Plasmids 101: Protein tags
Type
Blog Post
...tag than protein), 2-3 tags is increasingly common. Tandem affinity purification (TAP) once referred specifically...or DYKDDDK
1
Affinity and Purification
Good for antibody-based purification; has inherent enterokinase...site
GST
Large Protein
26
Purification and Stability
Good for purification with glutathione; protects...used for purification as elution requires low pH
poly His
HHHHHH
0.8
Affinity and Purification
Very small...GKPIPNPLLGLDST
1.4
Affinity and Purification
Good for antibody-based purification
Combo and cleavage tags...multitude of uses including (but not limited to) purification, detection, solubilization, localization, or...fusion proteins to aid in the expression and purification of recombinant proteins.
Tags for stability...