title: [A new Escherichia coli strain producing human tumor necrosis factor].
abstract: An Escherichia coli strain producing human tumor necrosis factor (TNF-alpha) was obtained using a semisynthetic gene partially optimized in respect of codon composition and a phage T7 promoter. The expression product was accumulated in cells as inclusion bodies in a yield of 50-70 mg/l of culture medium. The recombinant TNF-alpha in the form of inclusion bodies was used for immunization of rats to give a polyclonal antiserum. The resulting antibodies were specific under the immunoblotting conditions to the antigen used for the immunization. A dilution-based refolding procedure was developed; it provided a yield of soluble protein exceeding 85%.
authors.forename: E V
authors.initials: EV
authors.lastname: Surovtseva
authors.forename: T V
authors.initials: TV
authors.lastname: Kuznetsova
authors.forename: V G
authors.initials: VG
authors.lastname: Khomenkov
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Domogatskiĭ
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Shevelev
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D017123:Bacteriophage T7 / Q000235:genetics; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D005822:Genetic Vectors; D006801:Humans; D002479:Inclusion Bodies / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010957:Plasmids / Q000235:genetics; D011487:Protein Conformation; D017510:Protein Folding; D020673:Protein Renaturation; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha