The invention relates to a process for producing
staphylococcus aureus
protein A by utilizing recombinant
pichia pastoris. According to the production process,
plasmid pPIC9K is utilized for integrating genes in a
protein A antibody-binding fraction into a
genome of the
pichia pastoris GS115, and screening, expression and optimization of purification conditions are performed to get the active
excretion protein A. The invention provides preparation and screening of a recombinant strain, as well as a culture and
fermentation method by utilizing the strain to express the
protein A, and a purification method of the expressed
protein A. The strain is firstly cultured in a BMGY (buffered
glycerol-complex medium) culture medium for about 17h and then expressed, screened and optimized in a culture medium BMMY (buffered
methanol-complex medium) with the pH of 2.6-5.6 and the
methanol content of 0.5%-2.0%. Then the expression of the recombinant
protein A is further optimized in a
fermentation tank, the expression level of the final protein A can achieve 8-10g per
liter of bacterial liquid, accounting for about 80% of the secreted
total protein. The high-purity protein A can be obtained by filtering through a desalting column and purifying by
ion exchange
chromatography, and the yield is about 80%. The process creates favorable conditions for low-cost and large-scale production of the high-purity protein A.