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.  
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*After high copy expression plasmids for his-tagged reflectin were successfully [https://2011.igem.org/Team:Cambridge/Experiments/Assembly_of_Reflectin_Constructs assembled] and [https://2011.igem.org/Team:Cambridge/Protocols/Transformation_of_E.Coli transformed] in E. coli, [https://2011.igem.org/Team:Cambridge/Protocols/Overnight_Culture cell cultures] were incubated overnight with () arabinose to induce reflectin expression.  
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*[Buffers] were prepared, and their pH checked and readjusted if necessary on the day of purification.
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*[https://2011.igem.org/Team:Cambridge/Protocols/Buffers 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. Reflectin was [purified] from the resulting lysate using a his-trap column.
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*An [https://2011.igem.org/Team:Cambridge/Protocols/Inclusion_Body_Prep inclusion body prep] was performed with 50ml of overnight culture. Reflectin was [https://2011.igem.org/Team:Cambridge/Protocols/Protein_Purification 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.
*This procedure was repeated using a culture of the same bacteria from a different flask.
==Results==
==Results==
Photospectroscopy readings from the eluted solution indicated that we had obtained approximately 0.6mg of reflectin from the column. After dialysis...
Photospectroscopy readings from the eluted solution indicated that we had obtained approximately 0.6mg of reflectin from the column. After dialysis...
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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, cell 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 obtained approximately 0.6mg of reflectin from the column. After dialysis...