Journal
BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOENGINEERING
Volume 117, Issue 9, Pages 2852-2860Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/bit.27444
Keywords
autoinduction; autolysis; endonuclease; lysozyme; protein expression
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- Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy [EE0007563]
- North Carolina Biotechnology Center [2018-BIG-6503]
- Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency [HR0011-14-C-0075]
- Office of Naval Research [N00014-16-1-2558]
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We report improved release of recombinant proteins inEscherichia coli, which relies on combined cellular autolysis and DNA/RNA autohydrolysis, conferred by the tightly controlled autoinduction of both phage lysozyme and the nonspecific DNA/RNA endonuclease fromSerratia marcescens. Autoinduction occurs in a two-stage process wherein heterologous protein expression and autolysis enzymes are induced upon entry into stationary phase by phosphate depletion. Cytoplasmic lysozyme and periplasmic endonuclease are kept from inducing lysis until membrane integrity is disrupted. After cell harvest, the addition of detergent (0.1% Triton X-100) and a single 30 min freeze-thaw cycle results in >90% release of protein, green fluorescent protein. This cellular lysis is accompanied by complete oligonucleotide hydrolysis. The approach has been validated for shake flask cultures, high-throughput cultivation in microtiter plates, and larger scale stirred-tank bioreactors. This tightly controlled system enables robust growth and resistance to lysis in routine media when cells are propagated and autolysis/hydrolysis genes are only induced upon phosphate depletion.
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