Expression and purification of human heat-shock transcription factor 1

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作者
Soncin, F [1 ]
Prevelige, R [1 ]
Calderwood, SK [1 ]
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[1] HARVARD UNIV,SCH MED,DANA FARBER CANC INST,JOINT CTR RADIAT THERAPY,BOSTON,MA 02115
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10.1006/prep.1996.0672
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Q5 [生物化学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
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Heat-shock factor 1 (HSF1) is a 57-kDa cytoplasmic protein which binds to the promoters of heat-shock genes and activates transcription during heat shock. We describe here the expression and purification of the 529 amino acids form of human HSF1. We designed a new and complete purification protocol involving ammonium sulfate precipitation, heparin-Sepharose affinity, and ion-exchange chromatography, which allows the purification of large amounts of pure and active recombinant protein. HSF1 isolated by this method is pure as that assessed by SDS-PAGE and reverse-phase HPLC. The purified protein is recognized by specific anti-HSF1 antibodies, binds to heat-shock elements, and activates the promoter of the heat-shock protein 70A gene in vitro. (C) 1997 Academic Press.
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