{"id":5869,"date":"2025-05-22T08:26:13","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T08:26:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/synthelis.com\/?p=5869"},"modified":"2025-09-11T16:01:34","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T16:01:34","slug":"cell-free-systems-for-high-throughput-protein-screening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/synthelis.com\/en\/cell-free-systems-for-high-throughput-protein-screening\/","title":{"rendered":"Cell-Free Systems for High-Throughput Protein Screening"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; min_height=&#8221;222.8px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;PT Serif||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;17px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"color: #4d1749; font-size: large;\"><strong>High-throughput screening (HTS) methods study the interactions between a great number of chemical compounds or biomolecules and a specific target, in a robust, highly reproducible and time-efficient format. This screening technology was motivated by the increased number of compounds and molecules that needed to be tested, in the search for novel drugs and therapies. <br \/>HTS has widespread applications including drug discovery, enzyme engineering, and discovery and screening of chemical probes, small molecules and lipopeptides [1].<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;PT Serif||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;17px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;PT Serif|700|||||||&#8221; header_2_font_size_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; header_2_font_size_phone=&#8221;24px&#8221; header_2_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Limitations of <em>In Vivo<\/em> HTS Methods<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;PT Serif||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;17px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>In vivo<\/em> HTS approaches are not well-suited for evaluating interactions between two molecules, such as identifying small molecules or antibodies against a specific target, nor when the molecule being tested is toxic to host cells.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indeed, <em>in vivo <\/em>screening has limitations when it comes to analyzing specific molecular interactions, such as those between an antibody and its target. These types of analyses are better suited for <em>in vitro <\/em>screening systems, where such interactions can be modeled more precisely in a controlled environment.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Furthermore, <span style=\"color: #72486e;\"><strong>toxic molecules &#8211; <\/strong><\/span>whether small molecules or otherwise &#8211; pose a challenge for <em>in vivo <\/em>HTS. Toxicity can induce physiological effects that interfere with the assessment of pharmacological properties or compound efficacy, making the interpretation of results more difficult.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;PT Serif||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;17px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;PT Serif|700|||||||&#8221; header_2_font_size_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; header_2_font_size_phone=&#8221;24px&#8221; header_2_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><strong>Advantages of Cell-Free HTS Approaches\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;PT Serif||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;17px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>In contrast, <span style=\"color: #72486e;\"><strong>cell-free methods allow the synthesis and screening of toxic or insoluble proteins<\/strong><\/span>, and the incorporation of unnatural or isotope-labelled amino acids into the proteins being synthesized. Furthermore, cell-free methods enable <span style=\"color: #72486e;\"><strong>a much faster screening<\/strong><\/span> than <em>in vivo<\/em> methods, since cell transformation\/transfection and growth processes are omitted, thus reducing the overall experimental time [1].<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;PT Serif||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;17px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;PT Serif|700|||||||&#8221; header_2_font_size_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; header_2_font_size_phone=&#8221;24px&#8221; header_2_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><strong>Categories of Cell-Free HTS Applications<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;PT Serif||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;17px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Cell-free HTS applications are classified in \u00a0:<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #72486e;\">&#8211; <strong>On-Chip Technologies (Microarrays)<\/strong> : <\/span>based on the immobilisation of the expressed proteins into treated surfaces without the source RNA or DNA.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #72486e;\">&#8211;<strong> <em>In Vitro<\/em> Display Technologies<\/strong> : <\/span>These methods link genotype and phenotype by covalent linkage between proteins, ribosomes, DNA and RNA. After protein expression, the genotype-phenotype complexes are directly screened and tested for activity, and the linked-genetic sequence is used for subsequent rounds of enrichment [1].<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;PT Serif||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;17px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;PT Serif|700|||||||&#8221; header_2_font_size_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; header_2_font_size_phone=&#8221;24px&#8221; header_2_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><strong>Cell-Free Systems for Complex Biomolecule Screening\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;PT Serif||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;17px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>The more recent <em>in vitro<\/em> display and microarray techniques have focused on the screening of more complex biomolecules, such as membrane proteins (MPs) and proteins that require multiple disulfide bonds, and cell-free systems can provide an effective response to these challenges. <br \/>A recently reported cell-free HTS study has shown<span style=\"color: #72486e;\"> <strong>its advantageous performance in the screening of eukaryotic MP expression in diverse lipidic mimetics<\/strong><\/span> [2]. MPs are the targets of about half of the known drugs and so they are of great interest for structure-function characterizations. Nonetheless, their expression in heterologous cell-based systems and the following purification are difficult to carry out. <br \/>Moreover, eukaryotic MPs are sometimes more successfully expressed using eukaryotic expression systems, but these are labour-intensive and expensive and give very low quantity of MPs.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;PT Serif||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;17px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;PT Serif|700|||||||&#8221; header_2_font_size_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; header_2_font_size_phone=&#8221;24px&#8221; header_2_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><strong>High-Throughput Screening of Membrane Proteins\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;PT Serif||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;17px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Hence, a cell-free HTS workflow was developed for the screening of 61 eukaryotic MPs and, for each protein, its expression was tested in various lipidic mimetics, namely <span style=\"color: #72486e;\"><strong>two detergents<\/strong>, <strong>two liposomes<\/strong>, and <strong>two nanodiscs<\/strong><\/span> (Figure 1).<br \/>The study showed that 35 MPs (57% of all tested MPs) could be expressed, in a soluble fraction, in at least one of the lipidic mimetics. <br \/><span style=\"color: #72486e;\"><strong>The cell-free system allowed the production of a higher number of MPs<\/strong><\/span>, compared with an E. coli-based system. The cell-free workflow enabled the parallel screening of six lipidic mimetics, using microdialysis devices and a 96-well plate, thus providing <strong><span style=\"color: #72486e;\">an efficient high throughput system for the screening of eukaryotic MPs in 48-72 h<\/span>.<\/strong> Additionally, the system could be easily expanded to include other lipidic mimetics. The obtained results clearly demonstrate the utility of cell-free systems for the expression and screening of eukaryotic MPs.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;PT Serif||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;17px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;PT Serif|700|||||||&#8221; header_2_font_size_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; header_2_font_size_phone=&#8221;24px&#8221; header_2_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><strong>Future Perspectives of Cell-Free HTS\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;PT Serif||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;17px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Other cell-free HTS studies have also been reported, for the expression and screening of human MPs [3] and soluble cytoplasmic proteins [4].<br \/>In future, advances in data analysis tools and developments in miniaturization and automation of the screening processes will surely improve the high-throughput screening of biomolecules using cell-free transcription and translation systems.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|0px|30px|0px|false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;http:\/\/synthelis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/pro4259-fig-0001-m-scaled.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;Workflow for high-throughput cell-free screening of eukaryotic membrane proteins.Synthelis Biotech &#8221; title_text=&#8221;HTS CFPS Synthelis Biotech &#8221; align=&#8221;right&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;61%&#8221; height=&#8221;698px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|||0px|false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|0px|false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;PT Serif||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;17px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><em>Figure 1 \u2013 Workflow for high-throughput cell-free screening of eukaryotic membrane proteins. Reproduced from [2].<br \/><\/em><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;PT Serif||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;17px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;PT Serif|700|||||||&#8221; header_2_font_size_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; header_2_font_size_phone=&#8221;24px&#8221; header_2_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><strong>Unlock the Potential of Cell-Free HTS \u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;PT Serif||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;17px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"color: #72486e;\"><strong>Cell-free protein production<\/strong><\/span> is revolutionizing high-throughput screening, enabling <span style=\"color: #72486e;\"><strong>faster, more efficient, and more versatile research<\/strong><\/span> across multiple fields. Whether you are exploring drug discovery, enzyme engineering, or membrane protein analysis, <span style=\"color: #72486e;\"><strong>adopting a cell-free HTS approach can significantly accelerate your findings.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;PT Serif||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;17px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"Estilo1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-weight: normal;\"><em>Written by Lu\u00edsa Silva, PhD and scientific expert.<\/em><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; 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