Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters (한국미생물·생명공학회지)

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Bacillus subtilis의 단백질 분비기구 SecY의 유전자 수준의 조절이 단백질 분비에 미치는 영향

  • 김상숙 (명지대학교 생명과학과, 생명과학연구소) ;
  • 김순옥 (명지대학교 생명과학과, 생명과학연구소) ;
  • 서주원 (명지대학교 생명과학과, 생명과학연구소)
  • Published : 1996.08.01
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Abstract

The SecY is a central component of the protein export machinery that mediate the translocation of secretory proteins across the plasma membrane, and has been known to be rate-limiting factor of secretion in Escherichia coli. In order to study the extracellular protein secretion in Gram-positive microorganism, we have, constructed strains harboring more than one copy of the gene for SecY. Firstly, the gene, for B. subtilis SecY and its promoter region was subcloned into pDH32 and the chimeric vector was inserted into amyE locus by homologous recombination. Secondly, low copy number vector, pCED6, was also used for subcloning the secY gene and for constructing a strain which harbors several copies of secY. The KH1 cell which harbor two copies of secY on the chromosome excreted more extracellular proteins than the wild type PB2. Moreover, the KH2 cells which harbor several copies of secY in pCED6 vector excreted more extracellular proteins than the KH1 cells. Here, we found that the capacity of protein secretion is partly controlled by the number of secY and it is suggested that SecY has also an important role in protein secretion in B. subtilis, a gram positive microorganism, as like in E. coli. This will promote the use of B. subtilis as a host for the expression of useful foreign gene and excretion of precious proteins.

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