马克斯克鲁维酵母在工业生物技术中的应用

马克斯克鲁维酵母Kluyveromyces marxianus是目前研究较为广泛的一种非传统酵母,因其耐高温、生长速率快、底物谱广等诸多优势而越来越多地应用于工业生物技术领域。马克斯克鲁维酵母可以分泌菊粉酶、β-半乳糖苷酶等多种应用广泛的水解酶类;还可以利用菊粉类原料、乳清、糖蜜以及木糖等多种非粮底物生产乙醇;其在外源蛋白的分泌以及基因工程操作等工业分子生物学领域也取得了突破。现主要对近年来马克斯克鲁维酵母在产酶、乙醇发酵、分泌外源蛋白等诸多工业生物技术领域的研究进展及存在的挑战进行综述,为进一步推动马克斯克鲁维酵母在工业生物技术中的应用奠定基础。     

马克斯克鲁维酵母GX-UN120糖转运蛋白基因的克隆及表征

【背景】马克斯克鲁维酵母(Kluyveromyces marxianus)具有完整的木糖代谢途径,可以高效利用木质纤维素中的木糖,因此对其糖转运蛋白基因的研究或可有效解决酵母木糖转运的相关问题。【目的】根据马克斯克鲁维酵母DMKU3-1042中KLMA＿70145和KLMA＿80101基因位点的功能预测,获得马克斯克鲁维酵母GX-UN120相应的糖转运蛋白基因序列并探究其功能。【方法】将转运蛋白基因分别克隆表达至酿酒酵母EBY.VW4000中考察重组菌株生长特性,以此间接评价对应转运蛋白的转运能力。【结果】Km＿SUT2基因编码的糖转运蛋白可有效提高宿主细胞转运木糖、阿拉伯糖、山梨糖、核糖、乳糖和葡萄糖的能力,但却不能转运甘露糖、果糖、蔗糖和半乳糖。类似地,Km＿SUT3基因编码的糖转运蛋白可提高细胞转运木糖、阿拉伯糖、山梨糖、半乳糖、核糖、乳糖和葡萄糖的能力,但却不能转运甘露糖和果糖。然而在葡萄糖存在的条件下,重组菌株对各种碳源的利用均受抑制,但Km＿SUT3转运木糖和核糖过程中受葡萄糖的抑制作用较小。【结论】马克斯克鲁维酵母GX-UN120中转运蛋白Km＿SUT2和Km＿SUT3可...     

马克斯克鲁维酵母羰基还原酶基因的克隆与表达

【目的】研究羰基还原酶基因的克隆、表达及其在不对称生物催化中的应用。【方法】对羰基还原酶氨基酸序列进行BLAST推导出核苷酸序列,设计引物,以马克斯克鲁维酵母(Kluyveromyce marxianus)CGMCC 2.1977全基因组为模板,通过PCR扩增目的片段,与载体pET-28a连接,转化大肠杆菌获得重组菌BL21(DE3)-(pET28a-cMCR)和Rosetta(DE3)-(pET28a-cMCR)。【结果】扩增的序列与已报道的mer序列有100%同源性,全长1 038 bp,共编码345个氨基酸。目的蛋白在Rosetta(DE3)-(pET28a-cMCR)得到了高效表达,大小为42 kD。该酶最适反应温度为40°C,最适反应pH是8,热稳定性与pH稳定性较差。Ca2+对酶活具有明显的激活作用,且浓度为0.5 mmol/L时效果最好。重组菌可还原4-氯乙酰乙酸乙酯(COBE)为(S)-4-氯-3-羟基丁酸乙酯[(S)-CHBE],光学纯度为100%,转化率为81.0%。重组菌在制备度洛西汀关键中间体(S)-氮,氮-二甲基-3-羟基-(2-噻吩)-l-丙胺[(S)-DHTP]中也得到初步应用。【结论】从菌株马克斯克鲁维酵母(Kluyveromyce marxianus)CGMCC 2.1977中克隆获得了羰基还原酶基因,在大肠杆菌中成功表达,并可应用于不对称还原。     

酿酒酵母和克鲁维酵母发酵菊芋生产燃料乙醇

为获得菌株发酵菊芋生产燃料乙醇的最佳方案,首先选取实验室保存的重组菌株R32对其产酶条件进行优化,其最高产菊粉酶活性为298.8 U· mL-1,此时的最佳培养基配方为:YPG培养基为酵母粉1％ (w/v),蛋白胨2％ (w/v),甘油0.5％ (v/v);YPM培养基为酵母粉1％ (w/v),蛋白胨2％ (w/v),甲醇1％(v/v);培养基pH为自然初始pH.然后选取酿酒酵母S.c和克鲁维酵母Klu,比较是否在添加重组菌株R32粗酶液条件下,两株酵母菌分别进行单独发酵和混合发酵时的产乙醇能力,以获得最佳的发酵组合.结果表明,酿酒酵母S.c和克鲁维酵母Klu在未添加重组菌株R32粗酶液时,混合一步发酵获得的乙醇含量较高,发酵84 h时乙醇含量为11.37％.添加重组菌株R32粗酶液进行两步发酵时,2株酵母菌混合发酵72 h时,乙醇含量为11.43％.2种发酵组合的最高乙醇含量以及各个发酵参数基本相同,虽然一步法发酵时间延长,但节省成本,操作简单,更适宜工业生产应用.最后对其进行正交试验优化,培养条件为菊粉浓度225 g· L-1,脲素浓度40 g·L-1,接种量15％,pH为5时,酿酒酵母菌S.c和克鲁维酵母Klu混合一步发酵法的最高乙醇体积比达11.82％.     

通气量和菊粉浓度对克鲁维酵母乙醇发酵的影响

马克斯克鲁维酵母能够利用集成生物加工技术发酵菊芋生产乙醇,具有非粮燃料乙醇生产潜力.文中研究了该技术中的两个关键因素(通气量和底物浓度)对于K.marxinaus YX01乙醇发酵过程和菊粉酶活性的影响.研究结果表明,底物浓度对乙醇得率影响不大,底物浓度为250 g/L时,发酵终点乙醇浓度为84.74 g/L,但乙醇得率由低浓度50 g/L的86.4％(理论值),降为84.7％.通气能够加速K.marxinaus YX01的乙醇发酵过程,但降低了乙醇得率,当底物浓度为250 g/L时,乙醇得率由不通气的84.7％降为1.0 vvm时的73.3％.随底物浓度的升高及通气量的降低,K.marxinaus YX01分泌的菊粉酶活力表现出降低的趋势.在不通气及底物浓度为250 g/L时,菊粉酶的活性为6.59 U/mL,而底物浓度50 g/L,通气量1.0 vvm时的酶活力为21.54 U/mL.乙醇发酵过程中的副产物甘油随通气量的降低及底物浓度的升高而增大,而乙酸的浓度随通气量的增大及底物浓度的升高而升高.     

分离自神农架的湖北克鲁维酵母新种

从我国湖北省神农架地区的霉腐树叶上,分离到一株克鲁维酵母属的酵母。其形态与生理方面与已知种与变种均有很大差异,定为新种,并命名为湖北克鲁维酵母(Kluyveromyceshubeiensis M．X.Li．X．H．Fu et Tang sp．nov．)。     

克鲁维酵母种间原生质体融合的研究

乳酸克鲁维酵母(Kluyueromyces lactis Y12—1)和脆壁克鲁维酵母(K.fragilis8554)是乳糖酶生产菌株。应用原生质体融合技术进行了两菌株种问融合的研究。通过试验．原生质体形成及再生的最佳条件为：对数期的细胞,2％的蜗牛酶．30℃酶解30分钟．原生质体形成率90％以上,再生率20%左右。原生质体融合由聚乙二醇(PEG)诱导。K.lactisY12-l不能旋酵菊糖;K.fragilis 8554不能同化D－松三糖和麦芽糖;利用二菌株自身的营养缺陷性质获得融合子。融合子既能发酵菊糖又能同化D－松三糖和麦芽糖;融合子的DNA含量约为二亲株之和;融合子的菌落形态与亲株相比有一定差别．在以乳糖为碳源的培养基中,融合子的乳糖酶产量提高14一l6％;连续15次传代,融合子稳定。     

基于rDNA序列分析的湖北克鲁维酵母系统发育地位探讨

国内于20世纪90年代初曾描述过两个克鲁维酵母新种:中国克鲁维酵母(Kluyveromyces sinensis M. X. Li et al.)和湖北克鲁维酵母(Kluyveromyces hubeiensis M. X. Li et al.),二者均分自湖北神农架自然保护区。前者已被国际酵母菌分类学研究者接受和承认,而后者却一直被忽视。本文根据小亚基(18S) rRNA基因、大亚基(26S) rRNA基因D1/D2区和转录间区(ITS)序列分析,对K. hubeiensis进行了分子系统学研究。结果显示,K. hubeiensis代表一个具有充分分子系统学数据支持的独立种,该种与Saccharomyces spencerorum和Kluyveromyces lodderae形成一个高支持率的分枝,且与前者更近缘。本研究还显示,K. sinensis与Saccharomyces naganishii具有很近的亲缘关系。鉴于目前仅依靠序列分析对Kluyveromyces和Saccharomyces及其它相关属进行调整尚不现实,故建议仍维持这两个属的传统概念,并继续使用原种名。     

纤维素降解产物对Kluyveromyces marxianus 1727共发酵葡萄糖和木糖的影响

研究纤维素酸水解产生的4种副产物乙酸、甲酸、糠醛、5-羟甲基糠醛及发酵产物乙醇对Kluyveromyces marxianus 1727共发酵葡萄糖和木糖的影响。结果表明:5.0 g/L乙酸和1.0 g/L甲酸对葡萄糖和木糖共发酵具有明显的抑制作用;1.0 g/L糠醛和5-羟甲基糠醛基本不影响K.marxianus 1727发酵葡萄糖,且能够被K.marxianus1727转化为毒性相对较低的物质。由于5-羟甲基糠醛的转化速率慢,对K.marxianus 1727发酵木糖的抑制程度大于糠醛。乙醇对K.marxianus 1727发酵木糖具有抑制作用,当乙醇质量浓度大于20 g/L时,生物量及木糖利用率约是对照的44%和70%。     

Synthesis of polyketides from low cost substrates by the thermotolerant yeast Kluyveromyces marxianus

Kluyveromyces marxianus is a promising nonconventional yeast for biobased chemical production due to its rapid growth rate, high TCA cycle flux, and tolerance to low pH and high temperature. Unlike Saccharomyces cerevisiae, K. marxianus grows on low-cost substrates to cell densities that equal or surpass densities in glucose, which can be beneficial for utilization of lignocellulosic biomass (xylose), biofuel production waste (glycerol), and whey (lactose). We have evaluated K. marxianus for the synthesis of polyketides, using triacetic acid lactone (TAL) as the product. The 2-pyrone synthase (2-PS) was expressed on a CEN/ARS plasmid in three different strains, and the effects of temperature, carbon source, and cultivation strategy on TAL levels were determined. The highest titer was obtained in defined 1% xylose medium at 37°C, with substantial titers at 41 and 43°C. The introduction of a high-stability 2-PS mutant and a promoter substitution increased titer four-fold. 2-PS expression from a multi-copy pKD1-based plasmid improved TAL titers a further five-fold. Combining the best plasmid, promoter, and strain resulted in a TAL titer of 1.24 g/L and a yield of 0.0295 mol TAL/mol carbon for this otherwise unengineered strain in 3 ml tube culture. This is an excellent titer and yield (on xylose) before metabolic engineering or fed-batch culture relative to other hosts (on glucose), and demonstrates the promise of this rapidly growing and thermotolerant yeast species for polyketide production.     

Protoplast transformation of Kluyveromyces marxianus

The dairy yeast Kluyveromyces marxianus is a promising cell factory for producing bioethanol and heterologous proteins, as well as a robust synthetic biology platform host, due to its safe status and beneficial traits, including fast growth and thermotolerance. However, the lack of high-efficiency transformation methods hampers the fundamental research and industrial application of this yeast. Protoplast transformation is one of the most commonly used fungal transformation methods, but it yet remains unexplored in K. marxianus. Here, we established the protoplast transformation method of K. marxianus for the first time. A series of parameters on the transformation efficiency were optimized: cells were collected in the late-log phase and treated with zymolyase for protoplasting; the transformation was performed at 0 °C with carrier DNA, CaCl₂, and PEG; after transformation, protoplasts were recovered in a solid regeneration medium containing 3–4% agar and 0.8 m sorbitol. By using the optimized method, plasmids of 10, 24, and 58 kb were successfully transformed into K. marxianus. The highest efficiency reached 1.8 × 10⁴ transformants per μg DNA, which is 18-fold higher than the lithium acetate method. This protoplast transformation method will promote the genetic engineering of K. marxianus that requires high-efficiency transformation or the introduction of large DNA fragments.     

耐镉马克思克鲁维酵母重金属镉吸附特性的研究

菌株YS-K1是从镉污染土壤中筛选获得的一株耐镉马克思克鲁维酵母Kluyveromyces marxianus YS-K1,对其镉吸附特性研究结果表明,该菌对镉具有良好的耐受性和吸附性,即使在镉浓度高达140mg/L的培养基中也能生长,当镉浓度在30mg/L以下时,24h后能吸附溶液中90%以上的镉,且最佳吸附条件为pH6.0,温度30℃。该菌所吸附的镉大部分集中在细胞壁上,占总吸附镉的76%,细胞膜上的占9%,细胞质中的占15%;能量抑制剂2,4-二硝基苯酚(DNP)和二环己基碳二亚胺(DCC),分别能降低菌株15%和22%的镉吸附量。在Kluyveromyces marxianus YS-K1细胞中,锌离子与镉离子有共用的结合位点,锌离子不仅会与镉离子竞争细胞表面的结合位点,减少其对镉的吸附量,而且也会与镉离子竞争进入细胞的通道位点,减少其对镉的积累量,同时能部分恢复镉离子对菌株生长的抑制作用。     

一步法发酵菊芋产乙醇菌种的筛选及产酶条件、酶学性质的研究

从腐烂的菊芋及实验室保存的菌种中,选育到一株发酵菊芋产乙醇的菌株克鲁维酵母Kluyveromyces marxianus Y1。利用正交实验法对克鲁维酵母产菊粉酶的培养基组成及培养条件进行优化,确定培养基组成（g/L）为：菊粉40,酵母粉4,蛋白胨4,尿素1;初始pH5．0,温度30℃,150r／min条件下培养达到最佳产酶效果（57U／mL）。该菌株所产菊粉酶的性质测定结果表明：以菊粉为底物,该菊粉酶最适反应温度为55℃,在60℃以下稳定性很好,高于60℃时酶迅速失活;最适pH为5．0,pH4．6—5．2范围内酶稳定性很好;该酶属于外切型菊粉酶,体积分数为8％的乙醇对酶活力基本没有影响。     

一步法发酵菊芋生产乙醇

利用马克斯克鲁维酵母(Kluyveromyces marxianus)YX01具有菊粉酶生产能力且乙醇发酵性能良好的特点,直接发酵菊粉生成乙醇.在摇瓶中考察了该菌株最适发酵温度,进而在2.5L发酵罐中考察了通气量和底物浓度的影响.实验结果表明:该菌株最适发酵温度为35℃;在通气量为50 mL/min和100 mL/min时菌体生长加快,发酵时间缩短,但在不通气条件下糖醇转化率明显提高;在菊粉浓度235 g/L时,发酵终点乙醇浓度达到92.2 g/L,乙醇对糖的得率为0.436,为理论值的85.5%.在此基础上,使用近海滩涂种植海水灌溉收获的菊芋为底物,以批式补料方式直接发酵菊芋干粉浓度为280 g/L的底物,发酵终点乙醇浓度为84.0 g/L,乙醇对糖的得率为0.405,为理论值的80.0%.这些研究工作,为以菊芋为原料的燃料乙醇技术开发奠定了基础.     

Purification and characterization of a lysine aminopeptidase from Kluyveromyces marxianus

A lysine aminopeptidase was purified from the yeast Kluyveromyces marxianus. This enzyme was purified 100-fold from a soluble extract obtained at 100,000g. The purification procedure consisted in fractionated precipitation with ammonium sulfate and five chromatography steps. The native enzyme had a molecular mass of 46 kDa assessed through gel filtration. This aminopeptidase depicted an optimal pH of 7.0 and was stable at a pH range of 4-8, its optimal temperature was 45 degrees C and the enzyme became unstable at temperatures above 55 degrees C. The isoelectric point of the purified enzyme was 4.4. Michaelis constant and Vmax for L-lysine-p-nitroanilide were 0.33 mM and 2.2 mM min(-1) per milligram of protein, respectively. The enzyme was strongly inhibited by bestatin, o-phenanthroline and, to a lesser extent, by EDTA, suggesting that this enzyme is a metalloprotease. Our results suggest that the lysine aminopeptidase from Kluyveromyces marxianus might be of biotechnological relevance.     

Consolidated bioprocessing strategy for ethanol production from Jerusalem artichoke tubers by Kluyveromyces marxianus under high gravity conditions

Aims: Developing an innovative process for ethanol fermentation from Jerusalem artichoke tubers under very high gravity (VHG) conditions. Methods and Results: A consolidated bioprocessing (CBP) strategy that integrated inulinase production, saccharification of inulin contained in Jerusalem artichoke tubers and ethanol production from sugars released from inulin by the enzyme was developed with the inulinase‐producing yeast Kluyveromyces marxianus Y179 and fed‐batch operation. The impact of inoculum age, aeration, the supplementation of pectinase and nutrients on the ethanol fermentation performance of the CBP system was studied. Although inulinase activities increased with the extension of the seed incubation time, its contribution to ethanol production was negligible because vigorously growing yeast cells harvested earlier carried out ethanol fermentation more efficiently. Thus, the overnight incubation that has been practised in ethanol production from starch‐based feedstocks is recommended. Aeration facilitated the fermentation process, but compromised ethanol yield because of the negative Crabtree effect of the species, and increases the risk of contamination under industrial conditions. Therefore, nonaeration conditions are preferred for the CBP system. Pectinase supplementation reduced viscosity of the fermentation broth and improved ethanol production performance, particularly under high gravity conditions, but the enzyme cost should be carefully balanced. Medium optimization was performed, and ethanol concentration as high as 94·2 g l^?1 was achieved when 0·15 g l^?1 K₂HPO₄ was supplemented, which presents a significant progress in ethanol production from Jerusalem artichoke tubers. Conclusions: A CBP system using K. marxianus is suitable for efficient ethanol production from Jerusalem artichoke tubers under VHG conditions. Significance and Impact of the Study: Jerusalem artichoke tubers are an alternative to grain‐based feedstocks for ethanol production. The high ethanol concentration achieved using K. marxianus with the CBP system not only saves energy consumption for ethanol distillation, but also significantly reduces the amount of waste distillage discharged from the distillation system.     

一个外切菊粉酶基因的克隆表达及酶学性质

从马克斯克鲁维酵母（Kluyveromycesmarxianus）DSM5418中克隆出外切菊粉酶（INU）的成熟肽编码区域,在毕赤酵母（Pichiapastoris）GS115中实现了高效分泌表达,体积酶活力达到15．27U／mL,进一步对重组酶进行了纯化与表征。经过（NH4）2SO4沉淀、透析和分子筛过滤后,得到了纯度大于95％的纯化重组酶,SDS-PAGE分析发现INU的表观相对分子质量为9．0×10^4,大于理论预测值6．0×10^4。纯化酶液的表征结果表明,INU的最适温度和最适pH分别为55℃和5．0,在此条件下INU对菊粉的K。值和比酶活分别为1．90mmol／L和433．86U／mg,对蔗糖的K。值和比酶活分别为27．81mmol/L和1249．49U／mg,I/S值为0．34;HPLC分析表明,INU酶解菊粉的产物由果糖和葡萄糖组成;金属离子Mn2＋、Fe3｜、K｜和Co2＋对酶有促进作用,而Zn2＋、Cu2＋、Ni2＋、SDS和EDTA对酶活力有不同程度的抑制作用。