Protein Expression and Purification Series - Bio-Rad
Protein Expression and Purification Series - Bio-Rad
Protein Expression and Purification Series - Bio-Rad
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CHAPTER 7<br />
BIOLOGIC LP SYSTEM<br />
PROTOCOL<br />
<strong>Protein</strong> <strong>Expression</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Purification</strong> <strong>Series</strong><br />
Removing Imidazole (Desalting) from the Purified GST-DHFR-<br />
His <strong>and</strong> Preparing Samples for SDS-PAGE Analysis<br />
Student Workstations<br />
Each student team requires the following items to desalt three of their fractions in which they think their<br />
GST-DHFR-His samples reside, <strong>and</strong> to prepare SDS-PAGE samples:<br />
Material Needed for Each Workstation Quantity<br />
Chromatogram from GST-DHFR-His purification 1<br />
Fractions from GST-DHFR-His purification varies<br />
Desalting column 3<br />
Screwcap microcentrifuge tubes, 1.5 ml 6<br />
Laemmli buffer (left over from previous activity) 1 ml<br />
Microcentrifuge tubes, 2 ml 6–12<br />
20–200 µl adjustable-volume micropipet <strong>and</strong> tips 1<br />
Marking pen 1<br />
Common Workstation Quantity<br />
Microcentrifuge with variable speed setting >16,000 x g 1<br />
Dry bath or water bath set at 95°C 1<br />
At this point, there might be several fractions that contain the eluted GST-DHFR-His protein. It is important<br />
to determine which fractions the purified GST-DHFR-His is present in <strong>and</strong> which fraction(s) have the highest<br />
concentration of GST-DHFR-His. It might be assumed that the fractions marked by the LP DataView<br />
software on the chromatogram where the peak eluted are the specific fraction tubes where the protein<br />
can be found. However, there is a time delay from when the absorbance of the fraction is measured on<br />
the UV detector to when it flows through the tubing past the conductivity meter <strong>and</strong> out into the fraction<br />
collector. This is called a delay time (or volume). For example, in Figures 7.14 <strong>and</strong> 7.15, according to the<br />
chromatogram, the protein should have eluted in fractions 10–11. However, again, this would be assuming<br />
that there is no delay between when the protein is detected in the UV detector <strong>and</strong> when it drops into a<br />
fraction collector tube.<br />
Figure 7.14 Example chromatogram of a run.<br />
Figure 7.15. Magnified region where the GST-DHFR-His eluted.<br />
The delay time (volume) can<br />
be calculated by measuring<br />
the length of tubing present<br />
between the detector <strong>and</strong><br />
the fraction collector as well<br />
as knowing the volume of<br />
all fittings in between the<br />
UV monitor <strong>and</strong> the fraction<br />
collector. It can also be<br />
measured experimentally<br />
152 Chapter 7: <strong>Purification</strong> Protocol for <strong>Bio</strong>Logic LP System