Abstract:
Objective Recombinant protein of the isoflavonoid biosynthesis-regulating transcription factor CsMYB36 from Callerya speciosa was obtained to predict the promoters of interacting target proteins.
Methods CsMYB36 was cloned to perform heterologous expression and construct the recombinant expression vector pET32a-CsMYB36 for expression in Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3). After IPTG-induced expression, the target protein was isolated and purified with His affinity resin to optimize the operational conditions. Online software was employed to predict molecular docking between CsMYB36 and target gene promoters in the isoflavone biosynthesis pathway for initial identification.
Result The optimized induction and expression for the recombinant CsMYB36 applied 0.5 mmol·L−1 IPTG at 37℃ for 6h. The soluble protein was expressed in the entire strain as well as the supernatant and precipitate. The highly purified protein was obtained with 350mM imidazole elution, and its size correctly detected by SDS-PAGE at the concentration of 1.138mg·mL−1. CsMYB36 could bind to the promoters of genes such as CsIFR2, CsIFS1, CsCHS4, and CsI3'H2 in the isoflavone biosynthesis pathway at sites depending upon the key residues of ARG-67 and THR-109.
Conclusion The recombinant CsMYB36 was successfully secured with information on molecular docking that provided the basis for further EMSA in vitro functional verification studies.