“…E. coli cells were resuspended in lysis buffer (50 mM Tris-HCl, 150 mM NaCl, 10 mM imidazole, 1 mM phenylmethanesulfonyl fluoride (PMSF), pH 7.4) and disrupted by sonication (Ultrasonic Processors, Sonicator 3000, Misonix, Farmingdale, NY, USA) [ 49 , 51 ]. Cell lysates were added into an open column containing an appropriate amount of Ni-charged resin (Bio-Rad, USA).…”