2021
Phosphorylated WNK kinase networks in recoded bacteria recapitulate physiological function
Schiapparelli P, Pirman NL, Mohler K, Miranda-Herrera PA, Zarco N, Kilic O, Miller C, Shah SR, Rogulina S, Hungerford W, Abriola L, Hoyer D, Turk BE, Guerrero-Cázares H, Isaacs FJ, Quiñones-Hinojosa A, Levchenko A, Rinehart J. Phosphorylated WNK kinase networks in recoded bacteria recapitulate physiological function. Cell Reports 2021, 36: 109416. PMID: 34289367, PMCID: PMC8379681, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2021.109416.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsCell Line, TumorCell MovementCell ProliferationEscherichia coliFemaleGlioblastomaHEK293 CellsHumansMaleMice, NudeMiddle AgedPhosphorylationPhosphoserineProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesRecombinant ProteinsSignal TransductionSmall Molecule LibrariesSubstrate SpecificityWNK Lysine-Deficient Protein Kinase 1ConceptsKinase networkAuthentic post-translational modificationsGenetic code expansionPost-translational modificationsProduction of proteinsSmall molecule kinase inhibitorsKinase inhibitorsGenetic codePhosphorylated proteinsCode expansionKinase proteinWNK kinasesPhysiological functionsWNK4 kinaseBiochemical propertiesGlioblastoma cellsKinaseBacterial strainsProteinDistinct sitesPhosphoserineSPAKBacteriaCellular systemsCells
2014
Revealing the amino acid composition of proteins within an expanded genetic code
Aerni HR, Shifman MA, Rogulina S, O'Donoghue P, Rinehart J. Revealing the amino acid composition of proteins within an expanded genetic code. Nucleic Acids Research 2014, 43: e8-e8. PMID: 25378305, PMCID: PMC4333366, DOI: 10.1093/nar/gku1087.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-standard amino acidsOrthogonal translation systemGenetic codeUAG codonProtein synthesisConventional proteomic analysisRecombinant reporter proteinRelease factor 1Amino acid insertionAmino acid compositionReporter proteinProteomic analysisExtended proteinSurprising diversityUAG readthroughAcid insertionProteomic workflowStop codonNative proteinCodonEscherichia coliAmino acidsMessenger RNAUAGProteinExpanded Cellular Amino Acid Pools Containing Phosphoserine, Phosphothreonine, and Phosphotyrosine
Steinfeld JB, Aerni HR, Rogulina S, Liu Y, Rinehart J. Expanded Cellular Amino Acid Pools Containing Phosphoserine, Phosphothreonine, and Phosphotyrosine. ACS Chemical Biology 2014, 9: 1104-1112. PMID: 24646179, PMCID: PMC4027946, DOI: 10.1021/cb5000532.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNonstandard amino acidsAmino acidsGenetic codeOrthogonal aminoacyl-tRNA synthetaseCellular amino acid poolsIntracellular levelsPhosphorylated amino acidsAminoacyl-tRNA synthetaseE. coliLow-phosphate mediumAmino acid poolCotranslational insertionTRNA pairsMetabolic engineeringRecombinant proteinsDeficient cellsStandard amino acidsProtein synthesisWT cellsPhosphoserinePhosphotyrosinePhosphothreonineProteinAcid poolColi