l-asparaginase catalyzes the conversion of l-asparagine to l-aspartate and ammonium. This protein is an important therapeutic enzyme used for the treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia. In this study, the asparaginase II-encoding gene ASP3 from Saccharomyces cerevisiae was cloned into the expression vector pET28a in-fusion with a 6x histidine tag and was expressed in Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3) cells. The protein was expressed at a high level (225.6 IU/g cells) as an intracellular and soluble molecule and was purified from the supernatant by nickel affinity chromatography. The enzyme showed very low activity against l-glutamine. The denaturing electrophoresis analysis indicated that the recombinant protein had a molecular mass of ∼38 kDa. The native enzyme was a tetramer with a molecular mass of approximately 178 kDa. The enzyme preparation showed antitumor activity against the K562 and Jurkat cell lines comparable or even superior to the E. coli commercial asparaginase.

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Journal Article | Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Lopes W, Santos BAFD, Sampaio ALF, Gregório Alves Fontão AP, Nascimento HJ, Jurgilas PB, Torres FAG, Bon EPDS, Almeida RV, Ferrara MA

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