SCREENING OF VARIOUS PROMOTERS FOR INCREASED PROTEIN EXPRESSION: Testing promoters for expression of proinsulin

NANDINI B NATARAJ; Raja Sudhakaran

doi:10.55251/jmbfs.9863

SCREENING OF VARIOUS PROMOTERS FOR INCREASED PROTEIN EXPRESSION

Testing promoters for expression of proinsulin

Authors

NANDINI B NATARAJ Vellore Institute of Technology; Anthem Biosciences Pvt Ltd
Raja Sudhakaran School of BioSciences and Technology, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore - 632014, Tamil Nadu

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55251/jmbfs.9863

Keywords:

E. coli, IPTG: isopropyl β – D – 1 – thiogalactopyranoside, cstA: Carbon starvation promoter, phoA: Alkaline phosphatase, IB’s: Inclusion bodies, HCP’s: Host Cell Proteins

Abstract

One of the essential elements in the in expression of recombinant proteins in Eshecichia coli is a promoter. It is a sequence of DNA that drives the expression of recombinant protein production. Along with the choice of promoter a number of factors such as protein parameters, induction temperature, inducer, induction conditions and protein solubility play a major role in deciding the yield of target protein. In the present study, we have evaluated the strength of three different promoters (phoA, cstA and pLpR) and compared it with one of the strong promoters known, T7. A vector with these three promoters were constructed for expression of FCTRX 1 – 15 tagged proinsulin gene. Protein expressed was isolated, solubilized and purified using chromatography. Yields of proinsulin obtained from different promoter driven constructs was compared and it was observed that the inclusion bodies (IB) yield obtained from temperature inducible pLpR system was comparable with T7 system and this can be further increased by optimizing the fermentation conditions.

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Author Biography

Raja Sudhakaran, School of BioSciences and Technology, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore - 632014, Tamil Nadu

Associate Professor

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Published

2023-07-31

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B NATARAJ, N., & Sudhakaran, R. (2023). SCREENING OF VARIOUS PROMOTERS FOR INCREASED PROTEIN EXPRESSION: Testing promoters for expression of proinsulin. Journal of Microbiology, Biotechnology and Food Sciences, 13(3), e9863. https://doi.org/10.55251/jmbfs.9863

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Issue

Vol. 13 No. 3 (2023): December - January

Section

Biotechnology

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