Structural characterization of the two refold dimers of recombinant bovine somatotropin (bST) |
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Authors: | Jacob S. Tou Bernard N. Violand Michael R. Schlittler Michael G. Jennings |
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Affiliation: | (1) Monsanto Company, 700 Chesterfield Parkway North, 63198 St. Louis, Missouri |
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Abstract: | Two major dimers are generated during the folding/oxidation of inclusion bodies of recombinant bovine somatotropin (bST). These dimers represent the major part of the inactive high molecular weight species that are formed in this process. The structures of the two dimers are unambiguously determined by peptide mapping using trypsin, thrombin cleavage, and selective DTT reduction experiments. Results indicate that the formation of both dimers involves the large disulfide loop cysteines. The latter-eluting dimer from RP-HPLC, previously reported as a large loop concatenated dimer, was revised to be an antiparallel disulfide-linked dimer. On the other hand, the first eluting dimer is a concatenane in which two monomers are held together by the interlocking of the two large disulfide loops. |
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Keywords: | Bovine somatotropin dimer structure protein folding peptide mapping |
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