K55R与ep8叠加突变对扩展青霉脂肪酶热稳定性的改善

利用重叠延伸PCR对扩展青霉脂肪酶（PEL）基因进行体外定点突变,构建了K55R与随机突变体ep8叠加突变的重组质粒pAO815-ep8-K55R。将该质粒电转化引入毕赤酵母（Pichia pastoris）GS115,进行异源表达。实验结果表明：该叠加突变体在毕赤酵母中获得了活性表达,得到表达产物脂肪酶PEL-ep8-K55R-GS。其表达量为508u/mL,分别约为野生型脂肪酶PEL-GS（627u/mL）的81％,随机突变脂肪酶PEL-ep8-GS（924u/mL）的55%;其比活力为2309.1u/mg,与随机突变脂肪酶PEL-ep8-GS和野生型脂肪酶PEL-GS的相仿。叠加突变脂肪酶PEL-ep8-K55R-GS的最适作用温度为37℃,与野生型脂肪酶PEL-GS和随机突变脂肪酶PEL-ep8-GS一致;其T_m值为41.0℃,比野生型脂肪酶PEL-GS提高了2.3℃,比随机突变脂肪酶PEL-ep8-GS提高了0.8℃。表明叠加突变脂肪酶PEL-ep8-K55R-GS的热稳定性有了进一步的提高。     

扩展青霉脂肪酶K56R叠加突变对热稳定性的影响

目的:扩展青霉脂肪酶随机突变体ep8是一株热稳定性比野生型有所提高的突变体.获得热稳定性提高的优良菌株.方法:在ep8的基础上利用重叠延伸PCR构建叠加突变重组质粒pPIC3.5K-ep8一K56R,将该质粒电转毕赤酵母(Pichia paaoris)GS115进行异源表达.结果:该叠加突变脂肪酶在毕赤酵母中获得了活性表达.15%SDS-PACE结果分析表明突变脂肪酶PEL-ep8-K56R-GS分子量与野生型PEL-GS一致,约为28kDa.叠加突变脂肪酶在37℃时酶活为852U/mL、野生型为760u/mL、随机突变体为824u/mL,叠加突变体酶活相比野生型提高了21.1%,相比随机突变体提高了3.4%.热稳定性分析数据表明叠加突变脂肪酶Tm值为40.1℃、野生型为38.7℃、随机突变体为39.9℃,Tm值相比野生型提高了1.4℃,相比随机突变体提高了0.2℃.     

K202A突变对扩展青霉脂肪酶热稳定性的影响

利用易错PCR定向进化扩展青霉脂肪酶（PEL）,获得了一株热稳定性有所提高的随机突变体（ep8）,ep8包含有一个氨基酸的改变。为进一步提高其热稳定性,作者利用重叠延伸PCR法,以ep8基因为模板,将第202位赖氨酸突变为丙氨酸（K202A）,构建表达质粒pAO815-ep8-K202A。并将其引入毕赤酵母GS115构建叠加突变体(PEL-ep8-K202A)。同时以野生型lip07为模板构建单点突变体:PEL-lip07-K202A。15% SDS-PAGE 结果分析表明突变体分子量与野生型一致,约为28KD. 表达产物热稳定性分析结果表明: 野生型（PEL）的Tm值为39.03℃,而以野生型为模板进行定点突变得到的单点突变酶（PEL-lip07-K202A）,其Tm却降低了2℃,为37.08℃。叠加突变酶(PEL-ep8-K202A)的Tm为41.66℃, 比野生型酶提高2.63℃,比随机突变体ep8生产的酶（PEL-ep8）的Tm提高了1.21℃。     

P197E与ep8叠加突变对扩展青霉脂肪酶热稳定性的影响

为提高脂肪酶的热稳定性,作者利用重叠延伸PCR对扩展青霉脂肪酶(PEL)基因进行了体外定点突变,构建了P197E(即将第197位的脯氨酸突变为谷氨酸)与随机突变体ep8叠加突变的重组质粒pPIC3.5K-ep8-P197E。将该质粒电转化至毕赤酵母Pichiapastoris GS115中,进行异源表达。与野生型酶和单点突变酶PEL-ep8的酶学性质比较,结果表明:叠加突变体PEL-ep8-P197E在40°C温育处理30min后,残余酶活分别比野生型PEL和随机突变体PEL-ep8提高了42.13%和37.3%。叠加突变体PEL-ep8-P197E的Tm值为41.51°C,比野生型酶PEL提高了2.81°C,比随机突变体脂肪酶PEL-ep8提高了2.25°C。通过对脂肪酶PEL的叠加突变,提高了该酶的热稳定性,并为结构与功能的进一步研究提供了材料。     

基于易错PCR定向进化扩展青霉 Penicillium expansum FS1884碱性脂肪酶

为改善扩展青霉FS1884碱性脂肪酶的活性及酶学性质,利用连续两轮易错PCR对扩展青霉FS1884脂肪酶基因PEL进行随机突变,在大肠杆菌JM109中构建突变文库。含突变脂肪酶基因的重组质粒电击转化巴斯德毕赤酵母GS115,经过YPOM板初筛和橄榄油检验板复筛,获得一株酶活性提高的脂肪酶突变体:PEL-ep25-GS。与野生型脂肪酶PEL-GS相比,在最适温度40℃、pH9.4时突变体的酶活力是野生型酶的1.3倍。测序结果表明:该突变体第253位氨基酸发生了突变,由赖氨酸变成蛋氨酸。     

扩展青霉脂肪酶ep8与R182K叠加突变体的构建

利用重叠延伸PCR法对扩展青霉碱性脂肪酶(PEL)基因进行体外定点突变,并将含突变基因的重组质粒pAO815-ep8-R182K在毕赤酵母(Pichiapastoris)GS115中进行表达。叠加突变体PEL-ep8-R182K表达产物与野生型PEL、PEL-ep8比较实验表明:叠加突变体表达蛋白PEL-ep8-R182K最适反应温度与野生型PEL、PEL-ep8一致,均为40℃;热稳定性与野生型相似,比PEL-ep8降低2.25℃。但是,在比活上,PEL-ep8-R182K与PEL-ep8、野生型PEL相比,其比酶活分别提高了14.03%和3.86%。     

D92P点突变对扩展青霉碱性脂肪酶最适作用温度的改善

利用重叠延伸PCR法对扩展青霉碱性脂肪酶(PEL)基因进行体外定点突变,并构建了含突变基因的重组质粒pPIC3．5K—lip-D92P。将该质粒在毕赤酵母GS115菌株中表达。与野生型表达产物PEL-GS相比较,突变体表达产物PELD92P—GS最适作用温度为45℃,比野生型提高了5℃;其热稳定性与野生型相当;突变体在40℃下的表达量为109U／mL,约为野生型的29％。结果分析表明,Pro替代Asp^92后,可能是由于Pro一级结构的特点,使酶结构更加稳定,在高温下更适于与底物结合。     

E83V对扩展青霉脂肪酶最适作用温度的影响

利用重叠延伸PCR法对扩展青霉碱性脂肪酶(PEL)基因作了体外定点突变,获得了最适作用温度有所提高的突变体。含突变基因的重组质粒pPIC3．5K-lip-E83V在Pichia pastoris GS115中表达。对突变体表达产物PEL-E83V-GS与野生型表达产物PEL-GS作了比较：前者最适作用温度为45℃,比野生型提高了5℃;其热稳定性基本不变;突变体在37℃下的表达量为188U／mL,约为野生型的80％。最适作用温度的提高可能是由于83位亲水性的Glu用疏水性的Val取代,增加了脂肪酶表面的疏水作用,使其在高温下更适于与底物的结合。     

重组猪胰蛋白酶及其R122位点突变体在毕赤酵母中的高效表达及其性质研究

目的:研究R122位点突变重组猪胰蛋白酶,与野生型酶相比较,该位点对重组猪胰蛋白酶(RPT)性质的影响。方法:以毕赤酵母GS115作为表达宿主,对RPT、突变体mRPT(R122H)和 mRPT(R122H/R73G/R130T)进行表达及纯化。并对其性质和稳定进行对比研究。结果:重组胰蛋白酶及其突变体在毕赤酵母中均获得了高效表达。相对于RPT,突变体mRPT(R122H)和 mRPT(R122H/R73G/R130T)在以N-苯甲酰-L-精氨酸乙酯 (BAEE)为底物时,具有更强底物结合力,三者的米氏常数分别为18.8μmol/L、9.0μmol/L和11.0μmol/L;两突变体耐高温耐碱能力增强;在Ca ²⁺存在及去除的条件下,突变体具有更强的抗自降解能力。 结论:可以利用毕赤酵母高效表达重组胰蛋白酶及其突变体。mRPT(R122H)和mRPT(R122H/R73G/R130T) 相对于野生型RPT,对高pH条件和高温的耐受性增强,该稳定性的提高主要归因于R122位点的突变。     

E83V对扩展青霉脂肪酶最适作用温度的影响*

利用重叠延伸PCR法对扩展青霉碱性脂肪酶(PEL)基因作了体外定点突变,获得了最适作用温度有所提高的突变体。含突变基因的重组质粒pPIC3.5K-lip-E83V在Pichiapastoris GS115中表达。对突变体表达产物PEL-E83V-GS与野生型表达产物PELGS作了比较:前者最适作用温度为45℃,比野生型提高了5℃;其热稳定性基本不变;突变体在37℃下的表达量为188U/mL,约为野生型的80%。最适作用温度的提高可能是由于83位亲水性的Glu用疏水性的Val取代,增加了脂肪酶     

Improvement of the Optimum Temperature of Penicillium expansum Lipase by Site-Directed Mutagenesis

In order to improve the optimum temperature of lipases,the Penicillum expansum lipase (PEL) gene was mutated by site-directed mutagenesis using overlap extension PCR technique.The recombinant plasmid containing mutant E83 V pPIC3.5K-lip-E83V was expressed in Pichia pastoris GS 115.Comparison experiments of the mutant PEL-E83 V-GS and the wild-type PEL-GS showed that the optimum temperature (45℃) of the mutant was 5℃ higher than that of the wild type.The thermostability of the mutant was similar to that of the wild type.The enzymatic activity of the mutant was 188 U/ml at 37℃,which was 80% that of the wild type in the same conditions.Hydrophobic interaction may be enhanced in the surface region by the hydrophilic amino acid Glu substituted with the hydrophobic amino acid Val,and may be responsible for the improvement of the optimum temperature.     

Improvement of the Optimum Temperature of Penicillium expansum Lipase by Site-Directed Mutagenesis

In order to improve the optimum temperature of lipases, the Penicillum expansum lipase (PEL) gene was mutated by site-directed mutagenesis using overlap extension PCR technique. The recombinant plasmid containing mutant E83V pPIC3.5K-lip-E83V was expressed in Pichia pastoris GS115. Comparison experiments of the mutant PEL-E83V-GS and the wild-type PEL-GS showed that the optimum temperature (45°C) of the mutant was 5°C higher than that of the wild type. The thermostability of the mutant was similar to that of the wild type. The enzymatic activity of the mutant was 188 U/ml at 37°C, which was 80% that of the wild type in the same conditions. Hydrophobic interaction may be enhanced in the surface region by the hydrophilic amino acid Glu substituted with the hydrophobic amino acid Val, and may be responsible for the improvement of the optimum temperature. Translated from Microbiology, 2005, 32(1) (in Chinese)     

Mutational effects on thermostable superoxide dismutase from Aquifex pyrophilus: understanding the molecular basis of protein thermostability

We designed two mutants of superoxide dismutase (SOD), one is thermostable and the other is thermolabile, which provide valuable insight to identify amino acid residues essential for the thermostability of the SOD from Aquifex pyrophilus (ApSOD). The mutant K12A, in which Lys12 was replaced by Ala, had increased thermostability compared to that of the wild type. The T(1/2) value of K12A was 210 min and that of the wild type was 175 min at 95 degrees C. However, the thermostability of the mutant E41A, which has a T(1/2) value of 25 min at 95 degrees C, was significantly decreased compared to the wild type of ApSOD. To explain the enhanced thermostability of K12A and thermolabile E41A on the structural basis, the crystal structures of the two SOD mutants have been determined. The results have clearly shown the general significance of hydrogen bonds and ion-pair network in the thermostability of proteins.     

High-level production of extracellular lipase by Yarrowia lipolytica mutants from methyl oleate

The yeast Yarrowia lipolytica degrades efficiently low-cost hydrophobic substrates for the production of various added-value products such as lipases. To obtain yeast strains producing high levels of extracellular lipase, Y. lipolytica DSM3286 was subjected to mutation using ethyl methanesulfonate (EMS) and ultraviolet (UV) light. Twenty mutants were selected out of 1600 mutants of Y. lipolytica treated with EMS and UV based on lipase production ability on selective medium. A new industrial medium containing methyl oleate was optimized for lipase production. In the 20 L bioreactor containing new industrial medium, one UV mutant (U6) produced 356 U/mL of lipase after 24h, which is about 10.5-fold higher than that produced by the wild type strain. The properties of the mutant lipase were the same as those of the wild type: molecular weight 38 kDa, optimum temperature 37°C and optimum pH 7. Furthermore, the nucleotide sequences of extracellular lipase gene (LIP2) in wild type and mutant strains were determined. Only two silent substitutions at 362 and 385 positions were observed in the ORF region of LIP2. Two single substitutions and two duplications of the T nucleotide were also detected in the promoter region. LIP2 sequence comparison of the Y. lipolytica DSM3286 and U6 strains shows good targets to effective DNA recombinant for extracellular lipase of Y. lipolytica.     

Expression, purification, and characterization of His-tagged Staphylococcus xylosus lipase wild-type and its mutant Asp 290 Ala

The gene encoding the extracellular lipase of Staphylococcus xylosus (SXL) was cloned using PCR technique. The sequence corresponding to the mature lipase was subcloned in the pET-14b expression vector, with a strong T7 promoter, to construct a recombinant lipase protein containing six histidine residues at the N-terminal. High level expression of the lipase by Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3) cells harbouring the lipase gene containing expression vector was observed upon induction with 0.4 mM IPTG at 37 degrees C. One-step purification of the recombinant lipase was achieved with Ni-NTA resin. The specific activity of the purified His-tagged SXL was 1500 or 850 U/mg using tributyrin or olive oil emulsion as substrate, respectively. It has been proposed that the region near the residue Asp290 could be involved in the selection of the substrate. Therefore, we also mutated the residue Asp 290 by Ala using site-directed mutagenesis. The mutant SXL-D290A was overexpressed in E. coli BL21 (DE3) and purified with the same nickel metal affinity column. The specific activity of the purified His-tagged SXL-D290A mutant was 1000 U/mg using either tributyrin or olive oil emulsion as substrate. A comparative study of the wild type (His(6)-SXL) and the mutant (His(6)-SXL-D290A) proteins was carried out. Our results confirmed that Asp290 is important for the chain length specificity and catalytic efficiency of the enzyme.     

Enhanced thermostability of a Rhizopus chinensis lipase by in vivo recombination in Pichia pastoris

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Lipase from Rhizopus chinensis is a versatile biocatalyst for various bioconversions and has been expressed at high-level in Pichia pastoris. However, the use of R. chinensis lipase in industrial applications is restricted by its low thermostability. Directed evolution has been proven to be a powerful and efficient protein engineering tool for improvement of biocatalysts. The present work describes improvement of the thermostability of R. chinensis lipase by directed evolution using P. pastoris as the host. RESULTS: An efficient, fast and highly simplified method was developed to create a mutant gene library in P. pastoris based on in vivo recombination, whose recombination efficiency could reach 2.3 x 105 /mug DNA. The thermostability of r27RCL was improved significantly by two rounds of error-prone PCR and two rounds of DNA shuffling in P. pastoris. The S4-3 variant was found to be the most thermostable lipase, under the conditions tested. Compared with the parent, the optimum temperature of S4-3 was two degrees higher, Tm was 22 degrees higher and half-lives at 60degreesC and 65degreesC were 46- and 23- times longer. Moreover, the catalytic efficiency kcat/Km of S4-3 was comparable to the parent. Stabilizing mutations probably increased thermostability by increasing the hydrophilicity and polarity of the protein surface and creating hydrophobic contacts inside the protein. CONCLUSIONS: P. pastoris was shown to be a valuable cell factory to improve thermostability of enzymes by directed evolution and it also could be used for improving other properties of enzymes. In this study, by using P. pastoris as a host to build mutant pool, we succeeded in obtaining a thermostable variant S4-3 without compromising enzyme activity and making it a highly promising candidate for future applications at high temperatures.     

ATP utilization by yeast replication factor C. III. The ATP-binding domains of Rfc2, Rfc3, and Rfc4 are essential for DNA recognition and clamp loading.

The conserved lysine in the Walker A motif of the ATP-binding domain encoded by the yeast RFC1, RFC2, RFC3, and RFC4 genes was mutated to glutamic acid. Complexes of replication factor C with a N-terminal truncation (Delta2-273) of the Rfc1 subunit (RFC) containing a single mutant subunit were overproduced in Escherichia coli for biochemical analysis. All of the mutant RFC complexes were capable of interacting with PCNA. Complexes containing a rfc1-K359E mutation were similar to wild type in replication activity and ATPase activity; however, the mutant complex showed increased susceptibility to proteolysis. In contrast, complexes containing either a rfc2-K71E mutation or a rfc3-K59E mutation were severely impaired in ATPase and clamp loading activity. In addition to their defects in ATP hydrolysis, these complexes were defective for DNA binding. A mutant complex containing the rfc4-K55E mutation performed as well as a wild type complex in clamp loading, but only at very high ATP concentrations. Mutant RFC complexes containing rfc2-K71R or rfc3-K59R, carrying a conservative lysine --> arginine mutation, had much milder clamp loading defects that could be partially (rfc2-K71R) or completely (rfc3-K59R) suppressed at high ATP concentrations.