Fig. 1. DNA gel analysis of Streptavidin, GFP, 8B9 VHH and 8B9 VHH-STR genes cloned into pUC 119 expression vector.
Fig. 2. Plasmid construction of streptavidin, GFP, 8B9 VHH and 8B9 VHH-STR.
Fig. 3. SDS-PAGE analysis of soluble proteins expressed in E. coli.
Fig. 4. SDS-PAGE analysis and Westernblot analysis of 8B9 VHHSTR expressed in E. coli.
Fig. 5. ELISA analysis and Westernblot analysis to determine biotin binding activity of 8B9 VHH-STR.
Fig. 6. ELISA analysis and Westernblot analysis to determine GFP antigen binding activity of 8B9 VHH-STR.
Fig. 7. 3D modeling of 8B9 VHH-STR tetramer.
Table 1. Primers used for PCR amplification of GFP, Streptavidin, 8B9 VHH and 8B9 VHH-Streptavidin genes.
Table 2. Biochemical analysis of GFP, Streptavidin, 8B9 VHH and 8B9 VHH-STR
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