发酵透明质酸寡糖兽疫链球菌工程菌株的构建

透明质酸(HA)广泛应用于医学、化妆品、食品等领域。HA的生物活性取决于其分子量(M_w)。透明质酸寡糖由于具有重要的生理活性与特殊生理功能,在医药领域具有重要的应用前景。兽疫链球菌因其发酵周期短、生产强度较强的特点,在商业生产HA上具有广泛的应用。为了高效发酵合成透明质酸寡糖和解决发酵过程的溶氧问题,文中通过在兽疫链球菌WSH-24中过表达透明质酸合酶HasA以及优化表达水蛭来源的透明质酸酶LHAase。重组菌株摇瓶发酵24h,透明质酸寡糖积累至0.97g/L,比野生菌提高了182.0%。在3L发酵罐中发酵24 h,透明质酸寡糖生产强度为294.2 mg/(L·h),HA积累至7.06 g/L,比野生菌的罐上水平提高了112.4%。文中所构建的发酵合成透明质酸寡糖的兽疫链球菌重组菌株具有重要的应用前景。     

采用计算流体力学技术研究搅拌对兽疫链球菌发酵生产透明质酸的影响

搅拌是影响透明质酸(HA)发酵的一个重要因素,然而有关搅拌对HA发酵影响的认识存在较大争议。本研究采用计算流体力学(CFD)技术深入研究了搅拌对菌体生长和HA合成的影响。结果表明,菌体量和HA产量受搅拌转速的影响很小,而HA分子量随着转速的增加呈现出先增加后降低的趋势。分阶段控制转速研究表明转速对HA分子量的影响主要体现在HA合成阶段。CFD计算结果表明随着搅拌转速的增加,混合时间降低的同时反应器内部的剪切速率明显增加。最终通过改变搅拌桨组合方式的手段有效地解决了上述矛盾,并使得HA分子量提高23.9%。     

马疫链球菌SH-5生产透明质酸营养条件的研究

对Streptococcus equiSH-5生产透明质酸的营养条件进行了研究,摇瓶发酵实验表明该菌株的适宜氮源为酵母膏和牛肉膏以2∶1组成的混合氮源,在碳氮比为2∶1时有利于透明质酸的合成和菌体的生长;通过正交实验摸索出营养培养基的最佳配比为葡萄糖5%,酵母粉6.67%,牛肉膏3.33%,MgSO4.7H2O 0.1%,MnSO4.4H2O 0.02%,NaHCO30.3%,Na2HPO40.5‰,尿嘧啶0.08‰;添加0.05‰异甘草素对产酸有利。     

Bacillus subtilis fmbJ脂肽类抗菌物质的分离和鉴定

对Bacillus subtilis fmbJ脂肽类抗菌物质的分离和鉴定进行了系统研究。通过HPLC层析确定Bacillus subtilis fmbJ抗菌物质由多种组分构成,其中含有保留时间与surfactin相似的成分。通过TLC层析和原位酸解确定Bacillus subtilis fmbJ抗菌物质含有两个具有闭合肽键类的物质,其中之一为迁移率Rf与标样surfactin非常相近的组分。通过 ESIMS分析检测到Bacillus subtilis fmbJ抗菌物质含有分子量与fengicin相同的m/z1449.9、m/z1463.8、m/z1477.8、m/z1491.9和m/z1505.9五种同系物,和分子量与surfactin相同的m/z1008.8、m/z1022.8和m/z1036.8三种同系物。     

培养条件对头孢霉菌丝体脂肪酸组分的影响

研究了头孢霉(Cephalosporium sp.)菌丝体最大生产力和多不饱和脂肪酸形成积累的条件。菌丝体最适培养条件为：麦芽糖60g/L\,KNO33g/L、起始pH为60、500mL三角瓶装100mL培养基、接种25%、25℃培养10d则菌丝体达到最大干重。多不饱和脂肪酸形成积累的最适条件为：葡萄糖10～20g/L、(NH4)2SO4或NH4Cl 3g/L、培养基起始pH为40、500mL三角瓶装100mL培养基、接种10%～20%、10℃下照光培养。〖JP2〗因此,在整个生产流程中可采用不同条件分段掌握的技术原则。同时提出在多不饱和脂肪酸的形成和积累途径中油酸(18∶1)向亚油酸(18∶2)的转化是关键,为进一步探索最适培养条件和关键酶的调节提供依据。     

温度对发酵生产透明质酸的影响

为进一步提高兽疫链球菌透明质酸产量,本实验采用分阶段控制温度工艺,当温度由36℃培养到28 h转入38℃培养至发酵结束,其透明质酸产量有很大提高。经发酵罐验证温度优化结果,其粗品产量由684 g提高到735 g。     

人p53蛋白在巴斯德毕赤酵母中的表

将人p53基因装入Pichia分泌型质粒Phil-S1中,酶切线性化后电穿孔导入酵母细胞进行整合,经筛选得到一高表达p53蛋白的克隆。SDS-PAGE显示表达量约占分泌总量的30%。ELISA验证重组人p53存在免疫学活性。在诱导时就降低Pichia酵母系统水解酶活力等方面进行优化,经FPLC分离纯化得到约200mg/L表达量。     

DNA错配修复基因mutS的高效表达及表达产物活性鉴定

将DNA错配修复基因mutS（2.56kb）克隆于分泌型原核表达载体pET32a（+）上,以N端融合6个组氨酸的形式在E.coliAD494(DE3) 中进行了IPTG诱导表达。SDSPAGE分析证实有一与预期分子量相应的诱导表达条带,其表达量占全菌蛋白质的35％左右,且表达蛋白以可溶形式存在。利用固定化金属离子（Ni²⁺）配体亲和层析柱纯化目的蛋白,其纯度为90％以上。与含有错配碱基DNA双链的结合反应证明该蛋白具有特异性识别、结合含有错配碱基DNA双链的生物活性。     

青花菜雄性不育相关基因BoDHAR的克隆与表达分析

以一个与甘蓝显性核不育相关的差异表达片段的序列为信息探针,通过在NCBI与TAIR网站数据库中进行同源EST序列搜索,经人工拼接、RT-PCR、PCR 克隆与序列分析,获得了青花菜脱氢抗坏血酸还原酶DHAR dehydroascorbate reductase 基因的 cDNA 与 DNA 全长序列,命名为BoDHAR。并利用双链接头介导 PCR 的染色体步行技术（genome walking）克隆了其上游 644bp 的5′端序列。所获的BoDHAR基因全长 1486bp,存在两个内含子,DNA 编码区序列633bp,编码210个氨基酸;序列分析表明：BoDHAR与同源基因AT1G195701cDNA 序列有 82.3% 的一致性,推导的氨基酸序列有 79.6% 的一致性;编码的水溶性蛋白存在多个磷酸化位点;5′端上游区存在明显的转录调控序列。半定量RT-PCR结果表明：BoDHAR 在可育系花蕾中的表达量明显高于不育系花蕾,在花药中的表达明显高于其它部位。     

Smad3基因剔除对小鼠造血功能的影响

研究Smad3基因剔除对小鼠造血功能的影响。实验小鼠分为5组,每组有Smad3基因剔除小鼠（Smad3^-/-）和其同窝孪生的野生型小鼠（Smad3^+/+）各1只。小鼠的造血功能用14天形成的脾结节(CFUS14)、多系祖细胞（CFUGEMM）、粒单系祖细胞（CFUGM）、红系祖细胞（BFUE）测定及外周血象、骨髓象等实验血液学指标来确定。每组小鼠取尾血作白细胞、红细胞和血小板计数,涂片作白细胞分类计数。将一侧股骨的骨髓冲出,制成单细胞悬液,计数其中有核细胞数,测定CFU-GM、BFU-E、CFU-GEMM值。将每只小鼠的4×10⁴个骨髓有核细胞,经尾静脉注入3只8～10周经致死量射线照射的同系雌性小鼠体内,测定14天的CFUS。取一部分胸骨、肝脏、脾脏固定做病理切片,其余胸骨冲出骨髓,涂片作分类计数。结果Smad3^-/-小鼠外周血白细胞和血小板计数明显高于Smad3^+/+小鼠,红细胞数无显著差异。外周血白细胞分类结果也表明粒细胞显著增高。骨髓有核细胞数无显著差异,CFU-GM显著增高,BFU-E 无显著差异,CFU-GEMM明显减少,CFU-S显著减少。病理形态学观察发现骨髓增生极度活跃,以粒系为主,肝脾无显著差别。骨髓涂片分类表明粒系增多,粒系：红系比例增高。因此得出结论Smad3基因剔除使小鼠造血干祖细胞数目减少,而且干祖细胞分化异常,向粒系分化增多。Smad3基因对造血系统的作用与TGF-β的作用有相关性。     

在兽疫链球菌中表达vgb基因和HA合成基因提高透明质酸产量

透明质酸(HA)是一种在医药及化妆品领域具有广泛应用的天然粘多糖。兽疫链球菌(Streptococcuszooepidemicus)是工业上生产透明质酸的菌种之一。透明颤菌血红蛋白(VHb)具有增强细胞摄氧的作用。对生产透明质酸的兽疫链球菌进行了基因改造:将兽疫链球菌HA的合成基因hasABC以及合成透明颤菌血红蛋白的vgb基因(Vitreoscillahemoglobingene,vgb)分别或同时插入阳性菌表达质粒pEU308中,通过电转化导入兽疫链球菌中。通过一氧化碳(CO)差光谱检测到了VHb的表达。在摇瓶实验中,同时带有hasABC和vgb基因的重组菌比野生菌的透明质酸产量提高了30％。而在发酵罐中,带有这2个基因的重组菌的透明质酸产量达到了6．9g／L,高于重组菌5．5g／L的产量。实验结果表明,vgb基因的存在促进了细胞的生长,hasABC操纵子的过表达增强了透明质酸的合成。首次将VHb导入兽疫链球菌中,获得了表达,并证明其对菌体生长及透明质酸合成有促进作用。通过研究,VHb将可以在阳性菌中获得更广泛的应用。     

Enhanced hyaluronic acid production of Streptococcus zooepidemicus by an intermittent alkaline-stress strategy

Aims: Enhanced hyaluronic acid (HA) production of Streptococcus zooepidemicus by redirecting carbon flux through an intermittent alkaline‐stress strategy. Methods and Results: pH value was kept at 7·0 for the first 6 h, and then intermittently switched to 8·5 for 1 h and back to 7·0 for 1 h until the end of fermentation at 16 h (one pH switch cycle every 2 h). With this intermittent alkaline‐stress strategy, HA production was increased to 6·5 ± 0·2 g l^?1 from 5·0 ± 0·1 g l^?1 of the control, in which pH was always kept at 7·0. In addition, biomass and lactic acid concentration decreased by 24% and 14%, respectively, while acetic acid concentration increased by 10% under intermittent alkaline stress. The redirection of carbon flux from lactic acid to acetic acid was further supported by the decreased lactate dehydrogenase activity and the increased acetate kinase activity. As indicated by the increased NADH oxidase (NOX) activity, intermittent alkaline‐stress induced a more oxidative intracellular environment which would facilitate HA synthesis. Conclusions: Overproduction of HA was realized by redirecting carbon flux through the proposed intermittent alkaline‐stress strategy. Significance and Impact of the Study: This study clearly demonstrated the importance of metabolic‐pathway‐analysis based fermentation strategy in industrial processes and provided an alternative optimization approach for high viscosity fermentation.     

Modeling and optimization of microbial hyaluronic acid production by Streptococcus zooepidemicus using radial basis function neural network coupling quantum‐behaved particle swarm optimization algorithm

Hyaluronic acid (HA) is a natural biopolymer with unique physiochemical and biological properties and finds a wide range of applications in biomedical and cosmetic fields. It is important to increase HA production to meet the increasing HA market demand. This work is aimed to model and optimize the amino acids addition to enhance HA production of Streptococcus zooepidemicus with radial basis function (RBF) neural network coupling quantum‐behaved particle swarm optimization (QPSO) algorithm. In the RBF‐QPSO approach, RBF neural network is used as a bioprocess modeling tool and QPSO algorithm is applied to conduct the optimization with the established RBF neural network black model as the objective function. The predicted maximum HA yield was 6.92 g/L under the following conditions: arginine 0.062 g/L, cysteine 0.036 g/L, and lysine 0.043 g/L. The optimal amino acids addition allowed HA yield increased from 5.0 g/L of the control to 6.7 g/L in the validation experiments. Moreover, the modeling and optimization capacity of the RBF‐QPSO approach was compared with that of response surface methodology (RSM). It was indicated that the RBF‐QPSO approach gave a slightly better modeling and optimization result compared with RSM. The developed RBF‐QPSO approach in this work may be helpful for the modeling and optimization of the other multivariable, nonlinear, time‐variant bioprocesses. © 2009 American Institute of Chemical Engineers Biotechnol. Prog., 2009     

微生物发酵法生产透明质酸

透明质酸(Hyaluronic acid,以下简称HA)是一种高分子粘多糖,具有良好的亲水性、生物相容性和保湿功能,广泛应用于食品、化妆品和医药领域.透明质酸的传统生产方法是主要从动物组织中提取,用微生物发酵法生产透明质酸正逐步取代传统生产方法,其优点是原料易得、成本低、所产透明质酸有更高的产量和分子量等原因.     

兽疫链球菌中与透明质酸合成相关新基因的高通量筛选及克隆

【目的】兽疫链球菌(Streptococcus equi subsp. zooepidemicus)中透明质酸主要的生物合成途径和相关基因已经被研究得比较透彻,探究一种挖掘与透明质酸合成相关新基因的策略。【方法】利用自杀质粒pSET4s::sacB在宿主基因组中的随机整合作用,筛选具有表型差异突变菌株构建突变体库,进一步利用连接介导PCR (Ligation mediated PCR,LM-PCR)方法和全基因组重测序,检测质粒整合位点,通过基因无痕敲除和回补实验验证插入位点。【结果】构建了包含150株具有表型差异突变株的突变体库;以荚膜合成能力缺失的1号突变株(M1)作为基础研究对象,检测到自杀质粒整合到基因组458 960位点上,破坏了编码塔格糖-6-磷酸激酶的lacC基因;无痕敲除lacC基因得到ΔlacC,表型分析发现ΔlacC表现为粘性荚膜特性;进一步全基因组重测序发现,除了lacC基因位点存在插入突变,206 613位点存在碱基G缺失,导致编码透明质酸合成酶的hasA基因发生移码突变,且回补hasA基因后,M1恢复粘性荚膜合成能力。【结论】M1突变株粘性荚膜合成能力的缺失由hasA基因功能缺失引起,与lacC基因功能缺失无关。初步建立了兽疫链球菌中高通量筛选与透明质酸合成相关新基因的策略,为今后挖掘新基因奠定了基础。     

Analysis of metabolic fluxes for hyaluronic acid (HA) production by Streptococcus zooepidemicus

Summary A detailed metabolic flux analysis (MFA) for hyaluronic acid (HA) production by Streptococcus zooepidemicus was carried out. A metabolic network was constructed for the metabolism of S. zooepidemicus. Fluxes through these reactions were estimated by MFA using accumulation rates of biomass and product, consumption rate of glucose in batch fermentation and dissolved oxygen-controlled fermentation. The changes of the fluxes were observed at different stages of batch fermentation and in different dissolved oxygen tension (DOT)-controlled fermentation processes. The effects of metabolic nodes on HA accumulation under various culture conditions were investigated. The results showed that high concentration of glucose in the medium did not affect metabolic flux distribution, but did influence the uptake rate of glucose. HA synthesis was influenced by DOT via flux redistribution in the principal node. Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) and reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NADH) produced in the fermentation process are associated with cell growth and HA synthesis.     

Identification and characterization of a novel fibronectin-binding protein gene from Streptococcus equi subspecies zooepidemicus strain VTU211

This work describes the cloning and sequencing of genes encoding fibronectin-binding proteins from Streptococcus equi subspecies zooepidemicus strain VTU211. A gene encoding a cell-wall protein FNZ was amplified and sequenced. In the same bacterial strain, a second gene termed fnz2 was now discovered, encoding another fibronectin-binding protein (FNZ2). The complete amino acid sequence encoded by fnz2 was deduced and compared to that deduced from fnz. The sequence comparison of the fnz and fnz2 predicted that fibronectin-binding activity is localizing a domain in the C terminal part of FNZ2, since this domain is composed of three repeats, which contain a motif similar to what has earlier been found in other fibronectin-binding proteins in streptococci. Three parts of fnz2 [fnz2(1-8), fnz2(2-4), and fnz2(4-3)] were amplified using polymerase chain reaction and ligated into an expression vector, and recombinant FNZ2 proteins were produced in Escherichia coli. Fibronectin bound to the FNZ2(1-8) [amino acids 212-396] and FNZ2(2-4) (amino acids 36-448) but not to the FNZ2(4-3) (amino acids 36-191) in a Western ligand blot, showing that repeat domain of FNZ2 protein was sufficient for binding of fibronectin. Purified FNZ2(2-4) protein was also shown to display collagen-binding activity to collagen-coated microtiter wells. These results show that recombinant FNZ2 has fibronectin- and collagen-binding activities.