title: Heterologous expression and characterisation of mouse brain fatty acid binding protein.
abstract: A novel brain-type member of the fatty acid binding protein family (B-FABP) was heterologously expressed in Escherichia coli, either as inclusion bodies at 37 degrees C or in soluble form at 22 degrees C. Both B-FABP renatured from inclusion bodies and the solubly expressed protein could be purified to homogeneity by anion exchange chromatography and gel filtration in a functional conformation as they bound oleic acid with high affinity. None of the five cysteines of B-FABP was involved in disulphide bond formation. Isoelectric focusing revealed heterogeneity of the renatured protein but not of the solubly expressed protein. By Western blotting using affinity purified rabbit antibodies raised against the recombinant B-FABP it was demonstrated that in adult mice, B-FABP is predominantly expressed in the olfactory bulb.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Biochemie, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Germany.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Schnütgen
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Börchers
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Müller
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Spener
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000378:metabolism*; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004926:Escherichia coli; D000071438:Fatty Acid-Binding Protein 7; D050556:Fatty Acid-Binding Proteins; D007526:Isoelectric Point; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D018996:Myelin P2 Protein / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D019301:Oleic Acid; D009829:Oleic Acids / Q000378:metabolism; D011817:Rabbits; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D002352:Carrier Proteins; C082667:Fabp5 protein, mouse; C086936:Fabp7 protein, mouse; D000071438:Fatty Acid-Binding Protein 7; D050556:Fatty Acid-Binding Proteins; D018996:Myelin P2 Protein; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D009829:Oleic Acids; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; D019301:Oleic Acid