Abstract:
:Here we report the construction of a histidine-tagged T4 RNA ligase expression plasmid (pRHT4). The construct, when overexpressed in BL21 (DE3) cells, allows the preparation of large quantities of T4 RNA ligase in high purity using only a single purification column. The histidine affinity tag does not inhibit enzyme function, and we were able to purify 1-3 mg pure protein/g cell pellet. A simple purification procedure ensures that the enzyme is de-adenylated to levels comparable to those found for many commercial preparations. The purified protein has very low levels of RNase contamination and functioned normally in a variety of activity assays.
journal_name
Biotechniquesjournal_title
BioTechniquesauthors
Wang QS,Unrau PJdoi
10.2144/02336st03subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2002-12-01 00:00:00pages
1256-60issue
6eissn
0736-6205issn
1940-9818journal_volume
33pub_type
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