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  • Title: Recombinant expression of Laceyella sacchari thermitase in Lactococcus lactis.
    Author: Jørgensen CM, Madsen SM, Vrang A, Hansen OC, Johnsen MG.
    Journal: Protein Expr Purif; 2013 Dec; 92(2):148-55. PubMed ID: 24084004.
    Abstract:
    Thermitase (EC 3.4.21.66) is a thermostable endo-protease with the ability to convert various food relevant substrates into low-molecular weight peptides. A thermitase produced by Laceyella sacchari strain DSM43353 was found to have a mature amino acid sequence nearly identical to that of the original thermitase isolated from Thermoactinomyces vulgaris. The DSM43353 thermitase gene sequence contains a pro-peptide including parts of an I9 inhibitor motif. Expression of the thermitase gene in the Lactococcus lactis P170 expression system allowed secretion of stable thermitase in an auto-induced fermentation setup at 30°C. Thermitase accumulated in the culture supernatant during batch fermentations and was easily activated at 50°C or by prolonged dialysis. The activation step resulted in an almost complete degradation of endogenous L. lactis host proteins present in the supernatant. Mature activated product was stable at 50°C and functional at pH values between pH 6 and pH 11, suggesting that substrate hydrolysis can be performed over a broad range of pH values. The L. lactis based P170 expression system is a simple and safe system for obtaining food compatible thermitase in the range of 100 mg/L.
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