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From gene to protein – Gene selection, cloning, and appropriate strategies for heterologous synthesis of polysaccharide-modifying enzymes. M Wagenknecht, S Kolkenbrock and BM Moerschbacher Department of Plant Biology and Biotechnology, Westphalian Wilhelm’s-University Münster, Schlossplatz 8, 48143 Münster, Germany There are several reasons why enzymes are frequently used in industry, such as their biodegradability and the multitude of reactions that they catalyse. As an example, enzymes may be employed to change the properties of a polysaccharide in a desired way, thus making it more suitable for a particular industrial application. The first step in such a process, however, is the selection of appropriate enzyme candidates. This is followed by the cloning of the corresponding coding sequences or, if required, by the use of synthetic, codonoptimized genes. These steps involve a bunch of molecular techniques, such as PCR, digestion of DNA by restriction endonucleases, vector-insert ligation, and replication of the respective genes in a bacterial host. For the latter, in the majority of cases, the bacterium Escherichia coli is the system of choice. Furthermore, a frequently emerging obstacle but an absolute necessity for a comprehensive characterization of the enzymes of interest is to provide an adequate amount of protein. Hence, the selection of an appropriate expression system for enzyme synthesis is an additional requirement. The first step in gene expression and heterologous protein synthesis is the selection of a suitable combination of expression host and vector system. There are numerous eukaryotic as well as prokaryotic systems on the market, where the latter are the most frequently used ones. This is mostly due to the short generation cycle of prokaryotes and a huge variety of molecular tools available. Furthermore, prokaryotes are easy to handle and their cultivation is very robust. However, there are also some drawbacks when using a prokaryotic expression system. Especially the combination with a eukaryotic gene may lead to various problems in protein synthesis. This is mainly based on missing posttranslational modifications such as glycosylation and the different milieu in prokaryotic systems, which for example does not allow a proper disulphide bridge formation in the prokaryotic cytoplasm. But there is also a number of strategies to cope with these problems like the fusion with a very soluble protein, e.g. the maltose binding protein, or the secretion of the protein to the periplasm. This lecture will give an introduction and overview of options available today, offering orientation and guidance for the selection of an appropriate system. As an example of a very frequently used and efficient prokaryotic expression system, the T7 system1 in combination with an auto-induction medium2 will be presented in more detail. This expression system is based on the very strong T7 phage derived promoter, located on the expression vector, in combination with a λDE3 lysogen of E. coli. The DE3 locus encodes a T7 RNA polymerase under control of a general lacUV5 promoter. Both the T7 RNA polymerase gene and the gene cloned in the expression plasmid are under the control of a lac operator (lacO), leading to a tightly controlled expression. References: 1 Studier, F. W., Moffatt, B. A. (1986) Use of bacteriophage T7 RNA polymerase to direct selective high-level expression of cloned genes. J. Mol. Biol. 189, 113-130. 2 Studier, F. W. (2005). Protein production by auto-induction in high density shaking cultures. Protein Expr. Purif., 41, 207-234.