[Expression of a protein elicitor pebC1 from Botrytis cinerea in Pichia pastoris]

In order to express PebC1 in Pichia pastoris, the pebC1 sequence was amplified from genome Botrytis cinerea BC-4-2-2-1 by PCR and subcloned into the Pichua pastoris expression vector pPIC9K to generate pPIC9K-pebC1. The recombinant plasmid was linearized by Bgl II and transformed into Pichia pastoris GS115 by electroporation. Recombinant Pichia pastoris GS115/pPIC9K-pebC1 was screened by MD and G418-YPD plates and further confirmed by PCR. The protein expression was induced by methanol and analyzed by SDS-PAGE. SDS-PAGE analysis showed a special band about 39 kDa and western blotting indicated a good antigenicity of the expressed protein. Bioassay results showed that the recombinant protein PebC1 can induce resistance to gray mould disease of cucumber and Arabidopsi thaliana.