TobaccoEtchVirus(TEV)proteaseisacysteineproteasethatiscommonlyusedtoremovefusiontags,includingHis,GSTandMBP,attheNorCterminiofrecombinantproteins.TEVproteasespecificallyrecognizesasevenaminoacidsequenceGlu-Asn-Leu-Tyr-Phe-Gln-Gly/Ser(ENLYFQG/S)andcleavesbetweenGlnandGly/Serunderawiderangeofconditions.
Recombinant6xHis-TEVwasexpressedinE.Coliandpurifiedtonearhomogeneity.ASer219Asn(S219N)substitutionwasintroducedthathasnoeffectonTEVproteaseactivity,butinhibitsauto-cleavageandthus,st
ABIlizingTEVproteaseduringincubationandlong-termstorage.
Werecommendusing3%suppliedTEVprotease(w/w)topreformreactionsat40Cfor12-16horat300Cfor1-4h.Dependingonspecificsubstrates,TEVproteaseconcentration,incubationtime,andreactiontemperatureshouldbeoptimized.6xHis-TEVcanberemovedbyNi-NTAresinafterincubation.
TEVproteasemaintainshighactivityunderawiderangeoftemperatures(40C-300C),pH(6.0-8.5)andbuffers,andinthepresenceofcommonlyusedproteaseinhibitors.