Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2092859 | Microbiological Research | 2010 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
SummaryHuman interferon alpha2b (IFN-α2b) is a pleiotropic cytokine used for the treatment of various cancers. Antibacterial peptide CM4 is a small peptide that can strongly inhibit many kinds of bacteria, fungi, and tumor cells, but it does no harm to normal cells. Here, we describe a protein expression system for the production of IFN-α2b/CM4 fusion protein in insoluble form in Escherichia coli, coupled to an efficient dialysis refolding and histidine-tag purification protocol. The expressed IFN-α2b/CM4 fusion protein not only displays significantly improved antitumor activity, but also retains the antibacterial–antifungal activity of CM4.
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Authors
Nan-Nan Li, Ping Liu, Su-Juan Chen, Qing-Ping Lin, Liang-Fan Zhou, Shuang-Quan Zhang,