苏云金芽胞杆菌Sigma H对芽胞形成的影响

【目的】检测苏云金芽胞杆菌HD73中的转录调控因子Sigma H(σ~H)对spo0A基因转录的调控作用;异源表达纯化Sigma H蛋白,验证其对spo0A基因启动子的直接结合;检测sigH基因的缺失对苏云金芽胞杆菌HD73芽胞形成和晶体蛋白产生的影响。【方法】通过测定spo0A基因启动子指导的β-半乳糖苷酶活性评价spo0A基因在苏云金芽胞杆菌HD73野生型和sigH缺失突变体中的转录水平;通过PCR扩增苏云金芽胞杆菌HD73的sigH基因并插入到表达载体pET21b上,将质粒转入到表达菌株BL21(DE3)中,得到重组菌株BL21 (pETsigH);利用镍柱亲和纯化和阴离子交换纯化得到纯化的Sigma H蛋白;通过凝胶迁移实验(electrophoretic mobility shift assay,EMSA)验证Sigma H蛋白与spo0A基因启动子的直接结合;通过显微镜观察、活芽胞计数的方法对突变株HDΔsigH进行表型特征分析。【结果】sigH缺失后,spo0A基因转录活性降低;在大肠杆菌中正确表达并纯化出大小约为28kDa的Sigma H-His蛋白;EMSA结果表明纯化后的Sigma H-His蛋白可与spo0A基因启动子结合;镜检和活芽胞计数结果表明突变株HDΔsigH无法产生芽胞和蛋白晶体。【结论】Sigma H蛋白通过与spo0A基因启动子结合直接调控spo0A基因的表达且sigH基因的缺失阻断了苏云金芽胞杆菌中芽胞和晶体蛋白的产生。     

苏云金芽胞杆菌HD-73菌株sigE基因敲除突变株的构建与特点

SigE因子是芽胞杆菌芽胞形成过程中起重要作用的sigma因子,它控制着众多芽胞形成相关基因的表达.在苏云金芽胞杆菌中,Cryl等杀虫晶体蛋白的表达也受SigE因子的控制.本研究利用同源重组技术构建了苏云金芽胞杆菌库斯塔克亚种标准菌株HD-73 sigE缺失突变株.研究表明:突变株衰亡期提前,丧失了形成芽胞和晶体的能力:cryIAa指导的β-半乳糖苷酶活性分析表明sigE基因对crylAa基因的转录有较大影响.利用载体pHT315携带sigE所在操纵子spoIIG及其启动子序列在突变株中表达,使突变株恢复了产生芽胞和形成杀虫晶体的能力,生长基本恢复正常,这些结果表明SigE因子是Bt库斯塔克亚种菌株产生芽胞和形成晶体所必需的.     

苏云金杆菌Bt4.0718不同时期比较转录组揭示芽胞和杀虫伴胞晶体形成机制

【目的】苏云金芽胞杆菌(Bacillus thuringiensis, Bt)在形成芽胞的过程中产生大量杀虫晶体蛋白(insecticidal crystal proteins, ICPs)，是目前应用最广泛、最安全的微生物杀虫剂的主要菌株资源。本研究旨在比较Bt 3个重要时期的转录组，进一步探究芽胞和杀虫伴胞晶体的形成机制，为高效工程菌的构建奠定理论基础。【方法】选取高毒力Bt4.0718菌株营养生长中期(T1-10h)、芽胞形成前期(T2-20 h)、芽胞形成后期(T3-32 h)进行比较转录组分析，对代表性差异基因进行实时荧光定量PCR(real-time fluorescence quantitative PCR, qRT-PCR)验证、特定功能基因的敲除和表型分析验证。【结果】差异表达基因数量分别为2 147个(T2/T1)、1 861个(T3/T1)、1 708个(T3/T2)。T1时期，培养基中营养相对丰富，主要为芽胞和杀虫伴胞晶体形成做准备。芽胞形成重要调控基因kinA/D、spo0A/F、sigE高水平转录对菌体的生长发育具有重要作用，Cry1Ac、碳源、能源贮藏物聚...     

苏云金芽胞杆菌spoⅢD基因缺失突变株的特点

微镜观察和芽胞计数分析显示,突变株基本丧失了形成芽胞的能力,但依然形成晶体.SDS-PAGE结果显示,在SSM培养基中,突变株对伴胞晶体蛋白的形成量影响并不显著;在营养较富集的Luria-Bertani培养基中,突变株中伴胞晶体蛋白的形成量较野生型和互补株明显降低.利用载体pHT315携带spoⅢD操纵子互补突变株,互补株恢复了产生晶体和芽胞的能力.[结论]本研究证明spoⅢD基因是苏云金芽胞杆菌芽胞形成所必需,同时与晶体蛋白的表达相关.     

生防解淀粉芽胞杆菌的研究进展

解淀粉芽胞杆菌(Bacillus amyloliquefaciens)因能抑制植物病害和促进植物生长而被广泛研究。随着测序技术的不断发展,解淀粉芽胞杆菌菌株的全基因组序列陆续被测定,综述了其拮抗作用相关的功能基因、生防机制及植物-病原物-生防菌的相互作用,并对后续研究趋势进行了展望,为解淀粉芽胞杆菌的深入研究及其更好的应用提供理论参考     

苏云金芽胞杆菌G03 spoIVF操纵子敲除对芽胞和晶体形成的影响

spoIVF是一个普遍存在于芽胞杆菌中的操纵子。在枯草芽胞杆菌中,它编码的两个蛋白是芽胞形成所必需的。采用基因重组技术敲除了苏云金芽胞杆菌G03菌株中的spoIVF操纵子,构建了spoIVF缺失株G03(spoIVF-)。研究表明:该突变株丧失了形成芽胞和晶体的能力。lacZ基因与cry1Aa基因的启动子融合表达分析发现:突变株中的cry1Aa基因的活性严重降低。利用载体pSTK携带spoIVF操纵子在突变株中的表达,使突变株部分恢复了产胞和形成杀虫晶体蛋白的能力。这说明spoIVF操纵子是所必需的,同时该操纵子还影响σE因子控制的cry1Aa基因表达。     

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.     

PlcR在炭疽芽胞杆菌A16R中的功能研究

炭疽芽胞杆菌(Bacillus anthracis)、蜡样芽胞杆菌(B. cereus)和苏云金芽胞杆菌(B. thuringiensis)均属于蜡样芽胞杆菌群,在遗传学上有很高的相似性。PlcR (Phospholipase C regulator)在蜡样芽胞杆菌中是十分重要的调控因子,但plcR基因在炭疽芽胞杆菌中发生一个无义突变导致在炭疽芽胞杆菌中产生一个截短PlcR蛋白。为了研究plcR基因对炭疽芽胞杆菌功能的影响,文章以蜡样芽胞杆菌CMCC6330基因组为模板,构建重组表达质粒pBE2A-plcR后导入炭疽芽胞杆菌疫苗株A16R中获得重组菌株,对其进行表型分析。结果显示,炭疽芽胞杆菌重组菌株的溶血活性基本没有恢复,但恢复了部分神经鞘磷脂酶活性,表明将蜡样芽胞杆菌的plcR基因导入炭疽芽胞杆菌后,可以直接激活神经鞘磷脂酶活性。     

苏云金芽胞杆菌spoIIID基因缺失突变株的特点

摘要：【目的】构建苏云金芽胞杆菌spoIIID基因缺失突变株,并研究其与出发菌株的表型及性质差异。【方法】采用基因同源重组技术敲除了苏云金芽胞杆菌HD-73菌株中的spoIIID基因,构建了spoIIID缺失突变株,测定生长曲线,并通过扫描电子显微镜观察,芽胞计数分析及SDS-PAGE 蛋白电泳比较突变株与出发菌株的差异。构建遗传互补菌株,观察菌株性状的回复情况。【结果】通过温敏载体同源重组敲除技术获得了苏云金芽胞杆菌HD-73菌株spoIIID基因缺失突变株,生长曲线测定表明,突变株较出发菌株在平稳期后期生长较缓和;扫描电子显微镜观察和芽胞计数分析显示,突变株基本丧失了形成芽胞的能力,但依然形成晶体。SDS-PAGE结果显示,在 SSM培养基中,突变株对伴胞晶体蛋白的形成量影响并不显著;在营养较富集的Luria-Bertani培养基中,突变株中伴胞晶体蛋白的形成量较野生型和互补株明显降低。利用载体pHT315携带spoIIID操纵子互补突变株,互补株恢复了产生晶体和芽胞的能力。【结论】本研究证明spoIIID基因是苏云金芽胞杆菌芽胞形成所必需,同时与晶体蛋白的表达相关。     

解淀粉芽胞杆菌hemX基因缺失对血红素合成的影响

血红素是一种广泛存在于生物体中的卟啉类化合物,具有多种生理功能。解淀粉芽胞杆菌(Bacillus amyloliquefaciens)具有易于培养、分泌表达能力较强等特点,是一种重要的工业菌株。为了筛选血红素合成的最优出发菌株,以不添加和添加5-氨基乙酰丙酸(5-aminolevulinic acid, ALA)的方式,对实验室保藏菌株进行筛选,发现不添加ALA时,菌株BA、BAΔ6、BAΔ6ΔsigF的血红素产量无明显差别;然而添加ALA后,BAΔ6ΔsigF的血红素产量和比生产能力均为最高,分别达到200.77μmol/L和615.70μmol/(L·g DCW)。因此,以BAΔ6ΔsigF为出发菌株,敲除编码细胞色素组装蛋白HemX的hemX基因,探究其在血红素合成途径中的作用,发现敲除菌株发酵液明显变红,且生长未受到明显影响;摇瓶发酵12 h时ALA浓度最高,为82.13 mg/L,略高于对照的75.11 mg/L;不添加ALA时,血红素产量和比生产能力分别为对照的1.99倍和1.45倍;添加ALA后,血红素产量和比生产能力分别为对照的2.08倍和1.72倍;实时定量荧光PCR...     

Identification and Inactivation of Three Group 2 Sigma Factor Genes in Anabaena sp. Strain PCC 7120

Three new Anabaena sp. strain PCC 7120 genes encoding group 2 alternative sigma factors have been cloned and characterized. Insertional inactivation of sigD, sigE, and sigF genes did not affect growth on nitrate under standard laboratory conditions but did transiently impair the abilities of sigD and sigE mutant strains to establish diazotrophic growth. A sigD sigE double mutant, though proficient in growth on nitrate and still able to differentiate into distinct proheterocysts, was unable to grow diazotrophically due to extensive fragmentation of filaments upon nitrogen deprivation. This double mutant could be complemented by wild-type copies of sigD or sigE, indicating some degree of functional redundancy that can partially mask phenotypes of single gene mutants. However, the sigE gene was required for lysogenic development of the temperate cyanophage A-4L. Several other combinations of double mutations, especially sigE sigF, caused a transient defect in establishing diazotrophic growth, manifested as a strong and prolonged bleaching response to nitrogen deprivation. We found no evidence for developmental regulation of the sigma factor genes. luxAB reporter fusions with sigD, sigE, and sigF all showed slightly reduced expression after induction of heterocyst development by nitrogen stepdown. Phylogenetic analysis of cyanobacterial group 2 sigma factor sequences revealed that they fall into several subgroups. Three morphologically and physiologically distant strains, Anabaena sp. strain PCC 7120, Synechococcus sp. strain PCC 7002, and Synechocystis sp. strain PCC 6803 each contain representatives of four subgroups. Unlike unicellular strains, Anabaena sp. strain PCC 7120 has three additional group 2 sigma factors that cluster in subgroup 2.5b, which is perhaps specific for filamentous or heterocystous cyanobacteria.     

Transcriptional program of early sporulation and stationary-phase events in Clostridium acetobutylicum

DNA microarray analysis of Clostridium acetobutylicum was used to examine the genomic-scale gene expression changes during the shift from exponential-phase growth and acidogenesis to stationary phase and solventogenesis. Self-organizing maps were used to identify novel expression patterns of functional gene classes, including aromatic and branched-chain amino acid synthesis, ribosomal proteins, cobalt and iron transporters, cobalamin biosynthesis, and lipid biosynthesis. The majority of pSOL1 megaplasmid genes (in addition to the solventogenic genes aad-ctfA-ctfB and adc) had increased expression at the onset of solventogenesis, suggesting that other megaplasmid genes may play a role in stationary-phase phenomena. Analysis of sporulation genes and comparison with published Bacillus subtilis results indicated conserved expression patterns of early sporulation genes, including spo0A, the sigF operon, and putative canonical genes of the sigma(H) and sigma(F) regulons. However, sigE expression could not be detected within 7.5 h of initial spo0A expression, consistent with the observed extended time between the appearance of clostridial forms and endospore formation. The results were compared with microarray comparisons of the wild-type strain and the nonsolventogenic, asporogenous M5 strain, which lacks the pSOL1 megaplasmid. While some results were similar, the expression of primary metabolism genes and heat shock proteins was higher in M5, suggesting a difference in metabolic regulation or a butyrate stress response in M5. The results of this microarray platform and analysis were further validated by comparing gene expression patterns to previously published Northern analyses, reporter assays, and two-dimensional protein electrophoresis data of metabolic genes (including all major solventogenesis genes), sporulation genes, heat shock proteins, and other solventogenesis-induced gene expression.     

Expression of xylanase enzymes from thermophilic microorganisms in fungal hosts

Bulk production of xylanases from thermophilic microorganisms is a prerequisite for their use in industrial processes. As effective secretors of gene products, fungal expression systems provide a promising, industrially relevant alternative to bacteria for heterologous enzyme production. We are currently developing the yeast Kluyveromyces lactis and the filamentous fungus Trichoderma reesei for the extracellular production of thermophilic enzymes for the pulp and paper industry. The K. lactis system has been tested with two thermophilic xylanases and secretes gram amounts of largely pure xylanase A from Dictyoglomus thermophilum in chemostat culture. The T. reesei expression system involves the use of the cellobiohydrolase I (CBHI) promoter and gene fusions for the secretion of heterologous thermostable xylanases of both bacterial and fungal origin. We have reconstructed the AT-rich xynB gene of Dictyoglomus thermophilum according to Trichoderma codon preferences and demonstrated a dramatic increase in expression. A heterologous fungal gene, Humicola grisea xyn2, could be expressed without codon modification. Initial amounts of the XYN2 protein were of a gram per liter range in shake-flask cultivations, and the gene product was correctly processed by the heterologous host. Comparison of the expression of three thermophilic heterologous microbial xylanases in T. reesei demonstrates the need for addressing each case individually.