Optimized Expression and Purification for High-Activity Preparations of Algal [FeFe]-Hydrogenase
Background: Recombinant expression and purification of metallo-enzymes, including hydrogenases, at high-yields is challenging due to complex, and enzyme specific, post-translational maturation processes. Low fidelities of maturation result in preparations containing a significant fraction of inac...
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| author | Yacoby, Iftach Tegler, Lotta Tollstoy Pochekailov, Sergii Zhang, Shuguang King, Paul W. |
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| author_facet | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Biological Engineering Yacoby, Iftach Tegler, Lotta Tollstoy Pochekailov, Sergii Zhang, Shuguang King, Paul W. |
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Recombinant expression and purification of metallo-enzymes, including hydrogenases, at high-yields is challenging due to complex, and enzyme specific, post-translational maturation processes. Low fidelities of maturation result in preparations containing a significant fraction of inactive, apo-protein that are not suitable for biophysical or crystallographic studies.
Principal Findings:
We describe the construction, overexpression and high-yield purification of a fusion protein consisting of the algal [2Fe2S]-ferredoxin PetF (Fd) and [FeFe]-hydrogenase HydA1. The maturation of Fd-HydA1 was optimized through improvements in culture conditions and media components used for expression. We also demonstrated that fusion of Fd to the N-terminus of HydA1, in comparison to the C-terminus, led to increased expression levels that were 4-fold higher. Together, these improvements led to enhanced HydA1 activity and improved yield after purification. The strong binding-affinity of Fd for DEAE allowed for two-step purification by ion exchange and StrepTactin affinity chromatography. In addition, the incorporation of a TEV protease site in the Fd-HydA1 linker allowed for the proteolytic removal of Fd after DEAE step, and purification of HydA1 alone by StrepTactin. In combination, this process resulted in HydA1 purification yields of 5 mg L−1 of culture from E. coli with specific activities of 1000 U (U = 1 µmol hydrogen evolved mg−1 min−1).
Significance:
The [FeFe]-hydrogenases are highly efficient enzymes and their catalytic sites provide model structures for synthetic efforts to develop robust hydrogen activation catalysts. In order to characterize their structure-function properties in greater detail, and to use hydrogenases for biotechnological applications, reliable methods for rapid, high-yield expression and purification are required. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/717372022-09-26T11:10:17Z Optimized Expression and Purification for High-Activity Preparations of Algal [FeFe]-Hydrogenase Yacoby, Iftach Tegler, Lotta Tollstoy Pochekailov, Sergii Zhang, Shuguang King, Paul W. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Biological Engineering Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Media Laboratory Program in Media Arts and Sciences (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) Yacoby, Iftach Yacoby, Iftach Tegler, Lotta Tollstoy Pochekailov, Sergii Zhang, Shuguang Background: Recombinant expression and purification of metallo-enzymes, including hydrogenases, at high-yields is challenging due to complex, and enzyme specific, post-translational maturation processes. Low fidelities of maturation result in preparations containing a significant fraction of inactive, apo-protein that are not suitable for biophysical or crystallographic studies. Principal Findings: We describe the construction, overexpression and high-yield purification of a fusion protein consisting of the algal [2Fe2S]-ferredoxin PetF (Fd) and [FeFe]-hydrogenase HydA1. The maturation of Fd-HydA1 was optimized through improvements in culture conditions and media components used for expression. We also demonstrated that fusion of Fd to the N-terminus of HydA1, in comparison to the C-terminus, led to increased expression levels that were 4-fold higher. Together, these improvements led to enhanced HydA1 activity and improved yield after purification. The strong binding-affinity of Fd for DEAE allowed for two-step purification by ion exchange and StrepTactin affinity chromatography. In addition, the incorporation of a TEV protease site in the Fd-HydA1 linker allowed for the proteolytic removal of Fd after DEAE step, and purification of HydA1 alone by StrepTactin. In combination, this process resulted in HydA1 purification yields of 5 mg L−1 of culture from E. coli with specific activities of 1000 U (U = 1 µmol hydrogen evolved mg−1 min−1). Significance: The [FeFe]-hydrogenases are highly efficient enzymes and their catalytic sites provide model structures for synthetic efforts to develop robust hydrogen activation catalysts. In order to characterize their structure-function properties in greater detail, and to use hydrogenases for biotechnological applications, reliable methods for rapid, high-yield expression and purification are required. United States. Dept. of Energy. (contract DE-AC36-08-GO28308) 2012-07-20T18:41:43Z 2012-07-20T18:41:43Z 2012-04 2011-08 Article http://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle 1932-6203 http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/71737 Yacoby, Iftach et al. “Optimized Expression and Purification for High-Activity Preparations of Algal [FeFe]-Hydrogenase.” Ed. Paul D. Riggs. PLoS ONE 7.4 (2012): e35886. en_US http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0035886 PLoS ONE Creative Commons Attribution http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ application/pdf Public Library of Science PLoS |
| spellingShingle | Yacoby, Iftach Tegler, Lotta Tollstoy Pochekailov, Sergii Zhang, Shuguang King, Paul W. Optimized Expression and Purification for High-Activity Preparations of Algal [FeFe]-Hydrogenase |
| title | Optimized Expression and Purification for High-Activity Preparations of Algal [FeFe]-Hydrogenase |
| title_full | Optimized Expression and Purification for High-Activity Preparations of Algal [FeFe]-Hydrogenase |
| title_fullStr | Optimized Expression and Purification for High-Activity Preparations of Algal [FeFe]-Hydrogenase |
| title_full_unstemmed | Optimized Expression and Purification for High-Activity Preparations of Algal [FeFe]-Hydrogenase |
| title_short | Optimized Expression and Purification for High-Activity Preparations of Algal [FeFe]-Hydrogenase |
| title_sort | optimized expression and purification for high activity preparations of algal fefe hydrogenase |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/71737 |
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