Optimization and (CH3)-C-13 methionine labeling of a signaling competent neurotensin receptor 1 variant for NMR studies

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Funding Acknowledgements

We thank Sharon Layfield, Tania Ferraro and Alice Whitehead for cell-based assays (all from The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health); Fei Yan (from the Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology and Bio21 Institute) for assistance with protein expression and purification; Yee-Fong Mok (from the Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology and Bio21 Institute) for assistance with CD; Shuai Nie, Cheng-Sing Ang and Nicholas Williamson for assistance with mass spectrometry (all Bio21 Institute); Tim Ryan and Nigel Kirby for assistance with SAXS (both from the Australian Synchrotron); Lisa Mckenzie Williams (The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health) for saturation and competition binding assays; and Ashish Sethi for assistance with NUS (from the Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology and Bio21 Institute). This work was supported by NHMRC project grants 1081801 (D.J.S) and 1081844 (R.A.D.B, P.R.G, D.J.S); ARC equipment grant LE120100022. D.J.S. is an NHMRC Boosting Dementia Research Leadership Fellow. R.A.D.B. is an NHMRC Senior Research Fellow. Studies at The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health were supported by the Victorian Government's Operational Infrastructure Support Program.