Expression, purification, and characterisation of the p53 binding domain of Retinoblastoma binding protein 6 (RBBP6).

RBBP6 is a 250 kDa eukaryotic protein known to be a negative regulator of p53 and essential for embryonic development. Furthermore, RBBP6 is a critical element in carcinogenesis and has been identified as a potential biomarker for certain cancers. RBBP6's ability to interact with p53 and cause...

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Main Authors: Bonnie L Russell, Monde Ntwasa
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Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2023-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0277478
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author Bonnie L Russell
Monde Ntwasa
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description RBBP6 is a 250 kDa eukaryotic protein known to be a negative regulator of p53 and essential for embryonic development. Furthermore, RBBP6 is a critical element in carcinogenesis and has been identified as a potential biomarker for certain cancers. RBBP6's ability to interact with p53 and cause its degradation makes it a potential drug target in cancer therapy. Therefore, a better understating of the p53 binding domain of RBBP6 is needed. This study presents a three-part purification protocol for the polyhistidine-tagged p53 binding domain of RBBP6, expressed in Escherichia coli bacterial cells. The purified recombinant domain was shown to have structure and is functional as it could bind endogenous p53. We characterized it using clear native PAGE and far-UV CD and found that it exists in a single form, most likely monomer. We predict that its secondary structure is predominantly random coil with 19% alpha-helices, 9% beta-strand and 14% turns. When we exposed the recombinant domain to increasing temperature or known denaturants, our investigation suggested that the domain undergoes relatively small structural changes, especially with increased temperature. Moreover, we notice a high percentage recovery after returning the domain close to starting conditions. The outcome of this study is a pure, stable, and functional recombinant RBBP6-p53BD that is primarily intrinsically disordered.
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spelling doaj.art-9d7fb28b71fc446aa44768504a76e2142023-02-17T05:32:31ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032023-01-01182e027747810.1371/journal.pone.0277478Expression, purification, and characterisation of the p53 binding domain of Retinoblastoma binding protein 6 (RBBP6).Bonnie L RussellMonde NtwasaRBBP6 is a 250 kDa eukaryotic protein known to be a negative regulator of p53 and essential for embryonic development. Furthermore, RBBP6 is a critical element in carcinogenesis and has been identified as a potential biomarker for certain cancers. RBBP6's ability to interact with p53 and cause its degradation makes it a potential drug target in cancer therapy. Therefore, a better understating of the p53 binding domain of RBBP6 is needed. This study presents a three-part purification protocol for the polyhistidine-tagged p53 binding domain of RBBP6, expressed in Escherichia coli bacterial cells. The purified recombinant domain was shown to have structure and is functional as it could bind endogenous p53. We characterized it using clear native PAGE and far-UV CD and found that it exists in a single form, most likely monomer. We predict that its secondary structure is predominantly random coil with 19% alpha-helices, 9% beta-strand and 14% turns. When we exposed the recombinant domain to increasing temperature or known denaturants, our investigation suggested that the domain undergoes relatively small structural changes, especially with increased temperature. Moreover, we notice a high percentage recovery after returning the domain close to starting conditions. The outcome of this study is a pure, stable, and functional recombinant RBBP6-p53BD that is primarily intrinsically disordered.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0277478
spellingShingle Bonnie L Russell
Monde Ntwasa
Expression, purification, and characterisation of the p53 binding domain of Retinoblastoma binding protein 6 (RBBP6).
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title Expression, purification, and characterisation of the p53 binding domain of Retinoblastoma binding protein 6 (RBBP6).
title_full Expression, purification, and characterisation of the p53 binding domain of Retinoblastoma binding protein 6 (RBBP6).
title_fullStr Expression, purification, and characterisation of the p53 binding domain of Retinoblastoma binding protein 6 (RBBP6).
title_full_unstemmed Expression, purification, and characterisation of the p53 binding domain of Retinoblastoma binding protein 6 (RBBP6).
title_short Expression, purification, and characterisation of the p53 binding domain of Retinoblastoma binding protein 6 (RBBP6).
title_sort expression purification and characterisation of the p53 binding domain of retinoblastoma binding protein 6 rbbp6
url https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0277478
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