Figure 2.
Expression levels of eight hFGF21 fusion proteins in E. coli BL21(DE3). Expression of the fusion proteins was induced by the addition of 0.5 mM IPTG at 37°C (A) or 18°C (B). The arrows indicate migration of hFGF21 fused with each tag in a polyacrylamide gel. M, molecular weight markers; C, total cell protein before IPTG induction as a negative control; I, whole cells after IPTG induction; P, the pellet fraction after cell sonication; S, the supernatant after cell sonication.