Coulter-Mackie MB, Lian Q, Wong SG
(2005)
Protein Expression and Purification,
41,
18-26 |
Functional Studies |
N-terminal hexahistidine tag and Protein S peptide tag |
Protein recombinantly expressed as and refolded from inclusion bodies. |
Escherichia coli |
BL21(DE3)pLysS |
25.0 |
not stated |
pET30a |
Cells were grown in LB medium with 30microg/ml kanamycin and 34microg/ml chloramphenicol at 37degC until A600 reached 0.6. Expression was induced at 25degC with 1mM IPTG. Following expression, cells were harvested by centrifugation and resuspended in 1/10 volume of 0.1M potassium phosphate pH 8, 0.1mM pyridoxal phosphate, 1% Triton X-10. |
IPTG |
OD 600 =
0.6 |
Freeze/Thaw+Sonication |
Detergents |
Washing inclusion body |
partial |
Dialysis |
1:50mM Hepes pH 7.0, 500mM NaCl, 1% Triton X-100, 2:50mM Hepes pH 7.0, 100mM NaCl, 1mM EDTA, 0.015% Tween 20, 5% glycerol, 1mM DTT |
2:50mM Hepes pH 7.0, 100mM NaCl, 1mM EDTA, 0.015% Tween 20, 5% glycerol, 1mM DTT, 6M GdnHCl |
50mM Hepes pH 7.0, 100mM NaCl, 1mM EDTA, 5% glycerol, 1mM DTT |
Washing inclusion body |
no |
7.0 |
25.0 |
0.05-0.1mg/ml |
16h |
DTT |
1mM,1mM,1mM |
Cells were lysed by freezing and thawing, followed by sonication. Samples were centrifuged (20min, 14000g, 4degC). Protein was purified from both the soluble and insoluble fractions.
For the insoluble protein, the crude pellets from 50ml culture were washed twice with 10ml wash buffer 1 and once with wash buffer 2. The pellet was then resuspended in 10 volumes (w/v) of buffer A and incubated for 60min on ice with occasional mixing. Following centrifugation at 4degC, the supernatant was diluted 3-fold with refolding buffer, then further diluted with refolding buffer containing 1.5M GdnHCl to a final protein concentration of 0.05-0.1mg/ml. After 30min incubation at room pemperature and then dialysed for 16h against 2 changes of refolding buffer. |
Enzyme activity,Mass spectrometry |
None |
Glycerol |
5% |
10-15mg/L |
92% |
The protein was refolded in both the presence and absense of pyridoxal phosphate, no difference to protein recovery was observed. |