scholarly journals Efficient production of immunologically active Shigella invasion plasmid antigens IpaB and IpaH using a cell-free expression system

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Neeraj Kapoor ◽  
Esther Ndungo ◽  
Lucy Pill ◽  
Girmay Desalegn ◽  
Aym Berges ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Vaccine Development ◽  
Expression System ◽  
Efficient Production ◽  
Biophysical Characterization ◽  
Antimicrobial Drug Resistance ◽  
E Coli ◽  
Key Points ◽  
Sds Page ◽  
A Cell ◽  
Conventional Cell

Abstract Shigella spp. invade the colonic epithelium and cause bacillary dysentery in humans. Individuals living in areas that lack access to clean water and sanitation are the most affected. Even though infection can be treated with antibiotics, Shigella antimicrobial drug resistance complicates clinical management. Despite decades of effort, there are no licensed vaccines to prevent shigellosis. The highly conserved invasion plasmid antigens (Ipa), which are components of the Shigella type III secretion system, participate in bacterial epithelial cell invasion and have been pursued as vaccine targets. However, expression and purification of these proteins in conventional cell-based systems have been challenging due to solubility issues and extremely low recovery yields. These difficulties have impeded manufacturing and clinical advancement. In this study, we describe a new method to express Ipa proteins using the Xpress+TM cell-free protein synthesis (CFPS) platform. Both IpaB and the C-terminal domain of IpaH1.4 (IpaH-CTD) were efficiently produced with this technology at yields > 200 mg/L. Furthermore, the expression was linearly scaled in a bioreactor under controlled conditions, and proteins were successfully purified using multimode column chromatography to > 95% purity as determined by SDS-PAGE. Biophysical characterization of the cell-free synthetized IpaB and IpaH-CTD using SEC-MALS analysis showed well-defined oligomeric states of the proteins in solution. Functional analysis revealed similar immunoreactivity as compared to antigens purified from E. coli. These results demonstrate the efficiency of CFPS for Shigella protein production; the practicality and scalability of this method will facilitate production of antigens for Shigella vaccine development and immunological analysis. Key points • First report of Shigella IpaB and IpaH produced at high purity and yield using CFPS • CFPS-IpaB and IpaH perform similarly to E. coli–produced proteins in immunoassays • CFPS-IpaB and IpaH react with Shigella-specific human antibodies and are immunogenic in mice. Graphical abstract

scholarly journals Optimised production of disulfide-bonded fungal effectors in E. coli using CyDisCo and FunCyDisCo co-expression approaches

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Yu ◽  
Megan A Outram ◽  
Emma Creen ◽  
Ashley Smith ◽  
Yi-Chang Sung ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Disulfide Bond ◽  
Disulfide Bonds ◽  
Fungal Pathogens ◽  
Sequence Similarity ◽  
Expression System ◽  
Pathogenic Fungi ◽  
Efficient Production ◽  
E Coli ◽  
Functional Studies ◽  
Folded Structure

Effectors are a key part of the arsenal of plant pathogenic fungi and promote pathogen virulence and disease. Effectors typically lack sequence similarity to proteins with known functional domains and motifs, limiting our ability to predict their functions and understand how they are recognised by plant hosts. As a result, cross-disciplinary approaches involving structural biology and protein biochemistry are often required to decipher and better characterise effector function. These approaches are reliant on high yields of relatively pure protein, which often requires protein production using a heterologous expression system. For some effectors, establishing an efficient production system can be difficult, particularly those that require multiple disulfide bonds to achieve their naturally folded structure. Here, we describe the use of a co-expression system within the heterologous host E. coli termed CyDisCo (cytoplasmic disulfide bond formation in E. coli) to produce disulfide bonded fungal effectors. We demonstrate that CyDisCo and a naturalised co-expression approach termed FunCyDisCo (Fungi-CyDisCo) can significantly improve the production yields of numerous disulfide bonded effectors from diverse fungal pathogens. The ability to produce large quantities of functional recombinant protein has facilitated functional studies and crystallisation of several of these reported fungal effectors. We suggest this approach could be broadly useful in the investigation of the function and recognition of a broad range of disulfide-bond containing effectors.

scholarly journals Expression of Recombinant Fusion Protein of Newcastle Disease Virus from Escherichia coli Plasmid Clone C-2a by In-vitro Cell-free Protein Expression System

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 ◽  
pp. 04004
Author(s):  
Ahmad Pandu Satria Wiratama ◽  
Aris Haryanto
Keyword(s):  
Protein Expression ◽  
Newcastle Disease ◽  
Recombinant Plasmid ◽  
Expression System ◽  
Free Protein ◽  
F Protein ◽  
E Coli ◽  
Protein Expression System ◽  
Sds Page

Newcastle Disease Virus (NDV) is an infectious disease that infect many kinds of wild and domesticated birds. Infection of NDV become a massive problem for poultry industry around the world especially in Indonesia. Vaccination is an effort to prevent the infection of NDV in poultry. NDV vaccine that used in Indonesia is a conventional life vaccine from LaSota and B1 strains. These type of vaccine is 21%-23% genetically distinct with the virus that spread in the environment. The antibody protection provided by the vaccine is not effective. Therefore, vaccination with new local NDV strain is needed to prevent the NDV infection in Indonesia. The previously study research reported that the local isolate of NDV from Kulon Progo, Indonesia has been isolated. Fusion (F) protein encoding gene that has been inserted into pBT7-N-His expression p lasmid which isolated from clone C-2a of E. coli, then it was expressed by the Cell-free protein expression system. The aim of this study was to confirm whether clone C-2a of E.coli carrying a recombinant plasmid pBT7-N-His-Fusion NDV and to express a recombinant F protein of NDV in-vitro from expression plasmid by cell-free protein expression system. This work started by detection of recombinant plasmid pBT7-N-His-Fusion NDV by DNA plasmid extraction followed by agarose gel electrophoresis. The recombinant F protein was in-vitro expressed by cell-free protein expression kit. The expressed F protein of NDV then was visualized by SDS-PAGE and Westernblott to analyse the expression of NDV recombinant F protein. It confirmed that clone C-2a of E. coli contained plasmid pBT7-N-His (4.001 bp) inserted by recombinant F protein of NDV gene (642 bp). The visualisation of expressed recombinant F protein by SDS-PAGE and Westernblott showed the NDV recombinant F protein was a specific protein fragment with molecular weight of 25,6 kDa..

scholarly journals Expression of Lon-like Protease Gene from Lactobacillus plantarum IIA-1A5 in Escherichia coli BL21(DE3)

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 149-158
Author(s):  
Olfa Mega ◽  
Cece Sumantri ◽  
Irma Isnafia Arief ◽  
Cahyo Budiman
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Weight ◽  
Lactobacillus Plantarum ◽  
Expression System ◽  
Gc Content ◽  
Whole Genome Sequence ◽  
Protease Gene ◽  
Iptg Induction ◽  
E Coli ◽  
Sds Page ◽  
Index Value

Proteases are one of most important and abundant enzymes produced by the biotechnology industry, for scientific, physiological and industrial application and dominates of the whole enzyme market. Lactobacillus plantarum IIA-1A5 is an Indonesian lactic acid bacteria (LAB) isolated from beef Peranakan Ongole cattle. Preliminary analysis on its whole genome sequence indicated that this strain harbours some genes involved in protein degradation and might be promising to be further applied. This study aims to optimize the gene sequence of a lon-like protease of L. plantarum IIA-1A5 for heterologous expression system. The Lon-like gene expression system is made using genes that have been optimized first in silico.  pET-28a(+), E. coli BL21(DE3), Nde1 and BamH1 were used in this study as a expression vector, a host and retriction enzyme, respectively.  Molecular weight was validated using SDS-PAGE and expasy.org software. The results showed that optimization increased codon adaptation index value (CAI) and GC content to 0.97 and 56.57%, respectively, which were suitable for the E. coli expression system. The Lon-like IIA gene was successfully expressed in the cell cytoplasm by induction of 1 mM Isopropyl β-D-1-thiogalactopyranoside (IPTG) at 37 °C.  As many as 88% of Lon-like IIA codons were distributed in the 91-100 quality group. Lon-like IIA was successfully expressed in a host cell induced with 1 mM IPTG at 37oC . IPTG induction was performed at the 3rd hour of incubation with OD600 0.59. In addition, Lon-like IIA molecular weight was detected approximately 43 kDa.

scholarly journals EXPRESSION OF CELLULOSE-DEGRADING ENDOGLUCANASE FROM BACILLUS SUBTILIS USING PTOLT EXPRESSION SYSTEM IN ESCHERICHIA COLI

2021 ◽  
Vol 55 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 619-627
Author(s):  
HÜLYA KUDUĞ CEYLAN ◽  
YAKUP ULUSU ◽  
SEMA BILGIN ◽  
İSA GÖKÇE
Keyword(s):  
Escherichia Coli ◽  
Bacillus Subtilis ◽  
Expression System ◽  
Industrial Applications ◽  
Enzyme Analysis ◽  
Restriction Enzyme Analysis ◽  
E Coli ◽  
Glycosidic Bonds ◽  
Sds Page ◽  
Dna Fragment

Endoglucanases randomly hydrolyse the cellulose chains by acting upon internal β-1,4-D-glycosidic bonds and are used extensively in industrial applications. In this study, bacterial endoglucanase gene yhfE was obtained by PCR, using primers based on genomic sequences of Bacillus subtilis strains. 1041 bp DNA fragment of yhfE was cloned into Escherichia coli DH5α through the use of pTolT expression plasmid. PCR, restriction enzyme analysis and DNA sequencing were performed in order to confirm the cloning. E. coli BL21-AI cells expressed the yhfE after induction at 0.04% of arabinose concentration for 4 h. The expected 38.7 kDa size yhfE protein after digestion with thrombin of the His-tagged fusion protein (yhfE-TolAIII) was visualized by SDS-PAGE. The yhfE-TolAIII production yield was approximately 82 mg/L. The recombinant yhfE was characterized by MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry and CD analysis.

scholarly journals Escherichia coli BL21(DE3) expression system using TorA signal peptide for Recombinant Human Albumin (rHA) secretion

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 3319-3324 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iman P. Maksum ◽  
Astri Lestari ◽  
Retna P. Fauzia ◽  
Saadah D. Rachman ◽  
Ukun M.S. Soedjanaatmadja
Keyword(s):  
Escherichia Coli ◽  
Molecular Weight ◽  
Signal Peptide ◽  
Recombinant Dna ◽  
Expression System ◽  
Foreign Protein ◽  
Competent Cell ◽  
Promising Alternative ◽  
E Coli ◽  
Sds Page

Human serum albumin (HSA) is the most abundant protein in blood plasm. This protein consisted of 585 amino acids with a molecular weight of 66 kDa and 17 disulfide bonds. HSA obtained from conventional technique allow viral or prion contamination. For that reason, recombinant DNA technology becomes a promising alternative. Because of its well-known genetic, simplicity, and capacity to accommodate many foreign protein, Escherichia coli remains the most widely used in the production of recombinant proteins. But, overproduction of protein may lead to the formation of inclusion bodies and proteolytic degradation. These problems can be overcome by using protease-deficient strain and protein secretion into periplasmic space. The objective of this research is to secrete recombinant HA on E. coli BL21(DE3) using TorA signal peptide and proved using SDS-PAGE. This research method begins with the preparation of competent cell and transformation of E. coli BL21(DE3), expression of recombinant HA in E. coli BL21(DE3), and characterization of expression result by using SDS-PAGE. The result of this study was rHSA can be secreted into extracellular medium using TorA signal peptide with a molecular weight of ± 66.5 kDa.

scholarly journals Construction of an Artificial Cell Capable of Protein Expression at Low Temperatures Using a Cell Extract Derived from Pseudomonas fluorescens

Processes ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 212
Author(s):  
Mana Fukumoto ◽  
Taishi Tonooka
Keyword(s):  
Protein Expression ◽  
Pseudomonas Fluorescens ◽  
Fluorescent Proteins ◽  
Expression System ◽  
Cell Extract ◽  
Bilayer Membrane ◽  
E Coli ◽  
Cold Environments ◽  
Artificial Cell ◽  
A Cell

A liposome-based artificial cell (LBAC) consists of a liposome encapsulating a cell-free protein expression system (CFPES) and protein-encoding DNA. It is surrounded by a lipid bilayer membrane and synthesizes proteins that resemble actual cells. Hence, they have been one of the most studied artificial cells. According to recent studies, they have been able to sense bio-functional molecules by synthesizing fluorescent proteins in response to target molecules. Therefore, they are expected to be used as biosensors. However, previously reported LBACs encapsulated the CFPES derived from Escherichia coli, resulting in the most productive protein expression at 20–40 °C. To broaden the range of their working temperatures to lower temperatures, in this study, we constructed LBACs using a CFPES derived from Pseudomonas fluorescens that grows at a temperature range of 4 °C to 30 °C. We then demonstrated that the constructed LBAC expressed proteins at 8 °C and that, the protein expression capability of the LBAC derived from P. fluorescens was four-fold higher than that derived from E. coli at 8 °C. This study will pave the way for the development of artificial cell-based biosensors that work in cold environments or for the synthesis of heat-labile proteins in LBACs.

scholarly journals One-Pot Production of l-threo-3-Hydroxyaspartic Acid Using Asparaginase-Deficient Escherichia coli Expressing Asparagine Hydroxylase of Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2)

2015 ◽  
Vol 81 (11) ◽  
pp. 3648-3654 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ryotaro Hara ◽  
Masashi Nakano ◽  
Kuniki Kino
Keyword(s):  
Escherichia Coli ◽  
Expression System ◽  
Maximum Yield ◽  
Test Tube ◽  
Efficient Production ◽  
Scale Production ◽  
Deficient Mutant ◽  
One Pot ◽  
Content Type ◽  
E Coli

ABSTRACTWe developed a novel process for efficient synthesis ofl-threo-3-hydroxyaspartic acid (l-THA) using microbial hydroxylase and hydrolase. A well-characterized mutant of asparagine hydroxylase (AsnO-D241N) and its homologous enzyme (SCO2693-D246N) were adaptable to the direct hydroxylation ofl-aspartic acid; however, the yields were strictly low. Therefore, the highly stable and efficient wild-type asparagine hydroxylases AsnO and SCO2693 were employed to synthesizel-THA. By using these recombinant enzymes,l-THA was obtained byl-asparagine hydroxylation by AsnO followed by amide hydrolysis by asparaginase via 3-hydroxyasparagine. Subsequently, the two-step reaction was adapted to one-pot bioconversion in a test tube.l-THA was obtained in a small amount with a molar yield of 0.076% by using intactEscherichia coliexpressing theasnOgene, and thus, two asparaginase-deficient mutants ofE. coliwere investigated. A remarkably increasedl-THA yield of 8.2% was obtained with the asparaginase I-deficient mutant. When the expression level of theasnOgene was enhanced by using the T7 promoter inE. coliinstead of thelacpromoter, thel-THA yield was significantly increased to 92%. By using a combination of theE. coliasparaginase I-deficient mutant and the T7 expression system, a whole-cell reaction in a jar fermentor was conducted, and consequently,l-THA was successfully obtained froml-asparagine with a maximum yield of 96% in less time than with test tube-scale production. These results indicate that asparagine hydroxylation followed by hydrolysis would be applicable to the efficient production ofl-THA.

scholarly journals An assay of human tyrosine protein kinase ABL activity using an Escherichia coli protein expression system

BioTechniques ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emiko Kinoshita-Kikuta ◽  
Momoka Yoshimoto ◽  
Marina Yano ◽  
Eiji Kinoshita ◽  
Tohru Koike
Keyword(s):  
Escherichia Coli ◽  
Protein Kinase ◽  
Expression System ◽  
Kinase Domain ◽  
Wild Type ◽  
E Coli ◽  
Abl Kinase ◽  
Sds Page ◽  
Tyrosine Protein Kinase ◽  
Comparative Results

ABL, a human tyrosine protein kinase, and its substrate are co-expressed in Escherichia coli. Tyrosine phosphorylation of the substrate in E. coli was detected using Phos-tag SDS-PAGE. The bacterial co-expression system was used as a field for the kinase reaction to evaluate the enzymatic activity of five types of ABL kinase domain mutants. Relative to wild-type ABL, kinase activity was comparable in the H396P mutant, reduced in both Y253F and E255K mutants and undetectable in T315I and M351T mutants. These comparative results demonstrated that the phosphorylation states of the mutants correlated with their activity. The bacterial co-expression system permits rapid production of tyrosine kinase variants and provides a simple approach for examining their structure–activity relationships.

scholarly journals Optimised production of disulfide-bonded fungal effectors in E. coli using CyDisCo and FunCyDisCo co-expression approaches

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel S Yu ◽  
Megan A Outram ◽  
Emma Crean ◽  
Ashley Smith ◽  
Yi-Chang Sung ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Disulfide Bond ◽  
Disulfide Bonds ◽  
Fungal Pathogens ◽  
Sequence Similarity ◽  
Expression System ◽  
Pathogenic Fungi ◽  
Efficient Production ◽  
E Coli ◽  
Functional Studies ◽  
Folded Structure

Effectors are a key part of the arsenal of plant pathogenic fungi and promote pathogen virulence and disease. Effectors typically lack sequence similarity to proteins with known functional domains and motifs, limiting our ability to predict their functions and understand how they are recognised by plant hosts. As a result, cross-disciplinary approaches involving structural biology and protein biochemistry are often required to decipher and better characterise effector function. These approaches are reliant on high yields of relatively pure protein, which often requires protein production using a heterologous expression system. For some effectors, establishing an efficient production system can be difficult, particularly those that require multiple disulfide bonds to achieve their naturally folded structure. Here, we describe the use of a co-expression system within the heterologous host E. coli termed CyDisCo (cytoplasmic disulfide bond formation in E. coli) to produce disulfide bonded fungal effectors. We demonstrate that CyDisCo and a naturalised co-expression approach termed FunCyDisCo (Fungi-CyDisCo) can significantly improve the production yields of numerous disulfide bonded effectors from diverse fungal pathogens. The ability to produce large quantities of functional recombinant protein has facilitated functional studies and crystallisation of several of these reported fungal effectors. We suggest this approach could be useful when investigating the function and recognition of a broad range of disulfide-bond containing effectors.

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