토양으로부터 분리한 알카리내성 Bacillus sp. YA-14의 Pectate lyase(PL) 유전자를 E. coli에 cloning하여 제조한 재조합 plasmid pYPC29는 삽입 된 1.6kb 단편내에 PL 유전자를 함유하고 있었으며, 이 외래 DNA가 Bacillus sp. YA-14의 chromosomal DNA에서 유래된 것임을 Southern hybridization을 통하여 확인하였다. 재조합 plasmid pYPC29는 E. coli내에서 안정하게 존재하였으며 이를 함유한 재조합체의 전체 PL 활성 중 약 70%가 periplasmic space에 존재하였다.
Pectate Lyase (PL) was cloned from alkali-tolerant Bacillus sp. YA-14 into Escherichia coli MB1000 by inserting HindIII-generated DNA fragment into the HindIII site of pBR322 and then screening recombinant transformant for the ability to hydrolyze sodium polypectate on agar plate, The recombinant plasmid, called pYPC29, was isolated, and the size of the cloned HindIII fragment was found to be 1.6 kb. The PL gene was stablely maintained and expressed efficiently in Escherichia coli. The Pt accumulated largely in the periplasmic space of Escherichia coli clones.
