title: Heterologous expression of cyan and yellow fluorescent proteins from the Kluyveromyces lactis KlMAL21-KlMAL22 bi-directional promoter.
abstract: We have identified the Kluyveromyces lactis maltase (KlMAL22) and maltose permease (KlMAL21) intergenic region as a candidate bi-directional promoter for heterologous gene expression. The expressions of cyan and yellow fluorescent proteins from, respectively, the KlMAL22 and KlMAL21 orientations of the promoter, were compared between two promoter variants during growth in media containing glucose, galactose or glycerol. Expression from both orientations of the native promoter was repressed during growth in glucose and galactose and was induced during growth in glycerol. Disruption of a putative Mig1p binding site caused some de-repression of the maltase orientation of the promoter by 48 h of growth in glucose. The KlMAL21-KlMAL22 bi-directional promoter can be used to carry out regulated expression of heterologous gene products.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, University of Victoria, PO Box 3020 STN CSC, Victoria, BC, Canada V8W 3N5.
authors.forename: Kirk R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Leifso
authors.forename: Diane
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: William E
authors.initials: WE
authors.lastname: Hintz
mesh_terms: D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000737:chemistry*; D001483:Base Sequence; D001709:Biotechnology / Q000379:methods*; D015966:Gene Expression Regulation, Fungal; D005800:Genes, Fungal; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D049452:Green Fluorescent Proteins / Q000737:chemistry*; D007716:Kluyveromyces / Q000378:metabolism*; D008164:Luminescent Proteins / Q000737:chemistry*; D008954:Models, Biological; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009004:Monosaccharide Transport Proteins / Q000737:chemistry; D009841:Oligonucleotides / Q000737:chemistry; D010957:Plasmids / Q000378:metabolism; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; C485182:Cyan Fluorescent Protein; D008164:Luminescent Proteins; D009004:Monosaccharide Transport Proteins; D009841:Oligonucleotides; C054562:yellow fluorescent protein, Bacteria; D049452:Green Fluorescent Proteins; C021534:maltose permease; D005947:Glucose