TABLE 1.

Shuttle plasmids used in this study^a

Plasmid	Promoter
pIMP-eglA-mTNF-α	eglA
pIMP-eglACheo-mTNF-α	eglA with incorporated Cheo box
pIMP-recA-mTNF-α	recA
pIMP-recAextraCheo-mTNF-α	recA with extra Cheo box  incorporated
pIMP-recAdeletedCheo-mTNF-α	recA with Cheo box deleted

^aThe eglA signal peptide was used in each case for the secretion of mTNF-α.