[Purification of recombinant proteins with an example of tumor necrosis factor thymosin-alpha1]

Prikl Biokhim Mikrobiol. 2010 Mar-Apr;46(2):243-7.
[Article in Russian]

Abstract

Hybrid protein, cancer necrosis factor thymosin-alpha1 (CNF-T), when synthesizing in strain-producer of Escherichia coli SG200-50 with plasmid pThy315, was a part of "inclusion bodies" mostly in the form of a high-molecular complex with other proteins due to the S-S bonds formation. An approach of purification of CNF-T has been proposed, which is based on the destruction of the complex in the presence of sodium dodecylsulfate (DDS-NA) and dithiotreitol (DDT) followed by gel-filtration on Sephadex G-100 and renaturation by ultrafiltration on hollow fibers. The method allows the isolation of electrophoretically homogeneous CNF-T containing no DDS-Na and having high cytotoxic activity against cancer cells of mouse adenocarcinome L-929. The yield of CNF-T achieved 80% relative its content in biomass and 30% relative the total protein.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Chromatography, Gel / methods*
  • Dithiothreitol / chemistry
  • Escherichia coli / genetics
  • Escherichia coli / metabolism
  • Inclusion Bodies / chemistry
  • Mice
  • Recombinant Proteins / isolation & purification*
  • Recombinant Proteins / pharmacology
  • Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate / chemistry
  • Thymalfasin
  • Thymosin / analogs & derivatives*
  • Thymosin / isolation & purification
  • Thymosin / pharmacology
  • Ultrafiltration

Substances

  • Recombinant Proteins
  • Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate
  • Thymosin
  • Dithiothreitol
  • Thymalfasin