Expression, purification and identification of the LP-15 RCC1 functional domain protein. (A) 12% SDS-PAGE of the cell lysate. Lanes 1–6, total cell lysate from DE3 induced using 1 mM IPTG for 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1 h, respectively. pET-32a(+) served as a negative control. M, molecular weight marker. Lanes 7–12, total cell lysate from DE3 with pET-32a(+)-LP-15-RCC1 induced using 1 mM IPTG for 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 h, respectively. (B) Western blot of pET-32a(+)-LP-15-RCC1. Lane 1, total cell lysate from DE3 induced with 1 mM IPTG for 6 h. pET-32a(+) served as a negative control. Lanes 2–7, total cell lysate from DE3 cells with pET-32a(+)-LP-15-RCC1 induced using 1 mM IPTG for 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 h, respectively. (C) 12% SDS-PAGE of purified protein. M, protein molecular weight marker. Lane 1, total cell lysate after solubilization with buffer containing 8 M urea. Lane 2, liquid flow through from the Ni2+ column following addition of pET-32a(+)-LP-15-RCC1 sample. Lane 3, first phase eluent. Lane 4, second phase eluent. Lane 5, third phase eluent. Lane 6, fourth phase eluent. Lane 7, fifth phase eluent. Lane 8, sixth phase eluent. Lane 9, seventh phase eluent. RCC1, regulator of chromosome condensation 1; LP-15, Latcripin-15; IPTG, isopropyl β-D-thiogalactopyranoside; SDS-PAGE, sodium dodecyl sulfonate polyacrylate gel electrophoresis; GAPDH, glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase; DE3, Rosetta-gami.