Vos, Werner Louwrens and Vaughan, Sebastian and Lall, Patrick and McCaffrey, John G. and Wysocka-Kapcinska, Monika and Findlay, John B. C. (2010) Expression and structural characterization of peripherin/RDS, a membrane protein implicated in photoreceptor outer segment morphology. European Biophysics Journal, 39 (4). pp. 679-688. ISSN 0175-7571

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Abstract

Peripherin/RDS is a member of the tetraspanin family of integral membrane proteins and plays a major role in the morphology of photoreceptor outer segments. Peripherin/RDS has a long extracellular loop (hereafter referred to as the LEL domain), which is vital for its function. Point mutations in the LEL domain often lead to impaired photoreceptor formation and function, making peripherin/RDS an important drug target. Being a eukaryotic membrane protein, acquiring sufficient peripherin/RDS for biophysical characterisation represents a significant challenge. Here, we describe the expression and characterisation of peripherin/RDS in Drosophila melangolaster Schneider (S2) insect cells and in the methylotrophic yeast Pichia pastoris. The wild-type peripherin/RDS and the retinitis pigmentosa causing P216L mutant from S2 cells are characterised using circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopy. The structure of peripherin/RDS and of a pathogenic mutant is assessed spectroscopically for the first time. These findings are evaluated in relation to a three-dimensional model of the functionally important LEL domain obtained by protein threading.

Item Type:	Article
Keywords:	Pichia; S2 cells; Circular dichroism; Protein threading; Peripherin-2; Retinitis pigmentosa;
Academic Unit:	Faculty of Science and Engineering > Chemistry
Item ID:	7848
Identification Number:	https://doi.org/10.1007/s00249-009-0553-7
Depositing User:	Dr. John McCaffrey
Date Deposited:	01 Feb 2017 17:38
Journal or Publication Title:	European Biophysics Journal
Publisher:	Springer Verlag
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://link.springer.com
Use Licence:	This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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