杀念菌素/FR-008生物合成途径中转运基因fscTI与fscTII的功能

摘要:【目的】分析杀念菌素/FR-008 生物合成途径中转运基因fscTI和fscTII的功能。【方法】构建转运基因fscTI和fscTII的敲除质粒pJTU4137,并通过接合转移和同源重组双交换的方法得到转运基因缺失突变株。转运基因fscTI和fscTII也被克隆到高拷贝质粒pJTU1278上用于在链霉菌FR-008(Streptomyces sp．FR-008)的衍生菌株ZYJ-6中进行转运蛋白的过量表达。【结果】获得了转运蛋白缺失的双交换突变株LX10,发酵结果显示该突变株不再产生杀念菌素及其衍生物;过量表达转运蛋白的基因工程菌株LX11,其杀念菌素的产量约是对照菌株的1.5倍。【结论】体内遗传实验进一步证实FR-008生物合成途径中的fscTI和fscTII是ATP依赖的ABC转运基因,fscTI与fscTII的过量表达增加了杀念菌素的产量,为利用此方法提高其它多烯类抗生素的产量提供了例证。     

杀念菌素/FR-008生物合成途径中转运基因fscTⅠ与fscTⅡ的功能

[目的]分析杀念菌素/FR-008生物合成途径中转运基因fscTⅠ和ficTⅡ的功能.[方法]构建转运基因fscTⅠ和fscTⅡ的敲除质粒pJTU4137,并通过接合转移和同源重组双交换的方法得到转运基因缺失突变株.转运基因fscTⅠ和ficTⅡ也被克隆到高拷贝质粒pJTU 1278上用于在链霉菌FR-008(Streptomyces sp.FR-008)的衍生菌株ZYJ-6中进行转运蛋白的过量表达.[结果]获得了转运蛋白缺失的双交换突变株LX10,发酵结果显示该突变株不再产生杀念菌素及其衍生物 ;过量表达转运蛋白的基因工程菌株LX11,其杀念菌素的产量约是对照菌株的1.5倍.[结论]体内遗传实验进一步证实FR-008生物合成途径中的fscTⅠ和fscTⅡ是ATP依赖的ABC转运基因,fscTⅠ与fscTⅡ的过量表达增加了杀念菌素的产量,为利用此方法提高其它多烯类抗生素的产量提供了例证.     

基因工程FR-008/杀念菌素脱羧衍生物CS103的分离提取及毒性和抗白色念珠菌活性研究

本文在建立了基因工程FR-008/杀念菌素脱羧衍生物CS103分离提取工艺的基础上, 经进一步纯化, 获得一定供试样品。通过对比脱羧FR-008/杀念菌素CS103、FR-008/杀念菌素和两性霉素B三种化合物对人胚肾细胞毒性、对人血红细胞的溶血活性和对白色念珠菌的抗菌效果, 发现脱羧FR-008/杀念菌素CS103的毒性较FR-008/杀念菌素和两性霉素B大大降低, 且保持了较高的抗真菌(Candida albicans)活性。     

高效检测分析玫瑰黄链霉菌Men-myco-93-63线性质粒

【目的】建立一种高效检测和分析玫瑰黄链霉菌Men-myco-93-63内源质粒的方法。【方法】根据“链霉菌线性质粒5′末端都结合有共价蛋白”这一性质,通过改进琼脂糖包埋块制作方法,发明了一项快速高效检测链霉菌质粒种类、构型及大小的技术,称为“包埋块二次处理法”,该方法还能从正反两方面表明共价蛋白的存在与否。【结果】利用此方法高效检测出了玫瑰黄链霉菌Men-myco-93-63中存在两种线性质粒,双向电泳验证了该方法的正确性,推测质粒大小分别约为 47 kb和53 kb。【结论】利用本研究发明的方法首次成功地检测了玫瑰黄链霉菌Men-myco-93-63中的内源线性质粒。     

NTG诱变农抗702产生菌链霉菌702的研究

目的:筛选出产抗真菌活性物质的高产链霉菌702突变株。方法:分别以链霉菌702菌株为试验材料,以庆大霉素为敏感抗生素,NTG诱变链霉菌702菌株,获得抗庆大霉素突变株。结果:NTG处理90min对菌株的致死率可达73.46%,突变率高达23.64%,经过摇瓶筛选获得高产突变株20-29-12,产素单位达到1 443μg/mL,比出发菌株提高了38.08%。结论:采用抗药性致死突变标志的NTG诱变筛选模型可以获得产抗真菌活性物质的链霉菌702高产菌株。     

杀稻瘟菌素生物合成基因簇的边界确定

【目的】杀稻瘟菌素(BS)是六元糖环肽核苷类抗生素,在农业和基因工程方面有重要应用。由于在其原始产生菌中很难进行基因操作,且许多合成步骤未知,为了增加对此基因簇的认识,为后续生物合成途径的推导和改造提供更多依据,在变铅青链霉菌中确定该基因簇的边界,并对blsK基因功能进行初步研究。【方法】利用PCR-targeting法对已测序基因簇中的基因进行基因置换得到突变株,LC-MS检测突变株发酵液的产物从而确定基因置换是否影响杀稻瘟菌素的产生。【结果】明确了杀稻瘟菌素基因簇包含blsD–blsM共10个基因;在blsK的基因置换突变株中检测到去甲基杀稻瘟菌素(DBS)和少量杀稻瘟菌素的积累。【结论】blsD–blsM这10个基因负责杀稻瘟菌素的生成;从blsK的突变株产物积累结果推测,BlsK蛋白负责加载亮氨酸到DBS的精氨酸衍生侧链的β-氨基上,生成N-亮氨酰化去甲基杀稻瘟菌素(LDBS);BS生物合成途径有两条,一条是由DBS直接甲基化生成BS;另一条是由DBS转化成LDBS继而由LDBS甲基化和水解生成BS。     

黄脂菌素生物合成基因簇中调控基因xanR3的功能

【目的】研究黄脂菌素产生菌灰黄链霉菌中编码ArsR家族转录调控蛋白(Arsenical resistance regulator)的xanR3基因的功能。【方法】利用大肠杆菌和链霉菌双亲本接合转移的方法,构建xanR3基因缺失突变株及回补突变株。利用cDNA在相邻同方向的基因间隔区进行PCR确定黄脂菌素生物合成基因簇中的转录单元。利用荧光定量RT-PCR方法进行突变株中黄脂菌素生物合成基因簇转录水平的检测。【结果】对得到的xanR3基因缺失突变株及回补突变株进行发酵,发现xanR3基因缺失突变株产黄脂菌素能力下降,回补菌株中黄脂菌素产量相比缺失突变株有一定程度的恢复,但仍未达到野生型水平。经鉴定,黄脂菌素生物合成基因簇中共有18个共转录单元,其中4个共转录单元在?xanR3突变株中转录水平明显下降。【结论】ArsR家族转录调控基因xanR3是黄脂菌素生物合成的正调控基因。     

西藏土壤中分离的链霉菌含有丰富的线型和环型质粒

【目的】研究极端自然环境对链霉菌线型和环型质粒分布的影响。【方法】从西藏高原采集了20份土壤样品,分离和初步鉴定链霉菌,提取和检测质粒DNA。【结果】从中分离到46株链霉菌,其中有23株菌含有1 4个线型质粒,大小在19 650 kb之间,8个菌株含有1 4个环型质粒,大小在4 80 kb之间。【结论】西藏土壤来源的链霉菌含有大量的、多样的线型质粒和环型质粒,暗示极端环境中诸如强紫外辐射等可能会引发DNA损伤和修复,进而造成质粒的多样性。     

粤蓝链霉菌榴菌素生物合成基因orf20的功能

【目的】在大肠杆菌中,转录因子SoxR作为胞内氧化还原感应器,参与抗氧化胁迫的全局性调控。粤蓝链霉菌榴菌素生物合成基因簇内存在一个类soxR基因orf20,但其生理功能仍不清楚。【方法】将orf20基因在大肠杆菌中进行表达,分析携带重组质粒的大肠杆菌对百草枯抗性的变化。同时通过修改后的PCR-targeting方法构建粤蓝链霉菌orf20删除的突变株,分析突变株的表型变化和对百草枯抗性水平的变化。【结果】重组ORF20在羧基端含有组氨酸标签,并在大肠杆菌中获得可溶性表达,携带重组质粒pET28b-orf20的大肠杆菌对百草枯的抗性水平显著提高。粤蓝链霉菌orf20删除突变株仍具有产孢能力,生长特性没有改变,对百草枯的抗性水平也没有变化,但榴菌素的产量大幅提高,是野生株的3.3倍。【结论】在大肠杆菌中,orf20基因的编码产物能够被百草枯激活,替代SoxR参与抗氧化胁迫的调控。在粤蓝链霉菌中,orf20基因不参与抗氧化胁迫,而对榴菌素的产生有负调控效应。     

一个可介导链霉菌PKS基因 向植物转化的杂合质粒的构建

抗生素FR-008是由链霉菌FR-008所产生的一种七烯大环内酯类抗真菌抗生素。胡志浩等已克隆了长达约105kb的FR-008聚酮合酶(PKS)基因簇,对该基因簇中相邻于pabAB基因下游的3.8kbDNA进行序列分析,找到一个多功能聚酮合酶基因的起点,与数据库中蛋白质序列的比较分析揭示出一个尚未结束的大型开读框架的存在,它与抗细菌大环内酯类抗生素-红霉素生物合成所需的Ⅰ型聚酮合酶(PKS)基因中的乙酰转移酶(AT)和β-酮酰合酶(KS)的功能结构域显示出了高度的同源性,从分子水平上证实了FR-008抗生素由Ⅰ型PKS所合成。本实验将3.8kb中的编码聚酮合酶的部分开读框架通过基因工程的方法插入植物表达载体WRG2410上,从而成功构建了表达性质粒pHZ321。     

Enhancing macrolide production in Streptomyces by coexpressing three heterologous genes

Antibiotic production in Streptomyces can often be increased by introducing heterologous genes into strains that contain an antibiotic biosynthesis gene cluster. A number of genes are known to be useful for this purpose. We chose three such genes and cloned them singly or in combination under the control of the strong constitutive ermE* promoter into a ?C31-derived integrating vector that can be transferred efficiently by conjugation from Escherichia coli to Streptomyces. The three genes are adpA, a global regulator from Streptomyces coelicolor, metK, encoding S-adenosylmethionine synthetase from S. coelicolor, and, VHbS, hemoglobin from Vitreoscilla. The substitutions with GC in VHbS was intended to convert codons from lower usage to higher, yet causing no change to the encoded amino acid. Plasmids containing either one of these genes or genes in various combinations were introduced into Streptomyces sp. FR-008, which produces the macrolide antibiotic FR-008-III (also known as candicidin D). The largest increase in FR-008-III production was achieved by the plasmid containing all three genes. This plasmid also increased avermectin production in Streptomyces avermitilis, and is likely to be generally useful for improving antibiotic production in Streptomyces.     

arsRBOCT arsenic resistance system encoded by linear plasmid pHZ227 in Streptomyces sp. strain FR-008

In the arsenic resistance gene cluster from the large linear plasmid pHZ227, two novel genes, arsO (for a putative flavin-binding monooxygenase) and arsT (for a putative thioredoxin reductase), were coactivated and cotranscribed with arsR1-arsB and arsC, respectively. Deletion of the ars gene cluster on pHZ227 in Streptomyces sp. strain FR-008 resulted in sensitivity to arsenic, and heterologous expression of the ars gene cluster in the arsenic-sensitive Streptomyces strains conferred resistance on the new hosts. The pHZ227 ArsB protein showed homology to the yeast arsenite transporter Acr3p. The pHZ227 ArsC appears to be a bacterial thioredoxin-dependent ArsC-type arsenate reductase with four conserved cysteine thioredoxin-requiring motifs.     

Selective Removal of Aberrant Extender Units by a Type II Thioesterase for Efficient FR-008/Candicidin Biosynthesis in Streptomyces sp. Strain FR-008

Gene fscTE, encoding a putative type II thioesterase (TEII), was associated with the FR-008/candicidin gene cluster. Deletion of fscTE reduced approximately 90% of the FR-008/candicidin production, while the production level was well restored when fscTE was added back to the mutant in trans. FscTE was unable to compensate for the release of the maturely elongated polyketide as site-directed inactivation of the type I thioesterase (TEI) totally abolished FR-008/candicidin production. Direct biochemical analysis of FscTE in parallel with its homologue TylO from the tylosin biosynthetic pathway demonstrated their remarkable preferences for acyl-thioesters (i.e., propionyl-S-N-acetylcysteamine [SNAC] over methylmalonyl-SNAC and acetyl-SNAC over malonyl-SNAC) and thus concluded that TEII could maintain effective polyketide biosynthesis by selectively removing the nonelongatable residues bound to acyl carrier proteins. Overexpression of FscTE under the strong constitutive ermE*p promoter in the wild-type strain did not suppress FR-008/candicidin formation, which confirmed its substrate specificity in vivo. Furthermore, successful complementation of the fscTE mutant was obtained with fscTE and tylO, whereas no complementation was detected with nonribosomal peptide synthetase (NRPS) TEII tycF and srfAD, reflecting substrate specificities of TEIIs distinctive from those of either polyketide synthases or NRPSs.     

葡萄糖流加策略对基因工程FR-008／杀念菌素衍生物CS103补料分批发酵过程的影响

以组合生物合成技术得到的链霉菌FR-008突变株CS103为研究对象,研究了3．7L发酵罐上维持一定葡萄糖浓度对其次级代谢产物脱羧FR-008／candicidin衍生聚酮抗生素CS103生物合成的影响。当初始葡萄糖浓度20g／L,发酵过程还原糖浓度维持在10g/L时,抗生素CS103最高产量较分批发酵最高产量相比提高30％。研究了3．7L罐上补料分批发酵生产CS103的工艺,主要考察了脉冲补料、间歇流加补料和连续流加补料三种补料分批发酵工艺,并与分批发酵进行了比较。连续流加补料维持糖浓度的效果明显,最高产量达到126．9μg/mL,与分批发酵相比提高了44％左右。     

Mutagenesis by ethidium bromide and N-methyl-N′-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine in off-flavour compound producing strains ofStreptomyces

Various species of actinomycetes and cyanobacteria can impart earthy/musty off-flavours to drinking water supplies and to pond-raised fish and other aquatic food animals. The genetic determinants for production of the most common off-flavour compounds [geosmin and 2-methylisoborneol (MIB)] have not been extensively studied. An attempt has been rrlade to study the genetics of production of these compounds was demonstrated by DNA-curing analysis. The effects of two curing agents [ethidium bromide (EB) and N-methyl-N′-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine (NTG)] on tha loss of linear plasmid DNA and generation of bald mutants (no aerial mycelia) inStreptomyces halstedii andStereptomyces violaceusniger which produce geosmin and MIB, respectively, were observed. Production of earthy/musty odour was not eliminated, but was reduced by 55–95% in the plasmid cured strain. Data suggested that off-flavour production is likely chromosomally-encoded in theseStreptomyces isolates.     

红球菌线型质粒pNSL1的克隆、测序和复制区的鉴定

从红球菌NS1中检测到两个线型质粒pNSL1和pNSL2。【目的】克隆、测序和分析pNSL1,并鉴定质粒的复制区。【方法】利用脉冲电泳方法从凝胶中回收大量的质粒DNA,进行鸟枪法克隆、测序和拼接,通过生物信息学分析和实验证明质粒的自主复制区。【结果】克隆、测序和拼接获得pNSL1全长为117252bp的序列,包括在红球菌中保守的1282bp端粒的序列。序列预测含有103个蛋白编码区,包括质粒的复制、分配、转移等功能基因。将pNSL1中一个与分枝杆菌质粒的复制基因同源的pNSL1.038及其上游的767bp非编码序列克隆到大肠杆菌质粒,电击转化珊瑚诺卡氏菌4.1037,获得了抗性转化子。【结论】克隆、测序了全长的线型质粒pNSL1,鉴定了质粒的复制区。     

Diversity of telomere palindromic sequences and replication genes among Streptomyces linear plasmids

Streptomyces sp. linear plasmids and linear chromosomes usually contain conserved terminal palindromic sequences bound by the conserved telomeric proteins Tap and Tp, encoded by the tap and tpg genes, respectively, as well as plasmid loci required for DNA replication in circular mode when the telomeres are deleted. These consist of iterons and an adjacent rep gene. By using PCR, we found that 8 of 17 newly detected linear plasmids in Streptomyces strains lack typical telomeric tap and tpg sequences. Instead, two novel telomeres in plasmids pRL1 and pRL2 from the eight strains and one conserved telomere in pFRL1 from the other strains were identified, while multiple short palindromes were also found in the plasmids. The complete nucleotide sequence of pRL2 revealed a gene encoding a protein containing two domains, resembling Tap of Streptomyces and a helicase of Thiobacillus, and an adjacent gene encoding a protein similar to Tpg of Streptomyces and a portion of the telomere terminal protein pTP of adenoviruses. No typical iterons-rep loci were found in the three plasmids. These results indicate an unexpected diversity of telomere palindromic sequences and replication genes among Streptomyces linear plasmids.     

Plasmid diversity in senescent and nonsenescent strains of Neurospora

Summary A sample of 171 natural isolates of Neurospora crassa and Neurospora intermedia was tested for senescence. Of these, 28 strains senesced within the duration of the experiment. These senescent strains, together with a selection of nonsenescent strains, were examined for the presence of mitochondrial plasmids. This was done by digesting mitochondrial DNA preparations with proteinase K, and running these samples on agarose gels. Most of the strains examined, both senescent and nonsenescent, contained plasmids, many of them new. Some new plasmids were linear, as inferred from their resistance to 5 exonuclease and sensitivity to 3 exonuclease. New circular plasmids were also found. Some strains carry several plasmids, and mixtures of circular and linear elements were common. A cross-homology study was performed on a sample of plasmid-bearing strains, and several cases of apparent relatedness were found, some between strains from distant geographical locations. Linear plasmids homologous to the maranhar linear senescence plasmid were quite common. A new member of the LaBelle circular plasmid homology group was found. In the sample tested for homology, no strains contained elements related to the kalilo linear senescence plasmid. The relationship of the new plasmids to senescence is not known. In addition to plasmid monomers, several different types of derivatives were found. The kalilo linear plasmid was found to occur in linear and circular forms of low mobility, presumed to be giant concatamers, and, in some strains, variant sibling structures and ladders of short derivatives were found. Circular plasmids also gave rise to extensive ladders on electrophoresis, probably representing different relaxation states and head-to-tail concatameric series. Some such forms migrated more slowly than mitochondrial DNA. One unique type of plasmid modification observed was a pair of linear elements that had apparently arisen de novo which showed homology to a circular plasmid.     

Characterization of new plasmids from methylotrophic bacteria

Several tens of methanol-utilizing bacterial strains isolated from soil were screened for the presence of plasmids. From the obligate methylotrophMethylomonas sp. strain R103a plasmid pIH36 (36 kb) was isolated and its restriction map was constructed. In pink-pigmented facultative methylotrophs (PPFM), belonging to the genusMethylobacterium four plasmids were detected: plasmids pIB200 (200 kb) and pIB14 (14 kb) in the strain R15d and plasmids pWU14 (14 kb) and pWU7 (7.8 kb) in the strain M17. Because of the small size and the presence of several unique REN sites (HindIII, EcoRI, NcoI), plasmid pWU7 was chosen for the construction of a vector for cloning in methylotrophs. Cointegrates pKWU7A and pKWU7B were formed between pWU7 and theE. coli plasmid pK19 Km^r, which were checked for conjugative transfer fromE. coli into the methylotrophic host.