Structural genomics for Caenorhabditis elegans: High throughput protein expression analysis

James B. Finley, Shi Hong Qiu, Chi Hao Luan, Ming Luo*

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Abstract

The structural genomics initiatives have begun with the aim to create a so-called 'basic set library' of protein folds that will be used to improve protein prediction methods. Such a library is thought to require the determination of up to 10,000 new structures, including representative structures of several sequence variants from each protein fold. To meet this goal in a reasonable time frame and cost, automated systems must be utilized to clone and to identify the soluble recombinant proteins contained in multiple genomes. This paper presents such a system, developed using the genome of Caenorhabditis elegans (19,099 genes) as a model eukaryotic organism for structural genomics. This system successfully automates nearly all aspects of recombinant protein expression analysis including subcloning, bacterial growth, recombinant protein expression, protein purification, and scoring protein solubility.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)49-55
Number of pages7
JournalProtein Expression and Purification
Volume34
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 2004

Keywords

  • Automation
  • High throughput screening
  • Protein expression
  • Structural genomics

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biotechnology

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