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Biomaterials
Article . 2012 . Peer-reviewed
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The design of protein-imprinted polymers as antibody substitutes for investigating protein–protein interactions

Authors: Junfei, Gao; Huijuan, Tian; Ying, Wang; Qian, Yang; Dejing, Liu; Ying, Wang; Huaifeng, Mi;

The design of protein-imprinted polymers as antibody substitutes for investigating protein–protein interactions

Abstract

Co-immunoprecipitation is a very effective method for studying protein-protein interactions. However, the preparation of antibodies in this method involves the injection of antigen into mammals, and requires the use of the expensive protein A-Sepharose 4B. Molecular imprinting polymer can compensate for these deficiencies. In this paper, a new strategy for studying protein interactions is reported; this method is based on the use of protein-imprinted polymers (PIPs). PIP is a proper substitute for antibody. We designed and synthesized assistant recognition polymer chains (ARPCs), which were limited length polymer chains with randomly distributed recognition and immobilizing sites. The template protein was selectively assembled with ARPCs. The assemblies were adsorbed by macroporous microspheres, and were immobilized by cross-linking polymerization. After removing the templates, the two kinds of synthesized PIPs were used to adsorb natural BiP or FKBP23 from ER extract; both showed high selectivity. Furthermore, we investigated the binding specificity of BiP to FKBP23, using synthesized PIPs. The results showed that FKBP23 could bind to BiP in ER in a process regulated by the concentration of Ca(2+), which was consistent with the immunoprecipitation results. This strategy may provide a general solution for investigating protein interactions.

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Molecular Imprinting, Polymers, Surface Properties, Materials Testing, Protein Interaction Mapping, Proteins, Equipment Design, Nanostructures

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popularity
This indicator reflects the "current" impact/attention (the "hype") of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network.
BIP!Popularity provided by BIP!
influence
This indicator reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically).
BIP!Influence provided by BIP!
impulse
This indicator reflects the initial momentum of an article directly after its publication, based on the underlying citation network.
BIP!Impulse provided by BIP!
17
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Top 10%