Biophysical characterization of the 117 amino acids long N-terminal segment of D-Raf (Isoform A)
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The Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Molecular Biology was founded to give students an understanding of life principles through the understanding of chemical and physical principles. Among these principles are frontiers of biotechnology such as metabolic networking, the structure of hormones and proteins, genomics, and the like.
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The Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics was founded in 1959, and was administered by the College of Sciences and Humanities (later, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences). In 1979 it became co-administered by the Department of Agriculture (later, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences). In 1998 its name changed to the Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Molecular Biology.
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1959–present
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics (1959–1998)
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Drosophila Raf (D-Raf) is an orthologue of Human B-Raf. D-Raf may have two splice variants, a short (Isoform A, I-A) and a long one (Isoform B, I-B). Protocols for over-expression (E. Coli) and purification of 117 amino acids (aa) N-terminal segment (NTS) of D-Raf protein (I-A), both WT and Mutant (T60E) were established. These protein constructs were also biophysically characterized. Thrombin cleavage conditions were optimized, as monitored by 5 amino acid NTS sequencing, mass spectroscopy and SDS-PAGE electrophoresis. An attempt to purify the 160 aa D-Raf (I-B) NTS failed. NMR characterization in a 700 MHz magnet employing three experiments (HSQC, TOCSY, and NOESY), and circular dichroism spectroscopy indicated that the NTS (I-A) is highly acidic and highly skewed in aa content, but is folded. This establishes a basis for future total assignment and determination of the protein structure.