Chem. J. Chinese Universities ›› 2012, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (02): 303.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.0251-0790.2012.02.016

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Purification of Histidine-tagged Fusion Proteins Based on Fe3O4@SiO2/Ni-NTA Magnetic Spheres

WANG Wen-Jia1, GUO Xiao-Lin2, WEI An-Hui1, FU Chang-Hao1, HAN Zhen-Guo3   

  1. 1. School of Pharmacy, Jilin University. Changchun 130021, China;
    2. First Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China;
    3. China-Japan Union Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun 130031, China
  • Received:2011-03-14 Online:2012-02-10 Published:2012-01-13
  • Contact: WenJia wang E-mail:zhenguohan@163.com

Abstract: The development of reliable and efficient methods to separate proteins of interest from a biological source is still a challenging work. Currently, using the His-tagged fusion proteins to separate and purifiy proteins has been the most widely used technology. This study deals with the synthesis of Ni-nitrilotriacetic acid(Ni-NTA) modified Fe3O4@SiO2 magnetic spheres, which can act as a general agent to separate and purify Histidine-tagged fusion proteins. The spheres have a core composed of carbon particles and a shell composed of Fe3O4 having a uniform size of ca.402 nm, which provides the spheres with excellent magnetic responsivity and dispersity. The recombinant proteins that had been engineered to have six consecutive histidine residues(6×His) were separated by means of Fe3O4@SiO2/Ni-NTA magnetic spheres. The results show that 10 mg of Fe3O4@SiO2/Ni-NTA spheres are able to purify about 1 mg of 6×His-tagged proteins from 10 mL crude E. coli. lysate. Owing to the high separation capacity, Fe3O4@SiO2/Ni-NTA spheres can be used to separate 6×His-tagged proteins with low-concentrations.

Key words: Magnetic sphere, 6×His-tagged protein, Affinity Purification, Ni-nitrilotriacetic acid

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