Production of recombinant serpins in Escherichia coli

  • Phillip I. Bird
  • , Stephen C. Pak
  • , D. Margaret Worrall
  • , Stephen P. Bottomley

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Abstract

Expression systems based on Escherichia coli offer fast, cheap, and convenient means for the production of recombinant serpins. Over 30 active serpins from prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms have been produced in this way, using a variety of vectors, promoters, fusion partners, and host strains. Serpins forming insoluble inclusion bodies in E. coli can generally be solubilized and refolded. Here, we outline the general approaches and procedures to be considered when contemplating the use of E. coli for recombinant serpin production.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)169-176
Number of pages8
JournalMethods
Volume32
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 2004

Keywords

  • Escherichia coli
  • Expression systems
  • Recombinant protein
  • Serpin

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