Development of inducer-free expression plasmids using IPTG-inducible Pspac promoter for Bacillus subtilis

Tóm tắt

An inducer-free expression vector for the low expression levels in Bacillus subtilis (B. subtilis) is necessary for fundamental research. In this study, we constructed inducer-free expression plasmids carrying Pspac, a well-known IPTG-inducible promoter, by removing a part of the lacI gene. Then, we analysed the expression of the target genes bgaB and gfp+ in B. subtilis. Western blot experiments demonstrated that the reporters from the inducer-free plasmids with Pspac could be produced at low levels in B. subtilis strains and were equivalent to their corresponding inducible constructs with 1 mM IPTG