Inactivation of the ybdD Gene in Lactococcus lactis Increases the Amounts of Exported Proteins
Author(s) -
Eric Morello,
Sébastien Nouaille,
Naima G. CortesPerez,
Sébastien Blugeon,
L.F.C. Medina,
Vasco Azevedo,
JeanJacques Gratadoux,
L. G. Bermï¿ ⁄ dez-Humarï¿ ⁄ n,
Yves Le Loir,
Philippe Langella
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
applied and environmental microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.552
H-Index - 324
eISSN - 1070-6291
pISSN - 0099-2240
DOI - 10.1128/aem.01076-12
Subject(s) - lactococcus lactis , insertional mutagenesis , heterologous , mutagenesis , mutant , biology , gene , plasmid , genetics , bacteria , lactic acid
Random insertional mutagenesis performed on a Lactococcus lactis reporter strain led us to identify L. lactis ybdD as a protein-overproducing mutant. In different expression contexts, the ybdD mutant shows increased levels of exported proteins and therefore constitutes a new and attractive heterologous protein production host. This study also highlights the importance of unknown regulatory processes that play a role during protein secretion.
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