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Efficient expression of nattokinase in Bacillus licheniformis: host strain construction and signal peptide optimization.

Abstract
Nattokinase (NK) possesses the potential for prevention and treatment of thrombus-related diseases. In this study, high-level expression of nattokinase was achieved in Bacillus licheniformis WX-02 via host strain construction and signal peptides optimization. First, ten genes (mpr, vpr, aprX, epr, bpr, wprA, aprE, bprA, hag, amyl) encoding for eight extracellular proteases, a flagellin and an amylase were deleted to obtain B. licheniformis BL10, which showed no extracellular proteases activity in gelatin zymography. Second, the gene fragments of P43 promoter, Svpr, nattokinase and TamyL were combined into pHY300PLK to form the expression vector pP43SNT. In BL10 (pP43SNT), the fermentation activity and product activity per unit of biomass of nattokinase reached 14.33 FU/mL and 2,187.71 FU/g respectively, which increased by 39 and 156 % compared to WX-02 (pP43SNT). Last, Svpr was replaced with SsacC and SbprA, and the maximum fermentation activity (33.83 FU/mL) was achieved using SsacC, which was 229 % higher than that of WX-02 (pP43SNT). The maximum NK fermentation activity in this study reaches the commercial production level of solid state fermentation, and this study provides a promising engineered strain for industrial production of nattokinase, as well as a potential platform host for expression of other target proteins.
AuthorsXuetuan Wei, Yinhua Zhou, Jingbang Chen, Dongbo Cai, Dan Wang, Gaofu Qi, Shouwen Chen
JournalJournal of industrial microbiology & biotechnology (J Ind Microbiol Biotechnol) Vol. 42 Issue 2 Pg. 287-95 (Feb 2015) ISSN: 1476-5535 [Electronic] Germany
PMID25475755 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
Chemical References
  • Bacterial Proteins
  • Protein Sorting Signals
  • Recombinant Proteins
  • Flagellin
  • Amylases
  • Peptide Hydrolases
  • Subtilisins
  • nattokinase
Topics
  • Amylases (genetics)
  • Bacillus (enzymology, genetics)
  • Bacterial Proteins (biosynthesis, genetics)
  • Fermentation
  • Flagellin (genetics)
  • Gene Deletion
  • Gene Knockout Techniques
  • Genetic Vectors (genetics)
  • Peptide Hydrolases (genetics)
  • Promoter Regions, Genetic
  • Protein Sorting Signals (genetics)
  • Recombinant Proteins (biosynthesis, genetics)
  • Subtilisins (biosynthesis, genetics)

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