What is it
The efficient secretion of enzymes out of bacterial cells can greatly reduce the cost and complexity of enzyme production and purification. Bacillus subtilis is widely used in industrial protein manufacturing (e.g., enzymes) due to its Generally Regarded As Safe (GRAS) status and its ability to secrete enzymes tagged with the appropriate N-terminal peptide signal (SecTag). We have designed a collection of 148 Bacillus subtilis SecTags that can be used to screen for efficient secretion of any given protein.
Genetic Design and Construction
Each plasmid contains an array of many SecTag variants, each preceded by a B. subtilis ribosome binding site. RBS-SecTag pairs are bounded by BsaI restriction enzyme cut sites, and overhangs define each tag as an ‘RBS/Localization tag’ part in the extended Modular Cloning ‘MoClo’ assembly standard used for FreeGenes’s E. coli Protein Expression Toolkit. Parts have overhang syntax B and T1 (5'--TACT---part---CCAT--3') from the Protein Expression Toolkit. Between each variant are 60 randomly generated base pairs. In the middle of each random DNA spacer is a 8-base, blunt-cutting PmeI restriction site, which can be cleaved during assembly reactions to reduce the chance of erroneous incorporation of two or more tandem RBS-SecTags into any genetic construct built from these plasmids.
How to Use the Library
The B. subtilis SecTag library plasmids are designed for use in Golden Gate assembly reactions that attach both the RBS/SecTag pairs and a fluorescent protein (FP) tag to an protein of interest, assembling a library of FP-tagged enzymes with different SecTags in a single Golden Gate reaction. The assembled library can then be transformed into B. subtilis, and secretion can be screened for either by imaging a fluorescent ‘halo’ of secreted, diffusing protein around colonies on agar plates, or by high-throughput culturing of colonies in 96-deep-well plates, followed by centrifugation and measurement of secreted fluorescence via a plate reader. The collection enables low-cost screening for efficient SecTag/enzyme pairs through a 1-pot Golden Gate reaction starting from only six or fewer SecTag variant plasmids.
Shipped as purified and dried down DNA stained with Cresol Red in one 96-well plate. Each well contains approximately 50 ng of DNA. Cresol Red will not impact plasmid transformation.
Instructions for Use:
Transform into E. coli Top10 cells or equivalent. Culture at 37C overnight, with shaking at around 300rpm. Check plate layout for selection marker.
Where can I find more information
If you've already received the plate, check out the plate layout.
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This paper from Brockmeier et al. is where I got the amino acid sequences for the B. subtilis secretion tags.
- Salis lab’s RBS calculator is where the ribosome binding site for each secretion tag was designed.
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This collection is compatible with, and is sort of an extension of, the FreeGenes E. coli Protein Expression Toolkit.
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Genes
| Gene | Name | NCBI ID | Freegenes ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| BsubSecTagLP_1 | Bacillus subtilis Secretion Tag Library Plasmid 1 of 6 | N/A | BBF10K_000485 |
| BsubSecTagLP_2 | Bacillus subtilis Secretion Tag Library Plasmid 2 of 6 | N/A | BBF10K_000486 |
| BsubSecTagLP_3 | Bacillus subtilis Secretion Tag Library Plasmid 3 of 6 | N/A | BBF10K_000487 |
| BsubSecTagLP_4 | Bacillus subtilis Secretion Tag Library Plasmid 4 of 6 | N/A | BBF10K_000488 |
| BsubSecTagLP_5 | Bacillus subtilis Secretion Tag Library Plasmid 5 of 6 | N/A | BBF10K_000489 |
| BsubSecTagLP_6 | Bacillus subtilis Secretion Tag Library Plasmid 6 of 6 | N/A | BBF10K_000490 |
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Bionet
The bionet enables open peer-peer exchange of functional biomaterials and associated data. This product may also be available from bionet nodes that are more convenient to you. Here are other bionet nodes who may be willing to provide you this specific product.| Name | Contact | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Tri Ngo | NA | United States |
| Jennifer Molloy | jcm80 {at} cam {dot} ac {dot} uk | United Kingdom |
| Sarah Ware | sarah.ware {at} bioblaze {dot} org | United States |
| Muzaffar Muminov | muminov.imbio {at} gmail {dot} com | Uzbekistan |
| Stephen Klusza | StephenKlusza {at} clayton {dot} edu | United States |
| Guillermo VegaLopez | guillermo.vega-lopez {at} fbqf {dot} unt {dot} edu {dot} ar | Argentina |
| Jordan Gonzalez | jgonzalez {at} thecitizensciencelab {dot} org | United States |
| Elizabeth Bilsland | bilsland {at} unicamp {dot} br | Brazil |
| Ellen Jorgensen | ejorgensen {at} biotechwithoutborders {dot} org | United States |
| Mikhail Khvochtchev | mikhail.khv {at} mahidol {dot} edu | Thailand |
| Aleksandr Shilovich | mercurialbadger {at} yandex {dot} ru | Russia |
| Juan Sebastian Alvarez | juan.alvarez1 {at} ucalgary {dot} ca | Canada |
| Guillermo VegaLopez | guillermo.vega-lopez {at} fbqf {dot} unt {dot} edu {dot} ar | United States |
| Dayananda Chandrappa | e2ebiotech {at} gmail {dot} com | India |
| LUN CUI | luncui {at} cczu {dot} edu {dot} cn | China |
| Danielle Pedrolli | danielle.pedrolli {at} unesp {dot} br | Brazil |
| Alexander Iakovlev | atom.liquid {at} gmail {dot} com | Canada |
| Alexandr Dorif | dorif11 {at} gmail {dot} com | Moldova, Republic of |
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