Construction and Characterization of an Escherichia coli Strain Genetically Engineered for Ni(II) Bioaccumulation

AUTOR(ES)

Krishnaswamy, Rahul

FONTE

American Society for Microbiology

RESUMO

An Escherichia coli strain that accumulated Ni(II) was constructed by introducing the nixA gene (coding for a nickel transport system) from Helicobacter pylori into JM109 cells that expressed a glutathione S-transferase–pea metallothionein fusion protein. The resulting strain accumulated 15 μmol of Ni(II) per g (dry weight) from a 10 μM Ni(II) solution, four times the level taken up by JM109 cells. Ni(II) accumulation did not require an energy source, was inhibited by only 50% by 0.1 M NaCl, and occurred over the pH range from 3 to 9.

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