Mitteilungen der ÖGH 2/2011

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Mitteilungen der ?GH 2/2011     

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Biochemical and kinetic characterization of GH43 β-d-xylosidase/α-l-arabinofuranosidase and GH30 α-l-arabinofuranosidase/β-d-xylosidase from rumen metagenome

The present study focuses on characterization of two hemicellulases, RuXyn1 and RuXyn2, from rumen bacterial metagenome and their capabilities for degradation of xylans. Glycosyl hydrolase (GH) family?43 ??-d-xylosidase/??-l-arabinofuranosidase RuXyn1 can hydrolyze p-nitrophenyl-??-d-xylopyranoside (pNPX), p-nitrophenyl-??-l-arabinofuranoside (pNPA), and xylo-oligosaccharide substrates, while GH30 1,5-??-l-arabinofuranosidase/??-d-xylosidase RuXyn2, the first ??-l-arabinofuranosidase assigned to this GH family, shows activities towards 1,5-??-l-arabinobiose and pNPX substrates but no activity for pNPA. Kinetic analysis for aryl-glycosides revealed that RuXyn2 had higher catalytic efficiency than RuXyn1 toward pNPX substrate. RuXyn1 shows high synergism with endoxylanase, elevating by 73% the reducing sugars released from brichwood xylans, and converted most intermediate xylo-oligosaccharide hydrolysate into xylose. The high xylose conversion capability of RuXyn1 suggests it has potential applications in enzymatic production of xylose and improvement of hemicellulose saccharification for production of biofuels. RuXyn2 shows no obviously synergistic effect in the endoxylanase-coupled assay for enzymatic saccharification of xylan. Further cosmid DNA sequencing revealed a neighboring putative GH43 ??-l-arabinofuranosidase RuAra1 and two putative GH3 ??-xylosidase/arabinosidases, RuXyn3 and RuXyn5, downstream of RuXyn2, indicating that this hemicellulase gene cluster may be responsible for production of end-product, xylose and arabinose, from hemicellulose biomass.     

10月销售金枪鱼GH

大洋渔业公司宣布作为试药从10月销售用基因重组研制的黑金枪鱼生长激素。除计划在专业杂志上作广告外,通过大洋渔业的网络销售。大洋渔业公司计划生产金枪鱼的人工种苗打算将有生长促进效果、免疫激活效果的生长激素利用于有     

Growth hormone (GH) treatment acts on the endocrine and autocrine/paracrine GH/IGF-axis and on TNF-α expression in bony fish pituitary and immune organs

There exist indications that the growth hormone (GH)/insulin-like growth factor (IGF) axis may play a role in fish immune regulation, and that interactions occur via tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-α at least in mammals, but no systematic data exist on potential changes in GH, IGF-I, IGF-II, GH receptor (GHR) and TNF-α expression after GH treatment. Thus, we investigated in the Nile tilapia the influence of GH injections by real-time qPCR at different levels of the GH/IGF-axis (brain, pituitary, peripheral organs) with special emphasis on the immune organs head kidney and spleen. Endocrine IGF-I served as positive control for GH treatment efficiency. Basal TNF-α gene expression was detected in all organs investigated with the expression being most pronounced in brain. Two consecutive intraperitoneal injections of bream GH elevated liver IGF-I mRNA and plasma IGF-I concentration. Also liver IGF-II mRNA and TNF-α were increased while the GHR was downregulated. In brain, no change occurred in the expression levels of all genes investigated. GH gene expression was exclusively detected in the pituitary where the GH injections elevated both GH and IGF-I gene expression. In the head kidney, GH upregulated IGF-I mRNA to an even higher extent than liver IGF-I while IGF-II and GHR gene expressions were not affected. Also in the spleen, no change occurred in GHR mRNA, however, IGF-I and IGF-II mRNAs were increased. In correlation, in situ hybridisation showed a markedly higher amount of IGF-I mRNA in head kidney and spleen after GH injection. In both immune tissues, TNF-α gene expression showed a trend to decrease after GH treatment. The stimulation of IGF-I and also partially of IGF-II expression in the fish immune organs by GH indicates a local role of the IGFs in immune organ regulation while the differential changes in TNF-α support the in mammals postulated interactions with the GH/IGF-axis which demand for further investigations.     

植物GH3基因家族研究进展

生长素在植物的整个生长发育过程中都具有重要的作用,其早期响应基因可归为3类:Aux/IAAs、GH3s、SAURs.通过功能基因组学的研究,特别是对相关突变体的分子遗传学与分子生物学的研究,使我们对这些基因家族的作用机理的理解更为深入.以下综述了植物GH3基因的结构、功能及表达调控模式,重点介绍了由GH3介导的生长素信号途径与其他信号转导途径之间的互作和GH3基因与植物逆境胁迫适应的关系.     

Phylogenetic analysis and substrate specificity of GH2 β-mannosidases from Aspergillus species

Phylogenetic analysis of glycoside hydrolase family 2 including Aspergillus sequences and characterised β-mannosidases from other organisms, clusters putative Aspergillus β-mannosidases in two distinct clades (A and B). Aspergillus species have at least one paralog in each of the two clades. It appears that clade A members are extracellular and clade B members intracellular. Substrate specificity analysis of MndA of Aspergillus niger (clade A) and MndB of Aspergillus nidulans (clade B) show that MndB, in contrast to MndA, does not hydrolyse polymeric mannan and has probably evolved to hydrolyse small unbranched β-mannosides like mannobiose. A 3D-model of MndB provides further insight.     

鲤鱼发育早期HPG轴和GH/IGF轴相关因子的转录起始分析

采用RT-PCR的方法,以不同发育时期的鲤鱼胚胎和幼鱼为材料,研究了与鱼类生殖相关的HPG轴以及与生长相关的GH/IGF轴中GnRH、GtH以及GH、GHR和IGF重要信号分子的转录起始特征.结果显示,sGnRH、cGnRH、GtH-Ⅰβ卢亚基和GHR于鲤鱼胚胎受精后20h开始转录,IGF-1于受精后23h开始转录,GtH-Ⅱβ亚基于受精后26h开始转录,GtH α亚基于受精后46h开始转录,GH于1dph(孵出后第1天)开始转录.其中,GHR和IGF-1均早于GH开始转录,GtH α亚基和β亚基的转录起始时间不同步.研究结果为揭示鲤鱼生殖与生长间的调控机制积累了重要的科学依据.     

微生物GH13家族淀粉脱支酶研究进展

普鲁兰酶和异淀粉酶都具有典型的(β/α)8桶状结构,属于GH13家族淀粉脱支酶.GH13家族的淀粉脱支酶能够专一、高效地水解淀粉分支部位的α-1,6-糖苷键,可以有效提高淀粉原料利用率和生产效率,在淀粉加工工业中具有重要的应用价值,因此近年来对GH13家族淀粉脱支酶的研究逐渐增多.本文系统地综述了微生物来源的GH13家族淀粉脱支酶的国内外研究进展,分别对普鲁兰酶和异淀粉酶的底物特异性及结构基础、研究现状以及应用和研究新趋势进行了阐述.并对GH13家族淀粉脱支酶研究中存在的问题和下一步开发方向提出了见解.     

植物GH3基因家族的生物信息学分析

植物生长素在植物的生长发育过程中至关重要,GH3基因家族是植物生长素早期应答的成员。本研究采用比较基因组学的方法,利用已经分离的拟南芥GH3(Gretchen Hagen3)蛋白为检索序列,在全基因组水平上搜索拟南芥、水稻、葡萄、白杨和苜蓿的GH3基因的同源序列。最终确定了59个GH3候选基因,其中拟南芥19个,水稻14个,葡萄9个,白杨14个,苜蓿3个。对同源序列作进一步的多序列联配、MEME、ESTs和系统发生表达分析,结果表明:GH3基因家族的基本特征在单双子叶植物分离之前就已经形成;GH3结构域在蛋白质间较保守,可以分为3个亚家族,其中个别蛋白发生了基序丢失;59个同源蛋白中的40个成员找到了ESTs的证据,且表达部位多样,不同成员之间的表达部位存在差异。该研究结果将为植物的GH3基因家族的研究提供参考。     

Identification of two GH27 bifunctional proteins with β-L-arabinopyranosidase/α-D-galactopyranosidase activities from Fusarium oxysporum

Two distinct extracellular bifunctional proteins with β-L-arabinopyranosidase/α-D-galactopyranosidase activities were purified from the culture filtrate of Fusarium oxysporum 12S. The molecular masses of the enzymes were estimated to be 55 (Fo/AP1) and 73 kDa (Fo/AP2) by SDS-PAGE. They hydrolyzed both p-nitrophenyl β-L-arabinopyranoside and p-nitrophenyl α-D-galactopyranoside with different specificities. Fo/AP1 also showed low activity towards α-D-galactopyranosyl oligosaccharides such as raffinose. Interestingly, both enzymes hydrolyzed larch wood arabinogalactan (releasing arabinose) but not carob galactomannan, which has α-D-galactopyranosyl side chains. When larch wood arabinogalactan was incubated with excess Fo/AP1 or Fo/AP2, both enzymes released approximately 10% of the total arabinose in the substrate. cDNAs encoding Fo/AP1 and Fo/AP2 (Foap1 and Foap2) were isolated by in vitro cloning. The coding sequences of Foap1 and Foap2 genes were 1,647 and 1,620 bp in length and encode polypeptides of 549 and 540 amino acids, respectively. The N-terminal halves of both proteins had high similarity to putative conserved domains of the melibiase superfamily (Pfam account number 02065). The deduced amino acid sequences of the two enzymes indicate that they belong to glycosyl hydrolase family 27. Moreover, the C-terminal regions of both proteins contain a putative family 35 carbohydrate-binding module.     

植物GH3基因家族的功能研究概况

植物GH3基因是一种典型的植物生长素原初反应基因,此类基因与植物的生长发育密切相关。GH3基因在植物生长素信号途径、光信号途径以及植物的防卫反应中起着重要作用。植物GH3蛋白具有植物生长素氨基酸化合成酶活性,这有助于维持植物生长素的动态平衡。该文介绍拟南芥等植物中GH3基因的生物学功能研究概况和最新进展,为植物GH3基因家族的进一步研究提供参考。     

Inverting character of family GH115 α-glucuronidases

α-Glucuronidases of glycoside hydrolase family 115 of the xylose-fermenting yeast Pichia stipitis and wood-destroying fungus Schizophyllum commune liberate 4-O-methyl-d-glucuronic acid residues from aldouronic acids and glucuronoxylan. The specific activities of both enzymes depended on polymerization degree of the acidic xylooligosaccharides and were inhibited by linear β-1,4-xylooligosaccharides. These results suggest interaction of the enzyme with several xylopyranosyl residues of the xylan main chain. Using ¹H NMR spectroscopy and reduced aldopentaouronic acid (MeGlcA³Xyl₄-ol) as a substrate, it was found that both enzymes are inverting glycoside hydrolases releasing 4-O-methyl-d-glucuronic acid (MeGlcA) as its β-anomer.     

植物GH3 基因家族的功能研究概况

植物GH3基因是一种典型的植物生长素原初反应基因, 此类基因与植物的生长发育密切相关。GH3基因在植物生长素信号途径、光信号途径以及植物的防卫反应中起着重要作用。植物GH3蛋白具有植物生长素氨基酸化合成酶活性, 这有助 于维持植物生长素的动态平衡。该文介绍拟南芥等植物中GH3基因的生物学功能研究概况和最新进展, 为植物GH3基因家族的进一步研究提供参考。     

GH115 α-glucuronidase and GH11 xylanase from Paenibacillus sp. JDR-2: potential roles in processing glucuronoxylans

Paenibacillus sp. JDR-2 (Pjdr2) has been studied as a model for development of bacterial biocatalysts for efficient processing of xylans, methylglucuronoxylan, and methylglucuronoarabinoxylan, the predominant hemicellulosic polysaccharides found in dicots and monocots, respectively. Pjdr2 produces a cell-associated GH10 endoxylanase (Xyn10A₁) that catalyzes depolymerization of xylans to xylobiose, xylotriose, and methylglucuronoxylotriose with methylglucuronate-linked α-1,2 to the nonreducing terminal xylose. A GH10/GH67 xylan utilization regulon includes genes encoding an extracellular cell-associated Xyn10A₁ endoxylanase and an intracellular GH67 α-glucuronidase active on methylglucuronoxylotriose generated by Xyn10A₁ but without activity on methylglucuronoxylotetraose generated by a GH11 endoxylanase. The sequenced genome of Pjdr2 contains three paralogous genes potentially encoding GH115 α-glucuronidases found in certain bacteria and fungi. One of these, Pjdr2_5977, shows enhanced expression during growth on xylans along with Pjdr2_4664 encoding a GH11 endoxylanase. Here, we show that Pjdr2_5977 encodes a GH115 α-glucuronidase, Agu115A, with maximal activity on the aldouronate methylglucuronoxylotetraose selectively generated by a GH11 endoxylanase Xyn11 encoded by Pjdr2_4664. Growth of Pjdr2 on this methylglucuronoxylotetraose supports a process for Xyn11-mediated extracellular depolymerization of methylglucuronoxylan and Agu115A-mediated intracellular deglycosylation as an alternative to the GH10/GH67 system previously defined in this bacterium. A recombinantly expressed enzyme encoded by the Pjdr2 agu115A gene catalyzes removal of 4-O-methylglucuronate residues α-1,2 linked to internal xylose residues in oligoxylosides generated by GH11 and GH30 xylanases and releases methylglucuronate from polymeric methylglucuronoxylan. The GH115 α-glucuronidase from Pjdr2 extends the discovery of this activity to members of the phylum Firmicutes and contributes to a novel system for bioprocessing hemicelluloses.

     

Molecular and biochemical characterization of three GH62 α-l-arabinofuranosidases from the soil deuteromycete Penicillium funiculosum

Penicillium funiculosum is an industrial fungus exploited for its capacity to secrete a wide array of glycosyl hydrolases (GHs) and glycosyl transferases (GTs). These enzymes are part of an enzymatic cocktail that is commercialized under the name RovabioExcel^®, which is used as feed additive in animal nutrition. The genome sequence of this filamentous fungus has revealed a remarkable richness in several accessory enzymes, and notably in α-l-arabinofuranosidases (α-l-AFases) that participate in the hydrolysis of arabinoxylans (AX) in corn/wheat fibers used in poultry feed. Here, we report on the molecular and biochemical characterization of three GH62 family α-l-AFases encoding genes in this filamentous fungus. Amino acids sequences showed strong similarities (>65%) between them, as well with GH62 enzymes from other filamentous fungi. Interestingly, one of the three PfABF62, namely PfABF62c is unique in bearing at its N-terminus a canonical family 1 carbohydrate-binding module (CBM1) of 37 amino acids length, which was shown to help the protein to bind to microcrystalline cellulose. Also, this PfABF62c showed optimal pH and temperature of 2.8 and 50 °C, respectively, whereas optimal activity for PfABF62a and PfABF62b were measured at 40 °C and at pH ranging between 2.6 and 4.5. Arabinan and arabinoxylan, but no other sugars or polymers were found to augment the thermal transition of the three enzymes by 3–5 °C as measured by differential scanning fluorimetry. Finally, enzymatic hydrolysis fingerprints of heteroxylans allowed concluding that the mode of action of the GH62 enzymes from this fungal species was to remove arabinofuranosyl residues linked in position O-2 and O-3 of substituted xylose units in arabinoxylan chains.     

普氏野马GH基因的克隆及生物信息学分析

普氏野马(Equus przewalskii)属国家Ⅰ级保护动物,是现存的马中唯一的野生亚种。生长激素(Growth Hormone, GH)是大脑垂体前叶分泌的一种多肽类激素,对动物个体的生长、发育的影响极其明显。为了更好的保护普氏野马,提高其野外生存与繁殖能力,本研究利用PCR技术首次获得了普氏野马GH基因,并利用生物信息学方法对其编码的蛋白质结构和功能进行分析和预测,旨在探明普氏野马生长激素(Growth Hormone, GH)基因的结构特点以及其编码蛋白质的结构与功能。结果显示,普氏野马GH基因所在基因组DNA全长为1 577 bp,经BLAST比对后,发现普氏野马与家马(GenBank:EU939446.1)GH基因序列相似性高达99.68%,属于同源序列。该基因编码蛋白质的氨基酸数量为152个,分子量为17 638.54 Da,理论等电点为9.01,带负电荷的残基总数(Asp+Glu)为19个,正电荷残基总数(Arg+Lys)为23个,分子式为C₇₉0H₁₂₇₄N₂₁₆O₂₂₆S