Determining the involvement of two aminopeptidase Ns in the resistance of Plutella xylostella to the Bt toxin Cry1Ac: cloning and study of in vitro function

The cloning, expression in vitro, and characterization of two aminopeptidase Ns (APN5s and APN2s) isolated from the midgut of Cry1Ac-resistant (R) and susceptible (S) strains of Plutella xylostella larvae are presented in this paper. The deduced amino acid sequences of APN5s included C-terminal GPI-modification sites, the gluzincin aminopeptidase motif GATEN, and three N-glycosylated sites; those of APN2s had no GPI-modification sites, had gluzincin aminopeptidase motif GAMEN, and had four N-glycosylated sites. O-glycosylated sites were not predicted for either APN. Because APN2R and APN2S cDNAs contained the same nucleotides, only full-length cDNAs encoding APN5R and APN5S were expressed in Trichoplusia ni cells. Far-Western blotting showed that the expressed receptor APN5 bound to the Cry1Ac toxin. An enzyme-specific activity experiment also showed that APN5 genes were expressed in T. ni cells. ELISA revealed no differences in the binding of expression proteins from the resistant and susceptible strain with Cry1Ac.     

Biochemical characterization of a novel cycloisomaltooligosaccharide glucanotransferase from Paenibacillus sp. 598K

Cycloisomaltooligosaccharide glucanotransferase (CITase; EC 2.4.1.248), a member of the glycoside hydrolase family 66 (GH66), catalyzes the intramolecular transglucosylation of dextran to produce cycloisomaltooligosaccharides (CIs; cyclodextrans) of varying lengths. Eight CI-producing bacteria have been found; however, CITase from Bacillus circulans T-3040 (CITase-T3040) is the only CI-producing enzyme that has been characterized to date. In this study, we report the gene cloning, enzyme characterization, and analysis of essential Asp and Glu residues of a novel CITase from Paenibacillus sp. 598K (CITase-598K). The cit genes from T-3040 and 598K strains were expressed recombinantly, and the properties of Escherichia coli recombinant enzymes were compared. The two CITases exhibited high primary amino acid sequence identity (67%). The major product of CITase-598K was cycloisomaltoheptaose (CI-7), whereas that of CITase-T3040 was cycloisomaltooctaose (CI-8). Some of the properties of CITase-598K are more favorable for practical use compared with CITase-T3040, i.e., the thermal stability for CITase-598K (≤ 50 °C) was 10 °C higher than that for CITase-T3040 (≤ 40 °C); the k_cat/K_M value of CITase-598K was approximately two times higher (32.2 s^− 1 mM^− 1) than that of CITase-T3040 (17.8 s^− 1 mM^− 1). Isomaltotetraose was the smallest substrate for both CITases. When isomaltoheptaose or smaller substrates were used, a lag time was observed before the intramolecular transglucosylation reaction began. As substrate length increased, the lag time shortened. Catalytically important residues of CITase-598K were predicted to be Asp144, Asp269, and Glu341. These findings will serve as a basis for understanding the reaction mechanism and substrate recognition of GH66 enzymes.     

混菌发酵生产γ-聚谷氨酸的工艺条件优化

采用谷氨酸棒杆菌S9114和枯草芽胞杆菌NTG-4在10 L自控发酵罐上进行混菌发酵,探索混菌发酵生产γ-聚谷氨酸的可行性并进行工艺优化。结果表明:温度、接种量、pH及溶氧对聚谷氨酸发酵有较大影响,发酵前期维持32℃,6 h提温至37℃变温控制,谷氨酸棒杆菌和枯草芽胞杆菌接种量分别为5%和0.5%,pH 7.0,溶氧20%最有利于γ-聚谷氨酸发酵,在此条件下发酵32 hγ-聚谷氨酸最高产量为38.3 g/L。     

蜡样芽胞杆菌GXBC-3三个普鲁兰酶基因的表达及其酶学特性

探索获得优良的新型普鲁兰酶基因,丰富普鲁兰酶理论,对实现普鲁兰酶国产化具有重要意义。分析GenBank数据库中蜡样芽胞杆菌假定Ⅰ型、Ⅱ型普鲁兰酶基因序列,从实验室保藏的蜡样芽胞杆菌Bacilluscereus GXBC-3中克隆得到3个普鲁兰酶基因pulA、pulB、pulC,并分别导入大肠杆菌进行胞内诱导表达。纯化重组酶酶学性质研究表明重组酶PulA能水解α-l,6-和α-l,4-糖苷键,为Ⅱ型普鲁兰酶,以普鲁兰糖为底物时,最适反应温度及pH分别为40℃和6.5,比活力为32.89 U/mg;以可溶性淀粉为底物时,最适反应温度及pH分别为50℃和7.0,比活力为25.71 U/mg。重组酶PulB和PulC二者均只能水解α-l,6-糖苷键,为I型普鲁兰酶,以普鲁兰糖为底物时,其最适反应温度及pH分别为45℃、7.0和45℃、6.5,比活力分别为228.54 U/mg和229.65 U/mg。     

大豆根腐病生防菌KJB04-11的鉴定及其产生的脂肽类抗生素

从大豆根围筛选到1株对尖孢镰刀菌和立枯丝核菌都具有很好拮抗作用的菌株KJB04-11,经形态观察、生理生化特征和16SrDNA序列分析,属于枯草芽孢杆菌(Bacillussubtilis)。具有抗菌活性的KJB04-11发酵液无菌滤液对热和酸碱具有较强的稳定性。采用SephadexG-25柱层析、反相HPLC和冷冻干燥从KJB04-11发酵液中分离纯化了抗菌活性成分。由红外光谱、MALDI-TOF-MS、氨基酸组成及脂肽合成酶基因扩增结果推测该菌株产生的抗菌物质为C16、C17的mycosubtilin和C15的surfactin。田间试验表明,大豆种子经KJB04-11发酵液包衣处理对大豆根腐病防效为53.6%,大豆产量提高12.5%。     

粗毛栓菌和蜡状芽孢杆菌及其共固定菌对pb2+的吸附

将粗毛栓菌菌丝球与蜡状芽孢杆菌共固定为共固定菌.以粗毛栓菌菌丝球、蜡状芽孢杆菌和共固定菌为研究对象,测定不同吸附时间、初始pH、吸附剂浓度和pb2+浓度对3种生物吸附剂吸附pb2+的影响,并将3种生物吸附剂吸附pb2+前后的红外吸收光谱进行分析比较.结果表明:在吸附剂浓度为2g.L-1、pH为5.0、pb2+浓度为50 mg·L-1条件下对pb2+吸附lh效果良好,其吸附率分别为71.7％、91.0％和96.9％.生物吸附剂红外光谱主要由蛋白质、碳水化合物和含硫、磷酸基团的吸收带组成,表明对pb2+吸附起主要作用的官能团是羟基、羧基、磷酸基和含硫基团.     

产生物表面活性剂芽孢杆菌培养条件的优化

为了提高生物表面活性剂的表面活性,通过单因素及正交试验对已筛选的产生物表面活性剂芽孢杆菌的培养基及培养条件进行了优化,优化后的培养基成分为可溶性淀粉20 g/L,氯化铵2 g/L,KH2PO46 g/L,K2HPO42 g/L,MgSO4.7H2O 0.3 g/L,NaCl 2 g/L,CaCl20.08 g/L,EDTA 0.4 g/L。培养条件为4%接种量,种龄16 h,初始pH7,培养温度37℃,摇床转速160 r/min,发酵48 h。优化发酵条件后,发酵液表面张力由初始67.5 mN/m降低至24.8 mN/m,生物表面活性剂产量达到1.08 g/L。     

长野芽孢杆菌普鲁兰酶基因在枯草芽孢杆菌中的表达及酶学性质研究

根据NCBI上报道的基因序列设计引物,以长野芽孢杆菌(Bacillus naganoensis)ATCC53909的染色体DNA为模板,PCR扩增普鲁兰酶编码基因pulB。将此基因与表达载体pWB980连接构建重组质粒pWB-pulB,并转化枯草芽孢杆菌WB600。SDS-PAGE结果显示,在100 kD处有特异性条带,经测定重组转化子粗酶液酶活力达10.94 U/mL。酶学性质分析表明,其最适反应温度为60℃,最适反应pH为5.0,且在温度30-60℃及pH4.0-6.0范围内稳定,适合淀粉加工行业的应用。     

鄱阳湖野生河豚鱼体内河豚毒素产生菌的分离鉴定(英文)

从中国鄱阳湖捕获的暗纹东方鲀卵巢中分离到4株菌,通过小鼠实验、薄层色谱、质谱分析及荧光分光光度法确认TL-1菌株发酵液中含河豚毒素。24℃培养5 d,通过活性炭柱、凝胶柱从TL-1发酵液中分离河豚毒素粗毒液。经形态、生理生化及16S rRNA分析鉴定,表明该菌属于花域芽孢杆菌属。本研究首次报道从鄱阳湖河豚鱼中分离到产毒菌。