Wang X, Xu F, Chen S. Metagenomic cloning and characterization of Na⁺/H⁺ antiporter genes taken from sediments in Chaerhan Salt Lake in China.
Biotechnol Lett 2012;
35:619-24. [PMID:
23247569 DOI:
10.1007/s10529-012-1122-1]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2012] [Accepted: 12/07/2012] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
A metagenomic library containing 8,000 clones was constructed by using genomic DNA obtained from Chaerhan Salt Lake in northwest China. Three Na(+)/H(+) antiporters, C4-NhaG, C47-NhaG and C49-NhaG that grouped to the NhaG family, were screened and cloned from this metagenome by complementing Escherichia coli strain KNabc (ΔnhaA ΔnhaB ΔchaA) in medium containing 0.2 M NaCl. The three putative Na(+)/H(+) antiporters were membrane proteins with 10, 11 and 11 transmembrane segments, respectively. They enabled E. coli KNabc to grow in medium containing 0.2-0.6 M Na(+) or 7-14 mM Li(+). Everted membrane vesicles prepared from E. coli KNabc cells carrying C49-NhaG exhibited Na(+)/H(+) and Li(+)/H(+) antiport activities.
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