Oxidative refolding of lysozyme assisted by DsbA, DsbC and the GroEL apical domain immobilized in cellulose
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Rivera-Hernandez, Tania
Aldaz-Martínez, Luz Maria
Ortega-López, Jamie
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Expression of recombinant proteins in Escherichia coli often leads to formation of inclusion bodies (IB). If a recombinant protein contains one or more disulfide bonds, protein refolding and thiol oxidation reactions are required to recover its biological activity. Previous studies have demonstrated that molecular chaperones and foldases assist with the in vitro protein refolding. However, their use has been limited by the stoichiometric amount required for the refolding reaction. In search of alternatives to facilitate the use of these folding biocatalysts in this study, DsbA, DsbC, and the apical domain of GroEL (AD) were fused to the carbohydrate-binding module CBD Cex of Cellulomonas fimi. The recombinant proteins were purified and immobilized in cellulose and used to assist the oxidative refolding of denatured and reduced lysozyme. The assisted refolding yields obtained with immobilized folding biocatalysts were at least twice of those obtained in the spontaneous refolding, suggesting that the AD, DsbA, and DsbC immobilized in cellulose might be useful for the oxidative refolding of recombinant proteins that are expressed as inclusion bodies. In addition, the spontaneous or assisted refolding kinetics data fitted well (r2 > 0.9) to a previously reported lysozyme refolding model. The estimated refolding (kN) and aggregation (kA) constants were consistent with the hypothesis that foldases assisted the oxidative refolding of lysozyme by decreasing protein aggregation rather than increasing the refolding rate.
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Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering
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Proteins and Peptides
Genetics
Chemical Engineering