This video describes the surface plasmon resonance, or SPR, technique for studying the interaction between two molecules using a sensor chip. The change in resonance angle and the intensity of the reflected light are detected as a function of the association and dissociation of two molecules, and this provides information about the interactions between the two molecules.
Protocol
For the present study, a CVN-small ubiquitin-like modifier (SUMO) fusion protein has been used in enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays instead of CV-N and is suitable for cell-based assays. Recombinant full-length influenza A virus HA H3 protein is obtained commercially (see Table of Materials) or expressed in mammalian HEK293 cell lines and baculovirus-infected insect cells according to standard protocols. Wuhan-1 spike protein is expressed in mammalian HEK293 cells. The synthesis of mon-mannosylated…
Representative Results
Figure 1: CV-N sequences and expression. (A) CVN2 without a linker between each CV-N repeat (101 amino acids each) and four disulfide bridges are expressed in the pET11a vector in E. coli. (B) Expressions of two independent colonies for CV-N (monomer) and CVN2 (dimer). (C) Disulfide bond variants are purified and analyzed on SDS…
Disclosures
The authors have nothing to disclose.
Materials
Äkta primeplus
Cytiva
Amicon tubes
Merck
C7715
Ampillicin
Sigma-Aldrich
A5354
Beckmann Coulter Cooler Allegra X-30R centrifuge
Beckman Coulter
B06320
Cell spreader
Sigma-Aldrich
HS86655
Silver stainless steel, bar L 33 mm
Custom DNA Oligos
Sigma-Aldrich
OLIGO
Custom Gensynthesis
GenScript
#1390661
Cloning vector: pET27b(+)
Cytiva HBS-EP+ Buffer 10, 4x50mL
Thermo Scientific
50-105-5354
Dionex UlitMate 3000
Thermo Scientific
IQLAAAGABHFAPBMBFB
Dpn I restriction enzyme (10 U/μL)
Fisher Scientific
ER1701
DTT
Merck
DTT-RO
EDC
Merck
39391
EDTA
Merck
E9884
Eppendorf Safe-Lock Tubes
Eppendorf
30120086
Eppendorf Safe-Lock Tubes
Eppendorf
30120094
Eppendorf Minispin and MiniSpin Plus personal microcentrifuge
Sigma-Aldrich
Z606235
Ethanol
Merck
51976
Ethanolamine HCl
Merck
E6133
Falcon 50mL Conical Centrifuge Tubes
Fisher Scientific
14-432-22
Falcon 14 mL Round Bottom Polystyrene Test Tube, with Snap Cap, Sterile, 25/Pack
Corning
352057
Glucose
Merck
G8270
Glycine HCl
Merck
55097
HA H3 protein
Abcam
ab69751
HEPES
Merck
H3375
His-select Ni2+
Merck
H0537
Imidazole
Merck
I2399
IPTG
Merck
I6758
Kanamycin A
Sigma-Aldrich
K1377
Kromasil 300-5-C4
Nouryon
LB agar
Merck
52062
LB agar
Merck
19344
LB Lennox
Merck
L3022
Lysozyme
Merck
10837059001
Magnesium chloride
Merck
M8266
Magnesium sulfate
Merck
M7506
NaH2P04
Merck
S0751
NanoDrop UV-Vis2000c spectrophotometer
Thermo Scientific
ND2000CLAPTOP
NaOH
Merck
S5881
NHS
Merck
130672
NZ amine (casein hydrolysate)
Merck
C0626
PBS
Merck
806552
PD MidiTrap G-10
Sigma-Aldrich
GE28-9180-11
Peptone
Merck
70171
pET11a
Merck Millipore (Novagen)
69436
PMSF
Merck
PMSF-RO
QIAprep Spin Miniprep Kit (1000)
Qiagen
27106X4
Reichert Software Package Autolink1-1-9
Reichert
Reichert SPR SR7500DC Dual Channel System
Reichert
Scrubber2-2012-09-04 for data analysis
Reichert
SDS
Merck
11667289001
Site-directed mutagenesis kit incl pUC18 control plasmid