title: Production and secretion of proteins by streptomycetes.
abstract: Streptomycetes produce a large number of extracellular enzymes as part of their saprophytic mode of life. Their ability to synthesize enzymes as products of their primary metabolism could lead to the production of many proteins of industrial importance. The development of high-yielding expression systems for both homologous and heterologous gene products is of considerable interest. In this article, we review the current knowledge on the various factors that affect the production and secretion of proteins by streptomycetes and try to evaluate the suitability of these bacteria for the large-scale production of proteins of industrial importance.
authors.affiliation: Centre de Recherche en Microbiologie Appliquée, Institut Armand-Frappier, Université du Québec, Ville de Laval, Canada.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gilbert
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Morosoli
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Shareck
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kluepfel
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D003062:Codon / Q000235:genetics; D004798:Enzymes / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics; D005285:Fermentation; D015964:Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics*; D015971:Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic / Q000235:genetics*; D005818:Genetic Engineering; D005822:Genetic Vectors / Q000235:genetics; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic / Q000235:genetics; D021382:Protein Sorting Signals / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D013306:Streptomycetaceae / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D014158:Transcription, Genetic / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D003062:Codon; D004798:Enzymes; D021382:Protein Sorting Signals