Identification and evaluation of a panel of strong constitutive promoters in Listeria monocytogenes for improving the expression of foreign antigens

Attenuated Listeria monocytogenes could be a potential vaccine vector for the immunotherapy of tumors or pathogens. However, the lack of reliable promoters has limited its ability to express foreign antigens. In the present study, 21 promoters were identified from Listeria monocytogenes through RNA-...

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Published in:Applied microbiology and biotechnology 2021-06, Vol.105 (12), p.5135-5145
Main Authors: Ma, Junfei, Ji, Qianyu, Wang, Shuying, Qiu, Jingxuan, Liu, Qing
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antigens
Applied Microbial and Cell Physiology
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Biotechnology
Fluorescence
Food irradiation
Genetic aspects
Immunotherapy
Life Sciences
Listeria
Listeria monocytogenes
Listeria monocytogenes - genetics
Microbial Genetics and Genomics
Microbiology
pH effects
Physiological aspects
Promoter Regions, Genetic
Promoters
Promoters (Genetics)
Tumors
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Summary:Attenuated Listeria monocytogenes could be a potential vaccine vector for the immunotherapy of tumors or pathogens. However, the lack of reliable promoters has limited its ability to express foreign antigens. In the present study, 21 promoters were identified from Listeria monocytogenes through RNA-seq analysis under two pH conditions of pH 7.4 and pH 5.5. Based on the constructed fluorescence report system, 7 constitutive promoters exhibited higher strength than P help (1.8-fold to 5.4-fold), a previously reported strong promoter. Furthermore, the selected 5 constitutive promoters exhibited higher UreB production activity than P help (1.1-fold to 8.3-fold). Notably, a well-characterized constitutive promoter P 18 was found with the highest activity of fluorescence intensity and UreB production. In summary, the study provides a panel of strong constitutive promoters for Listeria monocytogenes and offers a theoretical basis for mining constitutive promoters in other organisms. Key points • Twenty-one promoters were identified from L. monocytogenes through RNA-seq. • Fluorescent tracer of L. monocytogenes (P 18 ) was performed in vitro and in vivo. • A well-characterized constitutive promoter P 18 could improve the expression level of a foreign antigen UreB in L. monocytogenes
ISSN:0175-7598
1432-0614
DOI:10.1007/s00253-021-11374-z