Efficient biosynthesis of a Cecropin A-melittin mutant in Bacillus subtilis WB700

Sci Rep. 2017 Jan 10:7:40587. doi: 10.1038/srep40587.

Abstract

The efficient production of antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) for clinical applications has attracted the attention of the scientific community. To develop a novel microbial cell factory for the efficient biosynthesis of a cecropin A-melittin mutant (CAM-W), a recombinant Bacillus subtilis WB700 expression system was genetically modified with a novel vector, including a fusion gene encoding CAM-W, the autoprotease EDDIE and the signal peptide SacB under the control of the maltose-inducible promoter Pglv. A total of 159 mg of CAM-W was obtained from 1 L of fermentation supernatant. The purified CAM-W showed a consistent size with the expected molecular weight of 3.2 kDa. Our findings suggest that this novel expression system can be used as a powerful tool for the efficient production of CAM-W.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides / biosynthesis*
  • Bacillus subtilis / growth & development
  • Bacillus subtilis / metabolism*
  • Melitten / biosynthesis*
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Mutant Proteins / biosynthesis*
  • Plasmids / metabolism
  • Recombinant Proteins / biosynthesis*
  • Recombination, Genetic / genetics

Substances

  • Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides
  • Mutant Proteins
  • Recombinant Proteins
  • Melitten
  • cecropin A