马克斯克鲁维酵母羰基还原酶基因的克隆与表达

【目的】研究羰基还原酶基因的克隆、表达及其在不对称生物催化中的应用。【方法】对羰基还原酶氨基酸序列进行BLAST推导出核苷酸序列,设计引物,以马克斯克鲁维酵母(Kluyveromyce marxianus)CGMCC 2.1977全基因组为模板,通过PCR扩增目的片段,与载体pET-28a连接,转化大肠杆菌获得重组菌BL21(DE3)-(pET28a-cMCR)和Rosetta(DE3)-(pET28a-cMCR)。【结果】扩增的序列与已报道的mer序列有100%同源性,全长1 038 bp,共编码345个氨基酸。目的蛋白在Rosetta(DE3)-(pET28a-cMCR)得到了高效表达,大小为42 kD。该酶最适反应温度为40°C,最适反应pH是8,热稳定性与pH稳定性较差。Ca2+对酶活具有明显的激活作用,且浓度为0.5 mmol/L时效果最好。重组菌可还原4-氯乙酰乙酸乙酯(COBE)为(S)-4-氯-3-羟基丁酸乙酯[(S)-CHBE],光学纯度为100%,转化率为81.0%。重组菌在制备度洛西汀关键中间体(S)-氮,氮-二甲基-3-羟基-(2-噻吩)-l-丙胺[(S)-DHTP]中也得到初步应用。【结论】从菌株马克斯克鲁维酵母(Kluyveromyce marxianus)CGMCC 2.1977中克隆获得了羰基还原酶基因,在大肠杆菌中成功表达,并可应用于不对称还原。     

马克斯克鲁维酵母的木糖和阿拉伯糖发酵

马克斯克鲁维酵母作为非常规酵母在燃料乙醇发酵中受到人们越来越多的关注。马克斯克鲁维具有天然的发酵戊糖的能力,但不同菌株的发酵能力存在较大差异。本研究比较了3株马克斯克鲁维菌株Kluyveromyces marxianus 9009/1911/1727(K.m 9009/1911/1727)在不同温度下的木糖和阿拉伯糖的发酵性能差异,结果发现不同发酵温度下,3株菌在耗糖速率、糖醇产率均表现出了显著的差异。菌株K.m 9009和K.m 1727在40℃下的发酵性能均优于30℃,这充分体现了马克斯克鲁维酵母的高温发酵优势。针对发酵差异,采用PCR方法获得3个不同菌株的戊糖代谢途径中的5种关键代谢酶(XR、XDH、XK、AR和LAD)的基因序列,并利用Clustalx 2.1进行了序列比对。结果显示3株菌的相关基因与文献中报道的1株克鲁维酵母的相应关键酶氨基酸编码序列相似性达98%以上,并且差异的氨基酸不在酶的关键位点处。在此基础上,通过Real-time实验,对木糖发酵差异最为明显的K.m 1727和K.m 1911的木糖代谢过程4个关键酶(XR、XDH、XK和ADH)的基因表达量进行测定,其结果显示对于耐热菌株K.m 1727,XDH和XK基因表达量低是导致木糖代谢过程中木糖醇积累、乙醇产量低的主要原因。最后,将所测得的马克斯克鲁维酵母的戊糖代谢关键酶序列与其他不同种属相比对,确定了其木糖和阿拉伯糖代谢途径,为进一步利用代谢工程方法提高戊糖发酵性能奠定了基础。     

代谢工程改造马克斯克鲁维酵母生产l-乳酸

l-乳酸作为一种重要的有机酸,在食品、医药和生物塑料等领域广泛应用。传统的l-乳酸生产主要依赖乳酸菌,但由于乳酸菌对底物要求高且对酸性环境的耐受性差,导致其工业化应用面临一定挑战。相比之下,马克斯克鲁维酵母(Kluyveromyces marxianus)因其快速生长、耐高温、底物利用广泛等优势,成为了乳酸生产的潜在宿主。为了优化马克斯克鲁维酵母的l-乳酸生产能力,本研究对其进行了代谢工程改造。首先,筛选并表征了高效的乳酸脱氢酶(lactic dehydrogenase, LDH),然后利用CRISPR基因编辑技术在不同基因位点过表达LDH并敲除编码丙酮酸脱羧酶的基因PDC1,构建了菌株LA2.1,其l-乳酸产量达到72.55 g/L。通过筛选并组合耐酸靶点,进一步提升了菌株的耐酸性和乳酸产量。最终,通过工艺优化,菌株LA4.3发酵72 h积累了112.41 g/L的l-乳酸,得率为84.00%。在降低CaCO₃使用量的条件下,l-乳酸产量达到101.50 g/L,发酵结束后的pH值为3.52。本研究为l-乳酸的高效生产提供了理论基础和技术支持。     

马克斯克鲁维酵母在工业生物技术中的应用

马克斯克鲁维酵母Kluyveromyces marxianus是目前研究较为广泛的一种非传统酵母,因其耐高温、生长速率快、底物谱广等诸多优势而越来越多地应用于工业生物技术领域。马克斯克鲁维酵母可以分泌菊粉酶、β-半乳糖苷酶等多种应用广泛的水解酶类;还可以利用菊粉类原料、乳清、糖蜜以及木糖等多种非粮底物生产乙醇;其在外源蛋白的分泌以及基因工程操作等工业分子生物学领域也取得了突破。现主要对近年来马克斯克鲁维酵母在产酶、乙醇发酵、分泌外源蛋白等诸多工业生物技术领域的研究进展及存在的挑战进行综述,为进一步推动马克斯克鲁维酵母在工业生物技术中的应用奠定基础。     

乳酸克鲁维酵母表达外源蛋白研究进展

乳酸克鲁维酵母已成功地应用于多种异源蛋白的表达生产之中。与其他酵母相比,乳酸克鲁维酵母具有许多优点,如超强的分泌能力,良好的大规模发酵特性、食品安全的级别及整合表达能力等,其作为宿主系统表达药用蛋白也已显示出巨大的潜力。从不同的菌属、遗传工程和分子生物学技术（如启动子、表达载体）等方面简要综述了乳酸克鲁维酵母作为蛋白表达宿主系统的优势。     

克鲁维酵母与酿酒酵母属间原生质体融合构建高温酵母菌株

通过ＰＥＧ诱导碘乙酸灭活呼吸缺陷克鲁维酵母原生质体与酿酒酵母原生质体融合,获得４５℃发酵产酒率高达８．７％的高温酵母菌株ＡＹ００６。线粒体缺失和氯霉素抑制可显著降低高密度原生质体回复抑制效应。对融合子菌落形态,同工酶性质和高温发酵等方面分析,融合株表达了耐温和高产酒率双亲优良性状,证实其杂种特征。     

基于rDNA序列分析的湖北克鲁维酵母系统发育地位探讨

国内于20世纪90年代初曾描述过两个克鲁维酵母新种:中国克鲁维酵母(Kluyveromyces sinensis M. X. Li et al.)和湖北克鲁维酵母(Kluyveromyces hubeiensis M. X. Li et al.),二者均分自湖北神农架自然保护区。前者已被国际酵母菌分类学研究者接受和承认,而后者却一直被忽视。本文根据小亚基(18S) rRNA基因、大亚基(26S) rRNA基因D1/D2区和转录间区(ITS)序列分析,对K. hubeiensis进行了分子系统学研究。结果显示,K. hubeiensis代表一个具有充分分子系统学数据支持的独立种,该种与Saccharomyces spencerorum和Kluyveromyces lodderae形成一个高支持率的分枝,且与前者更近缘。本研究还显示,K. sinensis与Saccharomyces naganishii具有很近的亲缘关系。鉴于目前仅依靠序列分析对Kluyveromyces和Saccharomyces及其它相关属进行调整尚不现实,故建议仍维持这两个属的传统概念,并继续使用原种名。     

酿酒酵母和克鲁维酵母发酵菊芋生产燃料乙醇

为获得菌株发酵菊芋生产燃料乙醇的最佳方案,首先选取实验室保存的重组菌株R32对其产酶条件进行优化,其最高产菊粉酶活性为298.8 U· mL-1,此时的最佳培养基配方为:YPG培养基为酵母粉1％ (w/v),蛋白胨2％ (w/v),甘油0.5％ (v/v);YPM培养基为酵母粉1％ (w/v),蛋白胨2％ (w/v),甲醇1％(v/v);培养基pH为自然初始pH.然后选取酿酒酵母S.c和克鲁维酵母Klu,比较是否在添加重组菌株R32粗酶液条件下,两株酵母菌分别进行单独发酵和混合发酵时的产乙醇能力,以获得最佳的发酵组合.结果表明,酿酒酵母S.c和克鲁维酵母Klu在未添加重组菌株R32粗酶液时,混合一步发酵获得的乙醇含量较高,发酵84 h时乙醇含量为11.37％.添加重组菌株R32粗酶液进行两步发酵时,2株酵母菌混合发酵72 h时,乙醇含量为11.43％.2种发酵组合的最高乙醇含量以及各个发酵参数基本相同,虽然一步法发酵时间延长,但节省成本,操作简单,更适宜工业生产应用.最后对其进行正交试验优化,培养条件为菊粉浓度225 g· L-1,脲素浓度40 g·L-1,接种量15％,pH为5时,酿酒酵母菌S.c和克鲁维酵母Klu混合一步发酵法的最高乙醇体积比达11.82％.     

Toxin-binding properties of cytochrome P450 in Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Kluyveromyces marxianus

Microsomes from Kluyveromyces marxianus GK1005 examined by carbon monoxide difference spectroscopy showed no evidence of cytochrome P450, in contrast to microsomes isolated from a control strain of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Benzo[a]pyrene produced a typical Type I-binding spectrum with microsomes of both yeasts, with K _s values of 82 M (S. cerevisiae) and 70 M (K. marxianus). While aflatoxin B₁ generated a typical Type I-binding spectrum with microsomes from S. cerevisiae (K _s of 178 M), the toxin did not produce a recognisable binding spectrum with microsomes from K. marxianus.     

Establishment of a xylose metabolic pathway in an industrial strain of Saccharomyces cerevisiae

To produce an industrial strain of Saccharomyces cerevisiae that metabolizes xylose, we constructed a rDNA integration vector and YIp integration vector, containing the xylose-utilizing genes, XYL1 and XYL2, which encode xylose reductase (XR) and xylitol dehydrogenase (XDH) from Pichia stipitis, and XKS1, which encodes xylulokinase (XK) from S. cerevisiae, with the G418 resistance gene KanMX as a dominant selectable marker. The rDNA results in integration of multiple copies of the target genes. The industrial stain of S. cerevisiae NAN-27 was transformed with the two integration vectors to produce two recombinant strains, S. cerevisiae NAN-127 and NAN-123. Upon transformation, multiple copies of the xylose-utilizing genes were integrated into the genome rDNA locus of S. cerevisiae. Strain NAN-127 consumed twice as much xylose and produced 39% more ethanol than the parent strain, while NAN-123 consumed 10% more xylose and produced 10% more ethanol than the parent strain over 94 h.     

酿酒酵母转化半乳糖醇的工程菌株构建及优化

半乳糖醇是一种稀少糖醇,广泛应用于食品工业与医药领域。工业上一般通过化学氢化法生产半乳糖醇,但反应条件苛刻、生产成本高、对环境不友好,亟须开发更有效的“绿色”生物合成技术。本研究挖掘了来源于黑曲霉(Aspergillus niger) CBS 513.88的木糖还原酶(Aspergillus niger xylose reductase, AnXR),该酶属于NADPH依赖的醛酮还原酶家族。对AnXR的酶学性质进行研究,发现其最适温度和pH分别为25 ℃和8.0。以酿酒酵母(Saccharomyces cerevisiae)为底盘细胞,利用基因重组技术敲除半乳糖激酶(galactokinase, GAL1)基因,使得宿主细胞对半乳糖的分解代谢利用大幅降低,并在此底盘菌株中引入AnXR基因构建了催化d-半乳糖生成半乳糖醇的工程菌株。对工程菌株全细胞转化的条件进行优化,半乳糖醇的最高产量达到12.10 g/L。同时,该菌株对其他单糖的还原能力也进行了测试,可生成木糖醇、阿拉伯糖醇等功能性糖醇。利用本研究构建的工程菌株可以实现半乳糖醇等多种功能糖醇的高效生物转化,对稀少糖醇的绿色制造具有借鉴意义。     

木酮糖激酶表达水平对酿酒酵母木糖代谢产物流向的影响

在酿酒酵母中分别引入真菌和细菌的木糖代谢关键酶,木糖还原酶基因XYL1、木糖醇脱氢酶基因XYL2和木糖异构酶基因xylA. 并在此基础上以共转化策略超表达下游关键酶木酮糖激酶基因XKS1. 与亲本菌株相比,用pMA91和YEp24质粒表达XKS1的重组菌株,木酮糖激酶（xylulokinase,XK）活性分别提高了14和6.7倍. 在限氧条件下,重组菌株对木糖和葡萄糖的共发酵结果显示,表达XYL1,XYL2以及XKS1的重组菌株HSXY-251木糖消耗为12.4 g/L,提高了120.9%,乙醇产量达到9.4 g/L,提高了36%,副产物木糖醇产量为0.7 g/L,下降了84.9%.     

Fed-batch fermentation for production of Kluyveromyces marxianusFII 510700 cultivated on a lactose-based medium

A strain of Kluyveromyces marxianus was grown in batch culture in lactose-based media at varying initial lactose concentrations (10–60 g L^–1) at 30°C, pH 5.0, dissolved oxygen concentrations greater than 20%. Increasing the concentration of mineral salts three-fold at 40 g L^–1 and 60 g L^–1 initial lactose concentration showed only a small increase in the yield of biomass, from 0.38 g g^–1 to 0.41 g g^–1, indicating that the initial batch cultures were not significantly nutrient- (mineral salts)-limited. A relatively high biomass concentration (105 g L^–1) was obtained in fed-batch culture following extended lactose feeding. An average specific growth rate (0.27 h^–1), biomass yield (0.38 g g^–1) and overall productivity (2.9 g L^–1 h^–1) were obtained for these fed-batch conditions. This fed-batch protocol provides a strategy for achieving relatively high concentrations and productivities of K. marxianus on other lactose-based substrate streams (e.g., whey) from the dairy industry.     

Utilisation of cheese whey as an alternative growth medium for recombinant strains of Kluyveromyces marxianus

Kluyveromyces marxianus KMDB-1, a plasmid-bearing recombinant, not carrying any particular gene of relevance, derived from auxotrophic strain KMS-2 (ura^–), grew in cheese whey with a maximum specific growth rate of 0.34 h^–1. This recombinant strain showed the same lactose uptake and extracellular protease production kinetics as the wild type CBS6556 with no evidence of catabolite repression. The plasmid was retained in 50% of cells after 36 h of batch culture. The presence of this vector in Kluyveromyces marxianus, which possesses no natural plasmids, together with the absence of any metabolic loading effect, creates a suitable microbial system for cheese whey processing for potential value-added product formation.     

走出青藏高原：拉格啤酒酵母的起源与演化

采用低温底层发酵的拉格(lager)啤酒15世纪开始在德国巴伐利亚地区出现,19世纪初流行至全世界,目前已成为全球产量最高的酒精饮料。目前已阐明,拉格啤酒发酵酵母为巴斯德酿酒酵母(Saccharomyces pastorianus),该种是一个杂交种,由艾尔(ale)啤酒酵母(Saccharomyces cerevisiae)与野生真贝氏酿酒酵母(Saccharomyces eubayanus)杂交而成,后者赋予了拉格啤酒酵母的耐低温能力。近年的群体遗传学和群体基因组学研究表明,拉格啤酒酵母的野生亲本S.eubayanus起源于青藏高原,可能通过丝绸之路传播到了欧洲。比较基因组学研究表明,拉格啤酒酵母包含2个株系,即Ⅰ系/Saaz系和Ⅱ系/Frohberg系,早期分别流行于中欧和西欧地区。前者为近似异源3倍体,后者为近似异源4倍体。2个株系在耐低温、麦芽三糖利用和风味物质产生能力等方面具有明显差异。在中国普通微生物菌种保藏管理中心(China General Microbiological Culture Collection Center,CGMCC)保藏的S.pastorianus...     

Production of therapeutic glycoproteins through the engineering of glycosylation pathway in yeast

The application of recombinant DNA technology to restructure metabolic networks can change metabolite and protein products by altering the biosynthetic pathways in an organism. Although some success has been achieved, a more detailed and thorough investigation of this approach is certainly warranted since it is clear that such methods hold great potential based on the encouraging results obtained so far. In last decade, there have been tremendous advances in the field of glycobiology and the stage has been set for the biotechnological production of glycoproteins for therapeutic use. Today glycoproteins are one of the most important groups of pharmaceutical products. In this study the attempt was made to focus on identifying technologies that may have general application for modifying glycosylation pathway of the yeast cells in order to produce glycoproteins of therapeutic use. The carbohydrates of therapeutic recombinant glycoproteins play very important roles in determining their pharmacokinetic properties. A number of biological interactions and biological functions mediated by glycans are also being targeted for therapeutic manipulationin vivo. For a commercially viable production of therapeutic glycoproteins a metabolic engineering of a host cell is yet to be established.     

Production of a thermostable extracellular lipase by Kluyveromyces marxianus

Kluyveromyces marxianus was grown in submerged culture in a complex medium with several potential inducers of lipolytic activity (triacylglycerols, fatty acids). The highest extracellular lipolytic enzyme production (about 80 U ml^–1 in 3 d) was obtained when the medium was supplemented with 2 g urea l^–1 plus 5 g tributyrin l^–1. Addition of surfactants (1 g l^–1) did not improve production. The lipase had a high thermal stability in aqueous solution (73% residual activity after 9 d at 50 °C, 16 min half-life time at 100 °C). It was also stable at acidic pH and showed good tolerance to organic solvents (70% residual activity after 2 d in n-hexane of cyclohexane).     

Behaviour of the yeast Kluyveromyces marxianus var. marxianus during its autolysis

The lactic yeast Kluyveromyces marxianus var.marxianus (formerly K. fragilis) autolyzates at faster rate than Saccharomyces cerevisiae. During K. marxianus autolysis, quite similar release kinetics were observed for intracellular space markers (potassium ions, nucleotides), cell-wall components (polysaccharides, N-acetyl-D-Glucosamine) and non specific products (amino nitrogen). By Scanning Electronic Microscopy examination, no cell burst was observed, but a variation in cell shape (from ellipsoidal to cylindrical), as well as a 43% decrease in the internal volume were observed. The mechanism proposed for S. cerevisiae autolysis appeared also likely for K. marxianus.Abbreviations NacGlc N-acetyl-D-glucosamine - x total biomass (dry cellular weight) concentration