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PROVOST
&
WALLERT
RESEARCH
GST Tag Purification
Investigating
the
Biochemistry
&
Cellular
Physiology
of
NHE1
Protocol
EST.
1998
GST
Purification
is
an
affinity
chromatography.
GST
is
a
26
kDa
protein
expressed
in
the
pGEX
plasmid
vector.
Depending
on
the
vector,
many
have
a
thrombin
or
other
protease
recognition
site.
Depending
on
the
protein
concentration
(typically
high
levels)
GST
can
dimerize.
Using
1-‐chloro-‐2,4-‐dinitrobenze
(CNDB)
as
a
substrate,
GST
activity
can
be
followed
using
a
simple
colormetric
assay
with
glutathione.
Protein
expression
can
range
from
1
mg
to
10
mg
per
liter
of
culture.
Average
yields
are
2.5
mg
of
protein
expressed
in
a
1
liter
culture.
Binding
capacity
for
most
glutathione-‐sepharose
beads
is
about
25mg
per
ml
of
packed
beads.
The
capacity
is
decreased
with
higher
flow
rates.
Store
at
2oC
in
20%
ethanol.
Culture
Volume
20
liter
4
liters
500
ml
50
ml
Possible
Yield
50
mg
10
mg
1.25
mg
0.125
mg
Lysis
buffer
volume
100
ml
50-‐100
ml
10-‐25
ml
2.5
ml
GST
column
bed
volume
10
ml
2
ml
0.5
ml
25
µl
Wash
volume
(x3)
**
100
ml
25
ml
5
ml
250
ml
Elution
buffer
vol
(x5-‐8)
**
10
ml
4
ml
2
ml
**
Important
Note:
A
quick
check
of
wash
and
elution
fractions
with
a
bradford
assay
(20
ul
sample
mixed
with
~1
ml
of
1X
bradford)
will
inform
you
the
relative
amount
of
protein
in
the
fraction.
Column
Preparation:
Wash
beads
with
10
column
volumes
of
elution
buffer
followed
by
30
column
volumes
of
binding
buffer.
Load
the
column:
o Batch
Load:
Add
clarified
lysate
(if
frozen,
check
for
ppt
material.
If
there
is
any
clumpy
or
ppt
material
or
if
the
lysate
is
cloudy,
centrifuge
and
keep
the
supernatant)
to
the
washed
beads.
§ Pour
the
lysate
onto
a
drained
and
capped
column.
Use
a
spatula
and/or
a
transfer
pipette
to
suspend
the
beads.
Tightly
cover
with
parafilm
and
incubate
rocker
for
30
min
at
room
temp.
§ Replace
the
column
on
the
stand
and
allow
most
of
the
beads
settle
then
open
column.
Add
frit
back
to
column.
This
the
non-‐binding
protein.
o Conventional
load
-‐
run
the
clarified
lysate
through
the
beads.
If
proteolysis
is
an
issue
only
do
one
time
through.
If
the
protein
poorly
binds
the
beads,
run
the
lysate
through
the
beads
twice
or
use
the
Batch
Load
method.
o Wash
the
column
with
GST
Wash
Buffer.
This
will
remove
some
of
the
weakly
binding
protein.
Continue
to
wash
until
there
is
no
protein
in
eluate
(use
a
quick
Bradford
analysis).
o Elute
the
protein
• Add
one
volume
of
elution
buffer,
allow
the
half
of
the
volume
of
column
(beads)
to
drain
from
column,
collect
as
fraction
one
and
CAP/STOP
the
column
(this
is
called
a
pulse
elution).
Incubate
the
column
at
room
temp
for
10
min
to
elute
the
fusion
protein.
• Open
the
column
and
collect
the
remaining
elution
as
fraction
2.
• Continue
elution
with
additional
volumes
of
elution
buffer
(no
need
to
pulse
elute).
Save
each
as
a
separate
fraction.
Continue
until
protein
is
no
longer
eluting
from
the
column.
o Check
each
fraction
for
total
protein
and
determine
purity
by
SDS-‐PAGE
–
coomasie
stain
GST
Binding
&
Wash
Buffer:
GST
Elution
Buffer:
• 50
mM
Tris-‐Cl
(pH8.0)
• 50
mM
Tris-‐Cl
(pH8.0)
• 150
mM
NaCl
• 150
mM
NaCl
• 0.1
mM
EDTA
• 0.1
mM
EDTA
• 10
mM
Reduced
(Free)
glutathione
MAKE
FRESH
avoid
oxidized
GSH.