嗜热毛壳菌CT2纤维二糖水解酶Ⅰ在毕赤酵母中的高效表达

嗜热毛壳菌ChaetomiumthermophilumCT2可产生具有重要工业生产价值的纤维素酶类。RT-PCR扩增cbh1成熟蛋白的编码基因,利用基因重组的方法构建可在毕赤酵母分泌表达系统中表达纤维二糖水解酶的重组表达载体,并转化毕赤酵母得到重组子。在毕赤酵母醇氧化酶AOX1基因启动子的作用下,重组蛋白得到高效表达,小规模发酵量达1.42mg/mL。表达蛋白分泌到培养基中,分子量约80kD;以脱脂棉为底物测得酶活为21U/mL。表达蛋白在60℃稳定,70℃保温60分钟仍保持90%的酶活力,具有较高的热稳定性。     

来源于酸热脂环酸杆菌的嗜酸性α-淀粉酶的表达研究

从嗜酸耐热的酸热脂环酸杆菌Alicyclobacillusacidocaldarius中克隆到α_淀粉酶的基因 (amy) ,该基因全长 390 3bp ,编码130 1个氨基酸 ,理论分子量约 140kD。将基因amy分别克隆到大肠杆菌E .coli表达载体pET-2.2b(+)和毕赤酵母P .pastoris表达载体pPIC9α ,并在大肠杆菌和毕赤酵母中得到了表达 ,表达产物具有淀粉酶的活性。对酵母中表达的酶蛋白AMY进行了纯化 ,并初步研究了它的酶学性质 ,它的作用最适pH3.2 ,在pH 2.5～4.6范围内 ,酶活性保留 50%以上 ,它的最适温度65℃ ,在 70℃下处理 30min ,酶活性维持50%以上 ,基本保留了天然酶蛋白的耐热性和嗜酸性。位于基因amy内部 +1174～+3288bp的基因片段amy′全长 2115bp ,编码705个氨基酸 ,在E .coli表达后依然具有淀粉酶的活性。     

烟曲霉几丁质酶基因的克隆与表达

Chi4 4是烟曲霉 (Aspergillusfumigatus)YJ-407产生的一种胞外几丁质酶。通过用真菌几丁质酶保守氨基酸序列与Chi44的N-端序列检索烟曲霉部分基因组序列数据库 ,获得一个编号为contig555的烟曲霉基因组序列 ,可能包含烟曲霉几丁质酶的基因。根据检索结果用RT-PCR方法从烟曲霉YJ-407中克隆到1.4kb的cDNA片段 ,该cDNA的ORF编码一个395个氨基酸的蛋白 ,分子量为43.6kD。对其推导氨基酸序列分析表明该蛋白与其它真菌来源的几丁质酶同源 ,而且活性中心与人巨噬细胞几丁质酶高度同源。该cDNA已在E .coli与PichiapastorisGS115中获得表达 ,分别获得 43kD和44kD的重组蛋白 ,两种重组蛋白均有几丁质酶活性。与野生酶相比 ,大肠杆菌表达的43kD重组酶及Pichia酵母表达的44kD重组酶稳定性下降 ,说明Chi44的糖基化修饰可稳定酶蛋白.     

黑曲霉纤维二糖水解酶基因cbhA在毕赤酵母中异源表达

[目的]对黑曲霉纤维二糖水解酶cbhA基因进行了克隆和在毕赤酵母中的真核表达。[方法]采用PCR方法扩增黑曲霉纤维二糖水解酶A(Cellobiohydrolase A,CBHA)基因,获得的DNA序列与cbhA基因表现出高度相似,推导出的氨基酸序列与真菌CBHA酶也高度相似,属于糖基水解酶第7家族。将扩增得到的cbhA基因克隆到毕赤酵母表达载体pPIC9K上,与α-因子信号肽序列形成融合蛋白,进一步通过电转化方法将线性化质粒p PIC9K-cbhA转化至毕赤酵母GS115菌株进行表达。[结果]在甲醇诱导下,重组菌株CMC比酶活力是对照的2.5倍,SDS-PAGE分析结果也确认了cbhA基因在重组菌株GS115/p PIC9K-cbhA中的表达。对该酶性质的分析表明,重组CBHA酶水解CMC底物最适p H值为5.0,最适温度为55℃。[结论]黑曲霉纤维二糖水解酶基因cbhA的克隆和其真核表达工程菌株的构建,为获得纤维二糖水解酶A高产菌株,实现纤维素酶多组分的人工组装奠定了基础。     

扩展青霉碱性脂肪酶基因在毕赤酵母中的高效表达

将编码扩展青霉碱性脂肪酶（PEL）的cDNA克隆到酵母整合型质粒pPIC3.5K,电转化His4缺陷型巴斯德毕赤酵母(Pichia pastoris)GS115,通过橄榄油MM平板及PCR方法筛选和鉴定重组子。重组子发酵液经SDSPAGE分析、橄榄油检验板鉴定,表明扩展青霉碱性脂肪酶基因在巴斯德毕赤酵母中获得了高效表达。表达蛋白分泌至培养基中,分子量约28kD,与扩展青霉碱性脂肪酶大小一致,占分泌蛋白的95%。橄榄油检验板检验表明该表达蛋白可分解橄榄油,通过优化该表达菌的发酵条件,以橄榄油为底物进行酶活测定,其发酵液酶活可达260 u/mL。     

嗜热子囊菌原变种Thermoascus aurantiacus var.aurantiacus热稳定几丁质酶的克隆表达及活性研究

研究通过RT-PCR和Tail-PCR技术从嗜热子囊菌原变种Thermoascus aurantiacus var.aurantiacus中克隆了一个几丁质酶同源基因。该基因全长1,253bp,包含一个由1,197个碱基构成的开放阅读框,编码398个氨基酸。序列比对分析表明,该基因编码蛋白属于糖苷水解酶18家族的几丁质酶。利用基因重组的方法构建酵母分泌型表达载体,并转化毕赤酵母。在甲醇的诱导下,重组蛋白得到了高效表达,第6天的表达量最高,达到0.433g/L,酶活力为28.96U/mg,同时对表达的几丁质酶进行了纯化,SDS-PAGE检测该蛋白的分子量为43.9kDa。该几丁质酶的最适反应温度为60℃,最适反应pH值为8.0,70℃处理30min仍有45%的相对酶活,具有较好的热稳定性及工业应用价值。     

芝田硫化叶菌Ssh7蛋白的进化保守性及DNA结合特性

嗜酸热古菌——芝田硫化叶菌(Sulfolobus shibatae)合成大量7 kD DNA结合蛋白Ssh7. Southern杂交结果显示, 该菌基因组中含有两个编码Ssh7蛋白的基因, 分别命名为ssh7a和ssh7b. 对这两个基因进行了克隆、序列测定和在大肠杆菌中的表达. 测序结果表明, 两个Ssh7多肽仅在3个氨基酸位置上有差异; 此外, ssh7a和ssh7b的顺式调控序列也十分相似, 提示存在着维持两个基因的序列和表达都不变的选择压力. 杂交结果还显示, 与芝田硫化叶菌一样, 硫磺矿硫化叶菌(Sulfolobus solfataricus)基因组中也含有两个编码7 kD蛋白的基因. 结合其他报道, 这一结果提示编码7 kD蛋白的基因可能在硫化叶菌种间分歧形成之前发生了基因复制. 采用电泳迁移率改变试验(EMSA)分析了天然及重组Ssh7蛋白与双链DNA片段之间的相互作用. 天然和重组蛋白的EMSA行为相似, 说明Ssh7与DNA的相互作用既不受发生在天然蛋白赖氨酸残基上的甲基化的影响, 也不受两种多肽异构体之间在序列上的差异的影响. 在所采用的实验条件下, Ssh7与双链DNA片段结合时的结合位点大约为6.6 bp, 表观解离常数为(0.7~1.0)×10^-7 mol/L. 此外, Ssh7与负超螺旋DNA的结合强于与线性和松弛DNA的结合.     

嗜热毛壳菌热稳定脂肪酶基因(Im)的克隆及其在毕赤酵母中的表达

研究从嗜热毛壳菌Chaetomium thermophilum中克隆了一个新的脂肪酶基因(lm).其中DNA序列包含一个由870个碱基构成的开放阅读框,编码289个氨基酸,含有4个内含子,没有信号肽序列.序列提交GenBank,登录号为GU338248.将该基因在毕赤酵母中表达.在甲醇的诱导下,重组蛋白得到了高效表达,第6天的表达量最高,蛋白达到0.428mg/mL,酶活力为19.77U/mg.SDS-PAGE检测该蛋白的分子量为35kDa.该脂肪酶的最适反应温度为60℃,具有热稳定性,在40-80℃热稳定,80℃处理60min仍有65％的相对酶活.该酶最适反应pH值为10.0,在pH 9.0--12.0酶活相对稳定.该酶具有较好的热稳定性和耐碱性,具有良好的工业应用价值.     

恶性疟裂殖子表面蛋白1合成基因在毕赤酵母中的表达

恶性疟原虫裂殖子表面蛋白1是当今疟疾疫苗主要的候选抗原。由于天然MSP1基因AT含量异常高(为74%),使得克隆全长天然基因无法实现。本文已全合成了msp1基因(4940bp),解决了该天然基因在异源系统中不稳定的问题。为制备大量msp1重组蛋白进行疫苗有效性试验,本研究建立了msp1基因在毕赤酵母中的表达,将合成的msp1基因克隆到毕赤酵母胞内表达载体pPIC3.5,构建了重组质粒pPIC3.5/msp1,用电击转化毕赤酵母得到重组转化子,经PCR证实msp1基因已整合于毕赤酵母染色体中。含有重组表达质粒的毕赤酵母菌经甲醇诱导后表达出全长msp1重组蛋白。表达产物能与识别MSP1分子二硫键依赖构象表位的特异性单抗发生很强的反应,表明msp1重组蛋白至少在该表位构象上与天然蛋白一致。从毕赤酵母中分离得到大量msp1为开展该蛋白的结构与功能,特别是测定其疟疾保护性免疫提供可能。     

猪干扰素-γ基因在毕赤酵母中的分泌表达

将去除信号肽的猪干扰素-γ（PoIFN-γ）基因置于酿酒酵母α因子分泌信号的DNA序列后, 构建成pPIC9K-α-PoIFN-γ分泌型重组表达载体, 电转化导入毕赤酵母GS115中,经G418筛选后获得2株多拷贝插入的重组子。SDS-PAGE和Western blot分析结果表明,所获得的重组子能够分泌表达出17kD和23kD左右的PoIFN-γ特异蛋白,其表达量为108mg/L,占培养液总蛋白的60%。实验首次在毕赤酵母表达系统中实现了PoIFN-γ基因的分泌表达。     

Cloning of a gene encoding thermostable cellobiohydrolase from the thermophilic fungus Chaetomium thermophilum and its expression in Pichia pastoris

Aims:  A new cellobiohydrolase (CBH) gene ( cbh3 ) from Chaetomium thermophilum was cloned, sequenced and expressed in Pichia pastoris .
Methods and Results:  Using RACE-PCR, a new thermostable CBH gene ( cbh3 ) was cloned from C. thermophilum . The cDNA of the CBH was 1607 bp and contained a 1356 bp open reading frame encoding a protein CBH precursor of 451 amino acid residues. The mature protein structure of C. thermophilum CBH3 only comprises a catalytic domain and lacks cellulose-binding domain and a hinge region. The gene was expressed in P. pastoris . The recombinant CBH purified was a glycoprotein with a size of about 48·0 kDa, and exhibited optimum catalytic activity at pH 5·0 and 60 °C. The enzyme was more resistant to high temperature. The CBH could hydrolyse microcrystalline cellulose and filter paper.
Conclusions:  A new thermostable CBH gene of C. thermophilum was cloned, sequenced and overexpressed in P. pastoris .
Significance and Impact of the Study:  This CBH offers an interesting potential in saccharification steps in both cellulose enzymatic conversion and alcohol production.     

里氏木霉纤维二糖水解酶Ⅱ在毕赤酵母中的高效表达

本工作采用巴氏毕赤酵母Pichiapastoris表达系统进行了里氏木霉Trichodermareesei纤维二糖水解酶Ⅱ(CellobiohydrolaseII)的表达。用RT-PCR的方法从经稻草粉诱导的里氏木霉培养物中分离出纤维二糖水解酶Ⅱ的基因,将其插入到巴氏毕赤酵母的表达载体pPICZαA中,并使之处于α-因子信号肽序列的下游,得到重组质粒pPICZαA-cbh2。通过电穿孔的方法用线性化的pPICZαA-cbh2转化巴氏毕赤酵母GS115菌株,经过大量筛选后得到可以高效表达纤维二糖水解酶的毕赤酵母菌株P.pastorisCBHⅡ1。在甲醇诱导的条件下培养P.pastorisCBHⅡ1,培养液中的CMC活性可达到3.82U/mL,SDS-PAGE分析结果表明纤维二糖水解酶在P.pastorisCBHⅡ1中的表达量远远高于里氏木霉。对表达产物进行了LC-MS分析,结果表明所表达的蛋白为里氏木霉的纤维二糖水解酶。     

Cloning of a gene encoding thermostable glucoamylase from Chaetomium thermophilum and its expression in Pichia pastoris

AIMS: Chaetomium thermophilum is a soil-borne thermophilic fungus whose molecular biology is poorly understood. Only a few genes have been cloned from the Chaetomium genus. This study attempted to clone, to sequence and to express a thermostable glucoamylase gene of C. thermophilum. METHODS AND RESULTS: First strand cDNA was prepared from total RNA isolated from C. thermophilum and the glucoamylase gene amplified by using PCR. Degenerate primers based on the N-terminal sequences of the purified glucoamylase according to our previous works and a cDNA fragment encoding the glucoamylase gene was obtained through RT-PCR. Using RACE-PCR, full-length cDNA of glucoamylase gene was cloned from C. thermophilum. The full-length cDNA of the glucoamylase was 2016 bp and contained a 1797-bp open reading frame encoding a protein glucoamylase precursor of 599 amino acid residues. The amino-acid sequence from 31 to 45 corresponded to the N-terminal sequence of the purified protein. The first 30 amino acids were presumed to be a signal peptide. The alignment results of the putative amino acid sequence showed the catalytic domain of the glucoamylase was high homology with the catalytic domains of the other glucoamylases. The C. thermophilum glucoamylase gene was expressed in Pichia pastoris, and the glucoamylase was secreted into the culture medium by the yeast in a functionally active form. The recombinant glucoamylase purified was a glycoprotein with a size of about 66 kDa, and exhibited optimum catalytic activity at pH 4.5-5.0 and 65 degrees C. The enzyme was stable at 60 degrees C, the enzyme activity kept 80% after 60 min incubation at 70 degrees C. The half-life was 40 and 10 min under incubation at 80 and 90 degrees C respectively. CONCLUSIONS: A new thermostable glucoamylase gene of C. thermophilum was cloned, sequenced, overexpressed successfully in P. pastoris. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY: Because of its thermostability and overexpression, this glucoamylase enzyme offers an interesting potential in saccharification steps in both starch enzymatic conversion and in alcohol production.     

Cloning of a gene encoding β-glucosidase from Chaetomium thermophilum CT2 and its expression in Pichia pastoris

A new thermostable β-glucosidase gene (bgl) from Chaetomium thermophilum CT2 was cloned, sequenced and expressed. The full-length DNA of bgl was 3,101 bp and included three introns. The full-length cDNA contained an open reading frame of 2,604-bp nucleotides, encoding 867 amino acids with a potential secretion signal. The C. thermophilum CT2 β-glucosidase gene was functionally expressed in Pichia pastoris. The purified recombinant β-glucosidase was a 119-kDa glycoprotein with an optimum catalytic activity at pH 5.0 and 60°C. The enzyme was stable at 50°C, and retained 67.7% activity after being kept at 60°C for 1 h; the half-time of the enzyme at 65°C was approximately 55 min, and even retained 29.7% activity after incubation at 70°C for 10 min.     

Directed evolution and structural prediction of cellobiohydrolase II from the thermophilic fungus Chaetomium thermophilum

Cellulases can be engineered with enhanced properties for broad use in scientific and industrial applications. In this study, the wild-type cbh2 gene of the thermophilic fungus Chaetomium thermophilum encoding cellobiohydrolase II (CBHII) was mutagenized through in vitro directed evolution. The resulting Pichia pastoris yeast library was screened, and two transformants were selected for enhanced CBHII activities that were not attributed to increased gene copy numbers. The optimum fermentation times of the two mutant transformants were shortened to 4-5?days after methanol induction compared to 6?days for the wild-type. The optimum reaction temperature (60?°C) and pH level (5 or 6) of the mutant CBHII proteins, designated CBHIIX16 and CBHIIX305, were higher than those of wild-type CBHII (50?°C and pH 4). Kept at 80?°C for 1?h, CBHIIX16 and CBHIIX305 retained >50% of their activities, while the wild-type CBHII lost all activity. Sequence analysis of CBHIIX16 and CBHIIX305 revealed that they contained five and six mutated amino acids, respectively. Structural modeling confirmed the presence of carbohydrate binding type-1 and catalytic domains, where the hydrogen bond numbers between the 227th and 203rd amino acids were increased, which perhaps contributed to the elevated enzyme stability. Therefore, the two CBHII mutants selected for increased enzymatic activities also demonstrated elevated optimum reaction temperature and pH levels and enhanced thermal stability. These properties may be beneficial in practical applications for CBHII.     

Cloning of a gene encoding thermostable cellobiohydrolase from<Emphasis Type="Italic"> Thermoascus aurantiacus</Emphasis> and its expression in yeast

A gene encoding a cellobiohydrolase (CBH) was isolated from Thermoascus aurantiacus IFO 9748 and designated as cbh1. The deduced amino acid sequence encoded by cbh1 showed high homology with the sequence of glycoside hydrolase family 7. To confirm the sequence of the gene encoding the CBH, the cloned gene was expressed in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, in which no cellulase activity was found, and the gene product was purified and subjected to enzymatic characterization. The recombinant enzyme was confirmed as a CBH by analysis of the reaction product and designated as CBHI. Recombinant CBHI retained more than 80% of its initial activity after 1 h of incubation at 65 °C and was stable in the pH range 3.0–9.0. The optimal temperature for enzyme activity was about 65 °C and the optimal pH was about 6.0. The recombinant enzyme was found to be highly glycosylated and this glycosylation was shown to contribute to the thermostability of the enzyme. CBHI expression was shown to be induced at higher temperature in T. aurantiacus.     

嗜热真菌Thermomyces lanuginosus热稳定几丁质酶基因的cDNA克隆及表达

根据Thermomyces lanuginosus热稳定几丁质酶Chit的N-端氨基酸序列和同源保守序列设计简并引物,通过RT-PCR及快速扩增cDNA末端(RACE)的方法,克隆了该几丁质酶的编码基因chit,全长cDNA为1500bp,包含一个由442个氨基酸组成的开放阅读框。该基因已在GenBank中注册,登录号为DQ092332。将成熟肽几丁质酶Chit阅读框与酵母表达载体pPIC9K连接,构建重组质粒pPIC9K/chit,转化毕赤酵母GS115,在甲醇的诱导下,成功地分泌出具生物活性的几丁质酶,诱导6d后酶活性达2.261U/mL,酶蛋白表达量为0.36mg/mL。该酶的最适反应温度和pH值分别为60℃和5.5,该酶在50℃以下稳定;65℃的半衰期为40min。     

用pGAP启动子在P.pastoris中组成型表达cbhⅡ基因

用套叠PCR法扩增木霉的cbh Ⅱ基因,以EcoR I和Not I双酶切将其克隆进P.pastoris表达载体pGAP9K,获得重组表达质粒pGAP-cbh Ⅱ。通过电转法将其cbhⅡ基因重组于P.pastoris基因组,筛选高G418抗性的克隆作为工程菌。用葡萄糖作为碳源摇瓶发酵3 d,分泌的重组蛋白CBHⅡ达到50 mg/L。用CMC酶活法测定发酵液中的CMC酶活力为2.05 U/mL。