Induction of T4 DNA ligase in a recombinant strain of Escherichia coli

The kinetics of cell growth and foreign protein production, as well as factors affecting protein stability, were studied and optimized in batch and fed‐batch fermentations of a recombinant strain of Escherichia coli. The pL promoter from bacteriophage lambda under the control of a temperature‐sensit...

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Veröffentlicht in:Biotechnology and bioengineering 1989-03, Vol.33 (8), p.991-998
Hauptverfasser: Whitney, Gordon K., Glick, Bernard R., Robinson, Campbell W.
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Zusammenfassung:The kinetics of cell growth and foreign protein production, as well as factors affecting protein stability, were studied and optimized in batch and fed‐batch fermentations of a recombinant strain of Escherichia coli. The pL promoter from bacteriophage lambda under the control of a temperature‐sensitive cl represser, with the entire construct integrated into the E. coli chromosome through the use of a defective bacteriophage lambda lysogen, was used to direct the synthesis of T4 DNA ligase. The biphasic fermentations consisted of a primary growth phase at 30°C followed by an induction phase which was initiated by shifting the temperature to 42°C. In the fed‐batch fermentations, additional nutrients were added at the time of initiating induction. Maintenance of sufficiently high concentrations of the organic substrates (glucose and casamino acids) during the induction phase was required for continued cell growth at 42°C. Such growth was essential for T4 DNA ligase formation and in vivo stability. Hence, fed‐batch fermentations produced the highest yield of the foreign protein Commensurate with providing lower total amounts of substrates. In such cases, high cell densities (6 g dry wt/L) with substantial intracellular levels of T4 DNA ligase (4.6% total cellular protein, or 2.7% of the dry biomass) were achieved.
ISSN:0006-3592
1097-0290
DOI:10.1002/bit.260330808