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Spore Adsorption as a Nonrecombinant Display System for Enzymes and Antigens
Published on: March 19, 2019
First Display of Haloalkane Dehalogenase LinB on the Surface of Bacillus subtilis Spore
Fuli Wang1, Xiujie Liu1, Tianyu Song1
1State Key Laboratory of NBC Protection for Civilian, Beijing 102205, P.R. China.
Background:
LinB, as a Haloalkane dehalogenase, has good catalytic activity for many highly toxic and recalcitrant compounds, and can realize the elimination of chemical weapons HD in a green non-toxic mode.
Objectives:
In order to display Haloalkane dehalogenase LinB on the surface of Bacillus subtilis spore.
Methods:
We have constituted the B. subtilis spore surface display system of halogenated alkanes dehalogenase LinB by gene recombination.
Results:
Data revealed that LinB can display on spore surface successfully. The hydrolyzing HD analogue 2-chloroethyl ethylsulfide (2-CEES) activity of displayed LinB spores was 4.30±0.09 U/mL, and its specific activity was 0.78±0.03U/mg. Meanwhile, LinB spores showed a stronger stress resistance activity on 2-CEES than free LinB. This study obtained B. subtilis spores of LinB (phingobium japonicum UT26) with enzyme activity that was not reported before.
Conclusion:
Spore surface display technology uses resistance spore as the carrier to guarantee LinB activity, enhances its stability, and reduces the production cost, thus expanding the range of its application.
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