AU624667B2 - Plasmids with a translation start-stop-start codon configuration for the expression of proteins in e. coli - Google Patents

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AU624667B2
AU624667B2 AU47202/89A AU4720289A AU624667B2 AU 624667 B2 AU624667 B2 AU 624667B2 AU 47202/89 A AU47202/89 A AU 47202/89A AU 4720289 A AU4720289 A AU 4720289A AU 624667 B2 AU624667 B2 AU 624667B2
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Class Ir Application Number: Lodged: tJ nt. Class Complete Specification Lodged: Accepted: Published: Priority Helated Art Name of Applicant: BEHRINGWERKE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT Address of Applicant :D-3550 Marburg, Federal Republic of Germany Actual Inventor Address for Service MICHAEL BROKER WATERMARK PATENT TRADEMARK ATTORNEYS.
290 Burwood Road, Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia Complete Specification for the invention entitled: PLASMIDS WITH A TRANSLATION START-STOP-START CODON CONFIGURATION FOR THE EXPRESSION OF PROTEINS IN E. coli The following statement is a full description of this invention, including the best method of performing it known to 1 _I _1~1~ BEHRINGWERKE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 88/B 047 Ma 740 Dr. Lp/rd Plasmids with a translation start-stop-start codon configuration for the expression of proteins in E. coli The invention relates to expression plasmids which bring about a considerable increase in the expression of proteins, in particular of the thermolabile E. coli enterotoxin subunit B This entails a strong promoter being placed upstream of the DNA coding for LT-B in such a way that the so-called Shine-Dalgarno sequence GGGA of the LT-B gene is located six base-pairs (bp) in front of the LT-B translation start, with retention of the stop codon TGA of the LT-A sequence which precedes in the natural case.
Infections with enterotoxinogenic Escherichia coli coli) are often the cause of diarrhea in humans and animals. Besides the thermostable E. coli enterotoxin, significant economic problems in pig rearing are caused in particular by the thermolabile E. coli enterotoxin Newborn pigs often become infected with pathogenic E. coli strains within a few hours afer birth, which leads to a high mortality rate. Vaccination with LT toxoid might contribute to reducing the infection rate and thus the losses on large stock farms.
The properties of LT are similar to that of choleratoxin.
The A subunits of both toxins influence membrane permeability via stimulation of the membrane-bound adenylate cyclase of the epithelial cells of the intestine. The binding of LT takes places via the B subunit (LT-B) to the GM ganglioside receptor on the surface of the mucosa cells of the intestine. LT is translated by a polycistronic messenger RNA (mRNA) which has separate ribosomebinding sites (RBS) Shine-Dalgarno sequences (SD) for the A and B subunits, which is probably the cause of the difference in the translation initiation rate of about 2 five B subunits to one A subunit. The gene for LT-B has been sequenced by Dallas and Falkow (Nature 288, 499-501, (1980)). The LT-B gene codes for a protein of 124 amino acids, with 22 amino-terminal amino acids acting as signal sequences and being eliminated during transport of LT-B through the cell membrane. The molecular weight of processed LT-B is 11,780 D. Since LT-B is not pathogenic but is immunogenic, a process has subsequently been developed to be able to produce LT-B in large amounts in apathogenic E. coli with the aid of molecular biological methods.
The intention was that the synthesis of LT-B take place by strong promoters which can be regulated in an advantageous manner, of which the tac promoter is a representative (De Boer, H.A. et al., in: Rodriguez et al., Promoters, Structure and Function, Praeger, New York, 1982, 462-481). On the other hand, the intention was to utilize the RBS of the LT-B gene in order to ensure a high degree of translation of the transcribed mRNA in E. coli.
The genes of the LT-A and LT-B subunits overlap over a region of four nucleotides (see Fig. The proximal A of the sequence ATGA is the third base within the TTALeu codon for LT-A, and the last three bases TGA code for the translation stop of LT-A. On the other hand, the proximal A of the sequence ATGA is the first base of the ATGet codon which codes for initiation of pre-LT-B translation, although in a different reading frame.
We have found that the exproesien e-f proteins, in par ticular LT-B, is considerably increased when an ression vector which reflects the aboveme n ed situation is employed. Vectors of this have, after a strong promoter, an ATG start owed by 5 to 10 triplets which in turn cont an SD sequence; attached thereto is a tra ion stop codon TGA followed by 1 to 5 triplets up the ATC ctart of thepolypcptid of interet. It is
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L j-- We have found that the expression of proteins, in particular LT-B, is considerably increased when an expression vector which reflects the abovementioned situation is employed. Vectors of this type have, after a strong promoter, a start codon, preferably ATG followed by 5 to 10 triplets which in turn contain an SD sequence; attached thereto is a translation stop codon, preferably TGA which may be followed by 1 to 5 triplets up to the start preferably ATG of the polypeptide of interest. It is possible that the increase in expression which is entirely unexpected due to the inserted stop triplet, (preferably TGA) occurs due to this start-stop-restart arrangement in a small 1 0 space.
Accordingly, the invention relates to expression plasmids which, after a strong promoter, have a first start codon followed by 5 to 10 triplets coding for amino acids, there being a second contained SD sequence, a stop codon being attached and, in a short space of 1 to 5 further tr;plets another start codon being reached, which is followed by the DNA of the polypeptide of interest.
The start codon may be ATG.
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3 po ssi- ±e e-I--nn-s-ea e WR-e---w4-necn Is 7 tirely unexpected due to the inserted TGA stop triplet occurs due to this start-stop-restart arrangemetin a small space.
Accordingly, the invention relate -o expression plasmids which, after a strong promp er, have a first ATG start codon followed by 5 ,t6 10 triplets coding for amino acids, there bei ga second contained SD sequence, a stop codon bein attached and, in a short space of 1 to furth triplets another ATG start codon being reached, ich is followed by the DNA of the polypeptide of intoroest.
The invention furthermore relates to the use of such plasmids for the expression of proteins, in particular LT-B in E. coli and the genetic engineering processes therefor.
Finally, the invention is described in the examples and the patent claims.
Examples Example 1: Suitable starting plasmids The starting point for the preparation of suitable expression vectors was the plasmid pOB3 (Br6ker, Biotechniques, 6, 734, 1988). This plasmid is replicable in E.
coli in high copy number. The ampicillin-resistance gene makes selection and fermentation in the presence of p-lactam antibiotics possible. An ATG translation triplet is located at the 3' end of the tac promoter and is followed by some restriction sites and at the further 3' end by the strong ribosomal transcription terminators TjT 2
T
4 Example 2: Construction of an LT-B expression vector The plasmid pOB3 was digested with EcoRI and HindIII, and the EcoRI-HindIII DNA fragment which codes for LT-B was ligated into the plasmid. The new plasmid pMBl91 (Fig. 2) thus codes for expression of LT-B, regulated by the tac promoter. In addition, there is created a situation in which, determined by the ATG codon and the following triplets, a pentapeptide of the structure Met-Arg-Asn- Ser-Gly is synthesized in E. coli. There follows, four base-pairs from the 3' end of the TGA stop codon, a new ATG translation start signal, which is now part of the pre-LT-B sequence.
Owing to the translation start repeated shortly after the translation stop, there is created a situation which is related to the translation of the natural bicistronic mRNA which codes for LT-A and LT-B. There is synthesised, encoded by pMBl91 of an mRNA on which, just like in the authentic gene transcript, the Shine-Dalgarno sequence GGGA is located six bp upstream of the translation start of LT-B. In the present example, the TGA stop codon was 0* additionally incorporated in the LT-B reading frame, which is not necessary per se.
Example 3: Expression of LT-B The new plasmid pMBl91 was transformed into E. coli D29A1. Transformed cells were cultured on LB medium, and the tac promoter was induced with isopropylthiogalactoside (IPTG). Protein extracts from E. coli D29A1 pMBl91 were fractionated on SDS polyacrylamide gels. In comparison with extracts derived form non-induced cultures, a new band with an apparent molecular weight of about 12,000 D was visualized by Coomassie brilliant blue staining. It is possible, by incubating the cells in a buffer of pH 8.0 with 10 mM EDTA, to bring about release of LT-B into the buffer. It is possible with the aid of this new expression system to prepare large amounts of 5 immunogenic LT-B in apathogenic E. coli strains as starting material for a vaccine. Regulated expression can take place in a strain which has the genotype lacI
Q
However, it is also possible to employ E. coli strains in which there is constitutive production of LT-B. The yield of LT-B can be additionally increased by using for the fermentation a modified LB medium in place of the customary LB medium. This medium is made up as follows: 100 ml of a sterile solution of 0.17 M KH 2
PO
4 and 0.72 M K 2
HPO
4 are added to a sterile solution which contains 12 g of Bacto tryptone, 24 g of Bacto yeast extract and 4 ml of glycerol made up to 900 ml with H 2
O.
In comparison with conventional expression systems, the use of pMB191 results in an increase in LT-B expression by a factor of 100. In the present case the protein of interest is processed by elimination of the signal sequence. In general, a sequence of this type will be placed upstream in order to obtain a "mature" protein without additional effort.
Legends to Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 Fig. 1: Section of the DNA sequence of the LT gene. Junction between the protein-encoding LT-A and LT-B region. SD: Shine-Dalgarno sequence of LT-B.
Fig. 2: Diagrammatic representation of the vector pMB191. Pta,: tac promoter. Amp ampicillin resistance. Tets: part of the gene which confers resistance to tetracycline.
TjT 2 transcription terminator.
LTSD: Shine-Dalgarno sequence of the LT-B subunit. The arrow indicates the proteolytic cleavage of pre-LT-B.

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1. An expression plasmid for the expression of proteins in E. coli having the consecutive elements a strong promoter, a first start codon, 5 to 10 triplets which contain at the 3' end the Shine-Dalgarno (SD) sequence AGGA or GGGA or another sequence functioning as SD, a stop codon, a second start codon at a distance of 1-10 triplets, which are located in front of the DNA coding for the protein of interest
2. An expression plasmid as claimed in claim 1, where a signal sequence is located upstream of the protein of interest.
3. An exprssion plasmid as claimed in claim 1, where the tac promoter with the attached sequence ACAGGAAACAGACCATGCGG AAT TCG GGA TGA ATT LaCsD LTsD is inserted in front of the ATG sequence of the protein to be expressed.
4. An expression plasmid as claimed in claim 1, 2 or 3, where the LT-B cDNA sequence is employed.
A process for the preparation, by genetic manipulation, of proteins, which comprises an expression plasmid as claimed in claim 1, 2 or 3 being transformed into E. coli and then being expressed therein.
6. 'A process for the preparation of LT-B, which comprises an expression plasmid as claimed in claim 4 being trans- formed into E. coli and then being expressed therein.
7. A vaccine which contains LT-B prepared as claimed in 1- wNT -7
8. The use of LT-B prepared as claimed in claim 6 for the vaccination of productive livestock.
9. A diagnostic kit which contains LT-B prepared as claimed in claim 6. DATED this 21st day of 1)ecember 1989. BEHRINGWERKE AK1ENGESELLSCHAFT WATERMARK PATENT TRAJ)EMR ATTOCRNEYS "THE ATRIUM" T 290 BIJRWOOD ROAD HAWTHORN. VIC. 3122.
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