Biopolym. Cell. 2024; 40(3):182-182.
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Expression and purification of constitutively active S6K1 using dual Bac-to-Bac protein expression system
1Bdzhola A. V., 1Zhyvolup O. M., 1Filonenko V. V., 1Malanchuk O. M.
  1. Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics, NAS of Ukraine
    150, Akademika Zabolotnoho Str., Kyiv, Ukraine, 03143

Abstract

Aim. Since p70S6K1 plays a key role in protein synthesis and cell cycle regulation, it has been implicated in a number of human diseases, such as obesity, diabetes, and cancer. Increased activation of p70S6K1 has been reported in a variety of cancer types, so now it is being investigated as a potential therapeutic target. The purpose of this work was to create a novel more efficient approach of expression and purification of p70S6K1 constitutively active form by using Dual Bac-to-Bac protein expressing system. Conclusions. The current work was focused on the design of a new highly efficient system for the expression and purification of the recombinant His-actS6K1, using pFastBacв„ў Dual vector co-expressing recombinant GST-PDK1. Recent studies have shown that some cancer types demonstrate the enhanced expression and/or activation of p70S6K, hinting that it may serve as a biomarker for monitoring disease progression. With that in mind, our approach of large-scale expression of His-actS6K1 may offer a rapid, low-cost, and high yield method for producing constitutively active recombinant p70S6K1 and facilitate the development of its potential therapeutic regulators.
Keywords: protein expression, protein phosphorylation, S6K1, baculovirus expression system, kinase activity