CNBR cleaves PO lacz the peptide bond after methionine. B-Galactosidase Met - Insulin Met B-Galactosidase T A chain amp. A chain A chain Active insulin Transform into E. coli. Culture cells. Purify B-galactosidase- Treat with CNB.. Purify A and insulin fusion proteins. B chains. Refolding and disulfide bond Disulfide bond lacZ B-Galactosidase formation - Met - Insulin Met B-Galactosidase T. B chain ampe. B chain B chain FIGURE 22.1 The use of bacteria to make human insulin. In recent forms of manufactured insulin, slight changes have been made to the insulin amino acid sequence. These changes prevent insulin molecules from clumping together, and thereby improve the manufactured insulin's biological properties. Genes-Traits The synthesis of human insulin is not a trait that bacteria normally possess. However, genetic engineers can introduce the genetic sequences that en- code the A and B chains of human insulin via recombinant DNA technology, yielding bacteria that make these polypeptides as fusion proteins with B-galactosidase.

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coding sequence for the A or B chains to the sequence for
β-galactosidase? How were the A or B chains separated from
β-galactosidase after the fusion protein was synthesized in E. coli?

CNBR cleaves
PO lacz
the peptide
bond after
methionine.
B-Galactosidase
Met
- Insulin
Met
B-Galactosidase T
A chain
amp.
A chain
A chain
Active insulin
Transform into E. coli.
Culture cells.
Purify B-galactosidase- Treat with CNB.. Purify A and
insulin fusion proteins.
B chains.
Refolding and
disulfide bond
Disulfide bond
lacZ
B-Galactosidase
formation
- Met
- Insulin
Met
B-Galactosidase T.
B chain
ampe.
B chain
B chain
FIGURE 22.1 The use of bacteria to make human insulin. In recent forms of manufactured insulin, slight changes have been made to the insulin
amino acid sequence. These changes prevent insulin molecules from clumping together, and thereby improve the manufactured insulin's biological properties.
Genes-Traits The synthesis of human insulin is not a trait that bacteria normally possess. However, genetic engineers can introduce the genetic sequences that en-
code the A and B chains of human insulin via recombinant DNA technology, yielding bacteria that make these polypeptides as fusion proteins with B-galactosidase.
Transcribed Image Text:CNBR cleaves PO lacz the peptide bond after methionine. B-Galactosidase Met - Insulin Met B-Galactosidase T A chain amp. A chain A chain Active insulin Transform into E. coli. Culture cells. Purify B-galactosidase- Treat with CNB.. Purify A and insulin fusion proteins. B chains. Refolding and disulfide bond Disulfide bond lacZ B-Galactosidase formation - Met - Insulin Met B-Galactosidase T. B chain ampe. B chain B chain FIGURE 22.1 The use of bacteria to make human insulin. In recent forms of manufactured insulin, slight changes have been made to the insulin amino acid sequence. These changes prevent insulin molecules from clumping together, and thereby improve the manufactured insulin's biological properties. Genes-Traits The synthesis of human insulin is not a trait that bacteria normally possess. However, genetic engineers can introduce the genetic sequences that en- code the A and B chains of human insulin via recombinant DNA technology, yielding bacteria that make these polypeptides as fusion proteins with B-galactosidase.
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