Designer proteins: applications of genetic code expansion in cell biology

Lloyd Davis; Jason W Chin

doi:10.1038/nrm3286

Designer proteins: applications of genetic code expansion in cell biology

Lloyd Davis, Jason W Chin

Deanery of Biomedical Sciences

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Abstract

Designer amino acids, beyond the canonical 20 that are normally used by cells, can now be site-specifically encoded into proteins in cells and organisms. This is achieved using 'orthogonal' aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase-tRNA pairs that direct amino acid incorporation in response to an amber stop codon (UAG) placed in a gene of interest. Using this approach, it is now possible to study biology in vitro and in vivo with an increased level of molecular precision. This has allowed new biological insights into protein conformational changes, protein interactions, elementary processes in signal transduction and the role of post-translational modifications.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	168-82
Number of pages	15
Journal	Nature reviews Molecular cell biology
Volume	13
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/nrm3286
Publication status	Published - Mar 2012

Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)

Animals
Genetic Code
Humans
Models, Molecular
Protein Binding
Protein Conformation
Protein Engineering
Protein Interaction Mapping
Protein Processing, Post-Translational
Recombinant Proteins
Signal Transduction

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