Biotechnology Progress · 2010 · 27 citations · 33 references
Life SciencesBioengineeringBiotechnologyGene ExpressionGenetic EngineeringMetabolic EngineeringGenetic Engineering Of MicroorganismsMetabolic Pathway EngineeringMicrobial Metabolic EngineeringMicrobial Synthetic BiologyStrain EngineeringStrain ImprovementBacterial Genome EngineeringChromosomal Integration Of TransgenesChromosomal Integration PlasmidsGamma-aminobutyric Acid BiosynthesisGenetic Engineering Of Production StrainsGlutamic Acid FermentationOverproduction Of GlutamateSynthetic Transcriptional Control
Poly-gamma-glutamate (gamma-PGA) has applications in food, medical, cosmetic, animal feed, and wastewater industries. Bacillus subtilis DB430, which possesses the gamma-PGA synthesis ywsC-ywtAB genes in its chromosome, cannot produce gamma-PGA. An efficient synthetic expression control sequence (SECS) was introduced into the upstream region of the ywtABC genes, and this resulted in gamma-PGA-producing B. subtilis mutant strains. Mutant B. subtilis PGA6-2 stably produces high levels of gamma-PGA in medium A without supplementation of extra glutamic acid or ammonium chloride. The mutant B. subtilis PGA 6-2 is not only a gamma-PGA producer, but it is also a candidate for the genetic and metabolic engineering of gamma-PGA production.
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