Generation of recombinant protein
From Genome@Yale
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Purification of intein fusion from E. coli
Purify recombinant proteins under a native condition using chitin affinity chromatography and induced on column cleavage of intein acyl shifted intermediate.
- Inoculate 50 mL 2X YT media (+Amp)
- Seed 2 2L flask containing 1L 2X YT media (+Amp, +Cm) with 25mL of the O/N inoculum
- 37°C shaker
- at OD = 1.0, induced with 1mM IPTG (1mL 1M IPTG per 1L of culture)
- 3 hours @ 30°C shaker or 6 hours at RT
- harvest cells by centrifugation in J6 12 min @ 4K rpm
- Wash pellet with 25mL 1X PBS
- Transfer to 50mL conical
- Spin in J6 4K rpm 12min
- Store cell pellet in –80°C
- Thaw cell pellet on ice
- Resuspend the pellet in 25mL A500 (10mM Tris pH 8.0; 500mM NaCl; 0.1% NP-40 + protease inhibitors) with 0.5mg/mL Lysozyme
- Lyse cells by sonication (3 times at setting 7 40 seconds each time on a Branson sonifier)
- Clarify lysate by centrifugation at 12,000 rpm for 30 min (in oakridge tubes)
- Equilibriate 3mL chitin-agarose with A500
- Bind in batch supernatant with resin 2 hours.
- Wash the resin 4X with 50mL A500
- 10mL of A150 + 200mM DTT + protease inhibitor at 4°C O/N
- 10% SDS-PAGE - 20uL sample + 10uL 2X SB loaded
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Purification of native his tag fusion from E. coli
- Inoculate 50 mL 2X YT media (+Amp)
- Seed 2 2L flask containing 1L 2X YT media (+Amp, +Cm) with 25mL of the O/N inoculum
- 37°C shaker
- at OD = 1.0, induced with 1mM IPTG (1mL 1M IPTG per 1L of culture)
- 3 hours @ 30°C shaker or 6 hours at RT
- harvest cells by centrifugation in J6 12 min @ 4K rpm
- Wash pellet with 25mL 1X PBS
- Transfer to 50mL conical
- Spin in J6 4K rpm 12min
- Store cell pellet in –80°C
- Thaw cell pellet on ice
- Resuspend the pellet in 25mL A500 (10mM Tris pH 8.0; 500mM NaCl; 0.1% NP-40 + protease inhibitors) with 0.5mg/mL Lysozyme
- Lyse cells by sonication (3 times at setting 7 40 seconds each time on a Branson sonifier)
- Clarify lysate by centrifugation at 12,000 rpm for 30 min
- Equilibriate 2mL 50% Ni-NTA resin with A500
- Bind in batch supernatant with resin 2 hours.
- Wash the resin 4X with 50mL A500
- transfer resin to econocolumn
- wash column with 10mL A150 (10mM Tris pH 8.0; 150mM NaCl; 0.1% NP-40 + protease inhibitors)
- elute 1mL fractions with A150 + 100mM imidazole + protease inhibitor - collect 10 fractions
- analyze eluted fractions by BCA and 10% SDS-PAGE - 20uL sample + 10uL 2X SB loaded
- pool peak fractions and dialyze > 4 hrs in 25mM Hepes; pH8, 150mM NaCl; 5mM DTT; 20% glycerol at 4°C
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Purification of denatured his tag fusion from E. coli
- Inoculate 50 mL 2X YT media (+Amp)
- Seed 2 2L flask containing 1L 2X YT media (+Amp, +Cm) with 25mL of the O/N inoculum
- 37°C shaker
- at OD = 1.0, induced with 1mM IPTG (1mL 1M IPTG per 1L of culture)
- 3 hours @ 30°C shaker or 6 hours at RT
- harvest cells by centrifugation in J6 12 min @ 4K rpm
- Wash pellet with 25mL 1X PBS
- Transfer to 50mL conical
- Spin in J6 4K rpm 12min
- Store cell pellet in –80°C
- Thaw cell pellet on ice
- Resuspend the pellet in 25mL A150U (10mM Tris, pH 8.0; 150mM NaCl; 8M Urea +protease inhibitors) with 0.5mg/mL Lysozyme
- Lyse cells by sonication (3 times at setting 7 40 seconds each time on a Branson sonifier)
- Clarify lysate by centrifugation at 12,000 rpm for 30 min
- Equilibriate 2mL 50% Ni-NTA resin with A150U
- Bind in batch supernatant with resin 2 hours.
- Wash the resin 4X with 50mL A150U
- transfer resin to econocolumn
- wash column with 10mL A150U (10mM Tris pH 8.0; 150mM NaCl; 0.1% NP-40 + protease inhibitors)
- elute 1mL fractions with A150U + 100mM imidazole + protease inhibitor - collect 10 fractions
- analyze eluted fractions by BCA and 10% SDS-PAGE - 20uL sample + 10uL 2X SB loaded
- pool peak fractions
- step dialyze the sample in 25mM Hepes; pH8, 150mM NaCl; 1mM DTT with progressive lower Urea concentration.
- dialyze sample in 500mL 6M for 2hours - O/N
- add 250mL fresh buffer without Urea to [Urea]=4M and dialyze for 2 hours
- add 250mL fresh buffer without Urea to [Urea]=3M and dialyze for 2 hours
- transfer the sample to 500mL fresh buffer with 2M Urea and dialyze for 2 hours
- add 500mL fresh buffer without Urea to [Urea]=1M and dialyze for 2 hours
- transfer the sample to 500mL fresh buffer without Urea but with 10% glycerol and dialyze 4hours - O/N
