Cloning and expression of a β-galactosidase gene of Bacillus circulans

Biosci Biotechnol Biochem. 2011;75(6):1194-7. doi: 10.1271/bbb.110014. Epub 2011 Jun 13.

Abstract

A gene of β-galactosidase from Bacillus circulans ATCC 31382 was cloned and sequenced on the basis of N-terminal and internal peptide sequences isolated from a commercial enzyme preparation, Biolacta(®). Using the cloned gene, recombinant β-galactosidase and its deletion mutants were overexpressed as His-tagged proteins in Escherichia coli cells and the enzymes expressed were characterized.

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Motifs
  • Bacillus / enzymology
  • Bacillus / genetics*
  • Bacterial Proteins / genetics
  • Bacterial Proteins / metabolism*
  • Cloning, Molecular
  • DNA, Bacterial
  • Escherichia coli
  • Isoenzymes / genetics
  • Isoenzymes / metabolism*
  • Lactose / metabolism
  • Plasmids
  • Recombinant Proteins / genetics
  • Recombinant Proteins / metabolism*
  • Restriction Mapping
  • Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
  • Transformation, Bacterial
  • beta-Galactosidase / genetics
  • beta-Galactosidase / metabolism*

Substances

  • Bacterial Proteins
  • DNA, Bacterial
  • Isoenzymes
  • Recombinant Proteins
  • beta-Galactosidase
  • Lactose