代谢工程改造L-半胱氨酸供给模块促地衣芽胞杆菌 高效合成杆菌肽

杆菌肽是一种主要由芽胞杆菌产生的广谱性抗生素,目前作为兽药广泛应用于畜禽养殖领域。前体氨基酸供应不足可能是限制微生物发酵高产杆菌肽的重要因素。文中以杆菌肽工业生产菌株——地衣芽胞杆菌Bacillus licheniformis DW2为出发菌株,研究l-半胱氨酸供给模块强化对杆菌肽合成的影响。首先,构建了l-半胱氨酸合成酶基因cysK强化表达菌株,杆菌肽效价相比于对照菌株提高了9.47%。接着,为提高l-半胱氨酸合成前体供给,对l-丝氨酸乙酰转移酶基因cysE和硫代硫酸盐/硫酸盐胞内转运蛋白基因cysP进行强化,杆菌肽产量分别提高了7.23%和8.52%。随后,结果表明转运蛋白TcyP负责从胞外向胞内转运胱氨酸,强化表达TcyP后胞内l-半胱氨酸浓度和杆菌肽效价分别提高了29.19%和7.79%。通过组合代谢工程育种,在整合表达了基因cysK基础上,利用强启动子PbacA分别替换基因cysP、cysE和tcyP原始启动子,得到工程菌株CYS4 (DW2::cysK-PbacA(cysP)- PbacA(cysE)-PbacA(tcyP)),杆菌肽效价达到910.02 U/mL,相比于出发菌株DW2 (747.71 U/mL) 提高了21.10%。最后,通过3 L发酵罐小试实验,进一步证实了强化l-半胱氨酸有利于杆菌肽合成。研究表明,强化胞内l-半胱氨酸供给水平是提高地衣芽胞杆菌中杆菌肽产量的有效策略,为杆菌肽工业生产提供了一株具有良好应用前景的菌株。     

能量代谢工程促地衣芽胞杆菌DW2高效合成杆菌肽

杆菌肽是一种主要由芽胞杆菌产生的广谱性环肽类抗生素,目前广泛应用于兽药领域。能量代谢在微生物高效合成目的代谢产物中具有重要作用。文中以杆菌肽工业生产菌株地衣芽胞杆菌Bacillus licheniformis DW2为出发菌株,首先构建了呼吸链分支途径细胞色素bd泛醇氧化酶基因cydB缺失菌株,发现cydB缺失后杆菌肽效价和胞内ATP浓度相比于对照菌株分别提高了10.97%和22.96%。接着,证实了强化表达另外一条呼吸链分支途径——细胞色素aa3氧化酶基因qoxA能够提高杆菌肽合成水平,其杆菌肽效价和胞内ATP浓度相比于对照菌株分别提高了18.27%和34.00%。强化ADP合成供给也是促进胞内ATP积累的有效策略,结果表明强化表达腺苷激酶DcK和腺苷酸激酶AdK均可以提高杆菌肽效价和胞内ATP浓度,其中强化表达DcK效果较好,其杆菌肽效价相比对照提高16.78%。最后,通过组合代谢工程育种,在基因cydB缺失菌DW2ΔcydB基础上整合表达了qoxA和dck,得到工程菌株DW2-CQD(DW2ΔcydB::qoxA::dck),发酵结果表明,DW2-CQD杆菌肽效价达到954.25 U/mL,相比于对照菌株提高了21.66%,单位菌体杆菌肽效价为2.11 U/CFU,相比对照提高了11.05%。此外,DW2-CQD胞内ATP浓度为39.54 nmol/L,相比于对照提高了49.32%。结果证实能量代谢工程是提高杆菌肽发酵水平的有效策略,提供了一株具有工业化应用前景的杆菌肽生产菌株。     

DegU负调控地衣芽胞杆菌普切明酸的合成及分泌

普切明酸是地衣芽胞杆菌合成并分泌的一种铁离子螯合剂,是细胞维持铁稳态的重要介质。【目的】揭示转录调控因子DegU在调控普切明酸的合成及分泌过程中的作用。【方法】以地衣芽胞杆菌DW2为出发菌株,构建degU缺失菌株DW2ΔdegU和过表达菌株DW2::Pbay-degU,通过产物检测、转录水平检测、凝胶阻滞分析和GFP报告蛋白表达分析等方法分析DegU对普切明酸合成、分泌及调控因子基因的转录调控机制。【结果】DW2ΔdegU的普切明酸产量相比于DW2提高了56.8%,而DW2::Pbay-degU相比于DW2菌株则下降83.7%。同时,degU缺失后,普切明酸合成酶基因yvm C和转运蛋白基因yvm A的转录水平分别上升为DW2的2.85倍和2.71倍,yvmC和yvmA的负调控因子基因yvmB的转录水平则下降为DW2的0.35倍;而在DW2::Pbay-degU菌株中,yvmC和yvmA的转录水平分别下降为DW2的0.47倍和0.24倍,yvmB的转录水平则上升为DW2的1.78倍。凝胶阻滞分析和GFP报告蛋白表达分析表明,DegU可以直接与PyvmC和PyvmB启动子结合,但是与yv...     

来自猪肠道芽胞杆菌培养液中氨基酸成分分析

从动物肠道分离得到112株芽胞杆菌,采用氨基酸全自动分析仪对分离得到的芽胞杆菌的上清进行氨基酸分析。结果表明,不同芽胞杆菌菌株上清中各氨基酸水平相差较大。其中,动物的几种限制性必需氨基酸中,赖氨酸的含量分布在0.18~0.32g·L~(-1)之间,蛋氨酸的含量分布在0.05~0.09g·L~(-1)之间。精氨酸的含量分布在0.004~0.02g·L~(-1)之间。所有氨基酸种类中,赖氨酸、亮氨酸、苯丙氨酸、异亮氨酸含量较为丰富,超过了0.1g·L~(-1),而天冬氨酸、苏氨酸、丝氨酸含量较少,不到0.01g·L~(-1)。这些结果为开发提高饲料氮利用效率的饲用益生菌提供参考。     

地衣芽胞杆菌FJAT-4脂肽结构鉴定及其对尖孢镰刀菌的抑制作用

【目的】地衣芽胞杆菌FJAT-4产生的脂肽能够有效抑制尖孢镰刀菌的生长,本研究的目的在于探究地衣芽胞杆菌FJAT-4脂肽结构,分析培养基组分和培养温度对FJAT-4产抑菌脂肽的影响,阐述脂肽对尖孢镰刀菌的抑制作用,为菌株抑菌机理的阐释及其在枯萎病防治中的推广应用奠定基础。【方法】通过酸沉醇提法提取地衣芽胞杆菌FJAT-4产生的脂肽;利用液相色谱串联四极杆飞行时间质谱进行地衣芽胞杆菌FJAT-4脂肽组成分析及结构鉴定;以抑菌圈大小为指标评估地衣芽胞杆菌FJAT-4脂肽对尖孢镰刀菌的抑制效果;通过扫描电镜观察地衣芽胞杆菌FJAT-4粗脂肽对尖孢镰刀菌的抑制作用。【结果】地衣芽胞杆菌FJAT-4产生的抑菌脂肽由C_(17)fengycin A、C_(17)fengycin B、C_(17)fengycin B_2、C_(16)fengycin A衍生物、C_(16)fengycin B衍生物、C_(13)–C_(15)surfactin及C_(13)–C_(15)surfactin衍生物组成,其中C_(13)–C_(15) surfactin衍生物(m/z[M+Na]~+=1048.6/1062.6/1076.6)为新化合物。培养基成分不同对菌株FJAT-4脂肽组成影响较小,但温度对菌株FJAT-4产生抑菌脂肽的影响很大,该菌株在较低温度(20–25°C)下培养不产生脂肽,30–40°C下培养能产生抑菌脂肽,且高温有利于提高脂肽中surfactin的比例。该脂肽类物质对辣椒、番茄、香蕉和甜瓜尖孢镰刀菌等多种植物病原真菌均具有很好的抑制效果,且呈剂量依赖性。扫描电镜结果表明地衣芽胞杆菌FJAT-4所产的脂肽会严重影响辣椒、番茄、香蕉和甜瓜尖孢镰刀菌菌丝的正常生长,导致菌丝断裂变形、孢子变形或显著抑制了孢子的生长。【结论】地衣芽胞杆菌FJAT-4产生的抑菌脂肽为fengycin和surfactin类物质,该抑菌脂肽会致使尖孢镰刀菌菌丝体发育畸形,影响尖孢镰刀菌的正常生长。     

谷氨酸棒杆菌中氨基酸分泌转运蛋白及其代谢改造研究进展

氨基酸是一类在食品、医药及化工等领域具有广泛应用的重要化合物。谷氨酸棒杆菌Corynebacterium glutamicum是生物合成氨基酸最重要的微生物菌株,其年产各类氨基酸超过百万吨。谷氨酸棒杆菌高产氨基酸除具有强大的合成代谢能力外,高效的分泌转运能力也是不可忽略的分子基础。文中综述了近年来谷氨酸棒杆菌中氨基酸分泌转运蛋白及其代谢改造的研究进展,并展望了未来发展方向,为进一步改造提升其发酵生产氨基酸的能力提供了可资借鉴的资料。     

苏云金芽胞杆菌营养期杀虫蛋白基因vip3A在枯草芽胞杆菌中的表达

枯草芽胞杆菌Bacillus subtilis常被用于表达杀虫和抗菌蛋白.为了探讨苏云金芽胞杆菌B. thuringiensis营养期杀虫蛋白基因（vip3A）在枯草芽胞杆菌中的表达情况,促进杀虫防病工程菌构建,将枯草芽胞杆菌168菌株核糖体小亚基S4蛋白基因的启动子与苏云金芽胞杆菌WB7菌株vip3A基因的编码序列连接,插入大肠杆菌Escherichia coli与枯草芽胞杆菌穿梭载体pAD123,得到重组原核表达质粒pADpvip,将重组质粒转化枯草芽胞杆菌标准菌株168和分离自辣椒体内的生防内生枯草芽胞杆菌BS-2菌株中,获得工程菌株.SDS-PAGE分析表明在枯草芽胞杆菌168菌株的部分工程菌株中有约88 kDa大小的VIP条带,而BS-2的工程菌株中未见相应的条带,表明Vip3A蛋白仅在168菌株中表达.生物测定表明有5株168的工程菌株（168vip1-4,6）表现较高的杀虫活性,工程菌株发酵稀释液（约10⁷CFU/mL）处理的小白菜叶片饲喂斜纹夜蛾2龄幼虫72 h的杀虫效果可达87.64%~92.13%,但vip3A基因转入内生枯草芽胞杆菌BS-2中不表现杀虫作用.毒力测定表明168vip2菌株对斜纹夜蛾2龄幼虫72 h的LC₅₀为0.0194 mL/mL.这些结果为进一步研究基因在枯草芽胞杆菌中的表达构建杀虫防病工程菌打下了基础.     

苏云金芽胞杆菌HD-73菌株sigL基因突变体的特性分析

[目的]通过分析苏云金芽胞杆菌sigL基因突变体的特征,进一步明确sigL基因在苏云金芽胞杆菌中的功能.[方法]测定了苏云金芽胞杆菌HD-73菌株,sigL基因缺失突变菌株和互补菌株在不同营养成分的培养基中的生长曲线以及在不同氮源条件下的生长情况.分别将调控aco操纵子(编码3-羟基丁酮脱氢酶系统)的转录调节基因acoR和调控bkd操纵子(编码催化支链脂肪酸合成的酶系统)的转录调节基因bkdR的启动子与lacZ基因融合,并转入出发菌株和sigL突变体中,测定β-半乳糖苷酶的活性.[结果]sigL突变体不能利用精氨酸、脯氨酸、缬氨酸、异亮氨酸、谷氨酰胺、苯丙氨酸、蛋氨酸、色氨酸为唯一的氮源;β-半乳糖苷酶的活性分析表明:在sigL突变体中acoR基因和bkdR基因的启动子活性降低.序列比对分析表明:Bt中的AcoR和BkdR的蛋白结构域与依赖于σL的转录调节因子的保守序列相似.[结论]苏云金芽胞杆菌中sigL基因的缺失可能阻碍了某些重要碳、氮源参与的代谢途径.在Bt中AcoR和BkdR是依赖于σL的转录调节因子.     

地衣芽胞杆菌乙醛酸循环对聚谷氨酸合成的影响北大核心

[目的]了解乙醛酸循环在地衣芽胞杆菌WX-02生物合成聚谷氨酸中作用,为聚谷氨酸生产提供新的解决方法。[方法]采用基因工程手段,以地衣芽胞杆菌WX-02为原始菌株,分别增强表达和敲除异柠檬酸裂解酶ace A基因,检测发酵过程中聚谷氨酸产量、生物量、胞内外代谢物和相关基因转录量。[结果]增强表达异柠檬酸裂解酶ace A基因后,胞内谷氨酸浓度显著升高(483.42 ng/m L/Log(CFU)),溢流代谢产物减少(乙酸5.41 g/L、乙偶姻5.82 g/L、2,3-丁二醇7.31 g/L),聚谷氨酸生物合成产量为11.74 g/L,相比原始菌株提高15%。谷氨酸脱氢酶roc G基因、谷氨酸消旋酶glr基因和聚谷氨酸合成酶复合体中pgs B基因转录水平相对原始菌株分别提高1.61倍、1.32倍和1.24倍。[结论]增强乙醛酸循环可以降低地衣芽胞杆菌WX-02乙酸等溢流代谢产物合成,提高胞内谷氨酸合成能力,并上调聚谷氨酸合成酶基因转录水平,最终提高聚谷氨酸生物合成产量。     

谷氨酸棒杆菌生产异亮氨酸辅因子策略及其基因组整合研究进展

L?异亮氨酸属于三大支链氨基酸,是人体8种必需氨基酸之一,广泛应用于食品、药品、保健品、化妆品等领域。目前,微生物发酵法是工业生产L?异亮氨酸的主要方法,其中谷氨酸棒杆菌（Corynebacterium glutamicum）是发酵生产L?异亮氨酸的优势菌株,然而随机诱变会使产量的提高能力达到饱和,难以得到更加高产的菌株,因此针对诱变菌株进行理性改造已成为进一步提高产量的主要方式;且随着遗传操作技术在谷氨酸棒杆菌中的应用与优化,代谢工程育种已逐渐取代传统的诱变育种。综述了谷氨酸棒杆菌中L?异亮氨酸的生物合成途径、代谢调控机制和理性改造L?异亮氨酸生产菌株的策略,并对辅助因子工程应用于理性改造及对谷氨酸棒杆菌基因组整合策略进行了系统阐述,以期为工业水平稳定生产L?异亮氨酸高产菌株的基因组整合策略提供参考依据。     

A simplified method for the estimation of individual amino acid radioactivity in plasma samples

A method is presented for the quantitative estimation of the individual amino acid radioactivity in biological samples. The material is deproteinized with cold acetone, and, after acetone evaporation, is passed through a column containing 1 g of Amberlite XAD-2, then eluted with 10% ethanol. The samples are derivatized with Sanger's reagent (alkaline 1-fluoro-2,4-dinitrobenzene) and passed again through the Amberlite XAD-2 column; the 10% ethanol eluate is now discarded and the DNP-amino acids eluted with acetone. Aliquots are used for TLC chromatography on Silicagel plates; the spots are identified, cut away and their radioactivity estimated. The actual recovery of radioactivity in the spots is about 86-92% of the initial radioactivity. No contamination with radioactive glucose, lactate, pyruvate or glycerol has been observed.     

The accumulation and metabolism of amino acids by Biomphalaria glabrata, a freshwater pulmonate snail

Freshwater pulmonate snails (Biomphalaria glabrata), pre-treated under bacteriostatic conditions, were incubated in 10 ml of standard medium containing various U-¹⁴C-labelled amino acids at concentrations of 10 μM. Measurements of mass-specific accumulation rates (MSARs) based on HPLC and the accumulation of U-¹⁴C-labelled amino acids into snail tissues have shown unequivocally for the first time that freshwater snails achieved a net accumulation of all the amino acids tested, including aminoisobutyrate (AIB), aspartate, alanine and a mixture of 13 amino acids. There were no significant differences between the MSAR values determined by HPLC from those based on the use of radiolabelled amino acids, whereas MSAR values for control snails were negligible and significantly less. Incubation of snails in media containing radiolabelled aspartate and a mixture of amino acids showed that the accumulated amino acids were readily distributed through the snail’s tissues and then metabolized. The ecological and biochemical questions arising from the fact that freshwater snails are capable of net accumulation of exogenous amino acids at naturally occurring concentrations and subsequent metabolic conversion, contrary to widely held views, are addressed.     

Screening and development of enzymes for determination and transformation of amino acids

ABSTRACT

The high stereo- and substrate specificities of enzymes have been utilized for micro-determination of amino acids. Here, I review the discovery of l-Phe dehydrogenase and its practical use in the diagnosis of phenylketonuria in more than 5,400,000 neonates over two decades in Japan. Screening and uses of other selective enzymes for micro-determination of amino acids have also been discussed. In addition, novel enzymatic assays with the systematic use of known enzymes, including assays based on a pyrophosphate detection system using pyrophosphate dikinase for a variety of l-amino acids with amino-acyl-tRNA synthetase have been reviewed. Finally, I review the substrate specificities of a few amino acid-metabolizing enzymes that have been altered, using protein engineering techniques, mainly for production of useful chemicals, thus enabling the wider use of natural enzymes.     

氨基酸酰胺类化合物的合成

阐述了氨基酸氨基保护的常用方法和试剂,氨基酸酰胺类化合物合成的基本原理和方法以及在合成中需要注意的问题。重点阐述了氨基酸酰胺类化合物的合成机理和合成方法。展望了氨基酸酰胺类衍生物的合成方向。     

Heterogeneous distribution of functionally important amino acids in brain areas of adult and aging humans

The regional distribution of seven amino acids thought to have inhibitory neurotransmitter or neurotransmitter precursor function—GABA, glycine, taurine, serine, threonine, phenylalanine, and tyrosine—was determined in 52 discrete areas from brain of adult and old humans. Significant heterogeneity was found, with 3- to 16-fold differences in levels in the various regions analyzed. The patterns of distribution were somewhat different from those in the adult or old rat brain. Relatively few changes were seen in old brain. Heterogeneity in distribution has to be taken into account in assessing physiological changes in amino acid levels and metabolism.Special issue dedicated to Dr. Claude Baxter.     

氨基酸转运载体研究进展

氨基酸转运载体是介导氨基酸跨膜转运的膜蛋白,在氨基酸营养机体细胞和神经调节过程中起着重要作用;而且,其功能异常会导致严重的氨基酸吸收和代谢障碍性疾病,也具有重要的病理学意义。本文就近年来关于中性氨基酸、酸性氨基酸和碱性氨基酸转运载体家族成员及其组织分布、分子生物学特征、生理功能和病理学意义等研究进展进行了综述。     

Multistep enzyme catalysed deracemisation of 2-naphthyl alanine

Kinetic parameters of d-amino acid oxidase from R. gracilis (DAAO) towards d-2-naphthyl alanine (d-2-NAla) and of l-aspartate amino transferase (l-AAT) from Escherichia coli towards 2-naphthyl pyruvate (2-NPA) were measured. The two enzymes were then combined in a one-pot reaction in which DAAO was used to generate 2-NPA which was the substrate of l-AAT in the presence of cysteine sulphinic acid (CSA) as an amino donor. The combined reactions afforded enantiomerically pure l-2-NAla in almost quantitative yield. The extremely low water solubility of 2-NAla can be partially overcome by running the biotransformation in suspension with higher formal concentration. In these conditions multiple enzyme additions are required.     

“增收宝－3”中氨基酸成分

用日立８３５－５０型氨基酸分析仪对“增收宝－３”中游离的氨基酸进行了分析。结果表明其中含有１５种氨基酸,以脯氨酸含量最高。实验结果揭示,氨基酸可能是“增收宝－３”中抗逆增产的有效成分。     

Growth-promoting Activity of an Aqueous Extract of Soybean Seeds for Some Microorganisms

The metabolic fates of the carbon skeletons of leucine, lysine, and threonine were studied in growing rats on the diets containing graded levels of protein calorie percentages (10, 20, 30, and 40PC%) by use of either gluten or zein at 4100 kcal of metabolizable energy per kg of diets. In growth experiment for 21 days, body weight gain, food intake, and body fat increased at higher PC% in the gluten diets, but rats given zein did not maintain their initial weight even at 40PC%. The concentration of plasma free lysine remained low with the zein diets, but plasma threonine increased at 10 and 20PC% in the gluten and zein diets, respectively. Plasma leucine increased as the protein level increased either dietary protein. More than 70% of ¹⁴C was incorporated into body protein 12 h after an intraperitoneal injection of labeled lysine in all groups, but little ¹⁴CO₂ was expired in rats on the gluten and zein diets. About 79% of ¹⁴C-threonine was incorporated into body protein in rats given the gluten and zein diets at 10PC%, but the values were gradually decreased with increasing the dietary protein levels. Some 40–50% of ¹⁴C-leucine was incorporated into the body protein in rats given the gluten diets, and the values for the zein diets were extensively decreased in the higher PC% groups where the expired ¹⁴CO₂ was inversely increased to a great extent. These results showed that, when a specific amino acid was limiting or deficient in the diet, the major portion of the labeled amino acid was utilized for body protein synthesis and little was oxidized to carbon dioxide, whereas the oxidative degradation of essential amino acid other than limiting one was increased and the efficiency of the amino acid utilization was relatively decreased.     

“增收宝－3”中氨基酸成分

用日立８３５－５０型氨基酸分析仪对“增收宝－３”中游离的氨基酸进行了分析。结果表明其中含有１５种氨基酸,以脯氨酸含量最高。实验结果揭示,氨基酸可能是“增收宝－３”中抗逆增产的有效成分。