rTEV, Tobacco Etch Virus Protease

rTEV, Tobacco Etch Virus Protease: TEV Protease, Recombinant (rTEV) is a site-specific protease purified from E. coli by the affinity tag, GST tag. The protease can be used for the removal of affinity tags from fusion proteins. The seven-amino-acid recognition site for rTEV is Glu-Asn-Leu-Tyr-Phe-Gln-Gly with cleavage occurring between Gln and Gly. The optimal temperature for cleavage is 30°C; however, the enzyme can be used at temperatures as low as 4°C. Following digestion, TEV Protease can be removed from the reaction via the GST tag sequence by affinity chromatography.