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Protein Expression and Purification Series - Bio-Rad

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APPENDIX B<br />

RESULTS ANALYSIS<br />

<strong>Protein</strong> <strong>Expression</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Purification</strong> <strong>Series</strong><br />

250 kD<br />

150<br />

100<br />

75<br />

50<br />

37<br />

25<br />

20<br />

15<br />

10<br />

Flowthrough Wash Eluate<br />

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10<br />

imidazole<br />

absorbance<br />

Figure 6. <strong>Bio</strong>Logic DuoFlow system chromatogram showing a large peak of flowthrough (between 2–10 minutes) <strong>and</strong> the<br />

smaller peak of purified GST-DHFR-His eluate (between 14–15 minute). The elevated baseline absorbance between 15–20<br />

minutes represents the increased absorbance from the imidazole in the elution buffer.<br />

Step 3: Check that purification worked by analysis of the chromatogram.<br />

Results: There should be a large peak around 2–8 minutes with a high absorbance at 280 nm that is from<br />

the flowthrough of proteins that did not bind to the Ni-IMAC column. There should also be a defined peak<br />

around 14–16 minutes that contains the GST-DHFR-His that was eluted with the addition of 250 mM<br />

imidazole from the Ni-IMAC column.<br />

Figure 7. Lane 1, molecular<br />

weight markers; lane 2, soluble<br />

fraction; lane 3, flowthrough;<br />

lane 4, wash; lane 5, fraction A;<br />

lane 6, desalted fraction A; lane<br />

7, fraction B; lane 8, desalted<br />

fraction B; lane 9, fraction C; lane<br />

10, desalted fraction C.<br />

GST-DHFR-His<br />

lysozyme<br />

Step 4: Check that the GST-DHFR-His is present in the fractions chosen after<br />

determining delay volume.<br />

There should be a b<strong>and</strong> of approximately 43 kD that accounts for the majority of the protein in lane(s) 5, 7,<br />

<strong>and</strong>/or 9 at approximately 43 kD (between the 37 kD <strong>and</strong> 50 kD molecular weight markers). The purity <strong>and</strong><br />

darkness of the GST-DHFR-His b<strong>and</strong>(s) will depend on the specific culture <strong>and</strong> induction times used.<br />

Step 5: Check that desalting of GST-DHFR-His was successful.<br />

There should be a b<strong>and</strong> of approximately 43 kD that accounts for the majority of the protein in lane(s) 6,<br />

8 <strong>and</strong>/or 10 that are of comparable size to the main b<strong>and</strong>(s) in lanes 5, 7, <strong>and</strong>/or 9 <strong>and</strong> about the same<br />

darkness. The absorbance value of this fraction at 280 nm should give a significant value above the blank<br />

absorbance.<br />

216 Appendix B: <strong>Purification</strong> Results Analysis

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