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Analysis of growth rate effects on productivity of recombinant Escherichia coli populations using molecular mechanism models
Author(s) -
Lee Sun Bok,
Bailey James E.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
biotechnology and bioengineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.136
H-Index - 189
eISSN - 1097-0290
pISSN - 0006-3592
DOI - 10.1002/bit.260260113
Subject(s) - escherichia coli , plasmid , growth rate , recombinant dna , intracellular , biology , biophysics , biological system , chemistry , cell growth , gene , biochemistry , mathematics , geometry
The influence of growth rate on Escherichia coli plasmid content and expression of a cloned‐gene product has been described by a mathematical model based upon the molecular mechanism of λdv plasmid replication and known relationships between growth rate and transcription and translation activities of the host cell. The model simulates correctly decreases in plasmid content with increasing growth rate as observed experimentally for p BR322, NR1, R1, and Col E1 plasmids. A maximum with respect to growth rate in intracellular product accumulation is indicated by the model, as is a transient overshoot in product concentration following a shift from smaller to larger growth rate. Available data, although very limited, show the same trends. These results, obtained without parameter or kinetic form adjustments or manipulation, clearly illustrate the advantages of kinetic descriptions of recombinant systems based upon the pertinent molecular mechanisms.