The Expression and Purification of Recombinant Mouse Ameloblastin in E. coli.

Methods Mol Biol

Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology, Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.

Published: June 2019

Ameloblastin is the second most abundant enamel matrix protein, and is thought to be essential for ameloblast cell polarization, cell adhesion, and enamel mineralization. However, studies of ameloblastin's function and its molecular mechanism have been limited due to difficulty in obtaining recombinant ameloblastin in vitro. Here, we present a protocol for successful ameloblastin expression and purification in E. coli.

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