Table 1 General fusion tags used in recombinant protein production

MBP

Maltose-binding protein

Escherichia coli

43

B

[48]

GST

Glutathione-S-transferase

Schistosoma japonicum

27

B

[49]

Trx

Thioredoxin

E. coli

12

S

[50]

NusA

N-utilization substance

E. coli

54

S

[51]

SUMO

Small ubiquitin-modified

Homo sapiens

11

S

[52]

6 × His

Hexa-histidine

n/a

 < 1

A

[53]

FLAG

FLAG-octapeptide

n/a

 < 1

A

[54]

STREP

Streptavidin binding peptide

n/a

 < 1

A

[55]

CBM66

Carbohydrate-binding module 66

Bacillus subtilis

18

B

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