黄酮6位羟基化酶催化机制的理论研究与应用

灯盏乙素发酵生产过程中,黄酮6位羟基化酶催化效率不足,导致产生至少约18%的副产物。本研究以2种黄酮6位羟基化酶CYP82D4与CYP706X为研究目标,通过分子动力学模拟与量子化学计算,对两种黄酮6位羟基化酶的催化机制进行解析。结果表明,CYP82D4与CYP706X在反应决速步的能垒几乎相同,应当具有相似的反应速率,而CYP82D4相对较小的底物结合能可能有利于产物释放,是其具有更高催化效率的直接原因。最后,基于对底物进出过程的研究,CYP82D4的L540A突变将催化效率提高了1.37倍,证明了理论计算指导黄酮6位羟基化酶改造优化的可行性。本研究揭示了黄酮6位羟化酶的催化机制,为对其进行改造优化以提高灯盏乙素的发酵生产效率提供了参考。     

原核生物细胞色素P450酶系及其应用

细胞色素P450酶系广泛分布于各种生物中,它们通常由一组基因超家族编码并含有血红素,能够催化一系列化学反应,具有多种生物学功能。特别是原核生物P450酶在催化内源性和外源性化合物的反应中具有重要的工业生产应用价值,成为近年来P450酶系研究的热点。本文对近年来原核生物P450酶系的重组表达和生物催化领域的研究进展进行综述。     

细胞色素P450催化二甲基亚硝胺C-H键羟基化机理的理论研究进展

细胞色素P450是广泛存在于哺乳动物微粒体和线粒体内的一类亚铁血红素—硫醇盐蛋白的超家族。它参与内源性物质和包括药物、环境化合物在内的外源性物质的代谢。其代谢机理引起人们的极大关注,同时也存在诸多挑战。通过对不同底物代谢机理的研究有助于人们深入认识P450的结构及其催化机理,还可以为物质的体内代谢提供理论指导。本文主要对P450的催化氧化机制,二甲基亚硝胺在细胞色素P450作用下的代谢机理研究进展及P450的活性氧化物等方面的研究进行了综述。     

北柴胡细胞色素P450酶基因的克隆及其植物过量表达载体的构建

目的:克隆北柴胡中可能参与柴胡皂苷生物合成的细胞色素P450酶基因,构建其过量表达载体,为通过转基因验证其功能奠定基础。方法:在454高通量测序获得5'和3'端部分cDNA序列的基础上,利用LD-PCR方法获得全长cDNA,根据全长cDNA序列设计含有酶切位点的PCR引物,利用高保真酶,以RNA反转录产物为模板PCR扩增细胞色素P450酶基因的开放读框,扩增产物与pEASY-T1 Simple载体连接,转化大肠杆菌DH5α;重组质粒pT1-P450经菌液PCR和酶切方法验证后测序,采用NCBI在线Blastx、DNAman和MEGA4软件对序列进行生物信息学分析,随后将pT1-P450的酶切产物插入双元载体pCAMBIA-SUPER 1300,菌液PCR和酶切验证重组质粒p1300-P450。结果:扩增到了北柴胡细胞色素P450酶基因BcCYP87E,构建了这一基因的过量表达载体。结论:细胞色素P450酶基因的克隆和转基因载体的构建,为后续开展转基因研究,验证其生物功能奠定了基础。     

昆虫细胞色素P450基因的克隆及其策略

本记述了目前已克隆的105个昆虫细胞色素P450基因cDNA和片段,它们分属CYP4、CYP6、CYP9、CYP12、CYP18和CYP28等6个家族：同时,综述和分析了克隆这些基因、cDNA和片段所采用的策略及其优缺点。     

紫杉烷13α-羟基化酶基因的克隆及其转化烟草的研究

本研究利用东北红豆杉(Taxus cuspidata )cDNA文库作为模版,通过PCR技术扩增得到我国东北红豆杉紫杉烷13α-羟基化酶(Taxane 13α-hydroxylase,简称13OH)的全长cDNA,将PCR产物克隆到pGM-T载体后测序结果表明该序列长度为1458bp。同源性比较分析结果表明：其碱基序列与已经报道的东北红豆杉(Taxus cuspidata)的13OH基因的一致性为99.38%,其氨基酸序列同与已经报道的东北红豆杉的13OH氨基酸序列的一致性为99.18%。将获得的cDNA全长序列正向插入到含有GUS报告基因的pCambia1305.1后成功地构建出东北红豆杉13OH植物表达载体pC13OH,通过电击法把pC13OH转入根癌农杆菌GV3101中。利用该工程菌株对普通烟草进行了转化,在潮霉素选择压力下获得了完整的再生植株。利用13OH基因特异引物,通过PCR技术筛选到4株阳性再生植株。在这4株再生植株中,有3株植株GUS报告基因的组织化学染色呈现阳性反应,表明该植物载体表达载体中与13OH相融合的GUS基因成功地得到了表达。本研究为今后深入研究13OH基因在烟草中的表达和开展紫杉烷13α-羟基化酶基因对红豆杉细胞的转化以及研究作用于该基因的小RNA调节子打下了基础。     

两种泥鳅芳香化酶基因的克隆与时空表达

鱼类的性别分化易受发育环境的影响。向性成熟的泥鳅和大鳞副泥鳅个体注射绒毛膜促性腺激素,获得卵子和精子进行人工授精。把胚胎分别置于20℃、25℃和30℃条件下,使其发育。经性腺检查发现随着温度的升高两种泥鳅中雄性个体所占的比例明显升高,获得明显的偏雄比率群体。根据已知细胞色素P450芳香化酶CYP19 b基因序列设计嵌套简并引物用巢式PCR扩增并克隆出了两种泥鳅的CYP19 b的DNA片段。MaCYP19 b片段和Pd-CYP19 b片段分别长1337bp和1473bp。在此基础上用各自的特异引物克隆出两种泥鳅CYP19 b的相应cDNA片段。通过基因组DNA和cDNA序列的比较证明两种泥鳅的CYP19 b基因均包含三个内含子和四个外显子,编码的蛋白质序列长145氨基酸残基。以GAPDH基因为对照,分别对两种泥鳅成体组织和不同发育阶段的胚胎的CYP19 b进行了半定量RT-PCR表达分析,结果表明泥鳅CYP19 b基因只在成体泥鳅卵巢、肾以及原肠胚和神经胚中表达。大鳞副泥鳅CYP19 b基因在成体的脑、卵巢和肾以及神经胚和卵黄吸收期表达。这些结果为揭示细胞色素P450芳香化酶基因与环境性别决定机制的关系奠定了基础。       

细胞色素P-450酶系的研究进展

<正> 细胞色素P-450酶系(简称P-450)因其在内源性和外源性的化学物质尤其对各种杀虫剂和环境有害化学物质的氧化代谢方面起着重要的作用,而受到广泛的重视。该酶系还在昆虫对杀虫剂的抗性机制以及选择毒性中,昆虫对寄主植物的适应性等方面都起着重要作用。     

昆虫细胞色素P450研究:P450酶系的可诱导性

细胞色素Ｐ４５０酶系是生物体中的一类重要的代谢酶系,它的一个重要特征是它的可诱导性［１］。自Ｂｒｏｗｎ等［２］发现一定的化合物可以促进ＭＦＯ的活性以来,诱导现象得到深入细致地研究,并成为了解Ｐ４５０分子遗传学的工具［３］。诱导是指通过暂时的、加速合成产生正常水平以上的附加蛋白的现象［４］。昆虫中诱导现象的首篇报道是ＡｇｏｓｉｎａｎｄＤｉｎａｍａｒｃａ［５］,他们发现施用ＤＤＴ于侵扰锥猎蝽Ｔｒｉａｔｏｍａｉｎｆｅｓｔａｎｓ（Ｋｌｎｇ）这种吸血昆虫时,昆虫的ＮＡＤＰ含量上升,后来Ｍｏｒｅｌｌｏ［６］…     

维生素E拮抗急性二(噁)英对小鼠肝脏细胞色素P450酶和抗氧化物酶基因转录的影响

为了探讨维生素E对急性2,3,7,8-四氯代二苯并二噁英（TCDD）染毒小鼠肝脏细胞色素P450酶（CYP450）基因和抗氧化物酶基因转录的影响,我们设计了对照组、TCDD（30μg／kg）染毒组和染毒同时给予100mg／kg维生素E组（实验组）3组实验。用Real—Time PCR法检测小鼠细胞色素P450酶1A1、1A2、181、超氧化物歧化酶（SOD）、过氧化氢酶（CAT）、谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶（GSH-Px）基因表达的变化。结果显示：1）急性TCDD染毒小鼠肝脏细胞色素P450酶1A1、1A2、181mRNA水平与对照组相比明显升高,100mg／kg的维生素E具有部分拮抗肝脏细胞色素P450酶1A1、1A2、181 mRNA水平升高的作用;2）急性TCDD染毒小鼠肝脏SOD和GSH-PX mRNA水平呈现降低的趋势,CAT的mRNA水平明显降低,染毒并给予100mg／kg维生素E,SOD和CATmRNA水平与染毒组相比明显升高,GSH．PxmRNA水平也有升高的趋势。上述结果表明：TCDD能影响或部分影响小鼠肝脏细胞色素P450酶1A1、1A2、181、SOD、CAT、GSH-Px的基因转录,而维生素E能在一定程度上缓解TCDD的作用[动物学报54（6）：1038—1043,2008]。     

Comparative functional characterization of a novel benzoate hydroxylase cytochrome P450 of Fusarium oxysporum

FoCYP53A19, a novel cytochrome P450 capable of performing benzoate hydroxylation, was identified and characterized from the ascomycete Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. lycopersici. Comparative functional analysis of FoCYP53A19 with the heterologous and homologous cytochrome P450 reductases (CPR) such as Saccharomyces cerevisiae (ScCPR), Candida albicans (CaCPR) and F. oxysporum (FoCPR) revealed novel catalytic properties. The catalytic efficiency and substrate specificity of FoCYP53A19 were significantly influenced and altered by the source of the reductase employed. The yeast reconstitution system of FoCYP53A19 with ScCPR performed the hydroxylation of benzoic acid (BA) and demethylation of 3-methoxybenzoic acid (3-MBA); but when reconstituted with CaCPR, FoCYP53A19 performed only the essential hydroxylation of fungal benzoate catabolism. Remarkably, FoCYP53A19 with its homologous reductase FoCPR, not only demonstrated the improved conversion rates of BA and 3-MBA, but also exhibited activity toward the hydroxylation of 3-hydroxybenzoic acid. The electron transfer compatibility and the coupling efficiency between the homologous FoCYP-FoCPR system are significant and it favored enhanced monooxygenase activity with broader substrate specificity.     

Microsomal agroclavine hydroxylase of Claviceps species

[4-¹⁴C]Agroclavine was converted to elymoclavine in the presence of NADPH and the microsomal fraction from Claviceps sp. PRL 1980 and SD 58. Th     

Purification and characterization of a cytosolic cytochrome P450 from the yeast Trichosporon cutaneum

A soluble cytochrome P450 from the yeast Trichosporon cutaneum was purified to homogeneity, using ammonium sulfate fractionation followed by fast protein liquid chromatography (FPLC) with DEAE-cellulose and phenyl-Sepharose columns. This procedure resulted in a 45-fold increase in specific activity with an activity yield of 6.8%. One- and two-dimensional sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis showed that the purified enzyme was homogeneous and had a molecular mass of 45 kDa. The purified enzyme contained a heme group and had a characteristic absorption peak at 448 nm in the reduced carbon monoxide difference spectrum. This enzyme was a monomeric protein and catalyzed the conversion of salicylic acid to catechol in the presence of NADH or NADPH. The N-terminal amino acid sequence indicated that the Trichosporon cutaneum cytochrome P450 did not show homology to most eukaryotic cytochromes P450, but had a high degree of homology to one cytochrome P450, the nitric oxide reductase, of Fusarium oxysporum.     

Alteration of liver microsomal monooxygenases and substrate competition with aniline hydroxylase from rats chronically fed low-fat and high-fat-containing alcohol diets

Male Sprague-Dawley rats fed ethanol (EtOH) 36% of total calories for four weeks in a liquid diet containing either 34% (HF) or 12% (LF) of calories as fat were studied with respect to induction of microsomal monooxygenases (MFO) and substrate competition with EtOH-inducible aniline hydroxylase. The specific activity and turnover of aniline hydroxylase were induced to similar extents by HF-EtOH and LF-EtOH diets. Whereas, both LF-EtOH and HF-EtOH caused a decrease in the turnover of arylhydrocarbon (benzo[a]pyrene) hydroxylase (AHH) and aldrin epoxidase compared to pair-fed (PF) controls, LF-EtOH but not HF-EtOH increased the turnover of ethoxycoumarin and ethoxyresorufin O-deethylase (ECOD and EROD). The increase in ECOD and EROD and the decrease in AHH by EtOH is contrary to the parallel induction of these activities by J-methylcholanthrene (3-MC) and Aroclor 1254 (Aroclor). Benzo(a)pyrene (BaP) stimulated aniline hydroxylase in the HF-EtOH and PF systems, whereas with LF diet, stimulation was seen only in the EtOH group. Ethoxycoumarin (EC) inhibited aniline hydroxylase by microsomes from EtOH- and pyrazole-treated rats, whereas it stimulated aniline hydroxylase by control microsomes, suggesting that the EC effects were associated with EtOH-inducible cytochrome P-450. Ethoxyresorufin (ER) inhibited aniline hydroxylase in EtOH and PF groups, thus the differential effects of EC were not nonspecific O-deethylase effects. The effects of EtOH feeding on ECOD, EROD, and AHH (ie, substrates for 3-MC-inducible cytochrome P-450) displayed a greater differential between the experimental and control group with the LF- than with the HF-containing diet. The findings suggest that the alteration of certain MFO activities by chronic EtOH ingestion can be modified by the content of dietary fat. Moreover, the competition dynamics of MFO substrates toward EtOH-inducible aniline hydroxylase are altered by EtOH feeding and, in turn, modified by dietary fat.     

一株假单胞菌(Pseudomonas sp.)L-1菌株γ-丁基甜菜碱羟化酶基因bbh 的克隆、表达及酶学性质

【目的】γ-丁基甜菜碱羟化酶是生物体内合成L-肉碱的关键酶。从假单胞菌(Pseudomonas sp.)L-1中克隆γ-丁基甜菜碱羟化酶基因,实现其在大肠杆菌(Escherichia coli)中的高效表达,并对表达产物进行酶学性质分析,为生物转化生产L-肉碱奠定基础。【方法】通过PCR克隆γ-丁基甜菜碱羟化酶基因,并将其开放阅读框(ORF)克隆至融合表达载体pET-15b;表达产物经His.Bind Resin纯化后对BBH进行酶学性质及三维空间结构分析;并以静止细胞进行L-肉碱的转化。【结果】成功地克隆了一个γ-丁基甜菜碱羟化酶基因bbh(GenBank:JQ250036),并实现了其在E.coli中的高效表达。融合蛋白以同源二聚体的形式存在,单个亚基的分子量约46.5 kDa,最适反应温度为30℃,最适反应pH为7.5。该酶在45℃以下稳定。在pH6.0时该酶有最高的pH稳定性。以表达bbh基因的重组大肠杆菌静止细胞转化L-肉碱,L-肉碱产量可达12.7mmol/L。【结论】Pseudomonas sp.L-1γ-丁基甜菜碱羟化酶与现有报道的bbh基因有较大的差异。由该基因表达的γ-丁基甜菜碱羟化酶能有效地转化γ-丁基甜菜碱生成L-肉碱。本研究不仅丰富了γ-丁基甜菜碱羟化酶基因资源,而且为L-肉碱的生物转化提供了一种新的转化方案。     

金龟子绿僵菌原生质体的制备和再生及其羟化酶活性研究

对金龟子绿僵菌(Metarhizium anisopliae)原生质体的制备和再生的影响因素进行实验,并在此基础上考察了甾体底物对原生质体羟化酶的诱导作用。结果表明,原生质体制备的合适条件是:42 h的菌丝体用纤维素酶(10 mg/mL)和蜗牛酶(5 mg/mL)的混合酶在含有0.8 mol/L甘露醇的pH 5.8磷酸缓冲液中,28℃震荡(80 r/min)酶解3 h,原生质体产量可达到6.12×10~7/mL,在含有0.6 mol/L KCl的双层马铃薯培养基上再生率达到7.79%。经过6 h底物诱导的菌丝体制备的原生质体细胞色素P450的表达量比没经过诱导的菌丝体制备的原生质体高约40%,证明该菌羟化酶系统的可诱导性。由于没有细胞壁的阻碍经过底物诱导的原生质体能够高效的将底物转化为产物,且副产物相对较少。     

Pseudomonas aeruginosa cytochrome P450 CYP168A1 is a fatty acid hydroxylase that metabolizes arachidonic acid to the vasodilator 19-HETE

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a Gram-negative opportunistic human pathogen that is highly prevalent in individuals with cystic fibrosis (CF). A major problem in treating CF patients infected with P. aeruginosa is the development of antibiotic resistance. Therefore, the identification of novel P. aeruginosa antibiotic drug targets is of the utmost urgency. The genome of P. aeruginosa contains four putative cytochrome P450 enzymes (CYPs) of unknown function that have never before been characterized. Analogous to some of the CYPs from Mycobacterium tuberculosis, these P. aeruginosa CYPs may be important for growth and colonization of CF patients’ lungs. In this study, we cloned, expressed, and characterized CYP168A1 from P. aeruginosa and identified it as a subterminal fatty acid hydroxylase. Spectral binding data and computational modeling of substrates and inhibitors suggest that CYP168A1 has a large, expansive active site and preferentially binds long chain fatty acids and large hydrophobic inhibitors. Furthermore, metabolic experiments confirm that the enzyme is capable of hydroxylating arachidonic acid, an important inflammatory signaling molecule present in abundance in the CF lung, to 19-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid (19-HETE; K_m = 41 μM, V_max = 220 pmol/min/nmol P450), a potent vasodilator, which may play a role in the pathogen’s ability to colonize the lung. Additionally, we found that the in vitro metabolism of arachidonic acid is subject to substrate inhibition and is also inhibited by the presence of the antifungal agent ketoconazole. This study identifies a new metabolic pathway in this important human pathogen that may be of utility in treating P. aeruginosa infections.     

Rice CYP703A3, a cytochrome P450 hydroxylase,is essential for development of anther cuticle and pollen exine

Anther cuticle and pollen exine act as protective envelopes for the male gametophyte or pollen grain, but the mechanism underlying the synthesis of these lipidic polymers remains unclear. Previously, a tapetum-expressed CYP703A3, a putative cytochrome P450 fatty acid hydroxylase, was shown to be essential for male fertility in rice (Oryza sativa L.). However, the biochemical and biological roles of CYP703A3 has not been characterized. Here, we observed that cyp703a3-2 caused by one base insertion in CYP703A3 displays defective pollen exine and anther epicuticular layer, which differs from Arabidopsis cyp703a2 in which only defective pollen exine occurs. Consistently, chemical composition assay showed that levels of cutin monomers and wax components were dramatically reduced in cyp703a3-2 anthers. Unlike the wide range of substrates of Arabidopsis CYP703A2, CYP703A3 functions as an in-chain hydroxylase only for a specific substrate, lauric acid, preferably generating 7-hydroxylated lauric acid. Moreover, chromatin immunoprecipitation and expression analyses revealed that the expression of CYP703A3 is directly regulated by Tapetum Degeneration Retardation, a known regulator of tapetum PCD and pollen exine formation. Collectively, our results suggest that CYP703A3 represents a conserved and diversified biochemical pathway for in-chain hydroxylation of lauric acid required for the development of male organ in higher plants.     

Identification of different alkane hydroxylase systems in Rhodococcus ruber strain SP2B,an hexane‐degrading actinomycete

Aims: To investigate the alkane‐hydroxylating system of isolate SP2B, closely related to Rhodococcus ruber DSM 43338^T and uncharacterized so far for its alkane degradation genes. Methods and Results: Although isolate SP2B and reference strain can grow on by‐products from hexane degradation, the type strain R. ruber was unable, unlike SP2B isolate, to use short‐chain alkanes, as assessed by gas chromatography. Using PCR with specific or degenerated primers, inverse PCR and Southern blot, two alkane hydroxylase encoding genes (alkB) were detected in both bacteria, which is in agreement with their alkane range. The first AlkB was related to Rhodococcus AlkB7 enzymes and contains a nonbulky residue at a specific position, suggesting it might be involved in medium‐ and long‐chain alkane oxidation. The second partial alkB gene potentially belongs to alkB5‐type, which was found in bacteria unable to use hexane. Moreover, a partial P450 cytochrome alkane hydroxylase, thought to be responsible for the hexane degradation, was detected only in the isolated strain. Conclusions: Rhodococcus ruber SP2B should prove to be a promising candidate for bioremediation studies of contaminated sites because of its large degradation range of alkanes. Significance and Impact of the Study: This is the first thorough study on R.ruber alkane degradation systems.     

Cloning and expression of a cytochrome P450 hydroxylase gene from <Emphasis Type="Italic">Amycolatopsis orientalis</Emphasis>: hydroxylation of epothilone B for the production of epothilone F

Degenerate PCR primers were used to amplify cytochrome P450 gene fragments from the high-GC gram-negative bacteria Amycolatopsis orientalis, which catalyzes the hydroxylation of epothilone B to produce epothilone F. The amplified fragments were used as hybridization probes to identify and clone two intact cytochrome P450 genes. The expression of one of the cloned genes in a Streptomyces lividans transformant resulted in the biotransformation of epothilone B to epothilone F. The conversion of epothilone B to epothilone F by the S. lividans transformant was confirmed by mass spectrometry and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. An erratum to this article can be found at