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MOLECULES
卷 26, 期 24, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/molecules26247576
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BCL11B; FRET; homodimerization; protein expression and purification; zinc finger
Zinc finger proteins play important roles in various cellular processes, with BCL11B being a member of this protein family. A simple and fast protocol was described for preparing a fluorescently tagged protein for in vitro studies, which can be valuable for further research in understanding zinc finger domains.
Zinc finger proteins play pivotal roles in health and disease and exert critical functions in various cellular processes. A majority of zinc finger proteins bind DNA and act as transcription factors. B-cell lymphoma/leukemia 11B (BCL11B) represents one member of the large family of zinc finger proteins. The N-terminal domain of BCL11B was shown to be crucial for BCL11B to exert its proper function by homodimerization. Here, we describe an easy and fast preparation protocol to yield the fluorescently tagged protein of the recombinant N-terminal BCL11B zinc finger domain (BCL11B(42-94)) for in vitro studies. First, we expressed fluorescently tagged BCL11B(42-94) in E. coli and described the subsequent purification utilizing immobilized metal ion affinity chromatography to achieve very high yields of a purified fusion protein of 200 mg/L culture. We proceeded with characterizing the atypical zinc finger domain using circular dichroism and size exclusion chromatography. Validation of the functional fluorescent pair CyPet-/EYFP-BCL11B(42-94) was achieved with Forster resonance energy transfer. Our protocol can be utilized to study other zinc finger domains to expand the knowledge in this field.
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