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Stable integration and expression of heterologous genes in several lactobacilli using an integration vector constructed from the integrase and attP sequences of phage ΦAT3 isolated from Lactobacillus casei ATCC 393

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An integration vector capable of stably integrating and maintaining in the chromosomes of several lactobacilli over hundreds of generations has been constructed. The major integration machinery used is based on the ΦAT3 integrase (int) and attP sequences determined previously. A novel core sequence located at the 3′ end of the tRNAleu gene is identified in Lactobacillus fermentum ATCC 14931 as the integration target by the integration vector though most of such sequences found in other lactobacilli are similar to that determined previously. Due to the lack of an appropriate attB site in Lactococcus lactis MG1363, the integration vector is found to be unable to integrate into the chromosome of the strain. However, such integration can be successfully restored by cotransforming the integration vector with a replicative one harboring both attB and erythromycin resistance sequences into the strain. Furthermore, the integration vector constructed carries a promoter region of placT from the chromosome of Lactobacillus rhamnosus TCELL-1 which is used to express green fluorescence and luminance protein genes in the lactobacilli studied.

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This work was supported in part by grants NSC96-2628-B007-002-MY3 and NSC99-2628-B007-001-MY3 from the National Science Council, Taiwan, Republic of China.

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  1. Institute of Molecular Medicine, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan, Republic of China

    Chao-Fen Lin, Ta-Chun Lo, Yang-Cheng Kuo & Thy-Hou Lin

  2. Department of Life Science, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan, Republic of China

    Chao-Fen Lin, Ta-Chun Lo, Yang-Cheng Kuo & Thy-Hou Lin

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Lin, CF., Lo, TC., Kuo, YC. et al. Stable integration and expression of heterologous genes in several lactobacilli using an integration vector constructed from the integrase and attP sequences of phage ΦAT3 isolated from Lactobacillus casei ATCC 393. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 97, 3499–3507 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00253-012-4393-5

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