木聚糖酶和甘露聚糖酶在毕赤酵母中的共表达及产酶分析

木聚糖酶和甘露聚糖酶是两种重要的半纤维素酶,也是两种重要的饲用酶制剂,通过毕赤酵母表达系统中的体外串联表达盒构建多拷贝的方法构建了木聚糖酶DSB和甘露聚糖酶Man A共表达重组质粒p PICZαA/DSB-ManA,将该重组质粒电转化至宿主菌毕赤酵母X33中获得共表达两种酶的重组菌X33/DSB-ManA,实现了两种酶的共分泌表达,经诱导表达后木聚糖酶和甘露聚糖酶的酶活分别为273. 6 U/ml和256. 8 U/ml,为单独表达重组菌X33/DSB和X33/Man A酶活的30. 4%和73. 4%。酶学性质的分析显示DSB和Man A的最适反应温度均为75℃,在45℃～75℃范围内具有较好的温度稳定性,酶活可保持最高酶活的60%以上; DSB最适pH为6. 5,Man A最适pH为6. 0,在pH 3. 0、40℃条件下,Man A处理1h能保持最高酶活的80%以上,DSB处理1 h时能保持最高酶活的50%以上; DSB和Man A对多种金属离子和化学试剂(浓度为1 mM)具有较好的耐受性,均可保留60%以上的酶活力。通过单一菌株成功完成了不同酶的共表达,为复合酶饲料添加剂的生产和应用研究提供了一定的理论依据。     

β-甘露聚糖酶Man5A和木聚糖酶Tlxyn11B的融合表达

甘露聚糖酶和木聚糖酶是主要的半纤维素降解酶,在食品、饲料、纺织、造纸等工业应用广泛且通常搭配使用。文中将蓝状菌Talaromyces leycettanus JCM12802来源的性质优良的甘露聚糖酶编码基因man5A的CBM(Carbohydrate-bindingmodule)编码区去除,留下连接区和催化区,并将木聚糖酶基因Tlxyn11B成熟区编码序列与man5A的连接区进行融合,形成Tlxyn11B-linker-man5A融合基因,并在毕赤酵母中成功表达,获得了融合蛋白Tlxyn11B-Man5A。Tlxyn11B、不含CBM区的Man5A和Tlxyn11B-Man5A的理论分子量分别为21.6kDa、41.0 kDa、62.6 kDa。对纯化后的融合蛋白进行了性质分析,融合蛋白同时具有高的木聚糖酶和甘露聚糖酶活性。融合后的木聚糖酶的最适温度为70℃,较单独表达时提高了5℃。甘露聚糖酶的最适温度为90℃,与融合前一致。融合后的木聚糖酶热稳定性明显提高,60℃处理1 h剩余48%的酶活力,单独表达的木聚糖酶60℃处理20 min仅剩余20%的酶活力。融合后的木聚糖酶和甘露聚糖酶的最适pH分别为4.0和5.0,较单独表达时分别提高了0.5和1.0个单位,融合后酶的作用pH范围有所拓宽。融合前后的蛋白均具有较好的pH稳定性。融合后木聚糖酶和甘露聚糖酶的比活分别为1 784.3 U/mg和1 639.6 U/mg,较单独表达时比活(8 300 U/mg和1 979 U/mg)降低,与融合酶分子量增大相关。融合后的木聚糖酶和甘露聚糖酶的K_m值分别为1.2 mg/mL和1.7 mg/mL, V_(max)分别为2 000.0μmol/(min·mg)和2 831.6μmol/(min·mg)。综合其性质特点,融合木聚糖酶和甘露聚糖酶在饲料、食品等工业生产中有较大应用潜力,并为酶的性能改良提供了新的思路。     

甘露聚糖酶基因在毕赤酵母中的表达及酶学性质研究

采用PCR的方法,以枯草芽孢杆菌Bacillus subtilis基因组 DNA 为模板,克隆出甘露聚糖酶MAN的成熟肽编码序列,将其插入巴斯德毕赤酵母Pichia pastoris表达载体pPIC9K中,并位于α-因子信号肽序列的下游,获得重组质粒pPIC9K-MAN。重组质粒线性化后用聚乙二醇法导入毕赤酵母Pichia pastoris菌株GS115中,经大量筛选,获得高效分泌表达甘露聚糖酶的毕赤酵母工程菌株MAN22。将此菌株在5 L发酵罐中进行高密度发酵,测定酶活最高达1102IU /mL,同时对重组甘露聚糖酶的性质进行了初步研究。     

枯草芽孢杆菌β-甘露聚糖酶在毕赤酵母中的分泌表达

目的:研制高效分泌表达枯草芽孢杆菌β-甘露聚糖酶的毕赤酵母基因工程菌株。方法与结果:将优化设计的枯草芽孢杆菌MA139β-甘露聚糖酶基因用EcoRⅠ/XbaⅠ双酶切,克隆到诱导型表达载体pPICzαA中α因子信号肽编码序列的下游,转化大肠杆菌筛选重组质粒,转化毕赤酵母X-33感受态细胞,经Zeocin筛选,获得重组表达菌株X-33/mann。将重组菌株在10L全自动发酵罐中进行高密度发酵培养,甲醇诱导72h发酵活力达到2100U/mL。重组甘露聚糖酶的最适催化温度为40℃,最适催化pH值为6.0。结论:枯草芽孢杆菌β-甘露聚糖酶在毕赤酵母中获得了高效分泌表达,具有开发作为饲料添加剂的潜能。     

硫色曲霉β-甘露聚糖酶在毕赤酵母中的组成型分泌表达

目的：构建硫色曲霉β-甘露聚糖酶的毕赤酵母组成型分泌表达菌株,研究重组菌株的产酶水平。方法：EcoR I／Xba I双酶切质粒pPIC-mann-opt,琼脂糖凝胶电泳、回收目的基因片段后,与组成型毕赤酵母表达载体pGAPzαA连接,转化大肠杆菌,经筛选获得含有pGAP-mann-opt的重组克隆;提取pGAP-mann-opt,用限制性内切酶BspH I线性化后,转化毕赤酵母X-33感受态细胞,进行Zeocin抗性筛选和PCR鉴定。结果：获得了重组菌株,重组菌株在YPD培养基中摇瓶发酵24h,上清液酶活达到343U／mL,产酶蛋白约为1.0mg／mL。结论：构建的硫色曲霉β-甘露聚糖酶组成型表达菌株具有较好的应用前景。     

植酸酶和甘露聚糖酶双功能毕赤酵母工程菌的构建和产酶分析

根据已发表的植酸酶基因和甘露聚糖酶基因序列设计并合成引物,应用PCR技术,分别以土曲霉总DNA和质粒pHBM1201为模板,扩增出均不含假定信号肽序列的植酸酶基因phyA和甘露聚糖酶基因man,将它们各自克隆到毕赤酵母表达载体pHBM907C上,分别得到重组质粒pHBM907C-phyA和pHBM907C-man。将质粒pHBM907C-phyA上由乙醇氧化酶(AOX1)启动子和终止子引导表达、酿酒酵母α信号肽序列引导分泌的phyA表达盒式结构插入到质粒pHBM907C-man中,构成双基因表达分泌质粒pHBM907C-phyA-man。pHBM907C-phyA-man经SalⅠ酶切线性后转化毕赤酵母(Pichiapastoris)GS115,获得了同时分泌表达植酸酶和甘露聚糖酶的双功能酵母工程菌。研究了该酵母工程菌所分泌表达的重组植酸酶和甘露聚糖酶的相关酶学性质,并进行了双功能酵母工程菌的稳定性测试。     

β-甘露聚糖酶和木聚糖酶基因在大肠杆菌中共表达

【目的】β-甘露聚糖酶和木聚糖酶都属于半纤维素酶,它们已经同时运用于工农业生产的许多领域。构建β-甘露聚糖酶和木聚糖酶共表达菌株并进行相关评价。【方法】通过设计一个共同的酶切位点,将菌株Bacillus subtilis BE-91中的β-甘露聚糖酶和木聚糖酶基因串联到表达载体pET28a(+)上,转化大肠杆菌构建了一株能够共表达β-甘露聚糖酶和木聚糖酶的菌株B.pET28a-man-xyl。【结果】菌株诱导21 h后,发酵液中β-甘露聚糖酶和木聚糖酶的酶活分别为713.34 U/mL和1455.83 U/mL,是胞内酶活的11.8倍和2.53倍。【结论】SDS-PAGE分析、水解圈活性检测和胞外酶与胞内酶酶活检测表明:两个酶均以功能蛋白独立分泌到胞外。此外,与β-甘露聚糖酶和木聚糖酶单独酶解半纤维素相比,复合酶的酶解效果更好。菌株的成功构建为复合酶制剂(半纤维素酶制剂)的研究和生产奠定基础。     

新型猪胃蛋白酶原突变体真核表达体系构建

[目的]构建4种新型猪胃蛋白酶原突变体真核表达体系。[方法]以含有猪胃蛋白酶原基因的环状质粒pPICZαA-PGA为模板,对猪胃蛋白酶活性关键氨基酸Asp32和Asp215相关的S35、G76、T216和T218 4个位点定点突变;突变质粒鉴定后电转化至毕赤酵母X-33;qPCR鉴定高mRNA表达转化子;以甲醇诱导表达4 d后SDS-PAGE及酶活测定检测目的蛋白。[结果]成功构建4种新型猪胃蛋白酶原突变体mPG-S35A、mPG-G76A、mPG-T216A和mPG-T 218A;阳性克隆率超过90%;SDS-PAGE检测到清晰的目的蛋白条带,分子量约为48 k Da,4种突变体的酶活分别是11.3 U/mL、22.6 U/mL、16.9 U/mL、13.7 U/mL。[结论]SDS-PAGE检测到4种分子量48 k Da的突变猪胃蛋白酶原清晰条带,四者酶活在11.3~22.6 U/mL之间,成功构建4种新型猪胃蛋白酶原突变体在毕赤酵母以外分泌表达的体系。     

肠激酶在毕赤酵母中的分泌表达优化

肠激酶 (Enterokinase,EK) 是一类特异性识别切割DDDDK序列的丝氨酸蛋白酶,作为一种工具酶广泛应用于生物医药领域。目前,EK在毕赤酵母Pichia pastoris中的表达水平较低,难以应用。本研究比较了6种不同的信号肽SP1、SP2、SP3、SP4、SP7和SP8对毕赤酵母分泌表达EK的影响。在摇瓶水平上,与α-factor信号肽相比,SP1信号肽显著提高了EK的分泌表达 (从6.8 mg/L提高至14.3 mg/L),酶活从 (2 390±212) U/mL提高至 (4 995±378) U/mL。在此基础上,通过共表达毕赤酵母内源蛋白Kex2,EK酶活提高至 (7 219±489) U/mL。另外,N端融合WLR三个氨基酸进一步提高酶活至 (15 145±920) U/mL,比酶活为 (1 174 600±53 100) U/mg。EK在毕赤酵母中的高效分泌表达为未来应用奠定了基础。     

黑曲霉嗜热β-甘露聚糖酶在毕赤酵母中的克隆表达及其魔芋降解产物分析

根据毕赤酵母密码子偏好性优化设计合成一段来自黑曲霉BK01的嗜热β-甘露聚糖酶基因,通过构建表达载体pPICZαA-man线性化后电转化入不同的毕赤酵母宿主,获得最佳重组菌KM71-MAN,其发酵罐发酵酶活最高达2 318.85 IU/mL。表达产物纯化后的分子量约为40 kD,最适反应温度为80℃,最适pH为5.0。该酶在70℃(pH5.0)保温44 h仍能保留43%的酶活力且在pH3.0-7.0范围内保温70 h(50℃)酶活力仍能保留85%以上。利用发酵罐所产重组酶酶解魔芋胶制备甘露低聚糖,产物以甘露二糖和甘露六糖为主,甘露低聚糖得率为55.6%。该重组β-甘露聚糖酶具有良好的热稳定性和pH稳定性,在魔芋制备甘露低聚糖中具有较好的应用潜能。     

Tuning of electronic properties of one-dimensional cyano-bridged Cu-Ni, Cu-Pd, and Cu-Pt bimetallic assemblies by stereochemistry of ligands

Preparations, XPS and electronic spectroscopy, and magnetism of seven new one-dimensional cyano-bridged coordination polymers, chiral [Cu(RR-chxn)₂][Pd(CN)₄] · 2H₂O (1), [Cu(trans-chxn)₂][M(CN)₄] · 2H₂O (2, 4, and 6 for M = Pd, Ni, and Pt), and [Cu(cis-chxn)₂][M(CN)₄] · 2H₂O (3, 5, and 7 for M = Pd, Ni, and Pt) (RR-chxn = cyclohexane-(1R,2R)-diamine, trans-chxn = racemic trans-cyclohexane-(1,2)-diamine, and cis-chxn = racemic cis-cyclohexane-(1,2)-diamine) have been reported in view of tuning of their electronic properties by stereochemistry of chxn ligands and metal-substitution. Comparison of Cu 2p_1/2 and 2p_3/2 peaks of XPS and broad d-d bands around 18 000 cm⁻¹ of electronic spectra are described systematically for 1-7. Variable-temperature magnetic measurement shows that complexes 1-7 indicate weak antiferromagnetic interactions via cyano-bridges. Because of semi-coordination coupled with pseudo Jahn-Teller elongation and electrostatic interaction for 1, the axial Cu-N coordination bond distances of 2.330(7) and 3.092(8) Å are considerably longer than those of equatorial ones in the range from 2.016(6) to 2.030(6) Å. The former bond distances of 1 are intermediate values among the related Ni (2.324(6) and 3.120(8) Å) and Pt (2.34(1) and 3.09(1) Å) complexes.     

Land,livestock, and livelihoods: Changing dynamics of gender,caste, and ethnicity in a Nepalese Village

Over the past 10 years, Ghusel VDC, Lalitpur District has moved from primarily subsistence agriculture into the wider cash economy aided by the Small Farmers' Development Program (SFDP), which provides credit to farmers mainly for the purchase of buffalo for milk production, and by the National Dairy Corporation, which supports local dairy cooperatives. Analysis reveals that buffalo-keeping and milk sales are increasing the well-being of many households, while at the same time creating new inequalities in gender roles and responsibilities, greater inequities between Brahmin and Tamang residents in Ghusel, and placing pressures on the ecosystem for increased supplies of fodder and fuelwood. Evidence suggests that there is critical, need for attention to the social, and particularly gender-based, implications of maintaining livestock for milk sales and to the ecological underpinnings of this livelihood system.     

Structure and function of S-adenosylhomocysteine hydrolase

In mammals, S-adenosylhomocysteine hydrolase (AdoHcyase) is the only known enzyme to catalyze the breakdown of S-adenosylhomocysteine (AdoHcy) to homocysteine and adenosine. AdoHcy is the product of all adenosylmethionine (AdoMet)-dependent biological transmethylations. These reactions have a wide range of products, and are common in all facets of biometabolism. As a product inhibitor, elevated levels of AdoHcy suppress AdoMet-dependent transmethylations. Thus, AdoHcyase is a regulator of biological transmethylation in general. The three-dimensional structure of AdoHcyase complexed with reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADH) and the inhibitor (1′R, 2′S, 3′R)-9-(2′,3′-dihyroxycyclopenten-1-yl)adenine (DHCeA) was solved by a combination of the crystallographic direct methods program, SnB, to determine the selenium atom substructure and by treating the multiwavelength anomalous diffraction data as a special case of multiple isomorphous replacement. The enzyme architecture resembles that observed for NAD-dependent dehydrogenases, with the catalytic domain and the cofactor binding domain each containing a modified Rossmann fold. The two domains form a deep active site cleft containing the cofactor and bound inhibitor molecule. A comparison of the inhibitor complex of the human enzyme and the structure of the rat enzyme, solved without inhibitor, suggests that a 17° rigid body movement of the catalytic domain occurs upon inhibitor/substrate binding.     

Chiral Separation of G‐type Chemical Warfare Nerve Agents via Analytical Supercritical Fluid Chromatography

Chemical warfare nerve agents (CWNAs) are extremely toxic organophosphorus compounds that contain a chiral phosphorus center. Undirected synthesis of G‐type CWNAs produces stereoisomers of tabun, sarin, soman, and cyclosarin (GA, GB, GD, and GF, respectively). Analytical‐scale methods were developed using a supercritical fluid chromatography (SFC) system in tandem with a mass spectrometer for the separation, quantitation, and isolation of individual stereoisomers of GA, GB, GD, and GF. Screening various chiral stationary phases (CSPs) for the capacity to provide full baseline separation of the CWNAs revealed that a Regis WhelkO1 (SS) column was capable of separating the enantiomers of GA, GB, and GF, with elution of the P(+) enantiomer preceding elution of the corresponding P(–) enantiomer; two WhelkO1 (SS) columns had to be connected in series to achieve complete baseline resolution. The four diastereomers of GD were also resolved using two tandem WhelkO1 (SS) columns, with complete baseline separation of the two P(+) epimers. A single WhelkO1 (RR) column with inverse stereochemistry resulted in baseline separation of the GD P(–) epimers. The analytical methods described can be scaled to allow isolation of individual stereoisomers to assist in screening and development of countermeasures to organophosphorus nerve agents. Chirality 26:817–824, 2014. © 2014 The Authors. Chirality published by John Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

Influence of Fluoride on Rat Kidney Antioxidant System: Effects of Methionine and Vitamin E

The aim of the study has been to determine and compare the influence upon the kidney antioxidative system, exercised by administration of vitamin E, and vitamin E in combination with methionine, under conditions of oxidative stress induced by sodium fluoride. The experiment was carried out on Wistar FL rats (adult males) that, for 35 days, were administered water, NaF, NaF with vitamin E, or vitamin E with methionine (doses: 10 mg NaF/kg of body mass/24 h, 3 mg vitamin E per 10 μl per rat for 24 h, 2 mg methionine per rat for 24 h). The influence of administered sodium fluoride and antioxidants upon the antioxidative system in kidney was examined by analyzing the concentration of malondialdehyde (MDA) and the activity of the most important antioxidative enzymes (SOD, total and both its isoenzymes, GPX, GST, GR, and CAT). The studies carried out confirmed the disadvantageous effect of the administered dose of NaF upon the antixodiative system in rats (increase in the concentration MDA, decrease activity of all antioxidative enzymes). The administration of vitamin E increased the activity of studied enzymes with the exception of glutathione reductase GR; it also reduced the procesess of lipid peroxidation. It has been found that combined doses of vitamin E and methionine were most effective in inhibiting lipid peroxidation processes. The results confirmed the antioxidative properties of methionine.     

Reorientation of Microfibrils and Microtubules at the Outer Epidermal Wall of Maize Coleoptiles During Auxin-Mediated Growth

Auxin-mediated elongation growth of isolated subapical coleoptile segments of maize (Zea mays L.) is controlled by the extensibility of the outer cell wall of the outer epidermis (Kutschera et al., 1987). Here we investigate the hypothesis that auxin controls the extensibility of this wall by changing the orientation of newly deposited microfibrils through a corresponding change in the orientation of cortical microtubules. On the basis of electron micrographs it is shown that cessation of growth after removal of the endogenous source of auxin is correlated with a relative increase of longitudinally orientated microfibrils and microtubules at the inner wall surface. Conversely, reinduction of growth by exogenous auxin is correlated with a relative increase of transversely orientated microfibrils and microtubules at the inner wall surface. These changes can be detected 30–60 min after the removal and addition of auxin, respectively. The functional significance of directional changes of newly desposited wall microfibrils for the control of elongation growth is discussed.     

In vitro studies of the rabbit immune system. IV. Differential mitogen responses of isolated T and B cells.

The mitogenic responses of separated rabbit lymphocyte populations functionally analogous to mouse T and B cells have been tested in vitro. Purified T cells were prepared by passage over nylon wool (NW) and purified B cells prepared by treatment with antithymocyte serum and complement (ATS + C). ATS + C kills 70% of peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBL's) and 50% of the spleen cells while passage over NW yields 40% of the applied PBL's and 5–23% of the applied spleen cells. NW-purified T cells from the spleen or PBL's respond fully to concanavalin A (Con A) but have a reduced response to phytohemaglutinin (PHA) and little or no response to goat anti-rabbit immunoglobulin (anti-Ig). PBL's that survive ATS + C (B cells) are stimulated by anti-Ig but not by Con A or PHA. B cells purified from spleen do not respond to Con A or PHA but will respond to anti-Ig under appropriate conditions. A full spleen B-cell response to anti-Ig required removal of Ig produced by the cultures that blocked anti-Ig stimulation. It is concluded that, for rabbit lymphocytes, Con A and PHA are primarily T-cell mitogens and that anti-Ig is primarily a B-cell mitogen. However, the mitogen response of unfractionated PBL or spleen cell populations indicates an overlap in reactivity. This could be due to cells sharing T and B properties, alteration of cell populations by the fractionation procedures used, or recruitment of one population in the presence of a mitogenic response of the other population.     

八种脑-肠肽侧脑室内注射对大鼠基础胃酸分泌的影响

用乌拉坦麻醉大鼠作急性实验,采用连续灌流胃并收集流出液的方法,观察向侧脑室内注射微量脑-肠肽对大鼠基础胃酸分泌的影响。实验结果如下:(1)雨蛙肽、八肽胆囊收缩素、促甲状腺素释放激素及四肽胃泌素均使总酸排出量增加;(2)生长抑素、胰多肽、P 物质、胰高血糖素则使总酸排出量减少;(3)上述肽类用侧脑室注射的剂量作肌肉注射,除四肽胃泌素也产生明显的刺激胃酸分泌作用外,对胃酸分泌均无明显影响。以上结果提示,脑内的一些肽类可能以神经递质或调制物的方式,参与中枢对胃酸分泌的调节。     

Gamma-glutamylcysteine protects ergothioneine-deficient Mycobacterium tuberculosis mutants against oxidative and nitrosative stress

Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tb.), the causative agent of tuberculosis (TB), cannot synthesize GSH, but synthesizes two major low molecular weight thiols namely mycothiol (MSH) and ergothioneine (ERG). Gamma-glutamylcysteine (GGC), an intermediate in GSH synthesis, has been implicated in the protection of lactic acid bacteria from oxidative stress in the absence of GSH. In mycobacteria, GGC is an intermediate in ERG biosynthesis, and its formation is catalysed by EgtA (GshA). GGC is subsequently used by EgtB in the formation of hercynine-sulphoxide-GGC. In this study, M.tb. mutants harbouring unmarked, in-frame deletions in each of the fives genes involved in ERG biosynthesis (egtA, egtB, egtC, egtD and egtE) or a marked deletion of the mshA gene (required for MSH biosynthesis) were generated. Liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry analyses (LC-MS) revealed that the production of GGC was elevated in the MSH-deficient and the ERG-deficient mutants. The ERG-deficient ΔegtB mutant which accumulated GGC was more resistant to oxidative and nitrosative stress than the ERG-deficient, GGC-deficient ΔegtA mutant. This implicates GGC in the detoxification of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species in M.tb.     

A chromium-tolerant plant growing in Cr-contaminated land

In this paper, a kind of Typhaceae plant species, Typha angustifolia L, with a high tolerance to Cr is described. Experiments were carried out to examine its ability to tolerant Cr and its physiological response. The results showed that there was no difference in growth, plant height, and biomass response to external Cr (VI) between the plants exposed to 100 microM Cr (VI) and control (0 microM), while increasing Cr levels to 200-800 microM induced a significant decrease in plant height and biomass, but no significant injury was detected, even for the plants exposed to 800 microM Cr. Chromium induced significant increases in superoxide dismutase (SOD) and peroxidase (POD) activities. Meanwhile, a significantly positive correlation was found between Cr and Mn or Cu in leaves and roots, respectively. The Cr tolerance of the plant appeared to be associated with the enhancement of SOD and POD activities and the improvement in uptake and translocation of the essential microelements.