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Inducible Bacillus Promoters

Luminescence measurements

The inducible promoter P_liaI was evaluated in the reporter vector pSB_Bs3C-luxABCDE which contains the lux operon . This is why the promoter activity leads to gene expression and to the production of the protein luciferase. The luminescence of this protein can be measured with the plate reader Synergy2 (Biotek) (Fig.1).

Fig. 1: Luminescence measurements of the inducible B. subtilis promoter P_liaI after induction with different concentrations of bacitracin. OD₆₀₀ (up), LUMI (middle) and LUMI per OD₆₀₀ (down) of the two clones (green/blue) depending on the time (h) after induction with bacitracin (0 μg/ml(left) to 100μg/ml(right)). Data derive from three independent experiments, the graphs show the mean fo the three experiments and the standard deviation. Curves were fitted over each other (t=0, OD₆₀₀=0,3) and smoothed by taking the average of three neighboring values. t=0 is the time of induction.

All clones show a normal growth behaviour up to a bacitracin concentration of 10 μg/ml. At higher concentrations of bacitracin the growth curves decrease because the cells die in presence of bacitracin. The promoter P_liaI shows a basal activity level of about 10.000 Lumi/OD600 at the maximum. After induction with bacitracin the luminescence per OD₆₀₀ increases depending of the concentration of bacitracin. The highest activity of about 1.5 Mio Lumi/OD₆₀₀ can be measured after induction with 10-30 μg/ml bacitracin. If the concentration gets higher than 100 μg/ml the luminescence of both clones show a different behaviour. To see also the induction of this inducible promoter in comparison to an uninducible promoter we also did induction experiments with P_liaG which should not be inducible. As expected there is no response in activity depending on the induction and P_liaG shows a constant maximum of activity of about 10.000 Lumi/OD₆₀₀ (Data not shown).

For better demonstration of the induction, data from the experiment (Fig. 1) are shown depending on the bacitracin concentration (Fig. 2). Therefore luminescence per OD₆₀₀ values are shown for the time point t=3,5h.

Fig. 2: Promoter activity of P_liaI depending on the bacitracin concentration (0,1 μg/ml to 100 μg/ml). Values of the experiment (Fig. 1) are shown in a different way: Luminescence per OD₆₀₀ of both clones (blue/green) from the time point t=3,5h. Data derive from three independent experiments.

β-galactosidase assay

The inducible promoter P_liaI was also evaluated with the reporter vector pSB_Bs1C-lacZ which contains the lacZ reporter gene (Fig.3).

Fig. 3: β-galactosidase assay with (grey) and without (black) induction of bacitracin (20μg/ml) of strains carrying the promoter P_liaI fused to lacZ. The average of the β-galactosidase activity (Miller Units) and the standard deviation of two independent clones are shown depending on the time (minutes after induction). This graph shows representative data from one experiment which was obtained in the same way from three independent experiments.

Promoter activity leads to the expression of the β-galactosidase which directly correlates to the promoter activity. The β-galactosidase assay of the inducible Bacillus promoter P_liaI was repeated three times. Data show one representative result. We induced with bacitracin (20μg/ml) when OD₆₀₀ reached 0,4. P_liaI does not show any activity without induction. After induction with bacitracin (20μg/ml) there is a strong gene expression so that the produced enzyme reaches an activity of about 500 Miller Units. Summing up, the activity of the enzyme and the promoter activity after induction is about 500 times higher than without induction.

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+The inducible promoter P<sub>''liaI''</sub> was also evaluated with the reporter vector pSB<sub>''Bs''</sub>1C-''lacZ'' which contains the ''lacZ'' reporter gene [[File:LacZ.png|50px]] ('''Fig.3''').</p>
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-The inducible promoter P<sub>''liaI''</sub> was also evaluated with the reporter vector pSB<sub>''Bs''</sub>1C-''lacZ'' which contains the ''lacZ'' reporter gene [[File:LacZ.png|50px]] ('''Fig.3'''). Promoter activity leads to the expression of the β-galactosidase which directly correlates to the promoter activity. The β-galactosidase assay of the inducible ''Bacillus'' promoter P<sub>''liaI''</sub> was repeated three times. Data show one representative result. We induced with bacitracin (20μg/ml) when OD<sub>600</sub> reached 0,4. P<sub>''liaI''</sub> does not show any activity without induction. After induction with bacitracin (20μg/ml) there is a strong gene expression so that the produced enzyme reaches an activity of about 500 Miller Units. Summing up, the activity of the enzyme and the promoter activity after induction is about 500 times higher than without induction.
+Promoter activity leads to the expression of the β-galactosidase which directly correlates to the promoter activity. The β-galactosidase assay of the inducible ''Bacillus'' promoter P<sub>''liaI''</sub> was repeated three times. Data show one representative result. We induced with bacitracin (20μg/ml) when OD<sub>600</sub> reached 0,4. P<sub>''liaI''</sub> does not show any activity without induction. After induction with bacitracin (20μg/ml) there is a strong gene expression so that the produced enzyme reaches an activity of about 500 Miller Units. Summing up, the activity of the enzyme and the promoter activity after induction is about 500 times higher than without induction.
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