Overproduction, in Escherichia coli, of soluble taxadiene synthase, a key enzyme in the Taxol biosynthetic pathway

Protein Expression and Purification
K X HuangA I Scott

Abstract

Taxadiene synthase catalyzes the conversion of the universal precursor of diterpenoids, geranylgeranyl diphosphate, to taxadiene, a key intermediate in Taxol (paclitaxel) biosynthesis. The gene encoding taxadiene synthase was cloned recently. Here we report a method for the heterologous overexpression of cDNA encoding taxadiene synthase in Escherichia coli using a thioredoxin fusion expression system, which increases the solubility of expressed protein. Taxadiene synthase cDNA was amplified by polymerase chain reaction and then subcloned into pET3d and pET32a(+) to form pET3dTX and pET32TX, respectively. The expressed taxadiene synthase from E. coli BL21(DE3)/pET3dTX was present completely as inclusion bodies. The transformant E. coli BL21(DE3)/pET32TX produced a thioredoxin fusion taxadiene synthase (15-20% of total soluble protein) when induced with isopropyl beta-D-thiogalactopyranoside at low temperature (20 degrees C). The recombinant enzyme was purified by a single step with a His-binding metal affinity column. The maximal production attained was 13 mg of purified, active fusion protein per 500 ml culture of E. coli BL21(DE3)/pET32TX. The purified recombinant taxadiene synthase fusion protein was similar to native protein...Continue Reading

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