真菌漆酶基因研究进展

漆酶是一种含铜的多酚氧化酶,也是木质素生物合成的关键酶之一,目前已发现多种生物能产生漆酶,包括植物、真菌、昆虫、细菌等。其中,以真菌中的白腐菌研究最多。近年来,由于漆酶在生物漂白、农作物秸秆利用以及环境垃圾处理方面具有广阔的应用前景,漆酶研究越来越受到国际上的重视。同时,随着分子生物学相关技术的发展,漆酶研究已深入基因水平,已有多种漆酶基因获得克隆,一些漆酶基因也实现了异源表达。本文概述了真菌漆酶基因研究的最新进展。     

真菌漆酶性质、分子生物学及其应用研究进展

漆酶是一种含铜的多酚氧化酶。目前发现多种生物能够产生漆酶,包括植物、真菌、昆虫和细菌等,其中,以真菌中的白腐真菌研究最多。由于漆酶在生物漂白、农作物秸秆利用以及环境污染处理等方面具有广阔的应用前景,漆酶研究受到越来越多的关注。同时,随着分子生物学技术的发展,漆酶研究已经深入到基因水平,多种漆酶基因已经成功获得克隆,一些漆酶基因也实现了异源表达。现针对真菌漆酶的生物学性质、分子生物学及其应用的研究进展进行了概括总结,并对其前景进行了展望。     

环状芽孢杆菌几丁质酶基因序列分析、表达和生物活性测定

真菌病害一直是影响作物的主要病害之一 ,每年造成巨大经济损失。几丁质酶可水解许多病原真菌细胞壁所含有的主要成分—几丁质 ,是研究得最多的抗真菌蛋白质。许多几丁质酶基因已从微生物中克隆到 ,芽孢杆菌是一类重要的几丁质酶产生菌。环状芽孢杆菌可产生并分泌多种多糖降解酶类 ,包括几丁质酶、β 1 ,3 葡聚糖酶、β 1 ,6葡聚糖酶和半纤维素酶[1] 。Ｗａｔａｎａｂｅ克隆了环状芽孢杆菌ＷＬ 1 2菌株的几丁质酶基因ｃｈｉＡ和ｃｈｉＤ ,对该几丁质酶基因的结构和功能进行了深入研究[2～ 4 ] 。我国的陈三凤克隆了黄杆菌的几丁质酶基因 ,…     

真菌漆酶及其应用

漆酶是一种含铜多酚氧化酶,在白腐菌中普遍存在,少数低等真菌和植物中也产生,多为分泌型糖蛋白,至少20种漆酶得到了分离和纯化。该酶是一种氨基酸残基在500个左右的单体酶,一般都为酸性蛋白,含有4个铜离子,形成3个活性区域。表面一些氨基酸被不同程度地糖基化,晶体结构和其它一些波谱学研究解释了其空间结构和可能的电子传递机制,运用PCR技术和cDNA文库技术,越来越多的漆酶基因被克隆,许多来源的基因都是以家族形式存在于染色体上的。已研究的漆酶基因中都含有10个左右的内含子,这些内含子在活性域位置上有比较高的保守性。一些特殊序列的存在与否决定了该酶的表达形式－诱导型或组成型,诱导型菌株的调控序列中含有一段受酚类化合物作用的序列,而不含有该序列的酶基因则都是组成型表达的。漆酶在S.cervisiae,Trichnoderma reesei,A.oryzae TATA amylase和Pichia pasti等异源表达系统中有成功表达的报道。漆酶的应用集中在在以下几方面：漆酶参与的有机合成,生物检测,有毒化合物的消除。工业废水处理,纸浆的生物漂白;等等。     

真菌漆酶及其应用

漆酶是一种含铜多酚氧化酶,在白腐菌中普遍存在,少数低等真菌和植物中也产生,多为分泌型糖蛋白。至少20种漆酶得到了分离和纯化。该酶是一种氨基酸残基在500个左右的单体酶,一般都为酸性蛋白,含有4个铜离子,形成3个活性区域;表面一些氨基酸被不同程度地糖基化。晶体结构和其它一些波谱学研究解释了其空间结构和可能的电子传递机制。运用PCR技术和cDNA文库技术,越来越多的漆酶基因被克隆,许多来源的基因都是以家族形式存在于染色体上的。已研究的漆酶基因中都含有10个左右的内含子,这些内含子在活性域位置上有比较高的保守性。一些特殊序列的存在与否决定了该酶的表达形式-诱导型或组成型,诱导型菌株的调控序列中含有一段受酚类化合物作用的序列,而不含有该序列的酶基因则都是组成型表达的。漆酶在S.cerevisiae、Trichodermareesei、A.oryzaeTATAamylase和Pichiapasti等异源表达系统中有成功表达的报道。漆酶的应用集中在以下几方面:漆酶参与的有机合成;生物检测;有毒化合物的消除;工业废水处理;纸浆的生物漂白;等等。     

漆树科植物漆酚的多样性及演化关系研究

漆酚是漆树科植物独有的化学成分,具有良好的抗氧化、抗肿瘤、抗病毒等生物活性,极具药物和工业生产开发价值。该研究通过对国内外有关漆树科各类群有关漆酚数据的搜集和整理,开展漆树科漆酚的多样性与分布情况的综合统计;同时在利用核基因ETS和叶绿体基因rps16和trnL-F重建漆树科系统发育树的基础上,探讨漆酚在漆树科及各属间的起源和演化关系。结果表明:(1)漆树科漆酚具有较高的多样性,在其苯环和-R链上都有很大的变异。(2)发现漆酚仅存在于Anacardioideae亚科中,是该亚科的一个重要界定特征。(3)基于漆酚苯环结构和-R链特征的祖先性状重建分析表明,漆树科的漆酚是由邻苯二酚向间苯二酚演化,而漆酚-R链的十五烃(烯)基则是向十七烃(烯)基平行演化。     

毛木耳漆酶基因的克隆、序列分析及其鉴定

本文利用PCR和RACE技术首次从毛木耳AP4菌株中获得编码漆酶基因的cDNA及其基因组全长序列,基因组大小为2514 bp.通过比较该漆酶基因的cDNA和基因组DNA的全长序列,发现该基因包含14个外显子和13个内含子.cDNA序列的全长为1972 bp,其包含一个完整的ORE长度为1860 bp,编码619氨基酸,推测的分子量大小为68 kD,等电点pI为5.15.在氨基酸序列的氨基末端存在一个信号肽序列,同时该基因还包括含铜氧化酶的三个功能结构域KOG1263、SufI和pfam00394.氨基酸序列与GenBank中登录的真菌漆酶蛋白序列比对表明:该氨基酸序列与其它真菌漆酶蛋白序列有较高的同源性,氨基酸序列相同性最高达41%,相似性为58%,并且含有真菌漆酶的四个保守的Cu-bind结构域.将获得的漆酶基因lacl与毕赤酵母表达载体pPIC9K连接,构建重组质粒pYH3660,将其转化到毕赤酵母中,经甲醇诱导该基因在第10天产酶高达123 IU/L,并通过Native SDS-PAGE电泳获得预期大小的漆酶蛋白条带.结构分析和功能验证均表明:本研究获得的基因lacl为漆酶基因.     

内生真菌重组漆酶rLACB3修复花生连作土壤

土壤中酚酸类物质的积累是导致花生连作障碍的主要原因之一,真菌漆酶可以有效地转化酚酸类物质,但还没有报道将漆酶直接应用于连作土壤的修复。本研究使用盆钵试验研究了不同浓度的漆酶rLACB3对连作土壤修复的效果。处理30 d后,施加500 U·kg-1漆酶处理的修复效果优于20和100 U·kg-1。在花生根际土壤中,500 U·kg-1漆酶处理的可培养细菌、放线菌、固氮菌数量和对照相比分别提高33.0%、37.7%和30.2%。使用变性梯度凝胶电泳(DGGE)分析根际土壤微生物区系表明,500 U·kg-1漆酶处理的细菌、真菌和固氮菌的Shannon多样性指数比对照分别提高9.0%、17.3%和14.8%。根际土壤中3种酚酸物质香豆酸、4-羟基苯甲酸和香草酸,500 U·kg-1漆酶处理比对照分别减少41.2%、43.8%和35.9%。花生生物量和结瘤数量,500 U·kg-1漆酶处理比对照分别增加17.9%和17.4%。综上表明,内生真菌重组漆酶rLACB3在连作土壤修复中具有较好的应用潜力。     

血红密孔菌(Pycnoporussanguineus)漆酶基因的克隆与序列分析

为克隆血红密孔菌 (Pycnoporussanguineus)漆酶基因 ,根据真菌漆酶氨基酸序列保守区设计了 1对简并引物 .以血红密孔菌基因组DNA为模板 ,PCR扩增出长 12 2 7bp的漆酶基因片段 .以此序列为基础 ,通过 5′及 3′RACE技术克隆出漆酶全长cDNA序列 ,序列长为 190 2bp ,其 5′端和 3′端非编码区长分别为 5 1bp和 2 97bp ,开放阅读框长 15 5 4bp ,编码 5 18个氨基酸的蛋白 .该蛋白具有 4个铜离子结合区域 ,预测其相对分子量为 5 6 313 2 ,等电点为 5 5 9,其氨基酸序列与Pycnoporuscinnabarinus漆酶 (lcc3 2 )的同源性最高 ,为 96 % .以该cDNA编码区的两端序列为引物 ,PCR扩增得到漆酶的长度为 2 15 4bp的全长DNA序列 ,序列中包括 10个内含子序列 ,长为 5 2～ 70bp     

真核生物来源漆酶的异源表达研究进展

漆酶属于多铜氧化酶家族中的一种,广泛存在于昆虫、植物、真菌和细菌中。由于其作用的底物范围较广,因此在纺织、制浆、食品以及木质素的降解等方面有广阔的应用前景。但是自然界中的漆酶存在表达量和酶活低、高温易失活等问题,限制了它的应用。对漆酶进行大量高效的异源表达,是解决这一问题的有效途径。近年来,越来越多不同来源的漆酶基因被克隆,并在不同宿主中异源表达。但这些大多局限于实验室研究,还未达到工业化生产的水平。笔者对真核生物来源漆酶的异源表达研究进展进行综述,重点介绍了真核生物来源的漆酶在不同表达系统中的异源表达情况以及在酵母细胞中表达漆酶时提高表达量和酶活性能的方法,以期为研究者们提供参考。     

Cloning and characterization of squalene synthase (SQS) gene from Ganoderma lucidum

This report provides the complete nucleotide sequences of the full-length cDNA encoding squalene synthase (SQS) and its genomic DNA sequence from a triterpene-producing fungus, Ganoderma lucidum. The cDNA of the squalene synthase (SQS) (GenBank Accession Number: DQ494674) was found to contain an open reading frame (ORF) of 1,404 bp encoding a 468-amino-acid polypeptide, whereas the SQS genomic DNA sequence (GenBank Accession Number: DQ494675) consisted of 1,984 bp and contained four exons and three introns. Only one gene copy was present in the G lucidum genome. The deduced amino acid sequence of Ganoderma lucidum squalene synthase (Gl-SQS) exhibited a high homology with other fungal squalene synthase genes and contained six conserved domains. A phylogenetic analysis revealed that G. lucidum SQS belonged to the fungi SQS group, and was more closely related to the SQS of U. maydis than to those of other fungi. A gene expression analysis showed that the expression level was relatively low in mycelia incubated for 12 days, increased after 14 to 20 days of incubation, and reached a relatively high level in the mushroom primordia. Functional complementation of Gl-SQS in a SQS-deficient strain of Saccharomyces cerevisiae confirmed that the cloned cDNA encoded a squalene synthase.     

Cloning and characterization of a gene encoding HMG-CoA reductase from Ganoderma lucidum and its functional identification in yeast

A gene encoding 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase (HMGR) was isolated from a triterpene-producing fungus, Ganoderma lucidum (Reishi or Lingzhi). This report provides the complete nucleotide sequence of the full-length cDNA encoding HMGR and its genomic DNA sequence. The cDNA of the HMGR (GenBank Accession no., EU263989) was found to contain an open reading frame (ORF) of 3,681 bp encoding a 1,226-amino-acid polypeptide, whereas the HMGR genomic DNA sequence (GenBank Accession no., EU263990) consisted of 4,262 bp and contained seven exons and six introns. The deduced amino acid sequence of G. lucidum HMGR showed significant homology to the known HMGRs from Ustilago maydis and Cryptococcus neoformans, and contained four conserved domains. Gene expression analysis showed that the expression level was relatively low in mycelia incubated for 10, 12, and 14 d, and reached the highest level in the primordia. Functional complementation of Gl-HMGR in a HMGR-deficient mutant yeast strain indicated that the cloned cDNA encoded a HMG-CoA reductase.     

Isolation of laccase gene-specific sequences from white rot and brown rot fungi by PCR.

Degenerate primers corresponding to the consensus sequences of the copper-binding regions in the N-terminal domains of known basidiomycete laccases were used to isolate laccase gene-specific sequences from strains representing nine genera of wood rot fungi. All except three gave the expected PCR product of about 200 bp. Computer searches of the databases identified the sequence of each of the PCR products analyzed as a laccase gene sequence, suggesting the specificity of the primers. PCR products of the white rot fungi Ganoderma lucidum, Phlebia brevispora, and Trametes versicolor showed 65 to 74% nucleotide sequence similarity to each other; the similarity in deduced amino acid sequences was 83 to 91%. The PCR products of Lentinula edodes and Lentinus tigrinus, on the other hand, showed relatively low nucleotide and amino acid similarities (58 to 64 and 62 to 81%, respectively); however, these similarities were still much higher than when compared with the corresponding regions in the laccases of the ascomycete fungi Aspergillus nidulans and Neurospora crassa. A few of the white rot fungi, as well as Gloeophyllum trabeum, a brown rot fungus, gave a 144-bp PCR fragment which had a nucleotide sequence similarity of 60 to 71%. Demonstration of laccase activity in G. trabeum and several other brown rot fungi was of particular interest because these organisms were not previously shown to produce laccases.     

Cloning and sequencing of a laccase gene from the lignin-degrading basidiomycete Pleurotus ostreatus.

The gene (pox1) encoding a phenol oxidase from Pleurotus ostreatus, a lignin-degrading basidiomycete, was cloned and sequenced, and the corresponding pox1 cDNA was also synthesized and sequenced. The isolated gene consists of 2,592 bp, with the coding sequence being interrupted by 19 introns and flanked by an upstream region in which putative CAAT and TATA consensus sequences could be identified at positions -174 and -84, respectively. The isolation of a second cDNA (pox2 cDNA), showing 84% similarity, and of the corresponding truncated genomic clones demonstrated the existence of a multigene family coding for isoforms of laccase in P. ostreatus. PCR amplifications of specific regions on the DNA of isolated monokaryons proved that the two genes are not allelic forms. The POX1 amino acid sequence deduced was compared with those of other known laccases from different fungi.     

Lignin-modifying enzymes of the white rot basidiomycete Ganoderma lucidum

Ganoderma lucidum, a white rot basidiomycete widely distributed worldwide, was studied for the production of the lignin-modifying enzymes laccase, manganese-dependent peroxidase (MnP), and lignin peroxidase (LiP). Laccase levels observed in high-nitrogen (HN; 24 mM N) shaken cultures were much greater than those seen in low-nitrogen (2.4 mM N), malt extract, or wood-grown cultures and those reported for most other white rot fungi to date. Laccase production was readily seen in cultures grown with pine or poplar (100-mesh-size ground wood) as the sole carbon and energy source. Cultures containing both pine and poplar showed 5- to 10-fold-higher levels of laccase than cultures containing pine or poplar alone. Since syringyl units are structural components important in poplar lignin and other hardwoods but much less so in pine lignin and other softwoods, pine cultures were supplemented with syringic acid, and this resulted in laccase levels comparable to those seen in pine-plus-poplar cultures. Sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis of concentrated extracellular culture fluid from HN cultures showed two laccase activity bands (M(r) of 40,000 and 66, 000), whereas isoelectric focusing revealed five major laccase activity bands with estimated pIs of 3.0, 4.25, 4.5, 4.8, and 5.1. Low levels of MnP activity ( approximately 100 U/liter) were detected in poplar-grown cultures but not in cultures grown with pine, with pine plus syringic acid, or in HN medium. No LiP activity was seen in any of the media tested; however, probing the genomic DNA with the LiP cDNA (CLG4) from the white rot fungus Phanerochaete chrysosporium showed distinct hybridization bands suggesting the presence of lip-like sequences in G. lucidum.     

Molecular Analysis of a Laccase Gene from the White Rot Fungus Pycnoporus cinnabarinus

It was recently shown that the white rot basidiomycete Pycnoporus cinnabarinus secretes an unusual set of phenoloxidases when it is grown under conditions that stimulate ligninolysis (C. Eggert, U. Temp, and K.-E. L. Eriksson, Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 62:1151–1158, 1996). In this report we describe the results of a cloning and structural analysis of the laccase-encoding gene (lcc3-1) expressed by P. cinnabarinus during growth under xylidine-induced conditions. The coding region of the genomic laccase sequence, which is preceded by the eukaryotic promoter elements TATA and CAATA, spans more than 2,390 bp. The corresponding laccase cDNA was identical to the genomic sequence except for 10 introns that were 50 to 60 bp long. A sequence analysis indicated that the P. cinnabarinus lcc3-1 product has a Phe residue at a position likely to influence the reduction-oxidation potential of the enzyme’s type 1 copper center. The P. cinnabarinus lcc3-1 sequence was most similar to the sequence encoding a laccase from Coriolus hirsutus (level of similarity, 84%).