Chromosomal His-tagging: an alternative approach to membrane protein purification

Proteomics. 2007 Feb;7(3):399-402. doi: 10.1002/pmic.200600371.

Abstract

Membrane proteins are of keen interest to structural biologists, as they are known to act as receptors, adhesins, sensors, transporters, and signal-transducers of living cells. During the past few decades, the efforts made to study the bacterial membrane proteins have been impaired by the problems encountered during the production and purification of native proteins. Herein we demonstrate that the Campylobacter jejuni CadF protein, which was isolated using a novel purification strategy, exhibits biological activity as evidenced by channel activity in lipid bilayers. CadF, an E. coli OmpA-like protein, facilitates the binding of C. jejuni to the extracellular matrix component, fibronectin.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins / genetics
  • Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins / isolation & purification*
  • Campylobacter jejuni / genetics
  • Campylobacter jejuni / metabolism
  • Carrier Proteins / genetics
  • Carrier Proteins / isolation & purification*
  • Chromosomes, Bacterial / metabolism*
  • Genetic Vectors
  • Histidine*
  • Oligopeptides*
  • Plasmids

Substances

  • Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins
  • CadF protein, Campylobacter jejuni
  • Carrier Proteins
  • His-His-His-His-His-His
  • Oligopeptides
  • Histidine