Purification of human plasma fibronectin using immobilized gelatin and Arg affinity chromatography

Nat Protoc. 2008;3(3):525-33. doi: 10.1038/nprot.2008.12.

Abstract

This protocol describes a method for purification of fibronectin (Fn) from human plasma based on a combination of gel filtration and affinity chromatography steps. Clarified plasma is first loaded onto a Sepharose CL-4B column and unbound material is sequentially purified on columns containing covalently coupled gelatin and Arg. The elution conditions are optimized to obtain a homogeneous preparation of Fn on sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE). Although the Fn yield is expected to be lower than that obtained using other methods, affinity adsorbents based on gelatin and Arg and gentle elution steps offer advantages including a high purity of the preparation and a correctly folded protein. The preparation can be useful for interaction studies and analysis of biological and immunological activities of Fn.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Arginine / chemistry
  • Chromatography, Affinity / methods*
  • Chromatography, Agarose / methods
  • Fibronectins / blood
  • Fibronectins / chemistry*
  • Fibronectins / isolation & purification*
  • Gelatin / chemistry
  • Humans

Substances

  • Fibronectins
  • Gelatin
  • Arginine