Re: [ccp4bb] immobilized DNA resin

2011-04-11 Thread Jacob Keller
I wonder whether that is why it works as an anti-coagulant? Is it
mimicking nucleic acids? So then would DNA work as an anti-coagulant
as well...?

JPK

On Mon, Apr 11, 2011 at 4:20 PM, Nian Huang  wrote:
> Heparin simulates the structure of DNA and RNA, so it has nonspecific
> affinity towards DNA or RNA binding protein. It has also been used as DNAse
> or RNase inhibitor but it is not very good one.
>
> Nian Huang, Ph.D.
> UT Southwestern Medical Center
>
> On Sat, Apr 9, 2011 at 7:44 PM, Alexandra Deaconescu 
> wrote:
>>
>>  Hello ccp4 enthusiasts:
>>
>> I am afraid this is a non-ccp4 related question. Can anyone recommend an
>> immobilized dsDNA chromatographic resin for purification of DNA-binding
>> proteins? GE seems to have something - I was wondering if people have other
>> recommendations? In the age of GST and His tags etc., these are not very
>> much used, but I do not have a tag in this case...
>>
>> Thanks a lot,
>> Alex
>
>



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Re: [ccp4bb] immobilized DNA resin

2011-04-11 Thread Nian Huang
Heparin simulates the structure of DNA and RNA, so it has nonspecific
affinity towards DNA or RNA binding protein. It has also been used as DNAse
or RNase inhibitor but it is not very good one.

Nian Huang, Ph.D.
UT Southwestern Medical Center

On Sat, Apr 9, 2011 at 7:44 PM, Alexandra Deaconescu
wrote:

>  Hello ccp4 enthusiasts:
>
> I am afraid this is a non-ccp4 related question. Can anyone recommend an
> immobilized dsDNA chromatographic resin for purification of DNA-binding
> proteins? GE seems to have something - I was wondering if people have other
> recommendations? In the age of GST and His tags etc., these are not very
> much used, but I do not have a tag in this case...
>
> Thanks a lot,
> Alex
>


Re: [ccp4bb] immobilized DNA resin

2011-04-11 Thread Phoebe Rice
As suggested, you can probably get good purification of heparin.
If your pet protein has a known specific binding site, you can make it a 
personalized column by PCR'ing up arrays of directly repeated binding sites.  
The repeats will mis-anneal in subsequent rounds, giving rise to longer and 
longer products.  If you use biotinylated primers, you can just stick the whole 
mess onto avidin beads.  We've only been desperate enough to do this once, but 
it worked nicely.
  Phoebe

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 Original message 
>Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2011 01:05:56 -0400
>From: CCP4 bulletin board  (on behalf of Zhijie Li 
>)
>Subject: [ccp4bb] immobilized DNA resin  
>To: CCP4BB@JISCMAIL.AC.UK
>
>Hi,
>
>I have never done this myself, but as far as I know, DNA can be directly 
>conjugated through their primary amino groups to CNBr-activated beads or 
>NHS-activated agarose beads. These beads are supplied by many companies: 
>pierce, sigma, biorad, GE healthcare, etc.. - the same thing used for making 
>protein-conjugated beads through amine coupling.
>
>Unmodified DNA works, since the bases contain primary amines. In the early 
>days some people just loaded denatured DNA onto CNBr-activated beads and 
>then they would react. Here is one of the early papers:
>http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10./j.1432-1033.1975.tb04151.x/pdf
>My idea: if you generate sticky ends with some restriction enzymes or the 
>Klenow fragment, it should help exposing the bases on the overhangs, then 
>you should not need to denature the DNA and worry about all the crazy ways 
>that the DNA sits on the beads.
>
>Having said that, ideally, terminally amine-labeled oligos should be used 
>whenever possible, as it is more likely to gives you higher degree of 
>coupling and site-specific conjugation. Only one of the two chains needs the 
>NH2 label, then the two complementary oligos can be annealed to make a 
>one-end labeled dsDNA. When a longer piece is needed, the dsDNA can be 
>generated by PCR with one 5'amine labeled primer and one regular primer. You 
>can synthesize amine labeled oligos from most oligo synthesis facilities.
>
>Here is a literature discussing such coupling through amine modified oligos:
>http://www.plosbiology.org/article/info:doi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pbio.0020173#pbio-0020173-g003
>Amine coupling is discussed in the part "Oligonucleotide Hybridization 
>Chromatography".
>
>Zhijie
>
>>
>> --
>> From: "Alexandra Deaconescu" 
>> Sent: Saturday, April 09, 2011 8:44 PM
>> To: 
>> Subject: [ccp4bb] immobilized DNA resin
>>
>>>  Hello ccp4 enthusiasts:
>>>
>>> I am afraid this is a non-ccp4 related question. Can anyone recommend an 
>>> immobilized dsDNA chromatographic resin for purification of DNA-binding 
>>> proteins? GE seems to have something - I was wondering if people have 
>>> other recommendations? In the age of GST and His tags etc., these are not 
>>> very much used, but I do not have a tag in this case...
>>>
>>> Thanks a lot,
>>> Alex
>> 


Re: [ccp4bb] immobilized DNA resin

2011-04-10 Thread Jacob Keller
Hey, does Wikipedia lie? Also, the reference is to Lehninger's text,
although I did not verify it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heparin

On Sun, Apr 10, 2011 at 3:37 PM, Dima Klenchin
 wrote:
>
>> heparin sulfate has the highest negative charge density of any known
>> biological molecule.
>
> Seems to me that phytic acid (IP6, C6H6-(H2P04)6) and inositol
> heptakisphosphate (IP7) should have higher charge per mass and per volume.
>
>  - Dima
>
>
>
>
>
>
>



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Re: [ccp4bb] immobilized DNA resin

2011-04-10 Thread Dima Klenchin

heparin sulfate has the highest negative charge density of any known
biological molecule.


Seems to me that phytic acid (IP6, C6H6-(H2P04)6) and inositol 
heptakisphosphate (IP7) should have higher charge per mass and per volume.


 - Dima


Re: [ccp4bb] immobilized DNA resin

2011-04-10 Thread Jacob Keller
Related fact I learned recently, perhaps of interest for fellow record-keepers:

heparin sulfate has the highest negative charge density of any known
biological molecule.

JPK

On Sat, Apr 9, 2011 at 9:38 PM, Raji Edayathumangalam  wrote:
> Hi Alex,
>
> Most DNA-binding proteins has decent affinity to heparin columns. Have you
> tried purifying your protein over heparin columns?
>
> Cheers,
> Raji
>
>
>
> On Sat, Apr 9, 2011 at 8:44 PM, Alexandra Deaconescu 
> wrote:
>>
>>  Hello ccp4 enthusiasts:
>>
>> I am afraid this is a non-ccp4 related question. Can anyone recommend an
>> immobilized dsDNA chromatographic resin for purification of DNA-binding
>> proteins? GE seems to have something - I was wondering if people have other
>> recommendations? In the age of GST and His tags etc., these are not very
>> much used, but I do not have a tag in this case...
>>
>> Thanks a lot,
>> Alex
>
>
>
> --
>
> ---
> Raji Edayathumangalam
> Research Fellow in Neurology, Harvard Medical School
> Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for Neurologic Diseases, Brigham and Women's
> Hospital
> Visiting Research Scholar, Brandeis University
>
>



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Re: [ccp4bb] immobilized DNA resin

2011-04-10 Thread Garnett, James A
Hi Alex,

as you have a DNA binding protein does it have a high pI? If so, good old ion 
exchange with an S-sepharose column should do it.

Cheers

James

Dr James Garnett
Division of Molecular Biosciences, Imperial College London,
Level 5, Biochemistry Building,
South Kensington,
LONDON SW7 2AZ,
UK.

Tel: +44 (0) 207 594 5464
Fax: +44 (0) 207 594 3057

- Reply message -
From: "Raji Edayathumangalam" 
To: "CCP4BB@JISCMAIL.AC.UK" 
Subject: [ccp4bb] immobilized DNA resin
Date: Sun, Apr 10, 2011 03:38



Hi Alex,

Most DNA-binding proteins has decent affinity to heparin columns. Have you 
tried purifying your protein over heparin columns?

Cheers,
Raji



On Sat, Apr 9, 2011 at 8:44 PM, Alexandra Deaconescu 
mailto:deac...@brandeis.edu>> wrote:
 Hello ccp4 enthusiasts:

I am afraid this is a non-ccp4 related question. Can anyone recommend an 
immobilized dsDNA chromatographic resin for purification of DNA-binding 
proteins? GE seems to have something - I was wondering if people have other 
recommendations? In the age of GST and His tags etc., these are not very much 
used, but I do not have a tag in this case...

Thanks a lot,
Alex



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Research Fellow in Neurology, Harvard Medical School
Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for Neurologic Diseases, Brigham and Women's 
Hospital
Visiting Research Scholar, Brandeis University



Re: [ccp4bb] immobilized DNA resin

2011-04-09 Thread Raji Edayathumangalam
Hi Alex,

Most DNA-binding proteins has decent affinity to heparin columns. Have you
tried purifying your protein over heparin columns?

Cheers,
Raji



On Sat, Apr 9, 2011 at 8:44 PM, Alexandra Deaconescu
wrote:

>  Hello ccp4 enthusiasts:
>
> I am afraid this is a non-ccp4 related question. Can anyone recommend an
> immobilized dsDNA chromatographic resin for purification of DNA-binding
> proteins? GE seems to have something - I was wondering if people have other
> recommendations? In the age of GST and His tags etc., these are not very
> much used, but I do not have a tag in this case...
>
> Thanks a lot,
> Alex
>



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Raji Edayathumangalam
Research Fellow in Neurology, Harvard Medical School
Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for Neurologic Diseases, Brigham and Women's
Hospital
Visiting Research Scholar, Brandeis University