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PROTEIN EXPRESSION AND PURIFICATION
Volume 198, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.pep.2022.106114
Keywords
Rho; Azospirillum brasilense; Transcription; Gel filtration; Dynamic light scattering
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- CNPq
- CAPES
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The study successfully heterologously expressed and purified the Rho protein from the diazotrophic environmental bacterium Azospirillum brasilense, showing its similarity to the E. coli orthologue. The purified AbRho protein exhibited correctly folded and active characteristics, indicating it is a RNA-dependent NTPase enzyme.
The Transcription Termination factor Rho is a ring-shaped, homohexameric protein that causes transcript termination by interaction with specific sites on nascent mRNAs. The process of transcription termination is essential for proper expression and regulation of bacterial genes. Although Rho has been extensively studied in the model bacteria Escherichia coli (EcRho), the properties of other Rho orthologues in other bacteria are poorly characterized. Here we present the heterologous expression and purification of untagged Rho protein from the diazotrophic environmental bacterium Azospirillum brasilense (AbRho). The AbRho protein was purified to >99% through a simple, reproducible and efficient purification protocol, a two-step chromatography procedure (affinity/gel filtration). By using analytical gel filtration and dynamic light scattering (DLS), we found that AbRho is arranged as an homohexamer as observed in the EcRho orthologue. Secondary structure and enzyme activity of AbRho was also evaluate indicating a properly folded and active protein after purification. Enzymatic assays indicate that AbRho is a RNA-dependent NTPase enzyme.
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