Journal
ANNALS OF MICROBIOLOGY
Volume 64, Issue 2, Pages 879-882Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s13213-013-0719-5
Keywords
Bacillus subtilis expression system; Inducer; Environmental stress; Cellular starvation; Sigma factor B
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- Iran National Science Foundation (INSF) [89001699]
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The application of safe and cheap inducers is important in the field of fermentation technology, which persuades employing new expression systems. In this study, a Bacillus subtilis expression system was induced by applying starvation and environmental stresses to produce xylanase. The expression plasmid harbors SigB-dependent ohrB promoter. The target gene was expressed by inoculating the recombinant strain into glucose-limited synthetic medium resulting in a sharp increase of xylanase activity at the end of logarithmic growth phase. The recombinant strain was able to express the xylanase enzyme 14-fold higher than that of the control one. The induction was also performed by exposing the recombinant strain to NaCl and ethanol stresses, and heat shock; the strain growing in LB showed 5-, 15- and 6-fold increases in xylanase activity, respectively. The best induction using environmental stresses was achieved by applying the salt stress in the synthetic medium. The maximum expression for NaCl and ethanol stresses occurred after 40 min of induction. All observed inductions were related to activation of SigB protein causing expression of the SigB-dependent xylanase gene. This SigB-dependent expression system can be considered as a biotechnology tool and an alternative to eliminate the cost of conventional inducers.
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