A new system for expressing heterologous gene in Escherichia coli regulated by oxygen consistence in the environment

Chin J Biotechnol. 1999;15(3):177-82.

Abstract

The expression of Vitreosilla hemoglobin gene (vgb) is regulated by oxygen consistence in E. coli. The gene transcription is activated under the condition of limited oxygen. A new system for expressing heterologous gene in E. coli regulated by dissolved oxygen consistence was constructed. It includes a host bacteria GJ100, which contained T7 RNA polymerase gene controlled by vgb promoter, and an expression vector on which the heterologous gene was under the control of a T7 promoter. The results indicated that E. coli thioredoxin A, IgG binding domain of Staphylococcus protein A(ZZ), snake neurotoxin, salmon calcitonin hexa-polymer, human interleukinII (IL2) and human pro-urokinase genes could be expressed efficiently. Expression level was more than 30% of the total cellular protein.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Bacterial Proteins / genetics
  • Escherichia coli / genetics*
  • Escherichia coli / metabolism*
  • Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial*
  • Hemoglobins / genetics*
  • Humans
  • Oxygen / metabolism*
  • Promoter Regions, Genetic
  • Staphylococcus / genetics
  • Vitreoscilla / genetics

Substances

  • Bacterial Proteins
  • Hemoglobins
  • Oxygen