Micro-scale open-tube capillary separations of functional proteins

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• 作者：Christopher Hanna ; Douglas Gjerde ; Liem Nguyen ; Mark Dickman ; Paul Brown and David Hornby
• 关键词：Open-tube capillary protein separation ; Multiprotein complex separation ; Membrane-bound multiprotein complex separation ; Affinity protein separation ; IMAC protein separation
• 刊名：Analytical Biochemistry
• 出版年：2006
• 出版时间：1 March 2006
• 年：2006
• 卷：350
• 期：1
• 页码：128-137
• 全文大小：417 K

文摘

This article describes a novel technique whereby fully functional proteins or multiprotein complexes are efficiently extracted from biological samples to chemically derivatized walls of fused-silica open-tube capillary columns. Proteins are eluted with very high yields into elution volumes that are smaller in volume than the internal volume of the open-tube capillary column itself, thereby achieving 100-fold increases in target protein concentrations from starting samples of less than 1 ml. The open-tube capillary columns are designed for single use; combined with the physical and chemical characteristics of the open-tube capillary column, this provides exceptional purity to the eluted proteins. Affinity-based open-tube capillary columns are demonstrated here to purify, enrich, and maintain functionality for a monomeric and dimeric enzyme, a low-abundance HeLa nuclear complex, and a light-harvesting octadecameric membrane protein complex. The design of the open-tube capillary column allows for facile direction of the processed protein sample to any number of final detection techniques and is capable of generating final protein concentrations required for many structural biology experiments. The open-tube capillary columns are also characterized by exceptional ease of use. Current designs allow for up to 10 open-tube capillary columns to be applied simultaneously with no fundamental impediments to even greater parallel operation.