title: Cloning, large scale over-expression in E. coli and purification of the components of the human LAT 1 (SLC7A5) amino acid transporter.
abstract: The high yield expression of the human LAT1 transporter has been obtained for the first time using E. coli. The hLAT1 cDNA was amplified from HEK293 cells and cloned in pH6EX3 vector. The construct pH6EX3-6His-hLAT1 was used to express the 6His-hLAT1 protein in the Rosetta(DE3)pLysS strain of E. coli. The highest level of expression was detected 8 h after induction by IPTG at 28 °C. The expressed protein was collected in the insoluble fraction of cell lysate. On SDS-PAGE the apparent molecular mass of the polypeptide was 40 kDa. After solubilization with sarkosyl and denaturation with urea the protein carrying a 6His N-terminal tag was purified by Ni(2+)-chelating affinity chromatography and identified by anti-His antibody. The yield of the over-expressed protein after purification was 3.5 mg/L (cell culture). The human CD98 cDNA amplified from Imagene plasmid was cloned in pGEX-4T1. The construct pGEX-4T1-hCD98 was used to express the GST-hCD98 protein in the Rosetta(DE3)pLysS strain of E. coli. The highest level of expression was detected in this case 4 h after induction by IPTG at 28 °C. The expressed protein was accumulated in the soluble fraction of cell lysate. The molecular mass was determined on the basis of marker proteins on SDS-PAGE; it was about 110 kDa. GST was cleaved from the protein construct by incubation with thrombin for 12 h and the hCD98 was separated by Sephadex G-200 chromatography (size exclusion). hCD98 showed a 62 kDa apparent molecular mass, as determined on the basis of molecular mass markers using SDS-PAGE. The yield of CD98 was 2 mg/L of cell culture.
authors.affiliation: Unit of Biochemistry and Molecular Biotechnology, Department BEST (Biologia, Ecologia, Scienze della Terra), University of Calabria, Via P. Bucci 4c, 87036, Arcavacata di Rende, Italy.
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Galluccio
authors.forename: Piero
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pingitore
authors.forename: Mariafrancesca
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Scalise
authors.forename: Cesare
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Indiveri
mesh_terms: D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D027261:Fusion Regulatory Protein-1 / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D057809:HEK293 Cells; D006639:Histidine; D006801:Humans; D027283:Large Neutral Amino Acid-Transporter 1 / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009842:Oligopeptides; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D027261:Fusion Regulatory Protein-1; C471213:His-His-His-His-His-His; D027283:Large Neutral Amino Acid-Transporter 1; D009842:Oligopeptides; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; D006639:Histidine
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