TrxA mediating fusion expression of antimicrobial peptide CM4 from multiple joined genes in Escherichia coli

Protein Expr Purif. 2009 Apr;64(2):225-30. doi: 10.1016/j.pep.2008.11.006. Epub 2008 Dec 3.

Abstract

Antimicrobial peptide CM4, a small cationic linear alpha-helical peptide that consists of 35 amino acids, was isolated from Bombyx mori. To improve the expression level of CM4 in Escherichia coli, tandem repeats of CM4 gene were constructed and expressed as fusion proteins (TrxA-nCM4, n=1, 2, 3,...,8) by constructing the vectors of pET32-nCM4 (n=1, 2, 3,...,8). Comparison among the expression levels of soluble fusion protein TrxA-nCM4 (n=1, 2, 3,...,8) suggested that BL21 (DE3)/pET32-3CM4 was an ideal recombinant strain for CM4 production. Under the selected conditions of cultivation and isopropylthiogalactoside (IPTG) induction, the expression level of CM4 was as high as 68mg/l with about 21% of fusion protein in soluble form, which was the highest yield of CM4 reported so far.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides / biosynthesis
  • Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides / genetics*
  • Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides / isolation & purification
  • Bombyx / chemistry
  • Escherichia coli / genetics
  • Escherichia coli / metabolism*
  • Escherichia coli Proteins / genetics*
  • Escherichia coli Proteins / metabolism
  • Genetic Vectors / genetics
  • Genetic Vectors / metabolism
  • Recombinant Fusion Proteins / biosynthesis*
  • Recombinant Fusion Proteins / isolation & purification
  • Thioredoxins / genetics*
  • Thioredoxins / metabolism

Substances

  • Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides
  • CM4 peptide, Bombyx mori
  • Escherichia coli Proteins
  • Recombinant Fusion Proteins
  • TrxA protein, E coli
  • Thioredoxins