Production and Purification of a Recombinant Elastomeric Polypeptide, G‐(VPGVG)19‐VPGV, from Escherichia coli
- 1 July 1992
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Biotechnology Progress
- Vol. 8 (4) , 347-352
- https://doi.org/10.1021/bp00016a012
Abstract
An elastomeric polypeptide was produced, with the sequence G-(VPGVG)19-VPGV, as a fusion to glutathione S-transferase using the vector pGEX-3X. The fusion protein was expressed to high levels in Escherichia coli as indicated by SDS-PAGE analysis of induced cells. The fusion protein was affinity purified and cleaved with protease factor Xa, and the elastomeric polypeptide was recovered to a high degree of purity as indicated by SDS-PAGE followed by staining with CuCl2. The physical characterizations of carbon-13 and proton nuclear magnetic resonance and of the temperature profile for turbidity formation for the inverse temperature transition of hydrophobic folding and assembly attest to the successful microbial synthesis of the polypentapeptide of elastin. The results of these studies provide the initial progress toward achieving a more economical and practical means of producing material for elastic protein-based polymer research and applications.Keywords
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