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Gas vesicle protein expression for reconstitution of synthetic gas vesicles in yeast
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  • Harin Jung,
  • Hua Ling,
  • Yong Quan Tan,
  • Nam-Hai Chua,
  • Wen Shan Yew,
  • Matthew Chang
Harin Jung
National University of Singapore

Corresponding Author:harin0723@gmail.com

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Hua Ling
National University of Singapore
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Yong Quan Tan
National University of Singapore
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Nam-Hai Chua
National University of Singapore
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Wen Shan Yew
National University of Singapore
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Matthew Chang
National University of Singapore
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Abstract

Given the potential applications of gas vesicles (GVs) in multiple fields including antigen-displaying and imaging, heterologous reconstitution of synthetic GVs is an attractive and interesting study that has translational potential. Here, we attempted to express and assemble GV proteins (GVPs) into GVs using the model eukaryotic organism Saccharomyces cerevisiae. We first selected and expressed two core structural proteins, GvpA and GvpC from cyanobacteria Anabaena flos-aquae and Planktothrix rubescens, respectively. We then optimized the protein expression conditions and validated GV assembly in the context of cell flotation and GV shapes. We found that when two copies of AnaA were integrated into the genome, it resulted in cell floatation and GV production regardless of GvpC expression. Next, we co-expressed chaperone-RFP with the GFP-AnaA to aid the AnaA aggregation. The co-expression of individual chaperones (Hsp42, Sis1, Hsp104, and GvpN) with AnaA led to the formation of larger inclusions and enhanced the sequestration of AnaA into the perivacuolar site. To our knowledge, this represents the first study on reconstitution of GVs in S. cerevisiae. Our results could provide insights into optimizing conditions for heterologous protein expressions as well as the reconstitution of other synthetic microcompartments in yeast.
30 Jan 2021Submitted to Biotechnology Journal
03 Feb 2021Submission Checks Completed
03 Feb 2021Assigned to Editor
07 Feb 2021Reviewer(s) Assigned
16 Mar 2021Editorial Decision: Revise Major
29 Jun 20211st Revision Received
01 Jul 2021Assigned to Editor
01 Jul 2021Submission Checks Completed
01 Jul 2021Reviewer(s) Assigned
16 Jul 2021Editorial Decision: Revise Minor
11 Aug 20212nd Revision Received
11 Aug 2021Assigned to Editor
11 Aug 2021Submission Checks Completed
11 Aug 2021Reviewer(s) Assigned
24 Aug 2021Editorial Decision: Revise Minor
27 Aug 20213rd Revision Received
27 Aug 2021Submission Checks Completed
27 Aug 2021Assigned to Editor
27 Aug 2021Reviewer(s) Assigned
31 Aug 2021Editorial Decision: Revise Minor
06 Sep 20214th Revision Received
07 Sep 2021Assigned to Editor
07 Sep 2021Submission Checks Completed
07 Sep 2021Editorial Decision: Accept