Artificial chaperone-assisted refolding in a microchannel

Bioprocess Biosyst Eng. 2010 Jan;33(1):171-7. doi: 10.1007/s00449-009-0374-1.

Abstract

Protein refolding using a simple dilution method in a microchannel often led to the formation of protein aggregates, which bound to the microchannel wall, resulting in low refolding yields. To inhibit aggregation and improve refolding yields, an artificial chaperone-assisted (ACA) refolding, which employed detergents and beta-cyclodextrin was used. Model proteins, hen egg white lysozyme and yeast alpha-glucosidase, were successfully refolded in a microchannel. The microscopic observation showed that the ACA method suppressed protein aggregation and facilitated the refolding of lysozyme, whereas significant aggregation was observed when a simple dilution method was employed. The ACA method increased the lysozyme refolding yield by 40% over the simple dilution approach. Similarly, for a-glucosidase, the refolding yield using the ACA method (ca. 50%) was approximately three times compared with the simple dilution method. The ACA refolding method is a suitable approach to use in the refolding of proteins using a microfluidic system.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Chickens
  • Detergents / chemistry
  • Egg Proteins / chemistry*
  • Microfluidic Analytical Techniques / methods*
  • Muramidase / chemistry*
  • Protein Folding*
  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae / enzymology
  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins / chemistry*
  • alpha-Glucosidases / chemistry*
  • beta-Cyclodextrins / chemistry

Substances

  • Detergents
  • Egg Proteins
  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins
  • beta-Cyclodextrins
  • Muramidase
  • alpha-Glucosidases