Fig. (2).

Protein purification scheme. A) Schematic diagram of the purification process for Minerva virus protease. B) Uninduced and induced cells as well as cell lysate fractions and the 1st Ni2+ affinity column load, flow-through, and wash. C) 1st Ni2+ affinity column eluted fractions containing the His6-SUMO-MVpro fusion protein. D) Steps 2 and 3 of scheme A): after cleavage with ULP-1, MVpro appears at a MW of ~20 kDa. MVpro is eluted in the flow-through of the 2nd Ni2+ affinity column. SE = size exclusion column load. Panels B)-D) are 15% SDS-PAGE gels stained with coomassie blue. (The color version of the figure is available in the electronic copy of the article).