黄杆菌(Flavobacterium sp.)几丁质酶的纯化和性质

黄杆菌(Flavobacteium sp.)在几丁质的诱导下产生几丁质酶.通过(NH_4)_2SO_4沉淀、DEAE纤维素柱层析、Sephacryl 300柱层析及Sephadex G-75柱层析,从Flavobacterium sp.培养上清液中分离纯化了几丁质酶.SDS-聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳(SDS-PAGE)纯度分析表明,纯化后的几丁质酶达到了均一的程度.用SDS-PAGE测得该酶的分子量约45D00道尔顿.该酶水解几丁质的最适pH为 7.0,最适温度为50℃,-20C贮存两年以上仍有活性.水解几丁质的Km值为5.0mg/ml.金属离子对几丁质酶活性影响较大,Ca~(2+) 、Co~(2+)’和Cu~(2+)对酶有激活作用.而NH_4~-、Ba~(2+)、Mg~(2+)、Mn~(2+)对酶有抑制作用.几丁质酶水解几丁质的产物是几丁质二糖.     

毛头鬼伞（Coprinus comatus）中一种碱性蛋白的纯化及其活性

用离子交换层析（CMsepharose FF）和凝胶层析（SuperdexTM75）方法,从新鲜食用菌毛头鬼伞（Coprinus comatus）子实体中分离纯化出一碱性蛋白y3,经SDSPAGE初步确定其分子量约为14.4kD。活性检测结果显示：当其浓度为12.5μg/mL时,对烟草花叶病毒（TMV）在心叶烟枯斑寄主上的侵染抑制率达83.0%;y3对兔血凝集活性滴度为2.5,对人血凝集活性滴度为26,其浓度分别为1.562μg/mL和0.781μg/mL;利用胃癌细胞株MGC803检测y3体外抗肿瘤活性,其IC50为12μg/mL。y3 N端序列为NRDVAACARFIDDFCDTLTP,为一新的蛋白序列。在SWISSPORT上登录号为P83477。     

杀鱼假交替单胞菌C923几丁质酶基因PpchiC的克隆表达与酶学性质

【背景】某些假交替单胞菌可分泌几丁质酶,在降解利用几丁质为水产动物提供营养、免疫、抗病等方面有着重要潜力。【目的】克隆杀鱼假交替单胞菌(Pseudoalteromonas piscicida)C923的一个几丁质酶基因,实现其在大肠杆菌中的异源表达,并对重组几丁质酶的酶学性质进行研究。【方法】从菌株C923测序的基因组中注释到一个几丁质酶家族基因PpchiC,设计引物克隆该基因后进行生物信息学分析;构建载体进行异源表达并从温度、时间与诱导剂浓度进行表达优化;对表达蛋白进行最适温度与pH等酶学性质研究,同时比较了重组菌破碎后上清与沉淀及纯化的酶蛋白对几丁质的降解效应。【结果】基因PpchiC长1350bp,编码450个氨基酸,PpchiC蛋白理论分子量为48.76kDa,等电点为4.78,不稳定系数为29.08。结构域分析发现该蛋白含有一个类型Ⅲ几丁质结合域和一个糖苷水解酶18家族(glycosyl hydrolase 18,GH18)的催化域;PpchiC蛋白含有GH18家族几丁质酶的保守催化基序DxxDxDxE、YxR和[E/D]xx[V/I]。16℃、0.25mmol/L IPTG、诱导12h为其最优化表达条件,PpchiC在50℃、pH8.0时表现出最大酶活性;以胶体几丁质为底物时,PpchiC的K_m值为2.58mg/mL、V_max值为5.04mg/(mL·min)。降解结果表明,菌体的沉淀与上清及从上清中纯化的酶蛋白均有着较好的几丁质降解效应。【结论】杀鱼假交替单胞菌C923基因PpchiC编码GH18家族的几丁质酶,能被大肠杆菌高效表达且降解几丁质效应明显,这为PpchiC及菌株C923的应用提供了参考依据。     

大珠母贝精子介导外源基因转移研究

将大珠母贝(PinctadamaximaJameson)精子与“全鱼”GH基因重组体pCAgcGH和pCAgcGHc的线性DNA混合,温育30min,经6次、2⁷、10kV脉冲电处理后,与卵子受精,得到若干贝苗。从贝苗中提取DNA,经PCR扩增和Southernblot分子杂交表明,部分受体带有外源基因,当与精子温育的外源基因浓度分别为2μg/mL,6μg/mL及18μg/mL时,相应贝苗携带外源基因比率分别为56%,20%和50%。即在此范围内,基因转移的阳性率与外源基因的浓度呈正相关。     

产气肠杆菌几丁质酶的分离纯化及性质研究

从自然罹病死亡的草原毛虫(Gynephorap ruoergnesis)体内分离到一株产气肠杆菌(Enterobacter aerogenes),它在几丁质的诱导下能产生较高活性的几丁质酶。发酵液经硫酸铵盐析、DEAE纤维素柱层析和Sephadex G-100柱层析分离出几丁质酶。用SDSPAGE测得该酶的分子量为425kD。水解几丁质的Km值为2.88mg/mL-1。酶反应的最适温度为55℃,最适pH值为60,金属离子对几丁质酶活性影响较大,其中Zn2+、Ba2+、Ca2+和Mn2+对酶有较强的激活作用,而Hg2+、Co2+和Mg2+则有较强的抑制作用。     

沙雷氏杆菌S3菌株产几丁质酶对棉铃虫不同虫龄幼虫的后致死作用

研究了粘质沙雷氏杆菌（Serratia marcesens）S3菌株产几丁质酶（Chitinase）对棉铃虫(Helicoverpa armigera)的后致死作用。生物测定表明,沙雷氏杆菌S3菌株产几丁质酶对棉铃虫幼虫48h的毒力不高,其中几丁质酶浓度为50μg/mL对初孵幼虫的毒杀力仅为8.3%,对高龄幼虫48h不表现毒力。但几丁质酶对棉铃虫幼虫特别是低龄幼虫生长发育如10d龄虫重、蛹重、化蛹历期、蜕皮、羽化等影响较大,造成棉铃虫幼虫化蛹历期延长,死蛹率和不正常羽化率增加。其中经几丁质酶处理后的初孵、1d龄、2d龄、3d龄、4d龄幼虫蛹重分别是对照组的51.0%、77.1%、81.4%、86.0%、96.2%;化蛹率分别为74.5%、87.5%、93.7%、95.8%、95.8%,都低于对照组的97.9%;死蛹率分别为57.3%、18.8%、13.6%、7.8%、7.9%;初孵幼虫化蛹历期长达14d;初孵幼虫的正常羽化的蛹只有40.8%。几丁质酶对棉铃虫的后致死作用明显。     

原核表达的天花粉蛋白和另外两种蛋白具有体外抗真菌活性

将天花粉蛋白、烟草几丁质酶和烟草β１,３葡聚糖酶的结构基因分别克隆到原核表达系统中进行表达,对三种基因的原核表达产物的粗提取物分别进行体外抗菌活性检测,发现三种蛋白质均有抗真菌活性。三种蛋白中任意两种蛋白的组合,其抗真菌活性显著高于单一组分的抗真菌活性。三种蛋白共同作用时,获得了更好的抗真菌效果     

生物法合成维生素C棕榈酸酯

研究了不同的脂肪酶在有机溶剂体系中催化合成L-维生素C棕榈酸酯的反应。针对维生素C在有机溶剂中溶解度较低这一问题,对催化合成维生素C棕榈酸酯反应的脂肪酶和反应介质进行比较,同时对影响合成维生素C棕榈酸酯反应的因素（温度、底物浓度、底物摩尔比、反应时间和酶量等）进行探讨,优化了反应条件：在10mL的丙酮中,1.094g棕榈酸与0.107g维生素C在酶量为20％（W/W, 固定化酶/维生素C）的固定化脂肪酶催化下,初始含0.4nm分子筛20%,温度为60℃,转速为200r/min,反应48h转化率可以达到80%,产物维生素C棕榈酸酯的浓度可达20g/L。     

嗜碱菌(Bacillus sp.) ZBAW6的木聚糖酶的分离纯化及其性质

通过硫酸铵分级沉淀,阴离子交换层析,凝胶过滤3步从嗜碱菌Bacillus sp. ZBAW6纯化了木聚糖酶。结果表明该酶分子量为45kD。N末端序列为DPFAAAVAPL。在pH5.5～10.5范围内均具有较高酶活性和稳定性;最适反应温度为65℃,酶活力基本不变。该酶作用于Beechxylan的Km为0.11mg/mL,Vmax为 23.89μmol/(min·mg)。 Hg2+对该酶有强的抑制作用。     

多粘芽孢杆菌 (Bacillus polymyxa)β-葡萄糖苷酶基因在大肠杆菌中的表达、纯化及酶学性质分析

从多粘芽孢杆菌 (Bacilluspolymyxa 1794 )中克隆得到 β-葡萄糖苷酶基因bglA。将其构建在大肠杆菌 (Es-cherichiacoli)表达载体pET28a(+)上 ,转化E .coliBL21,获得重组工程菌BL1979。重组表达的 β-葡萄糖苷酶的酶活力达到 247IU mL ,经镍柱纯化后的β-葡萄糖苷酶最适温度为 37℃ ,最适pH值为70 ,该酶经纯化后纯度可达92.7%。用非变性梯度聚丙烯凝胶电泳发现该酶具有多种寡聚体形式 ,经荧光底物活性染色表明这些寡聚体均具有β-葡萄糖苷酶活性.     

A Brassica juncea chitinase with two-chitin binding domains show anti-microbial properties against phytopathogens and Gram-negative bacteria

In our recent paper in the Journal of Experimental Botany, we demonstrated that Brassica juncea BjCHI1 shows anti-fungal properties against phytopathogens, Colletotrichum truncatum, C. acutatum, Botrytis cinerea and Ascochyta rabiei. Furthermore, BjCHI1 which is an unusual plant chitinase with two (almost identical) chitin-binding domains, agglutinates Gram-negative bacteria, adversely affecting their growth. In contrast, BjCHI1 derivatives lacking one or both domains do not show agglutination activity, suggesting that both chitin-binding domains are essential for agglutination. Observations that agglutination could be relieved by addition of galactose, glucose or lactose, imply that BjCHI1 interacts with the carbohydrate components of the Gram-negative bacterial cell wall. We propose here, a model for BjCHI1-mediated agglutination between Gram-negative bacteria, through interaction of their adjacent cell walls mediated by the two chitin-binding domains of BjCHI1. BjCHI1 is a plant chitinase which has evolved towards acquiring an enhanced role in plant defense against fungi and Gram-negative bacteria. Hence, it is a promising candidate for applications against phytopathogens in plant genetic engineering via nuclear or plastid transformation.Key words: bacterial agglutination, chitin-binding domain, Indian mustard, lectin, phytopathogens, Pichia-expressed proteins, transplastomic tobacco     

Functional analyses of the chitin-binding domains and the catalytic domain of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Brassica juncea</Emphasis> chitinase BjCHI1

We previously isolated a Brassica juncea cDNA encoding BjCHI1, a novel chitinase with two chitin-binding domains. Synthesis of its mRNA is induced by wounding, methyl jasmonate treatment, Aspergillus niger infection and caterpillar Pieris rapae feeding, suggesting that the protein has a role in defense. In that it possesses two chitin-binding domains, BjCHI1 resembles the precursor of Urtica dioica agglutinin but unlike that protein, BjCHI1 retains its chitinase catalytic domain after post-translational processing. To explore the properties of multi-domain BjCHI1, we have expressed recombinant BjCHI1 and two derivatives, which lack one (BjCHI2) or both (BjCHI3) chitin-binding domains, as secreted proteins in Pichia pastoris. Recombinant BjCHI1 and BjCHI2, showed apparent molecular masses on SDS-PAGE larger than calculated, and could be deglycosylated using -mannosidase. Recombinant BjCHI3, without the proline/threonine-rich linker region containing predicted O-glycosylation sites, did not appear to be processed by -mannosidase. BjCHI1s ability to agglutinate rabbit erythrocytes is unique among known chitinases. Both chitin-binding domains are essential for agglutination; this property is absent in recombinant BjCHI2 and BjCHI3. To identify potential catalytic residues, we generated site-directed mutations in recombinant BjCHI3. Mutation E212A showed the largest effect, exhibiting 0 of wild-type specific activity. H211N and R361A resulted in considerable (>91) activity loss, implying these charged residues are also important in catalysis. E234A showed 36 retention of activity and substitution Y269D, 50. The least affected mutants were E349A and D360A, with 73 and 68 retention, respectively. Like Y269, E349 and D360 are possibly involved in substrate binding rather than catalysis.     

Tobacco-expressed Brassica juncea chitinase BjCHI1 shows antifungal activity in vitro

We have previously isolated a Brassica juncea cDNA encoding BjCHI1, a novel chitinase with two chitin-binding domains, and have shown that its mRNA is induced by wounding and methyl jasmonate treatment (K.-J. Zhao and M.-L. Chye, Plant Mol. Biol. 40 (1999) 1009–1018). By the presence of two chitin-binding domains, BjCHI1 resembles the precursor of UDA (Urtica dioica agglutinin) but, unlike UDA, BjCHI1 retains its chitinase catalytic domain after post-translational processing. Here, we indicate the role of BjCHI1 in plant defense by demonstrating its mRNA induction upon Aspergillus niger infection or caterpillar Pieris rapae (L.) feeding. To further investigate the biological properties of BjCHI1, we transformed tobacco with a construct expressing the BjCHI1 cDNA from the CaMV 35S promoter. Subsequently, we purified BjCHI1 from the resultant transgenic R₀ plants using a regenerated chitin column followed by fast protein liquid chromatography (FPLC). Also, the significance of the second chitin-binding domain in BjCHI1 was investigated by raising transgenic tobacco plants expressing BjCHI2, a deletion derivative of BjCHI1 lacking one chitin-binding domain. Colorimetric chitinase assays at 25 °C, pH 5, showed no significant differences between the activities of BjCHI1 and BjCHI2, suggesting that chitinase activity, due to the catalytic domain, is not enhanced by the presence of a second chitin-binding domain. Both BjCHI1 and BjCHI2 show in vitro anti-fungal activity toward Trichoderma viride, causing reductions in hyphal diameter, hyphal branching and conidia size.     

Brassica juncea chitinase BjCHI1 inhibits growth of fungal phytopathogens and agglutinates Gram-negative bacteria

Brassica juncea BjCHI1 is a plant chitinase with two chitin-binding domains. Its expression, induced in response to wounding, methyl jasmonate treatment, Aspergillus niger infection, and caterpillar Pieris rapae feeding, suggests that it plays a role in defence. In this study, to investigate the potential of using BjCHI1 in agriculture, Pichia-expressed BjCHI1 and its deletion derivatives that lack one or both chitin-binding domains were tested against phytopathogenic fungi and bacteria. Transplastomic tobacco expressing BjCHI1 was also generated and its extracts assessed. In radial growth-inhibition assays, BjCHI1 and its derivative with one chitin-binding domain showed anti-fungal activities against phytopathogens, Colletotrichum truncatum, C. acutatum, Botrytis cinerea, and Ascochyta rabiei. BjCHI1 also inhibited spore germination of C. truncatum. Furthermore, BjCHI1, but not its derivatives lacking one or both domains, inhibited the growth of Gram-negative bacteria (Escherichia coli, Ralstonia solanacearum, Pseudomonas aeruginosa) more effectively than Gram-positive bacteria (Micrococcus luteus and Bacillus megaterium), indicating that the duplicated chitin-binding domain, uncommon in chitinases, is essential for bacterial agglutination. Galactose, glucose, and lactose relieved agglutination, suggesting that BjCHI1 interacts with the carbohydrate components of the Gram-negative bacterial cell wall. Retention of chitinase and bacterial agglutination activities in transplastomic tobacco extracts implicates that BjCHI1 is potentially useful against both fungal and bacterial phytopathogens in agriculture.     

Methyl jasmonate induces expression of a novel Brassica juncea chitinase with two chitin-binding domains

We have cloned a 1.3 kb Brassica juncea cDNA encoding BjCHI1, a novel acidic chitinase with two chitin-binding domains that shows 62% identity to Nicotiana tabacum Chia1 chitinase. BjCHI1 is structurally unlike Chia1 that has one chitin-binding domain, but resembles Chia5 chitinase UDA1, the precursor of Urtica dioica agglutinin; however there is only 36.9% identity between them. We propose that BjCHI1 should be classified under a new class, Chia7. The spacer and the hinge region of BjCHI1 are proline-rich, like that of Beta vulgaris Ch1, a Chia6 chitinase with half a chitin-binding domain. Northern blot analysis showed that the 1.3 kb BjCHI1 mRNA is induced by wounding and methyl jasmonate (MeJA) treatment but is unaffected by ethylene, salicylic acid (SA) or abscisic acid (ABA). This is the first report on MeJA induction of chitinase gene expression and further suggests that wound-related JA-mediated signal transduction is independent of that involving SA. Western blot analysis using polyclonal antibodies against BjCHI1 showed a cross-reacting band with an apparent molecular mass of 37 kDa in wounded tissues of B. juncea, revealing that, unlike UDA1, BjCHI1 is not cleaved post-translationally at the hinge. Expression of recombinant BjCHI1 in Escherichia coli BL21(DE3) inhibited its growth while crude extracts from E. coli JM109 expressing recombinant BjCHI1 showed chitinase activity. Results from polymerase chain reaction (PCR) suggest that genes encoding chitinases with single or double chitin-binding domains exist in B. juncea.     

Cloning, sequencing, and expression of the gene encoding Clostridium paraputrificum chitinase ChiB and analysis of the functions of novel cadherin-like domains and a chitin-binding domain.

The Clostridium paraputrificum chiB gene, encoding chitinase B (ChiB), consists of an open reading frame of 2,493 nucleotides and encodes 831 amino acids with a deduced molecular weight of 90,020. The deduced ChiB is a modular enzyme composed of a family 18 catalytic domain responsible for chitinase activity, two reiterated domains of unknown function, and a chitin-binding domain (CBD). The reiterated domains are similar to the repeating units of cadherin proteins but not to fibronectin type III domains, and therefore they are referred to as cadherin-like domains. ChiB was purified from the periplasm fraction of Escherichia coli harboring the chiB gene. The molecular weight of the purified ChiB (87,000) by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) analysis, was in good agreement with the value (86,578) calculated from the deduced amino acid sequence excluding the signal peptide. ChiB was active toward chitin from crab shells, colloidal chitin, glycol chitin, and 4-methylumbelliferyl beta-D-N,N'-diacetylchitobioside [4-MU-(GlcNAc)2]. The pH and temperature optima of the enzyme were 6.0 and 45 degrees C, respectively. The Km and Vmax values for 4-MU-(GlcNAc)2 were estimated to be 6.3 microM and 46 micromol/min/mg, respectively. SDS-PAGE, zymogram, and Western blot analyses using antiserum raised against purified ChiB suggested that ChiB was one of the major chitinase species in the culture supernatant of C. paraputrificum. Deletion analysis showed clearly that the CBD of ChiB plays an important role in hydrolysis of native chitin but not processed chitin such as colloidal chitin.     

萝卜块根中两个具溶菌酶活性的几丁质结合蛋白的纯化及其特性

通过亲和层析和羧甲基一纤维素离子交换层析从萝卜的块根中分离到两个具溶菌酶活性的酶组份：CBP1和CBP2。两者经SDS-PAGE均显示单一蛋白染色条带,其对应的分子量分别为26．9kD和24．8kD。两种蛋白除有溶菌酶活性外,还有几丁质酶活性,但无壳聚糖酶活性。各种类型的几丁质对CBP1和CBP2都有较强的吸附作用,而在还原／非还原的单向SDS-PAGE中却观察不到两者分子中存在二硫键。     

The roles of the C-terminal domain and type III domains of chitinase A1 from Bacillus circulans WL-12 in chitin degradation.

The mature form of chitinase A1 from Bacillus circulans WL-12 comprises a C-terminal domain, two type III modules (domains), and a large N-terminal domain which contains the catalytic site of the enzyme. In order to better define the roles of these chitinase domains in chitin degradation, modified chiA genes encoding various deletions of chitinase A1 were constructed. The modified chiA genes were expressed in Escherichia coli, and the gene products were analyzed after purification by high-performance liquid chromatography. Intact chitinase A1 specifically bound to chitin, while it did not show significant binding activity towards partially acetylated chitosan and other insoluble polysaccharides. Chitinases lacking the C-terminal domain lost much of this binding activity to chitin as well as colloidal chitin-hydrolyzing activity. Deletion of the type III domains, on the other hand, did not affect chitin-binding activity but did result in significantly decreased colloidal chitin-hydrolyzing activity. Hydrolysis of low-molecular-weight substrates, soluble high-molecular-weight substrates, and insoluble high-molecular-weight substrates to which chitinase A1 does not bind were not significantly affected by these deletions. Thus, it was concluded that the C-terminal domain is a chitin-binding domain required for the specific binding to chitin and that this chitin-binding activity is important for efficient hydrolysis of the sufficiently acetylated chitin. Type III modules are not directly involved in the chitin binding but play an important functional role in the hydrolysis of chitin by the enzyme bound to chitin.     

Isolation and characterization of three chitinases from Trichoderma harzianum.

Three proteins which display chitinase activity were purified from the supernatants of Trichoderma harzianum CECT 2413 grown in minimal medium supplemented with chitin as the sole carbon source. Purification was carried out after protein precipitation with ammonium sulphate, adsorption to colloidal chitin and digestion, and, finally, chromatofocusing. By this procedure, two chitinases of 42 kDa (CHIT42) and 37 kDa (CHIT37) were purified to homogeneity, as judged by SDS/PAGE and gel filtration, whereas a third, of 33 kDa (CHIT33), was highly purified. The isoelectric points for CHIT42, CHIT37 and CHIT33 were 6.2, 4.6 and 7.8, respectively. The three enzymes displayed endochitinase activities and showed different kinetic properties. CHIT33 was able to hydrolyze chitin oligomers of a polymerization degree higher than n = 4, its Km for colloidal chitin being 0.3 mg/ml. CHIT42 and CHIT37 were able to hydrolyze chitin oligomers with a minimal polymerization degree of n = 3, their Km values for colloidal chitin being 1.0 mg/ml and 0.5 mg/ml respectively. With regard to their lytic activity with purified cell walls of the phytopathogenic fungus Botrytis cinerea, a hydrolytic action was observed only when CHIT42 was present. Antibodies against CHIT42 and CHIT37 specifically recognized the proteins and did not display cross-reaction, suggesting that each protein is encoded by a different gene.     

Properties of catalytic,linker and chitin-binding domains of insect chitinase

Manduca sexta (tobacco hornworm) chitinase is a glycoprotein that consists of an N-terminal catalytic domain, a Ser/Thr-rich linker region, and a C-terminal chitin-binding domain. To delineate the properties of these domains, we have generated truncated forms of chitinase, which were expressed in insect cells using baculovirus vectors. Three additional recombinant proteins composed of the catalytic domain fused with one or two insect or plant chitin-binding domains (CBDs) were also generated and characterized. The catalytic and chitin-binding activities are independent of each other because each activity is functional separately. When attached to the catalytic domain, the CBD enhanced activity toward the insoluble polymer but not the soluble chitin oligosaccharide primarily through an effect on the Km for the former substrate. The linker region, which connects the two domains, facilitates secretion from the cell and helps to stabilize the enzyme in the presence of gut proteolytic enzymes. The linker region is extensively modified by O-glycosylation and the catalytic domain is moderately N-glycosylated. Immunological studies indicated that the linker region, along with elements of the CBD, is a major immunogenic epitope. The results support the hypothesis that the domain structure of insect chitinase evolved for efficient degradation of the insoluble polysaccharide to soluble oligosaccharides during the molting process.