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. 2019 Jun 11;7:139. doi: 10.3389/fbioe.2019.00139

Table 1.

Examples of several signal peptides that perform well in gram-positive bacteria.

Signal peptide Recombinant protein Host Yield Ranking Reference
Signal sequence Origin Protein Origin
MKNMSCKLVVSVT
LFFSFLTIGPLAHA
B. subtilis, Epr Cutinase F. solani pisi B. subtilis TEB1030 4.67 [U/mL] 1/173 Brockmeier et al., 2006
MAKPLSKGGILVKKVLIAGA
VGTAVLFGTLSSGIPGLPAADAQVAKA
B. subtilis, YncM Aminopeptidase B. subtilis Zj016 B. subtilis WB600 88.59 [U/mL] 1/20 Guan et al., 2016
MKKFNFKTMLLLVLASCVFGVV
VNVTTSLGPQTAITAQA
L. plantarumWCFS1 NucA (nuclease) S. aureus L. plantarum WCFS1 35.84 [U/mL] 1/78 Mathiesen et al., 2009
MKEVRFWGLLLGL
FVCLGAVIPLVSKA
L. plantarumWCFS1 AmyA (amylase) L. amylovorus NRRL B-4549 L. plantarum WCFS1 3.4 [102mU/mL] 1/18 Mathiesen et al., 2009
MQINRRGFLKA
TAGLATIGAASMFMPKANA
C. glutamicum R AmyE (α-amylase) G. stearothermophilus C. glutamicum 288.3 [U/mL] 1/31 Watanabe et al., 2009
MRSKKLWISLLF
ALTLIFTMAFSNMSA
B. licheniformis WX-02, AprE Nattokinase B. subtilis natto B. licheniformis Δ0F-3 31.99 [FU/mL] 1/81 Cai et al., 2016
MKNMSCKLVVSVTL
FFSFLTIGPLAHA
B. subtilis, Epr Cutinase F. solani pisi C. glutamicum 13.1 [U/mL] 1/64 Hemmerich et al., 2016
MKKFPKKLLPIAVL
SSIAFSSLASGSVPEASA
B. subtilis, PhoB XynBYG (alkaline active xylanase) B. pumilus BYG B. subtilis WB700 327.2 [U/mL] 1/138 Zhang et al., 2016
MRSKKLWISLLFAL
TLIFTMAFSNMSVQA
B. subtilis168, AprE Alkaline protease B. alcalophilus TCCC11004 B. subtilis WB600 7574.08 [U/mL] 1/35 Our lab
MRIFKKAVFVIMI
SFLIATVNVNTAHA
B. subtilis 168, DacB Alkaline protease B. alcalophilus TCCC11004 B. amyloliquefaciens 111018 19835.7 [U/mL] 1/86 Our lab