Cell-Free Expression
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Overview of the Expressway™ Cell-Free Expression System The Expressway™ Cell-Free Expression Systems utilize an efficient, coupled transcription and translation reaction to produce up to milligram quantities of active recombinant protein in a tube reaction format. The Expressway™ systems eliminate the time-consuming steps of traditional cell-based protein production such as transformation, cell culture maintenance, and expression optimization. In just a few hours, high-yield and high-quality protein suitable for an array of downstream functional and structural studies can be produced with this E. coli-based in-vitro system. The recent improvements to the Expressway™ Cell-Free Expression System with the slyD mutant E.coli. extract and patented feed buffer produces the highest level of active proteins. |
The improved Expressway™ Cell-Free Expression Systems are available in four formats for different applications (Table 1). Whether you’re making protein from plasmid or linear DNA, for rapid expression screening or large amount protein production, or for downstream structural or functional analyses (see references below), Expressway™ Cell-Free Systems can greatly simplify your protein expression.
Table 1. Expressway™ Cell-Free Expression Systems and Applications
| Application | Product* |
|---|---|
| Rapid, small-scale protein expression starting from plasmid or linear DNA template | Expressway™ Mini Cell-Free Expression System |
| Rapid, small-scale protein expression with direct N-terminal or C-terminal Lumio™ tag detection, starting from plasmid or linear DNA template | Expressway™ Lumio™ Expression System |
| Rapid, milligram-scale protein expression, or high- throughput protein expression screening, starting from plasmid or linear DNA template | Expressway™ Maxi Cell-Free E. coli Expression System |
| Rapid, milligram-scale protein expression for highly efficient labeling for protein NMR analysis, starting from plasmid or linear DNA template | Expressway™ NMR Cell-Free E. coli Expression System |
Related products:
- Purification resins/kits and cleavage enzymes
- Other expression products
- Gateway® technology and Ultimate ORFs
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References
- Cell-free expression review article from Trends in Biotechnologies
- Using cell-free protein expression for NMR proteomics - article from J Am Chem Soc.
- Cell-free expression of EmrE multidrug transporter - article from Science
Brochures and Posters
- PEP Talk Poster - The Use of Cell-Free Systems to Produce Proteins for Functional and Structural Applications
- Expressway brochure
- Lumio brochure
Protocols and scripts
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