Prokaryotic expression, purification, and production of polyclonal antibody against human polypeptide N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase 14

Protein Expr Purif. 2007 Nov;56(1):1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.pep.2007.04.027. Epub 2007 May 24.

Abstract

Polypeptide N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase 14 (GalNAc-T14, EC 2.4.1.41) belongs to a large subfamily of glycosyltransferases residing in the Golgi apparatus. N-Acetylgalactosaminyltransferases (GalNAc-Tases) catalyze the first step in the O-glycosylation of mammalian proteins by transferring N-acetyl-D-galactosamine (GalNAc) to peptide substrates. Here, the cloning, expression, purification, and polyclonal antibody preparation of GalNAc-T14 were described. A full-length GalNAc-T14 cDNA was inserted in a prokaryotic expression plasmid pGEX-4T-1 at the EcoRI and XhoI restriction sites. pGEX-4T-T14 was highly expressed in Escherichia coli (E. coli) BL21(DE3) cells after induced by isopropyl-beta-D-thiogalactoside (IPTG). The expressed GST-GalNAc-T14 fusion protein was purified by GSTrap FF chromatography and then used as antigen to immunize rabbits. The obtained antiserum was precipitated by 50% saturated ammonium sulfate and then purified by DEAE-Sepharose FF chromatography. To confirm the activity and specificity of the GalNAc-T14 antibody, we constructed the plasmid pFLAG-GalNAc-T14 to transfect transiently HEK 293T cells. Transiently expressed FLAG-GalNAc-T14 was identified by Western blot analysis with GalNAc-T14 antibody and FLAG monoclonal antibody, respectively. The production of the polyclonal antibody against GalNAc-T14 provides a good tool for studying the biofunctions of GalNAc-T14.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Blotting, Western
  • Cloning, Molecular
  • Escherichia coli / metabolism
  • Humans
  • N-Acetylgalactosaminyltransferases / immunology*
  • Polypeptide N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase
  • Rabbits
  • Recombinant Fusion Proteins / immunology
  • Recombinant Fusion Proteins / isolation & purification

Substances

  • Recombinant Fusion Proteins
  • N-Acetylgalactosaminyltransferases
  • UDP-N-acetyl-D-galactosamine polypeptide N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase 14, human