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Zhao G, Wang J, Tian Y, Wang H, Huang X. Nitroreductase DnrA, Utilizing Strategies Secreted in Bacillus sp. Za and SCK6, Enhances the Detoxification of Acifluorfen. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2024. [PMID: 38950134 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.4c03397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/03/2024]
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The residues of acifluorfen present a serious threat to the agricultural environment and sensitive crops. DnrA, a nitroreductase, is an intracellular enzyme that restricts the application of wild-type Bacillus sp. Za in environmental remediation. In this study, two strategies were employed to successfully secrete DnrA in strains SCK6 and Za, and the secretion expression conditions were optimized to achieve rapid degradation of acifluorfen. Under the optimal conditions, the relative activities of the DnrA supernatant from strains SCK6-D and Za-W were 3.06-fold and 3.53-fold higher than that of strain Za, respectively. While all three strains exhibited similar tolerance to different concentrations of acifluorfen, strains SCK6-D and Za-W demonstrated significantly faster degradation efficiency compared to strain Za. Furthermore, the DnrA supernatant from strains SCK6-D and Za-W could effectively reduce the toxicity of acifluorfen on maize and cucumber seedlings. This study provides an effective technical approach for the rapid degradation of acifluorfen.
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- Guoqiang Zhao
- Department of Microbiology, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210095, PR China
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- Department of Microbiology, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210095, PR China
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- Department of Microbiology, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210095, PR China
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- Guizhou Academy of Tobacco Science, Guiyang, Guizhou 550081, PR China
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- Department of Microbiology, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210095, PR China
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Senger J, Seitl I, Pross E, Fischer L. Secretion of the cytoplasmic and high molecular weight β-galactosidase of Paenibacillus wynnii with Bacillus subtilis. Microb Cell Fact 2024; 23:170. [PMID: 38867249 PMCID: PMC11167759 DOI: 10.1186/s12934-024-02445-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2024] [Accepted: 05/30/2024] [Indexed: 06/14/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND The gram-positive bacterium Bacillus subtilis is widely used for industrial enzyme production. Its ability to secrete a wide range of enzymes into the extracellular medium especially facilitates downstream processing since cell disruption is avoided. Although various heterologous enzymes have been successfully secreted with B. subtilis, the secretion of cytoplasmic enzymes with high molecular weight is challenging. Only a few studies report on the secretion of cytoplasmic enzymes with a molecular weight > 100 kDa. RESULTS In this study, the cytoplasmic and 120 kDa β-galactosidase of Paenibacillus wynnii (β-gal-Pw) was expressed and secreted with B. subtilis SCK6. Different strategies were focused on to identify the best secretion conditions. Tailormade codon-optimization of the β-gal-Pw gene led to an increase in extracellular β-gal-Pw production. Consequently, the optimized gene was used to test four signal peptides and two promoters in different combinations. Differences in extracellular β-gal-Pw activity between the recombinant B. subtilis strains were observed with the successful secretion being highly dependent on the specific combination of promoter and signal peptide used. Interestingly, signal peptides of both the general secretory- and the twin-arginine translocation pathway mediated secretion. The highest extracellular activity of 55.2 ± 6 µkat/Lculture was reached when secretion was mediated by the PhoD signal peptide and expression was controlled by the PAprE promoter. Production of extracellular β-gal-Pw was further enhanced 1.4-fold in a bioreactor cultivation to 77.5 ± 10 µkat/Lculture with secretion efficiencies of more than 80%. CONCLUSION For the first time, the β-gal-Pw was efficiently secreted with B. subtilis SCK6, demonstrating the potential of this strain for secretory production of cytoplasmic, high molecular weight enzymes.
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- Jana Senger
- Institute of Food Science and Biotechnology, Department of Biotechnology and Enzyme Science, University of Hohenheim, Garbenstr. 25, 70599, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institute of Food Science and Biotechnology, Department of Biotechnology and Enzyme Science, University of Hohenheim, Garbenstr. 25, 70599, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institute of Food Science and Biotechnology, Department of Biotechnology and Enzyme Science, University of Hohenheim, Garbenstr. 25, 70599, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institute of Food Science and Biotechnology, Department of Biotechnology and Enzyme Science, University of Hohenheim, Garbenstr. 25, 70599, Stuttgart, Germany.
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Vijayakumar VE, Vijayalakshmi MA, Lacroix-Desmazes S, Venkataraman K. The use of Bacillus subtilis as a cost-effective expression system for production of Cholera Toxin B fused factor VIII epitope regions applicable for inducing oral immune tolerance. Folia Microbiol (Praha) 2024:10.1007/s12223-024-01166-z. [PMID: 38683262 DOI: 10.1007/s12223-024-01166-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2023] [Accepted: 04/10/2024] [Indexed: 05/01/2024]
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Coagulation factor replacement therapy for the X-linked bleeding disorder Haemophilia, characterized by a deficiency of coagulation protein factor VIII (FVIII), is severely complicated by antibody (inhibitors) formation. The development of FVIII inhibitors drastically alters the quality of life of the patients and is associated with a tremendous increase in morbidity as well as treatment costs. The ultimate goal of inhibitor control is antibody elimination. Immune tolerance induction (ITI) is the only clinically established approach for developing antigen-specific tolerance to FVIII. This work aims to establish a novel cost-effective strategy to produce FVIII molecules in fusion with cholera toxin B (CTB) subunit at the N terminus using the Bacillus subtilis expression system for oral tolerance, as the current clinical immune tolerance protocols are expensive. Regions of B-Domain Deleted (BDD)-FVIII that have potential epitopes were identified by employing Bepipred linear epitope prediction; 2 or more epitopes in each domain were combined and cDNA encoding these regions were fused with CTB and cloned in the Bacillus subtilis expression vector pHT43 and expression analysis was carried out. The expressed CTB-fused FVIII epitope domains showed strong binding affinity towards the CTB-receptor GM1 ganglioside. To conclude, Bacillus subtilis expressing FVIII molecules might be a promising candidate for exploring for the induction of oral immune tolerance.
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- Vijay Elakkya Vijayakumar
- Centre for Bio-Separation Technology (CBST), Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Tamil Nadu, Vellore, 632014, India
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- Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, CNRS, Sorbonne Université, Université de Paris, Paris F-75006, France
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- Centre for Bio-Separation Technology (CBST), Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Tamil Nadu, Vellore, 632014, India.
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Ferrero-Bordera B, Bartel J, van Dijl JM, Becher D, Maaß S. From the outer space to the inner cell: deconvoluting the complexity of Bacillus subtilis disulfide stress responses by redox state and absolute abundance quantification of extracellular, membrane, and cytosolic proteins. Microbiol Spectr 2024; 12:e0261623. [PMID: 38358275 PMCID: PMC10986503 DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.02616-23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2023] [Accepted: 01/22/2024] [Indexed: 02/16/2024] Open
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Understanding cellular mechanisms of stress management relies on omics data as a valuable resource. However, the lack of absolute quantitative data on protein abundances remains a significant limitation, particularly when comparing protein abundances across different cell compartments. In this study, we aimed to gain deeper insights into the proteomic responses of the Gram-positive model bacterium Bacillus subtilis to disulfide stress. We determined proteome-wide absolute abundances, focusing on different sub-cellular locations (cytosol and membrane) as well as the extracellular medium, and combined these data with redox state determination. To quantify secreted proteins in the culture medium, we developed a simple and straightforward protocol for the absolute quantification of extracellular proteins in bacteria. We concentrated extracellular proteins, which are highly diluted in the medium, using StrataClean beads along with a set of standard proteins to determine the extent of the concentration step. The resulting data set provides new insights into protein abundances in different sub-cellular compartments and the extracellular medium, along with a comprehensive proteome-wide redox state determination. Our study offers a quantitative understanding of disulfide stress management, protein production, and secretion in B. subtilis. IMPORTANCE Stress responses play a crucial role in bacterial survival and adaptation. The ability to quantitatively measure protein abundances and redox states in different cellular compartments and the extracellular environment is essential for understanding stress management mechanisms. In this study, we addressed the knowledge gap regarding absolute quantification of extracellular proteins and compared protein concentrations in various sub-cellular locations and in the extracellular medium under disulfide stress conditions. Our findings provide valuable insights into the protein production and secretion dynamics of B. subtilis, shedding light on its stress response strategies. Furthermore, the developed protocol for absolute quantification of extracellular proteins in bacteria presents a practical and efficient approach for future studies in the field. Overall, this research contributes to the quantitative understanding of stress management mechanisms and protein dynamics in B. subtilis, which can be used to enhance bacterial stress tolerance and protein-based biotechnological applications.
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- Borja Ferrero-Bordera
- Department of Microbial Proteomics, University of Greifswald, Centre of Functional Genomics of Microbes, Institute of Microbiology, Greifswald, Germany
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- Department of Microbial Proteomics, University of Greifswald, Centre of Functional Genomics of Microbes, Institute of Microbiology, Greifswald, Germany
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Microbial Proteomics, University of Greifswald, Centre of Functional Genomics of Microbes, Institute of Microbiology, Greifswald, Germany
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- Department of Microbial Proteomics, University of Greifswald, Centre of Functional Genomics of Microbes, Institute of Microbiology, Greifswald, Germany
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Öktem A, Pranoto DA, van Dijl JM. Post-translational secretion stress regulation in Bacillus subtilis is controlled by intra- and extracellular proteases. N Biotechnol 2024; 79:71-81. [PMID: 38158017 DOI: 10.1016/j.nbt.2023.12.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2023] [Revised: 12/20/2023] [Accepted: 12/26/2023] [Indexed: 01/03/2024]
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The Gram-positive bacterium Bacillus subtilis is a prolific producer of industrial enzymes that are effectively harvested from the fermentation broth. However, the high capacity of B. subtilis for protein secretion has so far not been exploited to the full due to particular bottlenecks, including product degradation by extracellular proteases and counterproductive secretion stress responses. To unlock the Bacillus secretion pathway for difficult-to-produce proteins, various cellular interventions have been explored, including genome engineering. Our previous research has shown a superior performance of genome-reduced B. subtilis strains in the production of staphylococcal antigens compared to the parental strain 168. This was attributed, at least in part, to redirected secretion stress responses, including the presentation of elevated levels of the quality control proteases HtrA and HtrB that also catalyse protein folding. Here we show that this relates to the elimination of two homologous serine proteases, namely the cytosolic protease AprX and the extracellular protease AprE. This unprecedented posttranslational regulation of secretion stress effectors, like HtrA and HtrB, by the concerted action of cytosolic and extracellular proteases has important implications for the biotechnological application of microbial cell factories. In B. subtilis, this conclusion is underscored by extracellular degradation of the staphylococcal antigen IsaA by both AprX and AprE. Extracellular activity of the cytosolic protease AprX is remarkable since it shows that not only extracellular, but also intracellular proteases impact extracellular product levels. We therefore conclude that intracellular proteases represent new targets for improved recombinant protein production in microbial cell factories like B. subtilis.
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- Ayşegül Öktem
- Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, the Netherlands.
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Fiedler SM, Graumann PL. B. subtilis Sec and Srp Systems Show Dynamic Adaptations to Different Conditions of Protein Secretion. Cells 2024; 13:377. [PMID: 38474341 DOI: 10.3390/cells13050377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2024] [Revised: 02/04/2024] [Accepted: 02/16/2024] [Indexed: 03/14/2024] Open
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SecA is a widely conserved ATPase that drives the secretion of proteins across the cell membrane via the SecYEG translocon, while the SRP system is a key player in the insertion of membrane proteins via SecYEG. How SecA gains access to substrate proteins in Bacillus subtilis cells and copes with an increase in substrate availability during biotechnologically desired, high-level expression of secreted proteins is poorly understood. Using single molecule tracking, we found that SecA localization closely mimics that of ribosomes, and its molecule dynamics change similarly to those of ribosomes after inhibition of transcription or translation. These data suggest that B. subtilis SecA associates with signal peptides as they are synthesized at the ribosome, similar to the SRP system. In agreement with this, SecA is a largely mobile cytosolic protein; only a subset is statically associated with the cell membrane, i.e., likely with the Sec translocon. SecA dynamics were considerably different during the late exponential, transition, and stationary growth phases, revealing that single molecule dynamics considerably alter during different genetic programs in cells. During overproduction of a secretory protein, AmyE, SecA showed the strongest changes during the transition phase, i.e., where general protein secretion is high. To investigate whether the overproduction of AmyE also has an influence on other proteins that interact with SecYEG, we analyzed the dynamics of SecDF, YidC, and FtsY with and without AmyE overproduction. SecDF and YidC did not reveal considerable differences in single molecule dynamics during overexpression, while the SRP component FtsY changed markedly in its behavior and became more statically engaged. These findings indicate that the SRP pathway becomes involved in protein secretion upon an overload of proteins carrying a signal sequence. Thus, our data reveal high plasticity of the SecA and SRP systems in dealing with different needs for protein secretion.
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- Svenja M Fiedler
- Fachbereich Chemie und Zentrum für Synthetische Mikrobiologie, SYNMIKRO, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Hans-Meerwein Straße 4, 35043 Marburg, Germany
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- Fachbereich Chemie und Zentrum für Synthetische Mikrobiologie, SYNMIKRO, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Hans-Meerwein Straße 4, 35043 Marburg, Germany
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Schilling T, Ferrero-Bordera B, Neef J, Maaβ S, Becher D, van Dijl JM. Let There Be Light: Genome Reduction Enables Bacillus subtilis to Produce Disulfide-Bonded Gaussia Luciferase. ACS Synth Biol 2023; 12:3656-3668. [PMID: 38011677 PMCID: PMC10729301 DOI: 10.1021/acssynbio.3c00444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2023] [Revised: 11/09/2023] [Accepted: 11/17/2023] [Indexed: 11/29/2023]
Abstract
Bacillus subtilis is a major workhorse for enzyme production in industrially relevant quantities. Compared to mammalian-based expression systems, B. subtilis presents intrinsic advantages, such as high growth rates, high space-time yield, unique protein secretion capabilities, and low maintenance costs. However, B. subtilis shows clear limitations in the production of biopharmaceuticals, especially proteins from eukaryotic origin that contain multiple disulfide bonds. In the present study, we deployed genome minimization, signal peptide screening, and coexpression of recombinant thiol oxidases as strategies to improve the ability of B. subtilis to secrete proteins with multiple disulfide bonds. Different genome-reduced strains served as the chassis for expressing the model protein Gaussia Luciferase (GLuc), which contains five disulfide bonds. These chassis lack extracellular proteases, prophages, and key sporulation genes. Importantly, compared to the reference strain with a full-size genome, the best-performing genome-minimized strain achieved over 3000-fold increased secretion of active GLuc while growing to lower cell densities. Our results show that high-level GLuc secretion relates, at least in part, to the absence of major extracellular proteases. In addition, we show that the thiol-disulfide oxidoreductase requirements for disulfide bonding have changed upon genome reduction. Altogether, our results highlight genome-engineered Bacillus strains as promising expression platforms for proteins with multiple disulfide bonds.
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- Tobias Schilling
- Department
of Medical Microbiology, University of Groningen,
University Medical Center Groningen, Hanzeplein 1, P.O. Box 30001, 9700RB Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Institute
of Microbiology Department of Microbial Proteomics, University of Greifswald, D-17489 Greifswald, Germany
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- Department
of Medical Microbiology, University of Groningen,
University Medical Center Groningen, Hanzeplein 1, P.O. Box 30001, 9700RB Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Institute
of Microbiology Department of Microbial Proteomics, University of Greifswald, D-17489 Greifswald, Germany
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- Institute
of Microbiology Department of Microbial Proteomics, University of Greifswald, D-17489 Greifswald, Germany
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- Department
of Medical Microbiology, University of Groningen,
University Medical Center Groningen, Hanzeplein 1, P.O. Box 30001, 9700RB Groningen, The Netherlands
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Strach M, Koch F, Fiedler S, Liebeton K, Graumann PL. Protein secretion zones during overexpression of amylase within the Gram-positive cell wall. BMC Biol 2023; 21:206. [PMID: 37794427 PMCID: PMC10552229 DOI: 10.1186/s12915-023-01684-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2022] [Accepted: 08/16/2023] [Indexed: 10/06/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Whereas the translocation of proteins across the cell membrane has been thoroughly investigated, it is still unclear how proteins cross the cell wall in Gram-positive bacteria, which are widely used for industrial applications. We have studied the secretion of α-amylase AmyE within two different Bacillus strains, B. subtilis and B. licheniformis. RESULTS We show that a C-terminal fusion of AmyE with the fluorescent reporter mCherry is secreted via discrete patches showing very low dynamics. These are visible at many places within the cell wall for many minutes. Expression from a high copy number plasmid was required to be able to see these structures we term "secretion zones". Zones corresponded to visualized AmyE activity on the surface of cells, showing that they release active enzymes. They overlapped with SecA signals but did not frequently co-localize with the secretion ATPase. Single particle tracking showed higher dynamics of SecA and of SecDF, involved in AmyE secretion, at the cell membrane than AmyE. These experiments suggest that SecA initially translocates AmyE molecules through the cell membrane, and then diffuses to a different translocon. Single molecule tracking of SecA suggests the existence of three distinct diffusive states of SecA, which change during AmyE overexpression, but increased AmyE secretion does not appear to overwhelm the system. CONCLUSIONS Because secretion zones were only found during the transition to and within the stationary phase, diffusion rather than passive transport based on cell wall growth from inside to outside may release AmyE and, thus, probably secreted proteins in general. Our findings suggest active transport through the cell membrane and slow, passive transition through the cell wall, at least for overexpressed proteins, in bacteria of the genus Bacillus.
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- Manuel Strach
- Centre for Synthetic Microbiology (SYNMIKRO) and Fachbereich Chemie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Marburg, 35032, Germany
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- Centre for Synthetic Microbiology (SYNMIKRO) and Fachbereich Chemie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Marburg, 35032, Germany
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- Centre for Synthetic Microbiology (SYNMIKRO) and Fachbereich Chemie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Marburg, 35032, Germany
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- BRAIN Biotech AG, Darmstädter Str. 34-36, Zwingenberg, 64673, Germany
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- Centre for Synthetic Microbiology (SYNMIKRO) and Fachbereich Chemie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Marburg, 35032, Germany.
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Virginia LJ, Peterbauer C. Localization of Pyranose 2-Oxidase from Kitasatospora aureofaciens: A Step Closer to Elucidate a Biological Role. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24031975. [PMID: 36768294 PMCID: PMC9916811 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24031975] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2022] [Revised: 01/11/2023] [Accepted: 01/16/2023] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
Abstract
Lignin degradation in fungal systems is well characterized. Recently, a potential for lignin depolymerization and modification employing similar enzymatic activities by bacteria is increasingly recognized. The presence of genes annotated as peroxidases in Actinobacteria genomes suggests that these bacteria should contain auxiliary enzymes such as flavin-dependent carbohydrate oxidoreductases. The only auxiliary activity subfamily with significantly similar representatives in bacteria is pyranose oxidase (POx). A biological role of providing H2O2 for peroxidase activation and reduction of radical degradation products suggests an extracellular localization, which has not been established. Analysis of the genomic locus of POX from Kitasatospora aureofaciens (KaPOx), which is similar to fungal POx, revealed a start codon upstream of the originally annotated one, and the additional sequence was considered a putative Tat-signal peptide by computational analysis. We expressed KaPOx including this additional upstream sequence as well as fusion constructs consisting of the additional sequence, the KaPOx mature domain and the fluorescent protein mRFP1 in Streptomyces lividans. The putative signal peptide facilitated secretion of KaPOx and the fusion protein, suggesting a natural extracellular localization and supporting a potential role in providing H2O2 and reducing radical compounds derived from lignin degradation.
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- Ludovika Jessica Virginia
- Food Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Food Science and Technology, BOKU—University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Muthgasse 11, 1190 Vienna, Austria
- Doctoral Programme BioToP—Biomolecular Technology of Proteins, BOKU—University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Muthgasse 11, 1190 Vienna, Austria
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- Food Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Food Science and Technology, BOKU—University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Muthgasse 11, 1190 Vienna, Austria
- Doctoral Programme BioToP—Biomolecular Technology of Proteins, BOKU—University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Muthgasse 11, 1190 Vienna, Austria
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +43-1-47654-75212
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Schäfer AB, Steenhuis M, Jim KK, Neef J, O’Keefe S, Whitehead RC, Swanton E, Wang B, Halbedel S, High S, van Dijl JM, Luirink J, Wenzel M. Dual Action of Eeyarestatin 24 on Sec-Dependent Protein Secretion and Bacterial DNA. ACS Infect Dis 2023; 9:253-269. [PMID: 36637435 PMCID: PMC9926488 DOI: 10.1021/acsinfecdis.2c00404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
Abstract
Eeyarestatin 24 (ES24) is a promising new antibiotic with broad-spectrum activity. It shares structural similarity with nitrofurantoin (NFT), yet appears to have a distinct and novel mechanism: ES24 was found to inhibit SecYEG-mediated protein transport and membrane insertion in Gram-negative bacteria. However, possible additional targets have not yet been explored. Moreover, its activity was notably better against Gram-positive bacteria, for which its mechanism of action had not yet been investigated. We have used transcriptomic stress response profiling, phenotypic assays, and protein secretion analyses to investigate the mode of action of ES24 in comparison with NFT using the Gram-positive model bacterium Bacillus subtilis and have compared our findings to Gram-negative Escherichia coli. Here, we show the inhibition of Sec-dependent protein secretion in B. subtilis and additionally provide evidence for DNA damage, probably caused by the generation of reactive derivatives of ES24. Interestingly, ES24 caused a gradual dissipation of the membrane potential, which led to delocalization of cytokinetic proteins and subsequent cell elongation in E. coli. However, none of those effects were observed in B. subtilis, thereby suggesting that ES24 displays distinct mechanistic differences with respect to Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. Despite its structural similarity to NFT, ES24 profoundly differed in our phenotypic analysis, which implies that it does not share the NFT mechanism of generalized macromolecule and structural damage. Importantly, ES24 outperformed NFT in vivo in a zebrafish embryo pneumococcal infection model. Our results suggest that ES24 not only inhibits the Sec translocon, but also targets bacterial DNA and, in Gram-negative bacteria, the cell membrane.
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- Ann-Britt Schäfer
- Division
of Chemical Biology, Department of Life Sciences, Chalmers University of Technology, 412 96 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Molecular
Microbiology, Amsterdam Institute of Molecular and Life Sciences (AIMMS), Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department
of Medical Microbiology and Infection Prevention, Amsterdam University Medical Centers - Location Vrije Universiteit
Amsterdam, 1081 HZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands,Amsterdam
Institute for Infection and Immunity, Amsterdam
University Medical Centers, 1081 HZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department
of Medical Microbiology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Hanzeplein 1, PO Box 30001, 9700 RB Groningen, The Netherlands
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- School
of
Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom
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- School
of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Engineering, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom
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- School
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Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom
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- Bacterial
Cell Biology and Physiology, Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences, University of Amsterdam, 1098 XH Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- FG11
Division of Enteropathogenic Bacteria and Legionella, Robert Koch Institute, 38855 Wernigerode, Germany,Institute
for Medical Microbiology and Hospital Hygiene, Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, 39120 Magdeburg, Germany
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- School
of
Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Medical Microbiology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Hanzeplein 1, PO Box 30001, 9700 RB Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Molecular
Microbiology, Amsterdam Institute of Molecular and Life Sciences (AIMMS), Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands,
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- Division
of Chemical Biology, Department of Life Sciences, Chalmers University of Technology, 412 96 Gothenburg, Sweden,
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Xiao D, Shao H, Huo Y, Agung Nugroho W, Ifeoluwa Ogunniran B, Fan W, Huo M. Reclamation of ginseng residues using two-stage fermentation and evaluation of their beneficial effects as dietary feed supplements for piglets. WASTE MANAGEMENT (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2022; 154:293-302. [PMID: 36308796 DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2022.10.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2022] [Revised: 09/24/2022] [Accepted: 10/18/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Environmental pollution caused by herbal residues, such as ginseng residue (GR), and the huge waste of medicinal ingredients in such residues hinder the development of the pharmaceutical industry. Few studies focused on the biotransformation of GRs and the practical utilization of their bioproducts. In this study, we developed a two-stage fermentation method to optimize GR bioconversion and used the fermented products as dietary supplements for piglets. The tested GR contained abundant lignocelluloses, protein, sugar, and amino acids. Approximately 43.10% of the total lignocelluloses were degraded into sugars by Inonotus obliquus in stage 1 of fermentation. Meanwhile, the sugar content increased by 36.20%, which became the feed for Bacillus subtilis and Saccharomyces cerevisiae in stage 2 of fermentation. These two strains boosted the production of bacterial proteins and other metabolites, including peptides, organic acids, and amino acids. At the end of fermentation, the contents of bioactive compounds significantly increased by 3.18%-21.79%. The dietary supplementation of fermented GR significantly improved the growth performance (6.47%-7.98%), intestinal microbiota, immune function, and healthy status and reduced the diarrhea incidence and noxious gas emission of the piglets. This study provides evidence-based results for the development and deployment of a circular economy between ginseng and livestock industries.
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- Dan Xiao
- Jilin Academy of Agricultural Science, Changchun 130033, China
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- Jilin Academy of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine, Changchun 130000, China
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- School of Environment, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130117, China
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- School of Environment, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130117, China.
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- School of Environment, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130117, China
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Li Y, Wu Y, Liu Y, Li J, Du G, Lv X, Liu L. A genetic toolkit for efficient production of secretory protein in Bacillus subtilis. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2022; 363:127885. [PMID: 36064082 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2022.127885] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2022] [Revised: 08/27/2022] [Accepted: 08/29/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Bacillus subtilis is a microbial cell factory widely used to produce recombinant proteins, but the expression of heterologous proteins is often severely hampered. This study constructed a genetic toolkit for improving the secretory efficiency of heterologous proteins in Bacillus subtilis. First, the protease-deficient hosts were reconstructed. Then, two endogenous constitutive promoters, Phag and PspovG, were screened. Next, a method called systemic combinatorial optimization of ribosome binding site (RBS) equipped with signal peptide (SCORES) was designed for optimizing the secretion and translation of the heterologous protein. Finally, Serratia marcescens nonspecific endonuclease (SMNE), which causes cell death by degrading nucleic acids, was expressed. The enzyme activity in the shake flask reached 7.5 × 106 U/L, which was 7.5-times that of the control RBS and signal peptide combination (RS0). This study not only expanded on the synthetic biology toolbox in B. subtilis but also provided strategies to create a prokaryotic protein expression system.
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- Yang Li
- Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China; Science Center for Future Foods, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China; Science Center for Future Foods, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China; Science Center for Future Foods, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China; Science Center for Future Foods, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China; Science Center for Future Foods, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China; Science Center for Future Foods, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China; Science Center for Future Foods, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China.
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Secretion of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens Transglutaminase from Lactococcus lactis and Its Enhancement of Food Gel Properties. Gels 2022; 8:gels8100674. [PMID: 36286175 PMCID: PMC9601987 DOI: 10.3390/gels8100674] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2022] [Revised: 10/14/2022] [Accepted: 10/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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(1) Background: Microbial transglutaminases (MTGase) catalyze protein crosslink. This is useful in the food industry to improve gelation, water holding capacity, and emulsifying capacity during foodstuff manufacturing. The production of MTGase in wild-type strains renders low yield and high costs of downstream purification, limiting its industrial applications. (2) Methods: In this work, MTGase from Bacillus amyloliquefaciens BH072 (BaMTGase) has been heterologously expressed in Lactococcus lactis, using the signal peptide Usp45 to direct the secretion of recombinant BaMTGase out of the cell for easier purification. (3) Results: In these conditions, MTGase was purified with a high yield (48.7 ± 0.2 mg/L) and high enzyme activity (28.6 ± 0.5 U/mg). Next, BaMTGase was tested for industrial applications. Recombinant BaMTGase and commercial MTGase were used for SPI solution crosslinking. BaMTGase formed a harder gel with higher water-holding capacity and a dense and smooth gel microstructure. (4) Conclusions: This work provides an attractive food-grade cell factory for the food industry and offers a suitable chassis for MTGase production.
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Le NTP, Phan TTP, Phan HTT, Truong TTT, Schumann W, Nguyen HD. Influence of N-terminal His-tags on the production of recombinant proteins in the cytoplasm of Bacillus subtilis. BIOTECHNOLOGY REPORTS (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2022; 35:e00754. [PMID: 35911505 PMCID: PMC9326129 DOI: 10.1016/j.btre.2022.e00754] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2022] [Revised: 06/28/2022] [Accepted: 07/14/2022] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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The influence of fusion tags to produce recombinant proteins in the cytoplasm of Bacillus subtilis is not well-studied as in E. coli. This study aimed to investigate the influence of His-tags with different codons on the protein production levels of the high expression gene (gfp+) and low expression gene (egfp) in the cytoplasm of B. subtilis cells. We used three different N-terminal His-tags, M-6xHis, MRGS-8xHis and MEA-8xHis, to investigate their effects on the production levels of GFP variants under the control of the Pgrac212 in B. subtilis. The fusions of His-tags with GFP+ caused a reduction compared to the construct without His-tag. When three His-tags fused with egfp, the EGFP production levels were significantly increased up to 3.5-, 12-, and 15-fold. This study suggested that His-tag at the N-terminus could enhance the protein production for the low expression gene and reduce that of the high expression gene in B. subtilis.
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- Ngan Thi Phuong Le
- Center for Bioscience and Biotechnology, University of Science, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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- Center for Bioscience and Biotechnology, University of Science, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- Laboratory of Molecular Biotechnology, University of Science, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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- Center for Bioscience and Biotechnology, University of Science, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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- Center for Bioscience and Biotechnology, University of Science, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- Cancer research laboratory, University of Science, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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- Center for Bioscience and Biotechnology, University of Science, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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- Center for Bioscience and Biotechnology, University of Science, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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Zhang J, Zhu B, Xu X, Liu Y, Li Q, Li Y, Lu F. Remodeling Bacillus amyloliquefaciens Cell Wall Rigidity to Reduce Cell Lysis and Increase the Yield of Heterologous Proteins. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2022; 70:10552-10562. [PMID: 35984403 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.2c04454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Bacillus amyloliquefaciens has great potential as a host for heterologous protein production, but its severe autolytic behavior has precluded its industrial application to date. Because d,l-endopeptidase activity-guided cell wall rigidity is considered essential for autolysis resistance, we investigated the effects of d,l-endopeptidase genes lytE, lytF, cwlO, and cwlS play on the growth, lysis, and morphology remodeling of B. amyloliquefaciens strain TCCC11018. Individual and combinatorial deletion of lytE, lytF, and cwlS enhanced the cell growth and delayed cell lysis. For the best mutant with the lytF and cwlS double deletion, the viable cell number at 24 h increased by 11.90% and the cell wall thickness at 6 h increased by 25.87%. Transcriptomic and proteomic analyses indicated that the improvement was caused by enhanced peptidoglycan synthesis. With the lytF and cwlS double deletion, the extracellular green fluorescent protein and phospholipase D expression levels increased by 113 and 55.89%, respectively. This work broadens our understanding of the relationship between d,l-endopeptidases and B. amyloliquefaciens cell characteristics, which provides an effective strategy to improve the heterologous protein expression in B. amyloliquefaciens-based cell factories.
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- Jinfang Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Industrial Fermentation Microbiology, Ministry of Education, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Industrial Microbiology, The College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300457, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Fermentation Microbiology, Ministry of Education, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Industrial Microbiology, The College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300457, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Fermentation Microbiology, Ministry of Education, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Industrial Microbiology, The College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300457, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Fermentation Microbiology, Ministry of Education, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Industrial Microbiology, The College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300457, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Fermentation Microbiology, Ministry of Education, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Industrial Microbiology, The College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300457, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Fermentation Microbiology, Ministry of Education, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Industrial Microbiology, The College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300457, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Fermentation Microbiology, Ministry of Education, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Industrial Microbiology, The College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300457, P. R. China
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Jiang C, Ye C, Liu Y, Huang K, Jiang X, Zou D, Li L, Han W, Wei X. Genetic engineering for enhanced production of a novel alkaline protease BSP-1 in Bacillus amyloliquefaciens. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2022; 10:977215. [PMID: 36110310 PMCID: PMC9468883 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2022.977215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2022] [Accepted: 08/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Alkaline protease has been widely applied in food, medicine, environmental protection and other industrial fields. However, the current activity and yield of alkaline protease cannot meet the demand. Therefore, it is important to identify new alkaline proteases with high activity. In this study, we cloned a potential alkaline protease gene bsp-1 from a Bacillus subtilis strain isolated in our laboratory. BSP-1 shows the highest sequence similarity to subtilisin NAT (S51909) from B. subtilis natto. Then, we expressed BSP-1 in Bacillus amyloliquefaciens BAX-9 and analyzed the protein expression level under a collection of promoters. The results show that the P43 promoter resulted in the highest transcription level, protein level and enzyme activity. Finally, we obtained a maximum activity of 524.12 U/mL using the P43 promoter after fermentation medium optimization. In conclusion, this study identified an alkaline protease gene bsp-1 from B. subtilis and provided a new method for high-efficiency alkaline protease expression in B. amyloliquefaciens.
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- Cong Jiang
- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- Zhengzhou Tobacco Research Institute of China National Tobacco Corporation, Zhengzhou, China
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- GeneMind Biosciences Company Limited, Shenzhen, China
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- Zhengzhou Tobacco Research Institute of China National Tobacco Corporation, Zhengzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- Sericultural & Argi-Food Research Institute, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Key Laboratory of Functional Foods, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs/Guangdong Key Laboratory of Agricultural Products Processing, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
- *Correspondence: Xuetuan Wei,
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Guo T, Cui Y, Zhang L, Xu X, Xu Z, Kong J. Holin-assisted bacterial recombinant protein export. Biotechnol Bioeng 2022; 119:2908-2918. [PMID: 35822237 DOI: 10.1002/bit.28179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2022] [Revised: 06/22/2022] [Accepted: 07/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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A simple generic method for enhancing extracellular protein yields in engineered bacteria is still lacking. Here, we demonstrated that phage-encoded holin can be used to export proteins to the extracellular medium in both Gram-negative Escherichia coli and -positive Lactococcus lactis. When a putative holin gene LLNZ_RS10380 annotated in the genome of L. lactis NZ9000 (hol380) was recombinantly expressed in E. coli BL21(DE3), the Hol380 oligomerized up to hexamer in the cytoplasmic membrane, yielding membrane pore to allow the passage of cytosolic β-galatosidase (116 kDa), whose extracellular production reached 54.59 U/μL, accounting for 76.37% of the total activity. However, the overexpressed Hol380 could not release cytosolic proteins across the membrane in L. lactis NZ9000, but increased the secretory production of staphylococcal nuclease to 2.55-fold and fimbrial adhesin FaeG to 2.40-fold compared with those guided by signal peptide Usp45 alone. By using a combination of proteomics and transcriptional level analysis, we found that overexpression of the Hol380 raised the accumulation of Ffh and YidC involved in the signal recognition particle pathway in L. lactis, suggesting an alternative road participating in protein secretion. This study proposed a new approach by expressing holin in bacterial cell factories to export target proteins of economic or medical interest. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
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- Tingting Guo
- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, No. 72 Binhai Road, Qingdao, 266237, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, No. 72 Binhai Road, Qingdao, 266237, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, No. 72 Binhai Road, Qingdao, 266237, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, No. 72 Binhai Road, Qingdao, 266237, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, No. 72 Binhai Road, Qingdao, 266237, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, No. 72 Binhai Road, Qingdao, 266237, P. R. China
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Li H, Yao D, Pan Y, Chen X, Fang Z, Xiao Y. Enhanced extracellular raw starch-degrading α-amylase production in Bacillus subtilis by promoter engineering and translation initiation efficiency optimization. Microb Cell Fact 2022; 21:127. [PMID: 35761342 PMCID: PMC9235159 DOI: 10.1186/s12934-022-01855-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2021] [Accepted: 06/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Background A raw starch-degrading α-amylase from Pontibacillus sp. ZY (AmyZ1), previously screened by our laboratory, showed a promising application potential for starch-processing industries. However, the AmyZ1 secretory production still under investigation, which seriously restricts its application in the starch-processing industry. On the other hand, Bacillus subtilis is widely used to achieve the extracellular expression of target proteins. Results AmyZ1 secretory production was achieved in B. subtilis and was enhanced by promoter engineering and translation initiation efficiency optimization. First, based on the different phase-dependent promoters, the dual-promoter PspoVG–PspoVG142 was constructed by combining dual-promoter engineering and promoter modification. The corresponding strain BZd34 showed an extracellular AmyZ1 activity of 1437.6 U/mL during shake flask cultivation, which was 3.11-fold higher than that of the original strain BZ1 (PgroE). Then, based on translation initiation efficiency optimization, the best strain BZd343 containing optimized 5'-proximal coding sequence (opt3) produced the highest extracellular α-amylase activity of 1691.1 U/mL, which was 3.65-fold higher than that of the strain BZ1. Finally, cultivation of BZd343 in 3-L fermenter exhibited an extracellular AmyZ1 activity of 14,012 U/mL at 48 h, with productivity of 291.9 U/mL·h. Conclusions This is the first report of recombinant expression of AmyZ1 in B. subtilis and the expression level of AmyZ1 represents the highest raw starch-degrading α-amylase level in B. subtilis to date. The high-level expression of AmyZ1 in this work provides a foundation for its industrial production. The strategies used in this study also provide a strategic reference for improving the secretory expression of other enzymes in B. subtilis. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12934-022-01855-9.
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- He Li
- School of Life Sciences, Anhui University, Hefei, 230601, Anhui, People's Republic of China.,Anhui Key Laboratory of Modern Biomanufacturing, Hefei, 230601, Anhui, People's Republic of China
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- School of Life Sciences, Anhui University, Hefei, 230601, Anhui, People's Republic of China.,Anhui Key Laboratory of Modern Biomanufacturing, Hefei, 230601, Anhui, People's Republic of China
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- School of Life Sciences, Anhui University, Hefei, 230601, Anhui, People's Republic of China.,Anhui Key Laboratory of Modern Biomanufacturing, Hefei, 230601, Anhui, People's Republic of China
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- School of Life Sciences, Anhui University, Hefei, 230601, Anhui, People's Republic of China.,Anhui Key Laboratory of Modern Biomanufacturing, Hefei, 230601, Anhui, People's Republic of China
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- School of Life Sciences, Anhui University, Hefei, 230601, Anhui, People's Republic of China. .,Anhui Key Laboratory of Modern Biomanufacturing, Hefei, 230601, Anhui, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Life Sciences, Anhui University, Hefei, 230601, Anhui, People's Republic of China. .,Anhui Key Laboratory of Modern Biomanufacturing, Hefei, 230601, Anhui, People's Republic of China.
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Mayer J, Knuuti T, Baumgarten L, Menke E, Bischoff L, Bunk B, Biedendieck R. Construction and Application of a Plasmid-Based Signal Peptide Library for Improved Secretion of Recombinant Proteins with Priestia megaterium. Microorganisms 2022; 10:microorganisms10040777. [PMID: 35456829 PMCID: PMC9032162 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms10040777] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2022] [Revised: 03/31/2022] [Accepted: 04/01/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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The secretion of recombinant proteins plays an important role in their economic production and purification. The secretion efficiency depends on the responsible signal peptide (SP) in combination with the target protein and the given host and cannot be predicted so far. Due to its high plasmid stability, the lack of alkaline extracellular proteases and only few contaminating extracellular host proteins, Priestia megaterium provides a promising alternative to common Bacillus species. For the development of an easy and fast cloning and screening system to identify the SP best suited to a distinct protein, a plasmid-based SP library containing all predicted 182 Sec-dependent SPs from P. megaterium was established. The splitting of the SPs into 10 groups of individual multi-SP plasmids (pMSPs) allows their grouped amplification and application in screening approaches. The functionality of the whole library was demonstrated by enhancing the amount of the already well-secreted α-amylase AmyE by 1.6-fold. The secretion of a novel penicillin G acylase, which remained as insoluble protein inside the cells, as its native SP is unsuitable for secretion in P. megaterium, could be enhanced even up to 29-fold. Overall, only around 170 recombinant P. megaterium clones based on 50 inserted SPs had to be screened to achieve sufficient amounts for further enzyme characterizations. Thus, this newly developed plasmid-based genetic tool applicable for P. megaterium and also other Bacillus species facilitates the identification of suitable SPs for secretion of recombinant proteins.
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- Janine Mayer
- Institute of Microbiology and Braunschweig Integrated Centre of Systems Biology (BRICS), Technische Universität Braunschweig, Rebenring 56, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany; (J.M.); (T.K.); (L.B.); (E.M.); (L.B.)
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- Institute of Microbiology and Braunschweig Integrated Centre of Systems Biology (BRICS), Technische Universität Braunschweig, Rebenring 56, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany; (J.M.); (T.K.); (L.B.); (E.M.); (L.B.)
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- Institute of Microbiology and Braunschweig Integrated Centre of Systems Biology (BRICS), Technische Universität Braunschweig, Rebenring 56, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany; (J.M.); (T.K.); (L.B.); (E.M.); (L.B.)
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- Institute of Microbiology and Braunschweig Integrated Centre of Systems Biology (BRICS), Technische Universität Braunschweig, Rebenring 56, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany; (J.M.); (T.K.); (L.B.); (E.M.); (L.B.)
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- Institute of Microbiology and Braunschweig Integrated Centre of Systems Biology (BRICS), Technische Universität Braunschweig, Rebenring 56, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany; (J.M.); (T.K.); (L.B.); (E.M.); (L.B.)
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- Leibniz Institute DSMZ-German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Inhoffenstraße 7, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany;
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- Institute of Microbiology and Braunschweig Integrated Centre of Systems Biology (BRICS), Technische Universität Braunschweig, Rebenring 56, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany; (J.M.); (T.K.); (L.B.); (E.M.); (L.B.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +49-531-391-55291
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Redirected Stress Responses in a Genome-Minimized 'midi Bacillus' Strain with Enhanced Capacity for Protein Secretion. mSystems 2021; 6:e0065521. [PMID: 34904864 PMCID: PMC8670375 DOI: 10.1128/msystems.00655-21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Genome engineering offers the possibility to create completely novel cell factories with enhanced properties for biotechnological applications. In recent years, genome minimization was extensively explored in the Gram-positive bacterial cell factory Bacillus subtilis, where up to 42% of the genome encoding dispensable functions was removed. Such studies showed that some strains with minimized genomes gained beneficial features, especially for secretory protein production. However, strains with the most minimal genomes displayed growth defects. This focused our attention on strains with less extensive genomic deletions that display close-to-wild-type growth properties while retaining the acquired beneficial traits in secretory protein production. A strain of this category is B. subtilis IIG-Bs27-47-24, here referred to as midiBacillus, which lacks 30.95% of the parental genome. To date, it was unknown how the altered genomic configuration of midiBacillus impacts cell physiology in general, and protein secretion in particular. The present study bridges this knowledge gap through comparative quantitative proteome analyses with focus on protein secretion. Interestingly, the results show that the secretion stress responses of midiBacillus, as elicited by high-level expression of the immunodominant staphylococcal antigen A, are completely different from secretion stress responses that occur in the parental strain 168. We further show that midiBacillus has an increased capacity for translation and that a variety of critical Sec secretion machinery components is present at elevated levels. Altogether, our observations demonstrate that high-level protein secretion has different consequences for wild-type and genome-engineered Bacillus strains, dictated by the altered genomic and proteomic configurations. IMPORTANCE Our present study showcases a genome-minimized nonpathogenic bacterium, the so-called midiBacillus, as a chassis for the development of future industrial strains that serve in the production of high-value difficult-to-produce proteins. In particular, we explain how midiBacillus, which lacks about one-third of the original genome, effectively secretes a protein of the major human pathogen Staphylococcus aureus that cannot be produced by the parental Bacillus subtilis strain. This is important, because the secreted S. aureus protein is exemplary for a range of targets that can be implemented in future antistaphylococcal immunotherapies. Accordingly, we anticipate that midiBacillus chassis will contribute to the development of vaccines that protect both humans and livestock against diseases caused by S. aureus, a bacterial pathogen that is increasingly difficult to fight with antibiotics, because it has accumulated resistances to essentially all antibiotics that are currently in clinical practice.
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Bakkes PJ, Lenz P, Müller C, Bida A, Dohmen-Olma D, Knapp A, Oldiges M, Jaeger KE, Freudl R. Biosensor-Based Optimization of Cutinase Secretion by Corynebacterium glutamicum. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:750150. [PMID: 34777299 PMCID: PMC8581548 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.750150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2021] [Accepted: 10/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The industrial microbe Corynebacterium glutamicum is gaining substantial importance as a platform host for recombinant protein secretion. We recently developed a fluorescence-based (eYFP) C. glutamicum reporter strain for the quantification of Sec-dependent protein secretion by monitoring the secretion-related stress response and now demonstrate its applicability in optimizing the secretion of the heterologous enzyme cutinase from Fusarium solani pisi. To drive secretion, either the poor-performing PelSP or the potent NprESP Sec signal peptide from Bacillus subtilis was used. To enable easy detection and quantification of the secreted cutinase we implemented the split green fluorescent protein (GFP) assay, which relies on the GFP11-tag fused to the C-terminus of the cutinase, which can complement a truncated GFP thereby reconstituting its fluorescence. The reporter strain was transformed with different mutant libraries created by error-prone PCR, which covered the region of the signal peptide and the N-terminus of the cutinase. Fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS) was performed to isolate cells that show increased fluorescence in response to increased protein secretion stress. Five PelSP variants were identified that showed a 4- to 6-fold increase in the amount and activity of the secreted cutinase (up to 4,100 U/L), whereas two improved NprESP variants were identified that showed a ∼35% increase in secretion, achieving ∼5,500 U/L. Most of the isolated variants carried mutations in the h-region of the signal peptide that increased its overall hydrophobicity. Using site-directed mutagenesis it was shown that the combined mutations F11I and P16S within the hydrophobic core of the PelSP are sufficient to boost cutinase secretion in batch cultivations to the same level as achieved by the NprESP. Screening of a PelSP mutant library in addition resulted in the identification of a cutinase variant with an increased specific activity, which was attributed to the mutation A85V located within the substrate-binding region. Taken together the biosensor-based optimization approach resulted in a substantial improvement of cutinase secretion by C. glutamicum, and therefore represents a valuable tool that can be applied to any secretory protein of interest.
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- Patrick J. Bakkes
- IBG-1: Biotechnology, Institute of Bio- and Geosciences, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Jülich, Germany
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- Institute of Molecular Enzyme Technology, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Jülich, Germany
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- IBG-1: Biotechnology, Institute of Bio- and Geosciences, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Jülich, Germany
- Institute of Biotechnology, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
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- IBG-1: Biotechnology, Institute of Bio- and Geosciences, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Jülich, Germany
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- IBG-1: Biotechnology, Institute of Bio- and Geosciences, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Jülich, Germany
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- Institute of Molecular Enzyme Technology, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Jülich, Germany
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- IBG-1: Biotechnology, Institute of Bio- and Geosciences, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Jülich, Germany
- Institute of Biotechnology, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
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- Institute of Molecular Enzyme Technology, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Jülich, Germany
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- IBG-1: Biotechnology, Institute of Bio- and Geosciences, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Jülich, Germany
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Yang H, Qu J, Zou W, Shen W, Chen X. An overview and future prospects of recombinant protein production in Bacillus subtilis. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2021; 105:6607-6626. [PMID: 34468804 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-021-11533-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2021] [Revised: 08/12/2021] [Accepted: 08/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Bacillus subtilis is a well-characterized Gram-positive bacterium and a valuable host for recombinant protein production because of its efficient secretion ability, high yield, and non-toxicity. Here, we comprehensively review the recent studies on recombinant protein production in B. subtilis to update and supplement other previous reviews. We have focused on several aspects, including optimization of B. subtilis strains, enhancement and regulation of expression, improvement of secretion level, surface display of proteins, and fermentation optimization. Among them, optimization of B. subtilis strains mainly involves undirected chemical/physical mutagenesis and selection and genetic manipulation; enhancement and regulation of expression comprises autonomous plasmid and integrated expression, promoter regulation and engineering, and fine-tuning gene expression based on proteases and molecular chaperones; improvement of secretion level predominantly involves secretion pathway and signal peptide screening and optimization; surface display of proteins includes surface display of proteins on spores or vegetative cells; and fermentation optimization incorporates medium optimization, process condition optimization, and feeding strategy optimization. Furthermore, we propose some novel methods and future challenges for recombinant protein production in B. subtilis.Key points• A comprehensive review on recombinant protein production in Bacillus subtilis.• Novel techniques facilitate recombinant protein expression and secretion.• Surface display of proteins has significant potential for different applications.
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- Haiquan Yang
- The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, China.
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- The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, China
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- College of Bioengineering, Sichuan University of Science & Engineering, Yibin, 644000, Sichuan, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, China.
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Microbial cell factories: a biotechnology journey across species. Essays Biochem 2021. [DOI: 10.1042/ebc20210037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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An increasingly large number of microbial species with potential for synthetic biology and metabolic engineering has been introduced over the last few years, adding huge variety to the opportunities of biotechnology. Historically, however, only a handful of microbes have attained the acceptance and widespread use that are needed to fulfil the needs of industrial bioproduction. Synthetic biology is setting out to standardise the methods, parts and platform organisms for bioproduction. These platform organisms, or chassis cells, derive from what has been termed microbial cell factories since the 1990s. In this collection of reviews, 18 microbial cell factories are featured, which belong to one of these three groups: (i) microbes already used before modern biotechnology was introduced; (ii) the first generation of engineered microbes; and (iii) promising new host organisms. The reviews are intended to provide readers with an overview of the current state of methodology and application of these cell factories, and with guidelines of how to use them for bioproduction.
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