Amplification of protein expression in a cell free system
| Autor: | Sidney M. Hecht, Mark D. Van Cleve, Edgard Resto, Akira lida |
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| Rok vydání: | 1992 |
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Cell-Free System
Transcription Genetic biology Molecular Sequence Data DNA Single-Stranded RNA Polymerase Chain Reaction Molecular biology Recombinant Proteins Tetrahydrofolate Dehydrogenase Plasmid Biochemistry Transcription (biology) Protein Biosynthesis Dihydrofolate reductase Gene expression Escherichia coli Genetics biology.protein Protein biosynthesis medicine T7 RNA polymerase Gene medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Nucleic Acids Research. 20:5979-5983 |
| ISSN: | 1362-4962 0305-1048 |
| Popis: | Large quantities of a catalytically active protein have been produced in a cell free system. More than 10(9) copies of protein were produced from each DNA plasmid containing DNAfol, the bacterial gene encoding dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR). The strategy employed, denoted gene amplification with transcription/translation (GATT), involves sequential coupling of (i) DNA amplification by the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and (ii) in vitro RNA transcription by T7 RNA polymerase, followed by (iii) translation of the run-off transcripts in a rabbit reticulocyte system. The protein product had the expected size (18 kDa) and catalyzed the NADPH-dependent reduction of 7,8-dihydrofolic acid to 5,6,7,8-tetrahydrofolic acid as efficiently as authentic DHFR. Potential applications of the strategy include large scale production of enzymes containing synthetic amino acids and facilitation of the characterization of the function of genes encountered in genomic mapping studies. |
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