Optimal parameters for laccase-mediated destaining of Coomassie Brilliant Blue R-250-stained polyacrylamide gels

The data presented in this article are related to the research article entitled “Destaining of Coomassie Brilliant Blue R-250-stained polyacrylamide gels with fungal laccase” [1]. Laccase is a class of multicopper oxidases that can catalyze oxidation of recalcitrant dyestuffs. This article describes optimal parameters for destaining of polyacrylamide gels, stained with Coomassie Brilliant Blue R-250, with laccase from basidiomycete Cerrena sp. strain HYB07. Effects of laccase activity, mediator type and concentration, temperature and time on destaining of polyacrylamide gels were evaluated with respect to gel background intensity and protein band signals, and the optimal destaining effects were obtained with 15 U mL−1 laccase and 2 μM ABTS at 37 °C after 2 h.


a b s t r a c t
The data presented in this article are related to the research article entitled "Destaining of Coomassie Brilliant Blue R-250-stained polyacrylamide gels with fungal laccase" [1]. Laccase is a class of multicopper oxidases that can catalyze oxidation of recalcitrant dyestuffs. This article describes optimal parameters for destaining of polyacrylamide gels, stained with Coomassie Brilliant Blue R-250, with laccase from basidiomycete Cerrena sp. strain HYB07. Effects of laccase activity, mediator type and concentration, temperature and time on destaining of polyacrylamide gels were evaluated with respect to gel background intensity and protein band signals, and the optimal destaining effects were obtained with 15 U mL À 1 laccase and 2 μM ABTS at 37°C after 2 h. Value of the data • Application of laccase in polyacrylamide gel destaining was described.
• This is the first report on parameter optimization of laccase-mediated destaining of polyacrylamide gels. • The data provided application guidelines for other laccases to be used in polyacrylamide gel destaining.

Data
Here, we exemplified the application of laccase in destaining of CBBR-stained polyacrylamide gels by using laccase from Cerrena sp. HYB07 [2], and various parameters were evaluated based on gel background intensity and protein band signals after destaining. Among the laccase mediators tested, 2,2 0 -azino-bis (3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonate) (ABTS) resulted in low gel background intensity and strong protein signal (Fig. 1). With ABTS as the mediator, effect of temperature, laccase activity, ABTS concentration and destaining time on gel destaining was successively studied (Figs. 2-5). The optimal temperature, laccase activity, ABTS concentration and destaining time were determined to be 37°C, 15 U mL À 1 , 2 μM and 2 h, respectively.

Experimental design, materials and methods
Fermentation of Cerrena sp. HYB07 was conducted in a 5 L fermenter for 7 d as previously described [1]. Fermentation broth was harvested by pressure filtration and diluted in distilled water for polyacrylamide gel destaining. Laccase activity was assayed with ABTS (Sigma-Aldrich) as the substrate at pH 3.0 and 40°C. One unit of enzyme activity (U) was defined as the amount of laccase required to oxidize 1 μmol ABTS in 1 min.
Bovine serum albumin (BSA) at 500 ng was separated by SDS-PAGE by using a Mini-PROTEAN Tetra Cell (BioRad, USA) on 5% stacking gels and 12% separating gels (1 mm thick). Staining solution contained 0.05% (w/v) CBBR (Sangon Biotech, Shanghai, China) in distilled water. Unless otherwise stated, the gel was stained by boiling in the staining solution for 1 min and destained in 50 mL destaining solution with shaking. The destaining solution was not changed during destaining. Gel background intensity and protein band areas were measured with ImageJ [3].