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Appl Environ Microbiol. 1989 December; 55(12): 3208-3213

Expression of the insecticidal protein gene from Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. aizawai in Bacillus subtilis and in the thermophile Bacillus stearothermophilus by using the alpha-amylase promoter of the thermophile.

K Nakamura and T Imanaka

Department of Fermentation Technology, Faculty of Engineering, Osaka University, Japan.

ABSTRACT

Expression of the insecticidal protein gene from Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. aizawai IPL7 in B. subtilis MI113 and B. stearothermophilus SIC1 was examined. Production of the protein (130 kilodaltons [KDa]) was analyzed by its reaction with antibody against the insecticidal proteins of the parental B. thuringiensis. When the original gene containing its own promoter was subcloned in B. subtilis, only a small amount of the protein was produced. Therefore, both the promoter for the B. stearothermophilus alpha-amylase gene and the insecticidal protein gene were inserted in a repA (low-copy-number) plasmid to yield the recombinant plasmid pTBT-Pamy. B. subtilis MI113 carrying pTBT-Pamy produced more of the 130-kDa protein (about 10(4) molecules per cell) at 37 degrees C. In contrast, B. stearothermophilus SIC1 carrying pTBT-Pamy produced a small amount of 130-kDa protein (10(2) to 10(3) molecules per cell) at 55 degrees C.

Appl Environ Microbiol. 1989 December; 55(12): 3208-3213






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