title: Bacterial-based membrane protein production.
abstract: Escherichia coli is by far the most widely used bacterial host for the production of membrane proteins. Usually, different strains, culture conditions and production regimes are screened for to design the optimal production process. However, these E. coli-based screening approaches often do not result in satisfactory membrane protein production yields. Recently, it has been shown that (i) E. coli strains with strongly improved membrane protein production characteristics can be engineered or selected for, (ii) many membrane proteins can be efficiently produced in E. coli-based cell-free systems, (iii) bacteria other than E. coli can be used for the efficient production of membrane proteins, and, (iv) membrane protein variants that retain functionality but are produced at higher yields than the wild-type protein can be engineered or selected for. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Protein trafficking and secretion in bacteria. Guest Editors: Anastassios Economou and Ross Dalbey.
authors.affiliation: Center for Biomembrane Research, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Stockholm University, SE-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Schlegel
authors.affiliation: Center for Biomembrane Research, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Stockholm University, SE-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hjelm
authors.affiliation: Center for Biomembrane Research, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Stockholm University, SE-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Baumgarten
authors.affiliation: Xbrane Bioscience AB, c/o Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Stockholm University, SE-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Vikström
authors.affiliation: Center for Biomembrane Research, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Stockholm University, SE-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden. Electronic address: degier@dbb.su.se.
authors.forename: Jan-Willem
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: de Gier
mesh_terms: D001709:Biotechnology / Q000379:methods; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D002474:Cell-Free System / Q000378:metabolism; D003593:Cytoplasm / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics* / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D015202:Protein Engineering; D021381:Protein Transport / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D008565:Membrane Proteins
keywords: Bacteria; E. coli; Membrane protein; Protein production