High level heterologous protein production in Lactococcus and Lactobacillus using a new secretion system based on the Lactobacillus brevis S-layer signals

Gene

Volumn 186, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 255-262

  Savijoki, Kirsi ^a   Kahala, Minna ^a   Palva, Airi ^a  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

bla transcription; Escherichia coli lactamase; pGK12; Rate of secretion

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE CONSTRUCT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS CASEI; LACTOBACILLUS PLANTARUM; LACTOCOCCUS; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; NONHUMAN; PH; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN SECRETION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REPORTER GENE;

BASE SEQUENCE; BETA-LACTAMASES; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA PRIMERS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENES, REPORTER; KINETICS; LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS CASEI; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; PLASMIDS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS BREVIS; LACTOBACILLUS CASEI; LACTOBACILLUS GASSERI; LACTOBACILLUS PLANTARUM; LACTOCOCCUS; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 0031035974     PISSN: 03781119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1119(96)00717-2     Document Type: Article

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