Secretory expression of recombinant diphtheria toxin mutants inB. Subtilis

Abstract

Three diphtheria toxin (DT) mutants CRM-197, DT-del (148) and DT-EH8S-K516A-F530A were cloned inB. Subtilis plasmid PSM604 under the subtilisin signal sequence. The expression was effective in both SMS300 and SMS118, but higher yield of 7. 1 mg/L was observed in SMS300 compared with 2. 1 mg/L in SMS118. Western blot showed that the recombinant protein could be effectively secreted into the culture medium as a 58 ku peptide, and could be degraded into two peptides of 37ku and 21ku.

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