Journal
MOLECULAR BIOTECHNOLOGY
Volume 54, Issue 2, Pages 170-176Publisher
HUMANA PRESS INC
DOI: 10.1007/s12033-012-9558-z
Keywords
Alanine racemase gene; Complementation marker; Lactococcus lactis; Food-grade expression system; Live vaccine
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A food-grade host/vector expression system for Lactococcus lactis was constructed using alanine racemase gene (alr) as the complementation marker. We obtained an alanine racemase auxotrophic mutant L. lactis NZ9000 Delta alr by double-crossover recombination using temperature-sensitive integration plasmid pG(+)host9 and a food-grade vector pALR with entirely lactococcal DNA elements, including lactococcal replicon, nisin-inducible promoter PnisA and the alr gene from Lactobacillus casei BL23 as a complementation marker. By using the new food-grade host/vector system, the green fluorescent protein and capsid protein of porcine circovirus type II were successfully overexpressed under the nisin induction. These results indicate that this food-grade host/vector expression system has application potential as an excellent antigen delivery vehicle, and is also suitable for the use in the manufacture of ingredients for the food industry.
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