Construction of a Chimeric Thermostable Pyrophosphatase To Facilitate Its Purification and Immobilization by Using the Choline-Binding Tag

AUTOR(ES)

Moldes, Cristina

FONTE

American Society for Microbiology

RESUMO

The thermophilic inorganic pyrophosphatase (Pyr) from Thermus thermophilus has been produced in Escherichia coli fused to the C terminus of the choline-binding tag (ChB tag) derived from the choline-binding domain (ChBD) of pneumococcal LytA autolysin. The chimeric ChBD-Pyr protein retains its thermostable activity and can be purified in a single step by DEAE-cellulose affinity chromatography. Pyr can be further released from the ChBD by thrombin, using the specific protease recognition site incorporated in the C terminus of this tag. Remarkably, the ChB tag provides a selective and very strong thermostable noncovalent immobilization of ChBD-Pyr in the DEAE-cellulose matrix. The binding of choline or choline analogues, such as DEAE, confers a high thermal stability to this tag; therefore, the immobilized chimeric enzyme can be assayed at high temperature without protein leakage, demonstrating the usefulness of the ChB tag for noncovalent immobilization of thermophilic proteins. Moreover, ChBD-Pyr can be purified and immobilized in a single step on commercial DEAE-cellulose paper. The affinity of the ChB tag for this versatile solid support can be very helpful in developing many biotechnological applications.

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