苏云金芽孢杆菌伴孢晶体20kbDNA中cry1Ac基因的克隆、高效表达和生物活性研究

已经证实苏云金芽孢杆菌(Bacillus thuringiensis,Bt)伴孢晶体结合20kb DNA,但其序列特异性及作用有待进一步研究阐明.研究了选择性溶解Bt 4.0718菌株Cry1类原毒素所形成的菱形伴孢晶体,从中抽提出与其结合的20kb DNA.经Nde Ⅰ酶切消化后亚克隆构建文库,通过PCR-RFLP及测序筛选出含cry1Ac基因的转化子.然后设计引物PCR扩增出cry1Ac基因的ORF并与pET30a连接,转化E.coli BL21(DE3),高效表达了141kD蛋白.表达蛋白占总蛋白量的50%以上,且90%以上以包涵体形式存在.利用穿梭载体pHT304构建表达质粒pHTX42,电转化Bt无晶体突变株XBU001,获得重组菌株HTX42,经SDS-PAGE分析,cry1Ac基因得到强表达,蛋白质定量分析显示目的蛋白量占总蛋白量的79.28%,且其在细胞中累积达细胞干重的64.13%,比文献报道的25%左右高了1倍以上.原子力显微镜(Atomic Force Microscopy,AFM)检测显示,目的基因在大肠杆菌(E.coli)中表达的包涵体呈不规则形状且较小,而在无晶体突变株中表达的晶体呈典型菱形晶体,大小约为1.2 μm×2.0 μm.生测结果显示,包涵体与晶体对小菜蛾(Plutella xylostella)幼虫均有高效杀虫活性.本研究为构建高效杀虫工程菌及进一步阐明Bt伴孢晶体中20kb DNA分子的来源、结构和功能奠定了重要的基础.

Cloning and Superexpression of Cry1Ac Gene from 20kb DNA Associated with Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1A Crystal Protein

The CrylA Crystal Protein from Bacillus thuringiensis is associated with DNA, but the role and sequences of these DNA molecules are unknown. CrylA bipyramidal crystals from B. thuringiensis strain 4.0718 was selectively dissolved and associated DNA was extracted from protoxin. The DNA was digested with Nde I to obtain 3 to 5 kb fragments and then the fragments were subcloned into pMD18-T vector, screening of recombinants were done by PCR-RFLP and sequencing. The ORF of cry1Ac gene was amplified by primers designed and then subcloned. The 3.5 kb BamH I and Sal I fragments of pMDX35 was inserted into the pET30a vector, giving 8.9 kb recombinant plasmid, pETX35. ETX35 strain were obtained by transformed pETX35 into B121 (DE3). A 141 kD fusion protein was superexpressed as inclusion bodies. Quantitative protein analysis indicated that the amount of 141 kD protein was above the level of 51.36% of total cellular protein. Plasmid pHTX42 constructed from shuttle vector pHT304 was transformed B. thuringiensis acrystalliferous strain XBU001 with electroporation to obtain the recombinant HTX42. The recombinant protein was found with a molecular mass of 130 kD on sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE). Scanning analysis indicated that the expressed protein accounted up to 79.28% of total cellular proteins and accumulated in the cells mounted up to 64.13% of cellular dry weight. Under Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM), typical bipyramidal crystals from HTX42 strain were found with a size of 1.2 microm x 2.0 microm. Bioassay showed that these inclusion bodies of ETX35 strain and crystals from HTX42 strain were highly toxic against the larvae of Plutella xylostella. On such a base, constructing insecticidal recombinant and analyzing the source, structure, and function of the 20 kb DNA can be further achieved.