Abstract
In Chapter 4 we described the SGC process for generating multiple constructs of truncated versions of each protein using LIC. In this chapter we provide a step-by-step procedure of our E. coli system for test expressing intracellular (soluble) proteins in a 96-well format that enables us to identify which proteins or truncated versions are expressed in a soluble and stable form suitable for structural studies. In addition, we detail the process for scaling up cultures for large-scale protein purification. This level of production is required to obtain sufficient quantities (i.e., milligram amounts) of protein for further characterization and/or crystallization experiments. Our standard process is purification by immobilized metal affinity chromatography (IMAC) using nickel resin followed by size exclusion chromatography (SEC), with additional procedures arising from the complexity of the protein itself.
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We would like to thank all the SGC scientists (past and present) who contributed towards the development of the methods. The SGC is a registered charity (number 1097737) that receives funds from the Canadian Institutes for Health Research, Genome Canada, GlaxoSmithKline, Lilly Canada, the Novartis Research Foundation, Pfizer, Takeda, AbbVie, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, the Ontario Ministry of Economic Development and Innovation, and the Wellcome Trust.
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Burgess-Brown, N.A., Mahajan, P., Strain-Damerell, C., Gileadi, O., Gräslund, S. (2014). Medium-Throughput Production of Recombinant Human Proteins: Protein Production in E. coli . In: Chen, Y. (eds) Structural Genomics. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 1091. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-62703-691-7_5
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