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Title: Fixation and stabilization of Escherichia coli cells displaying genetically engineered cell surface proteins

Abstract

A large biotechnological potential is inherent in the display of proteins. Applications such as immobilized whole-cell biocatalysts or cellular adsorbents require cell fixation to prevent disintegration, stabilization of the anchored protein from leakage, denaturation or proteolysis, and total loss of cell viability, preventing medium and potential product contamination with cells. In this article the authors describe the adaptation of a simple two-stage chemical crosslinking procedure based on bi-layer encagement for stabilizing Escherichia coli cells expressing an Lpp-OmpA-{beta}-lactamase fusion that displays {beta}-lactamase on the cell surface. Bilayer crosslinking and coating the bacteria with a polymeric matrix is accomplished by treating the cells first with either glutaraldehyde or polyglutaraldehyde, followed by secondary crosslinking with polyacrylamide hydrazide. These treatments resulted in a 5- to 25-fold reduction of the thermal inactivation rate constant at 55 C of surface anchored {beta}-lactamase and completely prevented the deterioration of the cells for at least a week of storage at 4 C. The stabilization procedure developed paves the way to scalable biotechnological applications of E. coli displaying surface anchored proteins as whole-cell biocatalysts and adsorbents.

Authors:
;  [1];  [2]
  1. Tel-Aviv Univ. (Israel)
  2. Univ. of Texas, Austin, TX (United States). Dept. of Chemical Engineering
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
398161
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Biotechnology and Bioengineering
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 52; Journal Issue: 5; Other Information: PBD: 5 Dec 1996
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
55 BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE, BASIC STUDIES; GENETIC ENGINEERING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PROTEINS; IMMOBILIZED CELLS; CROSS-LINKING; CYTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES

Citation Formats

Freeman, A, Abramov, S, and Georgiou, G. Fixation and stabilization of Escherichia coli cells displaying genetically engineered cell surface proteins. United States: N. p., 1996. Web. doi:10.1002/(SICI)1097-0290(19961205)52:5<625::AID-BIT10>3.3.CO;2-O.
Freeman, A, Abramov, S, & Georgiou, G. Fixation and stabilization of Escherichia coli cells displaying genetically engineered cell surface proteins. United States. https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1097-0290(19961205)52:5<625::AID-BIT10>3.3.CO;2-O
Freeman, A, Abramov, S, and Georgiou, G. 1996. "Fixation and stabilization of Escherichia coli cells displaying genetically engineered cell surface proteins". United States. https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1097-0290(19961205)52:5<625::AID-BIT10>3.3.CO;2-O.
@article{osti_398161,
title = {Fixation and stabilization of Escherichia coli cells displaying genetically engineered cell surface proteins},
author = {Freeman, A and Abramov, S and Georgiou, G},
abstractNote = {A large biotechnological potential is inherent in the display of proteins. Applications such as immobilized whole-cell biocatalysts or cellular adsorbents require cell fixation to prevent disintegration, stabilization of the anchored protein from leakage, denaturation or proteolysis, and total loss of cell viability, preventing medium and potential product contamination with cells. In this article the authors describe the adaptation of a simple two-stage chemical crosslinking procedure based on bi-layer encagement for stabilizing Escherichia coli cells expressing an Lpp-OmpA-{beta}-lactamase fusion that displays {beta}-lactamase on the cell surface. Bilayer crosslinking and coating the bacteria with a polymeric matrix is accomplished by treating the cells first with either glutaraldehyde or polyglutaraldehyde, followed by secondary crosslinking with polyacrylamide hydrazide. These treatments resulted in a 5- to 25-fold reduction of the thermal inactivation rate constant at 55 C of surface anchored {beta}-lactamase and completely prevented the deterioration of the cells for at least a week of storage at 4 C. The stabilization procedure developed paves the way to scalable biotechnological applications of E. coli displaying surface anchored proteins as whole-cell biocatalysts and adsorbents.},
doi = {10.1002/(SICI)1097-0290(19961205)52:5<625::AID-BIT10>3.3.CO;2-O},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/398161}, journal = {Biotechnology and Bioengineering},
number = 5,
volume = 52,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu Dec 05 00:00:00 EST 1996},
month = {Thu Dec 05 00:00:00 EST 1996}
}