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Overexpression of cardiac actin with baculovirus is promoter dependent
Susan P Yates1, Marissa D Otley, John F Dawson
1Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ont., Canada N1G 2W1.
Abstract:
The influence of the promoter and an N-terminal hexahistidine tag on human cardiac actin (ACTC) expression and function was investigated using four baculovirus constructs. It was found that both non-tagged ACTC and hisACTC expression from the p10 promoter was higher than from the polh promoter. Characterization showed that an N-terminal hexahistidine tag has a negative effect on ACTC. Recombinant ACTC inhibits DNase-I and binds myosin S1, indicative of proper folding. Our data support the hypothesis that the actin protein down-regulates the polh promoter.
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