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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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