Impact of methanol concentration on secreted protein production in oxygen-limited cultures of recombinant Pichia pastoris

The methylotrophic yeast Pichia pastoris is a powerful system for production of recombinant proteins, showing high ability to secrete properly folded proteins. A major plus is the strong AOX1 promoter highly induced by methanol. During growth on methanol, however, oxygen readily becomes limiting. In oxygen-limited cultivations of recombinant Pichia pastoris, the methanol concentration had a strong impact on the production of a single-chain antibody fragment (scFv). High methanol concentrations were required to compensate the lack of oxygen and fully induce recombinant protein production, at the same time reducing gratuitous biomass formation due to a lower biomass yield. Product concentrations of 60, 150, and 350 mg/L were obtained with methanol concentrations of 0.3, 1, and 3% (v/v). Moreover, accumulation of a putative product fragment that cannot be removed during affinity purification was prevented at high methanol concentrations. Cell vitality after 100 h was maintained above 98% and 96% of the culture with 0.3% and 3% methanol, respectively. In cultivations supplemented with oxygen, in contrast, methanol concentration between 0.3% and 3% did not influence the product yield of 300-400 mg/L. Thus, efficient recombinant protein production under oxygen-limitation seems to require high methanol concentrations, enabling product concentration as high as otherwise obtained only with expensive supply of pure oxygen.     

Metabolic flux analysis for recombinant protein production by Pichia pastoris using dual carbon sources: Effects of methanol feeding rate

The intracellular metabolic fluxes through the central carbon pathways in the bioprocess for recombinant human erythropoietin (rHuEPO) production by Pichia pastoris (Mut⁺) were calculated to investigate the metabolic effects of dual carbon sources (methanol/sorbitol) and the methanol feed rate, and to obtain a deeper understanding of the regulatory circuitry of P. pastoris, using the established stoichiometry‐based model containing 102 metabolites and 141 reaction fluxes. Four fed‐batch operations with (MS‐) and without (M‐) sorbitol were performed at three different constant specific growth rates (h^?1), and denoted as M‐0.03, MS‐0.02, MS‐0.03, and MS‐0.04. Considering the methanol consumption pathway, the M‐0.03 and MS‐0.02 conditions produced similar effects and had >85% of formaldehyde flux towards the assimilatory pathway. In contrast, the use of the dual carbon source condition generated a shift in metabolism towards the dissimilatory pathway that corresponded to the shift in dilution rate from MS‐0.03 to MS‐0.04, indicating that the methanol feed exceeded the metabolic requirements at the higher µ₀. Comparing M‐0.03 and MS‐0.03 conditions, which had the same methanol feeding rates, sorbitol addition increased the rHuEPO synthetic flux 4.4‐fold. The glycolysis, gluconeogenesis, and PPP pathways worked uninterruptedly only at MS‐0.02 condition. PPP and TCA cycles worked with the highest disturbances at MS‐0.04 condition, which shows the stress of increased feeding rates of methanol on cell metabolism. Biotechnol. Bioeng. 2010; 105: 317–329. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

Metabolic engineering of Pichia pastoris for malic acid production from methanol

The application of rational design in reallocating metabolic flux to accumulate desired chemicals is always restricted by the native regulatory network. In this study, recombinant Pichia pastoris was constructed for malic acid production from sole methanol through rational redistribution of metabolic flux. Different malic acid accumulation modules were systematically evaluated and optimized in P. pastoris. The recombinant PP‐CM301 could produce 8.55 g/L malic acid from glucose, which showed a 3.45‐fold increase compared to the parent strain. To improve the efficiency of site‐directed gene knockout, NHEJ‐related protein Ku70 was destroyed, whereas leading to the silencing of heterogenous genes. Hence, genes related to by‐product generation were deleted via a specially designed FRT/FLP system, which successfully reduced succinic acid and ethanol production. Furthermore, a key node in the methanol assimilation pathway, glucose‐6‐phosphate isomerase was knocked out to liberate metabolic fluxes trapped in the XuMP cycle, which finally enabled 2.79 g/L malic acid accumulation from sole methanol feeding with nitrogen source optimization. These results will provide guidance and reference for the metabolic engineering of P. pastoris to produce value‐added chemicals from methanol.     

甲醇/山梨醇共混流加诱导改变毕赤酵母生产猪α干扰素过程的代谢产能途径强化发酵性能

旨在探讨毕赤酵母生产猪α干扰素过程的代谢产能规律及其对发酵性能的影响。在10 L罐下,开展了不同诱导条件下的毕赤酵母高效发酵生产猪α干扰素过程的代谢酶学和能量再生分析研究。结果表明:甲醇单独诱导条件下、将诱导温度从30℃降低到20℃,胞内醇氧化酶(AOX)、甲醛脱氢酶(FLD)和甲酸脱氢酶(FDH)的比活性增加显著,细胞的甲醇代谢和甲醛异化产能能力、猪α干扰素抗病毒活性大幅提高,最高抗病毒活性达到1.4×106IU/mL,约为30℃诱导条件下的10倍。30℃、甲醇/山梨醇共混流加下,主要供能途径由甲醇单独诱导时的甲醛异化代谢转向TCA循环,甲醛异化供能途径被弱化、毒副产物甲醛的生成积累得到抑制,走向目标蛋白合成途径的甲醇分配比例得到提高。此时,最高抗病毒活性达到1.8×107IU/mL,是30℃甲醇单独诱导下最高活性的100倍以上。更加重要的是,共混流加诱导可以在常温、使用空气供氧的条件下进行,发酵成本明显下降、整体发酵性能改善显著。     

Effect of methanol feeding strategies on production and yield of recombinant mouse endostatin from Pichia pastoris

Pichia pastoris, a methylotrophic yeast, is an efficient producer of recombinant proteins in which the heterologous gene is under the control of the methanol-induced AOX1 promoter. Hence, the accepted production procedure has two phases: In the first phase, the yeast utilizes glycerol and biomass is accumulated; in the second phase, the yeast utilizes methanol which is used both as an inducer for the expression of the recombinant protein and as a carbon source. Since the yeast is sensitive to methanol concentration, the methanol is supplied gradually to the growing culture. Three methanol addition strategies were evaluated for the purpose of optimizing recombinant endostatin production. Two strategies were based on the yeast metabolism; one responding to the methanol consumption using a methanol sensor, and the other responding to the oxygen consumption. In these two strategies, the methanol supply is unlimited. The third strategy was based on a predetermined exponential feeding rate, controling the growth rate at 0.02 h(-1), in this strategy the methanol supply is limited. Throughout the induction phase glycerol, in addition to methanol, was continuously added at a rate of 1 g L h(-1). Total endostatin production was similar in all three strategies, (400 mg was obtained from 3 L initial volume), but the amount of methanol added and the biomass produced were lower in the predetermined rate method. This caused the specific production of endostatin per biomass and per methanol to be 2 times higher in the predetermined rate than in the other two methods, making the growth control strategy not only more efficient but also more convenient for downstream processing.     

发酵重组Pichia pastoris生产腺苷甲硫氨酸的研究

在5L发酵罐中对高产S腺苷甲硫氨酸的重组Pichia pastoris发酵进行了研究。重组菌在pH5．0生长,然后调为pH6．0积累腺苷甲硫氨酸,在30℃、溶氧5％及流加甲硫氨酸和尿素的条件下培养82h后,产量达4．3g／L。     

快速筛选高效表达重组蛋白毕赤酵母菌株新方法的建立及评价

毕赤酵母是当前应用最为广泛的重组蛋白表达系统之一,文中建立了一种快速筛选高效表达重组蛋白的毕赤酵母菌株的新方法.首先,对内质网转膜蛋白Sec63融合表达增强型绿色荧光蛋白EGFP的改造菌株GS115-E表达重组蛋白的能力进行检测;之后将携带不同拷贝数的植酸酶phy基因或木聚糖酶xyn基因的质粒转化进入GS115-E中,...     

Genome-scale metabolic model of methylotrophic yeast Pichia pastoris and its use for in silico analysis of heterologous protein production

The methylotrophic yeast Pichia pastoris has gained much attention during the last decade as a platform for producing heterologous recombinant proteins of pharmaceutical importance, due to its ability to reproduce post-translational modification similar to higher eukaryotes. With the recent release of the full genome sequence for P. pastoris, in-depth study of its functions has become feasible. Here we present the first reconstruction of the genome-scale metabolic model of the eukaryote P. pastoris type strain DSMZ 70382, PpaMBEL1254, consisting of 1254 metabolic reactions and 1147 metabolites compartmentalized into eight different regions to represent organelles. Additionally, equations describing the production of two heterologous proteins, human serum albumin and human superoxide dismutase, were incorporated. The protein-producing model versions of PpaMBEL1254 were then analyzed to examine the impact on oxygen limitation on protein production.     

酶法测定甲醇酵母发酵液中甲醇浓度

用醇氧化酶－过氧化氢酶联合的酶促反应法,测定甲醇酵母发酵诱导阶段变化的发酵液中甲醇浓度,建立一种能够快速测定发酵液中甲醇浓度的方法,测定的最佳浓度范围是0．5－5％。     

Causes of proteolytic degradation of secreted recombinant proteins produced in methylotrophic yeast Pichia pastoris: case study with recombinant ovine interferon-tau

It was observed that during fermentative production of recombinant ovine interferon-tau (r-oIFN-tau) in Pichia pastoris, a secreted recombinant protein, the protein was degraded increasingly after 48 h of induction and the rate of degradation increased towards the end of fermentation at 72 h, when the fermentation was stopped. Proteases, whose primary source was the vacuoles, was found in increasing levels in the cytoplasm and in the fermentation broth after 48 h of induction and reached maximal values when the batch was completed at 72 h. Protease levels at various cell fractions as well as in the culture supernatant were lower when glycerol was used as the carbon source instead of methanol. It can be concluded that methanol metabolism along with cell lysis towards the end of fermentation contributes to increased proteolytic activity and eventual degradation of recombinant protein.     

Quantitative physiology of Pichia pastoris during glucose‐limited high‐cell density fed‐batch cultivation for recombinant protein production

Pichia pastoris has become one of the major microorganisms for the production of proteins in recent years. This development was mainly driven by the readily available genetic tools and the ease of high‐cell density cultivations using methanol (or methanol/glycerol mixtures) as inducer and carbon source. To overcome the observed limitations of methanol use such as high heat development, cell lysis, and explosion hazard, we here revisited the possibility to produce proteins with P. pastoris using glucose as sole carbon source. Using a recombinant P. pastoris strain in glucose limited fed‐batch cultivations, very high‐cell densities were reached (more than 200 g_CDW L^?1) resulting in a recombinant protein titer of about 6.5 g L^?1. To investigate the impact of recombinant protein production and high‐cell density fermentation on the metabolism of P. pastoris, we used ¹³C‐tracer‐based metabolic flux analysis in batch and fed‐batch experiments. At a controlled growth rate of 0.12 h^?1 in fed‐batch experiments an increased TCA cycle flux of 1.1 mmol g^?1 h^?1 compared to 0.7 mmol g^?1 h^?1 for the recombinant and reference strains, respectively, suggest a limited but significant flux rerouting of carbon and energy resources. This change in flux is most likely causal to protein synthesis. In summary, the results highlight the potential of glucose as carbon and energy source, enabling high biomass concentrations and protein titers. The insights into the operation of metabolism during recombinant protein production might guide strain design and fermentation development. Biotechnol. Bioeng. 2010;107: 357–368. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

甲醇浓度对毕赤酵母表达重组人复合α干扰素分离纯化得率的影响

研究了毕赤酵母Pichia pastoris表达的重组人复合α干扰素(cIFN)时不同诱导甲醇浓度对cIFN分离纯化得率的影响,并分析了原因.在5L罐中采用0.25、0.50和0.75％(W/V)三个甲醇浓度诱导时,在0.75％高甲醇浓度诱导下cIFN表达水平最高,达到2.06 g/L,是0.25％低甲醇浓度诱导的1.24倍,但是低甲醇浓度诱导下cIFN分离纯化得率却高于高甲醇诱导浓度下3.75倍.另外,低甲醇浓度下发酵上清液cIFN抗病毒活性为2.85×108IU/mL,较高甲醇浓度提高了4.48倍.进一步采用SDS-PAGE和Native-PAGE免疫印迹分析不同条件下发酵液中cIFN存在状态,发现在高甲醇浓度下cIFN容易形成大量的聚合体,分别为共价聚合和非共价聚合,而cIFN单体含量较少,但是低甲醇浓度诱导下情况完全相反.最终在0.25％甲醇诱导下分离纯化1L发酵上清液可得0.73 g单体cIFN,是0.75％甲醇诱导下的3.84倍.     

重组毕赤酵母甲醇利用表型与基因拷贝数对外源基因表达的影响

毕赤酵母是目前最优秀的外源蛋白表达系统之一。本文着重对重组毕赤酵母甲醇利用表型（Mut+型、MutS型和Mut-型）、基因剂量对外源蛋白高效表达的影响机理进行综述。MutS型的比生长速率和蛋白产率比Mut+型低、发酵周期长、副产物（如乙醇、乙酸等）形成速率不同。外源基因拷贝数对外源蛋白的影响主要有三种情况：（1）高基因拷贝数对外源蛋白表达水平有明显的正效应作用;（2）基因拷贝数增加反而降低了表达水平,即负效应作用;（3）重组蛋白表达与基因剂正相关,之后则表现负相关关系,这可能与外源蛋白翻译后加工有关（如二硫键形成、折叠等）,而与分子伴侣共表达可促进外源蛋白的高表达。     

Cyclic fed-batch culture for production of human serum albumin in Pichia pastoris

Simple cyclic fed-batch culture (cfbc), consisting of a constant medium feed with periodic withdrawals of culture, resulted in a product yield (13.4 mg protein per gram biomass) similar to that obtained using the complex multiphase industrial production strategy (13.7 mg protein per gram biomass). In cfbc, productivity was ultimately limited by the rate at which the cells could assimilate methanol. Glycerol was inhibitory to growth at high concentrations. However, product yield continued to increase as the glycerol concentration was increased. In chemostat culture, dissolved oxygen concentration influenced product yield independently of any detectable influence on cell growth.     

通过在低细胞浓度下启动甲醇诱导、优化碳/能量代谢模式促进毕赤酵母表达Monellin

重组毕赤酵母生产表达外源蛋白的过程中,一般在细胞达到高密度后开始启动甲醇诱导。也有报道指出,在较低细胞浓度下,启动甲醇诱导可以有效地控制整个发酵过程的溶解氧浓度,缓解毒副产物的积累,促进目标蛋白的表达。但是,该操作策略下,甲醇/能量调控机制不明,相关研究报道很少。文中以生产表达monellin(甜味蛋白)的重组毕赤酵母为模式菌株,通过在线分析计量甲醇消耗速率、CO2释放速率和O2摄取速率,探讨了不同细胞浓度下启动甲醇诱导和外源蛋白表达体系的甲醇/能量代谢模式。结果表明,在较低细胞浓度(50 g DCW/L)启动诱导并将温度控制在30℃,走向合成monellin前体物质途径的碳流最大(65%),且能与用于ATP再生的碳流形成最佳匹配;monellin的比合成速率与细胞比生长速率完全耦联,且耦联系数最大,比生长速率也较高;理论NADH(能量)利用效率η最高,η在甲醇诱导的绝大部分时段(89%)处于高水平(≥0.8),可以为monellin合成提供足够的能量。因此,该操作条件下,monellin浓度达到2.62 g/L的最高水平,是高细胞密度(100 g DCW/L)启动诱导策略下monellin浓度的2.5-4.9倍。     

产乙醇酸氧化酶的重组毕赤酵母的构建及催化合成乙醛酸的研究

乙醇酸氧化酶（Go）是植物光呼吸途径中的一种关键酶,可以催化乙醇酸生产乙醛酸。从新鲜菠菜叶中提取总RNA,利用RT-PCR技术获得编码GO基因的cDNA片断。通过基因重组将GO基因克隆到载体pA0815中,构建了胞内表达载体pA0815／GO,重组质粒经电转整合至甲醇营养酵母GS115染色体。在混合碳源为10g/L山梨醇和0．5g/L甲醇的培养条件下,细胞的GO酶活达到474IU／g（DCW）。利用该重组毕赤酵母作为催化剂生产乙醛酸,结果表明：在乙醇酸浓度为0．25mol／L,重组酵母湿菌体为10dL,黄素单核苷酸（FMN）浓度为0．01mmol／L,pH8．0,20℃,反应18h后乙醛酸的产率达到51．8％。     

双碳源流加对重组毕赤酵母高效表达葡萄糖氧化酶的影响

葡萄糖氧化酶(GOD)是一种具有广泛应用前景的工业酶.为了实现葡萄糖氧化酶的高效生产,提高重组毕赤酵母生产GOD的产量和增强生产强度,对重组毕赤酵母诱导阶段的初始菌体浓度和甲醇浓度进行了优化.在此基础上,诱导期采用了双碳源(甘油、山梨醇和甘露醇)与甲醇混合流加的模式.研究发现,最佳诱导前初始菌体浓度和甲醇浓度分别为100 g/L和18 g/L,此时GOD产量为427.6 U/mL.在诱导阶段采用甘油、山梨醇和甘露醇与甲醇的混合添加均可以提高GOD产量,其中甘露醇与甲醇的混合流加效果最为显著.当甲醇与甘露醇混合流加的比例为20∶1(W/W)时,诱导156h GOD产量和生产强度分别可达711.3 U/mL和4.60 U/(mL·h),比甲醇单一流加策略结果分别提高了66.3％和67.9％.此外采用合适的甘露醇混合流加策略不但不会抑制AOX1启动子的表达,甚至有一定促进作用,AOX酶活性为8.8 U/g(对照为5.2 U/g).双碳源流加方式还能推广到毕赤酵母其他表型中,为该系统高效表达外源蛋白提供一种新策略.     

毕赤酵母高效表达策略概述

毕赤酵母表达系统是外源蛋白表达的较为理想的系统,但是并不是所有蛋白都能利用此系统获得高效表达,不同来源的蛋白,其表达水平、生物活性和稳定性均存有明显差别。概述了影响毕赤酵母高效表达的主要因素以及外源蛋白在毕赤酵母中的高效表达策略。