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Translation initiation from sequence variants of the bacteriophage T7 g10RBS in Escherichia coli and Agrobacterium fabrum.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The bacteriophage T7 gene 10 ribosome binding site (g10RBS) has long been used for robust expression of recombinant proteins in Escherichia coli. This RBS consists of a Shine-Dalgarno (SD) sequence augmented by an upstream translational "enhancer" (Enh) element, supporting protein production at many times the level seen with simple synthetic SD-containing sequences. The objective of this study was to dissect the g10RBS to identify simpler derivatives that exhibit much of the original translation efficiency.

Methods and results

Twenty derivatives of g10RBS were tested using multiple promoter/reporter gene contexts. We have identified one derivative (which we call "CON_G") that maintains 100% activity in E. coli and is 33% shorter. Further minimization of CON_G results in variants that lose only modest amounts of activity. Certain nucleotide substitutions in the spacer region between the SD sequence and initiation codon show strong decreases in translation. When testing these 20 derivatives in the alphaproteobacterium Agrobacterium fabrum, most supported strong reporter protein expression that was not dependent on the Enh.

Conclusions

The g10RBS derivatives tested in this study display a range of observed activity, including a minimized version (CON_G) that retains 100% activity in E. coli while being 33% shorter. This high activity is evident in two different promoter/reporter sequence contexts. The array of RBS sequences presented here may be useful to researchers in need of fine-tuned expression of recombinant proteins of interest.

SUBMITTER: Benedict AB

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8748333 | biostudies-literature |

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