title: A plasmid vector system for the expression of a triprotein consisting of beta-galactosidase, a collagenase recognition site and a foreign gene product.
abstract: A plasmid-cloning vector system has been constructed which allows the production of fusion proteins with beta-galactosidase at the N terminus, followed by a recognition sequence for the site-specific protease, collagenase, and the foreign protein at the C terminus. A multicloning site allows the insertion of foreign genes in any translational reading frame. Fusion proteins were isolated by affinity chromatography on APTG-Sepharose. The foreign protein was released from the fusion product by collagenase cleavage. The vector was successfully utilized for the production of Escherichia coli single-stranded (ss) DNA-binding protein (SSB protein). The proteolytically released SSB protein resisted elution from an ss DNA-cellulose column with 1 M NaCl.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Max-Planck-Institute for Experimental Medicine, Göttingen, F.R.G.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Scholtissek
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Grosse
mesh_terms: D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics; D001483:Base Sequence; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics; D005696:Galactosidases / Q000235:genetics*; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D005822:Genetic Vectors; D003012:Microbial Collagenase / Q000378:metabolism; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010957:Plasmids; D011499:Protein Processing, Post-Translational; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics*; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D001616:beta-Galactosidase / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D005696:Galactosidases; D001616:beta-Galactosidase; D003012:Microbial Collagenase