Biopolym. Cell. 2021; 37(6):428-437.
Structure and Function of Biopolymers
Development of the method of isolation and purification of the recombinant human interleukin-7
1, 2Lutsenko T. M., 1Motronenko V. V.
  1. National Technical University of Ukraine "Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute"
    37, Peremohy Ave, Kyiv, Ukraine, 03056
  2. “PRO-PHARMA”
    120/4, bld "Zh" Kozatskaya Str, Kyiv, Ukraine, 03022

Abstract

Aim. To develop a method for isolation and purification of recombinant human interleukin-7 from bacterial inclusion bodies. Methods. Protein synthesis via fermentation, densitometry, refolding method of gel filtration, two-stage chromatographic purification of the protein. Results. The inclusion bodies obtained via fermentation in E.coli cells contained recombinant human interleukin-7, which was solubilized at 22° C for 1 hour in the following buffer solution: 7M of guanidine hydrochloride, 100mM of Tris-HCl, 0.1 % Tween-20 and 50mM of dithiothreitol. Renaturation was conducted by replacing the buffer on column XK26 / 40 (GE Healthcare) with Sephadex G-25 fine equilibrated Clark-Labs solution containing L-arginine hydrochloride and tween-20. Subsequent purification of rIL-7 on the gel filtration column was performed in two stages: at the first stage, purification of rIL-7 was performed on a column packed with 20 ml of Q sepharose, at the second stage, the rIL-7 fraction purified on Q sepharose was purified on SP sepharose. Elution of rIL-7 was performed using double-stage gradient NaCL (0.2 and 0.7M) in a buffer 0.05 M of KH2PO4/NaOH with pH 6.0; 0.1 M of L-arginine; 0.1 % Tween-80. Conclusions. The amount of the target protein after all the proposed stages of purification was 10 % with the purity ratio about 95 %, which is sufficient for further development of the various pharmaceutical forms.
Keywords: interleukin-7, inclusion bodies, refolding, gel filtration, renaturation.

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