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A simple micropreparative gel electrophoresis technique for purification of proteins, nucleic acids, and bioconjugates

Sajjadi, Sayyed Hashem
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Wu, Shang-Jung
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Zubkovs, Vitalijs
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May 26, 2021

The biochemical and biomedical fields hinge on the ability to effectively separate and purify biological macromolecules. Though this need is largely addressed with a variety of chromatographic and electrophoretic purification techniques, such techniques are usually laborious, time-consuming, and often require complex and costly instalments that are inaccessible to most laboratories. In this work, we introduce a simple micro-preparative (MP) method based on polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (PAGE) to purify biological samples containing proteins, nucleic acids, and complex bioconjugates. Using a conventional vertical slab system, we demonstrate the extraction of purified DNA, proteins, and DNA-protein bioconjugates from their respective mixtures using MP-PAGE. We apply this system to recover DNA from a ladder mixture with yields of up to 90%, compared to the 58% yield obtained using specialized commercial devices. We also demonstrate the purification of folded enhanced yellow fluorescence protein (EYFP) from crude cell extract with 90% purity, comparable to purities achieved using a two-step size exclusion and immobilized metal-ion affinity chromatography purification procedure. Finally, we demonstrate the successful isolation of an EYFP-DNA bioconjugate sample that otherwise could not be processed using the two-step chromatography procedure. MP-PAGE thus offers a rapid and versatile means of purifying a variety of biomolecules without the need for specialized equipment.

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DOI
10.1101/2021.03.26.436431
Author(s)
Sajjadi, Sayyed Hashem
Wu, Shang-Jung
Zubkovs, Vitalijs
Ahmadzadeh, Hossein
Goharshadi, Elaheh K.
Boghossian, Ardemis A.  
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2021-05-26

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NON-REVIEWED

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