A simplified method for purification of recombinant soluble DnaA proteins

Protein Expr Purif. 2006 Jul;48(1):126-33. doi: 10.1016/j.pep.2006.01.010. Epub 2006 Feb 9.

Abstract

An improved, simplified method for the purification of recombinant, tagged DnaA proteins is described. The presented protocol allowed us to purify soluble DnaA proteins from two different bacterial species: Helicobacter pylori and Streptomyces coelicolor, but it can most likely also be used for the isolation of DnaA proteins from other bacteria, as it was adapted for Mycobacterium tuberculosis DnaA. The isolation procedure consists of protein precipitation with ammonium sulphate followed by affinity chromatography. The composition of the buffers used at each purification step is crucial for the successful isolation of the recombinant DnaA proteins. The universality of the method in terms of its application to differently tagged proteins (His-tagged or GST-tagged) as well as different properties of purified proteins (e.g., highly aggregating truncated forms) makes the protocol highly useful for all studies requiring purified and active DnaA proteins.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Ammonium Sulfate / chemistry
  • Ammonium Sulfate / metabolism
  • Bacterial Proteins / genetics
  • Bacterial Proteins / isolation & purification*
  • Bacterial Proteins / metabolism
  • Buffers
  • Chromatography, Affinity / methods*
  • DNA-Binding Proteins / genetics
  • DNA-Binding Proteins / isolation & purification*
  • DNA-Binding Proteins / metabolism
  • Escherichia coli / genetics
  • Escherichia coli / metabolism
  • Helicobacter pylori / genetics
  • Helicobacter pylori / metabolism
  • Histidine / chemistry
  • Recombinant Proteins / chemistry
  • Recombinant Proteins / genetics
  • Recombinant Proteins / isolation & purification*
  • Solubility
  • Streptomyces coelicolor / genetics
  • Streptomyces coelicolor / metabolism

Substances

  • Bacterial Proteins
  • Buffers
  • DNA-Binding Proteins
  • DnaA protein, Bacteria
  • Recombinant Proteins
  • Histidine
  • Ammonium Sulfate