17 F. Rashidi Khorasgani S. Eghbalsaied Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences JAPS 20152015/10/01 25 5 1290-1296 1018-7081 NA <p>Phytases are among a special group of&nbsp;<a title="Phosphatase" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phosphatase">phosphatase</a>&nbsp;enzymes that catalyze the stepwise&nbsp;hydrolysis of&nbsp;<a title="Phytic acid" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phytic_acid">phytic acid</a>&nbsp;and release a usable form of inorganic&nbsp;<a title="Phosphorus" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phosphorus">phosphorus</a>. Currently, in order to increase the absorption of dietary phosphorus and decreasing the phosphorus pollution in the environment, phytase could be supplemented to the diet of monogastric animals including pig, poultry and fish. Commercially available exogenous phytases are commonly derived from either fungi, yeasts or bacteria, Nevertheless,&nbsp;<em>E. coli</em>&nbsp;bacteria is one of the main sources of phytase expression, that produces a type of phytase which is &nbsp;resistant to pepsin hydrolysis in the stomach of most animals, and also has a high specific activity for hydrolzying phytic acid. The aim of this study was the isolation of the bacterial&nbsp;<em>phytase</em>&nbsp;gene and optimizing its encoding sequences for efficient expression in chicken. At the first step, through specific primers, cloning of this gene was achieved by insertion of the DNA fragment encompassing bacterial&nbsp;<em>phytase</em>&nbsp;gene to&nbsp;<em>pTG19</em> vector. This fragment was then inserted into the pIRES-hrGFP-vector.&nbsp; This recombinant vector is suitable for further analyses to investigate the expression of the phytase gene along with the EGFP transgene.</p> Phytase, E. coli, codon bias, IRES vector, chicken Pakistan Agricultural Scientists Forum https://thejaps.org.pk/AbstractView.aspx?mid=2015-JAPS-176