Expression and purification of recombinant human fibroblast growth factor receptor in Escherichia coli |
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Authors: | Ryu Eui Kyung Cho Ki Joon Kim Jin Kwang Harmer Nicholas J Blundell Tom L Kim Kyung Hyun |
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Affiliation: | Department of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Korea University, Seoul 136-701, Republic of Korea. |
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Abstract: | Human fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR) is responsible for multifunctional signaling that regulates developmental processes. The three immunoglobulin-like extracellular domains of FGFR (D1, D2, and D3) include the determinants of ligand binding and specificity for fibroblast growth factor and heparan sulfate. D1 and the D1-D2 linker with a contiguous stretch of acidic amino acids are known to be involved in auto-inhibitory regulation. In an effort to gain a better understanding of the role of D1 and the linker in FGFR regulation, we have subcloned, overexpressed, and purified the extracellular fragments, D1-D2 and D1-D3, of FGFR1 in Escherichia coli. The recombinant proteins were produced in an insoluble form and were renatured using a dropwise or on-column refolding method. In addition, D2-D3 was coexpressed with chaperones to test the possibility that the presence of chaperones might enhance refolding efficiencies. A combination of immobilized nickel and heparin affinity chromatography and size-exclusion chromatography resulted in the purification of recombinant ectodomain proteins D1-D2 and D1-D3 of high purity for structural studies. |
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