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The roles <strong>of</strong> Epiphyas postvittana GOBP2 <strong>in</strong> odour detection 67<br />

Figure 3.3: Purification <strong>of</strong> His6-EpGOBP2 from the pooled HiTrap fractions by Qsepharose<br />

anion exchange chromatography. Lane 1 is the EpGOBP2 dialysed <strong>in</strong>to ion<br />

exchange b<strong>in</strong>d<strong>in</strong>g buffer and lanes 2–8 are the elution peak fractions from the Qsepharose<br />

HP column conta<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g the His6-EpGOBP2.<br />

The fractions obta<strong>in</strong>ed after the ion exchange were pooled and the His6-tag was<br />

cleaved <strong>of</strong>f by AcTEV digestion. After tag removal, the prote<strong>in</strong> was recovered by<br />

runn<strong>in</strong>g the sample on HiTrap chelat<strong>in</strong>g HP column, this time collect<strong>in</strong>g the prote<strong>in</strong><br />

<strong>in</strong> the flow through (Figure 3.4I). The prote<strong>in</strong> sample was f<strong>in</strong>ally put through a<br />

delipidation procedure to remove any exogenous ligands that bound to the prote<strong>in</strong><br />

from the E. coli cells (Figure 3.4II).

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