Identification and characterization of an affimer affinity reagent for the detection of the cAMP sensor, EPAC1 (original) (raw)

Buist, H. K. et al. (2021) Identification and characterization of an affimer affinity reagent for the detection of the cAMP sensor, EPAC1.Cells, 10(9), 2307. (doi: 10.3390/cells10092307)

Publisher's URL: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/10/9/2307

Abstract

An exchange protein directly activated by cAMP 1 (EPAC1) is an intracellular sensor for cAMP that is involved in a wide variety of cellular and physiological processes in health and disease. However, reagents are lacking to study its association with intracellular cAMP nanodomains. Here, we use non-antibody Affimer protein scaffolds to develop isoform-selective protein binders of EPAC1. Phage-display screens were carried out against purified, biotinylated human recombinant EPAC1ΔDEP protein (amino acids 149–811), which identified five potential EPAC1-selective Affimer binders. Dot blots and indirect ELISA assays were next used to identify Affimer 780A as the top EPAC1 binder. Mutagenesis studies further revealed a potential interaction site for 780A within the EPAC1 cyclic nucleotide binding domain (CNBD). In addition, 780A was shown to co-precipitate EPAC1 from transfected cells and co-localize with both wild-type EPAC1 and a mis-targeting mutant of EPAC1(K212R), predominantly in perinuclear and cytosolic regions of cells, respectively. As a novel EPAC1-selective binder, 780A therefore has the potential to be used in future studies to further understand compartmentalization of the cAMP-EPAC1 signaling system.

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