pET-26b pelB Leader?
Michael Benedik
bchs1b at Elroy.UH.EDU
Fri Apr 29 12:02:59 EST 1994
In article <CoyCBr.88u at news.tufts.edu>, pdurham_pt4 at opal.tufts.edu (Patrick G. Durham) writes:
>Hi there,
>I have the pET-26b vector from Novagen and I was wondering the
>advantages/disadvantages of the leader sequence pelB that is put in after the
>RBS. According to Novagen, "the pelB leaders are designed to direct the target
>protein to the periplasm, which may promote proper folding and protect against
>proteolytic breakdown." I'm not specifically looking for this kind of action
>but maybe it is generally beneficial for most proteins.
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>I am mainly interested in the T7 repression this vector offers via the lac
>operator, and I'm wondering if I need to cut out the pelB leader or just not
>worry about it.
>
>Any thoughts will be greatly appreciated. Please respond by email or post in
>this group, which ever is most convenient.
>
>Pat Durham
>pdurham_pt4 at opal.tufts.edu
>
It really depends upon what protein you are expressing. I assume you
are making a protein fusion in this vector. IF the protein you are
expressing is a secreted protein (i.e. is translated as a pre-protein
with a signal sequence) in its original state, then you probably
want to use the pel leader. IF you protein is NOT a secreted protein
then you may not want to use it. Many (but not all) proteins which are
not secreted proteins can NOT be secreted even when a signal peptide is
added to the amino terminus.
So it really depends upon what you are doing is the answer.
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