High-throughput purification and quality assurance of Arabidopsis thaliana proteins for eukaryotic structural genomics

Won Bae Jeon, David J. Aceti, Craig A. Bingman, Frank C. Vojtik, Andrew C. Olson, Jason M. Ellefson, Janet E. McCombs, Hassan K. Sreenath, Paul G. Blommel, Kory D. Seder, Brendan T. Burns, Holalkere V. Geetha, Amy C. Harms, Grzegorz Sabat, Michael R. Sussman, Brian G. Fox, George N. Phillips

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Abstract

The Center for Eukaryotic Structural Genomics (CESG) has established procedures for the purification of Arabidopsis proteins in a high-throughput mode. Recombinant proteins were fused with (His)6-MBP tags at their N-terminus and expressed in Escherichia coli. Using an automated ÄKTApurifier system, fusion proteins were initially purified by immobilized metal affinity chromatography (IMAC). After cleavage of (His)6-MBP tags by TEV protease, (His)6-MBP tags were separated from target proteins by a subtractive 2nd IMAC. As a part of quality assurance, all purified proteins were subjected to MALDI-TOF and ESI mass spectrometry to confirm target identity and integrity, and determine incorporation of seleno-methionine (SeMet) and 15N and 13C isotopes. The protocols have been used successfully to provide high quality proteins that are suitable for structural studies by X-ray crystallography and NMR.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)143-147
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of Structural and Functional Genomics
Volume6
Issue number2-3
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2005

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This work was supported by the National Institutes of Health, Protein Structure Initiative Grant P50 GM-64598.

Keywords

  • Arabidopsis proteins
  • High-throughput
  • His-tag
  • Nickel affinity purification
  • Structural genomics

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