Heterologous Expression of MeLEA3: A 10 kDa Late Embryogenesis Abundant Protein of Cassava, Confers Tolerance to Abiotic Stress in Escherichia coli with Recombinant Protein Showing In Vitro Chaperone Activity

Title:Heterologous Expression of MeLEA3: A 10 kDa Late Embryogenesis Abundant Protein of Cassava, Confers Tolerance to Abiotic Stress in Escherichia coli with Recombinant Protein Showing In Vitro Chaperone Activity

Volume: 22 Issue: 8

Author(s): Nicolle L.F. Barros, Diehgo T. da Silva, Deyvid N. Marques, Fabiano M. de Brito, Savio P. dos Reis and Claudia R.B. de Souza

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Keywords: Abiotic stress, Atypical LEA protein, Cassava, Chaperone activity, Heterologous expression in bacteria, Recombinant protein.

Abstract: Late embryogenesis abundant (LEA) proteins are small molecular weight proteins involved in acquisition of tolerance to drought, salinity, high temperature, cold, and freezing stress in many plants. Previous studies revealed a cDNA sequence coding for a 10 kDa atypical LEA protein, named MeLEA3, predicted to be located into mitochondria with potential role in salt stress response of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz). Here we aimed to produce the recombinant MeLEA3 protein by heterologous expression in Escherichia coli and evaluate the tolerance of bacteria expressing this protein under abiotic stress. Our result revealed that the recombinant MeLEA3 protein conferred a protective function against heat and salt stress in bacterial cells. Also, the recombinant MeLEA3 protein showed in vitro chaperone activity by protection of NdeI restriction enzyme activity under heat stress.

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Barros L.F. Nicolle, da Silva T. Diehgo, Marques N. Deyvid, de Brito M. Fabiano, dos Reis P. Savio and de Souza R.B. Claudia, Heterologous Expression of MeLEA3: A 10 kDa Late Embryogenesis Abundant Protein of Cassava, Confers Tolerance to Abiotic Stress in Escherichia coli with Recombinant Protein Showing In Vitro Chaperone Activity, Protein & Peptide Letters 2015; 22 (8) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/0929866522666150520145302

DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/0929866522666150520145302	Print ISSN 0929-8665
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher	Online ISSN 1875-5305