Applied and Environmental Microbiology, July 2002, p. 3251-3260, Vol. 68, No. 7
0099-2240/02/$04.00+0 DOI: 10.1128/AEM.68.7.3251-3260.2002
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Molecular Characterization of the S-Layer Gene, sbpA, of Bacillus sphaericus CCM 2177 and Production of a Functional S-Layer Fusion Protein with the Ability To Recrystallize in a Defined Orientation while Presenting the Fused Allergen
Nicola Ilk, Christine Völlenkle, Eva M. Egelseer, Andreas Breitwieser, Uwe B. Sleytr, and Margit Sára*
Center for Ultrastructure Research and Ludwig Boltzmann-Institute for Molecular Nanotechnology, University of Agricultural Sciences, 1180 Vienna, Austria
Received 12 December 2001/
Accepted 19 April 2002
The nucleotide sequence encoding the crystalline bacterial cell surface (S-layer) protein SbpA of Bacillus sphaericus CCM 2177 was determined by a PCR-based technique using four overlapping fragments. The entire sbpA sequence indicated one open reading frame of 3,804 bp encoding a protein of 1,268 amino acids with a theoretical molecular mass of 132,062 Da and a calculated isoelectric point of 4.69. The N-terminal part of SbpA, which is involved in anchoring the S-layer subunits via a distinct type of secondary cell wall polymer to the rigid cell wall layer, comprises three S-layer-homologous motifs. For screening of amino acid positions located on the outer surface of the square S-layer lattice, the sequence encoding Strep-tag I, showing affinity to streptavidin, was linked to the 5' end of the sequence encoding the recombinant S-layer protein (rSbpA) or a C-terminally truncated form (rSbpA31-1068). The deletion of 200 C-terminal amino acids did not interfere with the self-assembly properties of the S-layer protein but significantly increased the accessibility of Strep-tag I. Thus, the sequence encoding the major birch pollen allergen (Bet v1) was fused via a short linker to the sequence encoding the C-terminally truncated form rSpbA31-1068. Labeling of the square S-layer lattice formed by recrystallization of rSbpA31-1068/Bet v1 on peptidoglycan-containing sacculi with a Bet v1-specific monoclonal mouse antibody demonstrated the functionality of the fused protein sequence and its location on the outer surface of the S-layer lattice. The specific interactions between the N-terminal part of SbpA and the secondary cell wall polymer will be exploited for an oriented binding of the S-layer fusion protein on solid supports to generate regularly structured functional protein lattices.
* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Zentrum für Ultrastrukturforschung, Universität für Bodenkultur, Gregor Mendelstr. 33, 1180 Vienna, Austria. Phone: 0043-1-47 654/2208. Fax: 0043-1-478 91 12. E-mail: sara{at}edv1.boku.ac.at.
Applied and Environmental Microbiology, July 2002, p. 3251-3260, Vol. 68, No. 7
0099-2240/02/$04.00+0 DOI: 10.1128/AEM.68.7.3251-3260.2002
Copyright © 2002, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.
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