Heterologous protein production in Escherichia coli using the propionate-inducible pPro system by conventional and auto-induction methods
- 31 October 2008
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Elsevier BV in Protein Expression and Purification
- Vol. 61 (2), 197-203
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pep.2008.06.008
Abstract
We examined expression of two plant genes encoding coclaurine N-methyltransferase (CMT) and norcoclaurine synthase (NCS) in Escherichia coli from the Salmonella enterica prpBCDE promoter (PprpB) and compared it to that from the strongest IPTG-inducible promoter, PT7. In contrast to our previous study showing slightly higher production of green fluorescent protein (GFP) from the pPro system compared to that from the T7 system, production of two plant proteins CMT and NCS from PprpB was 2- to 4-fold higher than that from PT7. Unlike PT7, expression from PprpB did not reduce cell growth even when highly induced, indicating that this propionate-inducible system is more efficient for overproduction of proteins that result in growth inhibition. In an auto-induction experiment, which does not require monitoring the culture or adding inducer during cell growth, the pPro system exhibited much higher protein production than the T7 system. These results strongly indicate that the pPro system is well-suited for overproduction of recombinant proteins.Keywords
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