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PLoS One ; 10(6): e0129195, 2015.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26057250

ABSTRACT

High-throughput sequencing technologies are widely used to analyse genomic variants or rare mutational events in different fields of genomic research, with a fast development of new or adapted platforms and technologies, enabling amplicon-based analysis of single target genes or even whole genome sequencing within a short period of time. Each sequencing platform is characterized by well-defined types of errors, resulting from different steps in the sequencing workflow. Here we describe a universal method to prepare amplicon libraries that can be used for sequencing on different high-throughput sequencing platforms. We have sequenced distinct exons of the CREB binding protein (CREBBP) gene and analysed the output resulting from three major deep-sequencing platforms. platform-specific errors were adjusted according to the result of sequence analysis from the remaining platforms. Additionally, bioinformatic methods are described to determine platform dependent errors. Summarizing the results we present a platform-independent cost-efficient and timesaving method that can be used as an alternative to commercially available sample-preparation kits.


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CREB-Binding Protein/genetics , Genome, Human/genetics , High-Throughput Screening Assays/methods , Computational Biology/methods , Exons/genetics , Genomics/methods , Humans
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J Gen Virol ; 92(Pt 9): 2222-2226, 2011 Sep.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21593273

ABSTRACT

The helper component-proteinase (HC-Pro) is a multifunctional protein found among potyviruses. With respect to its silencing suppressor function, small RNA binding appears to be the major activity of HC-Pro. HC-Pro could also exhibit other suppressor activities. HC-Pro may inhibit the Hua Enhancer 1 (HEN1) activity. There is indirect evidence showing that either transient or stable expression of HC-Pro in plants results in an increase of non-methylated small RNAs. Here, we demonstrated that recombinant Zucchini yellow mosaic virus (ZYMV) HC-Pro inhibited the methyltransferase activity of HEN1 in vitro. Moreover, we found that the HC-Pro(FINK) mutant, which has lost small RNA-binding activity, inhibited HEN1 activity, while the truncated proteins and total soluble bacterial proteins did not. Using the ELISA-binding assay, we provided evidence that the HC-Pro(FRNK) wild-type and HC-Pro(FINK) both bound to HEN1, with HC-Pro(FRNK) binding stronger than HC-Pro(FINK). Motif mapping analysis revealed that the amino acids located between positions 139 and 320 of ZYMV HC-Pro were associated with HEN1 interaction.


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Arabidopsis Proteins/antagonists & inhibitors , Cysteine Endopeptidases/metabolism , Host-Pathogen Interactions , Methyltransferases/antagonists & inhibitors , Potyvirus/enzymology , Potyvirus/pathogenicity , Viral Proteins/metabolism , Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay , Mutation, Missense , Protein Binding , Protein Interaction Mapping , Sequence Deletion
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Protein Expr Purif ; 75(1): 40-5, 2011 Jan.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20674747

ABSTRACT

HC-Pro is a helper component-proteinase which acts as a multifunctional protein in the potyviral life cycle. Apart from its proteolytic activity, HC-Pro has the capacity to bind duplex small RNAs (sRNAs). To investigate HC-Pro-mediated sRNA binding in vitro, high amounts of purified protein are required. For this purpose, the Zucchini yellow mosaic virus (ZYMV) HC-Pro was expressed as a fusion with hexa-histidine (6xHis) or maltose-binding protein (MBP) in Escherichia coli. The expressed fusion proteins were purified by affinity chromatography. 6xHis:HC-Pro and MBP:HC-Pro were partially soluble. Electrophoretic mobility-shift assays demonstrated that only MBP:HC-Pro exhibits the sRNA binding activity. The recombinant HC-Pro bound 21 bp siRNAs as well as 19 bp and 24 bp siRNAs. A point mutation in the highly conserved FRNK box produced the HC-Pro(FINK) protein, previously shown to be associated with reduced viral symptoms and weak sRNA binding. In this study, sRNA binding of the MBP:HA-HC-Pro(FINK) was not detectable. The high yield of purified HC-Pro offers the possibility to study the biochemistry of the protein in detail.


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Cysteine Endopeptidases/genetics , Cysteine Endopeptidases/metabolism , Histidine/genetics , Maltose-Binding Proteins/genetics , Mosaic Viruses/genetics , Oligopeptides/genetics , RNA, Small Interfering/metabolism , Viral Proteins/genetics , Viral Proteins/metabolism , Cucurbita/virology , Cysteine Endopeptidases/isolation & purification , Escherichia coli/genetics , Gene Expression , Histidine/isolation & purification , Histidine/metabolism , Maltose-Binding Proteins/isolation & purification , Maltose-Binding Proteins/metabolism , Mosaic Viruses/isolation & purification , Mosaic Viruses/metabolism , Oligopeptides/isolation & purification , Oligopeptides/metabolism , Protein Binding , Recombinant Fusion Proteins/genetics , Recombinant Fusion Proteins/isolation & purification , Recombinant Fusion Proteins/metabolism , Viral Proteins/isolation & purification
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