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Heterologous Expression of Toxic White Spot Syndrome Virus (WSSV) Protein in Eengineered Escherichia coli Strains

Journal

APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
Volume 195, Issue 7, Pages 4524-4536

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SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s12010-023-04369-1

Keywords

White spot syndrome virus; Codon optimization; Rare codon; Toxic protein expression; Escherichia coli C43(DE3)

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Aquacultural shrimps are economically affected by the fatal and contagious white spot syndrome virus (WSSV), which remains a mystery in terms of its infectious mechanism. In this study, the optimal expression of WSSV355 was achieved in engineered Escherichia coli strains through codon usage optimization, strain selection, and co-expression with pRARE. The production of WSSV355 was further enhanced by scaling up production in the fermenter under optimized oxygen supply conditions.
Aquacultural shrimps suffer economic lost due to the white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) that is the most notorious virus for its fatality and contagion, leading to a 100% death rate on infected shrimps within 7 days. However, the infection of mechanism remains a mystery and crucial problem. To elucidate the pathogenesis of WSSV, a high abundance of protein is required to identify and characterize its functions. Therefore, the optimal WSSV355 overexpression was explored in engineered Escherichia coli strains, in particular C43(DE3) as a toxic tolerance strain remedied 40% of cell growth from BL21(DE3). Meanwhile, a trace amount of WSSV355 was observed in both strains. To optimize the codon of WSSV355 using codon adaption index (CAI), an overexpression was observed with 1.32 mg/mL in C43(DE3), while the biomass was decreased by 35%. Subsequently, the co-expression with pRARE boosted the target protein up to 1.93 mg/mL. Finally, by scaling up production of WSSV355 in the fermenter with sufficient oxygen supplied, the biomass and total and soluble protein were enhanced 67.6%, 44.9%, and 7.8% compared with that in flask condition. Herein, the current approach provides efficacious solutions to produce toxic proteins via codon usage, strain selection, and processing optimization by alleviating the burden and boosting protein production in E. coli.

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