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Direct measurement of the kinetics of CBM9 fusion-tag bioprocessing using luminescence resonance energy transfer.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19496182     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The economics of affinity-tagging technologies, particularly at preparative scales, depends in part on the cost and efficiency of the bioprocessing step used to remove the affinity tag and obtain the final purified product (Lowe et al., J Biochem Biophys Methods. 2001;49:561-574). When CBM9, the family 9 cellulose binding module from Thermotoga maritima, serves as the affinity tag, the overall efficiency of tag removal is a function of the choice of processing enzyme and the local structure of the cleavage site, most notably the linker sequence flanking the bioprocessing recognition site on the tag side. A novel spectroscopic method is reported and used to rapidly and accurately measure CBM9 fusion-tag bioprocessing kinetics and their dependence on the choice of linker sequence. The assay monitors energy transfer between a lanthanide-based donor bound to the CBM9 tag and an acceptor fluorophore presented on the target protein or peptide. Enzyme-catalyzed cleavage of the fusion tag terminates this resonance energy transfer, resulting in a change in fluorescence intensity that can be monitored to quantify substrate concentration over time. The assay is simple, fast and accurate, providing k(cat)/K(M) values that contain standard errors of less than 3%. As a result, both substantial and subtle differences in bioprocessing kinetics can be measured and used to guide bioproduct design.
Authors:
Mojgan Kavoosi; A Louise Creagh; Robin F B Turner; Douglas G Kilburn; Charles A Haynes
Publication Detail:
Type:  Evaluation Studies; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Biotechnology progress     Volume:  25     ISSN:  1520-6033     ISO Abbreviation:  Biotechnol. Prog.     Publication Date:    2009 May-Jun
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-06-22     Completed Date:  2009-09-14     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8506292     Medline TA:  Biotechnol Prog     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  874-81     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
2009 American Institute of Chemical Engineers
Affiliation:
Dept. of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Michael Smith Laboratories, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6T 1Z4.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Amino Acid Sequence
Bacterial Proteins / chemistry*,  genetics,  metabolism
Cellulose / chemistry*
Escherichia coli / genetics,  metabolism
Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer / methods*
Gene Expression
Kinetics
Molecular Sequence Data
Protein Binding
Recombinant Fusion Proteins / chemistry*,  genetics,  metabolism
Thermotoga maritima / metabolism
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Bacterial Proteins; 0/Recombinant Fusion Proteins; 9004-34-6/Cellulose

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