Optimization of the cell wall microenvironment allows increased production of recombinant Bacillus anthracis protective antigen from B-subtilis

Thwaite, J. E., Baillie, Les ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8186-223X, Carter, N. M., Stephenson, K., Rees, M., Harwood, C. R. and Emmerson, P. T. 2002. Optimization of the cell wall microenvironment allows increased production of recombinant Bacillus anthracis protective antigen from B-subtilis. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 68 (1) , pp. 227-234. 10.1128/AEM.68.1.227-234.2002

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Abstract

The stability of heterologous proteins secreted by gram-positive bacteria is greatly influenced by the microenvironment on the trans side of the cytoplasmic membrane, and secreted heterologous proteins are susceptible to rapid degradation by host cell proteases. In Bacillus subtilis, degradation occurs either as the proteins emerge from the presecretory translocase and prior to folding into their native conformation or after the native conformation has been reached. The former process generally involves membrane- and/or cell wall-bound proteases, while the latter involves proteases that are released into the culture medium. The identification and manipulation of factors that influence the folding of heterologous proteins has the potential to improve the yield of secreted heterologous proteins. Recombinant anthrax protective antigen (rPA) has been used as a model secreted heterologous protein because it is sensitive to proteolytic degradation both before and after folding into its native conformation. This paper describes the influence of the microenvironment on the trans side of the cytoplasmic membrane on the stability of rPA. Specifically, we have determined the influence of net cell wall charge and its modulation by the extent to which the anionic polymer teichoic acid is d-alanylated on the secretion and stability of rPA. The potential role of the dlt operon, responsible for d-alanylation, was investigated using a Bacillus subtilis strain encoding an inducible dlt operon. We show that, in the absence of d-alanylation, the yield of secreted rPA is increased 2.5-fold. The function of d-alanylation and the use of rPA as a model protein are evaluated with respect to the optimization of B. subtilis for the secretion of heterologous proteins.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Pharmacy
Subjects:	R Medicine > RM Therapeutics. Pharmacology
Additional Information:	Pdf uploaded in accordance with publisher's policy at http://www.sherpa.ac.uk/romeo/issn/0099-2240/ (accessed 24/02/2014)
Publisher:	American Society for Microbiology
ISSN:	0099-2240
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	30 March 2016
Last Modified:	20 May 2023 19:38
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/17509

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