title: Solid-phase gene assembly of constructs derived from the Plasmodium falciparum malaria blood-stage antigen Ag332.
abstract: A general method for solid-phase gene assembly on streptavidin-coated magnetic beads has been developed. The introduction of biotin in the 5'-end of the initiation oligonucleotide enables anchoring to the bead by means of the streptavidin-biotin interaction. The immobilization of one oligonucleotide enables controlled, stepwise annealing/ligation of successive 5'-phosphorylated oligonucleotides to rapidly build up predesigned gene constructs. In this report, we have assembled gene constructs of different lengths derived from the Plasmodium falciparum malaria blood-stage antigen Ag332. The encoded gene products were subsequently expressed in Escherichia coli using two parallel expression systems based on staphylococcal protein A and streptococcal protein G, respectively.
authors.affiliation: Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ståhl
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hansson
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ahlborg
authors.forename: T N
authors.initials: TN
authors.lastname: Nguyen
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Liljeqvist
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lundeberg
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Uhlén
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D000953:Antigens, Protozoan / Q000235:genetics*; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular / Q000379:methods*; D016054:DNA, Protozoan / Q000235:genetics; D015870:Gene Expression; D017125:Genes, Protozoan; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010963:Plasmodium falciparum / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D015800:Protozoan Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D000953:Antigens, Protozoan; D016054:DNA, Protozoan; D015800:Protozoan Proteins; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins