Proline-proline endopeptidase-1 (PPEP-1) is a secreted metalloprotease and promising drug-target from the human pathogen Clostridium difficile. Here we describe all methods necessary for the production and structure determination of this protein.
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| Name | Company | Catalog Number | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genes / Vectors / cell strains | |||
| pET28a vector | Merck-Millipore | 69864 | Thrombin cleavable N-terminal His-tag |
| E. coli strain BL21 (DE3) Star | ThermoFisher Scientific | C601003 | RNase H deficient |
| Codon-optimized gene (for E. coli) of PPEP-1 (CD630_28300) | Geneart (Thermo Fisher Scientific) | custom | amino acids 27-220 |
| Name | Company | Catalog Number | Comments |
| Chemicals | |||
| Yeast extract | any | ||
| Tryptone | any | ||
| Antifoam B | Sigma-Aldrich | A5757 | aqueous-silicone emulsion |
| Agar | any | ||
| Kanamycin | any | ||
| IPTG | AppliChem | A1008 | |
| Tris-HCl | AppliChem | A1087 | Buffer grade |
| NaCl | any | Buffer grade | |
| DNaseI | AppliChem | A3778 | |
| Imidazole | AppliChem | A1073 | Buffer grade |
| Thrombin | Sigma-Aldrich | T4648 | |
| Ammonium phosphate dibasic | Sigma-Aldrich | 215996 | |
| Glycerol 100% | any | purest grade | |
| Sucrose | Sigma-Aldrich | 84097 | |
| Liquid nitrogen | any | for storage and cryocooling of crystals | |
| Name | Company | Catalog Number | Comments |
| Equipment (general) | |||
| Shaking incubator | any | providing temperatures of 20 °C - 37 °C | |
| Glassware | any | baffled Erlenmeyer flasks (50 ml - 2.8 L) | |
| Centrifuge for large culture volumes | any | centrifuge for processing volumes up to 12 L | |
| Sonicator Vibra-Cell VCX500 | Sonics | SO-VCX500 | or any other sonicator / cell disruptor |
| Ultracentrifuge | any | centrifuge providing speeds up to 150,000 x g | |
| NiNTA Superflow resin | Qiagen | ||
| Empty Glass Econo-Column | Bio-Rad | 7371007 | or any other empty glass or plastic column |
| Size exclusion chromatography column HiLoad Superdex 200 16/600 | GE Healthcare | 28989335 | |
| Chromatography system Äkta Purifier | GE Healthcare | 28406264 | or any other chromatography system |
| Dialysis tubing Spectra/Por 3 | Spectrum Labs | 132724 | |
| Dialysis tubing closures | Spectrum Labs | 132738 | |
| Ultrafiltration units (concentrators) 10,000 NWCO | any | ||
| UV-Vis spectrophotometer | any | ||
| Name | Company | Catalog Number | Comments |
| Equipment (crystallography) | |||
| Low volume pipette 0.1-10 µl | any | ||
| Positive displacement pipette Microman M10 | Gilson | F148501 | |
| Crystallization robot | any | ||
| 96-well crystallization plates TTP IQ with three protein wells | TTP | 4150-05810 | or any other 96-well crystallization plate |
| 24-well CombiClover Junior Plate | Jena Bioscience | EB-CJR | |
| Crystal Clear Sealing Tape | Hampton Research | HR3-511 | |
| Siliconized Glass Cover Slides | Hampton Research | HR3-225 | |
| Commercial crystallization screens: SaltRx, Index, PEG/Ion, Crystal | Hampton Research | diverse | |
| Commercial crystallization screens: Wizard, PACT++, JCSG++ | Jena Bioscience | diverse | |
| JBS Beads-for-Seeds | Jena Bioscience | CO-501 | |
| CrystalCap SPINE HT (nylon loops) | Hampton Research | diverse | loop sizes 0.025 mm - 0.5 mm |
| CrystalCap Vial | Hampton Research | HR4-904 | |
| Cryogenic Foam Dewar 800 ml | Hampton Research | HR4-673 | |
| Cryogenic Foam Dewar 2 L | Hampton Research | HR4-675 | |
| Vial Clamp, Straight | Hampton Research | HR4-670 | |
| CrystalWand Magnetic, Straight | Hampton Research | HR4-729 | |
| CryoCane 6 Vial Holder | Hampton Research | HR4-711 | |
| CryoSleeve | Hampton Research | HR4-708 | |
| CryoCane Color Coder - White | Hampton Research | HR4-713 | |
| Scalpel | any | ||
| Straight microforcep | any | for manipulation of sealing tape. etc. | |
| Acupuncture needle | any | e.g. from a pharmacy | |
| Stereo microscope | any | for inspection of crystallization plates and crystal mounting, magnification up to 160X |
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