康氏木霉中调控纤维素酶形成的两个调控因子的克隆及功能性分析

锌指蛋白ACEI和Xyrl是里氏木霉中调控纤维素酶和木聚糖酶形成的两个调控因子,它们能竞争性结合木聚糖酶基因xynl的启动子.为进一步研究ACEI和Xyr1调控纤维素酶基因表达的机制,本研究利用PCR技术扩增康氏木霉ACEI和Xyr1 DNA结合区的基因序列,并使其在大肠杆菌中得到表达.凝胶迁移率移动试验表明ACEI和Xyrl的DNA结合区均可与纤维素酶基因cbh1启动子的287 bp序列特异性结合.提示ACEI与Xyr1不仅能竞争性结合xynl启动子,也能竞争性结合cbhl启动子.     

ACEI of Trichoderma reesei is a repressor of cellulase and xylanase expression

We characterized the effect of deletion of the Trichoderma reesei (Hypocrea jecorina) ace1 gene encoding the novel cellulase regulator ACEI that was isolated based on its ability to bind to and activate in vivo in Saccharomyces cerevisiae the promoter of the main cellulase gene, cbh1. Deletion of ace1 resulted in an increase in the expression of all the main cellulase genes and two xylanase genes in sophorose- and cellulose-induced cultures, indicating that ACEI acts as a repressor of cellulase and xylanase expression. Growth of the strain with a deletion of the ace1 gene on different carbon sources was analyzed. On cellulose-based medium, on which cellulases are needed for growth, the Deltaace1 strain grew better than the host strain due to the increased cellulase production. On culture media containing sorbitol as the sole carbon source, the growth of the strain with a deletion of the ace1 gene was severely impaired, suggesting that ACEI regulates expression of other genes in addition to cellulase and xylanase genes. A strain with a deletion of the ace1 gene and with a deletion of the ace2 gene coding for the cellulase and xylanase activator ACEII expressed cellulases and xylanases similar to the Deltaace1 strain, indicating that yet another activator regulating cellulase and xylanase promoters was present.     

康氏木霉纤维素酶转录因子ACEII与外切纤维二糖水解酶基因 I（cbh1）启动子的结合分析

ACEI、ACEII和Xyr1是康氏木霉中调控纤维素酶基因表达的转录因子。体外实验已证实ACEI和Xyr1可与cbh1启动子上的287bp序列（-304bp~-18bp）结合从而调控cbh1基因转录,但ACEII是否可与此序列结合仍未清楚。为进一步研究ACEII调控纤维素酶基因表达的机制,利用PCR技术扩增康氏木霉ACEII DNA结合区的基因序列,并使其在大肠杆菌中表达。凝胶迁移率移动试验表明ACEII DNA结合区不能与cbh1启动子的287bp序列结合。提示了康氏木霉cbh1基因在诱导表达时起调控作用的主要是Xyr1,而不是ACEII。这对阐明真菌纤维素酶基因表达调控的分子机制具有重要的意义。     

Expression and processing of a major xylanase (XYN2) from the thermophilic fungus Humicola grisea var. thermoidea in Trichoderma reesei

AIMS: To express a gene encoding a heterologous fungal xylanase in Trichoderma reesei. METHODS AND RESULTS: Humicola grisea xylanase 2 (xyn2) cDNA was expressed in Trichoderma reesei under the main cellobiohydrolase I (cbh1) promoter (i) as a fusion to the cellobiohydrolase I (CBHI) secretion signal and (ii) the mature CBHI core-linker. The recombinant xylanase (HXYN2) was secreted into the cultivation medium and processed in a similar fashion to the endogenous T. reesei xylanases, resulting in an active enzyme. CONCLUSIONS, SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY: HXYN2 was successfully processed in T. reesei. Composition of the culture medium affected the HXYN2 yields, favouring Avicel-lactose as a carbon source. Best yields (about 0.5 g l(-1)) in shake flask cultivations were obtained from a transformant where xyn2 was fused directly to the CBHI secretion signal.