ADENOVIRUS SEROTYPE-3 FIBER PROTEIN IS EXPRESSED AS A TRIMER IN ESCHERICHIA-COLI

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ALBIGES-RIZO, C [1 ]
CHROBOCZEK, J [1 ]
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[1] INST MAX VON LAUE PAUL LANGEVIN, CNRS, URA 1333, F-38042 GRENOBLE, FRANCE
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10.1016/0022-2836(90)90121-2
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
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The adenovirus serotype 3 (Ad3) fibre has been expressed in Escherichia coli as an insoluble protein. The protein was solubilized by extraction with urea. Slow removal of urea during the purification procedure resulted in a soluble Ad3 fibre preparation. Polyacrylamide gel analysis of the purified fibre protein, as well as cross-linking experiments performed on cellular debris of expressing cells, suggest that the recombinant Ad3 fibre self-assembles as a trimer from identical polypeptide chains. Gel filtration gave the same exclusion volume for the purified recombinant fibre and for the native fibre in the protein mixture extracted from the Ad3-infected cells. The recombinant fibre was partially resistant to proteolytic degradation, suggesting a folded structure. © 1990.
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