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ArticlePloS one2015

A Streamlined, Automated Protocol for the Production of Milligram Quantities of Untagged Recombinant Rat Lactate Dehydrogenase A Using ÄKTAxpressTM.

Matthew W Nowicki, Elizabeth A Blackburn, Iain W McNae, Martin A Wear

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Article in PloS one, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 30% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Matthew W NowickiThe Edinburgh Protein Production Facility (EPPF), Wellcome Trust Centre for Cell Biology (WTCCB), University of Edinburgh, King's Buildings, Max Born Crescent, Mayfield Road, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
Elizabeth A BlackburnThe Edinburgh Protein Production Facility (EPPF), Wellcome Trust Centre for Cell Biology (WTCCB), University of Edinburgh, King's Buildings, Max Born Crescent, Mayfield Road, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
Iain W McNaeThe Edinburgh Protein Production Facility (EPPF), Wellcome Trust Centre for Cell Biology (WTCCB), University of Edinburgh, King's Buildings, Max Born Crescent, Mayfield Road, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
Martin A WearThe Edinburgh Protein Production Facility (EPPF), Wellcome Trust Centre for Cell Biology (WTCCB), University of Edinburgh, King's Buildings, Max Born Crescent, Mayfield Road, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
University of Edinburgh · GBWellcome Centre for Cell Biology · GB

Funding

Wellcome TrustWellcome Trust 081287/Z/06/ZWellcome Trust 101527/Z/13/Z
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We developed an efficient, automated 2-step purification protocol for the production of milligram quantities of untagged recombinant rat lactate dehydrogenase A (rLDHA) from E. coli, using the ÄKTAxpress™ chromatography system. Cation exchange followed by size exclusion results in average final purity in excess of 93% and yields ~ 14 milligrams per 50 ml of original cell culture in EnPresso B media, in under 8 hrs, including all primary sample processing and column equilibration steps. The protein is highly active and coherent biophysically and a viable alternative to the more problematic human homolog for structural and ligand-binding studies; an apo structure of untagged rLDHA was solved to a resolution 2.29 Å (PDB ID 5ES3). Our automated methodology uses generic commercially available pre-packed columns and simple buffers, and represents a robust standard method for the production of milligram amounts of untagged rLDHA, facilitating a novel fragment screening approach for new inhibitors.

Indexed as

AnimalsAutomation, LaboratoryChromatography, AffinityChromatography, LiquidCrystallography, X-RayCulture MediaEscherichia coliIsoenzymesLactate Dehydrogenase 5L-Lactate DehydrogenaseRatsRecombinant ProteinsSurface Plasmon ResonanceCulture MediaIsoenzymesLactate Dehydrogenase 5L-Lactate DehydrogenaseRecombinant Proteins

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PMID26717415
PMCPMC4696747
OpenAlexW2206571153

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