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The [https://2019.igem.org/Team:TU_Dresden TU_Dresden 2019] team designed this BioBrick in order to make a fusion protein [https://parts.igem.org/Part:BBa_K3037003 BBa_K3037003] in accordance to the [[Help:Assembly_standard_25|Freiburg RFC25 standard.]]   
 
The [https://2019.igem.org/Team:TU_Dresden TU_Dresden 2019] team designed this BioBrick in order to make a fusion protein [https://parts.igem.org/Part:BBa_K3037003 BBa_K3037003] in accordance to the [[Help:Assembly_standard_25|Freiburg RFC25 standard.]]   
  
MBP was cloned into pOCC97 [https://parts.igem.org/Part:BBa_K3037000 (BBa_K3037000)], a vector for transformation, and expressed in <span style="font-style: italic;">Escherichia coli (E. coli)</span> pRARE T7. [https://2019.igem.org/Team:TU_Dresden/Parts (more information)]
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MBP was cloned into pOCC97 [https://parts.igem.org/Part:BBa_K3037000 (BBa_K3037000),] a vector for protein-overexpression. The final construct was evaluated in the <span style="font-style: italic;">Escherichia coli (E. coli)</span> pRARE T7 strain. [https://2019.igem.org/Team:TU_Dresden/Parts (more information)]
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This here presented MBP, is a great improvement to the iGEMs registry since we added up and down stream preScission sites. These enables, quick and easy cleavage of MBP after protein purification mediated by 3C protease if desired. Continue reading for more information.
  
 
== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
 
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MBP is a well-established, reliable protein-tag that is meant to increase the solubility of the proteins it is fused to. Therefore it limits the risk of accumulation of overexpressed recombinant protein in inclusion bodies and increases the total protein yield. It can also improve expression of difficult enzymes like Cas9. It can further be used to purify proteins via affinity chromatography in amylose resin.[1]  
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MBP is a well-established, reliable protein-tag that is meant to increase the solubility of the proteins it is fused to. Therefore it limits the risk of aggregation of overexpressed recombinant protein in inclusion bodies and increases the available protein yield. It can also improve expression of difficult enzymes like Cas9. It can further be used to purify proteins via affinity chromatography in amylose resin.[1]  
  
Additionally, in this Biobrick a pre-scission site was included upstream and downstream of the coding sequence, so the tag can be easily removed by purification in a digest. Additionally the pre-scission sequence acts as a linker and thereby limits the risk of steric hindrance.
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Additionally, in this Biobrick a preScission site was included upstream and downstream of the coding sequence, so the tag can be easily removed after purification in a digest. Additionally the preScission sequence acts as a linker, and thereby limits the risk of steric hindrance.
  
 
Many times in synthetic biology we design our own proteins, enzymes or new fusions of already existing proteins for our projects. This newly designed protein will require an expression host and <span style="font-style: italic;">E. coli</span> is most of the time the first choice for this purpose. It can easily be used to produce large quantities of protein by overexpressing it. A recurring problem here can be insoluble expression, a phenomenon in which the overexpressed recombinant protein forms insoluble aggregates in the cell. These are called inclusion bodies.  An easy way to circumvent this problem is to tag the protein with MBP. It was originally developed in the 1980s as an expression tag and was in the further research found to significantly increase the solubility of proteins it is fused to. [1] Additionally it strongly increases the cytoplasmic yield of the tagged protein. A common approach is to fuse it to the N-terminus of the protein in question, even though it has been shown to increase recombinant soluble expression in N- and C-terminal fusions.[1]
 
Many times in synthetic biology we design our own proteins, enzymes or new fusions of already existing proteins for our projects. This newly designed protein will require an expression host and <span style="font-style: italic;">E. coli</span> is most of the time the first choice for this purpose. It can easily be used to produce large quantities of protein by overexpressing it. A recurring problem here can be insoluble expression, a phenomenon in which the overexpressed recombinant protein forms insoluble aggregates in the cell. These are called inclusion bodies.  An easy way to circumvent this problem is to tag the protein with MBP. It was originally developed in the 1980s as an expression tag and was in the further research found to significantly increase the solubility of proteins it is fused to. [1] Additionally it strongly increases the cytoplasmic yield of the tagged protein. A common approach is to fuse it to the N-terminus of the protein in question, even though it has been shown to increase recombinant soluble expression in N- and C-terminal fusions.[1]
  
 
The other advantage of using a MBP-fusion strategy is its ability to bind to amylose resin. This way it can be used for fast and effective single step affinity purification. This resin is much more affordable than other affinity purification methods.
 
The other advantage of using a MBP-fusion strategy is its ability to bind to amylose resin. This way it can be used for fast and effective single step affinity purification. This resin is much more affordable than other affinity purification methods.
The only issue that can occur with MBP is that it can create steric hindrance with the protein it is fused to due to its size. This can be avoided by adding a linker sequence. This BioBrick is designed in a way that avoids this problem from the beginning as a recognition site of the pre-scission protease recombinase was added upstream and downstream of the MBP coding sequence.  
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The only issue that can occur with MBP is, that it can create steric hindrance with the protein it is fused to due to its size. This can be avoided by adding a linker sequence.  
  
Pre-scission protease is a fusion protein of human rhinovirus (HRV) 3C protease and GST. It allows for on-column cleavage of tagged proteins in one step. [2]  This way if the MBP, because of its large size can influence the activity of the purified protein it can be easily cleaved off by digesting it with the pre-scission protease. It is suitable for on-column and off-column cleavage.
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This BioBrick as displayed in Figure 1 is designed in a way enabling the user to solve this problem from the beginning, as a recognition site of the preScission protease was added upstream and downstream of the MBP coding sequence.
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preScission protease is a fusion protein of human rhinovirus (HRV) 3C protease and GST. It allows for on-column cleavage of tagged proteins in one step. [2]  This way if the MBP, if it influences the activity of the purified protein because of its large size, can be easily cleaved off by digesting it with the preScission protease. It is suitable for on-column and off-column cleavage.
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[[File:T--TU Dresden--MBPmiho.png|center|800px|thumb|none|Figure 1: MBP BioBrick design representation with cleavage sites]]
  
 
=== Biology ===
 
=== Biology ===
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=== Outline ===
 
=== Outline ===
We performed the purification of an MBP-tagged fusion protein as characterization experiments.
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We performed the purification of an MBP-tagged fusion protein as characterization experiment.
  
 
===Experiments in detail===
 
===Experiments in detail===
  
 
<b> 1. BBa_K3037003</b>
 
<b> 1. BBa_K3037003</b>
A fusion protein of 230 kDa [https://parts.igem.org/Part:BBa_K3037003 (BBa_K3037003)] was expressed, which was N-terminally tagged with this MBP-tag. The digestion-ligation was made with the restriction enzymes NgoMIV and AgeI [[Help:Assembly_standard_25|(Freiburg RFC25 standard)]]. This ensures translational fusion. After the expression of the protein, the MBP-tag was used for purification.
 
[[File:Purification_of_Final_construct_on_Amylose_resin.jpeg|center|400px|thumb|none|Purification of 230kDa fusion protein on amylose resin]]
 
The elution fractions contain a lot of protein. It is very likely that this is not due to a lack of specificity of the amylose-MBP interaction but due to many truncated versions that are produced of the huge fusion protein.
 
  
<b> 2. BBa_K3037005</b>
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A fusion protein [https://parts.igem.org/Part:BBa_K3037003 (BBa_K3037003)] with the size of 230 kDa was expressed. N-terminally it was tagged with this MBP-tag. The digestion to prepare the ligation was carried out with the restriction enzymes NgoMIV and AgeI [[Help:Assembly_standard_25|(Freiburg RFC25 standard)]], which are ensuring translational fusion. After the expression of the protein, the MBP-tag was deployed for purification (Figure 2).
The protein [https://parts.igem.org/Part:BBa_K3037005 (BBa_K3037005)] was purified via amylose resin column with the a N-terminal-MBP-tag.
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The truncated versions than can be seen in the gel were taken away by ion exchange chromatography, so in the last lane we only have the complete transcript
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[[File:T--TU_Dresden--SDS-PAGE_MBP.png|center|400px|thumb|none|Figure 2: Purification of 230kDa fusion protein on amylose resin]]
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The elution fractions contain a lot of different sized proteins. It is very likely that this is not due to a lack of specificity of the amylose-MBP interaction but due to many truncated versions that are produced of the huge fusion protein.
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<b> 2. BBa_K3037005</b>
  
# Purification step, proving that MBP-tag is working: lane 4 (MBP FT) and lane 5 (MBP elution)
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Another fusion protein with MBP was made, this one of 220 kDa protein [https://parts.igem.org/Part:BBa_K3037005 (BBa_K3037005).] It was purified using the same method in an amylose resin column with the a N-terminal-MBP-tag (Figure 3).
# Removal of the MBP-tag by digestion with 3C protease, proving that preScission site is intact and recognized
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# Purification by cation Exchange chromatography on HiTrap SP column, purifiying away the cleaved off tag
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[[File:T--TU_Dresden--Amilose_resin_BBa_K3037005.png|center|400px|thumb|none|Figure 3: Amylose resin purification]]
  
[[File:T--TU_Dresden--Amilose_resin_BBa_K3037005.png|center|400px|thumb|none|Amylose resin purification]]
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The comparison of lane 4 and 5 illustrates nicely the performance of the MPP-tag with the amylose resin. Upon elution in lane 5 many  truncated versions appear. This was to be expected as it often occurs when expressing large recombinant proteins. The high intensity of the bands shows that previously these proteins were bound to the resin as they were not in lane 4. After the digestion with 3C protease, a very strong signal appears at 42 kDa inicating that the preScission sites are intact and were recognized. The purification of the complete transcript from the cleaved off tag was archieved by cation exchange chromatography on a HiTrap SP column.
  
 
== Sequence ==
 
== Sequence ==
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== Design Notes ==
 
== Design Notes ==
  
A PreScission recoginition site was added upstream and downstream of the coding region. This makes it possible to cleave the MBP tag off after purifictation. It can be specifically removed by digest with the PreScission Protease.
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A PreScission recognition site was added upstream and downstream of the coding region. This makes it possible to cleave the MBP tag off after purification regardless of which side it was fused to. It can be specifically removed by digest with the PreScission protease.
 
This is very useful since this makes sure that the final purified version of your protein of interest will not be influenced in its function or folding by this relatively large tag.
 
This is very useful since this makes sure that the final purified version of your protein of interest will not be influenced in its function or folding by this relatively large tag.
  
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Primers used to adapt the BioBrick to the [[Help:Assembly_standard_25|Freiburg RFC25 standard]]
 
Primers used to adapt the BioBrick to the [[Help:Assembly_standard_25|Freiburg RFC25 standard]]
  
Prefix: GAATTCGCGGCCGCTTCTAGATAAGGAGGTCAAAAATGgccggc
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Prefix: GAATTCGCGGCCGCTTCTAGATAAGGAGGTCAAAAATGGCCGGC
  
Suffix: accggttaaTACTAGTAGCGGCCGCTGCAG
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Suffix: ACCGGTTAATACTAGTAGCGGCCGCTGCAG
  
 
== References ==
 
== References ==

Latest revision as of 02:02, 22 October 2019

Maltose Binding Protein (MBP-tag)

Maltose Binding Protein
Function Affinity tag and improved protein solubility
Use in Escherichia coli
RFC standard Freiburg RFC25 standard
Backbone pSB1C3
Experimental Backbone pOCC97
Submitted by Team: TU_Dresden 2019


Overview

The TU_Dresden 2019 team designed this BioBrick in order to make a fusion protein BBa_K3037003 in accordance to the Freiburg RFC25 standard.

MBP was cloned into pOCC97 (BBa_K3037000), a vector for protein-overexpression. The final construct was evaluated in the Escherichia coli (E. coli) pRARE T7 strain. (more information)

This here presented MBP, is a great improvement to the iGEMs registry since we added up and down stream preScission sites. These enables, quick and easy cleavage of MBP after protein purification mediated by 3C protease if desired. Continue reading for more information.

Description

MBP is a well-established, reliable protein-tag that is meant to increase the solubility of the proteins it is fused to. Therefore it limits the risk of aggregation of overexpressed recombinant protein in inclusion bodies and increases the available protein yield. It can also improve expression of difficult enzymes like Cas9. It can further be used to purify proteins via affinity chromatography in amylose resin.[1]

Additionally, in this Biobrick a preScission site was included upstream and downstream of the coding sequence, so the tag can be easily removed after purification in a digest. Additionally the preScission sequence acts as a linker, and thereby limits the risk of steric hindrance.

Many times in synthetic biology we design our own proteins, enzymes or new fusions of already existing proteins for our projects. This newly designed protein will require an expression host and E. coli is most of the time the first choice for this purpose. It can easily be used to produce large quantities of protein by overexpressing it. A recurring problem here can be insoluble expression, a phenomenon in which the overexpressed recombinant protein forms insoluble aggregates in the cell. These are called inclusion bodies. An easy way to circumvent this problem is to tag the protein with MBP. It was originally developed in the 1980s as an expression tag and was in the further research found to significantly increase the solubility of proteins it is fused to. [1] Additionally it strongly increases the cytoplasmic yield of the tagged protein. A common approach is to fuse it to the N-terminus of the protein in question, even though it has been shown to increase recombinant soluble expression in N- and C-terminal fusions.[1]

The other advantage of using a MBP-fusion strategy is its ability to bind to amylose resin. This way it can be used for fast and effective single step affinity purification. This resin is much more affordable than other affinity purification methods. The only issue that can occur with MBP is, that it can create steric hindrance with the protein it is fused to due to its size. This can be avoided by adding a linker sequence.

This BioBrick as displayed in Figure 1 is designed in a way enabling the user to solve this problem from the beginning, as a recognition site of the preScission protease was added upstream and downstream of the MBP coding sequence. preScission protease is a fusion protein of human rhinovirus (HRV) 3C protease and GST. It allows for on-column cleavage of tagged proteins in one step. [2] This way if the MBP, if it influences the activity of the purified protein because of its large size, can be easily cleaved off by digesting it with the preScission protease. It is suitable for on-column and off-column cleavage.


Figure 1: MBP BioBrick design representation with cleavage sites

Biology

Maltose Binding Protein is approximately 42 kDa in size and naturally occurs in E. coli. It is encoded in the malE gene. MBP is responsible for the uptake, breakdown and transport of a special carbohydrate, maltodextrin. [1]

Characterization

Outline

We performed the purification of an MBP-tagged fusion protein as characterization experiment.

Experiments in detail

1. BBa_K3037003

A fusion protein (BBa_K3037003) with the size of 230 kDa was expressed. N-terminally it was tagged with this MBP-tag. The digestion to prepare the ligation was carried out with the restriction enzymes NgoMIV and AgeI (Freiburg RFC25 standard), which are ensuring translational fusion. After the expression of the protein, the MBP-tag was deployed for purification (Figure 2).

Figure 2: Purification of 230kDa fusion protein on amylose resin

The elution fractions contain a lot of different sized proteins. It is very likely that this is not due to a lack of specificity of the amylose-MBP interaction but due to many truncated versions that are produced of the huge fusion protein.

2. BBa_K3037005

Another fusion protein with MBP was made, this one of 220 kDa protein (BBa_K3037005). It was purified using the same method in an amylose resin column with the a N-terminal-MBP-tag (Figure 3).

Figure 3: Amylose resin purification

The comparison of lane 4 and 5 illustrates nicely the performance of the MPP-tag with the amylose resin. Upon elution in lane 5 many truncated versions appear. This was to be expected as it often occurs when expressing large recombinant proteins. The high intensity of the bands shows that previously these proteins were bound to the resin as they were not in lane 4. After the digestion with 3C protease, a very strong signal appears at 42 kDa inicating that the preScission sites are intact and were recognized. The purification of the complete transcript from the cleaved off tag was archieved by cation exchange chromatography on a HiTrap SP column.

Sequence


Assembly Compatibility:
  • 10
    COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[10]
  • 12
    COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[12]
  • 21
    INCOMPATIBLE WITH RFC[21]
    Illegal BglII site found at 381
  • 23
    COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[23]
  • 25
    COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[25]
  • 1000
    INCOMPATIBLE WITH RFC[1000]
    Illegal BsaI site found at 79

Design Notes

A PreScission recognition site was added upstream and downstream of the coding region. This makes it possible to cleave the MBP tag off after purification regardless of which side it was fused to. It can be specifically removed by digest with the PreScission protease. This is very useful since this makes sure that the final purified version of your protein of interest will not be influenced in its function or folding by this relatively large tag.

Codon optimized for E. coli with all forbidden restriction enzyme sites removed

Primers used to adapt the BioBrick to the Freiburg RFC25 standard

Prefix: GAATTCGCGGCCGCTTCTAGATAAGGAGGTCAAAAATGGCCGGC

Suffix: ACCGGTTAATACTAGTAGCGGCCGCTGCAG

References

[1] https://www.genscript.com/bacterial-soluble-protein-expression-MBP-tag.html

[2] https://www.gelifesciences.com/en/us/shop/chromatography/resins/affinity-tagged-protein/prescission-protease-for-gst-tag-removal-p-00248