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Use of extracellular medium chain length polyhydroxyalkanoate depolymerase for targeted binding of proteins to artificial poly[(3-hydroxyoctanoate)-co-(3-hydroxyhexanoate)] granules.
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PMID:  19459673     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Process    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA), which are produced by many microorganisms, are promising polymers for biomedical applications due to their biodegradability and biocompatibility. In this study, we evaluated the suitability of medium chain length (mcl) PHA as surface materials for immobilizing proteins. Self-stabilized, artificial mcl-PHA beads with a size of 200-300 nm were fabricated. Five of six tested proteins adsorbed nonspecifically to mcl-PHA beads in amounts of 0.4-1.8 mg m(-2) bead surface area. The binding capacity was comparable to similar-sized polystyrene particles commonly used for antibody immobilization in clinical diagnostics. A targeted immobilization of fusion proteins was achieved by using inactive extracellular PHA depolymerase (ePHA(mcl)) from Pseudomonas fluorescens as the capture ligand. The N-terminal part of ePhaZ(MCL) preceding the catalytic domain was identified to comprise the substrate binding domain and was sufficient for mediating the binding of fusion proteins to mcl-PHA. We suggest mcl-PHA to be prime candidates for both nonspecific and targeted immobilization of proteins in applications such as drug delivery, protein microarrays, and protein purification.
Authors:
Julian Ihssen; David Magnani; Linda Thöny-Meyer; Qun Ren
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2009-05-21
Journal Detail:
Title:  Biomacromolecules     Volume:  10     ISSN:  1526-4602     ISO Abbreviation:  Biomacromolecules     Publication Date:  2009 Jul 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-01-04     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  100892849     Medline TA:  Biomacromolecules     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1854-64     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Biomaterials, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Testing and Research (EMPA), CH-9014 St. Gallen, Switzerland.
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