Burkholderia sp. NCIMB 10467菌株中原儿茶酸3, 4-双加氧酶基因的分子克隆和生化特性研究

NCIMB 10467是一株木质素降解菌, 根据其16S rDNA序列将其重新分类为Burkholderia菌属。研究显示, 在NCIMB 10467菌株中, 不同的底物可以诱导该菌株对于原儿茶酸的多种代谢形式。根据克隆到的一段原儿茶酸邻位开环酶, 即原儿茶酸3, 4-双加氧酶(P34D; EC 1.13.11.3) a-亚基的保守序列, 通过染色体步移的方法, 得到一段9505 bp的DNA片段。序列分析显示, 在这段9.5 kb的DNA片段中, 两个可能的开放阅读框pcaG 和 pcaH分别编码P34D的a-亚基和b-亚基。将pcaGH克隆并在大肠杆菌中进行表达后, 可以检测到P34D的活性。而pcaH在NCIMB 10467菌株中的敲除则使该菌完全丧失了代谢原儿茶酸的能力。由此证实, 克隆到的pcaGH基因确实编码原儿茶酸3, 4-双加氧酶, 并且对于NCIMB 10467菌株对原儿茶酸的代谢是必需的。     

Burkholderia sp.NCIMB 10467菌株中原儿茶酸3, 4-双加氧酶基因的分子克隆和生化特性研究

NCIMB 10467是一株木质素降解菌,根据其16S rDNA序列将其重新分类为Burkholderia菌属.研究显示,在NCIMB 10467菌株中,不同的底物可以诱导该菌株对于原儿茶酸的多种代谢形式.根据克隆到的一段原儿茶酸邻位开环酶,即原儿茶酸3,4-双加氧酶(P34D;EC 1.13.11.3)α-亚基的保守序列,通过染色体步移的方法,得到一段9505bp的DNA片段.序列分析显示,在这段9.5 kb的DNA片段中,两个可能的开放阅读框pcaG和pcaH分别编码P34D的α-亚基和β-亚基.将pcaGH克隆并在大肠杆菌中进行表达后,可以检测到P34D的活性.而pcaH在NCIMB 10467菌株中的敲除则使该菌完全丧失了代谢原儿茶酸的能力.由此证实,克隆到的pcaGH基因确实编码原儿茶酸3,4-双加氧酶,并且对于NCIMB 10467菌株对原儿茶酸的代谢是必需的.     

环羟基化双加氧酶α亚基保守序列的克隆及基因定位

利用PCR法成功地克隆了不动杆菌 (Acinetobacter) L2菌株的环羟基化双加氧酶α亚基保守序列310 bp片段,并对其进行测序.序列分析结果表明该片段与3-苯基丙酸盐双加氧酶α亚基、苯1,2-双加氧酶α亚基、甲苯2,3-双加氧酶α亚基的氨基酸序列同源性分别为72%、75%和78%.Southern杂交将菌株L2的环羟基化双加氧酶α亚基基因定位在L2质粒的不同酶切片段上.     

谷氨酸棒杆菌代谢芳烃过程中β-酮己二酸途径中原儿茶酸支路的分子基础

虽然在格蓝氏阴性菌中酮己二酸途径的原儿茶酸支路研究较多,但在格蓝氏阳性菌中的研究很少。本实验中,利用原儿茶酸、对甲酚和4-羟基苯甲酸作为惟一碳源和能源培养谷氨酸棒杆菌,酶活测定表明有原儿茶酸3,4-双加氧酶存在。对基因组数据分析表明在ncg12314-ncg12315位点可能编码原儿茶酸3,4-双加氧酶,ncg12314/ncg12315分别是两个连续的阅读框,采用PCR方法克隆了这两个基因,并在大肠杆菌中表达,测得原儿茶酸3,4－双加氧酶活性,进一步把这两个基因从谷氨酸棒杆菌中敲除,突变株失去了利用原儿茶酸、对甲酚和4-羟基苯甲酸的能力,同时,原儿茶酸3,4-双加氧酶活性消失。原儿茶酸3,4-双加氧酶由α-和β-两个亚基组成,基因同源性比较表明ncg12314/ncg12315分别与α-和β-两个亚基的编码基因同源。这些结果清楚地证明了ncg12314/ncg12315编码原儿茶酸3,4-双加氧酶的两个亚基。通过对谷氨酸棒杆菌基因组分析,发现了参与该芳烃代谢途径的其他基因。本项研究对揭示微生物尤其是格蓝氏阳性菌中芳烃代谢的遗传多样性,提供了新的依据。     

谷氨酸棒杆菌中芳香化合物降解的β-酮己二酸途径中原儿茶酸分支关键酶的鉴定

β-酮己二酸途径的原儿茶酸分支在革兰氏阴性细菌中研究较多,但在革兰氏阳性细菌中的研究却很少.本研究表明谷氨酸棒杆菌能以原儿茶酸、4-羟基苯甲酸、香草醛和对甲酚作为惟一碳源和能源生长,并且生长时诱导表达原儿茶酸3,4-双加氧酶.对谷氨酸棒杆菌基因组分析表明,基因位点ncg12314～ncg12315可能编码原儿茶酸3,4-双加氧酶.通过PCR反应扩增了ncg12314～ncg12315,并克隆到表达载体pET21a上,获得质粒pET21aP34D;携带pET21aP34D的重组大肠杆菌经诱导表达原儿茶酸3,4-双加氧酶.敲除ncg12314～ncg12315后,谷氨酸棒杆菌突变株失去原儿茶酸3,4-双加氧酶活性,同时丧失了利用原儿茶酸、对甲酚、香草醛和4-羟基苯甲酸作为惟一碳源和能源的能力;通过基因互补,这些能力又可重新获得.这些结果证实ncg12314和ncg12315(pcaHG)编码原儿茶酸3,4-双加氧酶.进一步对谷氨酸棒杆菌基因组分析后鉴定到一个完整的编码原儿茶酸分支途径中相关酶的基因簇,该基因簇的独特组织方式为芳香化合物的降解研究提供了新的视点.     

深海多环芳烃降解菌新鞘氨醇杆菌H25的降解特性及降解基因

[目的]为了从深海环境中筛选新的多环芳烃降解菌,了解其降解基因及降解特性.[方法]以原油作为碳源从印度洋深海海水样品中富集筛选出降解能力较强的多环芳烃降解菌,并根据已报道的相关菌属的多环芳烃起始双加氧酶大亚基序列及侧翼序列设计兼并引物进行扩增.[结果]获得了1株能够高效降解原油、柴油及多种多环芳烃的菌株H25.经16S rDNA序列系统发育分析表明它属于新鞘氨醇杆菌属(Novosphingobium)(96%).并从该菌株中扩增获得2条相似度为91.0%双加氧酶基因片段.2条序列在NCBI上Blastn分析表明均与菌株N.aromaticivorans DSM12444T的降解质粒pNL1上的双加氧酶大亚基具有最高相似度,分别为99.6%和91.0%.根据pNL1上的双加氧酶序列设计引物获得了包含H25双加氧酶大亚基及上下游序列的2个基因片段H25 Ⅰ(2.9kb)和H25Ⅱ(4.5kb).另外,单碳降解实验表明H25对联苯、2-甲基萘、2,6-二甲基萘、菲、二苯并噻吩、二苯并呋喃等均有较好的降解能力.[结论]H25菌株是Novosphingobium属可能的新种.深海细菌在大洋环境多环芳烃污染的自然净化中起到一定作用,并在环境生物修复中有较大的应用前景.     

双加氧酶α亚基保守序列克隆及探针制备

制备地高辛标记的环羟基化双加氧酶的α亚基保守序列探针。利用PCR法成功地克隆了环羟基化双加氧酶的α亚基保守序列310 bp片段,并对其进行测序。利用PCR法制备地高辛标记探针,对新标记的探针进行检测,结果显示其标记效率在0.1 pg/μL;敏感性检测表明,对同源DNA的检出限量为100 pg;对提取的副溶血性孤菌质粒DNA、短小芽胞杆菌总DNA杂交均呈阴性,说明该探针具有较强的特异性。     

苯胺双加氧酶基因的克隆与序列分析*

通过设计苯胺双加氧酶基因特异引物,以苯胺降解菌株ANA5基因组DNA为模板,PCR扩增出目的基因片断。然后利用粘粒pLAFR3作为载体,以E.coliEPI100作为受体,构建了菌株ANA5的基因组粘粒文库。以PCR扩增产物作为探针,通过菌落原位杂交筛选得到两个阳性克隆,经Southern杂交及亚克隆测序分析,初步确认克隆到苯胺双加氧酶基因。同时完成了苯胺双加氧酶基因atdA3A4A5序列的测定,并对其核苷酸及其推导的氨基酸序列进行分析,结果表明克隆到的苯胺双加氧酶基因与GenBank报道的     

苯胺双加氧酶基因的克隆与序列分析

通过设计苯胺双加氧酶基因特异引物,以苯胺降解菌株ANA5基因组DNA为模板,PCR扩增出目的基因片断。然后利用粘粒pLAFR3作为载体,以E．coliEPI100作为受体,构建了菌株ANA5的基因组粘粒文库。以PCR扩增产物作为探针,通过菌落原位杂交筛选得到两个阳性克隆,经Southern杂交及亚克隆测序分析,初步确认克隆到苯胺双加氧酶基因。同时完成了苯胺双加氧酶基因atdA3A4A5序列的测定,并对其核苷酸及其推导的氨基酸序列进行分析,结果表明克隆到的苯胺双加氧酶基因与GenBank报道的基因有一定的差异,同时体现了该基因在进化上的保守性。     

金黄色葡萄球菌肠毒素A基因的克隆

利用PCR方法从金葡菌基因组DNA中扩增出约 80 0bp的DNA片段 ,将之克隆到pUC19 T载体上并转化E .coliDH5α菌株。重组质粒的测序结果表明 ,克隆到了sea基因 ,它含有 774bp的阅读框架 (包括N端 72bp的信号肽编码区 ) ,其核苷酸序列与文献报道完全一致。     

Key aromatic-ring-cleaving enzyme, protocatechuate 3,4-dioxygenase, in the ecologically important marine Roseobacter lineage

Aromatic compound degradation in six bacteria representing an ecologically important marine taxon of the alpha-proteobacteria was investigated. Initial screens suggested that isolates in the Roseobacter lineage can degrade aromatic compounds via the beta-ketoadipate pathway, a catabolic route that has been well characterized in soil microbes. Six Roseobacter isolates were screened for the presence of protocatechuate 3,4-dioxygenase, a key enzyme in the beta-ketoadipate pathway. All six isolates were capable of growth on at least three of the eight aromatic monomers presented (anthranilate, benzoate, p-hydroxybenzoate, salicylate, vanillate, ferulate, protocatechuate, and coumarate). Four of the Roseobacter group isolates had inducible protocatechuate 3, 4-dioxygenase activity in cell extracts when grown on p-hydroxybenzoate. The pcaGH genes encoding this ring cleavage enzyme were cloned and sequenced from two isolates, Sagittula stellata E-37 and isolate Y3F, and in both cases the genes could be expressed in Escherichia coli to yield dioxygenase activity. Additional genes involved in the protocatechuate branch of the beta-ketoadipate pathway (pcaC, pcaQ, and pobA) were found to cluster with pcaGH in these two isolates. Pairwise sequence analysis of the pca genes revealed greater similarity between the two Roseobacter group isolates than between genes from either Roseobacter strain and soil bacteria. A degenerate PCR primer set targeting a conserved region within PcaH successfully amplified a fragment of pcaH from two additional Roseobacter group isolates, and Southern hybridization indicated the presence of pcaH in the remaining two isolates. This evidence of protocatechuate 3, 4-dioxygenase and the beta-ketoadipate pathway was found in all six Roseobacter isolates, suggesting widespread abilities to degrade aromatic compounds in this marine lineage.     

Molecular characterization of the genes pcaG and pcaH, encoding protocatechuate 3,4-dioxygenase, which are essential for vanillin catabolism in Pseudomonas sp. strain HR199

Pseudomonas sp. strain HR199 is able to utilize eugenol (4-allyl-2-methoxyphenol), vanillin (4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzaldehyde), or protocatechuate as the sole carbon source for growth. Mutants of this strain which were impaired in the catabolism of vanillin but retained the ability to utilize eugenol or protocatechuate were obtained after nitrosoguanidine mutagenesis. One mutant (SK6169) was used as recipient of a Pseudomonas sp. strain HR199 genomic library in cosmid pVK100, and phenotypic complementation was achieved with a 5.8-kbp EcoRI fragment (E58). The amino acid sequences deduced from two corresponding open reading frames (ORF) identified on E58 revealed high degrees of homology to pcaG and pcaH, encoding the two subunits of protocatechuate 3,4-dioxygenase. Three additional ORF most probably encoded a 4-hydroxybenzoate 3-hydroxylase (PobA) and two putative regulatory proteins, which exhibited homology to PcaQ of Agrobacterium tumefaciens and PobR of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, respectively. Since mutant SK6169 was also complemented by a subfragment of E58 that harbored only pcaH, this mutant was most probably lacking a functional beta subunit of the protocatechuate 3, 4-dioxygenase. Since this mutant was still able to grow on protocatechuate and lacked protocatechuate 4,5-dioxygenase and protocatechuate 2,3-dioxygenase, the degradation had to be catalyzed by different enzymes. Two other mutants (SK6184 and SK6190), which were also impaired in the catabolism of vanillin, were not complemented by fragment E58. Since these mutants accumulated 3-carboxy muconolactone during cultivation on eugenol, they most probably exhibited a defect in a step of the catabolic pathway following the ortho cleavage. Moreover, in these mutants cyclization of 3-carboxymuconic acid seems to occur by a syn absolute stereochemical course, which is normally only observed for cis, cis-muconate lactonization in pseudomonads. In conclusion, vanillin is degraded through the ortho-cleavage pathway in Pseudomonas sp. strain HR199 whereas protocatechuate could also be metabolized via a different pathway in the mutants.     

Characterization of the genes for two protocatechuate 3, 4-dioxygenases from the 4-sulfocatechol-degrading bacterium Agrobacterium radiobacter strain S2

The genes for two different protocatechuate 3,4-dioxygenases (P34Os) were cloned from the 4-sulfocatechol-degrading bacterium Agrobacterium radiobacter strain S2 (DSMZ 5681). The pcaH1G1 genes encoded a P34O (P34O-I) which oxidized protocatechuate but not 4-sulfocatechol. These genes were part of a protocatechuate-degradative operon which strongly resembled the isofunctional operon from the protocatechuate-degrading strain Agrobacterium tumefaciens A348 described previously by D. Parke (FEMS Microbiol. Lett. 146:3-12, 1997). The second P34O (P34O-II), encoded by the pcaH2G2 genes, was functionally expressed and shown to convert protocatechuate and 4-sulfocatechol. A comparison of the deduced amino acid sequences of PcaH-I and PcaH-II, and of PcaG-I and PcaG-II, with each other and with the corresponding sequences from the P34Os, from other bacterial genera suggested that the genes for the P34O-II were obtained by strain S2 by lateral gene transfer. The genes encoding the P34O-II were found in a putative operon together with two genes which, according to sequence alignments, encoded transport proteins. Further downstream from this putative operon, two open reading frames which code for a putative regulator protein of the IclR family and a putative 3-carboxymuconate cycloisomerase were identified.     

Enhanced detection and characterization of protocatechuate 3,4-dioxygenase in Acinetobacter lwoffii K24 by proteomics using a column separation

Acinetobacter lwoffii K24 known as an aniline degrading bacterium has also been found to utilize p-hydroxybenzoate as a sole carbon source. In this study, 2-DE using Q-Sepharose column separation was attempted for fast screening of protocatechuate 3,4-dioxygenase for catabolism of p-hydroxybenzoate in A. lwoffii K24. Two protocatechuate 3,4-dioxygenase subunits, pcaG and pcaH were detected and identified with N-terminal and internal sequencing, suggesting proteomics using a column separation may be helpful for the identification of specific protein spots and maximizing the detectable protein spots on the 2-DE gel. The PCR process using degenerate primers for protocatechuate 3,4-dioxygenase and sequence analyses of the PCR products revealed the existence of pcaH and pcaG in A. lwoffii K24. These two subunits were found to be closely located and share extensive homology with pcaH and pcaG of Pseudomonas marginata or Pseudomonas cepacia, providing the evidence that A. lwoffi K24 has the protocatechuate branches as well as catechol branches of beta-ketoadipate pathway.     

Substitution, Insertion, Deletion, Suppression, and Altered Substrate Specificity in Functional Protocatechuate 3,4-Dioxygenases

Protocatechuate 3,4-dioxygenase is a member of a family of bacterial enzymes that cleave the aromatic rings of their substrates between two adjacent hydroxyl groups, a key reaction in microbial metabolism of varied environmental chemicals. In an appropriate genetic background, it is possible to select for Acinetobacter strains containing spontaneous mutations blocking expression of pcaH or -G, genes encoding the alpha and beta subunits of protocatechuate 3, 4-dioxygenase. The crystal structure of the Acinetobacter oxygenase has been determined, and this knowledge affords us the opportunity to understand how mutations alter function in the enzyme. An earlier investigation had shown that a large fraction of spontaneous mutations inactivating Acinetobacter protocatechuate oxygenase are either insertions or large deletions. Therefore, the prior procedure of mutant selection was modified to isolate Acinetobacter strains in which mutations within pcaH or -G cause a heat-sensitive phenotype. These mutations affected residues distributed throughout the linear amino acid sequences of PcaH and PcaG and impaired the dioxygenase to various degrees. Four of 16 mutants had insertions or deletions in the enzyme ranging in size from 1 to 10 amino acid residues, highlighting areas of the protein where large structural changes can be tolerated. To further understand how protein structure influences function, we isolated strains in which the phenotypes of three different deletion mutations in pcaH or -G were suppressed either by a spontaneous mutation or by a PCR-generated random mutation introduced into the Acinetobacter chromosome by natural transformation. The latter procedure was also used to identify a single amino acid substitution in PcaG that conferred activity towards catechol sufficient for growth with benzoate in a strain in which catechol 1,2-dioxygenase was inactivated.     

Characterization of the protocatechuic acid catabolic gene cluster from Streptomyces sp. strain 2065

Protocatechuate 3,4-dioxygenase (EC 1.13.11.3) catalyzes the ring cleavage step in the catabolism of aromatic compounds through the protocatechuate branch of the beta-ketoadipate pathway. A protocatechuate 3,4-dioxygenase was purified from Streptomyces sp. strain 2065 grown in p-hydroxybenzoate, and the N-terminal sequences of the beta- and alpha-subunits were obtained. PCR amplification was used for the cloning of the corresponding genes, and DNA sequencing of the flanking regions showed that the pcaGH genes belonged to a 6. 5-kb protocatechuate catabolic gene cluster; at least seven genes in the order pcaIJFHGBL appear to be transcribed unidirectionally. Analysis of the cluster revealed the presence of a pcaL homologue which encodes a fused gamma-carboxymuconolactone decarboxylase/beta-ketoadipate enol-lactone hydrolase previously identified in the pca gene cluster from Rhodococcus opacus 1CP. The pcaIJ genes encoded proteins with a striking similarity to succinyl-coenzyme A (CoA):3-oxoacid CoA transferases of eukaryotes and contained an indel which is strikingly similar between high-G+C gram-positive bacteria and eukaryotes.     

Key enzymes of the protocatechuate branch of the β-ketoadipate pathway for aromatic degradation in Corynebacterium glutamicum

Although the protocatechuate branch of the β-ketoadipate pathway in Gram- bacteria has been well studied, this branch is less understood in Gram⁺ bacteria. In this study, Corynebacterium glutamicum was cultivated with protocatechuate, p-cresol, vanillate and 4-hydroxybenzoate as sole carbon and energy sources for growth. Enzymatic assays indicated that growing cells on these aromatic compounds exhibited protocatechuate 3,4-dioxygenase activities. Data-mining of the genome of this bacterium revealed that the genetic locus ncg12314-ncg12315 encoded a putative protocatechuate 3,4-dioxygenase. The genes, ncg12314 and ncg12315, were amplified by PCR technique and were cloned into plasmid (pET21aP34D). Recombinant Escherichia coli strain harboring this plasmid actively expressed protocatechuate 3,4-dioxygenase activity. Further, when this locus was disrupted in C. glutamicum, the ability to degrade and assimilate protocatechuate, p-cresol, vanillate or 4-hydroxybenzoate was lost and protocatechuate 3,4-dioxygenase activity was disappeared. The ability to grow with these aromatic compounds and protocatechuate 3,4-dioxygenase activity of C. glutamicum mutant could be restored by gene complementation. Thus, it is clear that the key enzyme for ring-cleavage, protocatechuate 3,4-dioxygenase, was encoded by ncg12314 and ncg12315. The additional genes involved in the protocatechuate branch of the β-ketoadipate pathway were identified by mining the genome data publically available in the GenBank. The functional identification of genes and their unique organization in C. glutamicum provided new insight into the genetic diversity of aromatic compound degradation.     

Genetic organization and sequence of the Pseudomonas cepacia genes for the alpha and beta subunits of protocatechuate 3,4-dioxygenase.

The locations of the genes for the alpha and beta subunits of protocatechuate 3,4-dioxygenase (EC 1.13.11.3) on a 9.5-kilobase-pair PstI fragment cloned from the Pseudomonas cepacia DBO1 chromosome were determined. This was accomplished through the construction of several subclones into the broad-host-range cloning vectors pRO2317, pRO2320, and pRO2321. The ability of each subclone to complement mutations in protocatechuate 3,4-dioxygenase (pcaA) was tested in mutant strains derived from P. cepacia, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Pseudomonas putida. These complementation studies also showed that the two subunits were expressed from the same promoter. The nucleotide sequence of the region encoding for protocatechuate 3,4-dioxygenase was determined. The deduced amino acid sequence matched that determined by N-terminal analysis of regions of the isolated enzyme. Although over 400 nucleotides were sequenced before the start of the genes, no homology to known promoters was found. However, a terminator stem-loop structure was found immediately after the genes. The deduced amino acid sequence showed extensive homology with the previously determined amino acid sequence of protocatechuate 3,4-dioxygenase from another Pseudomonas species.