凝胶过滤与镍柱亲和纯化金葡菌a-溶血素重组蛋白的生物学特性比较

Activity and quality comparison of the engineered protein Staphylococcus aureus a-hemolysin purified with gel filtration chromatography and Ni-NTA

摘要:

以在宿主菌株BL21(DE3)中成功表达的重组金黄色葡萄球菌a-溶血素蛋白为研究对象, 分析比较通过凝胶过滤层析(Gel filtration chromatography)和镍柱亲和层析纯化试剂盒(Ni-NTA spin columns)纯化所得到的重组蛋白的蛋白含量和生物特性方面的差异。SDS-PAGE分析检测纯化产物, Bradford法测定蛋白含量, 兔红细胞测定半数溶血效价。结果显示这2种方法得到的纯化产物在53 kD处均呈现单一清晰带, 达电泳级纯度。与此同时, 凝胶过滤对目的蛋白的纯化率为14.04%, 蛋白含量为0.337 mg/mL, 溶血活性为1519 HU/mg; 镍柱亲和层析的纯化率为17.5%, 蛋白含量为0.35 mg/mL, 溶血活性为1463 HU/mg。由此可见, 凝胶过滤得到的纯化产物在蛋白含量和蛋白活性方面丝毫不亚于镍柱亲和层析纯化试剂盒。

Abstract:

The a-hemolysin protein of Staphylococcus aureus, which was expressed in Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3) with recombinant pET32a+-a-HL plasmid, was purified with gel filtration chromatography (GFC) and Ni-NTA spin columns. The quality and biological characteristic were compared. First, the purified products were analyzed with SDS-PAGE, and the expected protein band was with a molecular mass of 53 kD. Second, protein concentration was determined by the method of Bradford, and the median hemolytic dose potency (HD50) was finally analyzed with rabbit erythrocyte. The protein purified with GFC was 0.337 mg/mL, its hemolysis activity was 1519 HU/mg, and hemolysin yield was 14.04%. Meanwhile, the protein purified with the Ni-NTA Spin Columns was 0.35 mg/mL, its hemolysis activity was 1463 HU/mg, and hemolysin yield was 17.5%, respectively. The results showed that there is no significant difference in the quality, hemolysis activity and yield of the recombinant proteins purified with Ni-NTA spin columns and GFC.