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Table 2 Solubility assessment for representative MK2 constructs.

From: Rational mutagenesis to support structure-based drug design: MAPKAP kinase 2 as a case study

MK2 Construct

Solubility

Backbone

Mutation(s)

18°C

27°C

37°C

41–364

--

Low

Low

Low

41–364

K64A

Low

Low

Low

41–364

Δ(L220-G236)

High

High

High

41–364

T222E

Low

Low

Low

41–364

K330A

Low

Low

Low

41–364

T334E

Low

Low

Low

41–364

K343A, K344A, K364A

Low

Low

Low

47–366

--

High

High

Medium

47–366

K64A

High

High

Medium

47–366

K84A

High

Med

Low

47–366

Δ(L220-G236)

High

High

High

47–366

T222E

High

High

Low

47–366

T222E, T334E

Low

Low

Low

47–366

T334E

Low

Low

Low

  1. Expression tests were conducted at three temperatures for each construct. Low (<10%), medium (10–50%) and high (>50%) grades were assigned to each construct based on the ratio of soluble/insoluble MK2 as assessed by SDS-PAGE. An example gel is shown in Figure 2.