, Kap; Choudry, Anthony et al. (2012) Correlation of structure and function in the human hotdog-fold enzyme hTHEM4. Biochemistry 51:6490-2
Chen, Chen; Gorlatova, Natalia; Kelman, Zvi et al. (2011) Structures of p63 DNA binding domain in complexes with half-site and with spacer-containing full response elements. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 108:6456-61
Lim, Kap; Pullalarevu, Sadhana; Surabian, Karen Talin et al. (2010) Structural basis for the mechanism and substrate specificity of glycocyamine kinase, a phosphagen kinase family member. Biochemistry 49:2031-41
Chen, Chen; Sun, Qihong; Narayanan, Buvaneswari et al. (2010) Structure of oxalacetate acetylhydrolase, a virulence factor of the chestnut blight fungus. J Biol Chem 285:26685-96
Melamud, Eugene; Moult, John (2009) Stochastic noise in splicing machinery. Nucleic Acids Res 37:4873-86
Melamud, Eugene; Moult, John (2009) Structural implication of splicing stochastics. Nucleic Acids Res 37:4862-72
Chao, Kinlin L; Lim, Kap; Lehmann, Christopher et al. (2008) The Escherichia coli YdcF binds S-adenosyl-L-methionine and adopts an alpha/beta-fold characteristic of nucleotide-utilizing enzymes. Proteins 72:506-9
Zhuang, Zhihao; Song, Feng; Zhao, Hong et al. (2008) Divergence of function in the hot dog fold enzyme superfamily: the bacterial thioesterase YciA. Biochemistry 47:2789-96
Willis, Mark A; Zhuang, Zhihao; Song, Feng et al. (2008) Structure of YciA from Haemophilus influenzae (HI0827), a hexameric broad specificity acyl-coenzyme A thioesterase. Biochemistry 47:2797-805
Sari, Nese; He, Yanan; Doseeva, Victoria et al. (2007) Solution structure of HI1506, a novel two-domain protein from Haemophilus influenzae. Protein Sci 16:977-82

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