Expression and purification of recombinant neurotensin in Escherichia coli |
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Authors: | Williamson P T Roth J F Haddingham T Watts A |
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Affiliation: | Biomembrane Structure Unit, Biochemistry Department, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QU, United Kingdom. |
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Abstract: | An expression system has been designed for the rapid and economic expression of recombinant neurotensin for biophysical studies. A synthetic gene for neurotensin (Glu(1)-Leu(2)-Tyr(3)-Glu(4)-Asn(5)-Lys(6)-Pro(7)-Arg(8)-Arg(9)-Pro(1 0)-Tyr(11)-Ile(12)-Leu(13)) was cloned into the pGEX-5X-2 vector to allow expression of neurotensin as a glutathione S-transferase (GST) fusion protein. The inclusion of a methionine residue between the glutathione S-transferase and the neurotensin has facilitated the rapid cleavage of the neurotensin from its carrier protein. Purification of recombinant neurotensin was performed by reverse-phase HPLC. This method produced a relatively high yield of peptide and offers the potential for economic partial or uniform labeling of small peptides (<15 amino acids) with isotopes for NMR or other biophysical techniques. |
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