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.     

季也蒙毕赤酵母菌尿酸酶基因的克隆、重组表达及表征

目的:克隆一种季也蒙毕赤酵母菌的尿酸酶蛋白编码基因,并通过重组表达和表征进行确认。方法:测定酵母细胞株C.G.M.C.C 2.1008的rRNA序列鉴定其所属种,串联质谱分析此天然尿酸酶肽段序列搜索同源蛋白,测定转录组验证其诱导表达属性,据季也蒙毕赤酵母ATCC6260基因组信息推断所得尿酸酶(Uniprot id:A5DFP1)的编码序列设计引物,从C.G.M.C.C 2.1008细胞株cDNA中PCR扩增尿酸酶基因,测序后再克隆至定向表达载体pDE1及pDE2中构建带6His标签的重组表达质粒pDE1-MGU和pDE2-MGU,同时构建无6His标签的表达质粒RMGU。在大肠杆菌BL21(DE3)中诱导表达此真菌尿酸酶,SDS-PAGE和MALDI-TOF-MS测定肽段分子质量,以尿酸为底物测定其动力学参数及抑制剂敏感性等性质,并与天然尿酸酶进行比较。结果:rRNA序列表明此菌株为季也蒙毕赤酵母,串联质谱分析胰蛋白酶解肽段表明此天然真菌尿酸酶与尿酸酶A5DFP1高度相似,转录组测序支持此尿酸酶基因高效诱导表达。用所设计引物经PCR从cDNA快速获得编码序列,T载体测序显示其与A5DFP1编码序列仅在第435位碱基不同但氨基酸仍相同。SDS-PAGE发现重组R-MGU肽段约35k Da;MALDI-TOF-MS发现其肽段约17.43k Da且与天然酶一致,但按氨基酸序列计算分子质量仅为33.98k Da,表明其可能存在化学修饰。重组表达带6His标签尿酸酶纯化后比活性接近6.0U/mg;R-MGU米氏常数、代表抑制剂的抑制常数及分子质量与天然尿酸酶无差别,但R-MGU很难纯化,使其相同条件下的热稳定性比纯化天然酶略差。结论:成功克隆了一种季也蒙毕赤酵母菌的尿酸酶,并实现其活性形式的重组表达。     

Comparison of two expression platforms in respect to protein yield and quality: Pichia pastoris versus Pichia angusta

The methylotrophic yeasts Pichia pastoris and Pichia angusta (Hansenula polymorpha) were used for the comparative heterologous production of two model mammalian proteins of pharmaceutical interest, the NK1-fragment (22 kDa) of human hepatocyte growth factor and the extracellular domain (28 kDa) of mouse tissue factor (MTF). Both recombinant proteins were engineered to contain an N-terminal Strep- (WSHPQFEK) and a C-terminal His₆-tag. In addition, both proteins contained the pre-pro-sequence of Saccharomyces cerevisiae mating factor alpha to allow secretion. Following vector construction, transformation and zeocin amplification, the best Pichia producers were identified in a screening procedure using Western blot and a Luminex xMAP™ based high-throughput method. Recombinant NK1-fragment and MTF were purified from culture supernatants of the best producers by affinity chromatography (Ni–nitrilotriacetic acid columns). Using P. pastoris as a host for the synthesis of NK1-fragment a protein yield of 5.7 mg/l was achieved. In comparable expression experiments P. angusta yielded 1.6 mg/l of NK1-fragment. NK1-fragment apparently was not glycosylated in either system. For the production of MTF, P. pastoris was also the superior host yielding 1.2 mg/l glycosylated recombinant protein whereas P. angusta was clearly less efficient (<0.2 mg/l MTF). For both expression systems no correlation between the amount of recombinant protein and the copy number of the chromosomally integrated heterologous genes was found. In P. pastoris strains less degradation of the two model recombinant proteins was observed. Altogether, this paper provides a structured protocol for rapidly identifying productive Pichia strains for the synthesis of full-length recombinant proteins.     

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.     

鼠羧肽酶原B在毕赤酵母中的表达、纯化与鉴定

为了在毕赤酵母中表达鼠羧肽酶原B(procarboxypeptidaseB,proCPB)蛋白,以RT-PCR法从SD鼠胰腺细胞中克隆了proCPB基因,将其插入pPIC9载体,PEG1000介导转入毕赤酵母GS115细胞,在甲醇的诱导下,实现了proCPB在毕赤酵母中的成功表达。通过发酵条件的优化,使用BMGY(pH6·0)培养基,添加0·5%的酪蛋白水解物,于28℃,在起始OD600达10·0时,每隔12h补加0·5%的甲醇,重组酵母GS115-proCPB表达的产物量可达到最高(500mg/L),表达时间可达120h,表达的目的蛋白占总蛋白的94%以上。通过纯化条件的优化,采用两步疏水层析,可使目的蛋白的纯度达96%以上,蛋白得率达38%,重组proCPB活化后所得CPB的比活力可达110u/mg(CPB标准品为180u/mg)。相对分子量测定表明重组蛋白的分子量与理论值极相近,N-端氨基酸测序进一步表明proCPB基因在毕赤酵母中得到了正确的表达和翻译后加工修饰。     

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.     

The shelf life and effectiveness of granular formulations of Metschnikowia pulcherrima and Pichia guilliermondii yeast isolates that control postharvest decay of citrus fruit

Our overall objectives were to prepare commercially acceptable formulations of the postharvest biological control yeasts, Metschnikowia pulcherrima and Pichia guilliermondii, which have a long storage life and to determine the effectiveness of these formulations to control postharvest green and blue moulds on citrus fruit. Yeasts, grown on a cane molasses-based medium, were combined with talc or kaolin carriers and various adjuvants and the viability of yeast in 12 formulations was determined over a 6 month period. Formulation no. 11, containing talc, sodium alginate, sucrose, and yeast extract, for both yeasts had a significantly higher viable yeast cell content over a 6 month storage period. Among the formulations, three formulations (formulations no. 5, 6, and 11) were selected for additional in vivo testing because they had higher levels of viability amongst yeast cell populations during storage and were easier to resuspend remained in suspension more easily. These formulations were tested on Satsuma mandarin and grapefruit to control green and blue moulds. Formulations no. 5, 6, and 11 for both yeasts effectively controlled green mould, while only formulation no. 11 with either yeast isolate M. pulcherrima (isolate M1/1) or P. guilliermondii (isolate P1/3) effectively controlled both blue and green moulds.     

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.     

Production of an Anti-Prostate-Specific Antigen Single-Chain Antibody Fragment from Pichia pastoris

Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) is a widely used marker for screening and monitoring prostate cancer. Because PSA levels are normally quite low, an antibody-based assay must be used to detect PSA. However, not all PSA-specific antibodies bind equally well to PSA or to its different isoforms. Therefore, a better understanding of how PSA interacts with PSA-specific antibodies is of considerable clinical interest. B80.3 is a widely used murine monoclonal anti-PSA antibody (IgG), which has very high affinity for both free and α-anti-chymotrypsin complexed PSA. More importantly, its gene sequence is known—making it one of only two anti-PSA antibodies that has been fully cloned and sequenced. To better elucidate the interaction between PSA and B80.3, a single-chain antibody fragment, derived from the variable domain of B80.3 (scFvB80), was cloned into a pPIC9 vector and expressed in Pichia pastoris. The secreted protein was purified using a three-step protocol beginning with a 50% ammonium sulfate precipitation step, followed by a T-gel thio-affinity step and concluding with a simple anion-exchange (DE52) filtration step. NMR studies indicate the protein is correctly folded while competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbant assays show that the purified scFvB80 has approximately 20% of the activity of the full-length B80.3 antibody. The protocol described here provides a quick and convenient route to prepare large quantities of very pure anti-PSA antibody fragments (15–20 mg/L culture medium) for detailed structural and biophysical characterization.     

The influence of pH and dilution rate on continuous production of xylitol from sugarcane bagasse hemicellulosic hydrolysate by C. guilliermondii

Continuous fermentation of sugarcane bagasse hemicellulosic hydrolysate by the yeast Candida guilliermondii FTI 20037 was used for xylitol production from xylose. Experiments were carried out in a reactor with 1.25 l of treated hydrolysate, at 30 °C and 300 rpm. A 2² full-factorial central composite design was employed for experimental study and analysis of the results. A statistical analysis of the results showed that the effects of the pH and dilution rate (D), the interactions between these variables and the second-order effect of D on the xylitol volumetric productivity (Q_p) were significant at a 95% confidence level. The second-order effect of pH was also significant at a 90% confidence level. The k_La effect on the Q_p was not significant. A volumetric productivity of 0.68 g/l h, representing 95.8% of the predicted value (0.72 g/l h), was obtained.     

High-level expression and characterization of Fusarium solani cutinase in Pichia pastoris

High-level extracellular production of Fusarium solani cutinase was achieved using a Pichia pastoris expression system. The cutinase-encoding gene was cloned into pPICZαA with the Saccharomyces cerevisiae α-factor signal sequence and methanol-inducible alcohol oxidase promoter by two different ways. The additional sequences of the c-myc epitope and (His)₆-tag of the vector were fused to the C-terminus of cutinase, while the other expression vector was constructed without any additional sequence. P. pastoris expressing the non-tagged cutinase exhibited about two- and threefold higher values of protein amount and cutinase activity in the culture supernatant, respectively. After simple purification by diafiltration process, both cutinases were much the same in the specific activity and the biochemical properties such as the substrate specificity and the effects of temperature and pH. In conclusion, the high-level secretion of F. solani cutinase in P. pastoris was demonstrated for the first time and would be a promising alternative to many expression systems previously used for the large-scale production of F. solani cutinase in Saccharomyces cerevisiae as well as Escherichia coli.     

新型重组毕赤酵母产人胰岛素前体的表达工艺研究

以毕赤酵母为异源表达宿主合成人胰岛素前体,在实验室研究和工业生产中已有广泛应用。目前研究主要使用天然甲醇诱导型AOX1启动子,以甲醇为单一基础碳源进行胰岛素前体的诱导发酵生产。但在毕赤酵母高密度发酵生产过程中,甲醇代谢过程耗氧大、产热高,补料控制工艺复杂,限制了发酵生产的放大。基于前期对启动子AOX1的转录调控设计研究,提出以人工设计的高效组成型转录调控器件CSAD_5驱动胰岛素前体基因表达,开发了以葡萄糖为碳源的发酵生产工艺,以解决甲醇体系中的产热、耗氧及工艺控制问题。在此基础上,通过增强筛选压力提高异源基因拷贝,获得了一株胰岛素前体高表达重组毕赤酵母,利用优化的培养工艺在5L反应器水平发酵生产,胰岛素前体产量在108h达到1. 85g/L,为目前报道以葡萄糖为碳源,生产人胰岛素前体的最高水平,为胰岛素前体的工业生产及毕赤酵母的应用提供了新的思路和方法。     

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.     

尿激酶催化结构域在毕氏酵母中的表达、纯化及结晶

利用重叠延伸PCR方法扩增尿激酶催化结构域的突变体基因片段,将其克隆至表达载体pPICZαA上,转化酵母X-33,用Zeocin筛选高拷贝数的酵母菌落.重组蛋白通过阳离子琼脂糖柱纯化,纯度达到99%,该仅含尿激酶催化结构域的突变体(C279A/N302Q),无需激活即具有尿激酶活性.用气相扩散法获得蛋白质晶体,其衍射分辨率达1.45!.     

Heterologous expression and characterization of man gene from Bacillus Subtilis in Pichia Pastoris

β-Mannanase catalyzes endo-wise hydrolysis of the backbone of mannan and heteromannan, which are abundant in the cell wall structure of ungerminated leguminous seeds. The mature β-mannanase originated from Bacillus subtilis was expressed in Pichia pastoris, a methylotrophic yeast, using the leader peptide sequence of Saccharomyces cerevisiae α-factor. The cultivation of β-mannanase expressing Pichia pastoris yields up to 1.8 g/L protein. In the supernatant the activity of the 40 kDa—total mannanase attained a level of 1102.0 IU/mL. The properties of the β-mannanase were characterized. Optimum pH and temperature for the recombinant enzyme were 5.5 and 50°C respectively. The enzyme was stable at pH 5.0–10.0 and maintained over 30% original activity after incubating at 70°C for 30 min. __________ Translated from China Biotechnology, 2005, 26(7): 52–56 [译自: 中国生物工程杂志]     

蓝状菌(Talaromyces leycettanus JCM12802)高温果胶甲酯酶PmeT在毕赤酵母中的高效表达及酶学性质

【目的】在毕赤酵母中高水平表达蓝状菌(Talaromyces leycettanus JCM12802)来源的高温果胶甲酯酶,并对其进行酶学性质研究,具有高催化效率的高温果胶甲酯酶有望能广泛应用于低甲氧基果胶的生产,优化生产工艺,提高转化率,降低生产成本。【方法】利用RT-PCR的方法,以蓝状菌(T.leycettanus JCM12802)总RNA为模板,克隆得到果胶甲酯酶基因(Pme T)的cDNA。将其插入表达载体p PIC9K,并转化毕赤酵母(Pichia pastoris)菌株GS115,高活性的阳性转化子进行高密度发酵研究。【结果】重组酵母的果胶甲酯酶表达水平达到428 U/m L,并进一步鉴定了重组果胶甲酯酶的酶学性质。该酶的最适反应温度为75°C,且在85°C以下具有较好的热稳定性。最适反应p H为4.0,在p H 2.0-7.0之间有较好的稳定性。【结论】用重组毕赤酵母可高效表达蓝状菌来源的高温果胶甲酯酶,为其今后在工业上的应用奠定了基础。     

Recombinant production of the human aquaporins in the yeast Pichia pastoris (Invited Review)

Abstract

Aquaporins are water facilitating proteins embedded in the cellular membranes. Such channels have been identified in almost every living organism – including humans. These proteins are vital molecules and their malfunction can lead to several severe disorders and diseases. Hence, an increased understanding of their structure, function and regulation is of the utmost importance for developing current and future drugs. Heading towards this goal, the first problem to overcome is to acquire the proteins in sufficient amounts to enable functional and structural characterization. Using a suitable host organism, large amounts of target molecules can possibly be produced, but for membrane proteins limitations are frequently encountered. In the work described here, we have produced the 13 human aquaporins (hAQPs) in one of the most successful hosts for recombinant overproduction of eukaryotic proteins; the yeast Pichia pastoris, in order to explore the underlying bottleneck to a successful membrane protein production experiment. Here we present exceptional yield of hAQP1, whereas some other hAQPs were below the threshold needed for scaled up production. In the overproduction process, we have established methods for efficient production screening as well as for accurate determination of the initial production yield. Furthermore, we have optimized the yield of low producing targets, enabling studies of proteins previously out of reach, exemplified with hAQP4 as well as the homologue PfAQP. Taken together, our results. present insight into factors directing high production of eukaryotic membrane proteins together with suggestions on ways to optimize the recombinant production in the yeast P. pastoris.     

A Family 2a Carbohydrate-Binding Module Suitable as an Affinity Tag for Proteins Produced in Pichia pastoris

The family 2a carbohydrate-binding module (CBM), Cel5ACBM2a, from the C-terminus of Cel5A from Cellulomonas fimi, and Xyn10ACBM2a, the family 2a CBM from the C-terminus of Xyn10A from C. fimi, were compared as fusion partners for proteins produced in the methylotrophic yeast Pichia pastoris. Gene fusions of murine stem-cell factor (SCF) with both CBMs were expressed in P. pastoris. The secreted SCF-Xyn10ACBM2a polypeptides were highly glycosylated and bound poorly to cellulose. In contrast, fusion of SCF to Cel5ACBM2a, which lacks potential N-linked glycosylation sites, resulted in the production of polypeptides which bound tightly to cellulose. Cloning and expression of these CBM2a in P. pastoris without a fusion partner confirmed that N-linked glycosylation at several sites was responsible for the poor cellulose binding. The nonglycosylated CBMs produced in E. coli had very similar cellulose-binding properties.     

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.