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ArticleThe open biochemistry journal2015

The Optimization of Soluble PTEN Expression in Escherichia coli.

Yamei Hu, Yang An, Na Fang, Yanzhang Li, Haiying Jin, Adil Nazarali, Shaoping Ji

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Article in The open biochemistry journal, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Yamei HuDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical School, Henan University, China.
Yang AnDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical School, Henan University, China.
Na FangDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical School, Henan University, China.
Yanzhang LiDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical School, Henan University, China.
Haiying JinDepartment of Interventional Therapy, Huaihe Hospital, Henan University, China.
Adil NazaraliCollege of Pharmacy and Nutrition and Neuroscience Research Cluster, University of Saskatchewan, Canada.
Shaoping JiDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical School, Henan University, China.
Henan University · CNUniversity of Saskatchewan · CA

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Abstract

As a vital tumor suppressor, PTEN (Phosphatase and tension homolog deleted on chromosome 10) is involved in inherited syndromes, and is among the most frequently inactivated tumor suppressor gene in sporadic cancers. PTEN loss-of-function widely occurs in human cancers via a variety of mechanisms, including genetic alterations and posttranslational modification. These suggest PTEN has a role of functional importance in a variety of cancers. In the present study, we constructed a prokaryotic expression vector that efficiently expresses GST-PTEN (the target protein in which PTEN is fused with glutathione S-transferase tag) in E. coli. We found that the target protein was partially soluble although major portions of the protein remained in the inclusion bodies. Furthermore, we explored the optimal induction temperature, isopropyl β-D-1-thiogalactopyranoside (IPTG) concentration and induction time in a series of experiments. Expression level analysis indicated that PTEN reached its peak level at 36(○)C for 8 h with 1.5625mM IPTG, while solubility analysis revealed the optimal induction temperature was at 20(○)C, the optimal IPTG concentration was 0.1µM and the optimal induction time was up to 8 h. Taken together, we provide an optimal induction condition for expressing soluble fusion protein of PTEN in E. coli, facilitating further analysis of PTEN's biological function in vitro.

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