Date of Graduation
12-2019
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science in Cell & Molecular Biology (MS)
Degree Level
Graduate
Department
Biological Sciences
Advisor/Mentor
Robert Beitle, Jr.
Committee Member
Josh Sakon
Second Committee Member
Christa Hestekin
Keywords
Collagen Binding Domains, E. coli hosts, fed-Batch, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Fusion Protein
Abstract
Delivering effective and non-toxic doses of bioactive materials that can aid in activating tissue regeneration to wounded tissue has proven to be an enormous challenge. This study was designed to produce a potential therapeutic recombinant protein by fusing two collagen binding domains to basic fibroblast growth factors (bFGF) through a collagenase cleavage site linker, so it can release the bFGF in a wound site by the action of this enzyme. The novel fusion protein was expressed in Escherichia coli BL-21 (E. coli) using traditional flask shaker and fed-batch cultivation. Cell lysate was purified by FPLC using Immobilized metal affinity chromatography and heparin heparin-affinity chromatography. Results showed that the desired fusion protein was expressed, but different truncated products were also evident including a protease within E.coil may indeed recognize the designed collagenase cleavage site sequence.
Citation
Aljewari, H. (2019). Production and Purification of Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor Fused to two Collagen Binding Domains expressed in E. coli BL21 using Flask and fed-Batch. Graduate Theses and Dissertations Retrieved from https://scholarworks.uark.edu/etd/3521
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