(a) SDS-PAGE of GPC-purified SbpA derivatives. Lane 1, rSbpA/Strep-tag I; lane 2, rSbpA31-1068/Strep-tag I. (b) Dot blot assays indicating the accessibility of Strep-tag I to Strep-Tactin-ALP in the soluble S-layer protein fractions. Spot 1, rSbpA; spot 2, rSbpA/Strep-tag I; spot 3, rSbpA31-1068/Strep-tag I. (c) Immunoblot analysis for detection of recombinant streptavidin bound by recrystallization products prepared with rSbpA (lane 1), rSbpA/Strep-tag I (lane 2), and rSbpA31-1068/Strep-tag I (lane 3). Monomers of core streptavidin show a molecular mass of 13,000 Da on SDS gels. In the case of streptavidin, low nonspecific adsorption was observed for the square S-layer lattice formed by rSbpA.