Abstract：Sox2, one of genes which express in embryonic stem (ES) cells, plays an important role in self renewal of ES cells, and is used to make induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells. In this study, we subcloned mouse (Mus muscules) full-length Sox2 cDNA and inserted Sox2 into pET-41a expression vector. Then the recombinant vector was transformed into Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3) cells to express Sox2 fusion protein. The expressed products were identified by Western blot using anti-GST antibody. The result indicated that the size of Sox2 fusion protein was in 61 kD. And the protein was recovered from the SDS-PAGE. And we used the sox2 fusion protein to prepare polyclonal antibody. The Dot blotting result showed that the anti-Sox2 antiserum had 1∶12,800 titers. The antibody will be useful for studying the function of Sox2 and its role in ES cell self-renewal.
