Cloning and over-expression of an alkaline protease from Bacillus licheniformis

Biotechnol Lett. 2004 Jun;26(12):975-9. doi: 10.1023/b:bile.0000030042.91094.38.

Abstract

The alkaline protease gene, apr, from Bacillus licheniformis 2709 was cloned into a Bacillus shuttle expression vector, pHL, to yield the recombinant plasmid pHL-apr. The pHL-apr was expressed in Bacillus subtilis WB600, yielding a high expression strain BW-016. The amount of alkaline protease produced in the recombinant increased by 65% relative to the original strain. SDS-PAGE analysis indicated a Mr of 30.5 kDa. The amino acid sequence deduced from the DNA sequence analysis revealed a 98% identity to that of Bacillus licheniformis 6816.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Evaluation Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Bacillus / classification
  • Bacillus / enzymology*
  • Bacillus / genetics*
  • Bacillus subtilis / enzymology
  • Bacillus subtilis / genetics
  • Cloning, Molecular / methods
  • Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial / physiology
  • Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic / physiology
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Molecular Weight
  • Protein Engineering / methods*
  • Recombinant Proteins / biosynthesis
  • Recombinant Proteins / genetics
  • Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
  • Serine Endopeptidases / biosynthesis*
  • Serine Endopeptidases / chemistry*
  • Serine Endopeptidases / classification
  • Serine Endopeptidases / genetics
  • Species Specificity

Substances

  • Recombinant Proteins
  • Serine Endopeptidases
  • microbial serine proteinases