The biological activity of a recombinantly expressed (His)(6)-tagged peanut allergen (rAra h 1) is unaffected by endotoxin removal

Louise Bjerremann Jensen; Anna Maria Torp; Sven Bode Andersen; Per Stahl Skov; Lars K. Poulsen; Edward F. Knol; Els van Hoffen

doi:10.1016/j.jim.2008.02.012

The biological activity of a recombinantly expressed (His)(6)-tagged peanut allergen (rAra h 1) is unaffected by endotoxin removal

Louise Bjerremann Jensen, Anna Maria Torp, Sven Bode Andersen, Per Stahl Skov, Lars K. Poulsen, Edward F. Knol, Els van Hoffen

Department of Clinical Medicine

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Abstract

The application of recombinant (His)(6)-tagged proteins in cell culture assays is associated with problems due to lipopolysaccharide (LPS) contamination. LPS stimulates cells of the immune system, thereby masking antigen-specific activation of T cells. Due to the affinity of LPS for histidine it is associated with difficulties to remove LPS from recombinant (His)(6)-tagged proteins. Here we describe that the Triton X-114 phase separation method can be used to remove LPS from (His)(6)-tagged proteins and that the recombinant proteins retain their biological activity.

Original language	English
Journal	Journal of Immunological Methods
Volume	335
Issue number	1-2
Pages (from-to)	116-20
Number of pages	5
ISSN	0022-1759
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jim.2008.02.012
Publication status	Published - 2008

Keywords

Allergens
Antigens, Plant
Basophils
Cells, Cultured
Cloning, Molecular
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
Glycoproteins
Histamine Release
Histidine
Humans
Interleukin-10
Leukocytes, Mononuclear
Lipopolysaccharides
Plant Proteins
Polyethylene Glycols
Protein Binding
Recombinant Proteins
T-Lymphocytes
Time Factors
Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha

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