title: Protein production by stationary phase induction (SPI).
abstract: An alternative method for expressing the recombinant proteins in Escherichia coli is proposed. Unlike the ordinary induction protocol where the cells in the early- to mid-log phase are induced for the protein production, this alternative protocol utilizes the cells in the stationary phase. By using a glutathione S-transferase fusion protein as an example, the protocol proposed in this report yielded a higher amount of the desired protein than that from the ordinary protocol. This protocol also suppressed the proteolytic cleavage of the desired protein in the Escherichia coli cytoplasm, thus it should be particularly useful to produce proteins that undergo unwanted cleavages.
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Chemistry and Recombinant Protein Expression Center (RPEC), Sejong University, 98 Gunja-Dong, Gwangjin-Gu, Seoul, Korea 143-747.
authors.forename: Young Kee
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Chae
authors.forename: Kyoung Suk
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: Woochun
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Chun
authors.forename: Kyunghee
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D003001:Cloning, Molecular / Q000379:methods; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel / Q000379:methods; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D015964:Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial; D005982:Glutathione Transferase / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D010447:Peptide Hydrolases / Q000378:metabolism; D010957:Plasmids / Q000235:genetics; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D005982:Glutathione Transferase; D010447:Peptide Hydrolases