Engineering Permissive Insertion Sites in the Bacteriophage Phi29 DNA-Linked Terminal Protein.
Many different DNA delivery vehicles have been developed and tested, all with their advantages and disadvantages. The bacteriophage phi29 terminal protein (TP) is covalently linked to the 5' ends of the phage genome during the DNA replication process. Our approach is to utilize this TP as a pla...
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| author | Pablo Gella Margarita Salas Mario Mencía Mario Mencía |
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| description | Many different DNA delivery vehicles have been developed and tested, all with their advantages and disadvantages. The bacteriophage phi29 terminal protein (TP) is covalently linked to the 5' ends of the phage genome during the DNA replication process. Our approach is to utilize this TP as a platform to incorporate different protein or peptide modules that can target the DNA to the interior of the cell, to the nucleus, or even to subcellular compartments. In order to be able to insert different peptide modules on the TP sequence to endow it with desired functions and/or eliminate unwanted regions of the protein, we have carried out a transposition screening to detect insertion-permissive points on the sequence of the TP. We report the functional characterization of 12 insertion mutants of the TP, and the identification of one site at position 38 that allows the insertion of peptides up to 17 amino acids in length while maintaining the ability of the TP to support DNA amplification in vitro. A protein with one insertion at that position containing a cysteine residue, a linker, and a thrombin recognition site was purified and its amplification activity was optimized. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7f9da90552ac4c80abfc8b132a12707f2022-12-21T19:44:14ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032016-01-011110e016490110.1371/journal.pone.0164901Engineering Permissive Insertion Sites in the Bacteriophage Phi29 DNA-Linked Terminal Protein.Pablo GellaMargarita SalasMario MencíaMario MencíaMany different DNA delivery vehicles have been developed and tested, all with their advantages and disadvantages. The bacteriophage phi29 terminal protein (TP) is covalently linked to the 5' ends of the phage genome during the DNA replication process. Our approach is to utilize this TP as a platform to incorporate different protein or peptide modules that can target the DNA to the interior of the cell, to the nucleus, or even to subcellular compartments. In order to be able to insert different peptide modules on the TP sequence to endow it with desired functions and/or eliminate unwanted regions of the protein, we have carried out a transposition screening to detect insertion-permissive points on the sequence of the TP. We report the functional characterization of 12 insertion mutants of the TP, and the identification of one site at position 38 that allows the insertion of peptides up to 17 amino acids in length while maintaining the ability of the TP to support DNA amplification in vitro. A protein with one insertion at that position containing a cysteine residue, a linker, and a thrombin recognition site was purified and its amplification activity was optimized.http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5079584?pdf=render |
| spellingShingle | Pablo Gella Margarita Salas Mario Mencía Mario Mencía Engineering Permissive Insertion Sites in the Bacteriophage Phi29 DNA-Linked Terminal Protein. PLoS ONE |
| title | Engineering Permissive Insertion Sites in the Bacteriophage Phi29 DNA-Linked Terminal Protein. |
| title_full | Engineering Permissive Insertion Sites in the Bacteriophage Phi29 DNA-Linked Terminal Protein. |
| title_fullStr | Engineering Permissive Insertion Sites in the Bacteriophage Phi29 DNA-Linked Terminal Protein. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Engineering Permissive Insertion Sites in the Bacteriophage Phi29 DNA-Linked Terminal Protein. |
| title_short | Engineering Permissive Insertion Sites in the Bacteriophage Phi29 DNA-Linked Terminal Protein. |
| title_sort | engineering permissive insertion sites in the bacteriophage phi29 dna linked terminal protein |
| url | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5079584?pdf=render |
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