title: Expression vectors for the rapid purification of recombinant proteins in Bacillus subtilis.
abstract: We describe the construction of six novel plasmid-based IPTG-inducible expression vectors for Bacillus subtilis and related species. While one vector allows intracellular production of recombinant proteins, the second provides a strong secretion signal. The third vector allows addition of the c-Myc epitope tag, and the remaining three vectors provide the purification tags His and Strep. The versatility of all six vectors was demonstrated by the insertion of several reporter genes and by their regulated overexpression. Recombinant proteins with a His- or Strep-tag could be purified to near homogeneity in a single step.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Genetics, University of Bayreuth, D-95440, Bayreuth, Germany.
authors.forename: Hoang Duc
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Nguyen
authors.forename: Trang Thi Phuong
authors.initials: TT
authors.lastname: Phan
authors.forename: Wolfgang
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Schumann
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001412:Bacillus subtilis / Q000235:genetics*; D001483:Base Sequence; D000939:Epitopes / Q000235:genetics; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics; D015870:Gene Expression; D050939:Gene Fusion; D016259:Genes, myc; D005822:Genetic Vectors; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010957:Plasmids / Q000235:genetics; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D000939:Epitopes; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins