The protein expression core is designed to continue to provide highly purified recombinant proteins to eachof the component projects. The core will provide advice about preparing cDNA expression constructs.Prokaryotic expression will be achieved primarily by use of vectors such as PET-15 or as fusion proteins withglutathione S-transferase or maltose-binding protein using vectors such as pGEX or pMAL. In selectedcases, expression in insect cells will be employed to produce recombinant Fab fragments or when criticalpost-translational modifications are required for activity. The core will perform microbiological manipulationsand fermentations. Proteins will be purified by affinity chromatography and fast protein and high performanceliquid chromatography and chemically characterized by mass spectroscopy. The core will also preparespecialized novel model protein mimics of integrin cytoplasmic domains for analysis of interactions at thecytoplasmic face of these receptors
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