Tilapia Leptin A Recombinant Protein

Full‐length cDNA encoding two leptin sequences (tLepA and tLepB) were identified in tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus). The cDNAs of tLepA and tLepB were 486 bp and 459 bp in length, encoding proteins of 161 aa and 152 aa, respectively. The tLepA‐ ‐expressing plasmid was transformed into E. coli and expressed as recombinant protein upon induction with nalidixic acid, found almost entirely in insoluble inclusion bodies (IBs). The protein was solubilized, refolded and purified to homogeneity by anion‐exchange chromatography. More information can be found in Shpilman et al. (2014) General and Comparative Endocrinology 270, 74-85.