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ArticleProtein and peptide letters2025

Recombinant Expression of L-methioninase from

Semih Latif Ipek, Meryem Damla Ozdemir Alkıs, Ahmet Tulek, Dilek Gokturk

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Article in Protein and peptide letters, 2025. 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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Semih Latif IpekDepartment of Food Engineering, Adana Alparslan Türkeş Science and Technology University, 01250, Adana, Türkiye.ORCID 0000-0002-4661-7765
Meryem Damla Ozdemir AlkısDepartment of Bioengineering, Adana Alparslan Türkeş Science and Technology University, 01250, Adana, Türkiye.ORCID 0000-0002-5728-8004
Ahmet TulekDepartment of Bioengineering and Sciences, Iğdır University, 76000, Iğdır, Türkiye.ORCID 0000-0003-1079-7837
Dilek GokturkDepartment of Bioengineering, Adana Alparslan Türkeş Science and Technology University, 01250, Adana, Türkiye.ORCID 0000-0002-1195-5828

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Abstract

introductionThis study aimed to investigate the anti-carcinogenic effects of recombinant L- methioninase (rBlmet) on the pancreatic cancer cell line MiaPaCa-2.

methodsIn this study, rBlmet was initially cloned, expressed, and purified. To increase enzyme activity, the His-tags on the enzyme were removed using thrombin. rBlmet was then applied to MiaPaCa- 2 cells, and the cell viability of MiaPaCa-2 cells was evaluated by neutral red assay after rBlmet treatment. The combined effect of etoposide with rBlmet against MiaPaCa-2 cells was also evaluated for 12 and 24 hours using a neutral red assay. Furthermore, cell morphology was evaluated by Giemsa and DAPI/F-actin staining methods. Survivin and caspase-3 gene expression levels were measured by RT-qPCR. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION: The specific activity of the enzyme increased after His-tag elimination to 5.62 μmol/mg per minute. rBlmet showed a significant cytotoxic effect on the MiaPaCa-2 cell line. The IC

conclusionBased on these findings, it can be concluded that rBlmet not only has great potential to treat pancreatic cancer in the future but can also be used as an adjuvant to enhance the effectiveness of chemotherapeutic agents like etoposide.

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Antineoplastic AgentsCarbon-Sulfur LyasesPancreatic NeoplasmsCaspase 3Cell Line, TumorCell SurvivalEtoposideHumansRecombinant ProteinsSurvivinAntineoplastic AgentsBIRC5 protein, humanCarbon-Sulfur LyasesCaspase 3EtoposideL-methionine gamma-lyaseRecombinant ProteinsSurvivinBrevibacterium linenscanceretoposideHis-tag elimination.MiaPaCa-2rBlmet treatmentrecombinant methioninase

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