Optimization of a Biotechnological Process for Production and Purification of Two Recombinant Proteins: Col G and Col H

Different strategies can be used for increasing production of heterologous recombinant proteins in Escherichia coli. Protein size is often critical for obtaining the best quantity/quality ratio of recombinant protein expression. This study focuses on two recombinant proteins; Class I and class II Co...

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Main Authors: L. Volpe, M. Salamone, A. Giardina, G. Ghersi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AIDIC Servizi S.r.l. 2016-05-01
Series:Chemical Engineering Transactions
Online Access:https://www.cetjournal.it/index.php/cet/article/view/3063
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M. Salamone
A. Giardina
G. Ghersi
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G. Ghersi
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description Different strategies can be used for increasing production of heterologous recombinant proteins in Escherichia coli. Protein size is often critical for obtaining the best quantity/quality ratio of recombinant protein expression. This study focuses on two recombinant proteins; Class I and class II Collagenases, namely Col G and Col H. Their size is about 140 KDa each. We have developed a method to obtain high levels of cell growth and intracellular expression of each Collagenases in recombinant E. coli BL21(DE3). Batch and Fed-batch fermentation procedures have been performed. Results show that Fed-batch technique was most effective in obtaining the highest cell density for each recombinant bacteria; 14/20 gr/l. We also investigated how to optimize recombinant protein expression; best results were obtained when “multiple shot IPTG induction system” was chosen instead of canonical single shot. By applying a purification protocol based on the use of tangential flow filtration and affinity chromatography we were able to obtain the highest quantity of purified protein: about 8.2 gr for Col G and about 7.2 for Col H fermentations. Moreover, by using a stainless steel cooling coil system, we have investigated the effects of low temperature (7°C) during the whole purification process. This system, allowed us to improve the final enzymatic activity of both Collagenases, obtaining 2 fold increase values when measured with Pz Grassmann assay. This study shows that, even when the size of a recombinant protein is limiting, is possible to apply a defined Fed-batch protocol to obtain a very high protein production. Moreover these results ca be used as a scale up starting step for industrial production and purification of these kind of recombinant en
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spelling doaj.art-b7b9805e128b407b8178de9bbeccb0cc2022-12-21T19:56:56ZengAIDIC Servizi S.r.l.Chemical Engineering Transactions2283-92162016-05-014910.3303/CET1649011Optimization of a Biotechnological Process for Production and Purification of Two Recombinant Proteins: Col G and Col HL. VolpeM. SalamoneA. GiardinaG. GhersiDifferent strategies can be used for increasing production of heterologous recombinant proteins in Escherichia coli. Protein size is often critical for obtaining the best quantity/quality ratio of recombinant protein expression. This study focuses on two recombinant proteins; Class I and class II Collagenases, namely Col G and Col H. Their size is about 140 KDa each. We have developed a method to obtain high levels of cell growth and intracellular expression of each Collagenases in recombinant E. coli BL21(DE3). Batch and Fed-batch fermentation procedures have been performed. Results show that Fed-batch technique was most effective in obtaining the highest cell density for each recombinant bacteria; 14/20 gr/l. We also investigated how to optimize recombinant protein expression; best results were obtained when “multiple shot IPTG induction system” was chosen instead of canonical single shot. By applying a purification protocol based on the use of tangential flow filtration and affinity chromatography we were able to obtain the highest quantity of purified protein: about 8.2 gr for Col G and about 7.2 for Col H fermentations. Moreover, by using a stainless steel cooling coil system, we have investigated the effects of low temperature (7°C) during the whole purification process. This system, allowed us to improve the final enzymatic activity of both Collagenases, obtaining 2 fold increase values when measured with Pz Grassmann assay. This study shows that, even when the size of a recombinant protein is limiting, is possible to apply a defined Fed-batch protocol to obtain a very high protein production. Moreover these results ca be used as a scale up starting step for industrial production and purification of these kind of recombinant enhttps://www.cetjournal.it/index.php/cet/article/view/3063
spellingShingle L. Volpe
M. Salamone
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G. Ghersi
Optimization of a Biotechnological Process for Production and Purification of Two Recombinant Proteins: Col G and Col H
Chemical Engineering Transactions
title Optimization of a Biotechnological Process for Production and Purification of Two Recombinant Proteins: Col G and Col H
title_full Optimization of a Biotechnological Process for Production and Purification of Two Recombinant Proteins: Col G and Col H
title_fullStr Optimization of a Biotechnological Process for Production and Purification of Two Recombinant Proteins: Col G and Col H
title_full_unstemmed Optimization of a Biotechnological Process for Production and Purification of Two Recombinant Proteins: Col G and Col H
title_short Optimization of a Biotechnological Process for Production and Purification of Two Recombinant Proteins: Col G and Col H
title_sort optimization of a biotechnological process for production and purification of two recombinant proteins col g and col h
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