Decoupling Protein Production from Cell Growth Enhances the Site-Specific Incorporation of Noncanonical Amino Acids in E. coli. 2020

Meritxell Galindo Casas, and Patrick Stargardt, and Juergen Mairhofer, and Birgit Wiltschi
acib - Austrian Center of Industrial Biotechnology, 8010 Graz, Austria.

The site-specific incorporation of noncanonical amino acids (ncAAs) into proteins by amber stop codon suppression has become a routine method in academic laboratories. This approach requires an amber suppressor tRNACUA to read the amber codon and an aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase to charge the tRNACUA with the ncAA. However, a major drawback is the low yield of the mutant protein in comparison to the wild type. This effect primarily results from the competition of release factor 1 with the charged suppressor tRNACUA for the amber codon at the A-site of the ribosome. A number of laboratories have attempted to improve the incorporation efficiency of ncAAs with moderate results. We aimed at increasing the efficiency to produce high yields of ncAA-functionalized proteins in a scalable setting for industrial application. To do this, we inserted an ncAA into the enhanced green fluorescent protein and an antibody mimetic molecule using an industrial E. coli strain, which produces recombinant proteins independent of cell growth. The controlled decoupling of recombinant protein production from cell growth considerably increased the incorporation of the ncAA, producing substantially higher protein yields versus the reference E. coli strain BL21(DE3). The target proteins were expressed at high levels, and the ncAA was efficiently incorporated with excellent fidelity while the protein function was preserved.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D011994 Recombinant Proteins Proteins prepared by recombinant DNA technology. Biosynthetic Protein,Biosynthetic Proteins,DNA Recombinant Proteins,Recombinant Protein,Proteins, Biosynthetic,Proteins, Recombinant DNA,DNA Proteins, Recombinant,Protein, Biosynthetic,Protein, Recombinant,Proteins, DNA Recombinant,Proteins, Recombinant,Recombinant DNA Proteins,Recombinant Proteins, DNA
D004926 Escherichia coli A species of gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria (GRAM-NEGATIVE FACULTATIVELY ANAEROBIC RODS) commonly found in the lower part of the intestine of warm-blooded animals. It is usually nonpathogenic, but some strains are known to produce DIARRHEA and pyogenic infections. Pathogenic strains (virotypes) are classified by their specific pathogenic mechanisms such as toxins (ENTEROTOXIGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI), etc. Alkalescens-Dispar Group,Bacillus coli,Bacterium coli,Bacterium coli commune,Diffusely Adherent Escherichia coli,E coli,EAggEC,Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli,Enterococcus coli,Diffusely Adherent E. coli,Enteroaggregative E. coli,Enteroinvasive E. coli,Enteroinvasive Escherichia coli
D005815 Genetic Code The meaning ascribed to the BASE SEQUENCE with respect to how it is translated into AMINO ACID SEQUENCE. The start, stop, and order of amino acids of a protein is specified by consecutive triplets of nucleotides called codons (CODON). Code, Genetic,Codes, Genetic,Genetic Codes
D000596 Amino Acids Organic compounds that generally contain an amino (-NH2) and a carboxyl (-COOH) group. Twenty alpha-amino acids are the subunits which are polymerized to form proteins. Amino Acid,Acid, Amino,Acids, Amino
D000604 Amino Acyl-tRNA Synthetases A subclass of enzymes that aminoacylate AMINO ACID-SPECIFIC TRANSFER RNA with their corresponding AMINO ACIDS. Amino Acyl T RNA Synthetases,Amino Acyl-tRNA Ligases,Aminoacyl Transfer RNA Synthetase,Aminoacyl-tRNA Synthetase,Transfer RNA Synthetase,tRNA Synthetase,Acyl-tRNA Ligases, Amino,Acyl-tRNA Synthetases, Amino,Amino Acyl tRNA Ligases,Amino Acyl tRNA Synthetases,Aminoacyl tRNA Synthetase,Ligases, Amino Acyl-tRNA,RNA Synthetase, Transfer,Synthetase, Aminoacyl-tRNA,Synthetase, Transfer RNA,Synthetase, tRNA,Synthetases, Amino Acyl-tRNA
D012270 Ribosomes Multicomponent ribonucleoprotein structures found in the CYTOPLASM of all cells, and in MITOCHONDRIA, and PLASTIDS. They function in PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS via GENETIC TRANSLATION. Ribosome
D012343 RNA, Transfer The small RNA molecules, 73-80 nucleotides long, that function during translation (TRANSLATION, GENETIC) to align AMINO ACIDS at the RIBOSOMES in a sequence determined by the mRNA (RNA, MESSENGER). There are about 30 different transfer RNAs. Each recognizes a specific CODON set on the mRNA through its own ANTICODON and as aminoacyl tRNAs (RNA, TRANSFER, AMINO ACYL), each carries a specific amino acid to the ribosome to add to the elongating peptide chains. Suppressor Transfer RNA,Transfer RNA,tRNA,RNA, Transfer, Suppressor,Transfer RNA, Suppressor,RNA, Suppressor Transfer
D014176 Protein Biosynthesis The biosynthesis of PEPTIDES and PROTEINS on RIBOSOMES, directed by MESSENGER RNA, via TRANSFER RNA that is charged with standard proteinogenic AMINO ACIDS. Genetic Translation,Peptide Biosynthesis, Ribosomal,Protein Translation,Translation, Genetic,Protein Biosynthesis, Ribosomal,Protein Synthesis, Ribosomal,Ribosomal Peptide Biosynthesis,mRNA Translation,Biosynthesis, Protein,Biosynthesis, Ribosomal Peptide,Biosynthesis, Ribosomal Protein,Genetic Translations,Ribosomal Protein Biosynthesis,Ribosomal Protein Synthesis,Synthesis, Ribosomal Protein,Translation, Protein,Translation, mRNA,mRNA Translations
D015202 Protein Engineering Procedures by which protein structure and function are changed or created in vitro by altering existing or synthesizing new structural genes that direct the synthesis of proteins with sought-after properties. Such procedures may include the design of MOLECULAR MODELS of proteins using COMPUTER GRAPHICS or other molecular modeling techniques; site-specific mutagenesis (MUTAGENESIS, SITE-SPECIFIC) of existing genes; and DIRECTED MOLECULAR EVOLUTION techniques to create new genes. Genetic Engineering of Proteins,Genetic Engineering, Protein,Proteins, Genetic Engineering,Engineering, Protein,Engineering, Protein Genetic,Protein Genetic Engineering
D018388 Codon, Terminator Any codon that signals the termination of genetic translation (TRANSLATION, GENETIC). PEPTIDE TERMINATION FACTORS bind to the stop codon and trigger the hydrolysis of the aminoacyl bond connecting the completed polypeptide to the tRNA. Terminator codons do not specify amino acids. Amber Stop Codon,Codon, Amber Stop,Codon, Ochre Stop,Codon, Opal Stop,Codon, Stop,Stop Codon,Terminator Codon,Amber Codon,Amber Terminator Codon,Codon, Termination,Ochre Codon,Ochre Stop Codon,Opal Codon,Opal Stop Codon,Stop Codon UAA,Stop Codon UAG,Stop Codon UGA,Stop Signal, Translation,TAA Codon,TAG Codon,TGA Codon,UAA Codon,UAA Stop Codon,UAG Codon,UAG Stop Codon,UGA Codon,UGA Stop Codon,Amber Codons,Amber Stop Codons,Amber Terminator Codons,Codon UAA, Stop,Codon UAG, Stop,Codon UGA, Stop,Codon, Amber,Codon, Amber Terminator,Codon, Ochre,Codon, Opal,Codon, TAA,Codon, TAG,Codon, TGA,Codon, UAA,Codon, UAA Stop,Codon, UAG,Codon, UAG Stop,Codon, UGA,Codon, UGA Stop,Codons, Amber,Codons, Amber Stop,Codons, Amber Terminator,Codons, Ochre,Codons, Ochre Stop,Codons, Opal,Codons, Opal Stop,Codons, Stop,Codons, TAA,Codons, TAG,Codons, TGA,Codons, Termination,Codons, Terminator,Codons, UAA,Codons, UAA Stop,Codons, UAG,Codons, UAG Stop,Codons, UGA,Codons, UGA Stop,Ochre Codons,Ochre Stop Codons,Opal Codons,Opal Stop Codons,Stop Codon UGAs,Stop Codon, Amber,Stop Codon, Ochre,Stop Codon, Opal,Stop Codon, UAA,Stop Codon, UAG,Stop Codon, UGA,Stop Codons,Stop Codons, Amber,Stop Codons, Ochre,Stop Codons, Opal,Stop Codons, UAA,Stop Codons, UAG,Stop Codons, UGA,Stop Signals, Translation,TAA Codons,TAG Codons,TGA Codons,Termination Codon,Termination Codons,Terminator Codon, Amber,Terminator Codons,Terminator Codons, Amber,Translation Stop Signal,Translation Stop Signals,UAA Codons,UAA Stop Codons,UAA, Stop Codon,UAG Codons,UAG Stop Codons,UAG, Stop Codon,UGA Codons,UGA Stop Codons,UGA, Stop Codon

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