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  • Title: Purification of pancreatic cholesterol esterase expressed in recombinant baculovirus-infected Sf9 cells.
    Author: DiPersio LP, Kissel JA, Hui DY.
    Journal: Protein Expr Purif; 1992 Apr; 3(2):114-20. PubMed ID: 1422214.
    Abstract:
    A cDNA clone encoding the entire coding sequence of rat pancreatic cholesterol esterase (bile salt-stimulated lipase) was subcloned into the Baculovirus transfer vector pVL1392 and used to co-transfect Spodoptera frugiperda (Sf9) insect cells with wild-type Autographa californica nuclear polyhedrosis virus (AcNPV) DNA. Two recombinant proteins (M(r) 74 kDa and 64 kDa) reactive with anti-cholesterol esterase IgG were produced and secreted by the infected Sf9 cells in large quantities in a time-dependent manner. The 74-kDa protein was detectable in the cultured medium at the second day post-infection and increased progressively, reaching a level of 50 micrograms/ml of culture medium after 8 days. Amino-terminal sequencing of this recombinant protein showed that the signal peptide of cholesterol esterase was correctly cleaved, resulting in the production of mature protein. The 64-kDa recombinant protein was not detected in the medium until Day 5 post-infection and accumulated to a level of 25 micrograms/ml at Day 8. Both the 74- and the 64-kDa cholesterol esterases were biologically active and hydrolyzed the artificial substrate p-nitrophenyl butyrate. Results of this study demonstrated that Baculovirus-infected Sf9 cells can be used for high-level expression of pancreatic cholesterol esterase. The recombinant enzyme will be useful for further characterization of this protein.
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