Overexpression and Rapid Purification of Escherichia Coli Formamidopyrimidine-DNA Glycosylase

Published

March 1, 2004

Author(s)

Prasad T. Reddy, Pawel Jaruga, T R. O'Connor, H Rodriguez, M Miral Dizdar

Abstract

Formamidopyrimidine DNA glycosylase (Fpg) is a DNA glycosylase with an associated AP lyase activity. As a DNA repair enzyme, Fpg excises several modified bases from DNA associated with exposure to oxidizing agents such as free radicals. Experiments in many laboratories have been limited by the availability of the enzyme, and its production required at least a week of work to complete its purification. We have devised a new method that decreases the time and expense of purification of Fpg that should render this protein accessible to any laboratory. Fpg was subcloned into a λ PL promoter-containing vector (pRE) and overproduced in the appropriate E. coli host cells to about 25% of the total cellular protein. Fpg was purified to homogeneity in a simple two-step procedure with a 50% saving in time when compared to the previously known precedure. Comparative studies showed that the excision of 8-hydroxyguanine, 2,6-diamino-4-hydroxy-5-formamidopyrimidine, and 4,6-diamino-5-formamidopyrimidine, and to a lesser extent, 8-hydroxyadenine were virtually identical for the Fpg purified using this method and for the Fpg purified by the original method. Therefore, this method should prove useful for a large number of laboratories and further research on oxidative DNA damage.

Citation

Protein Expression and Purification

Volume

34

Issue

1

Pub Type

Journals

Keywords

8-Hydroxyguanine, Carcinogenesis, FapyGua, oxidative DNA damage, oxidative stress, oxygen-derived species

Citation

Reddy, P. , Jaruga, P. , O'Connor, T. , Rodriguez, H. and , M. (2004), Overexpression and Rapid Purification of Escherichia Coli Formamidopyrimidine-DNA Glycosylase, Protein Expression and Purification (Accessed March 24, 2025)