title: Controlled specific expression and purification of 6 x His-tagged proteins in Pseudomonas.
abstract: The 6 x His affinity tags have proved invaluable for the exclusive purification of proteins, in Escherichia coli, of genes cloned in frame with a 6 x His tag and a strong inducible promoter. Here, we demonstrate that the system can be extended to Gram-negative bacteria other than E. coli, by the use of compatible broad-host-range plasmids. As an example, the inducible synthesis and specific purification of the Pseudomonas 6 x His-PfrA siderophore regulatory protein in Pseudomonas putida WCS358 is demonstrated.
authors.affiliation: Bacteriology Group, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Area Science Park, Padriciano 99, 34012, Trieste, Italy.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Bertani
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Devescovi
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Venturi
mesh_terms: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular / Q000379:methods*; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics*; D006639:Histidine; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010957:Plasmids; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D016958:Pseudomonas putida / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D015183:Restriction Mapping; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; C090130:PfrA protein, Pseudomonas putida; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D014157:Transcription Factors; D006639:Histidine