Engineering a Bacillus subtilis expression-secretion system with a strain deficient in six extracellular proteases
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We describe the development of an expression-secretion system in Bacillus subtilis to improve the quality and quantity of the secreted foreign proteins. This system consists of a strain (WB600) deficient in six extracellular proteases and a set of sacB-based expression vectors. With the inactivation of all six chromosomal genes encoding neutral protease A, subtilisin, extracellular protease, metalloprotease, bacillopeptidase F, and neutral protease B, WB600 showed only 0.32% of the wild-type extracellular protease activity. No residual protease activity could be detected when WB600 was cultured in the presence of 2 mM phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride. By using TEM beta-lactamase as a model, we showed that WB600 can significantly improve the stability of the secreted enzyme. To further increase the production level we constructed an expression cassette carrying sacY, a sacB-specific regulatory gene. This gene was placed under the control of a strong, constitutively expressed promoter, P43. With this cassette in the expression vector, an 18-fold enhancement in beta-lactamase production was observed. An artificial operon, P43-sacY-degQ, was also constructed. However, only a partial additive enhancement effect (24-fold enhancement) was observed. Although degQ can stimulate the production of beta-lactamase in the system, its ability to increase the residual extracellular protease activity from WB600 limits its application. The use of the P43-sacY cassette and WB600 would be a better combination for producing intact foreign proteins in high yield.
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