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Efficient Mammalian Cell Expression and Single-step Purification of Extracellular Glycoproteins for Crystallization
Published on: December 23, 2015
[Efficient expression of anthrax edema factor in Escherichia coli and its single-step purification]
Objective:
To develop a new method for efficient expression and rapid preparation of biologically active anthrax edema factor (EF).
Methods:
EF was fused with GST and expressed in the host E. coli BL21-CodonPlus (DE3)-RIL by IPTG induction. The crud protein was extracted by permeabilization, and then EF was purified by onestep affinity chromatography. cAMP assay, Native-PAGE and competitive inhibition analysis were carried out to evaluate EF's biological activity.
Results:
EF was expressed in soluble form and then purified to 96% purity by single-step. The recombinant EF was able to bind furin-nicked protective antigen (PA) to form edema toxin, which could elevate the intracellular cAMP level of CHO-K1 cells dramatically.
Conclusion:
This work provides a timesaving method for purification of EF with high purity and good biological activity, which might be valuable for anthrax-related study.
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