Mistic and TarCF as fusion protein partners for functional expression of the cannabinoid receptor 2 in Escherichia coli

A Chowdhury, R Feng, Q Tong, Y Zhang… - Protein expression and …, 2012 - Elsevier
G protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) are key players in signal recognition and cellular
communication making them important therapeutic targets. Large-scale production of these …

Expression of CB2 cannabinoid receptor in Pichia pastoris

W Feng, J Cai, WM Pierce Jr, ZH Song - Protein Expression and …, 2002 - Elsevier
To facilitate purification and structural characterization, the CB2 cannabinoid receptor is
expressed in methylotrophic yeast Pichia pastoris. The expression plasmids were …

Genetic analysis of G protein‐coupled receptor expression in Escherichia coli: Inhibitory role of DnaJ on the membrane integration of the human central cannabinoid …

G Skretas, G Georgiou - Biotechnology and bioengineering, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
The overexpression of G protein‐coupled receptors (GPCRs) and of many other
heterologous membrane proteins in simple microbial hosts, such as the bacterium …

Expression and characterization of human CB1 cannabinoid receptor in methylotrophic yeast Pichia pastoris

TK Kim, R Zhang, W Feng, J Cai, W Pierce… - Protein expression and …, 2005 - Elsevier
For the purpose of purification and structural characterization, the CB1 cannabinoid
receptors are expressed in methylotrophic yeast Pichia pastoris. The expression plasmid …

Biochemical and mass spectrometric characterization of the human CB2 cannabinoid receptor expressed in Pichia pastoris—importance of correct processing of the N …

R Zhang, TK Kim, ZH Qiao, J Cai, WM Pierce Jr… - Protein expression and …, 2007 - Elsevier
This study was conducted to optimize the expression of human CB2 cannabinoid receptors
in methylotrophic yeast Pichia pastoris (P. pastoris). Two major species of expressed CB2 …

Application of HaloTag technology to expression and purification of cannabinoid receptor CB2

S Locatelli-Hoops, FC Sheen, L Zoubak… - Protein expression and …, 2013 - Elsevier
Expression of milligram quantities of functional, stable G protein-coupled receptors (GPCR)
for high-resolution structural studies remains a challenging task. The goal of this work was to …

Efficient production of membrane‐integrated and detergent‐soluble G protein‐coupled receptors in Escherichia coli

AJ Link, G Skretas, EM Strauch, NS Chari… - Protein …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
G protein‐coupled receptors (GPCRs) are notoriously difficult to express, particularly in
microbial systems. Using GPCR fusions with the green fluorescent protein (GFP), we …

Biosynthesis, purification, and characterization of a cannabinoid receptor 2 fragment (CB2271–326)

Y Zhang, XQ Xie - Protein expression and purification, 2008 - Elsevier
Obtaining sufficient amount of purified G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) is almost
always one of the major challenges for their structural studies. CB2271–326, a human …

Expression in Escherichia coli and characterisation of the human central CB1 and peripheral CB2 cannabinoid receptors

B Calandra, J Tucker, D Shire, R Grisshammer - Biotechnology Letters, 1997 - Springer
The human central CB1 and peripheral CB2 cannabinoid receptors were expressed in
Escherichia coli as fusion proteins with the maltose-binding protein at their amino-termini …

Application of Strep-Tactin XT for affinity purification of Twin-Strep-tagged CB2, a G protein-coupled cannabinoid receptor

A Yeliseev, L Zoubak, TGM Schmidt - Protein expression and purification, 2017 - Elsevier
Human cannabinoid receptor CB 2 belongs to the class A of G protein-coupled receptor
(GPCR). CB 2 is predominantly expressed in membranes of cells of immune origin and is …