Example 9
This example describes the method of creating specific amino acid changes in a protein expression construct and identifying positions and mutations which do not affect the performance/activity of the target protein.
Use CPE to create all 19 single amino acid mutations in the target molecule at positions 2-n (n=C-terminal residue of the molecule) or any other defined range or positions.
Pick 96 clones/codon in deep well plates containing 1200 μA LB with appropriate antibiotic (project/expression construct specific). Seal plates with and grow overnight at 37° C., shaking at 225 RPM.
Replica plate overnight cultures into fresh 96 well plates, grow overnight at 37° C.
Miniprep plasmid DNA from overnight cultures (Qiagen endotoxin free 96 well miniprep kit).
Make glycerol stocks from overnight cultures (replica plates). Transfect clones into HEK293F cells.
Collect supernatant for quant ELISA and project specific functional ELISA.