AN EXPRESSION SYSTEM FOR SECRETION AND PURIFICATION OF A GENETICALLY-ENGINEERED THERMOSTABLE CHIMERA OF PROTEIN-A AND ALKALINE-PHOSPHATASE

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作者
CHOWDHURY, PS [1 ]
KUSHWAHA, A [1 ]
ABROL, S [1 ]
CHAUDHARY, VK [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV DELHI,DEPT BIOCHEM,NEW DELHI 110021,INDIA
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10.1006/prep.1994.1013
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Q5 [生物化学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
A chimera between gene segments of Protein A and a mutated alkaline phosphatase (lysine328 mutated to alanine) of Escherichia coli has been constructed. This chimeric gene was cloned in a T7 promoter-based IPTG-inducible expression vector. The chimeric protein was expressed in E. coli and was efficiently secreted into the periplasm, from which it could he easily purified by a combination of ion-exchange and gel permeation chromatography. The purified chimera was found to be thermostable and exhibited both IgG binding and high alkaline phosphatase activity. It was used as a probe in enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays and results indicate that it is a promising substitute for secondary antibodies in enzyme-linked immunoassays. © 1994 Academic Press. All rights reserved.
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