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ArticleMalaria journal2006

Prediction of solubility on recombinant expression of Plasmodium falciparum erythrocyte membrane protein 1 domains in Escherichia coli.

Sanjay Ahuja, Satpal Ahuja, Qijun Chen, Mats Wahlgren

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Sanjay AhujaDepartment of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology (MTC), Karolinska Institutet, P, O, Box 280, Stockholm, S-17177, Sweden. sanjay.ahuja@mtc.ki.se
Satpal Ahuja
Qijun Chen
Mats Wahlgren

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCellular interactions elicited by Plasmodium falciparum erythrocyte membrane protein antigen 1 (PfEMP1) are brought about by multiple DBL (Duffy binding like), CIDR (cysteine-rich interdomain region) and C2 domain types. Elucidation of the functional and structural characteristics of these domains is contingent on the abundant availability of recombinant protein in a soluble form. A priori prediction of PfEMP1 domains of the 3D7 genome strain, most likely to be expressed in the soluble form in Escherichia coli was computed and proven experimentally.

methodsA computational analysis correlating sequence-dependent features to likelihood for expression in soluble form was computed and predictions were validated by the colony filtration blot method for rapid identification of soluble protein expression in E. coli.

resultsSolubility predictions for all constituent PfEMP1 domains in the decreasing order of their probability to be expressed in a soluble form (% mean solubility) are as follows: ATS (56.7%) > CIDR1alpha (46.8%) > CIDR2beta (42.9%) > DBL2-4gamma (31.7%) > DBL2beta + C2 (30.6%) > DBL1alpha (24.9%) > DBL2-7epsilon (23.1%) > DBL2-5delta (14.8%). The length of the domains does not correlate to their probability for successful expression in the soluble form. Immunoblot analysis probing for soluble protein confirmed the differential in solubility predictions.

conclusionThe acidic terminal segment (ATS) and CIDR alpha/beta domain types are suitable for recombinant expression in E. coli while all DBL subtypes (alpha, beta, gamma, delta, epsilon) are a poor choice for obtaining soluble protein on recombinant expression in E. coli. This study has relevance for researchers pursuing functional and structural studies on PfEMP1 domains.

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AnimalsComputational BiologyDatabases, Nucleic AcidDatabases, ProteinEscherichia coliModels, StatisticalPlasmodium falciparumPredictive Value of TestsProtozoan ProteinsRecombinant ProteinsSolubilityerythrocyte membrane protein 1, Plasmodium falciparumProtozoan ProteinsRecombinant Proteins

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PMCPMC1523353

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