The invention relates to a
collagenase producing strain, namely
bacillus cereus,
heterologous expression of a
collagenase gene thereof and application thereof. The strain is separated and sieved from a soil sample and belongs to
bacillus cereus after being identified. The strain is capable of extracellularly producing
protease with collagen hydrolytic activity, and the
protease with a molecular weight of 100kDa and
collagenase activity is obtained by separating and purifying
thallus fermentation supernate. Meanwhile, the collagenase
gene of the strain is obtained through
gene mining, and a collagenase
protein with a molecular weight of 100kDa is obtained through
heterologous expression and purification of
escherichia coli. Researches confirm that the collagenase obtained through
fermentation and purification of the Col15 strain and the collagenase obtained through
heterologous expression and purification of
escherichia coli are the same
protein containing
signal peptide. The collagenase produced by
bacillus cereus Col15 has the properties of relatively wide temperature tolerance and pH value tolerance range and the like. Products obtained by hydrolyzing collagen and analogues thereof by virtue of the strain or the collagenase have wide economic prospects in the industries of foods,
cosmetics,
medical treatment and the like.