Characterization and optimization of vascular endothelial growth factor165 (rhVEGF165) expression in Escherichia coli

W. Kang, S. Kim, S. Lee, E. Jeon, Y. Lee, Y. R. Yun, C. K. Suh, H. W. Kim, J. H. Jang

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Abstract

Vascular endothelial growth factors165 (VEGF165) is the most potent and widely used pro-angiogenic factor. Here we determined optimal culture condition of recombinant human VEGF165 (rhVEGF165) in Escherichia coli (E. coli). rhVEGF165 expression was the highest in 0.25% of L-arabinose induction concentration, at 20 °C induction temperature, and for 5 h induction time under the control of araBAD promoter using pBADHisA vector. In biological activity test, rhVEGF165 significantly increased the proliferative activity of CPAE cells (p < 0.001) and upregulated the expressions of endothelial cell growth-related genes, such as platelet endothelial cell adhesion molecule (PECAM-1), endothelial-specific receptor tyrosine kinase (TEK), kinase insert domain protein receptor (KDR), and tyrosine kinase with immunoglobulin-like and EGF-like domains 1 (TIE1) in calf pulmonary artery endothelial (CPAE) cells.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)55-60
Number of pages6
JournalProtein Expression and Purification
Volume87
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 2013

Keywords

  • Calf pulmonary artery endothelial cell
  • Cell proliferative activity
  • Gene expression
  • Protein expression
  • Vascular endothelial growth factor

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