Expression, purification, and characterization of recombinant apoPholasin.
Protein Expr Purif
; 171: 105615, 2020 07.
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ABSTRACT
Pholasin is a reactive oxygen-sensitive photoprotein that consists of an apoprotein (apoPholasin) and an unknown chromophore. The preferred human codon-optimized apoPholasin gene was transiently expressed in mammalian cells and apoPholasin was detected using an anti-recombinant apoPholasin antibody. For the first time, we found that apoPholasin secreted into the culture medium could catalyze the oxidation of coelenterazine (CTZ, a luciferin) to produce continuous luminescence. The fusion protein of apoPholasin and glutathione S-transferase (GST-apoPholasin) was successfully expressed as a soluble form in bacterial cells using the cold induction system. The purified GST-apoPholasin also had luminescence activity with CTZ, showing the bioluminescence emission peak at 461 nm, and the resultant product showed purple blue fluorescence under 365 nm light. Unexpectedly, the main oxidation product of CTZ was identified as coelenteramine (CTM), not coelenteramide (CTMD).
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Assunto principal:
Expressão Gênica
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Bivalves
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Luciferina de Vaga-Lumes
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Animals
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En
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Protein Expr Purif
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BIOLOGIA MOLECULAR
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2020
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