Re-directing bacterial microcompartment systems to enhance recombinant expression of lysis protein E from bacteriophage ϕX174 in Escherichia coli.
Mimi C YungFeliza A BourguetTimothy S CarpenterMatthew A ColemanPublished in: Microbial cell factories (2017)
These results demonstrate improved expression of ϕX174 lysis protein E via re-directed BMC systems and ultimately higher E purification yields. Similar strategies can be used to enhance expression of other toxic proteins in recombinant Escherichia coli systems.