外源质粒电击转入Pseudomonas putida的条件研究

以自行筛选的恶臭假单胞菌（Pseudomonas putida）(命名为Rs198,Genbank登录号为FJ788425）为受体菌,将具有卡那霉素抗性标记的大肠杆菌假单胞菌穿梭质粒PDSK519通过电转化法导入到受体菌中,对细胞生长状态、电转化温度、质粒DNA及感受态细胞浓度、电击电压及电转化介质给予转化效率的影响进行研究。结果表明,在细胞生长至OD600为0.5左右时收集菌体,在低温条件下制备浓度为 4.6×1012/ml 的感受态细胞,以0.3mol/L的蔗糖为电转化介质,在13kV/cm的场强下电击能获得较高的转化效率,最高可达1.3×107个转化子/μ g DNA。为构建恶臭假单胞的遗传转化系统,利用基因工程手段为该菌的进一步研究奠定了理论基础。     

质粒pBR322电注入E.coli HB101的研究

常用的转化方法是用CaCl_2或CaCl_2/RbCl_2处理受体菌使成感受态。转化率约为10~3—10~6个转化子/μg质粒DNA。近年发展起来的电转化技术可使转化率提高到lC~(?)—10~(10)个转化子/μg质粒DNA。我们以质粒pBR322和大肠杆菌HB101为实验材料,对常用的转化方法和电转化的结果进行了比较,对电转化中获得最佳转化效果和各种参数如电压、脉冲时间、脉冲次数、循环数等进行了探讨。     

外源载体高效转化肺炎克雷伯菌的新途径

研究介绍了提高Klebsiella pneumoniae电转化效率的新途径,即直接从固体平板上收集K.pneumoniae菌落制备电转化感受态细胞,完全不同于传统的试验方法。试验菌株为野生型K.pneumoniae NTUH-K2044和magA—突变型菌株。将大小不同的质粒pIP843T、pIP843TdhaB、pIP843TdhaT电转化K.pneumoniae,计算电转化效率。电转化试验结果表明:K.pneumoniaeNTUH-K2044固体菌电转化效率高达2×105±300转化子/μgDNA,而其液体菌电转化效率仅为150±10转化子/?gDNA;其magA—突变株固体菌的转化效率最高,可以达到3.4×107±500转化子/μgDNA,比液体菌电转化效率提高了104倍。同时发现质粒大小对电转化效率并没有明显影响。此外,激光共聚焦显微镜观察发现固体平板和液体培养基中的菌体存在形态学方面差异,推测固体培养菌电转化效率的显著提高和形态学方面的表现可能具有一定的相关性。     

嗜热脂肪芽孢杆菌质粒DNA的高压电穿孔转化研究

采用高压电穿孔法将穿梭质粒导入了嗜热脂肪芽胞杆菌(Bacillusstearothermophilus)K1041和T521菌株.以对数生长后期的菌体制备K1041转化细胞,以LB平板上于50℃培养的过夜菌制备T521转化细胞,细胞密度为5～7×109细胞/mL.电击条件如下电容25μF,电场强度10.0KV/cm,脉冲控制器设定200Ω.K1041和T521最高转化效率分别达2.01×104和1.19×102转化子/μgDNA.此外,研究发现T521和K1041中存在着DNA的限制/修饰系统.     

部分酶解酵母高效电击转化研究

以酵母质粒YCp50为外源DNA,电击转化部分酶解酵母宿主菌AB1380,转化效率稳定在10~6转化子/μg质粒DNA左右,比不酶解酵母或酵母原生质球作受体的电击转化效率高一个数量级以上,也比PEG介导的酵母原生质球转化高3～5倍,而且适合于大片段DNA如水稻YAC分子的转化。达最佳转化时的有关技术参数为:新接菌种通气培养至细胞密度1×10~8～1.5×10~8个/ml;转化时细胞密度控制在1×10~9～1.5×10~9个/ml;每毫升酶解缓冲液加15u溶菌酶(lyticase),30℃下处理酵母5min进行部分酶解;电击时,电场设置在6.25kV/cm、电容25μF,电击后直接铺板。     

粟长蠕孢菌的原生质体转化

本文报道了利用具有潮霉素抗性标记的质粒(pAN7-1)对粟长蠕孢菌原生质体进行转化的结果。经pAN7-1质粒DNA转化处理的粟长蠕孢菌原生质体在含潮霉素(200μg/ml)的选择性培养基上出现两类转化子。一类是正常转化子,其转化率为2个转化子/μg DNA;另一类是流产转化子,其产生频率为500—600个转化子/μg DNA。DNA杂交分析结果表明,在正常转化子中质粒DNA以首尾相接、重复排列的形式整合入受体菌染色体DNA。初筛获得的转化子多数以异核状态存在,经单孢分离纯化后可通过有丝分裂稳定传代。     

黑曲霉电转化条件的研究

研究避免了繁琐的原生体制备过程,直接使用萌发的黑曲霉孢子进行电转化,以潮霉素B作为筛选标记,从孢子萌发时间、电场强度及质粒浓度等方面考察了电转化效率的影响因素。研究表明,针对A.nigerMGG029-ΔaamA,其理想的电转化条件:孢子龄为4d,孢子萌发时间为2h,电场强度为5kV/cm。在上述条件下分别使用1μg环状或线状pBC-Hygro质粒DNA进行转化,平均可以得到34个和51个转化子,而在同样条件下使用质粒pRS303H平均可以获得163个和258个转化子。     

电转化条件对大肠杆菌XL1-Blue菌株转化效率的影响

探讨XL1-Blue菌株电转化的最优条件。通过改变电压、质粒DNA浓度、细菌生长周期等影响电转化的重要条件,做出转化率的变化曲线,从中探索电转化的最优条件。实验结果得出在电容25μF、电阻200 Ω、电压2.5 kV、D600nm为0.3～0.4、0.2 cm电转化杯、DNA终浓度0.1μg/ml、感受态细胞终浓度2.5×1012、氨苄青霉素浓度50μg/ml的条件下,电转化效率最高,可达到7.64×108。电转化实验转化效率高,重复性好,为成功的建立抗体库提供了保证。     

德氏乳杆菌保加利亚亚种电转化平台的构建和优化

德氏乳杆菌保加利亚亚种(Lactobacillus delbrueckiisub sp.bulgaricus)是最具经济价值的乳酸菌之一,在世界上广泛应用于酸奶和其它发酵乳生产。当前对该菌的代谢机制研究甚少。外源基因的转化效率是制约其分子代谢机制研究的重要因素。本研究以pMG36c为材料,对L.delbrueckiisub sp.bulgaricus CH3进行电转化条件研究。结果表明,在电转化过程中,电场强度、质粒的浓度、细胞生长状态均对转化效率有明显影响,得到了该菌株的最适电转化条件为:对数初期的细胞,质粒浓度为100 ng/50μl菌液,在10 kV/cm电场强度下电转化,转化后细胞在复壮培养液中培养3 h后涂布选择性培养基,转化率可达2.6×103CFU/μg DNA。以甘氨酸、醋酸锂、二硫苏糖醇处理细胞壁,发现醋酸锂和二硫苏糖醇共同处理对转化效率有明显改善,可提高转化效率。     

地衣芽孢杆菌感受态细胞的形成及高效电转化

芽孢杆菌在营养缺乏的饥饿状态下,细胞易产生感受态因子,处于生长芽孢时期的芽孢杆菌更容易产生感受态。基于此原则利用芽孢杆菌极限营养培养基通过体外处理诱导使地衣芽孢杆菌产生感受态性能,同时调整参数,建立了感受态细胞对质粒pAPR的高效电转化方法。当质粒DNA浓度为1．5μg/ml、转化时电压为1750V的时候,可以得到261个转化子,经鉴定均为阳性克隆子。而常规电转化的最高仅为20个转化子。为以芽孢杆菌为宿主进行高效电转化提供了模型,也为建立适合工业应用的分泌型表达载体的构建打下了一定基础。     

Electrotransformation of Thermoanaerobacter ethanolicus JW200

Electrotransformation of Thermoanaerobacter ethanolicus JW200 was achieved using the plasmid, pTE16, and a pUC-based suicide vector, pTEA2. The construct pTE16 is based on the Escherichia coli-Clostridium perfringens shuttle vector pJIR715 and contains a thermostable chloramphenicol (Cm) resistance cassette. Evidence supporting transformation was provided by extracting plasmid pTE16 from presumptive transformants of T. ethanolicus and by PCR specific to the chloramphenicol acetyltransferase (cat) gene on the vector pTEA2. Transformation frequencies of plasmid pTE16 and pTEA2 were 50 ± 7.4 and 30 ± 4.2 transformants per μg plasmid DNA. The results provide the first unequivocal gene transfer method functional in T. ethanolicus.     

嗜热乙醇杆菌中醛/醇脱氢酶的双启动子分析

克隆了嗜热乙醇杆菌(Thermoanaerobacter ethanolicus)中乙醇代谢的关键酶之一醛/醇脱氢酶(alcohol/acetaldehydedehy drogenase,AdhE)基因的上游假定启动子序列,并进行了结构分析。结果表明,adhE的上游序列是启动子,能启动报告基因在大肠杆菌中持续表达。首次发现adhE的启动子序列中存在两个独立的启动子(P172和P37)和核糖体结合位点(SD172和SD37),分别都具有完整功能,但其活性均低于完整的启动子序列。由此推测嗜热乙醇杆菌中adhE的表达受这两个启动子协同调控。     

Oligonucleotide probes for the detection of Thermoanaerobacter

Based on the analysis of 16S rRNA nucleotide sequences, oligonucleotide probes were designed for the detection and identification of representatives of the genus Thermoanaerobacter. To increase the specificity level of detection, the genus Thermoanaerobacter was divided into three groups. The probe Tab 827 (5'-GCTTCCGCDYCCCACACCTA-3') detected all known representatives of the genus Thermoanaerobacter; the probe Tab_1 844 (5'-TTAACTACGGCACGRAATGCTTC-3') was specific for the first group of the species of the genus (T. wiegelii, T. siderophilus, T. sulfurophilus, T. brockii, T. kivui, T. ethanolicus, T. acetoethylicus, and T. thermohydrosulfuricus); the probe Tab_2 424 (5'-CACTAMYGGGGTTTACAACC-3') targeted the second group (T. thermocopriae, T. mathranii, and T. italicus); and the probe Tab_3 184 (5'-TC-CTCCATCAGGATGCCCTA-3') was specific for the third group (T. tengcongensis, T. yonseiensis, T. subterraneus, and Carboxydibrachium pacificum, an organism related to the genus Thermoanaerobacter according to its 16S rRNA sequence). The oligonucleotide probes were labeled with Dig-11-dUTP. Hybridization with the probes showed the affiliation with Thermoanaerobacter of several pure cultures that were morphologically similar to representatives of this genus but possessed metabolic features unusual for it (capacity for agarose hydrolysis, anaerobic oxidation of CO, growth at low pH values) or were isolated from habitats previously unknown for Thermoanaerobacter (deep-sea hydrothermal vents).     

The aldehyde/alcohol dehydrogenase (AdhE) in relation to the ethanol formation in Thermoanaerobacter ethanolicus JW200

A bifunctional aldehyde/alcohol dehydrogenase gene (adhE) from Thermoanaerobacter ethanolicus JW200 was identified and cloned. To unambiguously characterize the activity of AdhE, the recombinant protein was purified. The purified AdhE exhibited high enzymatic activity attributed to aldehyde dehydrogenase (11.0+/-0.3U/mg) and low alcohol dehydrogenase activity (2.6+/-0.2U/mg). Analysis of adhE homologous expression in T. ethanolicus showed that AdhE affected ethanol production.     

Cloning of erythromycin-resistance determinants and replication origins from indigenous plasmids of Lactobacillus reuteri for potential use in construction of cloning vectors.

Lactobacillus reuteri L1 and N16 strains contain a 7.0-kb plasmid (pTE80) and a 15-kb plasmid (pTE15), respectively, encoding resistance to erythromycin (Em(r)). Physical maps of both plasmids were established. Nucleotide sequences of the genetic determinants encoding Em(r) on pTE80 and pTE15 revealed the existence of a very similar (ca. 99% nucleotide sequence and ca. 98% amino acid sequence identity) open reading frame for an Em(r) transmethylase gene (erm) in both plasmids. These structural erm genes, 753 and 750 bp in length, respectively, were highly related (ca. 98% nucleotide sequence and ca. 97% amino acid sequence identity) to the erm gene of L. fermentum plasmid pLEM3. Sequence analysis showed that these two erm genes from pTE80 and pTE15 could be categorized under the ermB (ermAM) class. These are the first members of the ermB (ermAM) class of Em(r) determinant from L. reuteri to be characterized at the nucleotide sequence level. The Em(r) gene from pTE80 (erm80) was then ligated into pUC18/19 to construct replication origin (RO)-screening vectors pUE80(+) and pUE80(-) (pUE80(+/-)). These plasmids contain the pUC18/19-derived multiple cloning site, ampicillin-resistance trait, and the LacZ' gene, which enable direct screening for recombinants in Escherichia coli. Once the recombinant contains a RO from L. reuteri, the Em(r) trait of erm80 is used as a selection marker for the replication of the chimeric plasmid as it is transformed into L. reuteri using the cloned RO as a replicon. Replication regions from pTE80 and pTE15 were successfully cloned into the constructed vector pUE80(-). The RO cloned from pTE80 was further identified as being highly stable in L. reuteri and also bearing a relatively narrow host range compared with that of pTE15. The Em(r) determinant (erm80) and RO cloned from pTE80 could be used in the future construction of derivatives of cloning vectors for this microbe. Moreover, the pUE80(+/-) and pTE80-RO constructed in this study have the potential to be developed as a suicide vector and an E. coli-L. reuteri shuttle vector, respectively.     

Improvement of transformation and electroduction in avermectin high-producer,<Emphasis Type="Italic">Streptomyces avermitilis</Emphasis>

Factors affecting the PEG-mediated transformation and electrotransformation of Streptomyces avermitilis protoplasts, an industrial avermectin high-producer, were evaluated. The maximum protoplast transformation efficiency under optimum conditions with PEG was 3 x 106 transformants per microg plasmid pIJ702 DNA. The efficiency of electrotransformation with the same plasmid the intact cells grown in medium with 0.5 mmol/L CaCl2, suspended in buffer with 0.5 mol/L sucrose +1 mmol/L MgCl2, and pulsed at an electric field strength of 10 kV/cm, 800 ohms, 25 microF, was of 2 x 10(3) transformants per microg DNA. When the cells were electroporated after mild lysozyme-treatment, the efficiency was up to 10(4) transformants per microg DNA. Electroporation of protoplasts and germlings had a lower efficiency (10(2) transformants per microg DNA). We report that electroporation under optimum conditions can be used for direct transfer of nonconjugative plasmid pIJ699 between two different Streptomyces species, S. avermitilis and S. lividans.     

Stable transformation of moth bean Vigna aconitifolia via direct gene transfer

Direct gene transfer proved to be an efficient transformation method for Vigna aconitifolia, a member of the legume family. Kanamycin resistant calli and plants were regenerated from heat shocked protoplasts treated with PEG and plasmid DNA containing the coding region for aminoglycoside phosphotransferase gene (NPT II). The plant cultivar used was an important factor in attaining higher transformation frequencies. Transformation was confirmed by Southern blot analysis using a non-radioactive detection system. Attempts to transform mesophyll and suspension cultured cells by this method were unsuccessful. Protoplasts electroporated with the plasmid pCAP212, which codes for chloramphenicol acetyltransferase, exhibited transient expression of this gene two days after treatment while electroporated cells did not show this enzyme activity. It is therefore assumed that the DNA uptake is prevented by the cell wall.     

Transfer of plasmid DNA to Brevibacterium lactofermentum by electrotransformation

The Escherichia coli-Brevibacterium lactofermentum shuttle vector pBLA was introduced into intact cells of B. lactofermentum by electrotransformation. Several parameters of this procedure such as voltage and cell concentration were analysed. Optimal conditions gave an efficiency of 10(6) transformants per microgram of DNA. Two recalcitrant strains could be electrotransformed when an ampicillin pretreatment step was used. Electrotransformation experiments using DNAase or different structural forms of plasmid DNA showed that the electrotransformation process is quite different from natural transformation involving competence development. Restriction-modification-proficient B. lactofermentum could be efficiently electrotransformed with pBLA DNA isolated from E. coli. This restriction-modification system therefore seems to be overcome by electrotransformation. Thus electrotransformation may efficiently replace the protoplast bacterial transformation method.     

Development of three different gene cloning systems for genetic investigation of the new species Amycolatopsis japonicum MG417-CF17, the ethylenediaminedisuccinic acid producer

For the first time gene cloning systems have been developed for Amycolatopsis japonicum. Direct transformation, polyethyleneglycol (PEG) induced protoplast transformation and conjugal transfer was established for A. japonicum MG417-CF17, the ethylenediaminedisuccinic acid (EDDS) producer. The direct transformation procedure was modified to introduce DNA. The most important parameter for an efficient DNA uptake was the age of the culture. Using of mycelium from 36-h old cultures resulted in the highest transformation frequencies. Further, conditions for transformation of A. japonicum protoplasts were established. The efficiency of transformation depended mainly on the source of PEG and the components of the regeneration agar. The replicative plasmid pULVK2A carrying pA-rep and the apramycin resistance gene was transferred into the EDDS producer with a frequency of 0.38 colonies microg(-1) DNA by using the direct transformation procedure and with a frequency of 0.56 colonies microg(-1) DNA by using the PEG induced protoplast transformation. The plasmid was genetically stable, and could easily be reisolated from A. japonicum. We also demonstrated that conjugal transfer of the plasmid pSET152 from Escherichia coli ET12567 (pUB307) to Amycolatopsis spores is possible. The plasmid pSET152 integrated in the A. japonicum chromosome. A titre of 2.4 x 10(-4) exconjugants per recipient was obtained.     

Cloning, sequencing, and characterization of the bifunctional xylosidase-arabinosidase from the anaerobic thermophile thermoanaerobacter ethanolicus

The gene for the bifunctional xylosidase-arabinosidase (xarB) from the thermophilic anaerobe Thermoanaerobacter ethanolicus JW200 was cloned, sequenced, and expressed in Escherichia coli (Genebank Accession No. AF135015). Analysis of the recombinant enzyme revealed activity against multiple substrates with the highest affinity towards p-nitrophenyl beta-D-xylopyranoside (pNPX) and highest activity against p-nitrophenyl alpha-L-arabinopyranoside (pNPAP), respectively. Thus, we classify this enzyme as a bifunctional xylosidase-arabinosidase. Even though both sequences are 96% identical on the amino acid level, excluding the amino-terminal end, a frame-shift mutation in the 5' region of the gene in T. brockii ATCC 33075 and a deletion in a downstream open reading frame in T. ethanolicus seem to have occurred through evolutionary divergence of these two species. This represents an interesting phenomenon of molecular evolution of bacterial species, as PCR analysis of the region around the deletion indicates that the deletion is not present in T. brockii ssp. finnii and T. brockii ssp. brockii type strain HTD4.