Protein enriched micro-vesicles and methods of making and using the same are provided. Aspects of the methods include maintaining a cell having a membrane-associated protein comprising a first dimerization domain and a target protein having a second dimerization domain under conditions sufficient to produce a micro-vesicle from the cell, wherein the micro-vesicle includes the target protein. Also provided are cells, reagents and kits that find use in making the micro-vesicles, as well as methods of using the micro-vesicles, e.g., in research and therapeutic applications.

Protein enriched micro-vesicles and methods of making and using the same are provided. Aspects of the methods include maintaining a cell having a membrane-associated protein comprising a first dimerization domain and a target protein having a second dimerization domain under conditions sufficient to produce a micro-vesicle from the cell, wherein the micro-vesicle includes the target protein. Also provided are cells, reagents and kits that find use in making the micro-vesicles, as well as methods of using the micro-vesicles, e.g., in research and therapeutic applications.

A solid supported branched linker assay system, including an alpha compound and a beta compounds reversibly tethered to a solid support; a branched linker coupled to the solid support that tethers the alpha and beta compounds to the solid support; the branched linker having two cleavable linkers that are chemically distinct from one another, wherein a first chemically distinct linker tethers the compound to the branched linker and a second chemically distinct linker tethers the compound to the branched linker; and at least two means for cleaving the chemically distinct linkers, wherein a first cleavage means is configured to selectively cleave a first chemically distinct linker and a second cleavage means is configured to selectively cleave a second chemically distinct linker.

A solid supported branched linker assay system, including an alpha compound and a beta compounds reversibly tethered to a solid support; a branched linker coupled to the solid support that tethers the alpha and beta compounds to the solid support; the branched linker having two cleavable linkers that are chemically distinct from one another, wherein a first chemically distinct linker tethers the compound to the branched linker and a second chemically distinct linker tethers the compound to the branched linker; and at least two means for cleaving the chemically distinct linkers, wherein a first cleavage means is configured to selectively cleave a first chemically distinct linker and a second cleavage means is configured to selectively cleave a second chemically distinct linker.

The invention is directed to a complex, including: a porous composite carrier including: a porous organic foam material containing open pores, each pore comprising a wall defining the pore; and a crosslinked product having aldehyde groups and immobilized on the surface of the walls of one or more pores of the porous organic foam materials, and a protein, polypeptide, or oligopeptide immobilized onto the porous composite carrier through a reaction between an amino group of the protein, polypeptide or oligopeptide and an aldehyde group of the composite carrier. The immobilized product has high specific surface area and high specific activity. The immobilization is simple and in low cost, and is suitable for industrial application.

The invention is directed to a complex, including: a porous composite carrier including: a porous organic foam material containing open pores, each pore comprising a wall defining the pore; and a crosslinked product having aldehyde groups and immobilized on the surface of the walls of one or more pores of the porous organic foam materials, and a protein, polypeptide, or oligopeptide immobilized onto the porous composite carrier through a reaction between an amino group of the protein, polypeptide or oligopeptide and an aldehyde group of the composite carrier. The immobilized product has high specific surface area and high specific activity. The immobilization is simple and in low cost, and is suitable for industrial application.

The present disclosure discloses a process for immobilizing polypeptides on a surface, said method comprising: (a) coating a surface with a molecule to capture biotin tagged polypeptide to obtain a coated surface; and (b) contacting at least two biotin tagged polypeptides with the coated surface of step (a) to obtain immobilized polypeptides, wherein the biotin tagged polypeptide comprises a biotin linked to a recombinant polypeptide. The present disclosure further discloses an in-vitro method for detecting at least one binder molecule in a sample, and a process for obtaining biotin tagged polypeptide.

The present invention provides methods, compositions, and kits useful in preparing labeled molecules, which are useful in the detection of binding partners.

The invention relates to an immobilized protein material comprising a protein that is immobilized on a glass material or organic polymer through affinity tag binding. The glass material may be a porous glass material such as (hybrid) controlled porosity glass. The invention also relates to the use of an immobilized enzyme material as a heterogeneous biocatalyst in chemical synthesis. The invention further relates to a method for the immobilization of affinity tagged proteins on a glass material or organic polymer, and to a method for the purification and isolation of affinity tagged proteins by the immobilization of such proteins on a glass material or organic polymer.

The invention relates to an immobilized protein material comprising a protein that is immobilized on a glass material or organic polymer through affinity tag binding. The glass material may be a porous glass material such as (hybrid) controlled porosity glass. The invention also relates to the use of an immobilized enzyme material as a heterogeneous biocatalyst in chemical synthesis. The invention further relates to a method for the immobilization of affinity tagged proteins on a glass material or organic polymer, and to a method for the purification and isolation of affinity tagged proteins by the immobilization of such proteins on a glass material or organic polymer.