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Article Dans Une Revue Trends in Biotechnology Année : 2011

New advances in production and functional folding of G-protein-coupled receptors.

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G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), the largest family of integral membrane proteins, participate in the regulation of many physiological functions and are the targets of approximately 30% of currently marketed drugs. However, knowledge of the structural and molecular bases of GPCR functions remains limited owing to difficulties related to their overexpression, purification and stabilization. The development of new strategies aimed at obtaining large amounts of functional GPCRs is therefore crucial. Here, we review the most recent advances in the production and functional folding of GPCRs from Escherichia coli inclusion bodies. Major breakthroughs open exciting perspectives for structural and dynamic investigations of GPCRs. In particular, combining targeting to bacterial inclusion bodies with amphipol-assisted folding is emerging as a highly powerful strategy.
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inserm-00590416 , version 1 (03-05-2011)

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Jean-Louis Banères, Jean-Luc Popot, Bernard Mouillac. New advances in production and functional folding of G-protein-coupled receptors.. Trends in Biotechnology, 2011, 29 (7), pp.314-22. ⟨10.1016/j.tibtech.2011.03.002⟩. ⟨inserm-00590416⟩
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