Plasmids 101: E. coli Strains for Protein Expression
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...the concentration of inducer or adding an affinity tag such as GST may help with solubility issues.
We ...toxic or insoluble proteins
Origami2 (DE3)**
Streptomycin and Tetracycline
Contains highly active thioredoxin...glutathione reductase to faciliate proper folding; may increase multimer formation
Δ(ara-leu)7697 ΔlacX74 ΔphoA...
General protein expression
m15 pREP4*, **
Kanamycin (pREP4)
Cis-repression of the E. coli T5 promoter...salts may be preferable if the protein product is secreted to the medium or if slow expression is required...required due to solubility concerns.
Insoluble and Secreted Proteins: The most common purification protocols...