Application of Mu in vitro transposition for high-precision mapping of protein-protein interfaces on a yeast two-hybrid platform

Methods. 2009 Nov;49(3):255-62. doi: 10.1016/j.ymeth.2009.04.014. Epub 2009 May 4.

Abstract

High-precision mapping of regions involved in protein-protein interfaces of interacting protein partners is an essential component on a path to understand various cellular functions. Transposon-based systems, particularly those involving in vitro reactions, offer exhaustive insertion mutant libraries and high-throughput platforms for many types of genetic analyses. We present here a genetic strategy to accurately map interacting protein regions at amino acid precision that is based on transposition-assisted construction, sampling, and analysis of a comprehensive insertion mutant library. The methodology integrates random pentapeptide mutagenesis of proteins, yeast two-hybrid screening, and high-resolution genetic footprinting. This straightforward strategy is general, and it provides a rapid and easy means to identify critical contact regions in proteins without the requirement of prior structural knowledge.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • DNA Transposable Elements / genetics
  • Mutagenesis, Insertional / methods
  • Plasmids
  • Protein Footprinting
  • Protein Interaction Mapping / methods*
  • Transposases / genetics*
  • Two-Hybrid System Techniques*

Substances

  • DNA Transposable Elements
  • mu transposase
  • Transposases