Team:Cambridge/Experiments/Protein Purification

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*After high copy expression plasmids for his-tagged reflectin were successfully [assembled] and [transformed] in E. coli, cultures were incubated overnight with () arabinose to induce reflectin expression.  
*After high copy expression plasmids for his-tagged reflectin were successfully [assembled] and [transformed] in E. coli, cultures were incubated overnight with () arabinose to induce reflectin expression.  
*[Buffers] were prepared, and their pH checked and readjusted if necessary on the day of purification.
*[Buffers] were prepared, and their pH checked and readjusted if necessary on the day of purification.
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*An [inclusion body prep] was performed with 50ml of overnight culture.
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*An [inclusion body prep] was performed with 50ml of overnight culture. Reflectin was [purified] from the resulting lysate using a his-trap column.
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*This procedure was repeated using a culture of the same bacteria from a different flask.
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==Results==
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Photospectroscopy readings from the eluted solution indicated that we had

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Protein Purification

Bacteria expressing his-tagged reflectin were lysed, and the protein was purified using a his-trap column and a denaturing protocol in order to solubilise reflectin.

Practice

  • After high copy expression plasmids for his-tagged reflectin were successfully [assembled] and [transformed] in E. coli, cultures were incubated overnight with () arabinose to induce reflectin expression.
  • [Buffers] were prepared, and their pH checked and readjusted if necessary on the day of purification.
  • An [inclusion body prep] was performed with 50ml of overnight culture. Reflectin was [purified] from the resulting lysate using a his-trap column.
  • This procedure was repeated using a culture of the same bacteria from a different flask.

Results

Photospectroscopy readings from the eluted solution indicated that we had