TY - JOUR
T1 - Purification and characterization of recombinant human respiratory syncytial virus nonstructural protein NS1
AU - Ling, Zhenhua
AU - Tran, Kim C.
AU - Arnold, Jamie J.
AU - Teng, Michael N.
PY - 2008/2
Y1 - 2008/2
N2 - We report here the first biochemical and structural characterization of the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) NS1 protein. We have used a pET-ubiquitin expression system to produce respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) NS1 protein in E. coli that contains a hexahistidine-tag on either the amino- or carboxyl-terminus (His6-NS1 and NS1-His6, respectively). We have been able to isolate milligram quantities of highly purified His6-NS1 and NS1-His6 by nickel affinity chromatography. Generation of recombinant RSV indicated that addition of the hexahistidine tag to the C-terminus of NS1 slightly decreased viral replication competence whereas addition of the tag to the N-terminus had no observable effect. Therefore, we performed a comprehensive biochemical and biophysical characterization on His6-NS1. His6-NS1 is monodisperse in solution as determined by dynamic light scattering analysis. Both gel filtration and analytical ultracentrifugation showed that His6-NS1 is predominantly a monomer. In agreement with theoretical predictions, circular dichroism spectroscopy showed that His6-NS1 contains 21% α-helices, 34% β-sheets, and 45% undefined structure. Immunization with purified His6-NS1 generated an antiserum that specifically recognizes NS1 by immunoprecipitation from HEp-2 cells infected by RSV, indicating that His6-NS1 resembles native NS1. The availability of purified RSV NS1 will permit biochemical and structural investigations providing insight into the function of NS1 in viral replication and interferon antagonism.
AB - We report here the first biochemical and structural characterization of the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) NS1 protein. We have used a pET-ubiquitin expression system to produce respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) NS1 protein in E. coli that contains a hexahistidine-tag on either the amino- or carboxyl-terminus (His6-NS1 and NS1-His6, respectively). We have been able to isolate milligram quantities of highly purified His6-NS1 and NS1-His6 by nickel affinity chromatography. Generation of recombinant RSV indicated that addition of the hexahistidine tag to the C-terminus of NS1 slightly decreased viral replication competence whereas addition of the tag to the N-terminus had no observable effect. Therefore, we performed a comprehensive biochemical and biophysical characterization on His6-NS1. His6-NS1 is monodisperse in solution as determined by dynamic light scattering analysis. Both gel filtration and analytical ultracentrifugation showed that His6-NS1 is predominantly a monomer. In agreement with theoretical predictions, circular dichroism spectroscopy showed that His6-NS1 contains 21% α-helices, 34% β-sheets, and 45% undefined structure. Immunization with purified His6-NS1 generated an antiserum that specifically recognizes NS1 by immunoprecipitation from HEp-2 cells infected by RSV, indicating that His6-NS1 resembles native NS1. The availability of purified RSV NS1 will permit biochemical and structural investigations providing insight into the function of NS1 in viral replication and interferon antagonism.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.pep.2007.09.017
DO - 10.1016/j.pep.2007.09.017
M3 - Article
C2 - 17997327
AN - SCOPUS:37349033589
SN - 1046-5928
VL - 57
SP - 261
EP - 270
JO - Protein Expression and Purification
JF - Protein Expression and Purification
IS - 2
ER -