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Method Article
A high yield method for one-step negative purification of recombinant Helicobacter pylori neutrophil-activating protein (HP-NAP) overexpressed in Escherichia coli by using diethylaminoethyl resins in batch mode is described. HP-NAP purified by this method is beneficial for the development of vaccines, drugs, or diagnostics for H. pylori-associated diseases.
Helicobacter pylori neutrophil-activating protein (HP-NAP) is a major virulence factor of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori). It plays a critical role in H. pylori-induced gastric inflammation by activating several innate leukocytes including neutrophils, monocytes, and mast cells. The immunogenic and immunomodulatory properties of HP-NAP make it a potential diagnostic and vaccine candidate for H. pylori and a new drug candidate for cancer therapy. In order to obtain substantial quantities of purified HP-NAP used for its clinical applications, an efficient method to purify this protein with high yield and purity needs to be established.
In this protocol, we have described a method for one-step negative chromatographic purification of recombinant HP-NAP overexpressed in Escherichia coli (E. coli) by using diethylaminoethyl (DEAE) ion-exchange resins (e.g., Sephadex) in batch mode. Recombinant HP-NAP constitutes nearly 70% of the total protein in E. coli and is almost fully recovered in the soluble fraction upon cell lysis at pH 9.0. Under the optimal condition at pH 8.0, the majority of HP-NAP is recovered in the unbound fraction while the endogenous proteins from E. coli are efficiently removed by the resin.
This purification method using negative mode batch chromatography with DEAE ion-exchange resins yields functional HP-NAP from E. coli in its native form with high yield and purity. The purified HP-NAP could be further utilized for the prevention, treatment, and prognosis of H. pylori-associated diseases as well as cancer therapy.
Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is a major cause of gastritis and peptic ulcer. This bacterium has also been classified as a carcinogen in humans by the International Agency for Research on Cancer, part of the World Health Organization, in 1994. It has been estimated that the prevalence of H. pylori infection is 70% in the developing countries and 30-40% in the industrialized countries1. Even though the infection rate of H. pylori is decreasing in the industrialized countries, the infection rate of H. pylori in the developing countries is still high2. The standard treatment to eradicate H. pylori infection consists of the administration of a proton pump inhibitor, PPI, and two antibiotics, clarithromycin plus amoxicillin or metronidazole3. However, the rise of antibiotic resistance in H. pylori-related ulcer therapy urges the development of new strategies to prevent or cure the infection. Development of preventive and/or therapeutic vaccination against H. pylori could provide an alternative approach to control H. pylori infection.
Helicobacter pylori neutrophil-activating protein (HP-NAP), a major virulence factor of H pylori, was first identified in water extracts of H. pylori with the ability to activate neutrophils to adhere to endothelial cells and produce reactive oxygen species (ROS)4. Neutrophil infiltration of gastric mucosa found in H. pylori-infected patients with active gastritis may result in inflammation and tissue damage of the stomach. Thus, HP-NAP may play a pathological role by activating neutrophils to induce gastric inflammation, which further causes ulcer or H. pylori-associated gastric diseases. Nevertheless, HP-NAP is a potential candidate for clinical applications5,6. Due to the immunogenic and immunomodulatory properties of HP-NAP, this protein could be used to develop vaccines, therapeutic agents, and diagnostic tools. A clinical trial has been conducted for using recombinant HP-NAP as one of the components of a protein vaccine against H. pylori. This vaccine consists of recombinant HP-NAP, cytotoxin-associated gene A (CagA), and vacuolating cytotoxin A (VacA) proteins formulated with aluminum hydroxide and has further been demonstrated to be safe and immunogenic in humans7. Also, HP-NAP acts as a potent immunomodulator to trigger T helper type 1 (Th1)-polarized immune responses for cancer therapy8 and to down regulate Th2-mediated immune responses elicited by allergic reactions and parasitic infections9,10. As for diagnostics, recombinant HP-NAP-based ELISA has been applied to detect serum antibodies against HP-NAP in H. pylori-infected patients11. One study showed that the level of HP-NAP-specific antibodies in sera from H. pylori-infected patients with gastric cancer was significantly higher than that from patients with chronic gastritis12. Another study also showed that serum antibodies against HP-NAP are associated with the presence of non-cardia gastric adenocarcinoma13. Thus, recombinant HP-NAP-based ELISA may be applied to detect serum antibodies against HP-NAP for prognosis of gastric cancer in H. pylori-infected patients. Taken together, the purified HP-NAP could be further utilized for the prevention, treatment, and prognosis of H. pylori-associated diseases as well as cancer therapy.
Among the several methods used for purification of recombinant HP-NAP expressed in Escherichia coli (E. coli) in its native form reported so far, a second purification step involving gel-filtration chromatography is needed to obtain highly pure HP-NAP14-16. Here, a method using negative mode batch chromatography with diethylaminoethyl (DEAE) ion-exchange resins is described for purification of HP-NAP overexpressed in E. coli with high yield and high purity. This purification technique was based on the binding of host cell proteins and/or impurities other than HP-NAP to the resin. At pH 8.0, almost no other proteins except HP-NAP are recovered from the unbound fraction. This purification approach using DEAE ion-exchange chromatography in negative mode is simple and time saving by allowing purification of recombinant HP-NAP via one-step chromatography through the collection of the unbound fraction. In addition to HP-NAP, several other biomolecules, such as viruses17, Immunoglobulin G (IgG)18, hemoglobin19, protein phosphatase20, and virulence factor flagellin21, have also been reported to be purified by ion-exchange chromatography in negative mode. The negative mode is preferred for ion-exchange chromatography if impurities are the minor components present in the sample subjected to be purified22. The application of negative chromatography in purification of natural or recombinant biomolecules has been recently reviewed23.
The present report provides a step by step protocol for expression of recombinant HP-NAP in E. coli, lysis of the cells, and purification of HP-NAP using negative mode batch chromatography with DEAE ion-exchange resins. If a protein desired for purification is suitable for ion-exchange chromatography in negative mode, the described protocol could also be adapted as a starting point for development of a purification process.
Human blood was collected from healthy volunteers with prior written informed consent and approval from the Institutional Review Board of the National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan.
1. Expression of Recombinant HP-NAP in E. coli
2. Preparation of the Soluble Protein Fraction Containing HP-NAP
Note: All of the following steps are carried out at 4 °C.
3. Purification of Recombinant HP-NAP From E. coli by Negative Mode Batch Chromatography with DEAE Ion-exchange Resins
4. Buffer Exchange and Endotoxin Removal of HP-NAP Purified by Negative Mode Batch Chromatography with DEAE Resins
Note: The purified HP-NAP expressed in E. coli needs to be subjected to buffer exchange and endotoxin removal prior to stimulate neutrophils.
5. Characterization of the Molecular Properties of Purified Recombinant HP-NAP by Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate-Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE), Western Blotting, Native-PAGE, Gel Filtration Chromatography, and Circular Dichroism Spectroscopy
6. Evaluation of the Purity of HP-NAP by Silver Staining of a SDS-PAGE Gel
7. Measurement of ROS Production From Neutrophils Induced by HP-NAP
8. Construction of DNA Plasmids Harboring HP-NAP Mutants by Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)-based Site-direct Mutagenesis
Note: PCR-based site-direct mutagenesis was generated basically as described previously27 except that the "silent" restriction sites were introduced to the mutagenesis primers by site-directed mutagenesis (SDM)-assist software28.
The schematic diagram of the experimental procedure of negative purification of recombinant HP-NAP expressed in E. coli by using DEAE ion-exchange resins in batch mode is shown in Figure 1. This purification technique is based on the binding of host cell proteins and/or impurities other than HP-NAP to the resin. At pH 8.0, almost no other proteins except HP-NAP in its native form are recovered from the unbound fraction (Figure 2A and B
The negative mode batch chromatography with DEAE anion-exchange resins presented here is suitable for purification of recombinant HP-NAP overexpressed in E coli. The pH values of the buffers used in the steps of cell lysis and purification are very critical to ensure the solubility of HP-NAP in E. coli lysates and efficient separation of recombinant HP-NAP from host cell impurities, respectively. Bacterial cells should be lysed at pH 9.0, and the negative purification should be performed at pH 8.0 to ob...
HWF and YCY are inventors of patents TW I 432579 and US 8,673,312 for the method of one-step purification of Helicobacter pylori neutrophil-activating protein. All materials described in the manuscript will be available for research purposes. The authors confirm that this does not alter their adherence to all of the JoVE's policies on sharing data and materials.
We thank Dr. Chao-Sheng Cheng at National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan, for performing the circular dichroism measurement. We also thank Drs. Evanthia Galanis and Ianko D. Iankov at Mayo Clinic, USA, for providing the anti-HP-NAP monoclonal antibody. We appreciate Drs. Han-Wen Chang and Chung-Chu Chen at Mackay Memorial Hospital, Hsinchu, Taiwan, for providing advice for IRB application, Mr. Te-Lung Tsai at the Mackay Memorial Hospital, Hsinchu, Taiwan, for supervising the analysis of isolated neutrophils, and Ms. Ju-Chen Weng at National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan, for her technical assistance. This work was supported by grants from the Ministry of Science and Technology of Taiwan (MOST 104-2311-B-007-003, NSC101-2311-B-007-007 and NSC98-2311-B-007-006-MY3), the Joint Research Program of National Tsing Hua University and Mackay Memorial Hospital (100N7727E1, 101N2727E1, 103N2773E1), and the research program of National Tsing Hua University (104N2052E1).
Name | Company | Catalog Number | Comments |
Material | |||
pET42a-NAP | N/A | N/A | prepared as described in Supplementary data of Refernce 15 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0006291X08018317 |
E. coli BL21 (DE3) | Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc | C6000-03 | https://www.thermofisher.com/order/catalog/product/C600003 |
Kanamycin | Amresco | 25389-94-0 | http://www.amresco-inc.com/KANAMYCIN-SULFATE-0408.cmsx |
Isopropyl β-D-1-thiogalactopyranoside (IPTG) | MD Biomedical Inc | 101-367-93-1 | http://www.antibody-antibodies.com/product_det.php?id=238064&supplier=search&name =IPTG%20 |
phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride (PMSF) | Sigma-Aldrich | 10837091001 | protease inhibitor http://www.sigmaaldrich.com/catalog/product/roche/PMSFRO?lang=en®ion=TW |
N-alpha-tosyl-L-lysinyl-chloromethylketone (TLCK) | Sigma-Aldrich | T7254 | protease inhibitor http://www.sigmaaldrich.com/catalog/product/sigma/t7254?lang=en®ion=TW |
N-tosyl-L-phenylalaninyl-chloromethylketone (TPCK) | Sigma-Aldrich | T4376 | protease inhibitor http://www.sigmaaldrich.com/catalog/product/sigma/t4376?lang=en®ion=TW |
Protein standard (bovine serum albumin) | Sigma-Aldrich | P5619 | a standard protein for Bio-Rad Protein Assay http://www.sigmaaldrich.com/catalog/product/fluka/p5619?lang=en®ion=TW |
DEAE–Sephadex A-25 chloride form | Sigma-Aldrich | A25120 | http://www.sigmaaldrich.com/catalog/product/sigma/a25120?lang=en®ion=TW |
Spectrum/Por dialysis tubing | Spectrum Laboratories | 132720 | with molecular weight cutoff of 14 kDa http://www.spectrumlabs.com/dialysis/RCtubing.html?Pn=132720; |
Acrodisc® units with Mustang® E membrane | Pall | MSTG25E3 | for endotoxin removal; operated at flow rates ranging from 1 to 4 ml/min http://www.pall.com/main/laboratory/product.page?id=19992 |
mouse monoclonal antibody MAb 16F4 | N/A | N/A | raised against the purified HP-NAP of H. pylori strain NCTC 11637 as described in Refernce 23; A gift from Drs. Evanthia Galanis and Ianko D. Iankov at Mayo Clinic, USA http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264410X10017585 |
HiLoad 16/600 Superdex 200 pg | GE Healthcare Life Sciences | 28989335 | for gel filtration chromatography http://www.gelifesciences.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/productById/en/GELifeSciences-tw/28989335 |
PlusOne silver staining kit, protein | GE Healthcare Life Sciences | 17-1150-01 | http://www.gelifesciences.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/productById/en/GELifeSciences-tw/17115001 |
Ficoll-Paque PLUS | GE Healthcare Life Sciences | 17-1440-02 | for density gradient centrifugation to purify human neutrophils http://www.gelifesciences.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/catalog/en/GELifeSciences-tw/products/AlternativeProductStructure _16963/17144002 |
Flat bottom 96-well white plate | Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc | 236108 | http://www.thermoscientific.com/en/product/nunc-f96-microwell-black-white-polystyrene-plate.html |
Luminol | Sigma-Aldrich | A8511 | protected from light http://www.sigmaaldrich.com/catalog/product/sigma/a8511?lang=en®ion=TW |
Expand long template PCR system | Sigma-Aldrich | 11681834001 | source of High Fidelity PCR enzyme mix http://www.sigmaaldrich.com/catalog/product/roche/elongro?lang=en®ion=TW |
Dpn I | New England Biolabs | R0176S | https://www.neb.com/products/r0176-dpni |
Xho I | New England Biolabs | R0146S | https://www.neb.com/products/r0146-xhoi |
E. coli DH5α | Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc | 18265-017 | https://www.thermofisher.com/order/catalog/product/18265017 |
Name | Company | Product Number | Comments |
Equipment | |||
U-2800 double beam UV/VIS spectrophotometer | Hitachi | N/A | out of market and upgraded to a new model http://hitachi-hta.com/products/life-sciences-chemical-analysis/uvvisible-spectrophotometers |
EmulsiFlex-C3 high pressure homogenizer | Avestin Inc | C315320 | http://www.avestin.com/English/c3page.html |
Hitachi Koki himac CP80WX general ultracentrifuge | Hitachi Koki Co | 90106401 | for separation of the soluble and insoluble protein fractions from E. coli lysates http://centrifuges.hitachi-koki.com/products/ultra/cp_wx/cp_wx.html |
ÄKTA FPLC | GE Healthcare Life Sciences | 18-1900-26 | for gel filtration chromatography http://www.gelifesciences.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/productById/en/GELifeSciences-tw/18190026 |
Aviv model 62ADS CD spectrophotometer | Aviv Biomedical | N/A | out of market and upgraded to a new model http://www.avivbiomedical.com/circular.php |
LAS-3000 imaging system | Fujifilm | N/A | discontinued and replaced http://www.gelifesciences.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/productById/en/GELifeSciences-tw/28955810 |
Wallac 1420 (Victor2) multilabel counter | Perkin-Elmer | 1420-018 | for chemiluminescence detection http://www.perkinelmer.com/catalog/product/id/1420-018 |
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