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SHuffle® Express Competent E. coli

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C3028J 12 x 0.05 ml $383.00
$344.70
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C3028J 12 x 0.05 ml $383.00
$344.70
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Chemically competent E. coli cells suitable for non-T7 protein expression with enhanced capacity to correctly fold proteins with multiple disulfide bonds in the cytoplasm.

  • Non-T7 expression
  • Engineered E. coli B strain to promote disulfide bond formation in the cytoplasm
  • Deficient in proteases Lon and OmpT
  • Resistant to phage T1 (fhuA2)
  • Free of animal products
  • No dry ice surcharge on competent cell shipments
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Chemically competent E. coli B cells engineered to form proteins containing disulfide bonds  in the cytoplasm.

Highlights
  • Engineered E. coli B strain to promote disulfide bond formation in the cytoplasm
  • Constitutively expresses a chromosomal copy of the disulfide bond isomerase DsbC
  • DsbC promotes the correction of mis-oxidized proteins into their correct form (1,3)
  • The cytoplasmic DsbC is also a chaperone that can assist in the folding of proteins that do not require disulfide bonds (4)
  • Enhanced BL21 derivative
  • Activity of nonspecific endonuclease I (endA1) eliminated for highest quality plasmid preparations
  • Deficient in proteases Lon and OmpT
  • Resistance to phage T1 (fhuA2), Nit, Spec, Str*
    *Resistance to low levels of streptomycin may be observed.
Reagents Supplied

The following reagents are supplied with this product:

NEB # Component Name Component # Stored at (°C) Amount Concentration
  SHuffle® Express Competent E. coli C3028JVIAL -80 12 x 0.05 ml
Features
  • Protease deficient/B strain
  • Enhanced capacity to correctly fold proteins with multiple disulfide bonds in the cytoplasm
Application Features

Figure 1, vtPA activity assayed from crude lysates: Figure 1, vtPA activity assayed from crude lysates:
Truncated tissue plasminogen activator (vtPA), which contains nine disulfide bonds when folded and oxidized correctly, was expressed from a pTrc99a plasmid in the cytoplasm of E. coli cells. After induction, cells were harvested and crude cell lysates were prepared. vtPA was assayed using a chromogenic substrate Chromozym t-PA (Roche #11093037001) and standardized to protein concentration using Bradford reagent. E. coli wt+ cells are DHB4, which is the parent of FÅ113 (Origami™).


Figure 2, PfCHT1 chitinase activity assayed from crude lysates: Figure 2, PfCHT1 chitinase activity assayed from crude lysates:
Plasmodium falciparum chitinase (PfCHT1) with three cysteines were expressed from a plasmid under the regulation of T7 promoter. After induction, cells were harvested and crude cell lysates were prepared. PfCHT1 was assayed using a chromogenic substrate (CalBioChem #474550) and standardized to protein concentration using Bradford reagent.

Properties & Usage

Antibiotic for Plasmid Selection

Antibiotics for Plasmid Selection Working Concentration
Ampicillin 100 µg/ml
Carbenicillin 100 µg/ml
Chloramphenicol 33 µg/ml
Kanamycin 30 µg/ml
Tetracycline 15 µg/ml

Shipping Notes

  • Ships on dry ice

Antibiotic Resistance

  • str (resistance to low levels of streptomycin may be observed)
  • nit
  • spec


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Notes
  • STORAGE AND HANDLING: Competent cells should be stored at -80°C. Storage at -20°C will result in a significant decrease in transformation efficiency. Cells lose efficiency whenever they are warmed above -80°C, even if they do not thaw.
References
  • Bessette, P.H. et al. (1999). Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. 96, 13703-13708.
  • Qiu, J., Swartz, J.R. and Georgiou, G. (1998). Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 64, 4891-4896.
  • Levy, R. et al. (2001). Protein Expr. Purif. 20, 338-347.
  • Chen, J. et al. (1999). J. Biol. Chem. 274, 19601-19605.
  • Boyd, D. et al. (2000). J. Bacteriol. 182, 842-847.
  • de Marco, A. (2009). Microbial Cell Factories. 8, 26.
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