TAILIEUCHUNG - High levels of polyphosphate kinase affect not only endotoxin production but also acid tolerance of Bacillus thuringiensis

Inorganic phosphate is stored as a polyphosphate (polyP) polymer inside every living cell. This polymer is synthesized by the polyP kinase (PPK) enzyme using the terminal phosphate of ATP as substrate and it performs important functions in the cell. | Turkish Journal of Biology Turk J Biol (2016) 40: 1168-1177 © TÜBİTAK doi: Research Article High levels of polyphosphate kinase affect not only endotoxin production but also acid tolerance of Bacillus thuringiensis 1 1 2 1, Tuğrul DORUK , Zeynep GİRGİN ERSOY , Mehmet Salim ÖNCEL , Sedef TUNCA GEDİK * Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Science, Gebze Technical University, Kocaeli, Turkey 2 Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Gebze Technical University, Kocaeli, Turkey 1 Received: Accepted/Published Online: Final Version: Abstract: Inorganic phosphate is stored as a polyphosphate (polyP) polymer inside every living cell. This polymer is synthesized by the polyP kinase (PPK) enzyme using the terminal phosphate of ATP as substrate and it performs important functions in the cell. In this study, effects of high levels of PPK on Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis were analyzed. Recombinant Bti ppk, a PPK overproducer, was found to uptake more phosphate into the cell and produce a consistently higher amount of endotoxin than the wild type under culture conditions including a range of temperatures (25 °C, 30 °C, and 37 °C), pH values (pH 5, 6, 8, and 9), and carbon sources (maltose, mannitol, sucrose, and starch). Moreover, this strain was found to overexpress sigB, which might cause a significant increase in the acid tolerance of this microorganism. Spores of Bti ppk were found to be smaller compared to wild-type spores; however, bioassay experiments with third-instar wild Culex pipiens larvae proved that high toxicity is not the result of small spore size. This hypertoxic recombinant Bti strain is very useful for industrial applications, not only because it produces more endotoxin than the wild type under different culture conditions, but also because it is more acid-tolerant under the conditions tested. Key .

• Sinh học
• Polyphosphate kinase
• PolyP kinase enzyme
• Bacillus thuringiensis
• Terminal phosphate of ATP
• Acid tolerant
• Antibiotic production
• Enzyme polyP kinase
• Chemical stresses
• Polyphosphate kinase gene
• Polyphosphate polymer
• Two dimensional gel electrophoresis
• Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis
• Secondary metabolite
• Plant Biology
• Early senescence
• Inositol polyphosphate kinase
• Oryza sativa L
• Plant growth
• Molecular mechanisms
• bioremediation
• Mercury Resistance Bioassay
• Transgene Expres
• Mercury Conditions
• Total RNA