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  • Title: An Escherichia coli vector to express and purify foreign proteins by fusion to and separation from maltose-binding protein.
    Author: Maina CV, Riggs PD, Grandea AG, Slatko BE, Moran LS, Tagliamonte JA, McReynolds LA, Guan CD.
    Journal: Gene; 1988 Dec 30; 74(2):365-73. PubMed ID: 3073105.
    Abstract:
    A plasmid vector has been constructed that directs the synthesis of high levels (approximately 2% of total cellular protein) of fusions between a target protein and maltose-binding protein (MBP) in Escherichia coli. The MBP domain is used to purify the fusion protein in a one step procedure by affinity chromatography to crosslinked amylose resin. The fusion protein contains the recognition sequence (Ile-Glu-Gly-Arg) for blood coagulation factor Xa protease between the two domains. Cleavage by factor Xa separates the two domains and the target protein domain can then be purified away from the MBP domain by repeating the affinity chromatography step. A prokaryotic (beta-galactosidase) and a eukaryotic (paramyosin) protein have been successfully purified by this method.
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