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ArticleWorld journal of gastroenterology2010

Expression and purification of a functional human hepatitis B virus polymerase.

Yang Yu, Dipendra Raj Pandeya, Meng-Lu Liu, Ming-Jie Liu, Seong-Tshool Hong

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Article in World journal of gastroenterology, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Yang YuLaboratory of Genetics, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Medical Science, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Chonju, Chonbuk 561-712, South Korea.
Dipendra Raj Pandeya
Meng-Lu Liu
Ming-Jie Liu
Seong-Tshool Hong
Jeonbuk National University · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimTo identify a method for efficient large-scale purification of functional hepatitis B virus polymerase (HBV-Pol) without addition of cellular factors.

methodsFull-length HBV-Pol (843 amino acids) tagged with 5' end Polyhistidine was expressed at a high level in an Escherichia coli (E. coli) system. Sodium dodecyl sulfate lysis buffer was utilized to dissolve insoluble HBV-Pol, and Ni-NTA resin affinity chromatography was utilized for HBV-Pol purification. Most recombinant HBV-Pol was eluted with 100 mmol/L imidazole in the presence of NP-40, a weak detergent that keeps HBV-Pol in solution. A reducing agent was utilized throughout the purification steps to keep soluble HBV-Pol from redundant disulfide bond formation.

resultsThe large-scale production of functional intact human HBV-Pol was achieved in an E. coli expression system. Purified HBV-Pol showed stable reverse transcriptase activity and DNA polymerase activity. The purified protein was of high purity and had stable reverse transcriptase activity.

conclusionLarge-scale production of HBV-Pol in pure form should facilitate crystallization and detailed analysis of the structure and mechanism of HBV-Pol. Ability of this purification approach to obtain human HBV-Pol in an enzymatically active form should be helpful for development of drugs for treatment of chronic hepatitis B.

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Adenosine TriphosphateChromatography, AffinityDetergentsDithiothreitolEscherichia coliGene Products, polHepatitis B virusHumansOctoxynolPolyethylene GlycolsRecombinant ProteinsReducing AgentsSodium Dodecyl SulfateTemperatureTime FactorsAdenosine TriphosphateDetergentsDithiothreitolGene Products, polNonidet P-40OctoxynolPolyethylene GlycolsP protein, Hepatitis B virusRecombinant ProteinsReducing AgentsSodium Dodecyl Sulfate

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PMID21128327
PMCPMC2997993
OpenAlexW1988246606

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