Purification effect of artificial chaperone in the refolding of recombinant ribonuclease A from inclusion bodies
2013
Han, Guang-Jie | Dong, Xiao-Yan | Sun, Yan
Artificial chaperone (AC) containing cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) and β-cyclodextrin (β-CD) has been used to refold recombinant ribonuclease A (RNase A) from inclusion bodies (IBs). At low urea concentration (0.8M), the AC could enhance the refolding yield of RNase A by effectively suppressing its intermolecular interaction-induced aggregation. As a result, 0.9mg/mL RNase A could be 77% refolded, which was a 57% increase as compared to that without the AC. At high protein concentration range (0.9–2.3mg/mL in total protein concentrations) and 1.6M urea, CTAB selectively precipitated contaminant proteins distinctly, so a purification effect was achieved. For example, 1.5mg/mL RNase A could be 62% refolded and recovered at a purity of 87%, which was a 34% increase in purity as compared to that in IBs (65%). The precipitation selectivity was considered due to the differences in the hydrophobicity of the proteins. The work indicates that by using the AC, RNase A could be efficiently refolded at low urea concentration and purified at high urea concentration from IBs at high protein concentrations.
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