海滨土壤粘细菌次级代谢产物的性质及产量调控的研究

从黄海边土壤中筛选到具有广谱抑菌活性白色粘细菌So ce cpu-1,次级代谢物活性组分在210nm紫外吸收值最大。研究了不同培养条件对次级代谢产物的产量影响。结果表明,So ce cpu-1在含10％w／vD312中性吸附树脂的M7培养基中,通氧量为总体积的70％,添加该粘细菌次级代谢产物的粗提物5μL作为诱导物,30℃,200r／min,培养6d,次级代谢产物产量可达到最大值。     

海滨土壤粘细菌次级代谢产物的性质及产量调控的研究*

黄海边土壤中筛选到具有广谱抑菌活性白色粘细菌So ce cpu-1,次级代谢物活性组分在210nm紫外吸收值最大。研究了不同培养条件对次级代谢产物的产量影响。结果表明,So ce cpu-1在含10％w／v D312中性吸附树脂的M₇培养基中,通氧量为总体积的70％,添加该粘细菌次级代谢产物的粗提物5μL作为诱导物,30℃,200r／min,培养6d,次级代谢产物产量可达到最大值。     

黏细菌的分子生物学

黏细菌(myxobacterium)是一类具有复杂多细胞行为,并能产生大量新型活性物质的单细胞原核生物。黏细菌基因组较大,目前黄色黏球菌(Mycococcus xanthus)DK1622及纤维堆囊菌(Sorangium cellulosum)So ce56序列已经测定,这有助于从基因组水平对黏细菌进行深入的研究。本文对黏细菌细胞运动的分子机制、新发现的活性物质等方面进行了综述。     

产纤维素酶黏细菌在生物转化的作用

目的:预处理对木质纤维素降解的影响.方法:从土壤中分离筛选到高纤维素酶活的黏细菌菌株So ce sh1008.该菌具有CMC酶活(CMCase)及微晶纤维素酶活性.研究NaOH联合黏细菌降解盐蒿、稻草、棉花秸秆和甘蔗渣四种木质纤维素的情况.结果:碱(2％ NaOH) -黏细菌处理的方法优于黏细菌-碱的方法,其中降解棉花秸秆降解效果最明显,以5.0g木质纤维素为原料,其最终干重损失达2.1g,溶液中总糖含量和还原糖含量均值分别为12.8 mg/mL和0.93 mg/mL.酵母菌发酵产乙醇的研究结果表明,最佳发酵时间为47h,碱-黏细菌甘蔗渣降解液发酵效果最好,乙醇产出达6.0％.结论:黏细菌联合2％ NaOH能有效降解甘蔗渣,提高乙醇产量.     

响应面法优化纤维堆囊菌So ce90原生质体的制备条件

采用响应面法优化纤维堆囊菌So ce90的原生质体制备条件。选择溶菌酶浓度,酶解时间和酶解温度作为考察因子,在单因素试验的基础上,采用Box—Benhnken中心组合设计方法进行三因素三水平试验设计。以原生质体生成率作为响应值,进行多元二次响应回归分析,得出纤维堆囊菌So ce90原生质体制备的最佳条件为：溶菌酶浓度1．40mg／mL,酶解时间为160min,酶解温度为30℃,响应模型预测的原生质体最高生成率为87．78％,在最优的条件下进行验证试验,得到原生质体生成率为86．23％,与预测值间的相对误差为1．76％,表明采用响应面法优化纤维堆囊茵So ce90原生质体的制备条件是可行的。     

粘细菌So ce cpu-1的鉴定及其抗肿瘤活性研究

目的:从土壤中筛选分离粘细菌并研究其抗肿瘤活性。方法:通过对菌的形态和生理生化特征分析确定其种属。通过MTT法研究粘细菌次级代谢物的抗肿瘤活性。结果:分离得到的粘细菌嗜纤维素属Socecpu-1,次级代谢产物具有很好的抗肿瘤活性。结论:该粘细菌的细胞毒作用呈时间依赖性,是潜在的抗肿瘤药物。     

药用植物根系土壤可培养粘细菌的分离鉴定

[目的]对药用植物根系土壤可培养粘细菌进行分离与鉴定,探讨药用植物根系土壤粘细菌资源多样性.[方法]采集华南植物园和南岭国家森林公园22种药用植物根系土,利用辅助菌诱导分离技术分离样品中可培养粘细菌;通过菌株显微形态和菌落形态观察,结合16S rDNA基因序列分析,确定分离粘细菌菌株的系统发育地位.[结果]分离获得50株粘细菌,分属于3个科,7个属,其中粘球菌属(Myxococcus)18株,珊瑚球菌属(Corallococcus)11株,孢囊杆菌属(Cystobacter)7株,原囊菌属(Archangium)8株,标桩菌属(Stigmatella)1株,软骨霉状菌属(Chondromyces)4株,匣状球菌属(Pyxidicoccus)1株.粘球菌属和珊瑚球菌属分布最为广泛.[结论]研究发现药用植物根系土壤可培养粘细菌与土壤pH和有机碳含量等环境因子有一定的相关性.粘细菌更适宜在有机质丰富、pH近中性的环境中生长;粘球菌属和珊瑚球菌属的菌株对pH适应性较强,而粘球菌属和孢囊杆菌属的菌株对土壤有机碳含量依赖性不强,在贫瘠土壤中仍有分布.本研究对后续粘细菌资源的开发和利用提供良好的实验材料和理论基础.     

人工微宇宙下粘细菌捕食对微生物群落结构的影响

【目的】人工微宇宙条件下测试粘细菌捕食对微生物群落结构的影响,模拟粘细菌捕食对微生态系统的调控作用。【方法】采用Lawn predation法,测定粘细菌EGB对9种猎物菌的捕食直径,以确定其对猎物菌的捕食能力。通过高通量测序技术分析粘细菌捕食引起的微生物群落结构变化。【结果】粘细菌EGB对9种不同猎物菌的捕食能力差异显著,粘细菌对热带芽孢杆菌的捕食能力显著高于其他细菌(P<0.05)。在含有9种猎物细菌的人工微宇宙系统中添加不等量粘细菌,均可显著降低细菌群落的多样性指数(Shannon)。PCoA结果表明粘细菌捕食可影响微宇宙微生物群落结构。人工微宇宙培养24 h后,7种猎物菌相对丰度显著降低(LefSe,P<0.05),但洋葱伯克霍尔德菌的相对丰度显著升高(P<0.05)。人工微宇宙实验的结果表明,粘细菌添加是造成其微生物群落结构改变的主要影响因素,且添加最小剂量的粘细菌(1 mL)也有显著的影响效果;随着培养时间的增加,洋葱伯克霍尔德菌是唯一能抵抗粘细菌捕食并具有较高丰度的猎物细菌。【结论】粘细菌捕食能够调控微宇宙中微生物的群落结构,为其对土壤生态的调控研究奠定了理论基础。     

不同被捕食细菌对新疆盐碱地粘细菌分离的影响

【目的】利用被捕食细菌诱导粘细菌形成子实体的方法分离新疆盐碱地粘细菌,并初步分析被捕食菌与被诱导粘细菌之间关系。【方法】从盐碱地分离出16株对粘细菌具有不同诱导作用的被捕食细菌,将其用以分离新疆阿克苏地区盐碱地粘细菌。【结果】对25个盐碱地土样的粘细菌进行分离,共分离到55株粘细菌,结合分子生物学手段和形态学特征,初步将其归属为粘球菌属、珊瑚球菌属、Pyxidicoccus、孢囊杆菌属和侏囊菌属及6株无法纯化的疑似粘细菌。供试的16株被捕食细菌诱导粘球菌属均具有较好效果,而Pyxidicoccus和孢囊杆菌只能由革兰氏阳性菌诱导。【结论】与传统分离方法比较,采用多种被捕食细菌分离粘细菌其出菌率明显提高,数量增加,且易观察和挑取,有利于后续纯化。不同粘细菌的捕食菌谱及捕食嗜好不同,增加被捕食细菌筛选范围可能会提高粘细菌的分离效率。本研究采用被捕食菌分离粘细菌的方法为粘细菌的分离提供了新思路与途径。     

粘细菌的多细胞形态发生及其分子调控

粘细菌的多细胞形态发生是粘细菌细胞社会性行为的主要表现.包括细胞有序聚集、细胞自溶、子实体发育和粘孢子的分化形成等.粘细菌的形态发生过程涉及复杂的信号系统和调控,与真核生物具有较大的相似性.是研究原核生物细胞分化发育以及生物进化的重要模式材料.     

Characterisation,genome size and genetic manipulation of the myxobacterium <Emphasis Type="Italic">Sorangium cellulosum</Emphasis> So ce56

In this study, Sorangium cellulosum So ce56 was phenotypically and genotypically analysed in order to evaluate whether this strain can be used in a comprehensive genome project as a representative of the secondary metabolite-producing myxobacteria. In contrast to many other strains of S. cellulosum, strain So ce56 was found to have various advantageous features, including fast and homogeneous growth in submerged cultures and the ability to complete its morphological differentiation cycle on agar, even when the inoculant originates from a liquid culture. Two groups of secondary metabolites isolated from the culture broth were identified, the polyketides etnangien and chivosazole. The presence of polyketide synthase-encoding genes in the genome of strain So ce56 was demonstrated via PCR. The phenotypic classification was confirmed by comparison of 16S rDNA sequences which showed that S. cellulosum So ce56 clusters within a separate lineage together with S. cellulosum ATCC 25531 and the epothilone producer S. cellulosum So ce90. The genome of S. cellulosum So ce56 belongs to the largest bacterial genomes described so far. It is estimated to be 12.2 Mb in size, by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis. In order to demonstrate that S. cellulosum So ce56 is a convenient strain for molecular biological studies, a genetic manipulation system was developed. Using triparental mating, polyketide synthase-encoding genes were inactivated, leading to chivosazole-negative mutants.     

Critical variations of conjugational DNA transfer into secondary metabolite multiproducing Sorangium cellulosum strains So ce12 and So ce56: development of a mariner-based transposon mutagenesis system

Myxobacteria increasingly gain attention as a source of bioactive natural products. The genus Sorangium produces almost half of the secondary metabolites isolated from these microorganisms. Nevertheless, genetic systems for Sorangium strains are poorly developed, which makes the identification of the genes directing natural product biosynthesis difficult. Using biparental and triparental mating, we have developed methodologies for DNA transfer from Escherichia coli via conjugation for the genome sequencing model strain So ce56 and the secondary metabolite multiproducing strain So ce12. The conjugation protocol developed for strain So ce56 is not applicable to other Sorangium strains. Crucial points for the conjugation are the ratio of E. coli and Sorangium cellulosum cells, the choice of liquid or solid medium, the time used for the conjugation process and antibiotic selection in liquid medium prior to the plating of cells. A mariner-based transposon containing a hygromycin resistance gene was generated and used as the selectable marker for S. cellulosum. The transposon randomly integrates into the chromosome of both strains. As a proof of principle, S. cellulosum So ce12 transposon mutants were screened using an overlay assay to target the chivosazole biosynthetic gene cluster.     

Functional characterization of Fdx1: evidence for an evolutionary relationship between P450-type and ISC-type ferredoxins

Ferredoxins are ubiquitous proteins with electron transfer activity involved in a variety of biological processes. In this work, we investigated the characteristics and function of Fdx1 from Sorangium cellulosum So ce56 by using a combination of bioinformatics and of biochemical/biophysical approaches. We were able to experimentally confirm a role of Fdx1 in the iron-sulfur cluster biosynthesis by in vitro reduction studies with cluster-loaded So ce56 IscU and by transfer studies of the cluster from the latter protein to apo-aconitase A. Moreover, we found that Fdx1 can replace mammalian adrenodoxin in supporting the activity of bovine CYP11A1. This makes S. cellulosum Fdx1 the first prokaryotic ferredoxin reported to functionally interact with this mammalian enzyme. Although the interaction with CYP11A1 is non-physiological, this is—to the best of our knowledge—the first study to experimentally prove the activity of a postulated ISC-type ferredoxin in both the ISC assembly and a cytochrome P450 system. This proves that a single ferredoxin can be structurally able to provide electrons to both cytochromes P450 and IscU and thus support different biochemical processes. Combining this finding with phylogenetic and evolutionary trace analyses led us to propose the evolution of eukaryotic mitochondrial P450-type ferredoxins and ISC-type ferredoxins from a common prokaryotic ISC-type ancestor.     

Mutation in the rel gene of Sorangium cellulosum affects morphological and physiological differentiation

Interruption of the (p)ppGpp synthetase gene ( rel ) of Sorangium cellulosum So ce56 resulted in loss of ppGpp accumulation after norvaline treatment during exponential growth phase. The rel mutant failed to produce wild-type levels of the polyketides chivosazol and etnangien in production media. In wild-type cells expression of the chivosazol biosynthetic operon can be significantly increased by norvaline or α-methylglucoside. This induction does not occur in the rel mutant. The rel mutant also lost the capability to form multicellular fruiting bodies under nutrient starvation.     

不依赖天然外显子的蛋白质内含子定向进化筛选系统

蛋白质剪接技术为在蛋白质水平上直接对蛋白质进行修饰和加工提供了一种全新的解决方案,因而在蛋白质工程及相关领域具有非常广阔的应用前景。现阶段,大部分天然的蛋白质内含子在异源蛋白质中剪接活性非常低,极大限制了蛋白质内含子的开发和应用。为了开发一个可以同时对蛋白质内含子通用性和剪接活性进行筛选的系统,利用Bsa I限制性内切酶识别位点和切割不重合的特性,将Ter ThyX内含子(不含外显子序列)插入到卡那霉素抗性蛋白基因的多个位点。并且摒弃了以往需要结合天然外显子以实现剪接的方法,可以同时对蛋白质内含子的剪接活性和通用性进行筛选。Western blot结果和卡那霉素平板生长结果表明,通过卡那霉素筛选系统可以精确的将蛋白质内含子剪接反应与卡那霉素抗性结合起来,仅从卡那霉素平板上的菌落生长情况即可完成蛋白质内含子剪接活性阳性突变的筛选,是一个快速,稳定的定向进化筛选系统。     

Unusual outer membrane lipid composition of the gram-negative, lipopolysaccharide-lacking myxobacterium Sorangium cellulosum So ce56

The gram-negative myxobacterium Sorangium cellulosum So ce56 bears the largest bacterial genome published so far, coding for nearly 10,000 genes. Careful analysis of this genome data revealed that part of the genes coding for the very well conserved biosynthesis of lipopolysaccharides (LPS) are missing in this microbe. Biochemical analysis gave no evidence for the presence of LPS in the membranes of So ce56. By analyzing the lipid composition of its outer membrane sphingolipids were identified as the major lipid class, together with ornithine-containing lipids (OL) and ether lipids. A detailed analysis of these lipids resulted in the identification of more than 50 structural variants within these three classes, which possessed several interesting properties regarding to LPS replacement, mediators in myxobacterial differentiation, as well as potential bioactive properties. The sphingolipids with the basic structure C9-methyl-C(20)-sphingosine possessed as an unusual trait C9-methylation, which is common to fungi but highly uncommon to bacteria. Such sphingolipids have not been found in bacteria before, and they may have a function in myxobacterial development. The OL, also identified in myxobacteria for the first time, contained acyloxyacyl groups, which are also characteristic for LPS and might replace those in certain functions. Finally, the ether lipids may serve as biomarkers in myxobacterial development.     

Investigation of cytochromes P450 in myxobacteria: excavation of cytochromes P450 from the genome of Sorangium cellulosum So ce56

The exploitation of cytochromes P450 for novel biotechnological application and for the investigation of their physiological function is of great scientific interest in this post genomic era, where an extraordinary biodiversity of P450 genes has been derived from all forms of life. The study of P450s in the myxobacterium Sorangium cellulosum strain So ce56, the producer of novel secondary metabolites of pharmaceutical interest is the research topic, in which we were engaged since the beginning of its genome sequencing project. We herein disclosed the cytochrome P450 complements (CYPomes) of spore-forming myxobacterial species, Stigmatella aurantiaca DW4/3-1, Haliangium ochraceum DSM 14365 and Myxococcus xanthus DK1622, and their potential pharmaceutical significance has been discussed.     

利用生物工程技术生产蜘蛛丝的研究进展

蜘蛛丝是一种高分子蛋白纤维,具有高强度、高弹性等许多重要的优良特性,在军事、医学、工业、建筑、纺织等领域具有广泛而巨大的应用。然而蜘蛛的产丝量小,且无法高密度养殖以获取大量的蜘蛛丝,难以满足实际应用的需要。于是人们只能着眼于生物工程方法,即将蜘蛛丝蛋白基因转入其它生物体来表达生产蜘蛛丝蛋白,经过多年的研究,已取得很多重要的进展。对蜘蛛丝蛋白在微生物、植物、哺乳动物及家蚕等不同生物载体中表达的研究进展进行重点阐述,并探讨了已有研究的不足和今后研究展望,为进一步探索和研发蜘蛛丝的规模化生产方法提供借鉴与参考。