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Soltaninasab S, Ahmadzadeh M, Shahhosseini S, Mohit E. Evaluating the efficacy of immobilized metal affinity chromatography (IMAC) for host cell protein (HCP) removal from anti-HER2 scFv expressed in Escherichia coli. Protein Expr Purif 2021; 190:106004. [PMID: 34688918 DOI: 10.1016/j.pep.2021.106004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2021] [Revised: 10/17/2021] [Accepted: 10/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Host cell proteins (HCPs) are process-related impurities that have influence on product safety and efficacy. HCPs should effectively be removed by chromatographic steps in downstream purification process. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the efficacy of immobilized-metal affinity chromatography (IMAC) for separation of HCPs from anti-HER2 single chain fragment variable (scFv) expressed in E. coli. This study explored how different purification conditions including native, denaturing and hybrid affect HCP level in purified anti-HER2 scFv. Furthermore, the effects of NaCl concentration in wash buffer as well as imidazole concentration in wash and elution buffer on purification yield and HCP level in purified anti-HER2 scFv were evaluated. It was found that increasing imidazole concentration in wash and elution buffers in native conditions reduced the yield of anti-HER2 scFv purification. However, enhancing NaCl concentration in wash buffer in purification under native conditions led to significant increase in the amount of anti-HER2 scFv without any change in protein purity. Herein, none of the IMAC purification methods conducted on soluble cytoplasmic proteins under native conditions could reduce the amount of HCP to acceptable level. HCP content was only lowered to ˂ 10 ppm when inclusion bodies were purified under hybrid conditions. Furthermore, increasing imidazole concentration in wash buffer in purification under hybrid conditions led to significant increase in eluted anti-HER2 scFv concentration, while HCP content was also increased in this condition. Overall, purification under hybrid conditions using wash buffer containing 40 mM imidazole resulted in the highest yield and acceptable level of HCP.
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- Saba Soltaninasab
- Department of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Pharmacy, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Pharmacy, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- School of Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Radiopharmacy Department and Protein Technology Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Pharmacy, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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Soares BP, Santos JH, Martins M, Almeida MR, Santos NV, Freire MG, Santos-Ebinuma VC, Coutinho JA, Pereira JF, Ventura SP. Purification of green fluorescent protein using fast centrifugal partition chromatography. Sep Purif Technol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2020.117648] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Tejada-Vaprio R, Mosleh I, Mukherjee RP, Aljewari H, Fruchtl M, Elmasheiti A, Bedford N, Greenlee L, Beyzavi MH, Beitle R. Recombinant peptide fusion construction for protein-templated catalytic palladium nanoparticles. Biotechnol Prog 2020; 36:e2956. [PMID: 31895491 DOI: 10.1002/btpr.2956] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2019] [Revised: 11/25/2019] [Accepted: 12/29/2019] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Although peptide-enabled synthesis of nanostructures has garnered considerable interest for use in catalytic applications, it has so far been achieved mostly via Fmoc based solid phase peptide synthesis. Consequently, the potential of longer peptides in nanoparticle synthesis have not been explored largely due to the complexities and economic constraints of this chemical synthesis route. This study examines the potential of a 45-amino acid long peptide expressed as fusion to green fluorescence protein (GFPuv) in Escherichia coli for use in palladium nanoparticle synthesis. Fed-batch fermentation with E. coli harboring an arabinose-inducible plasmid produced a product containing three copies of Pd4 peptide fused to N-terminus of GFPuv ((Pd4)3 -GFPuv). Using the intrinsic fluorescence of GFPuv, expression and enrichment of the fusion product was easily monitored. Crude lysate, desalted lysate, and an ion-exchange enriched fraction containing (Pd4)3 -GFPuv were used to test the hypothesis that high purity of the biologic material used as the nanoparticle synthesis template may not be necessary. Nanoparticles were characterized using a variety of material science techniques and used to catalyze a model Suzuki-Miyaura coupling reaction. Results demonstrated that palladium nanoparticles can be synthesized using the soluble cell extract containing (Pd4)3 -GFPuv without extensive purification or cleavage steps, and as a catalyst the crude mixture is functional.
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- Rita Tejada-Vaprio
- Ralph E. Martin Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas
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- Ralph E. Martin Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas
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- Ralph E. Martin Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas
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- Ralph E. Martin Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas
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- Ralph E. Martin Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas
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- School of Chemical Engineering, University of New South Wales, High Street, Sydney, Australia
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- Ralph E. Martin Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas
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- Ralph E. Martin Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas
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Wen H, Qin Y, Zhong W, Li C, Liu X, Shen Y. Trivalent metal ions based on inorganic compounds with in vitro inhibitory activity of matrix metalloproteinase 13. Enzyme Microb Technol 2016; 92:9-17. [PMID: 27542739 DOI: 10.1016/j.enzmictec.2016.06.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2016] [Revised: 06/07/2016] [Accepted: 06/10/2016] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Collagenase-3 (MMP-13) inhibitors have attracted considerable attention in recent years and have been developed as a therapeutic target for a variety of diseases, including cancer. Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) can be inhibited by a multitude of compounds, including hydroxamic acids. Studies have shown that materials and compounds containing trivalent metal ions, particularly potassium hexacyanoferrate (III) (K3[Fe(CN)6]), exhibit cdMMP-13 inhibitory potential with a half maximal inhibitory concentration (IC50) of 1.3μM. The target protein was obtained by refolding the recombinant histidine-tagged cdMMP-13 using size exclusion chromatography (SEC). The secondary structures of the refolded cdMMP-13 with or without metal ions were further analyzed via circular dichroism and the results indicate that upon binding with metal ions, an altered structure with increased domain stability was obtained. Furthermore, isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC) experiments demonstrated that K3[Fe(CN)6]is able to bind to MMP-13 and endothelial cell tube formation tests provide further evidence for this interaction to exhibit anti-angiogenesis potential. To the best of our knowledge, no previous report of an inorganic compound featuring a MMP-13 inhibitory activity has ever been reported in the literature. Our results demonstrate that K3[Fe(CN)6] is useful as a new effective and specific inhibitor for cdMMP-13 which may be of great potential for future drug screening applications.
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- Hanyu Wen
- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Shaanxi Alcohol Ether and Biomass Energy Engineering Research Center, Key laboratory of Yulin Desert Plants Resources, 229 Taibai North Road, Xi'an 710069, PR China
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- College of Pharmacy, Nankai University, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Shaanxi Alcohol Ether and Biomass Energy Engineering Research Center, Key laboratory of Yulin Desert Plants Resources, 229 Taibai North Road, Xi'an 710069, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Shaanxi Alcohol Ether and Biomass Energy Engineering Research Center, Key laboratory of Yulin Desert Plants Resources, 229 Taibai North Road, Xi'an 710069, PR China; College of Pharmacy, Nankai University, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Shaanxi Alcohol Ether and Biomass Energy Engineering Research Center, Key laboratory of Yulin Desert Plants Resources, 229 Taibai North Road, Xi'an 710069, PR China; College of Pharmacy, Nankai University, PR China.
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Mild and cost-effective green fluorescent protein purification employing small synthetic ligands. J Chromatogr A 2015; 1418:83-93. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2015.09.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2015] [Revised: 09/09/2015] [Accepted: 09/12/2015] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Krishnani KK, Chen W, Mulchandani A. Bactericidal activity of elastin-like polypeptide biopolymer with polyhistidine domain and silver. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2014; 119:66-70. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2014.03.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2013] [Revised: 03/10/2014] [Accepted: 03/10/2014] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Li C, Zhang R, Chen B, Li Q, Fang X, Shen Y. PURIFICATION OF RECOMBINANT HISTIDINE-TAGGED CATALYTIC DOMAIN OF MMP-13 IN ONE-STEP USING AFFINITY COLUMN AND RENATURATION OF IT WITH HISTIDINE-TAG. J LIQ CHROMATOGR R T 2014. [DOI: 10.1080/10826076.2013.825866] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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- Cong Li
- a Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Function Molecule Chemistry of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry & Materials Science , Northwest University , Xi'an , P. R. China
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- a Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Function Molecule Chemistry of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry & Materials Science , Northwest University , Xi'an , P. R. China
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- a Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Function Molecule Chemistry of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry & Materials Science , Northwest University , Xi'an , P. R. China
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- a Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Function Molecule Chemistry of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry & Materials Science , Northwest University , Xi'an , P. R. China
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- b Key Laboratory for Molecular Enzymology & Engineering of Ministry of Education , Jilin University , Chang Chun , P. R. China
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- a Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Function Molecule Chemistry of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry & Materials Science , Northwest University , Xi'an , P. R. China
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Development of metal affinity-immobilized liposome chromatography and its basic characteristics. Biochem Eng J 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2013.12.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Hötzer B, Medintz IL, Hildebrandt N. Fluorescence in nanobiotechnology: sophisticated fluorophores for novel applications. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2012; 8:2297-326. [PMID: 22678833 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201200109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 125] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2012] [Revised: 02/22/2012] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Nanobiotechnology is one of the fastest growing and broadest-ranged interdisciplinary subfields of the nanosciences. Countless hybrid bio-inorganic composites are currently being pursued for various uses, including sensors for medical and diagnostic applications, light- and energy-harvesting devices, along with multifunctional architectures for electronics and advanced drug-delivery. Although many disparate biological and nanoscale materials will ultimately be utilized as the functional building blocks to create these devices, a common element found among a large proportion is that they exert or interact with light. Clearly continuing development will rely heavily on incorporating many different types of fluorophores into these composite materials. This review covers the growing utility of different classes of fluorophores in nanobiotechnology, from both a photophysical and a chemical perspective. For each major structural or functional class of fluorescent probe, several representative applications are provided, and the necessary technological background for acquiring the desired nano-bioanalytical information are presented.
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- Benjamin Hötzer
- NanoBioPhotonics, Institut d'Electronique Fondamentale, Université Paris-Sud, 91405 Orsay Cedex, France
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Classen E, Groth G. Cloning, expression and purification of orthologous membrane proteins: a general protocol for preparation of the histidine sensor kinase ETR1 from different species. Mol Membr Biol 2012; 29:26-35. [PMID: 22416963 DOI: 10.3109/09687688.2012.667576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Orthologous proteins do not necessarily share the same function in all species and those sharing the same function might employ a modified catalytic mechanism. Thus, comparative analysis of homologous or orthologous proteins from different organisms can provide detailed information on the function and the mechanism of an entire protein family. The sensor kinase ETR1 from Arabidopsis thaliana has been well characterized by genetic, physiological and biochemical studies. However, as further model plants are coming into focus for plant hormone research, a general protocol for isolation and purification of orthologous ETR1 proteins seems instrumental for a detailed molecular analysis of this protein family. In this study, we describe the native purification of recombinant ETR1 from Arabidopsis thaliana by mild solubilization with the zwitter-ionic detergent Fos-Choline-14 and single-step purification by immobilized metal ion affinity chromatography. The same protocol was successfully applied for the purification of the orthologous proteins from the moss Physcomitrella patens subsp. patens and the tomato Lycopersicon esculentum. The successful transfer of the purification protocol to proteins of the same family which share sequence identity of 63-80% only suggests that this protocol presents a general purification strategy which is likely to apply also to the purification of other members of the sensor histidine kinase family.
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- Elisa Classen
- Department of Biology, Institute for Biochemical Plant Physiology, Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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YANG X, GENG X. Recent development for purification of active proteins from bovine pancreas with liquid chromatography. Se Pu 2011; 29:199-204. [DOI: 10.3724/sp.j.1123.2011.00199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Chudakov DM, Matz MV, Lukyanov S, Lukyanov KA. Fluorescent proteins and their applications in imaging living cells and tissues. Physiol Rev 2010; 90:1103-63. [PMID: 20664080 DOI: 10.1152/physrev.00038.2009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 925] [Impact Index Per Article: 66.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Green fluorescent protein (GFP) from the jellyfish Aequorea victoria and its homologs from diverse marine animals are widely used as universal genetically encoded fluorescent labels. Many laboratories have focused their efforts on identification and development of fluorescent proteins with novel characteristics and enhanced properties, resulting in a powerful toolkit for visualization of structural organization and dynamic processes in living cells and organisms. The diversity of currently available fluorescent proteins covers nearly the entire visible spectrum, providing numerous alternative possibilities for multicolor labeling and studies of protein interactions. Photoactivatable fluorescent proteins enable tracking of photolabeled molecules and cells in space and time and can also be used for super-resolution imaging. Genetically encoded sensors make it possible to monitor the activity of enzymes and the concentrations of various analytes. Fast-maturing fluorescent proteins, cell clocks, and timers further expand the options for real time studies in living tissues. Here we focus on the structure, evolution, and function of GFP-like proteins and their numerous applications for in vivo imaging, with particular attention to recent techniques.
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Tiwari N, Woods L, Haley R, Kight A, Goforth R, Clark K, Ataai M, Henry R, Beitle R. Identification and characterization of native proteins of Escherichia coli BL-21 that display affinity towards Immobilized Metal Affinity Chromatography and Hydrophobic Interaction Chromatography Matrices. Protein Expr Purif 2010; 70:191-5. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pep.2009.10.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2009] [Revised: 10/28/2009] [Accepted: 10/29/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Liao YC, Syu MJ. Effects of poly(ethylene glycol) and salt on the binding of α-amylase from the fermentation broth of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens by Cu2+-β-CD affinity adsorbent. Carbohydr Polym 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2009.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Samarkina ON, Popova AG, Gvozdik EY, Chkalina AV, Zvyagin IV, Rylova YV, Rudenko NV, Lusta KA, Kelmanson IV, Gorokhovatsky AY, Vinokurov LM. Universal and rapid method for purification of GFP-like proteins by the ethanol extraction. Protein Expr Purif 2008; 65:108-13. [PMID: 19084068 DOI: 10.1016/j.pep.2008.11.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2008] [Revised: 11/15/2008] [Accepted: 11/17/2008] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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GFP-like fluorescent proteins (FPs) are crucial in biological and biomedical studies. The majority of FP purification techniques either include multiple time-consuming chromatography steps with a low yield of the desired product or require prior protein modification (addition of special tags). In the present work, we propose an alternative ethanol extraction-based technique previously used for GFP purification and then modified for diverse FPs originated from different sources. The following recombinant FPs were expressed using Escherichia coli M15 (pREP4) strain as a host transformed with pQE30 plasmid bearing one of the target FP genes: TagCFP, TagGFP, TagYFP, TagRFP, TurboGFP, TurboRFP, Dendra2, TurboFP602 and KillerRed. Despite their diversity, all tested recombinant FPs were successfully purified and yielded a highly homogeneous product. The method is easily scalable for purification of any amount of protein and requires no expensive reagents and equipment.
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- Olga N Samarkina
- Branch of Shemyakin and Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Nauki Prosp. 6, 142290 Pushchino, Moscow Region, Russia
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Single-step purification of recombinant green fluorescent protein on expanded beds of immobilized metal affinity chromatography media. Biochem Eng J 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2008.07.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Maier KS, Hubich S, Liebhart H, Krauss S, Kuhn A, Facey SJ. An amphiphilic region in the cytoplasmic domain of KdpD is recognized by the signal recognition particle and targeted to the Escherichia coli membrane. Mol Microbiol 2008; 68:1471-84. [PMID: 18433452 PMCID: PMC2440551 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2008.06246.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The sensor protein KdpD of Escherichia coli is composed of a large N-terminal hydrophilic region (aa 1–400), four transmembrane regions (aa 401–498) and a large hydrophilic region (aa 499–894) at the C-terminus. KdpD requires the signal recognition particle (SRP) for its targeting to the membrane. Deletions within KdpD show that the first 50 residues are required for SRP-driven membrane insertion. A fusion protein of the green fluorescent protein (GFP) with KdpD is found localized at the membrane only when SRP is present. The membrane targeting of GFP was not observed when the first 50 KdpD residues were deleted. A truncated mutant of KdpD containing only the first 25 amino acids fused to GFP lost its ability to specifically interact with SRP, whereas a specific interaction between SRP and the first 48 amino acids of KdpD fused to GFP was confirmed by pull-down experiments. Conclusively, a small amphiphilic region of 27 residues within the amino-terminal domain of KdpD (aa 22–48) is recognized by SRP and targets the protein to the membrane. This shows that membrane proteins with a large N-terminal region in the cytoplasm can be membrane-targeted early on to allow co-translational membrane insertion of their distant transmembrane regions.
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- Katja S Maier
- Institute of Microbiology, University of Hohenheim, 70599 Stuttgart, Germany
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Chen SS, Barankiewicz T, Yang YM, Zanetti M, Hill P. Protection of IgE-mediated allergic sensitization by active immunization with IgE loops constrained in GFP protein scaffold. J Immunol Methods 2007; 333:10-23. [PMID: 18281056 DOI: 10.1016/j.jim.2007.10.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2007] [Accepted: 10/04/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Green fluorescent protein (GFP) exhibits a rigid central beta-barrel, formed by eleven beta-strands with floppy loops spanning between the stands. Herein, we evaluate whether the rigid beta-barrel may serve as a scaffold that can constrain the loops of a foreign protein, and thus its antigenicity. The spanning loops, site 6 of GFP, were engineered with RE cloning sites for inserting oligonucleotides corresponding to FcepsilonRI-binding sequence of human IgE. In a high-throughput format, shortened oligonucleotides encoding eight amino acid residues of the receptor-binding regions were inserted into site 6 of GFP by PCR, followed by enabling sequences for in vitro transcription and translation at the 5' end. Antigenized C2-3 linker (C2-3L) was shown by immuno-blots with polyclonal anti-IgE under native gel electrophoresis and transfer. Recombinant antigenized GFP was expressed and purified to homogeneity by metal affinity column, followed by Sephacryl S-200 high resolution gel filtration. Hyperimmune sera from mice immunized with C2-3L antigenized GFP contain anti-IgE reactive with JW8 murine/human chimeric IgE. Further, elevated serum anti-C2-3L and affinity pure antibodies effectively inhibits binding of JW8 IgE to recombinant FcepsilonRIalpha, and desensitizes JW8 to rat RBL-2H3 transfected with human FcepsilonRIalpha. This observation raised the possibility that active IgE vaccine may be employed in raising active protective anti-IgE in allergic patients as an alternative to passive immunization with MAb-E25 anti-IgE. Taken together, GFP appears suitable protein scaffold for spanning/constraining the C2-3L of human IgE as active vaccine; and this technique may be generally employed for eliciting antibodies to specific B-cell epitopes of other proteins.
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- Swey-Shen Chen
- Department of Allergy and Immunology, The Institute of Genetics, San Diego, CA 92121, USA.
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Souslova EA, Chudakov DM. Genetically encoded intracellular sensors based on fluorescent proteins. BIOCHEMISTRY (MOSCOW) 2007; 72:683-97. [PMID: 17680759 DOI: 10.1134/s0006297907070012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Green fluorescent protein from Aequorea victoria and its many homologs are now widely used in basic and applied research. These genetically encoded fluorescent markers can detect localization of cell proteins and organelles in living cells and also cells and tissues in living organisms. Unique instruments and methods for studies of molecular biology of a cell and high throughput drug screenings are based on fluorescent proteins. This review deals with the most intensively evolving directions in this field, the development of genetically encoded sensors. Changes in their spectral properties are used for monitoring of cell enzyme activities or changes in concentrations of particular molecules.
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- E A Souslova
- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 117997, Russia
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Peckham GD, Bugos RC, Su WW. Purification of GFP fusion proteins from transgenic plant cell cultures. Protein Expr Purif 2006; 49:183-9. [PMID: 16682226 DOI: 10.1016/j.pep.2006.03.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2006] [Revised: 03/23/2006] [Accepted: 03/25/2006] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Green fluorescence protein (GFP) has become a widely used reporter in many areas of life science. Monitoring foreign protein expression via GFP fusion is also very appealing for bioprocess applications. GFP itself has been purified from recombinant organisms by several methods, often involving unfavorable conditions (e.g., use of organic solvents and/or low pH) that may be destabilizing to some proteins. In this study, we have developed a general recovery scheme that entails a simple three-step purification procedure for GFP fusion proteins produced in tobacco suspension cells, with the intent of maximizing purity and yield under gentle conditions so as to maintain the integrity of the fusion partner. Ammonium sulfate treatment at 30% (v/v) precipitated particulate matter and removed aggregated material while simultaneously maintaining GFP solubility and increasing hydrophobicity. Hydrophobic interaction chromatography was then performed to eliminate the majority of background proteins while eluting GFP and fusions in a low ionic buffer suitable to be directly applied to an ion-exchange column as the final step. Three intracellular proteins, secreted alkaline phosphatase (SEAP), and granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GMCSF), each fused to GFP, as well as GFP itself, were recovered with yields exceeding 70% and purity levels over 80%. This purification scheme exploits the hydrophobic nature of GFP while maintaining a gentle environment for labile fusion partners. Although some optimization may be required, we believe this scheme may serve as a benchmark for purifying other GFP fusion proteins.
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- Gabriel D Peckham
- Department of Molecular Biosciences and Bioengineering, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1955 East-West Road, Ag. Sci. 218, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
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Sano D, Myojo K, Omura T. Cloning of a heavy-metal-binding protein derived from activated-sludge microorganisms. Appl Environ Microbiol 2006; 72:6377-80. [PMID: 16957266 PMCID: PMC1563675 DOI: 10.1128/aem.00656-06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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A gene of the heavy-metal-binding protein (HMBP) was newly isolated from a genetic DNA library of activated-sludge microorganisms. HMBP was produced by transformed Escherichia coli, and the copper-binding ability of HMBP was confirmed. HMBP derived from activated sludge could be available as heavy metal adsorbents in water and wastewater treatments.
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- Daisuke Sano
- Department of Civil Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, Aoba 06, Sendai 980-8579, Japan
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Paunovic I, Schulin R, Nowack B. Evaluation of immobilized metal-ion affinity chromatography for the fractionation of natural Cu complexing ligands. J Chromatogr A 2005; 1100:176-84. [PMID: 16223503 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2005.09.055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2005] [Revised: 09/19/2005] [Accepted: 09/23/2005] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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An immobilized metal-ion affinity chromatography (IMAC) method has been developed and validated for the separation of copper complexing ligands from soil solution. We first investigated the retention behavior of simple model ligands on the IMAC column and found that the ability to form ternary complexes of the structure Cu-IDA-ligand was the dominant factor influencing ligand retention on the IMAC column. The logK value of the Cu-complex was found to have only a minor influence on the retention. Legends containing only carboxylic acid functional groups were not retained on the column. To optimize reproducibility and quantitative recovery of copper ligands from soil solution, different composition and pH values of eluting buffer were tested. Soil solution chromatograms exhibited one non-retained fraction and two retained fractions. The elution times of the retained fractions were characteristic of peptides and proteins (first peak) and for compounds containing aromatic amines (second peak). The results show that IMAC is an effective tool for the fractionation of copper complexing ligands that are capable of forming ternary complexes.
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- Irena Paunovic
- Institute of Terrestrial Ecology, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zürich, Switzerland
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McRae SR, Brown CL, Bushell GR. Rapid purification of EGFP, EYFP, and ECFP with high yield and purity. Protein Expr Purif 2005; 41:121-7. [PMID: 15802229 DOI: 10.1016/j.pep.2004.12.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2004] [Revised: 12/17/2004] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Most current high throughput purification procedures for the green fluorescent protein (GFP) suffer from poor yields and low purity. An improved purification procedure that delivers highly pure protein (>95% homogeneity) in high yields (>70% of the initial fluorescent protein content) has been developed. The purification procedure requires only two steps: the cell lysate is heated to 60 degrees C for 4 min in ammonium sulfate and triethylamine, followed by hydrophobic interaction chromatography using isopropanol during the elution phase. The resulting pure product exhibits the same fluorescence profile as the crude sample. This procedure has been demonstrated on three commercial variants of GFP from Aequorea victoria, enhanced green, enhanced yellow, and enhanced cyan fluorescent protein (Becton-Dickinson). The yield and purity of material are superior to other recently described methods.
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- Shelley R McRae
- Faculty of Science and the Institute for Cell and Molecular Therapies, Griffith University, Brisbane, Qld 4111, Australia.
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Cabanne C, Noubhani AM, Hocquellet A, Dole F, Dieryck W, Santarelli X. Purification and on-column refolding of EGFP overexpressed as inclusion bodies in Escherichia coli with expanded bed anion exchange chromatography. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2005; 818:23-7. [PMID: 15722040 DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2004.10.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2004] [Accepted: 10/08/2004] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP) was over-expressed in Escherichia coli as inclusion bodies to increase its quantity and to facilitate its purification. Insoluble EGFP has been purified on Q Hyper Z matrix by expanded bed adsorption after solubilization in 8 M urea. The adsorption was made in expanded bed mode to avoid centrifugation. EBA-column refolding was done by elimination of urea and elution with NaCl. The EGFP was obtained as a highly purified soluble form with similar behavior in fluorescence and electrophoresis as native EGFP.
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- C Cabanne
- Ecole Supérieure de Technologie des Biomolécules de Bordeaux (ESTBB), Université Victor Segalen Bordeaux 2, 146 rue Léo Saignat, 33076 Bordeaux Cedex, France.
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Jain S, Teotia S, Gupta MN. Purification of green fluorescent protein overexpressed by a mutant recombinant Escherichia coli. Protein Expr Purif 2004; 36:76-81. [PMID: 15177287 DOI: 10.1016/j.pep.2004.04.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2004] [Revised: 03/17/2004] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Green fluorescent protein was purified from sonicated recombinant Escherichia coli and its mutant obtained after exposure to UV light. The latter overexpresses green fluorescent protein. The two-step procedure consisted of a two-phase aqueous extraction with PEG/salt and precipitation of the proteins from PEG phase by free Zn2+. The recoveries of green fluorescent protein were 73 and 83% in the cases of recombinant E. coli and its mutant, respectively. The corresponding fold purifications were 24 and 9, respectively. In both cases, the purified protein showed a single band on SDS-PAGE corresponding to 28 kDa.
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- Sulakshana Jain
- Chemistry Department, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110016, India
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Paramban RI, Bugos RC, Su WW. Engineering green fluorescent protein as a dual functional tag. Biotechnol Bioeng 2004; 86:687-97. [PMID: 15137081 DOI: 10.1002/bit.20077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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A hexa-histidine (6 x His) sequence was inserted into a surface loop of the green fluorescent protein (GFP) to develop a dual functional GFP useful for both monitoring and purification of recombinant proteins. Two variants (GFP172 and GFP157), differentiated by the site of insertion of the 6xHis sequence, were developed and compared with a control variant (GFPHis) having the 6xHis sequence at its C-terminus. The variants were produced in Escherichia coli and purified using immobilized metal affinity chromatography (IMAC). The purification efficiencies by IMAC for all variants were found to be comparable. Purified GFP172 and GFP157 variants retained approximately 60% of the fluorescence compared to that of GFPHis. The reduction in the fluorescence intensity associated with GFP172 and GFP157 was attributed to the lower percentage of fluorescent GFP molecules in these variants. Nonetheless, the rates of fluorescence acquisition were found to be similar for all functional variants. Protein misfolding at an elevated temperature (37 degrees C) was found to be less profound for GFP172 than for GFP157. The dual functional properties of GFP172 were tested with maltose binding protein (MBP) as the fusion partner. The MBP-GFP172 fusion protein remained fluorescent and was purified from E. coli lysate as well as from spiked tobacco leaf extracts in a single-step IMAC. For the latter, a recovery yield of approximately 75% was achieved and MBP-GFP172 was found to coelute with a degraded product of the fusion protein at a ratio of about 4:1. The primary advantage of the chimeric GFP tag having an internal hexa-histidine sequence is that such a tag allows maximum flexibility for protein or peptide fusions since both N- and C-terminal ends of the GFP are available for fusion.
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- Rosanto I Paramban
- Department of Molecular Biosciences and Bioengineering, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822, USA
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Jain S, Singh R, Gupta MN. Purification of recombinant green fluorescent protein by three-phase partitioning. J Chromatogr A 2004; 1035:83-6. [PMID: 15117077 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2004.01.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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The technique of three-phase partitioning (TPP) was used to purify the green fluorescent protein (GFP) in a single step. TPP uses a combination of ammonium sulphate and tert-butanol to precipitate proteins from their crude extracts. In the first round of TPP with 20% ammonium sulphate saturation at the ratio of crude to tert-butanol 1:1 (v/v), most of the GFP remains in the lower aqueous phase. When subjected to a second round of TPP with 60% ammonium sulphate saturation at the ratio of crude to tert-butanol 1:2 (v/v) gives 78% recovery of GFP with a 20-fold purification. The sodium dodecyl sulphate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoretic (SDS-PAGE) analysis of purified preparation shows single band. The fluorescence excitation and emission spectra agreed with values reported in literature.
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- Sulakshana Jain
- Chemistry Department, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110016, India
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Dieryck W, Noubhani AM, Coulon D, Santarelli X. Cloning, expression and two-step purification of recombinant His-tag enhanced green fluorescent protein over-expressed in Escherichia coli. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2003; 786:153-9. [PMID: 12651011 DOI: 10.1016/s1570-0232(02)00764-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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In this report, we describe a two-step chromatographic procedure for the purification of His-tag EGFP by immobilized metal affinity expanded bed adsorption (IMAEBA) as the capture step and size exclusion chromatography as the polishing step. The use of proteins including a histidine-tag facilitates their subsequent purification after expression in many microorganisms. This meets the needs of scientific researchers as well as industrialists in purifying recombinant proteins. The procedure described allowed the obtention of 230 mg pure EGFP from 1 l simple batch culture with a recovery of 90%.
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- W Dieryck
- Ecole Supérieure de Technologie des Biomolécules de Bordeaux (ESTBB), UMR 5544, Université Victor Segalen Bordeaux 2, 146 rue Léo Saignat, 33076 Cedex, Bordeaux, France
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Common strategies employed for general protein detection include organic dye, silver stain, radiolabeling, reverse stain, fluorescent stain, chemiluminescent stain and mass spectrometry-based approaches. Fluorescence-based protein detection methods have recently surpassed conventional technologies such as colloidal Coomassie blue and silver staining in terms of quantitative accuracy, detection sensitivity, and compatibility with modern downstream protein identification and characterization procedures, such as mass spectrometry. Additionally, specific detection methods suitable for revealing protein post-translational modifications have been devised over the years. These include methods for the detection of glycoproteins, phosphoproteins, proteolytic modifications, S-nitrosylation, arginine methylation and ADP-ribosylation. Methods for the detection of a range of reporter enzymes and epitope tags are now available as well, including those for visualizing beta-glucuronidase, beta-galactosidase, oligohistidine tags and green fluorescent protein. Fluorescence-based and mass spectrometry-based methodologies are just beginning to offer unparalleled new capabilities in the field of proteomics through the performance of multiplexed quantitative analysis. The primary objective of differential display proteomics is to increase the information content and throughput of proteomics studies through multiplexed analysis. Currently, three principal approaches to differential display proteomics are being actively pursued, difference gel electrophoresis (DIGE), multiplexed proteomics (MP) and isotope-coded affinity tagging (ICAT). New multiplexing capabilities should greatly enhance the applicability of the two-dimensional gel electrophoresis technique with respect to addressing fundamental questions related to proteome-wide changes in protein expression and post-translational modification.
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- Wayne F Patton
- Proteomics Section, Biosciences Department, Molecular Probes, Inc., 4849 Pitchford Avenue, Eugene, OR 97402-9165, USA.
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Wu F, Evans R, Dillon P. Fractionation and characterization of fulvic acid by immobilized metal ion affinity chromatography. Anal Chim Acta 2002. [DOI: 10.1016/s0003-2670(01)01427-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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