PURIFICATION OF SOLUBLE RECOMBINANT HUMAN FcγRII (CD32)

The present study describes the methodology used to purify human recombinant low-affinity FcgammaRIIa2 produced in E. coli and to evaluate its binding to surface IgG. The recombinant molecule was purified by a two-step chromatographic procedure, including affinity chromatography using IV.3 anti-FcgammaRIIa1/2 immunosorbent, followed by gel filtration chromatography. Using this method, the purified recombinant FcgammaRIIa2 was 99% pure. It exhibited an isoeletric point of 5.2. Binding studies demonstrated a specific binding of the purified recombinant molecule to surface IgG expressed by human B cells. Thus, we have set up a method which allows to purify functional human recombinant FcgammaRIIa2 for further characterization of its biological activities.