title: Expression of recombinant human ceruloplasmin--an absolute requirement for splicing signals in the expression cassette.
abstract: We report the successful expression of recombinant human ceruloplasmin which was made possible by inclusion of splicing signals in the expression vector. Ceruloplasmin cDNA expressed from the vector pNUT in baby hamster kidney cells gave protein yields of 0.03 mg/l which increased to 15 mg/l with splicing signals present. The defect in expression from the intronless cDNA is due to complete retention of ceruloplasmin mRNA in cell nuclei. The block to cytoplasmic export is alleviated by splicing signals, allowing full expression of the mRNA.
authors.affiliation: Division of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, United Medical and Dental Schools of Guy's Hospital, London, UK.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rafiq
authors.forename: C K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Suen
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Choudhury
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Joannou
authors.forename: K N
authors.initials: KN
authors.lastname: White
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Evans
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015153:Blotting, Western; D019556:COS Cells; D002451:Cell Compartmentation; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D002570:Ceruloplasmin / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D006224:Cricetinae; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D015870:Gene Expression; D005822:Genetic Vectors; D005914:Globins / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D017403:In Situ Hybridization; D014176:Protein Biosynthesis; D012326:RNA Splicing; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics; D014162:Transfection
chemical_list: D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D005914:Globins; D002570:Ceruloplasmin