罗汉果几丁质酶基因家族的生物信息学分析

几丁质酶是一类在植物抵抗病原真菌等过程中具有重要作用的蛋白质,为探讨几丁质酶在罗汉果抗根结线虫病中的调控作用,本研究基于南方根结线虫侵染下的罗汉果幼苗根系的转录组测序结果,采用生物信息学技术对筛选到的15个罗汉果几丁质酶基因进行分析。结果表明,15个罗汉果几丁质相关蛋白基因编码的氨基酸序列其N段均有一段信号肽,亚细胞定位在胞外;分子量从27 kDa到37 KDa不等;多数为酸性蛋白。基于氨基酸保守结构域和系统发育关系分析,15个罗汉果几丁质酶分属于GH18和GH19两大家族中的3个组别(Ⅰ、Ⅲ和Ⅳ)的成员,GH18家族成员三级结构预测具有典型的(α/β)_8桶状结构,而GH19家族成员三级结构预测只有α螺旋结构域。这些分析结果可为今后深入研究罗汉果几丁质酶的生物学功能和调控机制提供一定的理论依据,为罗汉果抗根结线虫病育种提供参考。     

生物质多糖的高效降解与降解酶（系）的精确定制

自然界中多糖类生物质资源十分丰富,然而其复杂的抗降解屏障限制了生物转化的进程.近年来,随着生物质多糖结构的快速解析以及大量多糖降解酶的鉴定研究,针对不同底物结构或产物需求,仿制高效微生物多糖代谢途径,精确定制多糖降解酶系,促进生物质高效转化已成为可能.本文分析中性多糖(纤维素和木聚糖)、碱性多糖(几丁质和壳聚糖)以及酸性多糖(褐藻胶)的精细结构组成与基团性质,总结3类多糖主要降解酶的活性架构特征及其底物精确结合模式.文章还阐述蛋白质工程设计与定制策略,针对酶分子不同功能区的分析,可为酶分子的功能快速设计与改造提供靶点,以获得适宜于工业应用的高效酶分子,此外,根据微生物胞外降解酶系的降解次序与协同关系,可基于应用需求精确定制复杂多糖降解酶系,实现生物质的高效与高值降解转化.     

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。     

粘质沙雷氏菌几丁质酶基因的研究进展

几丁质酶具有降解几丁质的作用,其降解产物氨基寡糖和几丁低聚糖在农业、食品、医药等领域具有重要的应用价值和广泛的应用前景。自然界中多种微生物可以产生几丁质酶,而其在细菌体内的合成受精密调控。粘质沙雷氏菌作为一种高产几丁质酶的菌种,在农业生防领域具有很大的应用潜力。本综述从粘质沙雷氏菌几丁质酶基因的分类和结构特征、几丁质酶基因克隆、表达和调控以及几丁质酶的应用等方面论述了粘质沙雷氏菌几丁质酶基因的研究进展,为粘质沙雷氏菌几丁质酶基因和功能蛋白的利用提供理论基础。     

降解木质纤维素放线菌的功能组学分析及工业应用前景

放线菌是一种高GC含量的革兰氏阳性细菌,在陆生、高温的木质纤维素降解生境中占据十分重要的地位.降解木质纤维素菌株的功能基因组分析发现降解纤维素的酶种类和数目相对较多,而降解半纤维素以及果胶成分的酶相对真菌较少.其中,降解纤维素的酶类主要以GH6家族外切酶为主,部分含有GH9和GH48家族的纤维素酶,基因组中还含有AA10家族的多糖裂解氧化酶,因此放线菌可通过持续性水解与氧化双重机制高效降解结晶纤维素.放线菌可通过双精氨酸转运系统快速将已正确折叠的降解酶类分泌至胞外,这些酶分子常具有多个功能结构域,具有耐高温、耐碱性以及高活力等特征.放线菌在木质纤维素降解及次级代谢产物等方面的特点与优势使得其具有巨大的工业应用前景.     

棘孢木霉糖苷水解酶3基因家族的生物信息学及表达模式分析

【背景】糖苷水解酶(glycoside hydrolase, GH) 3基因家族成员主要编码胞外β-葡萄糖苷酶,是纤维素降解中的关键酶。【目的】鉴定棘孢木霉GH3基因家族成员,探究其在纤维素降解过程中转录水平的表达模式。【方法】通过生物信息学方法对棘孢木霉GH3基因家族成员进行鉴定,对其基因结构、系统进化、蛋白理化性质、亚细胞定位及蛋白质三级结构进行分析,并采用荧光定量PCR技术对纤维素诱导下转录水平的表达模式进行综合分析。【结果】棘孢木霉基因组共鉴定到16个GH3基因家族成员,含有1-8个外显子,编码蛋白质长度为533-934个氨基酸,分子量为57.82-101.91 kDa,大多数为胞外蛋白。系统发育表明,该基因家族成员可分为4组,与里氏木霉的相似性较高。基因表达模式分析表明,纤维素诱导下,16个GH3基因均有表达,但不同成员在转录水平的表达存在差异。其中,1个基因呈组成型表达,2个基因表达下调,13个基因表达上调。棘孢木霉的胞外β-葡萄糖苷酶活力在纤维素诱导下明显提升,与GH3基因家族成员在转录水平的整体表达模式相一致。【结论】棘孢木霉基因组共包含16个GH3基因家族成员,而且多...     

细菌几丁质酶基因的表达调控

几丁质酶可以降解几丁质,广泛存在于各类微生物中。几丁质的降解产物几丁寡糖在医药、食品及农业生防领域有很重要的应用价值及广泛的应用前景。细菌在利用几丁质时,需要先分泌几丁质酶,将几丁质降解成几丁寡糖或单体,再通过特异的转运系统送进细胞而被利用。胞内的几丁质降解产物作为特定的信号分子,可以激活或阻遏相应chi基因的转录,从而影响细菌几丁质酶的合成。在各种调节蛋白及应答元件的参与下,细菌几丁质酶的合成受到精密的控制。文章以链霉菌和大肠杆菌为代表综述了细菌在转运系统和基因表达两个层面上控制几丁质酶合成的最新研究进展。     

黄杆菌菌株RC2-3基因组生物信息学分析及高效降解岩藻多糖功能基因的挖掘

以从海带中筛选获得的一株具有降解岩藻多糖能力的黄杆菌菌株RC2-3为研究对象，该菌株产的岩藻多糖酶可以高效降解不同来源的岩藻多糖。为进一步探究菌株RC2-3降解岩藻多糖的机制，推动岩藻寡糖的酶法生产，采用Illumina测序技术对菌株RC2-3进行基因组测序、基因功能注释和碳水化合物活性酶注释以及岩藻多糖降解相关基因的生物信息学分析。结果表明，黄杆菌菌株RC2-3基因组全长3 414 532 bp,共编码2 967个基因，GC含量为30.92%。经碳水化合物活性酶数据库注释获得213个基因，与岩藻多糖降解有关的包括7个岩藻糖结合结构域的基因；2个β-D-岩藻糖苷酶(EC 3.2.1.38)基因；2个属于GH141家族的α-L-岩藻糖苷酶(EC 3.2.1.51)基因；12个属于GH29家族的α-1, 3/1, 4-L-岩藻糖苷酶(EC 3.2.1.111)基因；9个属于GH95家族的α-1, 2-L-岩藻糖苷酶(EC 3.2.1.63)基因。此外，通过与已报道的蛋白序列比对发现，岩藻多糖酶基因RC2.3＿GM001247编码的蛋白序列与FunA蛋白序列同源性达到70.98%,岩藻多糖酶...     

几丁质酶的三级结构和催化机制

几丁质酶广泛存在于各种生物中 ,包括含有其底物 (几丁质 )的真菌、昆虫等生物中 ,也存在于不含几丁质的植物中。因而它在各种生物中有不同的作用。细菌产生几丁质酶可以分解几丁质物质而获得营养 ;真菌中几丁质酶在其细胞分裂和形态建成等方面发挥着作用 ;昆虫等节肢动物中几丁质酶在它们的蜕皮等生长发育中起着重要作用 ;植物以及高等动物的几丁质酶可能主要在于防御病原物的侵染。近来 ,由于几丁质酶在抗真菌中的作用而备受关注。几丁质酶根据其氨基酸序列的同源性被分成 1 8和 1 9两个家族。1 8家族广泛存在于各种生物中 ,而 1 9家族大…     

几丁质酶基因及其应用新进展

几丁质酶能降解真菌和昆虫细胞壁的主要成分几丁质而在生物防御中具有重要的作用。近年来随着重组DNA技术的进一步发展和对几丁质酶基因表达与调控机理研究的进一步深入,将几丁质酶基因导入植物增强其抗真菌能力方面的研究取得了较大进展,促进了几丁质酶的产业化应用。     

The non-catalytic chitin-binding protein CBP21 from Serratia marcescens is essential for chitin degradation

The Gram-negative soil bacterium Serratia marcescens uses three different family 18 chitinases to degrade chitin, an abundant insoluble carbohydrate polymer composed of beta(1,4)-linked units of N-acetylglucosamine. We show that efficient chitin degradation additionally depends on the action of a small non-catalytic protein, CBP21, which binds to the insoluble crystalline substrate, leading to structural changes in the substrate and increased substrate accessibility. CBP21 strongly promoted hydrolysis of crystalline beta-chitin by chitinases A and C, while it was essential for full degradation by chitinase B. CBP21 variants with single mutations on the largely polar binding surface lost their ability to promote chitin degradation, while retaining considerable affinity for the polymer. Thus, binding alone is not sufficient for CBP21 functionality, which seems to depend on specific, mostly polar interactions between the protein and crystalline chitin. This is the first time a secreted binding protein is shown to assist in the enzymatic degradation of an insoluble carbohydrate via non-hydrolytic disruption of the substrate. Interestingly, homologues of CBP21 occur in most chitin-degrading microorganisms, suggesting a general mechanism by which chitin-binding proteins enhance chitinolytic activity. Homologues also occur in chitinase-containing insect viruses, whose infectiousness is known to depend on chitinase efficiency.     

Myco-chitinases as versatile biocatalysts for translation of coastal residual resources to eco-competent chito-bioactives

Chitinases (EC 3.2.1.14) are the glycoside hydrolases (GH) that catalyse the cleavage of β-(1,4) glycosidic linkages of chitin, which is a key element of fungal cell wall and insect's exoskeletons. Fungi have been considered as an excellent source for the production of extracellular chitinases, which could further be employed for chitin degradation to generate a range of bioactive chito-derivatives, i.e., oligosaccharides and glucosamine. Moreover, chitinases have diverse roles in various physiological functions, i.e., autolysis, cell wall remodeling, mycoparasitism and biocontrol. The advent of technology led to the sequencing of several fungal genomes and enabled the manipulation of novel effective chitinase genes to investigate their mechanistic and structural insights to decode the variabilities in chitin degradation. Further, the comprehensible understanding of attributes including substrate-binding sites and catalytic domains could give an insight into chitin catabolism for value-added products development. The review summarized various aspects of fungal chitinases viz. structure, mechanism, classification, properties, functions and application in the present precis. The study has also underlined the recent research related to the framework of substrate-binding clefts in fungal chitinases and its correlation with the hydrolytic and transglycosylation (TG) activity for the production of oligosaccharides with variable degrees of polymerization.     

Crystal structure and enzymatic properties of a bacterial family 19 chitinase reveal differences from plant enzymes

We describe the cloning, overexpression, purification, characterization and crystal structure of chitinase G, a single-domain family 19 chitinase from the Gram-positive bacterium Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2). Although chitinase G was not capable of releasing 4-methylumbelliferyl from artificial chitooligosaccharide substrates, it was capable of degrading longer chitooligosaccharides at rates similar to those observed for other chitinases. The enzyme was also capable of degrading a colored colloidal chitin substrate (carboxymethyl-chitin-remazol-brilliant violet) and a small, presumably amorphous, subfraction of alpha-chitin and beta-chitin, but was not capable of degrading crystalline chitin completely. The crystal structures of chitinase G and a related Streptomyces chitinase, chitinase C [Kezuka Y, Ohishi M, Itoh Y, Watanabe J, Mitsutomi M, Watanabe T & Nonaka T (2006) J Mol Biol358, 472-484], showed that these bacterial family 19 chitinases lack several loops that extend the substrate-binding grooves in family 19 chitinases from plants. In accordance with these structural features, detailed analysis of the degradation of chitooligosaccharides by chitinase G showed that the enzyme has only four subsites (- 2 to + 2), as opposed to six (- 3 to + 3) for plant enzymes. The most prominent structural difference leading to reduced size of the substrate-binding groove is the deletion of a 13-residue loop between the two putatively catalytic glutamates. The importance of these two residues for catalysis was confirmed by a site-directed mutagenesis study.     

Characterization of the First Fungal Glycosyl Hydrolase Family 19 Chitinase (NbchiA) from Nosema bombycis (Nb)

Chitinases (EC 3.2.1.14), as one kind of glycosyl hydrolase, hydrolyze the β‐(1,4) linkages of chitin. According to the sequence similarity, chitinases can be divided into glycoside hydrolase family 18 and family 19. Here, a chitinase from Nosema bombycis (NbchiA) was cloned and purified by metal affinity chromatography and molecular exclusion chromatography. Sequence analysis indicated that NbchiA belongs to glycoside hydrolase family 19 class IV chitinase. The optimal pH and temperature of NbchiA are 7.0 and 40 °C, respectively. This purified chitinase showed high activity toward soluble substrates such as ethylene glycol chitin and soluble chitosan. The degradation of chitin oligosaccharides (GlcNAc)_2–5 detected by high‐performance liquid chromatography showed that NbchiA hydrolyzed mainly the second glycosidic linkage from the reducing end of (GlcNAc)_3‐5. On the basis of structure‐based multiple‐sequence alignment, Glu51 and Glu60 are believed to be the key catalytic residues. The site‐directed mutation analysis revealed that the enzymatic activity was decreased upon mutation of Glu60, whereas mutation of Glu51 totally abolished the enzymatic activity. This is the first report of a GH19 chitinase in fungi and in Microsporidia.     

微生物几丁质酶研究进展

微生物几丁质酶不仅在生物降解几丁质方面起着重要作用,而且可通过水解病原真菌的细胞壁而有效地抑制其生长。到目前为止,人们已经分离和克隆出了大量的微生物几丁质酶及其基因。尽管这些几丁质酶各不相同,但它们却具有类同的蛋白质结构域:信号肽、催化结构域和几丁质结合结构域等。本文着重介绍几丁质酶的结构和分子特征、表达和调控机理,并且分析了该酶的应用前景。     

Comparison of chitinase isozymes from yam tuber--enzymatic factor controlling the lytic activity of chitinases

To evaluate the anti-pathogen activity of chitinases, we developed a new method for measuring the lytic activity, and investigated the correlation of the lytic activity with the enzymatic properties by using four chitinase isozymes, Chitinases E, F, H1 and G, which had been purified from yam tubers by column chromatography. Chitinases E, F and H1 had high lytic activity against the plant pathogen, Fusarium oxysporum, but Chitinase G did not. Chitinase E, which is the family 19 chitinase, was similar to Chitinases F and G in its antigenecity, but not to Chitinase H1 or H2. Chitinases H1 and H2 were recognized by the anti-Bombyx mori chitinase antibody, suggesting that Chitinases H1 and H2 are family 18 chitinases like B. mori chitinases. Chitinases E, F and H1 had two optimum pH ranges of 3-4 and 7.5-9 toward glycolchitin, but Chitinase G had only one optimum pH value of 5. Chitinases E, F and H1 had higher affinity to the polymer substrate, glycolchitin, than Chitinase G. These results suggest that the lytic activity of plant chitinases may be related to the chitin affinity and probably to the characteristic optimum pH value, or two values, but not related to its classification. The correlation of the lytic activity of a chitinase isozyme with its elicitor specificity is also discussed.     

Molecular detection of bacterial and streptomycete chitinases in the environment

Sets of PCR primers were designed to amplify bacterial chitinases at different levels of specificity. The bacterial chitinase group primers were successful in targeting enzymes classified within the group A glycosyl hydrolases of family 18. The widespread occurrence of group A bacterial chitinases in actinomycetes was demonstrated. Streptomycete chitinase specific primers were designed and a collection of type strains of species changed in the genes Streptomyces were screened and shown to have at least one and usually multiple chitinase genes. The presence of the gene for the chitin binding protein was also demonstrated within the streptomycete type strains. These data indicate that streptomycetes are well equipped to degrade chitin. The detection of group A chitinases in total community DNA is described and a sandy soil shown to contain more than 10 different genes using DGGE to indicate genetic diversity.     

Isolation and characterization of thermostable chitinases from Bacillus licheniformis X-7u

Four kinds of thermostable chitinase were isolated from the cell-free culture broth of Bacillus licheniformis X-7u by successive column chromatographies on Butyl-Toyopearl, Q-Sepharose, and Sephacryl S-200. We named the enzymes chitinases I(89 kDa), II(76 kDa), III(66 kDa) and IV(59 kDa). Chitinases II, III and IV possessed extremely high optimum temperatures (70-80 degrees C), showing remarkable heat stability. Chitinases II, III and IV produced (GlcNAc)2 and GlcNAc from colloidal chitin and chitinase I predominantly produced (GlcNAc)2. The action pattern of chitinase I on PN-(GlcNAc)4 also showed a stronger propensity to cleave off the (GlcNAc)2 unit from the non-reducing end than the other three chitinases. Chitinases II, III and IV catalyzed a transglycosylation reaction that converted (GlcNAc)4 into (GlcNAc)6.     

Diversification of Fungal Chitinases and Their Functional Differentiation in Histoplasma capsulatum

Chitinases enzymatically hydrolyze chitin, a highly abundant and utilized polymer of N-acetyl-glucosamine. Fungi are a rich source of chitinases; however, the phylogenetic and functional diversity of fungal chitinases are not well understood. We surveyed fungal chitinases from 373 publicly available genomes, characterized domain architecture, and conducted phylogenetic analyses of the glycoside hydrolase (GH18) domain. This large-scale analysis does not support the previous division of fungal chitinases into three major clades (A, B, C) as chitinases previously assigned to the “C” clade are not resolved as distinct from the “A” clade. Fungal chitinase diversity was partly shaped by horizontal gene transfer, and at least one clade of bacterial origin occurs among chitinases previously assigned to the “B” clade. Furthermore, chitin-binding domains (including the LysM domain) do not define specific clades, but instead are found more broadly across clades of chitinases. To gain insight into biological function diversity, we characterized all eight chitinases (Cts) from the thermally dimorphic fungus, Histoplasma capsulatum: six A clade, one B clade, and one formerly classified C clade chitinases. Expression analyses showed variable induction of chitinase genes in the presence of chitin but preferential expression of CTS3 in the mycelial stage. Activity assays demonstrated that Cts1 (B-I), Cts2 (A-V), Cts3 (A-V), Cts4 (A-V) have endochitinase activities with varying degrees of chitobiosidase function. Cts6 (C-I) has activity consistent with N-acetyl-glucosaminidase exochitinase function and Cts8 (A-II) has chitobiase activity. These results suggest chitinase activity is variable even within subclades and that predictions of functionality require more sophisticated models.