Expression and purification of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) iron-superoxide dismutase (VuFeSOD; GeneBank AAF28773.1) and Lotus japonicus glutathione peroxidase (LjGpx3; Lotus Base: LotjaGi4g1v0458000) were carried out as described by Moran et al. (2003) (link) and Matamoros et al. (2015) (link), respectively. Briefly, PCR fragments encoding the mature VuFeSOD and LjGpx3 proteins were cloned into pET-28a(+) (Novagen) and pET200/D-TOPO, respectively. His-tagged proteins were produced in Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3), purified on HiTrap chelating HP Ni-affinity columns (GE Healthcare Life Sciences), desalted, and concentrated by ultrafiltration. L. japonicus phytoglobin (LjGlb3-1; Lotus Base: Lj1g3v2035270.1) was cloned into pET11a (Novagen) with an N-terminal Strep-tag and was expressed in E. coli C41(DE3) cells (Lucigen) as described (Villar et al., 2018 ). The Strep-tagged protein was purified on a StrepTactin Sepharose High Performance column (GE Healthcare), desalted, and concentrated by ultrafiltration.
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