[Objective] To express a non-crystal protein GabR in Bacillus thuringiensis, the B. thuringiensis expression system directed by cry8E gene promoter was constructed and verified. [Methods] The gabR gene of B. thuringiensis was cloned into the high-level expression vector pHT315-8E21b initiated by cry8E gene promoter and the resulted vector was introduced into the acrystalliferous mutant HD73–, to obtain HD-8E-gabR. The SDS-PAGE and electrophoretic mobility shift analysis were performed for analysis of expression and function of GabR protein. [Results] SDS-PAGE analysis showed that GabR protein were successfully overexpressed in B. thuringiensis with the high-level expression vector pHT315-8E21b initiated by cry8E gene promoter, which was the first time to express a non-crystal protein in B. thuringiensis. The solubility of GabR protein in B. thuringiensis could be improved in the alkaline buffer. Electrophoretic mobility shift assay showed that GabR could bind with its regulated promoter PgabT. [Conclusion] This study proved that the B. thuringiensis expression system directed by cry8E gene promoter can be utilized to express a large number of non-crystal proteins.