Yankiwski (yankiwski at aol.com) wrote:
> I'm expressing a protein in Sf9 insect cells using a baculovirus vector.
> Upon purification of the 6x his-tagged protein on a nickel affinity column
> and after Western analysis, I get multiple bands, with the majority being
> of smaller size and in greater quantity than the full-length protein.
Assuming you don't have protein processing effects there is not much
you can do. Work as quickly as possible in a cold room (check the
temperature :-). In E. coli it also helps to cultivate cells at lower
temperature, but I don't know whether that is possible with Sf9 cells.
--Cornelius.
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