High efficiency electroporation of intact Corynebacterium glutamicum cells

High-frequency electroporation of whole Corynebacterium glutamicum cells without enzymatic pretreatment was achieved. Under optimized conditions concerning growth stage, washing of cells, cell concentration and pulse parameter transformation efficiencies of far more than 10(7) transformants per microgram pWST4B plasmid DNA were reached. Using electroporation, linearised and subsequently religated plasmid as well as chimeric ligase reaction products were directly introduced into C. glutamicum with reasonable efficiencies. Electrotransformation efficiency was reduced about 10(5)-fold for plasmid DNA cycled through E. coli JM83. Restriction deficient mutants of C. glutamicum were isolated which could be efficiently transformed with foreign DNA.     

适用于异源DNA高效整合转化的谷氨酸棒杆菌电转化法

根据最近文献报道的方法,以基因组测序用典型菌株Corynebacterium glutamicum ATCC13032为宿主,采用E.coli-C.glutamicum穿梭质粒pC2以及可以整合到谷氨酸棒杆菌基因组DNA上的质粒pAK进行电转化条件优化的实验,建立了一种简便的,适用于异源DNA高效整合转化的谷氨酸棒杆菌电转化方法。建立的新方法与原方法相比,细胞预培养时间缩短4h,细胞培养时间缩短1d左右。细胞培养基被简化,不再需要添加进口生化试剂。转化率可达5.5×106cfu／μgDNA,是一种适用于异源DNA高效整合转化的谷氨酸棒杆菌电转化法。     

Analysis of nucleotide methylation in DNA from Corynebacterium glutamicum and related species

Abstract Plasmid DNA (pCSL17) isolated from Corynebacterium glutamicum transformed recipient McrBC⁺ strains of Escherichia coli with lower efficiency than McrBC⁻ strains, confirming a previous report by Tauch et al. (FEMS Microbiol. Lett. 123 (1994) 343–348) which inferred that C. glutamicum DNA contains methylcytidine. Analysis of nucleotides in C. glutamicum -derived chromosomal and plasmid DNA failed to detect significant levels of methylated adenosine, but methylated cytidine was readily detected. Restriction enzymes which are inhibited by the presence of methylcytidine in their recognition sequence failed to cut pCSL17 from C. glutamicum , whereas enzymes which require methylation at adenosine in GATC sequences failed to cut. Failure of Hae III to cut two specific sites of C. glutamicum -denved pCSL17 identified the first cytidine in the sequence GGCCGC as one target of methylation in this species, which contains the methyltransferase recognition sequence. Although Brevibacterium lactofermentum -derived DNA showed a similar methylation pattern by HPLC analysis, Hae III cleaved these GGCCGC sites, suggesting differences in the specificity of methylation between these two species. Results for all analyses of B. flavum DNA were identical to those for C. glutamicum .     

Functional expression of the glutamate uptake system from Corynebacterium glutamicum in Escherichia coli

Abstract Glutamate uptake in the Gram-positive Corynebacterium glutamicum is mediated via a binding protein-dependent transport system, which is encoded by the gluABCD gene cluster. Cloning of these genes in an expression vector and subsequent transformation of the resulting plasmid allows different strains of the Gram-negative bacterium Escherichia coli to grow on glutamate as sole carbon and nitrogen source. However, overexpression of the glutamate uptake system results in growth inhibitory effects, probably due to the particular topology of the binding protein.     

Characterization of phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase from Corynebacterium glutamicum

Abstract Phosphoenolpyruvate (PEP) carboxykinase is present in crude extracts of Corynebacterium glutamicum grown on both glucose and lactate. Preparation of PEP carboxykinase free from interfering PEP carboxylase and oxaloacetate decarboxylase showed an absolute dependence on divalent manganese and IDP for activity in the oxaloacetate (OAA) formation. Other diphosphate nucleotides could not substitute for IDP. The enzyme activity displayed Michaelis-Menten kinetics for the substrates PEP, IDP, KHCO₃, OAA and ITP with a K _m of 0.7 mM, 0.4 mM, 12 mM, 1.0 mM, and 0.5 mM, respectively. At the optimum pH of 6.6, 850 nmol of OAA were formed per min per mg of protein. ATP inhibited PEP carboxykinase in the OAA forming reaction for 60% at 0.1 mM, indicating that the enzyme mainly functions in gluconeogenesis.     

谷氨酸棒杆菌碱基编辑的条件优化

近年来,基于CRISPR/Cas9的碱基编辑技术因其具有不产生DNA双链断裂、无需外源DNA模板、不依赖宿主同源重组修复的优势,已经逐渐发展成为一种强大的基因组编辑工具,在动物、植物、酵母和细菌中得到了开发和应用。研究团队前期已在重要的工业模式菌株谷氨酸棒杆菌中开发了一种多元自动化的碱基编辑技术MACBETH,为进一步优化该方法,提高碱基编辑技术在谷氨酸棒杆菌中的应用效率,本研究首先在谷氨酸棒杆菌中构建了基于绿色荧光蛋白(GFP)的检测系统:将GFP基因的起始密码子ATG人工突变为ACG,GFP无法正常表达,当该密码子的C经编辑后恢复为T,即实现GFP蛋白的复活,结合流式细胞仪分析技术,可快速衡量编辑效率。然后,构建针对靶标位点的碱基编辑工具,经测试,该位点可成功被编辑,在初始编辑条件下碱基编辑效率为(13.11±0.21)%。在此基础上,通过对不同培养基类型、诱导初始OD600、诱导时间、诱导物浓度进行优化,确定最优编辑条件是:培养基为CGXII,初始OD600为0.05,诱导时间为20 h,IPTG浓度为0.01 mmol/L。经过优化,编辑效率达到(30.35±0.75)%,较初始条件提高了1.3倍。最后,选取原编辑条件下编辑效率较低的位点,进行了优化后编辑条件下的编辑效率评估,结果显示,不同的位点在最优编辑条件下的编辑效率提高了1.7–2.5倍,进一步证实该优化条件的有效性及通用性。研究结果为碱基编辑技术在谷氨酸棒杆菌中更好的应用提供了重要的参考价值。     

代谢木糖重组谷氨酸棒杆菌的构建

为了使谷氨酸棒杆菌较好地利用木糖生产有机酸,将来自Escherichia coli K-12的木糖异构酶基因xylA构建到表达载体pXMJ19中,导入Corynebacterium glutamicum ATCC13032Δldh中,成功表达了该酶基因。结果表明:重组菌株在以木糖为唯一C源进行发酵时,木糖的消耗速率为0.54 g/(L·h),木糖异构酶比酶活约为0.54 U/mL;在以木糖和葡萄糖的混合糖为C源进行发酵时,菌株优先利用葡萄糖,在葡萄糖完全消耗后,菌株开始有效利用木糖;以木糖为唯一C源进行两阶段发酵时,琥珀酸的收率可达(0.62±0.003)g/g。     

谷氨酸棒杆菌1dh基因的敲除

谷氨酸棒杆菌中ldh基因编码乳酸脱氢酶,可催化丙酮酸转化生成乳酸.利用重叠延伸PCR的方法,获得中间缺失部分序列的dldh基因片段,将其与载体pk 18mobsacB连接,转化大肠杆菌感受态,筛选出阳性转化子后,转化谷氨酸棒杆菌ATCC 13032感受态细胞.分别在卡那霉素抗性平板及10％蔗糖平板上进行两次筛选,利用PCR方法鉴定,成功获得ldh基因缺失的谷氨酸棒杆菌突变株ATCC 13032-(4)ldh.应用荧光定量PCR检测,ATCC 13032-(z)ldh中的ldh基因在转录水平与野生型菌株ATCC 13032相比,相对表达量为O.ldh基因的敲除对菌株的生长造成了一定的影响.     

Molecular Analysis of the Corynebacterium glutamicum Transketolase Gene

Transketolase is important in production of the aromatic amino acids in Corynebacterium glutamicum. The complete nucleotide sequence of the C. glutamicum transketolase gene has been identified. The DNA-derived protein sequence is highly similar to the transketolase of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, taxonomically related to C. glutamicum. The alignment of the N-terminus regions between both transketolases showed TTG to be the most probable start codon. Potential ribosomal binding and promoter regions were situated upstream from the TTG. The deduced amino acid sequence consists of 700 residues with a calculated molecular mass of 75 kDa, and contains all amino acid residues involved in cofactor and substrate binding in the well-characterized yeast transketolase sequence.     

A novel gnd mutation leading to increased L-lysine production in Corynebacterium glutamicum

Toward more efficient L-lysine production, we have been challenging genome-based strain breeding by the approach of assembling only relevant mutations in a single wild-type background. Following the creation of a new L-lysine producer Corynebacterium glutamicum AHP-3 that carried three useful mutations (lysC311, hom59, and pyc458) on the relevant downstream pathways, we shifted our target to the pentose phosphate pathway. Comparative genomic analysis for the pathway between a classically derived L-lysine producer and its parental wild-type identified several mutations. Among these mutations, a Ser-361-->Phe mutation in the 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase gene (gnd) was defined as a useful mutation for L-lysine production. Introduction of the gnd mutation into strain AHP-3 by allelic replacement led to approximately 15% increased L-lysine production. Enzymatic analysis revealed that the mutant enzyme was less sensitive than the wild-type enzyme to allosteric inhibition by intracellular metabolites, such as fructose 1,6-bisphosphate, D-glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate, phosphoribosyl pyrophosphate, ATP, and NADPH, which were known to inhibit this enzyme. Isotope-based metabolic flux analysis demonstrated that the gnd mutation resulted in 8% increased carbon flux through the pentose phosphate pathway during L-lysine production. These results indicate that the gnd mutation is responsible for diminished allosteric regulation and contributes to redirection of more carbon to the pentose phosphate pathway that was identified as the primary source for NADPH essential for L-lysine biosynthesis, thereby leading to improved product formation.     

L-精氨酸生物合成的代谢流量分析

建立并完善了谷氨酸棒杆菌GWY020及其2个逐步叠加不同遗传标记的突变株HUI821和GUI089合成L-精氨酸的中心代谢网络.分别测定了它们在特定培养时段(50 h～52 h)L-精氨酸等代谢物的胞外浓度,由此计算这一时段这些代谢物在发酵液中积累(或消耗)的速率,分别作出这3株菌在拟稳态下的代谢流量分布图,进而研究育种过程中不同遗传标记的叠加对代谢网络中L-精氨酸合成流量分布的影响.结果表明遗传标记的引入使流量分配发生了重大变化,节点处的流量分配朝着有利于L-精氨酸合成的方向改变.从代谢流量分析角度上,证明结构类似物抗性和敏感性突变是代谢流导向和设计育种的有效手段,代谢流量分析将成为设计育种的提供新思路.     

L-精氨酸生物合成的代谢流量分析

建立并完善了谷氨酸棒杆菌GWY020及其2个逐步叠加不同遗传标记的突变株HUI821和GUI089合成L-精氨酸的中心代谢网络。分别测定了它们在特定培养时段(50 h~52 h)L-精氨酸等代谢物的胞外浓度, 由此计算这一时段这些代谢物在发酵液中积累(或消耗)的速率, 分别作出这3株菌在拟稳态下的代谢流量分布图, 进而研究育种过程中不同遗传标记的叠加对代谢网络中L-精氨酸合成流量分布的影响。结果表明遗传标记的引入使流量分配发生了重大变化, 节点处的流量分配朝着有利于L-精氨酸合成的方向改变。从代谢流量分析角度上, 证明结构类似物抗性和敏感性突变是代谢流导向和设计育种的有效手段, 代谢流量分析将成为设计育种的提供新思路。     

Molecular and biochemical characterization of mechanosensitive channels in Corynebacterium glutamicum

Database searches in the Corynebacterium glutamicum genome sequence revealed homologs of the mechanosensitive channels MscL and YggB of Escherichia coli. To elucidate the physiological role of these putative channels deletion mutants were constructed. Betaine efflux induced by osmotic downshock of the mscL deletion mutant was nearly identical to that of the wild-type, whereas the yggB deletion mutant showed a reduced efflux rate. Interestingly, the double deletion strain, which was expected to have an even more decreased capability of betaine excretion, had only a slightly reduced efflux rate compared to the wild-type and did not show an increased mortality after osmotic downshift. These results led to the hypothesis that C. glutamicum may possess a third type of mechanosensitive channel not related to the MscL and YggB/KefA families. Furthermore it is unlikely that an MscM-like activity is responsible for the betaine efflux, because of the high transport capacity detected in the double deletion mutant.     

溶氧量与谷氨酸棒杆菌代谢

正自从1957年Kinoshita等首次描述谷氨酸棒杆菌(Corynebacterium glutamicum)为谷氨酸产生菌[1]以来,其已成为用于氨基酸生产的主要菌株。目前,全世界每年利用谷氨酸棒杆菌生产约100万t L-谷氨酸用于食品调味剂和约45万t L-赖氨酸用作食品添加剂[2]。通过谷氨酸棒状杆菌发酵获得谷氨酸的发酵水平已较高,通过进一步优化工艺来提高产量具有较大困难[3]。     

Structure of a GTP-dependent bacterial PEP-carboxykinase from Corynebacterium glutamicum

GTP-dependent phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase (PCK) is the key enzyme that controls the blood glucose level during fasting in higher animals. Here we report the first substrate-free structure of a GTP-dependent phosphoenolpyruvate (PEP) carboxykinase from a bacterium, Corynebacterium glutamicum (CgPCK). The protein crystallizes in space group P2₁ with four molecules per asymmetric unit. The 2.3 Å resolution structure was solved by molecular replacement using the human cytosolic PCK (hcPCK) structure (PDB ID: 1KHF) as the starting model. The four molecules in the asymmetric unit pack as two dimers, and is an artifact of crystal packing. However, the P-loop and the guanine binding loop of the substrate-free CgPCK structure have different conformations from the other published GTP-specific PCK structures, which all have bound substrates and/or metal ions. It appears that a change in the P-loop and guanine binding loop conformation is necessary for substrate binding in GTP-specific PCKs, as opposed to overall domain movement in ATP-specific PCKs.     

Urea uptake and urease activity in Corynebacterium glutamicum

When Corynebacterium glutamicum is grown with a sufficient nitrogen supply, urea crosses the cytoplasmic membrane by passive diffusion. A permeability coefficient for urea diffusion of 9 × 10^–7 cm s^–1 was determined. Under conditions of nitrogen starvation, an energy-dependent urea uptake system was synthesized. Carrier-mediated urea transport was catalyzed by a secondary transport system linked with proton motive force. With a K _m for urea of 9 μM, the affinity of this uptake system was much higher than the affinity of urease towards its substrate (K _m approximately 55 mM urea). The maximum uptake velocity depended on the expression level and was relatively low [2–3.5 nmol min^–1 (mg dry wt.)^–1]. Received: 11 August 1997 / Accepted: 2 December 1997     

谷氨酸棒杆菌TL1105的L-组氨酸生物合成途径分析

目的：对谷氨酸棒杆菌TL1105由葡萄糖生物合成L-组氨酸的代谢途径进行分析,以确定L-组氨酸合成的最佳途径和最大理论产率。方法：运用METATOOL软件对谷氨酸棒杆菌TL1105合成L-组氨酸进行途径分析。结果：确定了L-组氨酸合成的最佳途径,并确定最大理论产率为1．2;通过比较途径分析所获得的基础反应模型,确定了5-磷酸核糖焦磷酸是L-组氨酸合成途径的关键节点,并且确定了谷氨酸的大量合成是L-组氨酸合成的重要前提;添加谷氨酸,L-组氨酸的产量提高了39．2％。结论：以途径分析为指导,改变外界环境因子,L-组氨酸的产量得到显著的提高。     

谷氨酸棒杆菌基因缺失菌株的定点构建

通过目标基因内部缺失片段的获得以及DNA重组交换等技术的有效运用,在氨基酸工业重要生产菌谷氨酸棒杆菌中,成功地定点构建了两个目标研究基因的单基因缺失菌株和双基因缺失菌株,并通过了PCR和测序等方法的分析验证。