Protein trans-splicing and its use in structural biology: opportunities and limitations

G Volkmann, H Iwai - Molecular BioSystems, 2010 - pubs.rsc.org
Obtaining insights into the molecular structure and dynamics of a protein by NMR
spectroscopy and other in-solution biophysical methods relies heavily on the incorporation …

Intein-mediated ligation and cyclization of expressed proteins

MQ Xu, TC Evans Jr - Methods, 2001 - Elsevier
Protein splicing is a posttranslational processing event that releases an internal protein
sequence from a protein precursor. During the splicing process the internal protein …

Alternative nucleophilic residues in intein catalysis of protein splicing

X Qi, J Wang, Q Meng, XQ Liu - Protein and peptide letters, 2011 - ingentaconnect.com
Protein-splicing inteins are widespread in nature and have found many applications in
protein research and engineering. The mechanism of protein splicing typically requires a …

Improved protein splicing using embedded split inteins

JA Gramespacher, AJ Stevens, RE Thompson… - Protein …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Naturally split inteins mediate a traceless protein ligation process known as protein trans‐
splicing (PTS). Although frequently used in protein engineering applications, the efficiency of …

Spontaneous proton transfer to a conserved intein residue determines on-pathway protein splicing

B Pereira, PT Shemella, G Amitai, G Belfort… - Journal of molecular …, 2011 - Elsevier
The discovery of inteins, which are protein-splicing elements, has stimulated interest for
various applications in chemical biology, bioseparations, drug delivery, and sensor …

Structure–activity studies on the upstream splice junction of a semisynthetic intein

A Wasmuth, C Ludwig, HD Mootz - Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry, 2013 - Elsevier
Protein trans-splicing by split inteins holds great potential for the chemical modification and
semisynthesis of proteins. However, the structural requirements of the extein sequences …

Structural and dynamical features of inteins and implications on protein splicing

E Eryilmaz, NH Shah, TW Muir, D Cowburn - Journal of Biological …, 2014 - ASBMB
Protein splicing is a posttranslational modification where intervening proteins (inteins)
cleave themselves from larger precursor proteins and ligate their flanking polypeptides …

Extein Residues Play an Intimate Role in the Rate-Limiting Step of Protein Trans-Splicing

NH Shah, E Eryilmaz, D Cowburn… - Journal of the American …, 2013 - ACS Publications
Split inteins play an important role in modern protein semisynthesis techniques. These
naturally occurring protein splicing domains can be used for in vitro and in vivo protein …

A mesophilic cysteine-less split intein for protein trans-splicing applications under oxidizing conditions

M Bhagawati, TME Terhorst, F Füsser… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - National Acad Sciences
Split intein-mediated protein trans-splicing has found extensive applications in chemical
biology, protein chemistry, and biotechnology. However, an enduring limitation of all well …

Reactivity of intein thioesters: appending a functional group to a protein

J Kalia, RT Raines - ChemBioChem, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
The success of genome sequencing has heightened the demand for new means to
manipulate proteins. An especially desirable goal is the ability to modify a target protein at a …