Title
Chromatographic methods for the isolation of, and refolding of proteins from, Escherichia coli inclusion bodies
UMMS Affiliation
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology
Publication Date
2002-06-20
Document Type
Article
Subjects
Centrifugation; Chemistry Techniques, Analytical; Chromatography; Chromatography, Gel; Chromatography, Ion Exchange; Cloning, Molecular; Escherichia coli; Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; Inclusion Bodies; Models, Genetic; Protein Folding; Urea
Disciplines
Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Structural Biology | Pharmacology, Toxicology and Environmental Health
Abstract
New methods for the chromatographic isolation of inclusion bodies directly from crude Escherichia coli homogenates and for the refolding of denatured protein are presented. The traditional method of differential centrifugation for the isolation of purified inclusion bodies is replaced by a single gel-filtration step. The principle is that the exclusion limit of the gel particles is chosen such that only the inclusion bodies are excluded, i.e., all other components of the crude homogenate penetrate the gel under the conditions selected. In the novel column refolding process, a decreasing gradient of denaturant (urea or Gu-HCl), combined with an increasing pH gradient, is introduced into a gel-filtration column packed with a gel medium that has an exclusion limit lower than the molecular mass of the protein to be refolded. A limited sample volume of the protein, dissolved in the highest denaturant concentration at the lowest pH of the selected gradient combination, is applied to the column. During the course of elution, the zone of denatured protein moves down the column at a speed approximately threefold higher than that of the denaturant. This means that the protein sample will gradually pass through areas of increasingly lower denaturant concentrations and higher pH, which promotes refolding into the native conformation. The shape and slope of the gradients, as well as the flow rate, will influence the refolding rate and can be adjusted for different protein samples. The principle is illustrated using a denatured recombinant scFv fusion protein obtained from E. coli inclusion bodies.
DOI of Published Version
10.1006/prep.2002.1624
Source
Protein Expr Purif. 2002 Jun;25(1):174-9. Link to article on publisher's site
Journal/Book/Conference Title
Protein expression and purification
Related Resources
PubMed ID
12071713
Repository Citation
Gu, Zhenyu; Weidenhaupt, Marianne; Ivanova, Natalia; Pavlov, Michail; Xu, Bingze; Su, Zhi-Guo; and Janson, Jan-Christer, "Chromatographic methods for the isolation of, and refolding of proteins from, Escherichia coli inclusion bodies" (2002). Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology Publications and Presentations. 118.
https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/bmp_pp/118