一株产铁载体内生细菌对尖孢镰刀菌的拮抗作用

通过改良蔗糖-天冬氨酸培养基筛选到一株产铁载体的内生细菌HS-4,测定了该菌在不同铁离子浓度下对棉花枯萎病致病菌尖孢镰刀菌(Fusarium oxysporum)的抑菌效果,并结合形态、生理生化、16S rDNA序列同源性和系统发育分析对菌株进行鉴定.结果表明:内生细菌HS-4在MSA培养基中产生荧光型铁载体,其铁载体相对含量为80%.该铁载体在低铁条件下对F.oxysporum具有抑制作用.内生细菌HS-4初步鉴定为萎缩芽孢杆菌(Ba-cillus atrophaeus).     

一种可用于外源基因功能鉴定的真菌分泌表达载体74HSP-EGFP的构建及验证

传统的植物遗传转化体系能够鉴定植物基因的功能,但该过程烦琐、耗时长,且存在一定的局限性.本研究构建具有蛋白分泌信号肽和荧光蛋白EGFP的真菌分泌载体74HSP-EGFP,通过尖孢镰刀菌古巴专 化型(Fusarium oxysporum f.sp.cubense,Foc)携带侵染巴西蕉(Musa nana)植株对载体上的外源基因功能进行快速鉴定.利用蛋白质组学技术鉴定获得来源于香蕉枯萎病致病菌Foc的主要分泌蛋白Secreted in xylem 1(SIX1d)N端分泌信号肽.基于pCT74载体、SIX1d分泌信号肽序列以及供外源基因插入的多克隆位点序列构建真菌分泌表达载体74HSP,将EGFP基因通过多克隆位点插入到该载体中获得分泌载体74HSP-EGFP.转化Foc后发现,Foc分泌载体74HSP-EGFP转化菌株在PDA培养基和KK培养基中生长4 d后,菌体中无绿色荧光信号,培养基中检测到绿色荧光信号.转化菌株侵染巴西蕉后,在植株根部组织切片中检测到绿色荧光信号.研究结果表明分泌载体74HSP-EGFP能够利用病原菌将携带的外源蛋白表达并分泌到被侵染的植物体内,实现对外源基因功能的快速分析.     

1株产几丁质酶海洋细菌Z-1的分离与鉴定

根据在胶体几丁质筛选平板上透明圈的大小,从大连海域海泥中筛选、分离出3株产几丁质酶的菌株,结合各菌株分泌的几丁质酶催化几丁质降解的产物及酶活特征,菌株Z-1为初筛3个菌株中较优良的产酶菌株。菌株Z-1产生的几丁质酶可将几丁质催化降解为4～5聚合度的几丁寡糖。电镜观察菌株Z-1为杆菌形态,提取菌株Z-1的基因组DNA,利用16S rDNA通用引物,扩增出菌株Z-1的16S rDNA序列,并与Gen-Bank其他已知菌株16S rDNA序列进行对比分析,建立了进化树,推断菌株Z-1为芽胞杆菌属,暂定名为Bacillus sp.Z-1。     

一株抗香蕉枯萎病内生细菌的分离鉴定及其抗病促生作用

从巴西蕉中分离到一株能够明显抑制尖孢镰刀菌古巴专化型4 号生理小种(FOC4)的内生细菌DB09208, 通过生理生化、形态特征及16S rDNA 序列同源性比较, 初步认为它和类芽孢杆菌(Paenibacillus)比较接近。该菌株能够显著抑制FOC4 菌丝生长, 抑菌率为74.09%。盆栽试验表明,该菌株能够抑制香蕉枯萎病的发生, 防治效果达为65.2%, 该菌同时能显著促进香蕉苗生根, 促生效果与植物生长素IAA 相似, 显示出良好的开发前景。     

香蕉几丁质酶基因家族的鉴定及在枯萎病侵染时的表达分析

几丁质酶(CHi,Chitinase)是一种能够催化真菌细胞壁中几丁质水解的病程相关蛋白,在植物与真菌互作中起着重要的作用.本研究以拟南芥几丁质酶基因的蛋白序列为查询序列,在香蕉A基因组数据库中进行BLASTp比对,鉴定出23个香蕉几丁质酶(MaCHi,Musa chitinase)基因家族成员.根据其染色体上的位置,...     

一株产几丁质脱乙酰酶海洋细菌的筛选、鉴定及发酵优化

利用对硝基-N-乙酰苯胺筛选培养基从海州湾海域海泥中筛选获得产几丁质脱乙酰酶细菌MCDA02。经过形态学、生理生化和16S rDNA序列分析初步鉴定该菌株为解角质素微杆菌。通过单因素优化和正交试验优化,得出最优发酵条件。在单因素优化基础上,利用正交试验优化获得菌株MCDA02最优发酵条件为发酵温度25℃,培养基起始p H7.0,装液量50 m L/250 m L,几丁质3%,发酵时间48 h。在此发酵条件下,菌株MCDA02发酵水平达到158.47 U/m L,是优化前的3.2倍。试验结果为菌株MCDA02几丁质脱乙酰酶的进一步研究奠定基础。     

高产壳聚糖酶菌株的筛选及分类鉴定

目的：筛选一株高产壳聚糖酶的菌株。方法：通过形态学、生理生化及16S rDNA序列测定,对菌株进行分类鉴定。在培养基中以壳聚糖为唯一碳源,对长白山天池边的土样进行筛选。结果：获得一株产壳聚糖酶活力较高的菌株,最大酶活力达0．325U／ml。结论：经16S rDNA序列比对,该菌株与Beta proteobacterium的同源性高达99％。结合《伯杰细菌鉴定手册》（第九版）,将该菌株鉴定为Beta proteobacterium属的一个种,定名为Beta proteobacterium sp．T1。     

一株Sanguibacter sp.C4产几丁质酶基因的克隆与表达

Chi58是Sanguibacter sp．strain C4产生的一种胞外几丁质酶。通过chiA的特异性PCR引物探测到菌株C4中存在几丁质酶,并将扩增到的几丁质酶基因片段（chiA-F）克隆、测序后,提交GenBank数据库进行同源性搜索。对从GenBank中获得的高同源性序列进行比对,并根据保守区域设计2对PCR引物进行嵌套PCR,扩增出Chi58基因的开放阅读框（ORF）。测序结果表明该酶的ORF由1692个核苷酸组成,编码563个氨基酸,在N端有23个氨基酸的信号肽,其成熟蛋白的分子量应为58．544kDa。对其推导氨基酸的序列分析表明Chi58与沙雷氏菌的几丁质酶（如徂）有高度同源性（88．9％-99．6％）,其结构主要包括信号肽序列、PKD结构域和18家族糖苷水解酶结构域。将该基因克隆到pET32a（＋）载体构建重组质粒pChi58,转入大肠杆菌BL-21（DE3）进行融合表达。经IPTG诱导后,可见分子量约81．1kDa的融合蛋白的表达。     

人致肺纤维化相关因子的克隆和生物信息学分析

几丁质酶是自然界广泛存在的一类降解几丁质的水解酶类,但是直至近些年才在哺乳动物体内发现存在有几丁质酶样蛋白.早年曾于矽肺大鼠中纯化出矽诱导的支气管肺泡灌洗蛋白iSBLP58,体外具有促进人胚肺成纤维细胞2BS增殖的作用,N端测序显示与哺乳动物几丁质酶蛋白家族成员具有高度同源性.生物信息学分析表明,来源于人的结肠、肾和胃的几个表达序列标签(EST)克隆和大鼠的这一蛋白质序列匹配.随后成功地从人肾RNA样品中克隆到一组cDNA,其序列及相应的氨基酸序列彼此高度相似,并与GenBank中的几个人几丁质酶蛋白高度相似.和人基因组序列比较,揭示这些分子可能来自于同一基因,为可变剪切的产物.     

棉铃虫单核衣壳核多角体病毒几丁质酶基因的克隆与表达

根据棉铃虫单核衣壳核多角体病毒(HaSNPV)几丁质酶基因的序列,设计引物,引入适当的酶切位点,利用PCR扩增出不含N末端信号肽以及C末端内质网定位肽的几丁质酶基因片段.将该基因片断克隆至原核表达载体pProEXHTb,经IPTG诱导,在大肠杆菌DH5α中获得了高效表达,表达产物的大小为60kD,含量占菌体总蛋白量的40%.利用来源于AcMNPV 几丁质酶的抗体对表达蛋白进行检测,获得特异性的显色信号,证实所获原核表达产物与杆状病毒的几丁质酶具有同源性.     

香蕉内生克雷伯氏菌KKWB-5强启动子片段的分离及鉴定

目的:旨在获得香蕉内生克雷伯氏菌KKWB-5的强启动子片段,以应用于香蕉内生工程菌的构建。方法: 利用以kan^r基因为报告基因的启动子探针载体pUCK在大肠杆菌Top10中克隆KKWB-5基因组DNA 的启动子片段;将筛选到的高抗Kan的质粒导入KKWB-5,分别于LB和香蕉杆浸汁培养基(BSM)平板上检测它们的抗Kan水平;选择在BSM上抗Kan水平最高的片段15,检测该片段的基因间隔区15P的启动子活性,最后以gfp为报告基因来验证片段15P的启动子活性。结果:有7个抗Kan 水平在2500μg/ml以上的Top10转化子;这7个质粒在导入KKWB-5后,它们在LB平板上的抗Kan 水平有不同程度的增加,但在BSM培养基上则大为减弱;片段15P具有启动kan^r 基因的活性,且与原片段15的抗Kan 水平相同;重组质粒pUCK-6-15Pgfp,以Top10和KKWB-5为宿主菌,在LB培养基上培养时,在荧光显微镜下均能发出绿色荧光;以KKWB-5为宿主菌,在BSM培养基上培养时,在荧光显微镜下也能发出绿色荧光。 结论:片段15不仅在Top10中具有较强的启动子活性,而且在其供体菌KKWB-5中具有更强的启动子活性,其基因间隔区15P为主要的启动子区域,在BSM培养基上也具有较好的启动子活性,该启动子片段15P可以应用于KKWB-5内生工程菌的构建。     

Molecular cloning and expression of the gene encoding family 19 chitinase from Streptomyces sp. J-13-3

The gene encoding chitinase from Streptomyces sp. (strain J-13-3) was cloned and its nucleotide structure was analyzed. The chitinase consisted of 298 amino acids containing a signal peptides (29 amino acids) and a mature protein (269 amino acids), and had calculated molecular mass of 31,081 Da. The calculated molecular mass (28,229 Da) of the mature protein was almost same as that of the native chitinase determined by matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometer. Comparison of the encoded amino acid sequences with those of other chitinases showed that J-13-3 chitinase was a member of the glycosyl-hydrolase family 19 chitinases and the mature protein had a chitin binding domain (65 amino acids) containing AKWWTQ motif and a catalytic domain (204 amino acids). The J-13-3 strain had a single chitinase gene. The chitinase (298 amino acids) with C-terminal His tag was overexpressed in Escherichia coli BL21(DE3) cells. The recombinant chitinase purified from the cell extract had identical N-terminal amino acid sequence of the mature protein in spite of confirmation of the nucleotide sequence, suggesting that the signal peptide sequence is successfully cut off at the predicted site by signal peptidase from E. coli and will be a useful genetic tool in protein engineering for production of soluble recombinant protein. The optimum temperature and pH ranges of the purified chitinase were at 35-40 degrees C and 5.5-6.0, respectively. The purified chitinase hydrolyzed colloidal chitin and trimer to hexamer of N-acetylglucosamine and also inhibited the hyphal extension of Tricoderma reesei.     

Chitinase system of Bacillus circulans WL-12 and importance of chitinase A1 in chitin degradation.

Bacillus circulans WL-12, isolated as a yeast cell wall-lytic bacterium, secretes a variety of polysaccharide-degrading enzymes into culture medium. When chitinases of the bacterium were induced with chitin, six distinct chitinase molecules were detected in the culture supernatant. These chitinases (A1, A2, B1, B2, C, and D) showed the following distinct sizes and isoelectric points: Mr 74,000, pI 4.7 (A1); Mr 69,000, pI 4.5 (A2); Mr 38,000, pI 6.6 (B1); Mr 38,000, pI 5.9 (B2); Mr 39,000, pI 8.5 (C); and Mr 52,000, pI 5.2 (D). Among these chitinases, A1 and A2 had the highest colloidal-chitin-hydrolyzing activities. Chitinase A1 showed a strong affinity to insoluble substrate chitin. Purified chitinase A1 released predominantly chitobiose [(GlcNAc)2] and a trace amount of N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) from colloidal chitin. N-terminal amino acid sequence analysis of chitinases A1 and A2 indicated that chitinase A2 was generated from chitinase A1, presumably by proteolytic removal of a C-terminal portion of chitinase A1. Since chitinase A2 did not have the ability to bind to chitin, the importance of the C-terminal region of chitinase A1 to the strong affinity of chitinase A1 to substrate chitin was suggested. Strong affinity of the chitinase seemed to be required for complete degradation of insoluble substrate chitin. From these results, it was concluded that chitinase A1 is the key enzyme in the chitinase system of this bacterium.     

Molecular cloning and characterization of 58 kDa chitinase gene fromSerratia marcescens KCTC 2172

A chitinase gene (pCHi58) encoding a 58 kDa chitinase was isolated from theSerratia marcescens KCTC 2172 cosmid library. The chitinase gene consisted of a 1686 bp open reading frame that encoded 562 amino acids.Escherichia coil harboring the pChi58 gene secreted a 58 kDa chitinase into the culture supernatant. The 58 kDa chitinase was purified using a chitin affinity column and mono-S column. A nucleotide andN-terminal amino acid sequence analysis showed that the 58 kDa chitinase had a leader peptide consisting of 23 amino acids which was cleaved prior to the 24th alanine. The 58 KDa chitinase exhibited a 98% similarity to that ofS. marcescens QMB 1466 in its nuclotide sequence. The chitinolytic patterns of the 58 kDa chitinase released N,N′-diacetyl chitobiose (NAG2) as the major hydrolysis end-product with a trace amount ofN-acetylglucosamine. When a 4-methylumbellyferyl-N-acetylglucosamin monomer, dimmer, and tetramer were used as substrates, the 58 kDa chitinase did not digest the 4-Mu-NAG monomer (analogue of NAG₂), thereby indicating that the 58 kDa chitinase was likely an endochitinase. The optimum reaction temperature and pH of the enzyme were 50°C and 5.0, respectively.     

A constitutively expressed 36 kDa exochitinase from Bacillus thuringiensis HD-1

A 36 kDa chitinase was purified by ion exchange and gel filtration chromatography from the culture supernatant of Bacillus thuringiensis HD-1. The chitinase production was independent of the presence of chitin in the growth medium and was produced even in the presence of glucose. The purified chitinase was active at acidic pH, had an optimal activity at pH 6.5, and showed maximum activity at 65 degrees C. Of the various substrates, the enzyme catalyzed the hydrolysis of the disaccharide 4-MU(GlnAc)(2) most efficiently and was therefore classified as an exochitinase. The sequence of the tryptic peptides showed extensive homology with Bacillus cereus 36 kDa exochitinase. The 1083 bp open reading frame encoding 36 kDa chitinase was amplified with primers based on the gene sequence of B. cereus 36 kDa exochitinase. The deduced amino-acid sequence showed that the protein contained an N-terminal signal peptide and consisted of a single catalytic domain. The two conserved signature sequences characteristic of family 18 chitinases were mapped at positions 105-109 and 138-145 of Chi36. The recombinant chitinase was expressed in a catalytically active form in Escherichia coli in the vector pQE-32. The expressed 36 kDa chitinase potentiated the insecticidal effect of the vegetative insecticidal protein (Vip) when used against neonate larvae of Spodoptera litura.     

信号肽及化学通透剂对环糊精葡萄糖基转移酶胞外分泌的影响

【目的】研究不同的信号肽和化学通透剂对重组环糊精葡萄糖基转移酶(CGTase)胞外分泌的影响,提高CGTase的胞外分泌量。【方法】扩增地芽孢杆菌CHB1(Geobacillus sp.CHB1)的CGTase基因,构建带有地芽孢杆菌CHB1自身信号肽、Omp A、Pel B信号肽和不带信号肽的4种重组质粒;比较4种重组质粒对重组CGTase胞外分泌的影响,筛选最优的信号肽;考察甘氨酸、Triton X-100、SDS和Tween 80四种化学通透剂对重组CGTase胞外分泌的影响,确定最佳的化学通透剂及其浓度。【结果】Omp A信号肽介导的分泌效果最好,胞外酶活达到7.44 U/m L,分别是Pel B、CHB1信号肽的2.04倍和11.27倍,不带信号肽的重组质粒菌胞外检测不到酶活;携带Omp A信号肽的重组质粒菌发酵48 h,同时添加浓度为0.6%的甘氨酸和0.3%的Triton X-100,胞外酶活达最大到14.27 U/m L;SDS和Tween 80对该酶的胞外分泌具有明显的抑制作用。【结论】Omp A信号肽的介导效果最佳,同时添加浓度为0.6%和0.3%的甘氨酸和Triton X-100可以有效促进胞外分泌,为该重组酶的高效胞外分泌提供了一种有效的方法。     

Cloning, expression, and characterization of a chitinase gene from the Antarctic psychrotolerant bacterium Vibrio sp. strain Fi:7

A marine psychrotolerant bacterium from the Antarctic Ocean showing high chitinolytic activity on chitin agar at 5 degrees C was isolated. The sequencing of the 16S rRNA indicates taxonomic affiliation of the isolate Fi:7 to the genus Vibrio. By chitinase activity screening of a genomic DNA library of Vibrio sp. strain Fi:7 in Escherichia coli, three chitinolytic clones could be isolated. Sequencing revealed, for two of these clones, the same open reading frame of 2,189 nt corresponding to a protein of 79.4 kDa. The deduced amino acid sequence of the open reading frame showed homology of 82% to the chitinase ChiA from Vibrio harveyi. The chitinase of isolate Fi:7 contains a signal peptide of 26 amino acids. Sequence alignment with known chitinases showed that the enzyme has a chitin-binding domain and a catalytic domain typical of other bacterial chitinases. The chitinase ChiA of isolate Fi:7 was overexpressed in E. coli BL21(DE3) and purified by anion-exchange and hydrophobic interaction chromatography. Maximal enzymatic activity was observed at a temperature of 35 degrees C and pH 8. Activity of the chitinase at 5 degrees C was 40% of that observed at 35 degrees C. Among the main cations contained in seawater, i.e., Na+, K+, Ca2+, and Mg2+, the enzymatic activity of ChiA could be enhanced twofold by the addition of Ca2+.     

Glycogen in Methanolobus and Methanococcus

Abstract Ultraviolet light and nitrosoguanidine were used to mutagenize a red pigmented culture of Serratia marcescens , strain EB415, which produced chitinase. After mutagenesis, a stable, non-pigmented mutant designated BL40 was isolated which produced larger colonies and zones of clearing on solid medium containing colloidal chitin.
In liquid medium with colloidal chitin as the sole carbon source both strains grew similarly but BL40 produced 160 units/ml of chitinase compared with 60 units/ml for EB 415, an increase of 167%. When chitin concentration was increased in the medium, chitinase production also increased. Chitinase appeared to be extracellular, since the supernatant from washed, sonicated cells for both strains showed no detectable amount of chitinolytic activity.     

A metalloprotease (MprIII) involved in the chitinolytic system of a marine bacterium,Alteromonas sp. strain O-7

Alteromonas sp. strain O-7 secretes several proteins in addition to chitinolytic enzymes in response to chitin induction. In this paper, we report that one of these proteins, designated MprIII, is a metalloprotease involved in the chitin degradation system of the strain. The gene encoding MprIII was cloned in Escherichia coli. The open reading frame of mprIII encoded a protein of 1,225 amino acids with a calculated molecular mass of 137,016 Da. Analysis of the deduced amino acid sequence of MprIII revealed that the enzyme consisted of four domains: the signal sequence, the N-terminal proregion, the protease region, and the C-terminal extension. The C-terminal extension (PkdDf) was characterized by four polycystic kidney disease domains and two domains of unknown function. Western and real-time quantitative PCR analyses demonstrated that mprIII was induced in the presence of insoluble polysaccharides, such as chitin and cellulose. Native MprIII was purified to homogeneity from the culture supernatant of Alteromonas sp. strain O-7 and characterized. The molecular mass of mature MprIII was estimated by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis to be 115 kDa. The optimum pH and temperature of MprIII were 7.5 and 50 degrees C, respectively, when gelatin was used as a substrate. Pretreatment of native chitin with MprIII significantly promoted chitinase activity. Furthermore, the combination of MprIII and a novel chitin-binding protease (AprIV) remarkably promoted the chitin hydrolysis efficiency of chitinase.     

Isolation of a strong promoter fragment from endophytic Enterobacter cloacae and verification of its promoter activity when its host strain colonizes banana plants

To engineer endophytic Enterobacter cloacae as a biocontrol agent against banana fusarium wilt, a promoter-probe plasmid pUCK was constructed to identify a strong promoter to express disease resistance genes. Using a kanamycin resistance gene for selection, 10 fragments with strong promoter activity were identified from the genome of the E. cloacae KKWB-10 strain. The regions of these 10 fragments that were the primary contributors to the promoter function were identified, and their promoter activities were further evaluated using green fluorescent protein (GFP) as a reporter gene. Fragment 132a″ drove the highest level of GFP activity when the bacteria bearing the fragments were cultured in Luria–Bertani and banana stem extract media. The GFP-expressing strain harboring fragment 132a″ (K-pUCK7-132a″-GT) was then inoculated into banana plantlets (about 1 × 10⁷ CFU per plant) to verify the activity of fragment 132a″ in planta. Ten days after inoculation, tissue sections of these banana plantlets were observed by laser confocal scanning microscope. Green fluorescence was observed in the tissues of banana plantlets inoculated with K-pUCK7-132a″-GT but not in uninoculated controls. These results suggest that fragment 132a″ possesses strong promoter activity when its host strain colonizes the banana plants and can be used to engineer endophytic E. cloacae KKWB-10 for biocontrol.