Engineering the Escherichia coli outer membrane protein OmpC for metal bioadsorption

被引:17
作者
Cruz, N [1 ]
Le Borgne, S [1 ]
Hernández-Chávez, G [1 ]
Gosset, G [1 ]
Valle, F [1 ]
Bolivar, F [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Biotecnol, Dept Mol Microbiol, Cuernavaca 62271, Morelos, Mexico
关键词
Escherichia coli; genetic engineering; metal-binding; OmpC; protein engineering;
D O I
10.1023/A:1005637920766
中图分类号
Q81 [生物工程学(生物技术)]; Q93 [微生物学];
学科分类号
071005 ; 0836 ; 090102 ; 100705 ;
摘要
The outer membrane protein, OmpC, from Escherichia coli was used to display metal-binding poly-histidine peptides on the surface of this bacterium. SDS-PAGE analysis of outer membrane protein preparations confirmed the expression of the metal-binding epitopes inserted in position 162 of the mature OmpC protein. Display of these epitopes was confirmed by epifluorescence microscopy of cells bound to Ni2+-NTA-agarose beads and metal adsorption experiments. The cells harboring one or two copies of the metal binding epitope were able to adsorb 3 to 6 times more Zn2+ (13.8 mu mol g(-1) cell), Fe3+ (35.3 mu mol g(-1) cell), and Ni2+ (9.9 mu mol g(-1) cell) metallic ions than control cells expressing the wild-type OmpC.
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页码:623 / 629
页数:7
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