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  • Title: Production of recombinant proteins in Escherichia coli using an N-terminal tag derived from sortase.
    Author: Caswell J, Snoddy P, McMeel D, Buick RJ, Scott CJ.
    Journal: Protein Expr Purif; 2010 Apr; 70(2):143-50. PubMed ID: 19883766.
    Abstract:
    The use of Escherichia coli protein expression systems has many benefits, including the ease of propagation, amounts of protein that can be generated and cost. However, this host has some drawbacks due to difficulties in the production of soluble foreign proteins with their alternate codon usage bias, reductive cytoplasmic environment and lack of complex post-translational modifications. We have designed a novel fusion protein tag derived from the sequence of sortase (SrtA) which we have named Solubility 'eNhancing'Ubiquitous Tag (SNUT). Here we demonstrate its application and effectiveness as an N-terminal fusion tag for the expression and purification of proteins that could not be effectively produced with other tags. We show this tag can be utilized for the purification of proteins through both native and refolding immobilized metal ion chromatography and in combination with an anti-SNUT monoclonal antibody, can also be used as a detection tag. This tag may prove useful in circumventing expression and purification issues with the production of proteins in bacterial expression hosts.
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