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ArticleBiotechnology and bioengineering2020

Scalable, two-stage, autoinduction of recombinant protein expression in E. coli utilizing phosphate depletion.

Romel Menacho-Melgar, Zhixia Ye, Eirik A Moreb, Tian Yang, John P Efromson, John S Decker, Ruixin Wang, Michael D Lynch

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Article in Biotechnology and bioengineering, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Romel Menacho-MelgarDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina.
Zhixia YeDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina.
Eirik A MorebDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina.
Tian YangDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina.
John P EfromsonDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina.
John S DeckerDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina.
Ruixin WangDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina.
Michael D LynchDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina.ORCID 0000-0002-8858-9651
Duke University · US

Funding

University Training Program in Biomolecular & Tissue EngineeringT32GM008555 · NIGMS · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI GERSBACH, CHARLES A. · 1994 to 2021
$8.1M
University Training Program in Biomolecular and Tissue EngineeringT32GM144291 · NIGMS · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI Charles A. Gersbach, Tatiana Segura · 2022 to 2026
$2.6M
IMPACT OF TS PROPHYLAXIS ON ANTIFOLATE RESISTANT MALARIAK01TW000014 · FIC · UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE · PI KUBLIN, JAMES G. · 2000 to 2000
$103k
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency HR0011‐14‐C‐0075Department of Energy EERE #EE0007563National Science Foundation EAGER: #1445726NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM008555NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM144291North Carolina Biotechnology Center 2018-BIG-6503Office of Naval Research YIP #N00014-16-1-2558
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We report the scalable production of recombinant proteins in Escherichia coli, reliant on tightly controlled autoinduction, triggered by phosphate depletion in the stationary phase. The method, reliant on engineered strains and plasmids, enables improved protein expression across scales. Expression levels using this approach have reached as high as 55% of the total cellular protein. The initial use of the method in instrumented fed-batch fermentations enables cell densities of ∼30 gCDW/L and protein titers up to 8.1 ± 0.7 g/L (∼270 mg/gCDW). The process has also been adapted to an optimized autoinduction media, enabling routine batch production at culture volumes of 20 μl (384-well plates), 100 μl (96-well plates), 20 ml, and 100 ml. In batch cultures, cell densities routinely reach ∼5-7 gCDW/L, offering protein titers above 2 g/L. The methodology has been validated with a set of diverse heterologous proteins and is of general use for the facile optimization of routine protein expression from high throughput screens to fed-batch fermentation.

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Escherichia coliBioreactorsPhosphatesProtein EngineeringRecombinant ProteinsPhosphatesRecombinant Proteinsautoinductionphosphate depletionprotein expressionstationary phase

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PMID32441815
PMCPMC9589519
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