Expression of bovine pancreatic ribonuclease A coded by a synthetic gene in Bacillus subtilis

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N Vasantha, D Filpula

Abstract

Two different hybrid genes were constructed which fuse the Bacillus amyloliquefaciens alkaline protease gene (apr[BamP]) promoter and signal peptide coding region to a synthetic bpr gene coding for the mature bovine pancreatic RNase A. The first gene fusion (apr-bpr1) contained the apr[BamP] signal peptide coding region fused to mature bpr through a linker coded 3-amino acid region and retained the signal processing site ala-ala of the alkaline protease. The second fusion (apr-bpr2) joined the end of the apr[BamP] signal peptide coding sequence to the mature bpr resulting in a hybrid signal processing site ala-lys. B. subtilis strains harboring these gene fusions secreted bovine pancreatic RNase A into the growth medium. Cleavage at the hybrid signal processing site ala-lys resulted in the secretion of bovine pancreatic RNase A from B. subtilis which had an N-terminal amino acid sequence that was identical to the native RNase A. Bovine pancreatic RNase A contains four disulfide bonds and the proper formation of these bonds is required for activity. RNase activity could be detected in the culture supernatants of strains carrying the apr-bpr gene fusions, which suggests that the proper disulfide bonds have formed spontaneously.

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