title: Expression and characterization of aiiA gene from Bacillus subtilis BS-1.
abstract: AHL-lactonase (AiiA), a metallo-beta-lactamase produced by Bacillus thuringiensis, Bacillus cereus and Bacillus anthracis, specifically hydrolyzes N-acyl-homoserine lactones (AHLs) secreted by Gram-negative bacteria and thereby attenuates the symptoms caused by plant pathogens. In this study, an aiiA gene was cloned from Bacillus subtilis BS-1 by PCR with a pair of degenerate primers. The deduced 250 amino acid sequence contained two small conserved regions, 103SHLHFDH109 and 166TPGHTPGH173, which are characteristic of the metallo-beta-lactamase family. Homology comparison revealed that the deduced amino acid sequence had a high degree of similarity with those of the known AiiA proteins in the B. cereus group. Additionally, the aiiA gene was expressed in Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3) pLysS and the expressed AiiA protein could attenuate the soft rot symptoms caused by Erwinia carotovora var. carotovora.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Biopesticide and Chemical Biology, Ministry of Education, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Jieru
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.forename: Tianpei
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Fan
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Yao
authors.forename: Zhipeng
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Charles A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Powell
authors.forename: Sixin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Qiu
authors.forename: Xiong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Guan
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001412:Bacillus subtilis / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics; D015964:Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial; D008666:Metalloendopeptidases / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016973:Pectobacterium carotovorum / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000378:metabolism; D010572:Pest Control, Biological; D010935:Plant Diseases / Q000382:microbiology; D011198:Solanum tuberosum / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; C406735:AiiA protein, Bacillus; D008666:Metalloendopeptidases