CLONING, MUTATION AND EXPRESSION OF PIORF4 CDNA GENE IN ESCHERICHIA COLI CELLS AND PURIFICATION OF PiORF4(E9D)-6His RECOMBINANT PROTEIN

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https://doi.org/10.26577/bb202510323
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Genetic construct, PiORF4, in vitro mutagenesis, 18S rRNA, recombinant protein.

Abstract

In plant cells exposed to stress, 18S rRNA has been observed to cleave as part of the small ribosomal subunit and accumulate a 135 nucleotide 5'-terminal fragment, termed 5,3S rRNA. However, the physiological significance of this phenomenon remains unknown. The aim of this study was to investigate the role of discrete 18S rRNA fragmentation in plants using the yeast toxin PiORF4, which can induce a similar cleavage in yeast. In this work, a mutated cDNA gene encoding a form of the PiORF4(E9D) toxin with increased specificity for 18S rRNA was generated. The mutated gene was cloned into the pET23c vector, followed by expression in Escherichia coli BL21(DE3) cells. The resulting recombinant PiORF4(E9D)-6His protein was successfully purified by metal ion affinity chromatography and its identification confirmed by immunoblotting. In addition, preliminary in vitro studies demonstrated the ability of PiORF4(E9D) to specifically target 18S rRNA under controlled conditions,

Author Biographies

T.S. Kazanbassov, M. Aitkhozhin Institute of molecular biology and biochemistry, Almaty, Kazakhstan

Kazanbassov Temirkhan Serikovich (corresponding author) – Laboratory assistant of the Laboratory of Protein and Nucleic Acids of RSE ‘IMBB’, student at the Department of Biotechnology, al-Farabi Kazakh National University (Almaty, Kazakhstan, email: temirhankazanbasov@gmail.com)

B.К. Iskakov, M. Aitkhozhin Institute of molecular biology and biochemistry, Almaty, Kazakhstan

Iskakov Bulat Kudaibergenovich –  Chief Researcher of the Laboratory of Protein and Nucleic Acids of RSE ‘IMBB’, Doctor of Biological Sciences, Professor. (Almaty, Kazakhstan, email: bulat.iskakov2@gmail.com)

A.V. Zhigailov, M. Aitkhozhin Institute of molecular biology and biochemistry, Almaty, Kazakhstan

Andrey Viktorovich Zhigailov –  Head of the Laboratory of Protein and Nucleic Acids of RSE ‘IMBB’, Acting Head of the Laboratory of Molecular Biology of the Almaty Branch of the National Centre for Biotechnology, PhD, Associate Professor. (Almaty, Kazakhstan, email: andrzhig@gmail.com)

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Kazanbassov, T. ., Iskakov, B. ., & Zhigailov, A. . (2025). CLONING, MUTATION AND EXPRESSION OF PIORF4 CDNA GENE IN ESCHERICHIA COLI CELLS AND PURIFICATION OF PiORF4(E9D)-6His RECOMBINANT PROTEIN : . Experimental Biology, 103(2), 34–43. https://doi.org/10.26577/bb202510323

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Vol. 103 No. 2 (2025): Вестник. Серия биологическая

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МOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND GENETICS

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