Download MendeleyA Streamlined, Automated Protocol for the Production of Milligram Quantities of Untagged Recombinant Rat Lactate Dehydrogenase A Using AKTAxpressTM.
Nowicki, M.W., Blackburn, E.A., McNae, I.W., Wear, M.A.(2015) PLoS One 10: e0146164-e0146164
- PubMed: 26717415
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0146164
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:
5ES3 - PubMed Abstract:
We developed an efficient, automated 2-step purification protocol for the production of milligram quantities of untagged recombinant rat lactate dehydrogenase A (rLDHA) from E. coli, using the ÄKTAxpress™ chromatography system. Cation exchange followed by size exclusion results in average final purity in excess of 93% and yields ~ 14 milligrams per 50 ml of original cell culture in EnPresso B media, in under 8 hrs, including all primary sample processing and column equilibration steps. The protein is highly active and coherent biophysically and a viable alternative to the more problematic human homolog for structural and ligand-binding studies; an apo structure of untagged rLDHA was solved to a resolution 2.29 Å (PDB ID 5ES3). Our automated methodology uses generic commercially available pre-packed columns and simple buffers, and represents a robust standard method for the production of milligram amounts of untagged rLDHA, facilitating a novel fragment screening approach for new inhibitors.
Organizational Affiliation:
The Edinburgh Protein Production Facility (EPPF), Wellcome Trust Centre for Cell Biology (WTCCB), University of Edinburgh, King's Buildings, Max Born Crescent, Mayfield Road, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
