Introduction of a (poly)histidine tag in L-lactate dehydrogenase produces a mixture of active and inactive molecules
Introduction of a (poly)histidine tag in L-lactate dehydrogenase produces a mixture of active and inactive molecules
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DOI:
10.1006/abio.2001.5182
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发表时间:
2001-08-15
影响因子:
2.9
通讯作者:
Cass, AEG
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作者:
Halliwell, CM;Morgan, G;Cass, AEG
A (poly)histidine tag was fused to either the N- or the C-terminus Of L-lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) of Bacillus stearothermophilus to facilitate purification and immobilization of these enzymes. The C-terminally tagged enzyme displayed lower activity compared both to the wild-type and to the N-terminally tagged variant. The reason for this loss of activity was investigated by affinity chromatography of the enzymes on a 5 ' -AMP-Sepharose resin and by size-exclusion chromatography. The C-terminally tagged enzyme could be separated into an inactive, unbound fraction and an active, bound fraction. Further differences between the C-terminally tagged enzyme and the N-terminally tagged and wild-type LDH were observed on size-exclusion chromatography of the three enzymes. These data suggest that the introduction of a "his-tag" at the C-terminus may induce misfolding of the LDH and serve as a warning that the introduction of a (poly)histidine tag can produce unforseen changes in a protein. (C) 2001 Academic Press.