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  • Title: Expression and purification of human heat-shock transcription factor 1.
    Author: Soncin F, Prevelige R, Calderwood SK.
    Journal: Protein Expr Purif; 1997 Feb; 9(1):27-32. PubMed ID: 9116498.
    Abstract:
    Heat-shock factor 1 (HSF1) is a 57-kDa cytoplasmic protein which binds to the promoters of heat-shock genes and activates transcription during heat shock. We describe here the expression and purification of the 529 amino acids form of human HSF1. We designed a new and complete purification protocol involving ammonium sulfate precipitation, heparin-Sepharose affinity, and ion-exchange chromatography, which allows the purification of large amounts of pure and active recombinant protein. HSF1 isolated by this method is pure as that assessed by SDS-PAGE and reverse-phase HPLC. The purified protein is recognized by specific anti-HSF1 antibodies, binds to heat-shock elements, and activates the promoter of the heat-shock protein 70A gene in vitro.
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