真菌漆酶及其应用

漆酶是一种含铜多酚氧化酶,在白腐菌中普遍存在,少数低等真菌和植物中也产生,多为分泌型糖蛋白。至少20种漆酶得到了分离和纯化。该酶是一种氨基酸残基在500个左右的单体酶,一般都为酸性蛋白,含有4个铜离子,形成3个活性区域;表面一些氨基酸被不同程度地糖基化。晶体结构和其它一些波谱学研究解释了其空间结构和可能的电子传递机制。运用PCR技术和cDNA文库技术,越来越多的漆酶基因被克隆,许多来源的基因都是以家族形式存在于染色体上的。已研究的漆酶基因中都含有10个左右的内含子,这些内含子在活性域位置上有比较高的保守性。一些特殊序列的存在与否决定了该酶的表达形式-诱导型或组成型,诱导型菌株的调控序列中含有一段受酚类化合物作用的序列,而不含有该序列的酶基因则都是组成型表达的。漆酶在S.cerevisiae、Trichodermareesei、A.oryzaeTATAamylase和Pichiapasti等异源表达系统中有成功表达的报道。漆酶的应用集中在以下几方面:漆酶参与的有机合成;生物检测;有毒化合物的消除;工业废水处理;纸浆的生物漂白;等等。     

真菌漆酶及其应用

漆酶是一种含铜多酚氧化酶,在白腐菌中普遍存在,少数低等真菌和植物中也产生,多为分泌型糖蛋白,至少20种漆酶得到了分离和纯化。该酶是一种氨基酸残基在500个左右的单体酶,一般都为酸性蛋白,含有4个铜离子,形成3个活性区域。表面一些氨基酸被不同程度地糖基化,晶体结构和其它一些波谱学研究解释了其空间结构和可能的电子传递机制,运用PCR技术和cDNA文库技术,越来越多的漆酶基因被克隆,许多来源的基因都是以家族形式存在于染色体上的。已研究的漆酶基因中都含有10个左右的内含子,这些内含子在活性域位置上有比较高的保守性。一些特殊序列的存在与否决定了该酶的表达形式－诱导型或组成型,诱导型菌株的调控序列中含有一段受酚类化合物作用的序列,而不含有该序列的酶基因则都是组成型表达的。漆酶在S.cervisiae,Trichnoderma reesei,A.oryzae TATA amylase和Pichia pasti等异源表达系统中有成功表达的报道。漆酶的应用集中在在以下几方面：漆酶参与的有机合成,生物检测,有毒化合物的消除。工业废水处理,纸浆的生物漂白;等等。     

金鱼Vsx1基因结构及其内含子多态性分析

Vsx1是第一个在金鱼中发现的编码含有同源异型框(homeodomain)和CVC结构域蛋白的基因。该基因在胚胎发育的不同阶段在胚胎的不同区域和不同组织中表达,并已经证明它在视网膜视锥双极细胞的分化和正常功能的维持中具有重要作用。为了进一步研究该基因在不同发育阶段组织特异性表达的调节机制,实验用PCR方法分析了金鱼Vsx1的基因组结构和内含子多态性。结果表明:金鱼Vsx1基因由5个外显子和4个内含子组成,与斑马鱼、人、小鼠的Vsx1基因结构相同。4个内含子中,第一内含子有两种序列差异明显的类型,但第二、三、四内含子无明显差异。第一内含子的一种类型比另外一种类型多39个碱基,这39个碱基中包括了真核生物增强子的核心序列。这一观测结果提示金鱼Vsx1第一内含子可能与该基因的发育阶段特异性和组织特异性表达调节有关。同时,第一内含子序列的明显差异也为分析Vsx1不同等位基因或基因拷贝的表达活性,以及组织特异性表达调节方式提供了合适的探针序列。     

毛木耳漆酶基因的克隆、序列分析及其鉴定

本文利用PCR和RACE技术首次从毛木耳AP4菌株中获得编码漆酶基因的cDNA及其基因组全长序列,基因组大小为2514 bp.通过比较该漆酶基因的cDNA和基因组DNA的全长序列,发现该基因包含14个外显子和13个内含子.cDNA序列的全长为1972 bp,其包含一个完整的ORE长度为1860 bp,编码619氨基酸,推测的分子量大小为68 kD,等电点pI为5.15.在氨基酸序列的氨基末端存在一个信号肽序列,同时该基因还包括含铜氧化酶的三个功能结构域KOG1263、SufI和pfam00394.氨基酸序列与GenBank中登录的真菌漆酶蛋白序列比对表明:该氨基酸序列与其它真菌漆酶蛋白序列有较高的同源性,氨基酸序列相同性最高达41%,相似性为58%,并且含有真菌漆酶的四个保守的Cu-bind结构域.将获得的漆酶基因lacl与毕赤酵母表达载体pPIC9K连接,构建重组质粒pYH3660,将其转化到毕赤酵母中,经甲醇诱导该基因在第10天产酶高达123 IU/L,并通过Native SDS-PAGE电泳获得预期大小的漆酶蛋白条带.结构分析和功能验证均表明:本研究获得的基因lacl为漆酶基因.     

与草菇原基形成相关的过氧化物酶基因VvDyP的结构与表达分析

DyP-type过氧化物酶作为氧化物酶家族中的一员,参与了菌体氧化应激调节反应以及基质降解等过程。本研究从草菇基因组中获得一个DyP-type 过氧化物酶的编码基因,将其命名为VvDyP。对该基因进行结构分析,结果显示草菇的DyP-type 过氧化物酶编码基因全长为 2 333bp,含有8个外显子,7个内含子;开放阅读框长为1 485bp,编码494个氨基酸。通过系统发育分析发现它与灰盖鬼伞以及糙皮侧耳DyP蛋白同源性最高;分析DyP-type 过氧化物酶编码基因在草菇各个时期的表达谱情况并进行荧光定量PCR实验验证发现,草菇的DyP-type过氧化物酶编码基因只在原基中高表达,推测DyP-type过氧化物酶编码基因可以清除过量的活性氧自由基以保证原基的正常形成。     

产黄青霉谷胱甘肽S-转移酶基因PcgstA的克隆与鉴定

从青霉素工业生产菌产黄青霉(Penicilliumchrysogenum)中首次克隆了一个谷胱甘肽S-转移酶(GST)基因,定名为PcgstA.该基因的开放阅读框长840bp,含有两个内含子,编码一个238氨基酸残基的蛋白质.其推断的氨基酸序列与一些已经鉴定的丝状真菌GST具有50%左右的序列一致性.PcgstA的完整编码区经RT-PCR扩增、验证,插入原核表达载体pET11a,转化大肠杆菌BL21(DE3)-RP菌株,表达得到重组PcGSTA蛋白.酶活测定证实,重组PcGSTA具有GST活性,其对底物CDNB(1-chloro-2,4-dinitrobenzene)的比活为(0.159±0.031)μmol/(min·mg).利用TaqMan探针法,对PcgstA的表达情况进行了比较.结果表明,在添加了侧链前体苯乙酸的青霉素生产培养基中,PcgstA的表达水平和在不含苯乙酸培养基中的表达相比明显下调,显示了该基因与苯乙酸代谢的关系.     

非洲爪蟾孵化酶的cDNA结构及其部分生物化学特性的研究

以UVS．2为探针从第25期非洲爪蟾胚胎头背部的cDNA文库中筛选出了一个1．8kb的孵化酶基因(xhe),其转录产物最早出现于第17期胚胎的头背部,在第30期转录量达到高峰,随后便逐渐减少。该基因含有编码514个氨基酸的一个开框阅读框架,含有信号肽和原酶序列。所推测出的成熟蛋白有425个氨基酸,包括位于N一端的含有200个氨基酸的金属蛋白酶序列和位于C端的两个各110个氨基酸的CUB重复区。而UVS．2只代表该基因C端大约3／4的部分。同时还发现该酶分子量为60kDa,是一种胰蛋白酶类型的金属蛋白酶。它很不稳定,在纯化过程中极易降解为40kDa分子。60kDa分子具有很强的卵黄膜溶解活性和蛋白酶活性。其中CUB重复区很可能在介导卵黄膜和40kDa分子中起着重要作用,而40kDa分子很可能是在纯化操作过程中,由60kDa分子发生降解或自身降解丢失了两个CUB重复区而形成的,它只是60kDa分子中的一个金属蛋白酶主功能区,所以它没有卵黄膜溶解活性,尽管仍具有很强的蛋白酶活性。     

Aspergillus nigerF-01生淀粉糖化酶基因的克隆与序列分析

本研究从Aspergillus niger F-01中克隆到了生淀粉糖化酶菌基因的DNA及c DNA序列。序列分析表明,该生淀粉糖化酶基因DNA序列编码区长2 169 bp,c DNA编码区长1 920 bp,该基因含有4个内含子,共编码639个氨基酸,前18个氨基酸为信号肽序列,该氨基酸序列中共含有2个潜在的糖基化位点,软件预测出该酶的分子量约为68.36 k D,等电点为4.2。该研究为今后构建高产的生淀粉糖化酶基因工程菌奠定了基础。     

长柄链格孢四个二甲酰亚胺类杀菌剂胁迫差异表达基因的克隆与序列分析

为了阐明烟草赤星病病原真菌长柄链格孢Alternaria longipes对二甲酰亚胺类杀菌剂(DCFs)抗性的分子机理,前期克隆了16个DCFs胁迫差异表达基因的部分cDNA片段.为了利用基因敲除技术进一步分析这些差异表达基因的功能,本研究选取4个差异表达基因,即AlATP7、AlCIT1、AlGLUT和AlHSP88,应用DNA Walking技术对它们两侧的未知序列进行克隆.DNA测序和Blast搜索表明,AlATP7基因开放阅读框为712 bp,含4个外显子和3个内含子,编码169个氨基酸;AlCIT1、AlGLUT和AlHSP88基因未克隆到全长序列,5′末端还有200-300bp才到达翻译起始密码子ATG;在这些DNA序列中,AlCIT1基因长1 214 bp,含1个内含子,编码386个氨基酸;AlGLUT基因长1 308 bP,含1个内含子,编码417个氨基酸;AlHSP88基因长2 087bp,含2个内含子,编码628个氨基酸.与其他丝状真菌的氨基酸序列同源性比对发现,AlATP7和线粒体ATP合酶D亚基、AlCIT1和柠檬酸合成酶、AlGLUT和主要易化子超家族(MFS)类型葡萄糖转运子、AlHSP88和热休克蛋白HSP88分别具有很高的同源性.同时,还对4个DCFs胁迫差异表达基因的系统发育进行分析.基于这些蛋白功能的文献报道和前期的研究,推测A.longipes存在着一种新的DCFs抗性机制:A.longipes利用MFS类型葡萄糖转运子将DCFs排除到细胞外解毒,线粒体ATP合酶和柠檬酸合成酶参与能量供给,而热休克蛋白AlHSP88可能在该机制中促进一些重要蛋白的正确折叠和修复过程中发挥重要作用.     

管氏肿腿蜂寄生和注射其毒液对黄粉虫过氧化氢酶基因表达的影响

为了探究管氏肿腿蜂Scleroderma guani寄生和注射其毒液对寄主黄粉虫Tenebrio molitor蛹中过氧化氢酶表达的影响,采用RT-PCR克隆黄粉虫过氧化氢酶基因,利用生物信息学软件分析基因序列结构特性,采用实时荧光定量PCR技术分析该基因的表达特征,使用试剂盒测定过氧化氢酶活性。克隆获得的黄粉虫过氧化氢酶基因编码阅读框序列长1 620 bp,编码539个氨基酸。该基因编码的氨基酸序列中含有催化氨基酸位点(His-71、Asn-183和Tyr-393)以及过氧化氢酶家族的3个保守基序：近端活性位点序列(FDRERIPERVVHAKGXG)、NADPH结合位点(XXHQXXXXFXD)和血红素配体结合位点(RXFXYXDXH)。被管氏肿腿蜂寄生和注射其毒液后,黄粉虫蛹中的过氧化氢酶基因的表达量显著上调,其血淋巴和脂肪体中的过氧化氢酶活性显著升高。研究结果表明,管氏肿腿蜂毒液能调控黄粉虫过氧化氢酶基因的表达。     

Vibrio vulnificus may produce a metalloprotease causing an edematous skin lesion in vivo

Abstract Oxalate decarboxylase was detected both intra- and extracellularly in liquid cultures of Coriolus versicolor . Induction of the enzyme by addition of oxalic acid to the medium on day 6 of growth resulted in a 50-fold increase in specific activity in the mycelia and a 30-fold increase in the extracellular specific activity in the media. The protein was isolated and purified from mycelia, and characterised by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and Western blotting against a polyclonal antibody raised to oxalate decarboxylase from Collybia velutipes (Basidiomycete). A major protein band of M _r 59000 cross-reacted with the antibody. Immunogold-cytochemical labelling of ultra-thin sections of beechwood infected with C. versicolor showed that the enzyme was localised close to the plasma membrane and in intracellular vesicles.     

Cloning and sequencing of two Ceriporiopsis subvermispora bicupin oxalate oxidase allelic isoforms: implications for the reaction specificity of oxalate oxidases and decarboxylases

Oxalate oxidase is thought to be involved in the production of hydrogen peroxide for lignin degradation by the dikaryotic white rot fungus Ceriporiopsis subvermispora. This enzyme was purified, and after digestion with trypsin, peptide fragments of the enzyme were sequenced using quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry. Starting with degenerate primers based on the peptide sequences, two genes encoding isoforms of the enzyme were cloned, sequenced, and shown to be allelic. Both genes contained 14 introns. The sequences of the isoforms revealed that they were both bicupins that unexpectedly shared the greatest similarity to microbial bicupin oxalate decarboxylases rather than monocupin plant oxalate oxidases (also known as germins). We have shown that both fungal isoforms, one of which was heterologously expressed in Escherichia coli, are indeed oxalate oxidases that possess < or =0.2% oxalate decarboxylase activity and that the organism is capable of rapidly degrading exogenously supplied oxalate. They are therefore the first bicupin oxalate oxidases to have been described. Heterologous expression of active enzyme was dependent on the addition of manganese salts to the growth medium. Molecular modeling provides new and independent evidence for the identity of the catalytic site and the key amino acid involved in defining the reaction specificities of oxalate oxidases and oxalate decarboxylases.     

Fungal physiology and the formation of calcium oxalate films on stone monuments

Summary Extensive, uniform, yellow-brown films are observed on many monuments. The origin of these films, composed predominantly of calcium oxalate, has been investigated by several authors. Oxalate film formation may be related, in some cases, to the activity of such microorganisms as fungi, which presumably form oxalic acid via the metabolic transformation of organic substances already present on the stone. The present work provides an overview of the physiological factors affecting oxalate synthesis by fungi and of oxalic acid in fungi metabolism.     

Cloning and Sequencing of Two Ceriporiopsis subvermispora Bicupin Oxalate Oxidase Allelic Isoforms: Implications for the Reaction Specificity of Oxalate Oxidases and Decarboxylases

Oxalate oxidase is thought to be involved in the production of hydrogen peroxide for lignin degradation by the dikaryotic white rot fungus Ceriporiopsis subvermispora. This enzyme was purified, and after digestion with trypsin, peptide fragments of the enzyme were sequenced using quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry. Starting with degenerate primers based on the peptide sequences, two genes encoding isoforms of the enzyme were cloned, sequenced, and shown to be allelic. Both genes contained 14 introns. The sequences of the isoforms revealed that they were both bicupins that unexpectedly shared the greatest similarity to microbial bicupin oxalate decarboxylases rather than monocupin plant oxalate oxidases (also known as germins). We have shown that both fungal isoforms, one of which was heterologously expressed in Escherichia coli, are indeed oxalate oxidases that possess ≤0.2% oxalate decarboxylase activity and that the organism is capable of rapidly degrading exogenously supplied oxalate. They are therefore the first bicupin oxalate oxidases to have been described. Heterologous expression of active enzyme was dependent on the addition of manganese salts to the growth medium. Molecular modeling provides new and independent evidence for the identity of the catalytic site and the key amino acid involved in defining the reaction specificities of oxalate oxidases and oxalate decarboxylases.     

Oxalate decarboxylase: biotechnological update and prevalence of the enzyme in filamentous fungi

Oxalate decarboxylase (ODC) is a manganese-containing, multimeric enzyme of the cupin protein superfamily. ODC is one of the three enzymes identified to decompose oxalic acid and oxalate, and within ODC catalysis, oxalate is split into formate and CO₂. This primarily intracellular enzyme is found in fungi and bacteria, and currently the best characterized enzyme is the Bacillus subtilis OxdC. Although the physiological role of ODC is yet unidentified, the feasibility of this enzyme in diverse biotechnological applications has been recognized for a long time. ODC could be exploited, e.g., in diagnostics, therapeutics, process industry, and agriculture. So far, the sources of ODC enzyme have been limited including only a few fungal and bacterial species. Thus, there is potential for identification and cloning of new ODC variants with diverse biochemical properties allowing e.g. more enzyme fitness to process applications. This review gives an insight to current knowledge on the biochemical characteristics of ODC, and the relevance of oxalate-converting enzymes in biotechnological applications. Particular emphasis is given to fungal enzymes and the inter-connection of ODC to fungal metabolism of oxalic acid.     

Oxalate decarboxylase from Agrobacterium tumefaciens C58 is translocated by a twin arginine translocation system

Oxalate decarboxylases (OXDCs) (E.C. 4.1.1.2) are enzymes catalyzing the conversion of oxalate to formate and CO The OXDCs found in fungi and bacteria belong to functionally diverse protein superfamily known as the cupins. Fungi-originated OXDCs are secretory enzymes. However, most bacterial OXDCs are localized in the cytosol, and may be involved in energy metabolism. In Agrobacterium tumefaciens C58, a locus for a putative oxalate decarboxylase is present. In the study reported here, an enzyme was overexpressed in Escherichia coli and showed oxalate carboxylase activity. Computational analysis revealed the A. tumefaciens C58 OXDC contains a signal peptide mediating translocation of the enzyme into the periplasm that was supported by expression of signal-peptideless and full-length versions of the enzyme in A. tumefaciens C58. Further site-directed mutagenesis experiment demonstrated that the A. tumefaciens C58 OXDC is most likely translocated by a twin-arginine translocation (TAT) system.     

The oxalic acid biosynthetic activity of Burkholderia mallei is encoded by a single locus

Although it is known that oxalic acid provides a selective advantage to the secreting microbe our understanding of how this acid is biosynthesized remains incomplete. This study reports the identification, cloning, and partial characterization of the oxalic acid biosynthetic enzyme from the animal bacterial pathogen, Burkholderia mallei. The discovered gene was named oxalate biosynthetic component (obc)1. Complementation of Burkholderia oxalate defective (Bod)1, a Burkholderia glumae mutant that lacks expression of a functional oxalic acid biosynthetic operon, revealed that the obc1 was able to rescue the no oxalate mutant phenotype. This single gene rescue is in contrast to the situation found in B. glumae which required the expression of two genes, obcA and obcB, to achieve complementation. Enzyme assays showed that even though the two Burkholderia species differed in the number of genes required to encode a functional enzyme, both catalyzed the same acyl-CoA dependent biosynthetic reaction. In addition, mutagenesis studies suggested a similar domain structure of the assembled oxalate biosynthetic enzymes whether encoded by one or two genes.     

Characterization of Ceriporiopsis subvermispora bicupin oxalate oxidase expressed in Pichia pastoris

Oxalate oxidase (E.C. 1.2.3.4) catalyzes the oxygen-dependent oxidation of oxalate to carbon dioxide in a reaction that is coupled with the formation of hydrogen peroxide. Although there is currently no structural information available for oxalate oxidase from Ceriporiopsis subvermispora (CsOxOx), sequence data and homology modeling indicate that it is the first manganese-containing bicupin enzyme identified that catalyzes this reaction. Interestingly, CsOxOx shares greatest sequence homology with bicupin microbial oxalate decarboxylases (OxDC). We show that CsOxOx activity directly correlates with Mn content and other metals do not appear to be able to support catalysis. EPR spectra indicate that the Mn is present as Mn(II), and are consistent with the coordination environment expected from homology modeling with known X-ray crystal structures of OxDC from Bacillus subtilis. EPR spin-trapping experiments support the existence of an oxalate-derived radical species formed during turnover. Acetate and a number of other small molecule carboxylic acids are competitive inhibitors for oxalate in the CsOxOx catalyzed reaction. The pH dependence of this reaction suggests that the dominant contribution to catalysis comes from the monoprotonated form of oxalate binding to a form of the enzyme in which an active site carboxylic acid residue must be unprotonated.     

A proposed role of oxalic acid in wood decay systems of wood-rotting basidiomycetes

Abstract: The possible roles of oxalic acid, veratryl alcohol, and manganese were investigated in relation to lignin biodegradation by white-rot basidiomycetes. Oxalate inhibited both lignin peroxidase (LiP) and manganese-peroxidase (MnP). and was decarboxylated by the mediation of veratryl alcohol and Mn. Oxalate was shown to regulate the mineralization of lignin in the in vivo system of Phanerochaete chrysosporium . In the brown-rot wood decay process, oxalic acid may serve as an acid catalyst as well as an electron donor for the Fenton reaction, to breakdown cellulose and hemicellulose. Oxaloacetase and glyoxylate oxidase may play a key role in production of oxalic acid by white-rot and brown-rot basidiomycetes such as Phanerochaete chrysosporium, Coriolus versicolor and Tyromyces palustris . A possible role of oxalate metabolism is discussed in relation to the physiology of wood-rotting fungi.