Synthesis of 3,3'-bis(sulfonato)-4,4'-bis(chloroacetamido)azobenzene and cysteine cross-linking for photo-control of protein conformation and activity.
Darcy C Burns, Fuzhong Zhang, G Andrew Woolley
Index: Nat. Protoc. 2(2) , 251-8, (2007)
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Abstract
This protocol describes a procedure for the synthesis of 3,3'-bis(sulfonato)-4,4'-bis(chloroacetamido)azobenzene (BSBCA), a water-soluble, thiol-reactive, photo-switchable cross-linker. In addition, a protocol is outlined for installing the cross-linker in an intramolecular fashion onto proteins bearing two surface-exposed Cys residues. BSBCA is designed to be used as an in vitro activity switch that operates by exerting temporal and reversible photo-control over alpha-helix content within synthetic peptides and recombinant proteins. Synthesis of the cross-linker requires approximately 4.5 d, and cross-linking can be performed in 10-12 h.
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