Cloning and expressing a recombinant human tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-2 (TIMP-2) in methylotrophic yeast Pichia pastoris and its characterizations

To obtain human tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-2 (TIMP-2)cDNA and the secretory expression of TIMP-2 gene in Pichia pastoris,we designed and synthesized a 618 base pairs artificial gene coding for the TIMP-2 with a computer-aided design method using a standard chemical synthesis technique,which was composed of frequently used codons in the highly expressed Pichia pastoris genes.Then the synthetic gene encoding TIMP-2 was checked by means of dideoxynucleotide sequencing.The verified gene of TIMP-2 was cloned to the Escherichia coli-yeast shuttle vector of pPIC9 to construct a recombinant plasmid pPIC9-T2.The plasmid was transformed into GS115 cells of the methylotrophic yeast,Pichia pastoris by electroporation,and we got the expression cell through phenotype selection and induction with methanol.Separation,purification,and bioactivity analysis of the expressed products were performed.     

Expression and characterization of recombinant human secretory leukocyte protease inhibitor (SLPI) protein from Pichia pastoris

The human secretory leukocyte protease inhibitor (SLPI) has been shown to possess anti-protease, anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial properties. Its presence in saliva is believed to be a major deterrent to oral transmission of human immunodeficiency virus-1. The 11.7 kDa peptide is a secreted, nonglycosylated protein rich in disulfide bonds. Currently, recombinant SLPI is only available as an expensive bacterial expression product. We have investigated the utility of the methylotrophic yeast Pichia pastoris to produce and secrete SLPI with C-terminal c-myc and polyhistidine tags. The post-transformational vector amplification protocol was used to isolate strains with increased copy number, and culturing parameters were varied to optimize SLPI expression. Modification of the purification procedure allowed the secreted, recombinant protein to be isolated from the cell-free fermentation medium with cobalt affinity chromatography. This yeast-derived SLPI was shown to have an anti-protease activity comparable to the commercially available bacterial product. Thus, P. pastoris provides an efficient, cost-effective system for producing SLPI for structure function analysis studies as well as a wide array of potential therapeutic applications.     

Hepcidin的基因克隆及其在毕赤酵母中的分泌表达

根据已知hepcidin氨基酸序列,参照毕赤氏巴斯德酵母( Pichia pastoris) 密码子偏好性,设计合成了hepcidin目的基因。所合成的hepcidin基因全长96bp,其5′ 端引入KEX2基因产物（Kex2）的特异性识别位点序列,以保证表达产物具有天然N端。通过基因重组的方法将hepcidin基因克隆到pPicZαA 载体中,构建了分泌型重组酵母表达载体pPICZαA_Hepc,经电转至毕赤酵母GS115中表达。使用浓度高达1500 μg/mL的Zeocin 筛选得到高拷贝插入GS115菌株,经摇瓶发酵和甲醇诱导,上清液有明显的hepcidin表达,表达量达到100 mg/L。初步抗菌特性研究表明,该表达产物对枯草芽孢杆菌有明显的抑菌作用,而对大肠杆菌抑菌效果不明显。     

High yield and purification of recombinant human apolipoprotein E3 in Pichia pastoris

Apolipoprotein E3 (ApoE3) is an important apolipoprotein in plasma and plays a critical role in lipid transport and cholesterol homeostasis. As the only natural source of this protein, human blood cannot provide large-scale ApoE3 for research and applications. Therefore, in our study, a Pichia pastoris expression system was first used to obtain a high-level expression of secreted, recombinant human ApoE3 (rhApoE3).The full-length sequence encoding ApoE3, gained by RT-PCR, was inserted into the pPICZαC vector and transformed into P. pastoris strain X33, and then the high expression transformants with zeocin resistance were obtained. The growth conditions of the transformant strains were optimized in 50 ml conical tubes including pH and inducing time. After induction with methanol, the expression level of rhApoE3 was 120 mg/L in 80 L fermentor. RhApoE3 was purified more than 94% purity using SP Sepharose ion exchange chromatography and source™ 30RPC. A preliminary biochemical characterization of purified rhApoE3 was performed by analyzing the ability of inhibiting PDGF-induced proliferation of rat coronary artery smooth muscle cells (SMCs), and the results demonstrated that the function of purified rhApoE3 was similar to natural human ApoE3.     

细极链格孢菌peaT2基因在毕赤酵母中的表达及蛋白功能确定

从细极链格孢菌表达文库获得阳性克隆子,序列分析表明,克隆的DNA片段中含有完整的开放阅读框架,将该基因命名为peaT2(GenBank登录号为EF212880)。用PCR法扩增peaT2基因的编码序列并亚克隆到毕赤酵母表达系统的表达载体pPIC9K上,得到重组质粒pPIC9K/peaT2。重组质粒经SacⅠ线性化后用电穿孔法导入到毕赤酵母(Pichia pastoris)GS115中,采用MD、G418-YPD平板和PCR法筛选Mut+表型,获得了分泌表达的重组毕赤酵母。随机挑取一菌株作为表达菌,用甲醇诱导PeaT2蛋白表达。SDS-PAGE及Western blot检测结果均表明PeaT2在毕赤酵母中成功地分泌表达。用peaT2基因的表达蛋白处理小麦种子,生物测定表明,表达蛋白能明显促进小麦的生长,具有蛋白激发子作用。     

青岛海葵强心活性多肽在毕氏酵母中的分泌表达

青岛海葵中存在两种具有增强心肌收缩功能的多肽类毒素（分别命名为Ap-QD1和Ap-QD2).通过分析已经得到Ap-QD2的氨基酸序列,按照毕氏酵母的偏爱密码子设计并合成了Ap-QD2的cDNA.将合成cDNA序列通过PCR扩增及一系列分子克隆操作导入毕氏酵母表达载体pPICZαA中,以电穿孔方法转化毕氏酵母GS115和KM71,并进行转化子的表型及高拷贝化筛选.其中的KM71(Mut^s)的转化子经摇瓶发酵,每升发酵液可表达约20 mg的重组Ap-QD2产物,通过纯化可得到7 mg纯的有天然生物学活性的Ap-QD2基因工程产物.     

High-level expression of recombinant phospholipase C from Bacillus cereus in Pichia pastoris and its characterization

The phospholipase c (plc) gene from Bacillus cereus was cloned into the pPICZC vector and integrated into the genome of Pichia pastoris. The phospholipase C (PLC) when expressed in P. pastoris was fused to the -factor secretion signal peptide of Saccharomyces cerevisiae and secreted into a culture medium. Recombinant P. pastoris X-33 had a clear PLC band at 28.5 kDa and produced an extracellular PLC with an activity of 678 U mg^–1 protein which was more than a recombinant P. pastoris GS115 (552 U mg^–1 protein) or KM71H (539 U mg^–1 protein). The PLCs were purified using a HiTrap affinity column with a specific activity of 1335 U mg^–1 protein by P. pastoris GS115, 1176 U mg^–1 protein by P. pastoris KM71H and 1522 U mg^–1 protein by P. pastoris X-33. The three recombinant PLCs had high PLC activity in the low pH range of 4-5 and higher thermal stability (e.g. stable at 75 °C) than the wild-type PLC from B. cereus. Some organic solvents, surfactants and metal ions, e.g. methanol, acetone, Co²⁺ and Mn²⁺ etc., also influenced the activity of the recombinant PLCs.     

Synthesis, purification and bioactivity of recombinant human activin A expressed in the yeast Pichia pastoris

The transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-β) superfamily member, activin A, plays a central role in the regulation of multiple physiological processes including cell differentiation, mitogenesis, embryogenesis, apoptosis and inflammation. In normal cells, activin A signalling is regulated to maintain cellular and tissue health and suppress tumour growth. Disruption of activin A signalling has been implicated in tumour formation and progression. Hence, the availability of activin A is an important target for the development of diagnostics and drugs for therapeutic intervention. To this end, we have expressed human activin A in Pichia pastoris, permitting its secretion into culture medium and purification as the mature homodimer. A construct was engineered encoding the monomeric precursor protein with a N-terminal FLAG affinity tag (DYKDDDDK) and a cleavage site (EKR) for Kex2p protease. Procedures for the two-step purification of human activin A by ion-exchange and anti-FLAG antibody affinity chromatography, and for the removal of the FLAG affinity tag from purified recombinant human activin A by enteropeptidase, are described. The molecular weights of the FLAG-tagged and de-tagged human activin A were confirmed by MALDI-TOF mass spectroscopy. The biological activity of these recombinant activins was assessed for their effects on modulating the secretion of Endothelin-1 (ET-1) by human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs). The recombinant human activin A containing the intact FLAG tag resulted in a reduced ET-1 secretion from HUVECs, whereas upon removal of this affinity purification tag the purified recombinant human activin A restored ET-1 secretion to levels comparable to the positive control. These results document an approach of considerable potential for the simple, large-scale expression and purification of this important human growth factor for use in diagnostic and therapeutic purposes.     

Optimization for high-level expression of the Pichia guilliermondii recombinant inulinase in Pichia pastoris and characterization of the recombinant inulinase

The inulinase gene cloned from the marine-derived yeast Pichia guilliermondii strain 1 was expressed in Pichia pastoris X-33 and the conditions for overexpression of the inulinase were optimized. After the optimization of the conditions for production of the recombinant inulinase, 286.8 ± 5.4 U/ml and 8873 ± 55.3 U/mg of the recombinanat inulinase in the supernatant of the culture of 2-l fermentor were attained at 120 h of the fermentation and fermentation efficiency was 13.04 μg ± 0.4 of protein/ml/d. The recombinant inulinase was purified and characterized. The molecular weight of the purified recombinant inulinase was 57.6 kDa, which was higher than that of the native iunlinase. The optimal pH and temperature of the purified recombinant inulinase were 6.0 and 60 °C, respectively. Other biochemical characteristics of the purified recombinant inulinase were the same as those of the native inulinase produced by the marine-derived P. guilliermondii strain 1. The purified recombinant inulinase also had high exoinulinase activity. Therefore, the recombinant inulinase may have highly potential applications in food and pharmaceutical industies.     

用于异源基因表达的毕赤酵母启动子研究进展

甲醇营养型毕赤酵母是一个广泛使用的蛋白表达宿主系统,易于高密度发酵、具有真核细胞翻译后加工修饰特点,适于异源蛋白分泌表达。转录调控是控制蛋白高效表达的关键环节,启动子是其中重要的元件。毕赤酵母表达系统中应用最为广泛的是甲醇诱导型AOX1启动子和组成型的GAP启动子,已成功用于一些异源蛋白的表达。近年来,发现了其他一些可供利用的启动子,包括来自管家基因的启动子如TEF、PGK1,以及具有特殊调控机制的启动子如FLD、PHO89等。此外,通过对启动子进行序列改造,构建启动子文库,实现了对启动子的精细调控。不同的启动子具有各自独特的调控机制与特点,就毕赤酵母启动子在异源蛋白表达应用中的相关研究进展进行综述。     

巴斯德毕赤酵母的基因表达系统研究进展

巴斯德毕赤酵母是一种近年来广泛使用的基因表达系统,它具有表达率高、遗传稳定、产物可分泌、发酵工艺成熟等许多优点.综述了该系统在载体类型、载体元件（包括启动子、选择标记和信号肽序列）、受体类型、以及提高整合拷贝数等方面的进展.     

High level expression and purification of active recombinant human interleukin-8 in Pichia pastoris

Human interleukin-8 (hIL-8) is a member of interleukin family which functions as a chemotactic factor as well as an angiogenesis mediator. Previously, a study reported that hIL-8 could be purified from inclusion bodies using a prokaryotic expression system, however, the required re-naturation step limits the recovery of fully active protein. In this study, soluble recombinant hIL-8 was expressed as a secreted protein at high level in Pichia pastoris under the control of AOX1 (alcohol oxidase 1) promoter. A simple purification strategy was established to recover rhIL-8 from the fermentation supernatant. The process includes precipitation with 80% saturation ammonium sulfate and CM Sepharose ion exchange chromatography, yielding 30 mg/L purified rhIL-8 at over 95% purity. The obtained rhIL-8 displays high specific activity, stimulating the migration of mouse neutrophils at concentrations as low as 0.25 ng/mL. Our results demonstrate that P. pastoris expression system is an efficient tool for large-scale manufacture of active recombinant hIL-8 for various applications.     

牛乳铁蛋白N-叶在毕赤氏酵母中的高效表达及抑菌性

[目的]本研究将牛乳铁蛋白的N-叶(BLF-N)克隆至毕赤氏酵母菌基因组中,通过密码子优化和发酵条件优化,实现BLF-N的异源高效表达,研究重组BLF-N的抑菌功能.[方法]本文以BLF基因为模板,按照毕赤氏酵母的密码子偏好性进行密码子优化,构建重组表达载体pPIC9K-UBLF-N,电击转化到 Pichia past...     

Cloning and expression of carp acetylcholinesterase gene in Pichia pastoris and characterization of the recombinant enzyme

The gene encoding acetylcholinesterase (AChE) was cloned from common carp muscle tissue. The full-length cDNA was 2368 bp that contains a coding region of 1902 bp, corresponding to a protein of 634 amino acids. The deduced amino acid sequence showed a significant homology with those of ichthyic AChEs and several common features among them, including T peptide encoded by exon T in the C-terminus. Three yeast expression vectors were constructed and introduced into the yeast Pichia pastoris. The transformant harboring carp AChE gene lacking exon T most effectively produced AChE activity extracellularly. The replacement of the native signal sequence with the yeast α-factor prepro signal sequence rather decreased the production. A decrease in cultivation temperature from 30 to 15 °C increased the activity production 32.8-fold. The purified recombinant AChE lacking T peptide, eluted as a single peak with a molecular mass of about 230 kDa on the gel filtration chromatography, exhibited the specific activity of 4970 U/mg. On the SDS–PAGE, three proteins with molecular masses of 73, 54, and 22 kDa were observed. These proteins were N-glycosylated, and their N-terminal sequence showed that the latter two were produced from the former probably by proteolytic cleavage at the C-terminal region. Thus, the recombinant AChE is homotrimer of three identical subunits with 73 kDa. The optimal temperature and pH of the recombinant were comparable to those of the native enzyme purified previously, but the values of kinetic parameters and the sensitivities to substrate inhibition and inhibitors were considerably different between them.     

Synthesis of Drosophila melanogaster acetylcholinesterase gene using yeast preferred codons and its expression in Pichia pastoris

To improve the expression level of recombinant Drosophila melanogaster AChE (R-DmAChE) in Pichia pastoris, the cDNA of DmAChE was first optimized and synthesized based on the preferred codon usage of P. pastoris. The synthesized AChE cDNA without glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI) signal peptide sequence was then ligated to the P. pastoris expression vector, generating the plasmid pPIC9K/DmAChE. The linearized plasmid was homologously integrated into the genome of P. pastoris GS115 via electrotransformation. Finally seven transformants with high expression level of R-DmAChE activity were obtained. The highest production of R-DmAChE in shake-flask culture after 5-day induction by methanol was 718.50 units/mL, which was about three times higher than our previous expression level of native DmAChE gene in P. pastoris. Thus, these new strains with the ability to secret R-DmAChE in the medium could be used for production of R-DmAChE to decrease the cost of the enzyme expense for rapid detection of organophosphate and carbamate insecticide residues.     

Secreted expression of pseudozymogen forms of recombinant matriptase in Pichia pastoris

Matriptase is a transmembrane serine protease expressed in vertebrates. This enzyme is synthesized as a zymogen form and is converted to an active form by cleavage at the N-terminus of the serine protease catalytic domain. In a mammalian cell-based expression system, we have produced pseudozymogen forms of recombinant matriptase (r-matriptase) that are activated by cleavage with a recombinant enterokinase (r-EK) in vitro. In the present study, four different pseudozymogen forms of r-matriptase containing a site for activation by r-EK and a hexahistidine tag (His₆-tag) were expressed in and secreted by Pichia pastoris, a methylotrophic yeast. The pseudozymogens with His₆-tag at their C-termini formed multimers linked by intermolecular disulfide bonds. After treatment with r-EK, they exhibited no detectable hydrolytic activity toward a chromogenic substrate. A pseudozymogen form of matriptase catalytic domain with N-terminal His₆-tag (designated His₆t-S-CD) was secreted as a monomer. His₆t-S-CD after r-EK treatment exhibited activity comparable to that of the activated form of an r-matriptase expressed in mammalian cells. His₆t-S-CD could be purified from culture medium in milligram quantities. The expression in the yeast offers an efficient method of producing larger amounts of r-matriptase.     

卡氏德巴利酵母植酸酶在毕赤酵母中的异源表达及优化

【背景】植酸是一种能螯合金属离子和蛋白质的有机磷类化合物,广泛存在于植物组织中,影响动物对营养元素的吸收。在饲料中加入植酸酶可有效降解植酸。【目的】构建毕赤酵母异源表达卡氏德巴利酵母(Debaryomyces castellii,D. castellii)植酸酶的菌株,促进卡氏德巴利酵母植酸酶的研究及工业应用。【方法】将卡氏德巴利酵母植酸酶基因进行密码子优化后转入毕赤酵母GS115中,通过筛选多拷贝、敲除蛋白酶、过表达分子伴侣及转运蛋白的方法获取优势菌株。【结果】所得重组菌株GS115/DCphy(ΔPep4)(BFR2)的产酶酶活是低拷贝菌株的7倍。【结论】研究结果为卡氏德巴利酵母植酸酶的异源表达及潜在工业应用提供了一定的指导。     

A new fermentation strategy for S-adenosylmethionine production in recombinant Pichia pastoris

A recombinant Pichia pastoris MutS expressing SAM2 gene of Saccharomyces cerevisiae was cultured for S-adenosylmethionine (SAM) accumulation. Effect of the amount of methanol added (0.5%, 1.0%, 2.0%, 3.0%, 4.0%, 6.0%, 10.0%, and 12.0%) and cell densities (9.57, 13.47, 21.74, 30.90, and 41.24 g/L dry cell weight (DCW)) on yield of SAM was found in flask cultivations. In flask experiments, maximal yield of SAM (1.29 g/L) was obtained at 2.0% methanol added and 30.90 g/L DCW which gave the maximal methanol consumption rate. Conjunct effect of amount of methanol added and cell density was found through Origin 7.0 (7.0 Microcal, USA). Scale up in 3.7 L bioreactor, 51% specific yield of SAM was enhanced at 0.6% methanol compared to that of 0.1% methanol. In fed-batches of different cell densities at 0.6% methanol, maximal yield of SAM was 8.66 g/L at 100 g/L DCW with 64% yield of SAM enhanced again. Methanol consumption rate at 100 g/L DCW was 4.81 mL/L h. Maintenance coefficient of 100 g/L DCW was lower than that of others significantly, although methanol consumption rate of 90 g/L DCW was higher (5.07 mL/L h) than that of 100 g/L DCW.     

鲈鱼生长激素在甲醇酵母中的胞内表达

甲醇酵母pichia pastoris是一种理想的真核蛋白高水平表达系统.将鲈鱼(Lateolabrax japonicus)生长激素基因克隆到酵母整合型质粒载体pHIL-D2,经转化his4缺陷型酵母GS115,用PCR方法筛选阳性转化子,并用斑点印迹法筛选多拷贝转化子,经甲醇诱导表达,SDS-PAGE和蛋白质印迹杂交结果证实了表达产物为重组的鲈鱼生长激素.     

Cloning of Trypanosoma cruzi trans-Sialidase and Expression in Pichia pastoris

Trypanosoma cruzi, the agent causing Chagas' disease, expresses an enzyme that transfers sialic acids among glycoproteins and glycolipids both from the host cell surface and its own surface. This enzyme, called trans-sialidase, is different from higher eukaryotic sialyltransferases in that it does not accept cytidine 5′-monophospho-N-acetylneuraminic acid as a donor substrate. Also, the common glycosyltransferase structure is not present. To study this enzyme, an active member was cloned and expressed in higher eukaryotic cells. Expression of recombinant enzyme was achieved in the methylotrophic yeast Pichia pastoris. The N-terminal fusion of a secretion signal and the C-terminal addition of an epitope tag resulted not only in high expression levels, but also enabled easy detection and purification. Using P. pastoris, we obtained about 5 mg of enzymatically active trans-sialidase per liter of induced culture medium.