We thank S.S. Wang, M. Amar and A. Galla for critical reading of the manuscript. Research reported in this publication was supported by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences of the National Institutes of Health under award numbers RO1GM067837 and RO1GM056006 (to S.A.K). The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.

1. Construct and Reporter Plasmid Preparation
<ol>
	<li>PCR amplify the promoter regions / &#34;fragments&#34; (preferably ~250 - 500 bp) of the target DNA to be analyzed for further cloning into the entry vector using E. coli (TOP10).</li>
	<li>Upon sequencing confirmation, subclone the positive clone in a compatible pGLacZi expression vector 7 as previously described 8,9,10,11.</li>
	<li>Transform the yeast strain for promoter integration (YM4271) by homologous recombination of pGLacZi to generate yeast reporter strain as described earlier 12,13. The transformation and confirmation steps of the yeast strain with the DNA region along with the recipe of the media is not described here, as the steps are similar to classical Y1H protocol 9,10,11,12,13. The pEXP-AD502 control plasmid can be used for normalization purposes while quantifiying &#946;-galactosidase activity as previously described 8.</li>
	<li>Clone the TF or protein of interest and subsequently clone the interacting protein partner into pDEST22 and pDEST32&#916;DBD (pDEST32 minus DNA Binding Domain) expression vectors. The transformed yeast promoter fragments and the TF clones are subsequently used further in the protocol.</li>
</ol>
2. Modified Y1.5H Protocol
<ol>
	<li>On day 1 (afternoon), start with 5 mL of culture in SD-Ura from a Petri dish or glycerol stock and incubate overnight in a 30 &#176;C shaker. 
	NOTE: This culture can be started from a freshly streaked plate or directly from a 25% or 30% glycerol stock of the yeast clone with the DNA fragment.</li>
	<li>On day 2 (afternoon), inoculate 10 mL of YPDA media with 500 &#956;L of the overnight culture and incubate overnight in a 30 &#176;C shaker.</li>
	<li>Day 3 (early in the morning and whole afternoon): Prepare competent cells (early in the morning).
	<ol>
		<li>Inoculate 100 mL of YPDA media with the 2 mL of the overnight culture and incubate in a 30 &#176;C shaker. Grow this fresh culture until the OD600 reaches 0.4-0.8 (3-5 h). 
		NOTE: Check the OD600 of the overnight culture and make sure that the start point OD600 for this step is 0.1 - 0.2. Use of over- or under-grown culture may prolong the experiment.</li>
		<li>Centrifuge for 5 min at 1000 x g and 21 &#176;C. Discard the supernatant.</li>
		<li>Reconstitute pellets in 10 mL of sterile water using a vortex or pipetting up and down.</li>
		<li>Centrifuge for 5 min at 1000 x g and 21 &#176;C. Discard the supernatant.</li>
		<li>Reconstitute pellets in 2 mL of Tris-Ethylenediaminetetraaceticacid (TE)/ Lithium acetate (LiAc) using a vortex or pipetting up and down. 
		NOTE: Please see the recipe for TE/LiAc in Table 1.</li>
		<li>Centrifuge for 5 min 1000 x g and 21&#176;C. Discard the supernatant.</li>
		<li>Re-suspend pellet in 4 mL of TE/LiAc + 400 &#956;L of salmon sperm DNA (10 mg/mL) pipetting up and down and proceed to the next step.</li>
	</ol>
	</li>
	<li>Co-transformation: Heat shock the cells (late in the afternoon)
	<ol>
		<li>Distribute 20 &#956;L of cells per well in a 96-well mixing plate (U-bottom).</li>
		<li>Add 150 ng (~1.5 &#181;L) each of the pDEST22: TF plasmid, pDEST32&#916;DBD: TF plasmid and pEXP-AD502 plus pDEST32&#916;DBD: TF (normalization control) to the wells. 
		NOTE: Optimum results are expected with ~150 ng each of pDEST22: TF and pDEST32&#916;DBD: TF plasmid for successful co-transformation. Can vary with construct and plasmid expressions, thus need to be optimized with every experiment. Another control pDEST22-TF plus pDEST32deltaDBD can also be included at user&#8217;s discretion.</li>
		<li>Add 100 &#181;L of TE/ LiAc / polyethylene glycol (PEG) per well (mix three times). 
		NOTE: Please see the recipe for TE/LiAc/PEG in Table 1.</li>
		<li>Cover the plate with a breathable seal and incubate for 20 - 30 min (can be longer) at 30 &#176;C (no agitation necessary).</li>
		<li>Heat shock for 20 min (precisely) at 42 &#176;C.</li>
	</ol>
	</li>
	<li>Plate the cells.
	<ol>
		<li>Centrifuge for 5 min at 1000 x g and 21 &#176;C. Remove supernatant using a multichannel pipette. Add 110 &#956;L of TE and mix.</li>
		<li>Centrifuge for 5 min at 1000 x g and 21 &#176;C. Remove 100 &#956;L of the supernatant using a multichannel pipette. Re-suspend the pellet with the puncher.</li>
		<li>Transfer cells on SD-Trp-Leu agar plates. Incubate plates at 30 &#176;C until next step.</li>
	</ol>
	</li>
	<li>Day 5 (afternoon): Transfer the cells on new plates using puncher/microplate replicator.
	<ol>
		<li>Fill a sterile 96-well mixing plate (U-bottom) with 50 &#956;L of TE using a multichannel pipette. Pre-wet the puncher in TE. 
		NOTE: The puncher or the microplate replicator should be sterilized before this step and subsequently later in the protocol. The common way of sterilizing puncher such as immersing it in ethanol (100%; not molecular biology grade) and then burning it to the flame can be applied. Wait for 1 min to cool-off the puncher pins. 
		Caution: If performing the sterilization on the bench; make sure bench is pre-cleaned with ethanol and free of any combustible material around. Wear proper personal protective equipment (PPE).</li>
		<li>Punch colonies and re-suspend in TE-filled plate. 
		NOTE: If there is a smooth growth on the plate, colonies can be punched directly to the TE-filled plate or alternatively, single colony (in case of multiple colonies) should be picked using a sterilized toothpick to the TE filled plate and subsequently puncher can be used for the next step.</li>
		<li>Transfer them on new SD-Trp-Leu agar plates for optimal surface coverage. Incubate plates at 30 &#176;C until the next step.</li>
	</ol>
	</li>
	<li>Day 7 (afternoon): Start culture to measure &#946;-galactosidase activity.
	<ol>
		<li>Fill a sterile 96-well mixing plate (U-bottom) with 50 &#956;L of SD-Trp-Leu media using a multichannel pipette.</li>
		<li>Fill a sterile 96-deep well block with 180 &#956;L of SD-Trp-Leu media using a multichannel pipette.</li>
		<li>Pre-wet the puncher in media and transfer colonies from plate to the 50 &#956;L of media.</li>
		<li>Transfer 20 &#956;L of yeast to the 180 &#956;L of SD-Trp-Leu media and seal the block with a breathable seal. Incubate for 36 h at 30 &#176;C shaker.</li>
	</ol>
	</li>
	<li>Day 9 (morning): Start the culture for enzymatic measurement.
	<ol>
		<li>Transfer 100 &#956;L of culture to 500 &#956;L of YPDA media in a sterilized 96 deep well block.</li>
		<li>Cover the sterilized deep well plate with a breathable seal and incubate for 3&#160;- 5 h at 30 &#176;C with agitation at 200 rpm (until OD600 0.3-0.6).</li>
		<li>Re-suspend culture and transfer 125 &#956;L using a multichannel pipette on a spectrophotometer plate (measure OD600). 
		NOTE: Caution: Do not dispense the last drop to avoid bubbles, if the OD600 is below 0.3 - 0.6, incubate the remaining cells for 1 - 2 h more based on the reading. The 125 &#956;L culture used at this step can be discarded or transferred back to the original deep well block at user&#39;s discretion.</li>
		<li>Centrifuge the remaining cells in the deep well block for 10 min at 3000 x g and 21 &#176;C. Remove supernatant by inverting.</li>
		<li>Add 200 &#956;L of Z-buffer and vortex. 
		NOTE: Please see the recipe for Z-buffer in Table 1.</li>
		<li>Centrifuge for 5 min at 3000 x g and 21 &#176;C. Remove supernatant by inverting.</li>
		<li>Add 20 &#956;L Z-buffer and vortex.</li>
		<li>Cover the plate with sealing foil that can resist freeze thaw cycles. Perform 4 cycles of freeze/thaw using liquid nitrogen in a fume hood and then 42 &#186;C in a water bath (2 min each).</li>
		<li>Add 200 &#956;L Z-buffer/beta-mercaptoethanol (&#946;-ME)/Ortho-nitrophenyl-&#946;-galactoside (ONPG) (12 mL, 21 &#956;L, 8.4 mg respectively will yield 20 mL solution; always prepare fresh). 
		NOTE: ONPG will take some time to dissolve properly so prepare the solution an hour before reaching this step. ONPG serves as the substrate for measurement of &#946;-galactosidase activity.</li>
		<li>Incubate up to 17 - 24 h at 30 &#176;C (check in between, if color develops earlier proceed to the next step).</li>
	</ol>
	</li>
	<li>Day 10 (morning): Stop the reaction and measure.
	<ol>
		<li>Add 110 &#956;L 1M Na2CO3 to stop the reaction and record time.</li>
		<li>Vortex and centrifuge for 10 min at 3000 x g and 21 &#176;C.</li>
		<li>Take 125 &#956;L of supernatant using multichannel and measure OD420. 
		NOTE: Caution, do not dispense the last drop to avoid bubbles.</li>
		<li>Calculate &#946;-gal activity: 1000 x OD420 / (time (min) x volume (mL) x OD600 in a spreadsheet.</li>
	</ol>
	</li>
</ol>

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The existing Y1H standard procedure is suitable for identifying a single protein prey binding to its DNA bait. With various technical modifications, the existing system has been harnessed for defining transcriptional regulatory networks. However, TFs are known to function as a part of complexes involving two or more TFs or proteins, with only some of the TF capable of binding to the DNA. Proteins or TFs which possess only the protein-binding domains and lack the ability to bind to DNA are more likely to work in a complex...

In general, to understand protein-DNA interactions, the Y1H assay is the preferred system successfully used in a laboratory setting 1. The basic Y1H assay involves two components: a) a reporter construct with DNA of interest successfully cloned upstream of a gene encoding a reporter protein; and b) an expression construct which will generate a fusion protein between the TF of interest and a yeast transcription activation domain (AD). The DNA of interest is commonly referred to as &#39;bait&#39; while the fusion protein is known as &#39;prey&#39;. In past years, multiple versions of the Y1H assay have been developed to suit specific needs with their own advantages 2. The existing Y1H assay can be successfully implemented to identify and validate interaction of one protein at a time with its DNA bait, but lacks the capability to identify heterodimeric or multimeric protein-DNA interactions.
The method described here is a modified version of the existing Y1H enabling researchers to simultaneously study multiple proteins binding to their target DNA sequence(s). The goal of this assay is to express the protein of interest with an activation domain (pDEST22: TF) and evaluate the activation of the candidate DNA regions fused to a reporter in the presence and/or absence of the interacting protein partner (pDEST32&#916;DBD-TF) in the yeast system. This assay will allow us to determine whether the interaction between these two proteins is required for the activation of the target. This is a GATEWAY cloning compatible system and therefore feasible to use in a regular laboratory setting. Thisprotocol is based on direct transformation, which provides the ease of co-transformation of different TFs in a yeast system. Thus, it is an advantageous strategy to validate the protein complexes binding to their possible DNA targets for in vitro molecular and functional validation for any system. Current techniques such as Tandem affinity purification (TAP) methods are costly and labor intensive but allow detection of protein hetrocomplexes on a large scale 3,4,5. This modified yeast one-hybrid can be successfully performed in a regular lab setting on a small scale (Figure 1) and is also cost effective. The Y1.5H assay can facilitate researchers across the community to test and validate their hypothesis towards defining the role of multimeric protein complex binding to a common DNA target using a heterologous system. Based on the findings, the hypothesis could be validated in vivo in the preferred system of study. Recently, we have used this approach to define the role of a TF and its mode of action to regulate flowering in Arabidopsis 6.

<table><tbody><tr><td>pDEST22 vector</td><td>Invitrogen</td><td>PQ1000101</td><td>Pro-Quest Two hybrid system kit</td></tr><tr><td>pDEST32delatDBD</td><td>Invitrogen</td><td>PQ1000102</td><td>Pro-Quest Two hybrid system kit; this vecor is modified. It is pDEST32 minus DNA binding Domain</td></tr><tr><td>pENTR/D-TOPO Cloning Kit</td><td>Invitrogen</td><td>K240020</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>YM4271 Strain</td><td>Clontech</td><td>K1603-1</td><td>MATCHMAKER One-Hybrid System</td></tr><tr><td>pEXP-AD502</td><td>Invitrogen</td><td>PQ1000101</td><td>Pro-Quest Two hybrid system kit</td></tr><tr><td>GATEWAY LR Clonase II enzyme mix</td><td>Invitrogen</td><td>11791020</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>YPDA media</td><td>Clontech</td><td>630410</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>SD-Agar</td><td>Clontech</td><td>630412</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>SD minimal media</td><td>Clontech</td><td>630411</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Uracil DO Supplement</td><td>Clontech</td><td>630416</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Tryptophan Do Supplement</td><td>Clontech</td><td>630413</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Tris Base</td><td>Fisher Scientific</td><td>BP152-1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>EDTA</td><td>Fisher Scientific</td><td>S311-500</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>LiAc</td><td>Sigma-Aldrich</td><td>L4158</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Saplmon Sperm (10mg/ml)</td><td>Invitrogen</td><td>15632011</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>96 well round bottom Plate</td><td>Greiner bio-one</td><td>650101</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>PEG3350</td><td>Sigma-Aldrich</td><td>1546547</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>96-deep well block</td><td>USA Scientific</td><td>1896-2000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Sealable Foil</td><td>USA Scientific</td><td>2923-0110</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Araseal</td><td>Excel Scientific</td><td>B-100</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2-mercaptoethanol</td><td>Fisher Scientific</td><td>034461-100</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>ONPG</td><td>Sigma-Aldrich</td><td>73660</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Na&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt;CO&lt;sub&gt;3&lt;/sub&gt;</td><td>Sigma-Aldrich</td><td>223484</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Na&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt;HPO&lt;sub&gt;4&lt;/sub&gt;&amp;nbsp;</td><td>Sigma-Aldrich</td><td>S3264</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>NaH&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt;PO&lt;sub&gt;4&lt;/sub&gt;&amp;nbsp;</td><td>Sigma-Aldrich</td><td>S3139</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>KCL</td><td>Fisher Scientific</td><td>BP366-500</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>MgSO&lt;sub&gt;4&lt;/sub&gt;&amp;nbsp;</td><td>Sigma-Aldrich</td><td>83266</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>HCL</td><td>Fisher Scientific</td><td>SA54-4</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Drybath</td><td>Thermo Fischer</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Voretx</td><td>Thermo Fischer</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Centrifgue</td><td>Eppendorf</td><td>Centrifuge 5810R</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Plate Reader</td><td>Molecular Device</td><td></td><td>SPECTRAMAX PLUS Microplate Spectrophotometer</td></tr><tr><td>Incubator</td><td>Thermo Fisher</td><td>Model No. 5250- 37 Degree, 6250-30 degrees</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Shaker Incubator</td><td>New Brunswick</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Water Bath</td><td>Thermo Fisher</td><td>IsoTemp 205</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Puncher</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>50 ml Falocn</td><td>BD Falcon</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Beaker</td><td>Nalgene</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Flask</td><td>Nalgene</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Petriplates (150mm)</td><td>Greiner bio-one</td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

a modified yeast-one hybrid system for heteromeric protein complex-dna interaction studies

Over the years, the yeast one-hybrid assay has proven to be an important technique for the identification and validation of physical interactions between proteins such as transcription factors (TFs) and their DNA target. The method presented here utilizes the underlying concept of the Y1H but is modified further to study and validate protein complexes binding to their target DNA. Hence, it is referred to as the modified yeast one-hybrid (Y1.5H) assay. This assay is cost effective and can be easily performed in a regular laboratory setting. Albeit using a heterologous system, the described method could be a valuable tool to test and validate the heteromeric protein complex binding to their DNA target(s) for functional genomics in any system of study, especially plant genomics.

The general plate set-up procedure for the co-transformation of DNA regions in the yeast cells with protein of interest (Figure 2). The plate set-up can be modified according to the need of the experiment and number of DNA regions/fragments tested. After day-5 of the protocol a well-grown and positive plate should be visible as in Figure 3. In our study, the promoter region of 2600 bp upstream from the start of the transcription ...

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The modified yeast one-hybrid assay described here is an extension of the classical yeast one-hybrid (Y1H) assay to study and validate the heteromeric protein complex-DNA interaction in a heterologous system for any functional genomics study.

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Screening for protein-protein interactions using the yeast 2-hybrid assay has long been an effective tool, but its use has largely been limited to the discovery of high-affinity interactors that are highly enriched in the library of interacting candidates. In a traditional format, the yeast 2-hybrid assay can yield too many colonies to analyze when conducted at low stringency where low affinity interactors might be found. Moreover, without a comprehensive and complete interrogation of the same library against different bait plasmids, a comparative analysis cannot be achieved. Although some of these problems can be addressed using arrayed prey libraries, the cost and infrastructure required to operate such screens can be prohibitive. As an alternative, we have adapted the yeast 2-hybrid assay to simultaneously uncover dozens of transient and static protein interactions within a single screen utilizing a strategy termed DEEPN (Dynamic Enrichment for Evaluation of Protein Networks), which incorporates high-throughput DNA sequencing and computation to follow the evolution of a population of plasmids that encode interacting partners. Here, we describe customized reagents and protocols that allow a DEEPN screen to be executed easily and cost-effectively.

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Identifying the sets of transcription factors (TFs) that regulate each human gene is a daunting task that requires integrating numerous experimental and computational approaches. One such method is the yeast one-hybrid (Y1H) assay, in which interactions between TFs and DNA regions are tested in the milieu of the yeast nucleus using reporter genes. Y1H assays involve two components: a &#8216;DNA-bait&#8217; (e.g., promoters, enhancers, silencers, etc.) and a &#8216;TF-prey,&#8217; which can be screened for reporter gene activation. Most published protocols for performing Y1H screens are based on transforming TF-prey libraries or arrays into DNA-bait yeast strains. Here, we describe a pipeline, called enhanced Y1H (eY1H) assays, where TF-DNA interactions are interrogated by mating DNA-bait strains with an arrayed collection of TF-prey strains using a high density array (HDA) robotic platform that allows screening in a 1,536 colony format. This allows for a dramatic increase in throughput (60 DNA-bait sequences against &#62;1,000 TFs takes two weeks per researcher) and reproducibility. We illustrate the different types of expected results by testing human promoter sequences against an array of 1,086 human TFs, as well as examples of issues that can arise during screens and how to troubleshoot them.

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Genetics

Split-Ubiquitin Based Membrane Yeast Two-Hybrid (MYTH) System: A Powerful Tool For Identifying Protein-Protein Interactions

The fundamental biological and clinical importance of integral membrane proteins prompted the development of a yeast-based system for the high-throughput identification of protein-protein interactions (PPI) for full-length transmembrane proteins. To this end, our lab developed the split-ubiquitin based Membrane Yeast Two-Hybrid (MYTH) system. This technology allows for the sensitive detection of transient and stable protein interactions using Saccharomyces cerevisiae as a host organism. MYTH takes advantage of the observation that ubiquitin can be separated into two stable moieties: the C-terminal half of yeast ubiquitin (Cub) and the N-terminal half of the ubiquitin moiety (Nub). In MYTH, this principle is adapted for use as a 'sensor' of protein-protein interactions. Briefly, the integral membrane bait protein is fused to Cub which is linked to an artificial transcription factor. Prey proteins, either in individual or library format, are fused to the Nub moiety. Protein interaction between the bait and prey leads to reconstitution of the ubiquitin moieties, forming a full-length 'pseudo-ubiquitin' molecule. This molecule is in turn recognized by cytosolic deubiquitinating enzymes, resulting in cleavage of the transcription factor, and subsequent induction of reporter gene expression. The system is highly adaptable, and is particularly well-suited to high-throughput screening. It has been successfully employed to investigate interactions using integral membrane proteins from both yeast and other organisms.

Split-Ubiquitin Based Membrane Yeast Two-Hybrid MYTH System: A Powerful Tool For Identifying Protein-Protein Interactions

MYTH allows the sensitive detection of transient and stable interactions between proteins that are expressed in the model organism Saccharomyces cerevisiae. It has been successfully applied to study exogenous and yeast integral membrane proteins in order to identify their interacting partners in a high throughput manner.

The fundamental biological and clinical importance of integral membrane proteins prompted the development of a yeast-based system for the high-throughput ...

Biology

Unravelling the Function of a Bacterial Effector from a Non-cultivable Plant Pathogen Using a Yeast Two-hybrid Screen

Unravelling the molecular mechanisms of disease manifestations is important to understand pathologies and symptom development in plant science. Bacteria have evolved different strategies to manipulate their host metabolism for their own benefit. This bacterial manipulation is often coupled with severe symptom development or the death of the affected plants. Determining the specific bacterial molecules responsible for the host manipulation has become an important field in microbiological research. After the identification of these bacterial molecules, called &#34;effectors,&#34; it is important to elucidate their function. A straightforward approach to determine the function of an effector is to identify its proteinaceous binding partner in its natural host via a yeast two-hybrid (Y2H) screen. Normally the host harbors numerous potential binding partners that cannot be predicted sufficiently by any in silico algorithm. It is thus the best choice to perform a screen with the hypothetical effector against a whole library of expressed host proteins. It is especially challenging if the causative agent is uncultivable like phytoplasma. This protocol provides step-by-step instructions for DNA purification from a phytoplasma-infected woody host plant, the amplification of the potential effector, and the subsequent identification of the plant&#39;s molecular interaction partner with a Y2H screen. Even though Y2H screens are commonly used, there is a trend to outsource this technique to biotech companies that offer the Y2H service at a cost. This protocol provides instructions on how to perform a Y2H in any decently equipped molecular biology laboratory using standard lab techniques.

Bacterial effector proteins are important for establishing successful infections. This protocol describes the experimental identification of proteinaceous binding partners of a bacterial effector protein in its natural plant host. Identifying these effector interactions via yeast two-hybrid screens has become an important tool in unravelling molecular pathogenicity strategies.

Unravelling the molecular mechanisms of disease manifestations is important to understand pathologies and symptom development in plant science. Bacteria ...

Immunology and Infection

Modified Yeast-Two-Hybrid System to Identify Proteins Interacting with the Growth Factor Progranulin

Progranulin (PGRN), also known as granulin epithelin precursor (GEP), is a 593-amino-acid autocrine growth factor. PGRN is known to play a critical role in a variety of physiologic and disease processes, including early embryogenesis, wound healing 1, inflammation 2, 3, and host defense 4. PGRN also functions as a neurotrophic factor 5, and mutations in the PGRN gene resulting in partial loss of the PGRN protein cause frontotemporal dementia 6, 7. Our recent studies have led to the isolation of PGRN as an important regulator of cartilage development and degradation 8-11. Although PGRN, discovered nearly two decades ago, plays crucial roles in multiple physiological and pathological conditions, efforts to exploit the actions of PGRN and understand the mechanisms involved have been significantly hampered by our inability to identify its binding receptor(s). To address this issue, we developed a modified yeast two-hybrid (MY2H) approach based on the most commonly used GAL4 based 2-hybrid system. Compared with the conventional yeast two-hybrid screen, MY2H dramatically shortens the screen process and reduces the number of false positive clones. In addition, this approach is reproducible and reliable, and we have successfully employed this system in isolating the binding proteins of various baits, including ion channel 12, extracellular matrix protein 10, 13, and growth factor14. In this paper, we describe this MY2H experimental procedure in detail using PGRN as an example that led to the identification of TNFR2 as the first known PGRN-associated receptor 14, 15.

We have modified the conventional yeast two-hybrid screening, an effective genetic tool in identifying protein interaction. This modification markedly shortens the process, reduces the workload, and most importantly, reduces the number of false positives. In addition, this approach is reproducible and reliable.

Progranulin (PGRN), also known as granulin epithelin precursor (GEP), is a 593-amino-acid autocrine growth factor. PGRN is known to play a critical role ...

Optimizing Protein Functions Through Yeast Surface Display Techniques

Protein Engineering by Yeast Surface Display

Protein engineering enables the improvement of existing functions of a given protein or the generation of novel functions. One of the most widely used and versatile tools in the protein engineering field is yeast surface display, where a pool of randomized proteins is expressed on the surface of yeast. The linkage of phenotype (e.g., binding of the yeast-displayed protein to the antigen of interest) and genotype (the plasmid encoding for the protein variant) enables selection of this library for desired properties and subsequent sequencing of enriched variants. By combining magnetic bead selection with flow cytometric sorting, protein variants with enhanced binding to a target antigen can be selected and enriched. Notably, in addition to affinity maturation, binding to a target can also be achieved without any initial binding affinity. Here, we provide a step-by-step protocol that covers all essential parts of a yeast surface display selection campaign and gives examples of typical yeast surface display results. We demonstrate that yeast surface display is a broadly applicable and robust method that can be established in any molecular biology laboratory with access to flow cytometry.

This protocol describes the essential steps for conducting yeast surface display selection campaigns to enrich protein variants binding to an antigen of interest.

Protein engineering enables the improvement of existing functions of a given protein or the generation of novel functions. One of the most widely used and ...

Bioengineering

Genetic and Biochemical Approaches for In Vivo and In Vitro Assessment of Protein Oligomerization: The Ryanodine Receptor Case Study

Oligomerization is often a structural requirement for proteins to accomplish their specific cellular function. For instance, tetramerization of the ryanodine receptor (RyR) is necessary for the formation of a functional Ca2+ release channel pore. Here, we describe detailed protocols for the assessment of protein self-association, including yeast two-hybrid (Y2H), co-immunoprecipitation (co-IP) and chemical cross-linking assays. In the Y2H system, protein self-interaction is detected by &#946;-galactosidase assay in yeast co-expressing GAL4 bait and target fusions of the test protein. Protein self-interaction is further assessed by co-IP using HA- and cMyc-tagged fusions of the test protein co-expressed in mammalian HEK293 cells. The precise stoichiometry of the protein homo-oligomer is examined by cross-linking and SDS-PAGE analysis following expression in HEK293 cells. Using these different but complementary techniques, we have consistently observed the self-association of the RyR N-terminal domain and demonstrated its intrinsic ability to form tetramers. These methods can be applied to protein-protein interaction and homo-oligomerization studies of other mammalian integral membrane proteins.

Genetic and Biochemical Approaches for In Vivo and In Vitro Assessment of Protein Oligomerization: The Ryanodine Receptor Case Study

Oligomerization of the ryanodine receptor, a homo-tetrameric ion channel mediating Ca2+ release from intracellular stores, is critical for skeletal and cardiac muscle contraction. Here, we present complementary in vivo and in vitro methods to detect protein self-association and determine homo-oligomer stoichiometry.

Oligomerization is often a structural requirement for proteins to accomplish their specific cellular function. For instance, tetramerization of the ...

Biomolecular Interaction Studies Using Yeast Two-Hybrid Technique 

Isolating Interaction-Null&#47;Impaired Mutants Using the Yeast Two-Hybrid Assay

Protein-protein interactions are one of the most basic processes that underlie biological phenomena. One of the simplest and best ways to understand the role(s) and function(s) of a specific protein-protein interaction is to compare the phenotype of the wild-type (with the relevant protein-protein interaction) and those of mutants that lack the relevant interaction. Therefore, if such mutants can be isolated, they will help to elucidate the related biological processes. The yeast two-hybrid (Y2H) procedure is a powerful approach not only to detect protein-protein interactions but also to isolate interaction-null/impaired mutants. In this article, a protocol is presented to isolate interaction-null/impaired mutants using Y2H technology. First, a mutation library is constructed by combining the polymerase chain reaction and efficient seamless cloning technology, which efficiently excludes the empty vector from the library. Second, interaction-null/impaired mutants are screened by the Y2H assay. Because of a trick in the Y2H vector, undesired mutants, such as those with frameshift and nonsense mutations, are efficiently eliminated from the screening process. This strategy is simple and can, therefore, be applied to any combination of proteins whose interaction can be detected by the two-hybrid system.

Author Spotlight: Enhanced Isolation of Interaction-Null Mutants in Yeast

The interactions of biomolecules, such as protein-protein interactions, are the molecular basis of biological functions. If interaction-null/impaired mutants that specifically lack the relevant interaction can be isolated, they will greatly help to understand the function(s) of this interaction. This article presents an efficient way to isolate interaction-null/impaired mutants.

Protein-protein interactions are one of the most basic processes that underlie biological phenomena. One of the simplest and best ways to understand the ...

Yeast Two-Hybrid Assay to Determine Protein Self-Association in Yeast Cells

Source: Stanczyk, P. J., et al., <a href="https://appjove.unicartagenaproxy.elogim.com/v/54271">Genetic and Biochemical Approaches for In Vivo and In Vitro Assessment of Protein Oligomerization: The Ryanodine Receptor Case Study.</a> J. Vis. Exp. (2016)
This video demonstrates the yeast two-hybrid assay to detect specific protein self-interactions. In this assay, the protein of interest is tagged to two domains of a transcription factor that encodes the &#946;-galactosidase enzyme. When the two proteins interact, this causes transcription and translation to form the enzyme, which is then detected using a biochemical assay.

Source: Stanczyk, P. J., et al., Genetic and Biochemical Approaches for In Vivo and In Vitro Assessment of Protein Oligomerization: The Ryanodine Receptor ...

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Biomolecular Interaction Detection Techniques

Protein-protein interactions

Modified Yeast-One Hybrid Assay to Detect Heteromeric Protein Complex-DNA Interactions

Resuspend the culture, and transfer 125 microliters from each well to a spectrophotometer plate. Measure the optical density at 600 nanometers to ensure it is between 0.3 and 0.6. Centrifuge the remaining cells in the deep well block at 3,000 times g and 21 degrees Celsius for 10 minutes. Remove the supernatant by inverting.
Add 200 microliters of Z-buffer to each well and vortex. Centrifuge at 3,000 times g and 21 degrees Celsius for 5 minutes. Remove the supernatant by inverting. Add 20 microliters of Z-buffer to each well and vortex. Cover the plate with sealing foil that is resistant to freeze-thaw cycles.
In a fume hood, perform four cycles of freeze-thaw using liquid nitrogen in a 42-degree Celsius water bath. Add 200 microliters of freshly-prepared Z-buffer/beta-mercaptoethanol/ONPG solution to each well. Incubate at 30 degrees Celsius for 17 to 24 hours or until color develops. Check that the color has developed.
Add 110 microliters of 1 molar sodium carbonate to each well to stop the reaction. Record the time, and vortex the plate. Centrifuge at 3,000 times g and 21 degrees Celsius for 10 minutes. Use a multichannel pipette to transfer 125 microliters of supernatant from each well to a spectrophotometer plate. Measure the optical density at 420 nanometers.

A Modified Yeast-one Hybrid System for Heteromeric Protein Complex-DNA Interaction Studies

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Unravelling the Function of a Bacterial Effector from a Non-cultivable Plant Pathogen Using a Yeast Two-hybrid Screen

Modified Yeast-Two-Hybrid System to Identify Proteins Interacting with the Growth Factor Progranulin

Protein Engineering by Yeast Surface Display

Genetic and Biochemical Approaches for In Vivo and In Vitro Assessment of Protein Oligomerization: The Ryanodine Receptor Case Study

Isolating Interaction-Null/Impaired Mutants Using the Yeast Two-Hybrid Assay

Yeast Two-Hybrid Assay to Determine Protein Self-Association in Yeast Cells

Modified Yeast-One Hybrid Assay to Detect Heteromeric Protein Complex-DNA Interactions