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Water-elutability of nucleic acids from metal-chelate affinity adsorbents: enhancement by control of surface charge density.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  16865664     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Immobilized metal affinity chromatography (IMAC) is widely used for purification of proteins, especially "hexahistidine-tagged" recombinant proteins. We previously demonstrated the application of IMAC to selective capture of nucleic acids, including RNA, selectively-denatured genomic DNA, and PCR primers through interactions with purine bases exposed in single-stranded regions. We also found that the binding affinity of nucleic acids for IMAC adsorbents can be increased several-fold by addition of 20 volume% of neutral additives such as ethanol or DMSO. In the present work, it is demonstrated that bound nucleic acids can be effectively eluted with water instead of the usual imidazole-containing competitive eluants, when the surface density of negative charges is enhanced by operation at alkaline pH, or by deliberate metal-underloading of the anionic chelating ligands. With enhanced negative surface charge density, nucleic acid adsorption can be made strongly dependent on the presence of adsorption-promoting additives and/or repulsion-shielding salts, and removal of these induces elution. Complete water-elutability is demonstrated for baker's yeast RNA bound to 10% Cu(II)- underloaded IDA Chelating Sepharose in a binding buffer of 20 mM HEPES, 240 mM NaCl, pH 7. Water elutability will significantly enhance the utility of IMAC in nucleic acid separations.
Authors:
Joseph Y Fu; Ajish S R Potty; George E Fox; Richard C Willson
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of molecular recognition : JMR     Volume:  19     ISSN:  0952-3499     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Mol. Recognit.     Publication Date:    2006 Jul-Aug
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2006-08-28     Completed Date:  2006-09-29     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9004580     Medline TA:  J Mol Recognit     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  348-53     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
Copyright 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Affiliation:
Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204-4004, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adsorption
Chelating Agents / chemistry*
Chromatography, Affinity
Copper / chemistry*
Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
Imidazoles / chemistry
Imino Acids / chemistry
Ligands
Oligonucleotides / chemistry*,  isolation & purification
Purines / chemistry
RNA, Fungal / chemistry*
Sepharose / chemistry
Surface Properties
Water / chemistry*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Chelating Agents; 0/Imidazoles; 0/Imino Acids; 0/Ligands; 0/Oligonucleotides; 0/Purines; 0/RNA, Fungal; 142-73-4/iminodiacetic acid; 288-32-4/imidazole; 7440-50-8/Copper; 7732-18-5/Water; 9012-36-6/Sepharose

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