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Determining Binding Affinity KD of Radiolabeled Antibodies to Immobilized Antigens
Published on: June 23, 2022
A bio-coupling approach using a dextran-binding domain to immobilize an engineered streptavidin to Sephadex for easy
Sau-Ching Wu1, Chris Wang1,2, Jonathan Chin1
1Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Abstract:
An engineered streptavidin, SAVSBPM18 with reversible biotin binding capability, has been successfully applied to purify biotinylated and streptavidin-binding peptide (SBP) tagged proteins. To simplify the preparation for the SAVSBPM18 affinity matrix without chemical conjugation, two bio-coupling approaches were developed based on a 14-kDa dextran-binding domain (DBD) from a Leuconostoc mesenteroides dextransucrase. The first approach offers simplicity for bio-coupling by creating a direct fusion, SAVSBPM18-Linker-DBD. Purification of the fusion from crude extract and its immobilization to Sephadex can be consolidated in one-step. The second approach aims at flexibility. A SnoopCatcher (SC) was fused to DBD to create SC-Linker-DBD. This fusion can covalently capture any recombinant proteins tagged with a SnoopTag (ST) including SAVSBPM18-Linker-ST via the formation of an isopeptide bond at the interface through the SnoopCatcher-SnoopTag interaction. Although monomeric DBD binds to dextran with nanomolar affinity, DBD tetramerized via streptavidin (SAVSBPM18-Linker-ST·SC-Linker-DBD) showed an even tighter binding to Sephadex. The majority of the fluorescently labelled DBD tetramers were retained on the Sephadex surface even after four months. Affinity columns generated using either approach effectively purified both SBP-tagged and biotinylated proteins. These columns are reusable and functional even after a year of frequent use.
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