Expression and purification of recombinant human granulocyte colony-stimulating factor in fed-batch culture of Escherichia coli

Appl Biochem Biotechnol. 2014 Mar;172(5):2425-35. doi: 10.1007/s12010-013-0708-y. Epub 2014 Jan 5.

Abstract

Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) is a cytokine that has multiple roles in hematopoietic cells such as the regulation of proliferation and differentiation. Here, we describe fed-batch culture, refolding, and purification of rhG-CSF. The suitability of urea or sarcosine for solubilizing inclusion bodies (IBs) was tested. It was observed that urea is more efficient for solubilizing and refolding IBs than sarcosine is. The purity of rhG-CSF and the removal percentage of the rhG-CSF isoforms during purification were increased by pH 5.5 precipitation. The purity and the yield of purified rhG-CSF were 99% and 0.5 g of protein per liter culture broth, respectively. Our protocols of recombinant protein purification using ion exchange chromatography and semipreparative high performance liquid chromatography of pH-precipitated refolded solution may be informative to the industrial scale production of biopharmaceuticals.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Batch Cell Culture Techniques
  • Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
  • Escherichia coli / genetics*
  • Escherichia coli / metabolism
  • Gene Expression*
  • Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor / biosynthesis
  • Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor / genetics*
  • Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor / isolation & purification
  • Humans
  • Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
  • Inclusion Bodies / chemistry
  • Protein Refolding
  • Recombinant Proteins / biosynthesis
  • Recombinant Proteins / genetics
  • Recombinant Proteins / isolation & purification
  • Sarcosine / chemistry
  • Urea / chemistry

Substances

  • Recombinant Proteins
  • Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor
  • Urea
  • Sarcosine