A MutS-based protein chip for detection of DNA mutations

Anal Chem. 2003 Aug 15;75(16):4113-9. doi: 10.1021/ac020719k.

Abstract

This paper describes a new protein chip method for detection of single-base mismatches and unpaired bases of DNA, using a genetic fusion molecular system Trx-His6-Linker peptide-Strep-tagII-Linker peptide-MutS (THLSLM). The THLSLM coding sequence was constructed by attaching Strep-tag II and mutS gene to pET32a (+) sequentially with insertion of a linker peptide coding sequence before and behind Strep-tagII gene, respectively. THLSLM was expressed in E. coli AD494 (DE3) and purified using Ni(2+)-chelation affinity resin. THLSLM retained both mismatch recognition activity and streptavidin binding affinity. THLSLM was then immobilized on the chip matrix coated with streptavidin through the Strep-tag II-streptavidin binding reaction. The resulting protein chip was used to detect the mismatched and unpaired mutations in the synthesized oligonucleotides, as well as a single-base mutation in rpoB gene from Mycobacterium tuberculosis, with high specificity. The method could potentially serve as a platform to develop the high-throughput technology for screening and analysis of genetic mutations.

Publication types

  • Evaluation Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adenosine Triphosphatases / genetics*
  • Adenosine Triphosphatases / metabolism
  • Animals
  • Bacterial Proteins / genetics*
  • Bacterial Proteins / metabolism
  • Base Pair Mismatch
  • DNA / metabolism
  • DNA Mutational Analysis / methods*
  • DNA-Binding Proteins / genetics*
  • DNA-Binding Proteins / metabolism
  • DNA-Directed RNA Polymerases / genetics
  • Drug Tolerance
  • Gene Expression
  • MutS DNA Mismatch-Binding Protein
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis / genetics
  • Oligonucleotides / genetics
  • Oligonucleotides / metabolism
  • Point Mutation / genetics*
  • Protein Array Analysis / instrumentation
  • Protein Array Analysis / methods*
  • Recombinant Fusion Proteins / isolation & purification
  • Recombinant Fusion Proteins / metabolism
  • Rifampin / pharmacology

Substances

  • Bacterial Proteins
  • DNA-Binding Proteins
  • Oligonucleotides
  • Recombinant Fusion Proteins
  • DNA
  • DNA-Directed RNA Polymerases
  • RNA polymerase beta subunit
  • Adenosine Triphosphatases
  • MutS DNA Mismatch-Binding Protein
  • Rifampin