Studies of Single-Chain Antibody Expression in Quiescent Escherichia coli
AUTOR(ES)
Mukherjee, K. J.
FONTE
American Society for Microbiology
RESUMO
Quiescent Escherichia coli cells are generated by overexpressing the Rcd transcript in an hns-205 mutant host. The resulting nongrowing, metabolically active cells were used here to express a single-chain antibody fragment (scFv) in shake flask and fermentor cultures. The expression system is based on two plasmids; one carries the product gene expressed from λPL under the control of the cI857 temperature-sensitive repressor, while the second expresses Rcd from λPR. Shifting the culture from 30 to 42°C induces Rcd expression and product expression simultaneously. Our scFv carried a PelB leader, and 90% of the protein was secreted into the culture supernatant. In a batch culture, the supernatant concentration of scFv in the quiescent-cell culture (optical density at 600 nm [OD600] of 3.5) was 37 mg liter−1, compared to a maximum of 13 mg liter−1 in the control culture (final OD600 of 20). In a fed-batch fermentor culture, quiescent cells were held at an OD600 of 20 for 24 h and the extracellular scFv concentration reached a maximum of 150 mg liter−1. A control culture with a similar feed reached an OD600 of 80, but despite the higher density, the extracellular scFv concentration did not exceed 35 mg liter−1. Quiescent cells at an OD600 of 50 exhibited a small decline in the specific product formation rate, but nevertheless, an extracellular scFv concentration of 160 mg liter−1 was achieved in 8 h. The rate of extracellular accumulation was 10-fold greater in the quiescent culture than in the control culture. This study demonstrates that it is possible to establish high-density quiescent E. coli cultures that are capable of efficient synthesis, folding, and export of proteins.
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