Re: [ccp4bb] Off topic: PDI overexpression in HEK293 cells

2008-04-03 Thread Dima Klenchin
With regard to low levels of expression: Is there a particular reason to use 293 cells? Transient expression in Cos-1/Cos-7 cells gives ~ 10 fold higher levels of expression because of the plasmid amplification in these cells. (The only requirement is that the plasmid should have SV40 ori; most ma

Re: [ccp4bb] Off topic: PDI overexpression in HEK293 cells

2008-04-03 Thread Kenneth Verstraete
Dear Dima, thank you for your reply Since this is ectodomain, I presume it contains native sorting sequence. The ectodomain contains a secretion signal: either its native or another secretion signal. I have tested a few other, strong secretion signals to boost the expression levels with m

Re: [ccp4bb] Off topic: PDI overexpression in HEK293 cells

2008-04-03 Thread VADIM A KLENCHIN
Kenneth, > sorry for this off topic question. I am producing the ectodomain of a > > human receptor in HEK293T cells by transient expression. The > expression > levels are quite low. The protein contains a high number of disulfide > bridges. It has been reported that overexpression of protei

[ccp4bb] Off topic: PDI overexpression in HEK293 cells

2008-04-03 Thread Kenneth Verstraete
Dear all, sorry for this off topic question. I am producing the ectodomain of a human receptor in HEK293T cells by transient expression. The expression levels are quite low. The protein contains a high number of disulfide bridges. It has been reported that overexpression of protein disulfide