Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
2022007 Protein Expression and Purification 2007 8 Pages PDF
Abstract

We report a method for the expression in Escherichia coli of the isolated second type II fibronectin domain from MMP-2 (FNII-2). FNII-2 was expressed as a His6thioredoxin-tagged fusion protein in the thioredoxin reductase deficient E. coli strain BL21trxB(DE3), thus allowing disulfide-bond formation. When cultured at 37 °C, the expressed protein is located exclusively in the soluble fraction of the E. coli lysate. The fusion protein from the soluble fraction was purified and the His6thioredoxin-tag was cleaved by thrombin, resulting in a yield of approximately 40 mg/L. The recombinant FNII-2 was demonstrated to be functional by its ability to bind to gelatin-Sepharose, correct folding of the purified protein was confirmed by NMR spectroscopy. This approach may generally be applicable to all FNII domains and is a significant simplification relative to existing techniques involving refolding from inclusion bodies or expression in the eukaryotic host, Pichia pastoris.

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