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Table 2 Comparative gain (%) in the protein expression in best performing single gene mutants and double gene mutants in comparison to the control strain

From: A novel knock out strategy to enhance recombinant protein expression in Escherichia coli

Top single gene mutants

Gain  % wrt to control (BW25113)

Top double gene mutants

Gain  % wrt to control (BW25113)

∆yacH

137.53

∆elaA + ∆cysW

315.01

∆marR

147.45

∆elaA + ∆cueR

279.68

∆eleA

239.10

∆cysW + ∆marR

267.85

∆cysJ

185.37

∆cysW + ∆yfbN

264.64

∆yhbC

159.71

∆cysW + ∆purL

263.82

∆purL

210.13

∆elaA + ∆yacH

247.40

∆cysW

268.06

∆cysJ + ∆yabI

247.33

∆cueR

227.85

∆elaA + ∆yhbC

238.01

∆yabI

156.90

∆eleA + ∆yacH

235.83

∆yfbN

258.43

∆cysJ + ∆yhbC

216.96