牛樟芝中一个新型还原型聚酮合酶基因的克隆及表达分析

为了研究牛樟芝中PKS基因与化合物之间的关系,该研究通过对牛樟芝基因组分析获得牛樟芝聚酮合酶基因,以此序列为模板设计含有起始密码子和终止密码子的特异引物并以牛樟芝c DNA为模板克隆获得一个高度还原型PKS(HR-PKS)基因全长,命名为AcPKS2;对AcPKS2基因进行生物信息学分析,并比较该基因在不同培养基上的表达量。结果表明:AcPKS2全长7 842 bp,有24个内含子,其外显子共编码2 613个氨基酸,该蛋白的相对分子质量为293.5 kDa,理论等电点pI为5.78。用CDD分析其结构域显示,该基因属于HR-PKS,其结构域组织排列为KS-AT-DH-MT-ER-KR-ACP-TE,8个结构域其活性位点分别为β-酮基合成酶(DTACSSSL)、酰基转移酶(GHSIGETA)、脱水酶(RNDGSTSPL)、甲基转移酶(SFDIITAFDV)、烯酰还原酶(HAGVSSPAA)、酮基还原酶(GSPGQANYTAA)、酰基转移酶(YGLDSLTSVRL)、硫酯酶(KQPNGPY)。系统发育树显示AcPKS2与其他化合物未知的HR-PKS蛋白聚为一支,结构域和系统进化树分析显示该基因可能编码一种新的含TE结构域高度还原型聚酮合酶;表达分析结果显示葡萄糖和果糖能够诱导该基因的表达。     

一个可介导链霉菌PKS基因 向植物转化的杂合质粒的构建

抗生素FR-008是由链霉菌FR-008所产生的一种七烯大环内酯类抗真菌抗生素。胡志浩等已克隆了长达约105kb的FR-008聚酮合酶(PKS)基因簇,对该基因簇中相邻于pabAB基因下游的3.8kbDNA进行序列分析,找到一个多功能聚酮合酶基因的起点,与数据库中蛋白质序列的比较分析揭示出一个尚未结束的大型开读框架的存在,它与抗细菌大环内酯类抗生素-红霉素生物合成所需的Ⅰ型聚酮合酶(PKS)基因中的乙酰转移酶(AT)和β-酮酰合酶(KS)的功能结构域显示出了高度的同源性,从分子水平上证实了FR-008抗生素由Ⅰ型PKS所合成。本实验将3.8kb中的编码聚酮合酶的部分开读框架通过基因工程的方法插入植物表达载体WRG2410上,从而成功构建了表达性质粒pHZ321。     

一个新型牛樟芝PR-PKS基因的克隆及表达分析

为了解牛樟芝中聚酮化合物的生物合成机理及聚酮合酶基因功能,从牛樟芝基因组挖掘并克隆得到一个部分还原型PKS(PR-PKS)基因(AcPKS3),并对其进行生物信息学分析及表达谱分析。结果显示,AcPKS3(GenBank登录号:MG988206)DNA全长8 286 bp,有22个内含子,其外显子共编码2 285个氨基酸;结构域依次为KS-AT-KR-ACP-SDR,各结构域的活性保守位点为β-酮基合成酶(DTACSS)、酰基转移酶(GHSAGETA)、酮基还原酶(YLLVGGIG)、酰基转移酶(YGLDSITSA)、短链醇脱氢酶与NAD(P)H结合的N端保守序列(ITGTTGSFG)及活性保守位点(YTESK);AcPKS3与6-甲基水杨酸合成酶的亲缘关系较近;不同碳源中葡萄糖,不同氮源中牛肉浸粉、酪蛋白胨、土豆蛋白胨可促进AcPKS3基因表达。本研究为牛樟芝聚酮合酶功能研究及牛樟芝基因资源利用提供参考。     

膨大弯颈霉中与Bmt生物合成相关的PKS基因功能研究

环孢霉素A是一种主要由膨大弯颈霉Tolypocladium inflatum产生的环肽类次级代谢产物,临床上被广泛用作免疫抑制剂,其合成需要特殊底物(4R)-4-[(E)-2-butenyl]-4-methyl-L-threonine (Bmt),但目前相关Bmt的研究很少。基因敲除实验证实Bmt的生物合成需要一个聚酮合酶(polyketosynthase,PKS)基因(simG)参与,并推测其功能为合成Bmt的前体化合物羧酸分子3(R)-hydroxyl-4(R)-methyl-6(E)-octenoicacid(B1)。本研究通过在同为虫生真菌的球孢白僵菌Beauveriabassiana中异源表达simG,以证明该基因的功能。通过克隆获得了较大基因simG,利用根癌农杆菌Agrobacterium tumefaciens介导方法将该基因转化到球孢白僵菌中,通过基因检测和半定量RT-PCR筛选出目标基因表达量高的菌株,获得4株simG高表达菌株。将其发酵培养后,利用LC-MS检测发酵产物,发现在simG高表达菌株中存在与B1分子量相同的产物峰。本研究进一步证明了simG负责化合物B...     

长松萝中一个聚酮合酶基因簇的克隆和鉴定

【目的】探索药用地衣长松萝(Usnea longissima Ach)聚酮化合物的生物合成基因簇,克隆聚酮合酶(PKS)基因并分析其功能。【方法】以长松萝地衣型真菌为材料,通过巢氏PCR获得聚酮合酶基因片段和原位杂交筛选基因组文库获得聚酮合酶基因及相邻基因簇。并对获得聚酮合酶进行分子系统进化分析和基因表达分析。【结果】获得药用地衣长松萝中的编码聚酮合酶基因UlPKS5的全长序列以及相邻修饰基因β-内酰胺酶和脱水酶。聚酮合酶UlPKS5含有酮体合成酶(KS),酰基转移酶(AT),产物模板(PT)以及酰基载体蛋白(ACP)结构域。分子系统进化分析显示UlPKS5属于非还原型聚酮合酶中第五组,与蒽醌类化合物生物合成相关。通过半定量RT-PCR分析表明山梨醇(10%)和蔗糖(2%和10%)能够强烈诱导UlPKS5基因表达。【结论】聚酮合酶(UlPKS5)及相邻修饰基因β-内酰胺酶和脱水酶与长松萝中蒽醌类化合物生物合成相关。     

永兴岛白穗软珊瑚共附生放线菌筛选及部分活性次级代谢产物的鉴定

【目的】从白穗软珊瑚中分离和鉴定共附生放线菌,运用PCR技术对所分离的放线菌进行I型聚酮合酶(PKS)筛选,研究其次级代谢产物。【方法】使用11种培养基对白穗软珊瑚共附生放线菌进行分离、鉴定,构建16S rRNA基因系统发育进化树,以基于I型PKS的KS基因设计的简并引物对所分离放线菌进行基因筛选,对阳性菌株用3种培养基发酵检测,对目标菌株进行放大规模发酵分离鉴定次级代谢产物。【结果】从白穗软珊瑚中分离到20株共附生放线菌,包括链霉菌属10株、迪茨氏菌属2株和盐水孢菌属8株,筛选获得18株I型PKS阳性菌株,并从菌株Salinospora arenicola SH04中分离到化合物rifamycin S和rifamycin W。【结论】首次从珊瑚共附生环境中分离得到海洋专属性稀有放线菌盐水孢菌属,并以I型PKS基因筛选为指导,分离鉴定了聚酮类化合物rifamycins,为研究软珊瑚共附生可培养放线菌的多样性和基于基因筛选指导分离次级代谢产物提供了可靠依据。     

BbRho5对球孢白僵菌生长速率的作用研究

为阐明BbRho5对球孢白僵菌生防潜能的作用,构建了Bbrho5单基因敲除菌株ΔBbrho5,以野生型菌株WT作为对照,在不同培养基上测定菌落生长速率,并测定了菌株对多菌灵胁迫耐受性及对大蜡螟幼虫体壁侵染能力。进一步获取和分析了ΔBbrho5和WT细胞内基因转录组数据。结果表明,BbRho5蛋白功能缺陷显著抑制球孢白僵菌菌丝生长速率,同时微弱影响其多菌灵胁迫抗逆性及生防能力。相较于WT,ΔBbrho5中具有770个差异表达基因(DEGs),其中上调基因395个,下调基因375个。GO分析显示,ΔBbrho5 VS WT中DEGs主要富集于氧化还原酶活力(oxidoreductase activity)和单加氧酶活力(monooxygenase activity)功能。KEGG通路富集结果显示,DEGs主要富集于氮代谢及多种氨基酸代谢通路。在氮代谢通路中富集到7个功能基因,其中有5个上调,2个下调,说明敲除菌株可能采用增强氮源利用及谷氨酸合成以应对Bbrho5缺陷引起的生长迟缓。以上研究结果揭示了球孢白僵菌中小GTP酶BbRho5对球孢白僵菌生长速率具有重要影响,且氮代谢和氨基酸代谢可能为其重要的响应代谢通路。     

BbRho5对球孢白僵菌生长速率的作用研究

为阐明BbRho5对球孢白僵菌生防潜能的作用,构建了Bbrho5单基因敲除菌株ΔBbrho5,以野生型菌株WT作为对照,在不同培养基上测定菌落生长速率,并测定了菌株对多菌灵胁迫耐受性及对大蜡螟幼虫体壁侵染能力。进一步获取和分析了ΔBbrho5和WT细胞内基因转录组数据。结果表明,BbRho5蛋白功能缺陷显著抑制球孢白僵菌菌丝生长速率,同时微弱影响其多菌灵胁迫抗逆性及生防能力。相较于WT,ΔBbrho5中具有770个差异表达基因(DEGs),其中上调基因395个,下调基因375个。GO分析显示,ΔBbrho5 VS WT中DEGs主要富集于氧化还原酶活力(oxidoreductase activity)和单加氧酶活力(monooxygenase activity)功能。KEGG通路富集结果显示,DEGs主要富集于氮代谢及多种氨基酸代谢通路。在氮代谢通路中富集到7个功能基因,其中有5个上调,2个下调,说明敲除菌株可能采用增强氮源利用及谷氨酸合成以应对Bbrho5缺陷引起的生长迟缓。以上研究结果揭示了球孢白僵菌中小GTP酶BbRho5对球孢白僵菌生长速率具有重要影响,且氮代谢和氨基酸代谢可能为其重要的响应代谢通路。     

草菇聚酮合酶编码基因vv-alb的克隆及其表达的初步分析

聚酮化合物（polyketides）是一类庞大的次级代谢家族,聚酮合酶（polyketide synthase,PKS）是介导聚酮化合物生物合成的关键酶。通过巢氏简并PCR与染色体步行的方法,获得了草菇中的编码PKS的基因vv-alb的全长序列,并通过荧光实时定量RT-PCR方法对vv-alb基因在草菇不同生长阶段与不同部位的表达情况进行了初步分析,为进一步研究PKS在草菇和其他食用真菌生物代谢过程中的作用奠定了一定的基础。     

一个巨大的多烯抗生素基因簇中聚酮合酶(PKS)基因单元在大肠杆菌中的双重诱导超量表达

根据序列分析信息,将链霉菌FR－008中与多烯大环内酯抗生素生物合成直接有关的PKS基因簇内长2671bp的一个PKS单元以正确框架克隆于表达载体pET－15b中P（T7）启动子下游的BamHI位点上,经IPTG诱导只得到微量PKS表达。同样地克隆于pBV220中PRPL启动子下游的PKS基因在42℃诱导后也不能超量表达出PKS蛋白。然而克隆于串联启动子PRP（T7）或PRPLP（T7）下游的PKS基因却得到了超量表达。在PRPLP（T7）下游PKS基因的超量表达依赖于IPTG及42℃两个条件的双重诱导,而42℃及IPTG单独诱导只得到常量表达。而在PRP（T7）启动子下游时PKS基因在42℃、IPTG单独诱导或42℃＋IPTG双重诱导时均可获得超量表达。据此构建了启动子PR、P（T7）串联排列的表达载体pH2330。外源基因克隆于该载体起始密码子下游的多克隆位点时,表达的外源蛋白可用Ni（＋＋）"柱亲和纯化。此外,用在大肠杆菌中表达的PKS蛋白作为抗原免疫大白兔制备了特异性的抗体,Westernblotting实验证明该抗体是PKS特异性的,可用于PKS基因簇及PKS异源表达的深入研究。     

Evolution of ketosynthase domains of polyketide synthase genes in the Cladonia chlorophaea species complex (Cladoniaceae)

Lichen-forming fungi synthesize a diversity of polyketides, but only a few non-reducing polyketide synthase (PKS) genes from a lichen-forming fungus have been linked with a specific polyketide. While it is a challenge to link the large number of PKS paralogs in fungi with specific products, it might be expected that the PKS paralogs from closely related species would be similar because of recent evolutionary divergence. The objectives of this study were to reconstruct a PKS gene phylogeny of the Cladonia chlorophaea species complex based on the ketosynthase domain, a species phylogeny of the complex, and to explore the presence of PKS gene paralogs among members of the species complex. DNA was isolated from 51 individuals of C. chlorophaea and allies to screen for the presence of 13 PKS paralogs. A 128 sequence PKS gene phylogeny using deduced amino acid sequences estimated from the 13 PKS paralogs and sequences subjected to BLASTx comparisons showed losses of each of two PKS domains (reducing and methylation). This research provided insight into the evolution of PKS genes in the C. chlorophaea group, species evolution in the group, and it identified potential directions for further investigation of polyketide synthesis in the C. chlorophaea species complex.     

Novel insights into evolution of protistan polyketide synthases through phylogenomic analysis

Polyketide synthase (PKS) enzymes are large multi-domain complexes that structurally and functionally resemble the fatty acid synthases involved in lipid metabolism. Polyketide biosynthesis of secondary metabolites and hence functional PKS genes are widespread among bacteria, fungi and streptophytes, but the Type I was formerly known only from bacteria and fungi. Recently Type I PKS genes were also uncovered in the genomes of some alveolate protists. Here we show that the newly sequenced genomes of representatives of other protist groups, specifically the chlorophytes Ostreococcus tauri, O. lucimarinus, and Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, and the haptophyte Emiliania huxleyi also contain putative modular Type I PKS genes. Based on the patchy phylogenetic distribution of this gene type among eukaryotic microorganisms, the question arises whether they originate from recent lateral gene transfer from bacteria. Our phylogenetic analyses do not indicate such an evolutionary history. Whether Type I PKS genes originated several times independently during eukaryotic evolution or were rather lost in many extant lineages cannot yet be answered. In any case, we show that environmental genome sequencing projects are likely to be a valuable resource when mining for genes resembling protistan PKS I genes.     

一个热诱导穿梭表达载体的构建及其在链霉菌中的应用

为探索大肠杆菌λ噬菌体表达调控元件在链霉菌中的应用,构建了一个链霉菌大肠杆菌穿梭表达载体pHZ1080,并将来自链霉菌FR-008的聚酮合酶(PKS)基因置于其中的λ噬菌体启动子P_R下游,得到表达PKS的穿梭质粒pHZ1067。与在大肠杆菌中一样,该质粒在变铅青链霉菌中也受热诱导表达100kD的PKS蛋白;表达的PKS蛋白可由SDSPAGE和Western-blot实验检测到。PKS在链霉菌中的热诱导表达表明,构建的载体也能用于链霉菌诱导表达外源基因。       

Effect of aposymbiotic conditions on colony growth and secondary metabolite production in the lichen-forming fungus Ramalina dilacerata

The production of secondary metabolites by aposymbiotic lichen-forming fungi in culture is thought to be influenced by environmental conditions. The effects of the environment may be studied by culturing fungi under defined growing parameters to provide a better understanding of the role of the large number of polyketide synthase (PKS) gene paralogs detected in the genomes of many fungi. The objectives of this study were to examine the effects of culture conditions (media composition and pH level) on the colony growth, the numbers of secondary products, and the expression of two PKS genes by the lichen-forming fungus Ramalina dilacerata. Four types of growth media at four different pH levels were prepared to culture spore isolates of R. dilacerata. Colony diameter and texture were recorded. The number of secondary compounds were determined by thin layer chromatography (TLC) and high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). Expression of two PKS genes (non-reducing (NR) and 6-MSAS-type PKS) were compared with expression of an internal control mitochondrial small subunit gene (mtSSU). The results showed that media containing yeast extracts produced the largest colony diameters and the fewest number of secondary metabolites. Colony growth rates also varied with different media conditions, and a significant negative relationship occurred between colony diameter and number of secondary metabolites. Expression of the NR PKS gene was significantly higher at pH 6.5 on the glucose malt agar than any other media, and expression of the 6-MSAS-type (partially-reducing) PKS gene was significantly higher at pH 8.5 on (malt agar) malt agar than on the other types of agar. Gene expression was correlated with the pH level and media conditions that induced the production of the larger number of secondary substances. This is the first study to examine secondary metabolite production in R. dilacerata by comparing the number of polyketides detected with quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) of two PKS genes under different culture conditions.     

Polyketide synthase genes and the natural products potential of Dictyostelium discoideum

MOTIVATION: The genome of the social amoeba Dictyostelium discoideum contains an unusually large number of polyketide synthase (PKS) genes. An analysis of the genes is a first step towards understanding the biological roles of their products and exploiting novel products. RESULTS: A total of 45 Type I iterative PKS genes were found, 5 of which are probably pseudogenes. Catalytic domains that are homologous with known PKS sequences as well as possible novel domains were identified. The genes often occurred in clusters of 2-5 genes, where members of the cluster had very similar sequences. The D.discoideum PKS genes formed a clade distinct from fungal and bacterial genes. All nine genes examined by RT-PCR were expressed, although at different developmental stages. The promoters of PKS genes were much more divergent than the structural genes, although we have identified motifs that are unique to some PKS gene promoters.     

Diversity of type I polyketide synthase genes in the wood-decay fungus Xylaria sp. BCC 1067

Fungal type I polyketide (PK) compounds are highly valuable for medical treatment and extremely diverse in structure, partly because of the enzymatic activities of reducing domains in polyketide synthases (PKSs). We have cloned several PKS genes from the fungus Xylaria sp. BCC 1067, which produces two polyketides: depudecin (reduced PK) and 19,20-epoxycytochalasin Q (PK-nonribosomal peptide (NRP) hybrid). Two new degenerate primer sets, KA-series and XKS, were designed to amplify reducing PKS and PKS-NRP synthetase hybrid genes, respectively. Five putative PKS genes were amplified in Xylaria using KA-series primers and two more with the XKS primers. All seven are predicted to encode proteins homologous to highly reduced (HR)-type PKSs. Previously designed primers in LC-, KS-, and MT-series identified four additional PKS gene fragments. Selected PKS fragments were used as probes to identify PKS genes from the genomic library of this fungus. Full-length sequences for five PKS genes were obtained: pks12, pks3, pksKA1, pksMT, and pksX1. They are structurally diverse with 1-9 putative introns and products ranging from 2162 to 3654 amino acids in length. The finding of 11 distinct PKS genes solely by means of PCR cloning supports that PKS genes are highly diverse in fungi. It also indicates that our KA-series primers can serve as powerful tools to reveal the genetic potential of fungi in production of multiple types of HR PKs, which the conventional compound screening could underestimate.     

吸水链霉菌Streptomyces hygroscopicus 17997中噬菌体基因转移系统的建立及其应用

由吸水链霉菌Streptomyces hygroscopicus 17997产生的格尔德霉素geldanamycin(GA)属安莎类抗生素,具有良好的抗肿瘤和抗病毒活性。本文应用链霉菌温和噬菌体ΦC31衍生的KC515载体,在吸水链霉菌S．hygroscopicus 17997中建立并优化了S．hygroscopicus 17997的基因转染体系。利用所建立的基因转染体系,以基因阻断技术从S．hygroscopicus 17997基因文库含有多组PKS基因柯斯质粒中,鉴定了与GA PKS生物合成相关基因的柯斯质粒,该工作为GA生物合成基因簇的克隆奠定了基础。