title: Affinity purification of specific DNA fragments using a lac repressor fusion protein.
abstract: A new method for purification of specific DNA sequences using a solid phase technique has been developed based on a fusion between the Escherichia coli lac repressor gene (lacI) and the staphylococcal protein A gene (spa). The fusion protein, expressed in Escherichia coli, is active both in vivo and in vitro with respect to its three functional activities (DNA binding, IPTG induction, and IgG binding). The recombinant protein can be immobilized in a one-step procedure with high yield and purity using the specific interaction between protein A and the Fc-part of immunoglobulin G. The immobilized repressor can thereafter be used for affinity purification of specific DNA fragments containing the lac operator (lacO) sequence.
authors.affiliation: Royal Institute of Technology, Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lundeberg
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wahlberg
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Uhlén
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular / Q000379:methods; D004247:DNA / Q000032:analysis*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010957:Plasmids; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012097:Repressor Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; D012097:Repressor Proteins; D014157:Transcription Factors; D004247:DNA