Product Class: Kit

NEBExpress® MBP Fusion and Purification System

This product is a direct replacement for NEB #E8200, pMAL™ Protein Fusion and Purification System


Catalog #E8201

Product Introduction

The NEBExpress® MBP Fusion and Purification System takes advantage of the strong Ptac promoter and the translation initiation signals of maltose binding protein (MBP) to enhance solubility and expression levels of a desired protein in E. coli. The resulting product is an MBP fusion protein, which is then purified by affinity chromatography.

  • Reliable E. coli expression: substantial yields (up to 100 mg/L)
  • Fusion to MBP has been shown to enhance the solubility of proteins expressed in E. coli (1)
  • Two-step purification: amylose elution followed by TEV Protease cleavage and Ni resin isolation results in a highly pure tag-free target protein
  • Gentle elution with maltose; no detergents or harsh denaturants required
 

Product Information

Description

In the NEBExpress® MBP Fusion and Purification System, the pMAL-c6T vector provides a method for expressing and purifying a protein produced from a cloned gene or open reading frame. The cloned gene is inserted downstream from and in frame with the malE gene of E. coli, which encodes maltose-binding protein (MBP); this construct results in the expression of an MBP fusion protein (2,3). The pMAL-c6T vector expresses the N-terminal hexahistidine tagged malE gene (lacking its secretory signal sequence and engineered for tighter binding to amylose) followed by a multiple cloning site containing a TEV protease recognition sequence and stop codons in all three frames. The pMAL-c6T vector expresses the MBP fusion in the cytoplasm. The method uses the strong “tac” promoter and the malE translation initiation signals to yield high-level expression of the cloned sequences (4,5). The fusion protein is then purified by a one-step purification method using amylose resin and MBP’s affinity for maltose(6).

Following amylose purification, the target protein can be cleaved from the MBP-tag using TEV Protease, without adding any vector-derived residues to the protein. Both the MBP-tag and TEV Protease are polyhistidine-tagged for easy removal from the reaction. Loading the digest onto NEBExpress Ni Resin (NEB #S1428) sequesters both the MBP-tag and TEV Protease, thereby isolating the target protein in the column flow through. The target protein yield can be up to 100 mg/L, with typical yields in the range of 10–40 mg/L.

Figure 1: Schematic illustration of the NEBExpress MBP Fusion and Purification System





Figure 2. Protein Expression using the NEBExpress MBP Fusion and Purification System



SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis of fractions from the affinity purification of MBP6-TEV-Paramyosin ΔSal. Lane 1: Protein Standard. Lane 2: uninduced cells. Lane 3: induced cells. Lane 4: purified fusion protein eluted from amylose column with maltose. Lane 5: purified protein after TEV Protease cleavage. Lane 6: target protein isolated from NEBExpress Ni Resin flow through.


This product is related to the following categories:
Amylose Purification (MBP-tag),
NEBExpress MBP Fusion and Purification System,
Non-T7 Expression,
Bacterial E. coli Protein Expression Products,
Affinity Purification Products,
Protein Purification Products,
Protein Expression Products,
E. coli Expression Strains Products,
This product can be used in the following applications:
Non-T7 Expression,
Target Protein Insolubility ,
Expression of Difficult Proteins,
Protein Expression in E. Coli,
Protein Expression

Kit Components

Kit Components

The following reagents are supplied with this product:

NEB # Component Name Component # Stored at (°C) Amount Concentration
  • E8201S     Multi-temperature    
      NEBExpress® MBP Fusion and Purification System E8201-1 -20 1 x 1 set Not Applicable
      pMAL-c6T Vector N0378SVIAL -20 1 x 10 µg 200 µg/ml
      MBP6 Protein E1020AVIAL -20 1 x 10 µg 40 µg/ml
      MBP6-TEV-Paramyosin ΔSal E1021AVIAL -20 1 x 100 µg 5 mg/ml
      TEV Protease P8112SVIAL -20 1 x 0.1 ml 10,000 units/ml
      TEV Protease Reaction Buffer B8035SVIAL -20 1 x 1 ml 10 X
      Anti-MBP Monoclonal Antibody E8032AVIAL -20 1 x 0.025 ml Not Applicable
      E. coli ER2523 (NEB Express) (Glycerol Stock) E4131SVIAL -20 1 x 0.2 ml Not Applicable
      Amylose Resin E8021S 4 1 x 15 ml Not Applicable
      Amylose Resin E8021SVIAL 4 1 x 15 ml Not Applicable

Properties & Usage

Features

  • Reliable E. coli expression: substantial yields (up to 100 mg/L)
  • Fusion to MBP significantly enhances proper folding of target proteins
  • Two-step purification: amylose elution followed by TEV Protease cleavage and Ni resin isolation results in a highly pure tag-free target protein
  • Gentle elution with maltose; no detergents or harsh denaturants required

Product Notes

  1. A detailed product manual, with protocols can be found here.
  2. Recommended long term storage (>30 days) for E. coli ER2523 (NEBExpress) is -80°C.
  3. The amylose resin should be stored at 4°C to prevent damage from freezing. However, the performance of the resin is not degraded by one freeze/thaw cycle.
  4. MBP6-TEV-Paramyosin-ΔSal is a positive control for TEV Protease cleavage.

References

  1. Kapust and Waugh (1999). Protein Science. 8, 1668-1674.
  2. Guan, C. et al. (1987). Gene. 67, 21–30.
  3. Maina, C.V. et al. (1988). Gene. 74, 365–373.
  4. Amann, E. et al. (1985). Gene. 40, 183–190.
  5. Duplay, P. et al. (1984).  Biol. Chem.. 259, 10606–10613.
  6. Kellerman, O.K. et al. (1982). Methods in Enzymology. 90, 459–463.

Protocols, Manuals & Usage

Protocols

  1. NEBExpress MBP Fusion and Purification System Quick Start Protocol (NEB #E8201)
  2. Cloning a PCR Fragment Into a pMAL Expression Vector (E8201)
  3. Transformation Protocol (NEB #E8201)
  4. Small Scale Affinity Chromatography (NEB #E8201)
  5. Large Scale Affinity Chromatography (NEB #E8201)
  6. Cleavage of the Fusion Protein
  7. Separating the Protein of Interest from MBP after TEV Protease Cleavage (NEB #E8201)
  8. NEBuilder Assembly of a PCR Fragment

Manuals

The Product Manual includes details for how to use the product, as well as details of its formulation and quality controls.

Tools & Resources

Selection Charts

FAQs & Troubleshooting

FAQs

  1. What strain(s) do you recommend as hosts for the pMAL vectors?
  2. What primers should I use to sequence the ends of my insert after I clone it into a pMAL vector?
  3. What is the minimum size of a fragment that can be cloned into pMAL and expressed fused to MBP? Can short peptide sequences (~ 10 amino acids) be added onto MBP?
  4. How many times can I use the amylose column?
  5. What is known about binding in the presence of nonionic detergents?
  6. Can I substitute a different buffer and/or salt concentration in the Column Buffer?
  7. Can I perform a batch purification using the amylose resin?
  8. Can MBP fusions be purified in the presence of denaturants like urea or guanidine-HCl?
  9. How can TEV Protease be removed from the reaction after cleavage?
  10. Is the rate of TEV Protease cleavage affected by urea or guanidine hydrochloride?
  11. How do I separate MBP and TEV Protease from the protein of interest?
  12. I want to rebind MBP to the amylose column, but the maltose must be removed. Can this be done by dialysis?
  13. How should I store my protein after it is purified?
  14. What is MBP6? Is it different from wild-type MBP produced from E. coli?
  15. What gravity column do you recommend?
  16. Is the amylose resin damaged by storage at -20°C?

Troubleshooting

Quality, Safety & Legal

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Safety DataSheets

The following is a list of Safety Data Sheet (SDS) that apply to this product to help you use it safely.

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