The effect of the hexahistidine-tag in the oligomerization of HSC70 constructs
The effect of the hexahistidine-tag in the oligomerization of HSC70 constructs
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DOI:
10.1016/j.jchromb.2006.07.031
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发表时间:
2006-12-05
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3
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Ladjimi, Moncef
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作者:
Amor-Mahjoub, Mouna;Suppini, Jean-Philippe;Ladjimi, Moncef
The hexahistidine is a fusion tag used for the isolation of proteins via an immobilized metal-ion affinity chromatography (IMAC). In the present study, we have purified and analyzed two constructs of the heat shock protein HSC70 in the presence or the absence of the His-tag (C30WT-His(+)/C30WT and C30 Delta L-His(+)/C30 Delta L). The oligomerization properties of the constructs were analyzed by size exclusion chromatography (SEC) and analytical ultracentrifugation (AU). Results from SEC analysis indicated that the His-tag promotes the dimerization of C30 Delta L-His(+) but has no effect on the elution profile of C30WT-His(+), compared to their respective untagged forms C30 Delta L and C30WT. These observations were also confirmed by AU analysis which indicates that C30 Delta L is stabilized in the dimeric form in the presence of the His-tag. These results emphasize the need to remove the His-tag before structural characterization of some recombinant proteins. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.