期刊
JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY
卷 159, 期 3, 页码 162-171出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2012.01.004
关键词
Gene cluster; Expression system; T7 RNA polymerase; Hydrogenase; Rhodobacter capsulatus
资金
- Ministry of Innovation, Science and Research of North Rhine-Westphalia
- Heinrich Heine University Dusseldorf
- Federal Ministry of Education and Research [ExpresSys FKZ 0315586B]
Bacterial genes whose enzymes are either assembled into complex multi-domain proteins or form biosynthetic pathways are frequently organized within large chromosomal clusters. The functional expression of clustered genes, however, remains challenging since it generally requires an expression system that facilitates the coordinated transcription of numerous genes irrespective of their natural promoters and terminators. Here, we report on the development of a novel expression system that is particularly suitable for the homologous expression of multiple genes organized in a contiguous cluster. The new expression toolkit consists of an Omega interposon cassette carrying a T7 RNA polymerase specific promoter which is designed for promoter tagging of clustered genes and a small set of broad-host-range plasmids providing the respective polymerase in different bacteria. The uptake hydrogenase gene locus of the photosynthetic non-sulfur purple bacterium Rhodobacter capsulatus which consists of 16 genes was used as an example to demonstrate functional expression only by T7 RNA polymerase but not by bacterial RNA polymerase. Our findings clearly indicate that due to its unique properties T7 RNA polymerase can be applied for overexpression of large and complex bacterial gene regions. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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