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Purification: chromatographic system

Exploit differences in protein properties to isolate a single type of protein from a complex mixture

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Proteins of interest are usually purified from endogenous and recombinant sources using different cellular organisms or cell-free systems. Protein purification consists of a series of separation steps intended to isolate a single type of protein from a complex mixture. Separation steps may exploit differences in protein size, physicochemical properties, binding affinity and biological activity. High-performance purification is performed on preparative or analytical scale columns using chromatographic systems. Usually the proteins are detected as they are eluted from the column by their absorbance signal. Preparative purifications aim to produce a relatively large quantity of purified proteins (> 1 mg) for subsequent structural and functional studies. Analytical purifications produce a relatively small amount of proteins (0.1 - 1 mg) for a variety of research purposes and are commonly used to set up a purification protocol. Micro-purification is a technique adapted to the isolation of endogenous complexes produced in very low amount (< 0.1 mg) and difficult to express macromolecular complexes. To evaluate expression levels in multiple small test cultures and to screen for soluble or mutagenized protein constructs, a partial purification using a single affinity step may be performed on robotic systems.

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Catherine Birck
Catherine Birck
IGBMC-CERBM
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Anastassis Perrakis
Anastassis Perrakis
The Netherlands Cancer Institute
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Ross Robinson
Ross Robinson
Centre for Medicines Discovery (CMD), University of Oxford
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