Table 1 Proteins complexes produced using the strategy described.

From: Production of unstable proteins through the formation of stable core complexes

 

Protein

Stabilized by

Strategy

References

Human steroid nuclear receptors

ERα-E

Ligand (oestrogen)

Ligand in cell culture

14

  

Thioredoxin fusion

Keep Thioredoxin (TRX) fusion for crystallization

33

  

3Cys to Ser mutations

Mutations mimic the conformational changes induced by the ligand

13

 

ERβ-EF

TIF2 (623–772)

In vitro reconstitution (co-cell lysis)

This article

 

GRtm-E

TIF2 (623–772) and solubility mutant

In cell co-expression

This article

HIV-1 pre-integration complexes

IN

hLEDGF

In vitro reconstitution (dialysis)

12

  

hLEDGF/hINI1(174–289)

 

11

  

hLEDGF

Expression in E. coli, insect and mammalian cells and in vitro reconstitution

This article

  1. ER, human estradiol (E2) nuclear receptor; IN, integrase; TIF2, transcriptional intermediary factor 2.