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The Multifaceted Benefits of Protein Co-expression in Escherichia coli
Published on: February 5, 2015
Identification and analysis of the key genes for Escherichia coli heterologous protein expression by transcriptomic
Anxiang Chen1, Yuguo Dong1, Huaigu Jiang1
1State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, New World Institute of Biotechnology, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai, 200237, China.
Background:
Escherichia coli is a frequently used host for heterologous protein expression, but its expression efficiency is hindered by several limitations, such as formation of inclusion bodies and proteolytic degradation.
Methods And Results:
In this study, we employed high-density fermentation of heterologous protein production in a 5-L bioreactor, resulting in a yield 2.25 times higher than that of the control group. Transcriptional analysis was conducted at three time points after induction for 0 h, 4 h, and 12 h, revealing 420, 301, and 570 upregulated differentially expressed genes, as well as 424, 202, and 525 downregulated genes, respectively. By conducting enrichment analysis, we constructed strains that relieved without iron limitation, exhibiting a 36% increase in biomass and a 32% increase in protein expression. Furthermore, no overflow metabolism of acetic acid was detected during the protein expression process when utilizing chemostat culture, which indicated that the utilization efficiency of glucose was significantly enhanced without iron limitation.
Conclusions:
This study presents a novel approach to better comprehend the mechanism of high-yield production of heterologous proteins in Escherichia coli.
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