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The pESP-1 vector also contains DNA sequences coding for amino acid residues that are specifically recognized and cleaved by enterokinase and thrombin. These sites are located between the GST tag and the multiple cloning site (figure 1). Insertion into the multiple cloning site results in fusion proteins that can be detached from the GST tag with either protease. Cleavage by thrombin results in a fusion protein having the FLAG peptide (DYKDDDDK)5 at its N terminus; antibodies against the FLAG peptide are available from Stratagene.
The gene of interest is inserted into the multiple cloning site of the pESP-1 vector and is fused in frame to the upstream GST gene. Successful cloning can be confirmed by sequence analysis. To establish the expression strain, the verified clone is then transformed into the competent cells of S. pombe host strain SP-Q01 ((leu1-32h ) that are included in the kit. These competent cells provide optimal transformation conditions. Transformants can be identified by their ability to grow on minimal medium (EMM) agar plates supplemented with 25 M thiamine. The expression strain can be stored at 70C and used for multiple experiments.
To induce expression of the protein of interest, the S. pombe expression
strain is first grown to mid-logarithmic phase in the vegetative growth medium
(YES medium), which prov
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