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The TB Structural Genomics Consortium title. Cloning Platform At Los Alamos National Laboratory. NIGMS, Protein Production Workshop, 3/8/02. General System. Vector: N-6-his-GFPsf (pET21/28 hybrid vector) Insert: PCR, double cohesive ends (NdeI/BamHI, NdeI/SpeI) 96 sample handling scheme
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The TB Structural Genomics Consortiumtitle Cloning Platform At Los Alamos National Laboratory NIGMS, Protein Production Workshop, 3/8/02
General System • Vector: N-6-his-GFPsf (pET21/28 hybrid vector) • Insert: PCR, double cohesive ends (NdeI/BamHI, NdeI/SpeI) • 96 sample handling scheme • No complete automation system • Modules of parallel sample handling system • 96 vacuum filter system • 96-pipette hydra • 96-well plate sonicator • SDS-PAGE system for 96 sample analysis
General scheme? • General strategy for 96 clone production • PCR reaction: 8 channel pipetts • PCR amplicon clean up: 96 vacuum filter • Amplicon/insert analysis: 96 sample system • Ligation and transformation: PCR machine • Transformation/Plating: 96 zone grid system • Colony picking: GFP based screening • Expression/solubility/binding assay: • plate sonicator, bead assay
Strategy to meet Consortium Goal of 400 structures • Screen 1500 ORFs • - 300 suitable for production • Process recalcitrant proteins • - 700 refold or evolve for improved solubility • - 500 poorly expressed one to be • evolved for expression
Strategies to cope with insoluble proteins • Partial factorial protein refolding screens • Armstrong et al., (Protein Science 8, 1475, 1999) • Directed Evolution using protein folding • And solubility reporters • Waldo et al., (Nature Biotechnology 17, 691, 1999) • Kim, C. A. et al., (EMBO J. 20, 4173, 2001)
Unique Technologies that are ready to be Transferred (I) • Inducible serine-suppressor vector eliminating sub-cloning for GFP-free target protein • Super-folder GFP fusion for identifying expressers • GFP-based directed evolution protocol for engineering soluble variants
Unique Technologies that are ready to be Transferred (II) • Small scale IMAC binding assay protocol to identify candidates for a large scale protein production
Terrific Broth Improves Cell Density and Protein Yield Rv2965C LB medium Rv2965C TB medium IT: Induction time (hours)
GFP Pellet Supernatant S5 and S10: Sonication for 5 and 10 minutes Fig5. Electrophoretic patterns of samples after cell disruption by CelLytic B. Rv3110 BugBuster (Novagen) CelLytic B (Sigma) T:Total, S:Soluble, I:Insoluble, F:Flow-through, W:Wash, E:Elution, R: Regeneration Fig6. Electrophoretic patterns of each fraction of IMAC.