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High-level, inducible gene expression in and using versatile expression vectors Free

Abstract

Vectors have been developed for inducible gene expression in and in which expression of the gene of interest is driven by strong, regulated promoters from bacteriocin operons found in strains. The activity of these promoters is controlled via a two-component signal transduction system, which responds to an externally added peptide pheromone. The vectors have a modular design, permitting easy exchange of all essential elements: the inducible promoter, the cognate regulatory system, the gene of interest, the antibiotic resistance marker and the replicon. Various variants of these so-called ‘pSIP’ vectors were constructed and tested, differing in terms of the bacteriocin regulon from which the regulatory elements were derived (sakacin A or sakacin P), the regulated promoter selected from these regulons, and the replicon (derived from p256 or pSH71). Using -glucuronidase (GusA) and aminopeptidase N (PepN) as reporters, it was shown that the best vectors permitted inducible, pheromone-dose-dependent gene expression at very high levels, while displaying moderate basal activities when not induced. The most effective set-up was obtained using a vector containing the pSH71 replicon, the promoter from the sakacin P regulon, and the cognate regulatory genes, in a host. GusA levels obtained with this set-up were approximately ten times higher than the levels obtained with prototype pSIP versions, whereas PepN levels amounted to almost 50 % of total cellular protein.

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Keyword(s): LAB, lactic acid bacteria , MU, Miller Unit equivalents and NICE, nisin-controlled expression
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High-level, inducible gene expression in Lactobacillus sakei and Lactobacillus plantarum using versatile expression vectors
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