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Cloning, expression and purification of feline proinsulin
M Hoenig1, Z F Caffall, R A McGraw
1Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602-7389, USA.
Abstract:
Feline proinsulin was cloned and expressed using a bacterial expression system. It was then purified from inclusion bodies using size exclusion chromatography and further processed including reduction of the protein. Following refolding, proinsulin was purified by reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC). RP-HPLC and mass spectrometric analysis indicated that the proinsulin contained the correct disulfide bridging pattern. This proinsulin can be used for therapeutic and diagnostic purposes.

