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Evaluation of staphylococcus aureus class C non-specific acid phosphatase (SapS) as a reporter for gene expression and protein secretion in gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria

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dc.contributor.author Du Plessis, EM
dc.contributor.author Theron, J
dc.contributor.author Berger, E
dc.contributor.author Louw, ME
dc.date.accessioned 2009-05-07T14:11:53Z
dc.date.available 2009-05-07T14:11:53Z
dc.date.issued 2007-11
dc.identifier.citation Du Plessis, EM, Theron, J, Berger, E and Louw, ME. 2007. Evaluation of staphylococcus aureus class C non-specific acid phosphatase (SapS) as a reporter for gene expression and protein secretion in gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Vol. (2007), pp 1-34 en
dc.identifier.issn 0099-2240
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10204/3357
dc.description This is the author's version of the work. It is posted here by permission of the American Society for Microbiology for your personal use. Not for redistribution en
dc.description.abstract A phosphatase secreted by Staphylococcus aureus strain 154 has previously been characterized and classified as a new member of the bacterial class C family of non-specific acid phosphatases. As the acid phosphatase activity can be easily detected using a cost-effective plate screen, quantitatively measured by a simple enzyme assay and detected with zymography, its potential use as a reporter system was investigated. The S. aureus acid phosphatase (sapS) gene has been cloned and expressed from its own regulatory sequences in Escherichia coli, Bacillus subtilis and Bacillus halodurans. Transcriptional and translational fusions of the sapS gene with selected heterologous promoters and signal sequences were constructed and expressed in all three the host strains. The strongest promoter for heterologous protein production in each of the host strains was identified, i.e. the E. coli lacZ promoter in E. coli, the B. halodurans alkaline protease promoter in B. subtilis and the B. halodurans sD promoter in B. halodurans. This is the first report on the development of a Class C acid phosphatase gene as a reporter gene with the advantage of being able to function in both Gram-positive and Gram-negative host strains en
dc.language.iso en en
dc.publisher American Society for Microbiology en
dc.subject Staphylococcus aureus en
dc.subject Phosphatase en
dc.subject Bacillus subtilis en
dc.subject Bacillus halodurans en
dc.subject Gene expression en
dc.subject Enzyme activity en
dc.subject SapS en
dc.title Evaluation of staphylococcus aureus class C non-specific acid phosphatase (SapS) as a reporter for gene expression and protein secretion in gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria en
dc.type Article en
dc.identifier.apacitation Du Plessis, E., Theron, J., Berger, E., & Louw, M. (2007). Evaluation of staphylococcus aureus class C non-specific acid phosphatase (SapS) as a reporter for gene expression and protein secretion in gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/3357 en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitation Du Plessis, EM, J Theron, E Berger, and ME Louw "Evaluation of staphylococcus aureus class C non-specific acid phosphatase (SapS) as a reporter for gene expression and protein secretion in gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria." (2007) http://hdl.handle.net/10204/3357 en_ZA
dc.identifier.vancouvercitation Du Plessis E, Theron J, Berger E, Louw M. Evaluation of staphylococcus aureus class C non-specific acid phosphatase (SapS) as a reporter for gene expression and protein secretion in gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria. 2007; http://hdl.handle.net/10204/3357. en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Article AU - Du Plessis, EM AU - Theron, J AU - Berger, E AU - Louw, ME AB - A phosphatase secreted by Staphylococcus aureus strain 154 has previously been characterized and classified as a new member of the bacterial class C family of non-specific acid phosphatases. As the acid phosphatase activity can be easily detected using a cost-effective plate screen, quantitatively measured by a simple enzyme assay and detected with zymography, its potential use as a reporter system was investigated. The S. aureus acid phosphatase (sapS) gene has been cloned and expressed from its own regulatory sequences in Escherichia coli, Bacillus subtilis and Bacillus halodurans. Transcriptional and translational fusions of the sapS gene with selected heterologous promoters and signal sequences were constructed and expressed in all three the host strains. The strongest promoter for heterologous protein production in each of the host strains was identified, i.e. the E. coli lacZ promoter in E. coli, the B. halodurans alkaline protease promoter in B. subtilis and the B. halodurans sD promoter in B. halodurans. This is the first report on the development of a Class C acid phosphatase gene as a reporter gene with the advantage of being able to function in both Gram-positive and Gram-negative host strains DA - 2007-11 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Staphylococcus aureus KW - Phosphatase KW - Bacillus subtilis KW - Bacillus halodurans KW - Gene expression KW - Enzyme activity KW - SapS LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2007 SM - 0099-2240 T1 - Evaluation of staphylococcus aureus class C non-specific acid phosphatase (SapS) as a reporter for gene expression and protein secretion in gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria TI - Evaluation of staphylococcus aureus class C non-specific acid phosphatase (SapS) as a reporter for gene expression and protein secretion in gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/3357 ER - en_ZA


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