title: Assay and characterization of a strong promoter element from B. subtilis.
abstract: A new strong promoter fragment isolated from Bacillus subtilis was identified and characterized. Using the heat stable beta-galactosidase as reporter, the promoter fragment exhibited high expression strength both in Escherichia coli and B. subtilis. The typical prokaryotic promoter conservation regions were found in the promoter fragment and the putative promoter was identified as the control element of yxiE gene via sequencing assay and predication of promoter. To further verify and characterize the cloned strong promoter, the putative promoter was sub-cloned and the beta-Gal directed by the promoters was high-level expressed both in E. coli and B. subtilis. By means of the isolated promoter, an efficient expression system was developed in B. subtilis and the benefit and usefulness was demonstrated through expression of three heterologous and homogenous proteins. Thus, we identified a newly strong promoter of B. subtilis and provided a robust expression system for genetic engineering of B. subtilis.
authors.affiliation: College of Animal Sciences, Northwest A and F University, Yangling 712100, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Ai-Ling
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Hui
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Ming-Ming
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Yue-Sheng
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Gong
authors.forename: Hong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D001412:Bacillus subtilis / Q000235:genetics*; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic / Q000235:genetics*; D015202:Protein Engineering / Q000379:methods*; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D014162:Transfection / Q000379:methods*; D001616:beta-Galactosidase / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D001616:beta-Galactosidase