A Beta-Turn Rich Barley Seed Protein Is Correctly Folded in Escherichia-coli

Tamás, László and Greenfield, J. and Halford, N. G. (1994) A Beta-Turn Rich Barley Seed Protein Is Correctly Folded in Escherichia-coli. PROTEIN EXPRESSION AND PURIFICATION, 5 (4). pp. 357-363. ISSN 1046-5928

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Abstract

Wild-type and cysteine-containing mutant C hordeins from barley were expressed in Escherichia coli at high levels (greater-than-or-equal-to 30 mg/liter). N-terminal sequence analysis, SDS-PAGE, RP-HPLC, cd spectroscopy, and small angle X-ray scattering demonstrated that their physicochemical properties were similar to those of C hordeins isolated from barley grain. This indicates that the expressed proteins were correctly folded. The cysteine-containing mutant showed evidence of polymer formation in E. coli, nonreduced preparations of the protein showing the presence of polymers that were replaced by a single protein when a reducing agent was added. (C) 1994 Academic Press, Inc.

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