湛江沿海潮间带产胞外纤溶活性酶类海洋真菌的生物多样性分析

【目的】研究湛江沿海硇洲岛和徐闻珊瑚礁自然保护区潮间带产胞外纤溶酶样酶和纤溶酶原激活物海洋真菌的生物多样性,为发掘新型溶栓药物奠定基础。【方法】采用马铃薯葡萄糖琼脂(PDA)和酵母膏蛋白胨葡萄糖(YPD)培养基分离培养海洋真菌,采用真菌r DNA转录间隔区1-5.8S r DNA-转录间隔区2(ITS1-5.8S-ITS2)片段的序列分析及其系统进化树构建的方法鉴定分离培养的海洋真菌,采用脱脂牛奶马铃薯葡萄糖琼脂(SM-PDA)培养基培养法筛选产胞外蛋白酶的海洋真菌,采用海水纤维蛋白马铃薯葡萄糖琼脂(FN-PDA)培养基培养法筛选产胞外纤溶酶样酶和/或纤溶酶原激活物的海洋真菌。【结果】从湛江沿海的硇洲岛和徐闻珊瑚礁自然保护区潮间带分离、培养和鉴定了海洋真菌446株,含真菌的98个种,分布于真菌域子囊菌门(Ascomycota)和担子菌门(Basidiomycota)的6个纲、18个目、46个科、65个属;其中产胞外蛋白酶的海洋真菌有265株,61个种,分布于41个属;产胞外纤溶酶样酶的海洋真菌有67株,22个种,分布于14个属;产胞外纤溶酶原激活物的海洋真菌有84株,23种,分布于13个属;优势属为曲霉属(Aspergillus),其次为青霉属(Penicillium)。【结论】湛江沿海潮间带可分离培养的产胞外纤溶酶样酶和纤溶酶原激活物的海洋真菌物种丰富多样,是发掘新型溶栓药的丰富资源。     

南海局部海洋沉积物中真菌多样性及产酶活性

【目的】从11份南海海洋沉积物中分离耐盐真菌,并对其物种多样性及产酶活性进行研究。【方法】利用平板涂布法分离耐盐真菌,基于形态学和ITS序列的系统进化研究耐盐真菌多样性;利用6种筛选培养基对耐盐真菌进行产酶活性筛选。【结果】分离得到1689株耐盐真菌,共41个形态种。形态学和ITS序列分析表明,这些真菌归于15个属,其中曲霉属(Aspergillus)和青霉属(Penicillium)为优势菌群。对已测序的41株耐盐真菌的产酶活性研究表明,8株产纤维素酶,9株产淀粉酶,5株产复合酶,16株产蛋白酶,3株产脂肪酶,未发现产壳聚糖酶的菌株,其中Acrodontium sp.8m和Aspergillus sp.86b产复合酶的活性相对较高,而Penicillium sp.41m产蛋白酶的活性相对较高。【结论】南海局部海洋沉积物中耐盐真菌丰富,多数菌株具有产酶活性。     

日耳曼曲霉(Aspergillus germanicus)—曲霉属焦曲霉组一个我国新记录种

【目的】鉴定并报道我国一个曲霉新纪录种,即日耳曼曲霉。【方法】采用形态学性状及钙调蛋白和β-微管蛋白基因部分序列及核糖体DNA ITS1-5.8S-ITS2序列进行多相系统分类学分析。【结果】根据与日耳曼曲霉Aspergillus germanicus模式菌株CBS 123887的形态学和分子性状的比较分析,两株分离自中国山东泰山地区土壤的曲霉菌(AS3.15303和AS3.15304)被鉴定为日耳曼曲霉A.germanicus。【结论】参考我国迄今已报道的曲霉物种,确定日耳曼曲霉A.germanicus是曲霉属焦曲霉组的一个我国新记录种。     

热浪岛珊瑚礁泥砂真菌多样性及真菌Cladosporium sp. GXIMD02067天然产物分离与鉴定

【背景】海洋沉积物真菌富含生物活性天然产物,但珊瑚礁泥砂真菌及其天然产物的研究较少。【目的】分离珊瑚礁泥砂真菌及其天然产物,探究珊瑚礁泥砂来源真菌多样性,为海洋真菌天然产物开发奠定基础。【方法】采用稀释涂布平板法分离马来西亚热浪岛珊瑚礁泥砂真菌并基于ITSrDNA序列分析鉴定真菌;综合运用硅胶柱、反相柱和制备HPLC色谱技术分离枝孢属真菌(Cladosporium sp.) GXIMD02067的天然产物,通过核磁共振波谱技术和文献数据比对鉴定化合物结构。【结果】19株真菌被分离,隶属1纲4目4科6属,包括7株曲霉属(Aspergillus)、6株青霉属(Penicillium)、2株枝孢属(Cladosporium)、1株蜡蚧菌属(Lecanicillium)、2株路霉属(Lulworthia)和1株Parengyodontium。GXIMD02065和GXIMD02066 ITS rDNA序列的相似度小于87%,是潜在新菌种。7个化合物从Cladosporium sp. GXIMD02067中分离并鉴定为pyrenocine A (1)、pyrenocine B (2)、胸腺嘧啶脱...     

中国南海部分深海沉积物真菌多样性及其抗菌活性

【目的】从南海4个站位的深海沉积物中分离真菌,揭示其多样性并测定抗菌活性。【方法】使用4种培养方法和8种培养基,从12个深海沉积物样本中分离培养真菌,通过菌落形态观察和ITS序列系统发育分析进行鉴定。采用滤纸片扩散法和生长速率法分别测试真菌小量发酵液粗浸膏的抗细菌和抗真菌活性。【结果】共分离到125株纯培养真菌,基于形态和ITS序列分析,排重后得到18个种类型,这些真菌可以划分到12个属,大多数属于子囊菌门(Ascomycota),只有2株属于担子菌门(Basidiomycota)。4个站位可培养真菌多样性具有差异性。抑菌活性筛选显示,大多数真菌具有较好的抑菌活性;链格孢属(Alternaria)、青霉属(Penicillium)、匐柄霉属(Stemphylium)这几个属的真菌表现出对多种指示细菌有抑制作用,尤其是Alternaria tenuissima DN09、Alternaria alternata DN14和Penicillium chrysogenum DN16对G~+和G~–细菌均表现出抑制作用。【结论】本研究揭示了南海深海沉积物可培养真菌多样性和抑菌活性,为进一步利用深海沉积物来源真菌奠定了基础。     

云南干巴菌子实体内可培养微生物

【背景】微生物在菌根真菌的孢子萌发、菌丝体生长、菌根形成以及子实体发育等过程中起到一定作用。【目的】对采自云南省昆明市嵩明县和楚雄彝族自治州禄丰县的8个干巴菌子实体内的微生物进行分离培养鉴定,为后期研究微生物与干巴菌之间的相互作用奠定基础。【方法】采用传统平板分离法从干巴菌子实体内分离获得微生物群落,t检验分析不同地区采集的干巴菌子实体内微生物菌落总数的差异,16S r RNA基因和ITS序列进行系统发育树构建和微生物多样性分析。【结果】采自嵩明县和禄丰县的8个干巴菌子实体内共分离获得282株可培养的细菌,两个地区的细菌菌落总数无显著差异(P=0.22)。所有细菌分属2门12属15种。其中80%的细菌属于变形菌门,且以γ-变形菌为优势菌群,假单胞菌属(Pseudomonas)为优势菌属。其余20%的细菌属于拟杆菌门。从干巴菌子实体中分离获得114株真菌,两个地区的真菌菌落总数无显著差异(P=0.65)。所有真菌分属2门10属10种。其中62%的真菌属于子囊菌门(Ascomycota),并以分离自禄丰县干巴菌子实体内的Lophiostoma为优势属。38%的真菌属于担子菌门(Basidiomycota),并以Asterotremella为优势属。【结论】两个不同地区采集的干巴菌子实体内细菌和真菌在菌落总数上无显著差异。所有细菌都以γ-变形菌为优势菌群,假单胞菌属为优势菌属。嵩明干巴菌子实体内真菌以担子菌门为优势菌群,Asterotremella为优势属。而禄丰干巴菌子实体内真菌则以子囊菌门为优势菌群,Lophiostoma为优势属。     

内蒙古鄂尔多斯一古盐湖真菌多样性及其功能酶的初步筛选

【目的】探索内蒙古鄂尔多斯一古盐湖土壤沉积物和湖水样品中的真菌多样性,并初步筛选出产功能酶的活性菌株。【方法】采用含有2.5%、5%、10%及15%NaCl的3种分离培养基,利用稀释平板法分离可培养真菌,基于形态学和ITS序列分析对获得菌株进行系统分类学分析。利用6种筛选培养基定性检测盐湖真菌的产酶活性。【结果】共分离到2 121株真菌,共45个形态种,根据形态学研究和ITS序列的系统分类学分析将其归类为27个属,优势属为曲霉属(Aspergillus)。功能酶筛选结果表明,45个形态种中有22个形态种具有产酶活性,其中6个形态种只产蛋白酶,6个只产纤维素酶,2个只产复合酶,1个只产淀粉酶。有4个形态种可同时产3种酶,有3个可同时产2种酶。【结论】内蒙古鄂尔多斯地区盐湖中真菌多样性丰富,产酶特性良好,研究工作为耐(嗜)盐真菌资源的进一步开发和利用提供依据。     

西南地区高山湖泊中可培养细菌多样性及其所产胞外活性物质的特性

【目的】研究西南不同地区的高山湖泊中可培养细菌的多样性及其产胞外蛋白酶、纤维素酶和胞外多糖的能力。【方法】以西南4个不同地区的高山湖泊:雷波的马湖(LB)、中缅边境的凯邦亚湖(ZM)、沙德的莲花湖(SD)、腾冲的青海湖(TC)的水样为研究对象,利用稀释涂布平板方法对可培养细菌进行分离筛选,然后通过对可培养细菌的生理生化指标和16S r RNA基因序列进行分析,初步确定细菌属别;对分离得到的菌株进行产胞外蛋白酶和纤维素酶活性测定和产胞外多糖能力检测。【结果】从西南地区4个湖泊中共分离筛选得到41株细菌,其中LB 15株、ZM 13株、SD 7株、TC 6株。根据16S r RNA基因序列的系统进化分析,4个地区可培养细菌的组成和丰度存在明显差异,其中LB和ZM的优势菌属是芽孢杆菌属(Bacillus),其次是气单胞菌属(Aeromonas)和假单胞菌属(Pseudomonas),分离的TC菌株全部属于芽孢杆菌属(Bacillus),分离的SD菌株特异性较强。进一步酶活性和胞外多糖检测表明,分离得到的41株细菌中有28株菌的发酵产物具有蛋白酶活性,6株具有纤维素酶活性,17株可产胞外多糖(Exopolysaccharides,EPS)。其中有2株细菌同时产蛋白酶、纤维素酶和胞外多糖,10株细菌同时产蛋白酶和胞外多糖,2株细菌同时产蛋白酶和纤维素酶,1株细菌同时产纤维素酶和胞外多糖。【结论】西南4个高山湖泊中存在丰富的微生物菌种资源,且4个湖泊中筛选的可培养细菌受所处环境的影响大。其中莲花湖由于高海拔和较偏僻等特点,人为干扰小,分离得到的细菌类群与其他湖泊相比明显不同;而马湖、凯邦亚湖和青海湖3个湖泊的海拔相对较低,受人类活动影响较大,分离得到的细菌均较常见。此外高山湖泊中的可培养细菌具有分泌多种胞外活性物质特性,为工业化应用奠定了资源基础,极具更深入的开发和研究价值。     

一株具有杀虫活性真菌的鉴定

通过对分离的一株海绵共附生真菌F28的形态特征、生理生化特性的测定及ITS1-5.8S-ITS2序列分析,最终将其确定为米曲霉(Aspergillus oryzae)。该菌株具有生长快,易培养的特点。将该菌株进行发酵和杀虫活性物质提取分离后,通过杀卤虫(Brine Shrimp)活性测试,发现该真菌的代谢产物粗提物具有很强的杀虫活性。     

湛江沿海潮间带产胞外抗菌活性海洋细菌的分离鉴定及生物多样性分析

从硇洲岛和徐闻珊瑚礁自然保护区潮间带采集海水和沉积物标本,采用纯培养的方法分离其中的海洋细菌;以金黄色葡萄球菌、枯草芽抱杆菌和大肠埃希菌等为指示菌,以氨苄青霉素、青霉素-链霉素为阳性对照,采用琼脂扩散法筛选抗菌活性菌株;采用基于16S rDNA序列比对及其系统发育分析对分离培养的阳性海洋细菌进行分类鉴定和生物多样性分析;为进一步从海洋细菌资源中发掘新型抗菌药物奠定基础。结果从106株海洋细菌中筛选出了44株抗细菌活性菌株,阳性率为41.5%。其中,11株具有抗金黄色葡萄球菌作用,31株有抗枯草芽孢杆菌作用,13株有抗大肠埃希菌作用。抗菌活性菌株分布于31属,优势属为芽孢杆菌属(Bacillus)和弧菌属(Vibrio)。这表明分离自硇洲岛和徐闻珊瑚礁自然保护区潮间带的海洋细菌中的抗菌活性菌株具有丰富的生物多样性。     

Specificity and reactive loop length requirements for crmA inhibition of serine proteases

The viral serpin, crmA, is distinguished by its small size and ability to inhibit both serine and cysteine proteases utilizing a reactive loop shorter than most other serpins. Here, we characterize the mechanism of crmA inhibition of serine proteases and probe the reactive loop length requirements for inhibition with two crmA reactive loop variants. P1 Arg crmA inhibited the trypsin-like proteases, thrombin, and factor Xa, with moderate efficiencies (approximately 10(2)-10(4) M(-1)sec(-1)), near equimolar inhibition stoichiometries, and formation of SDS-stable complexes which were resistant to dissociation (k(diss) approximately 10(-7) sec(-1)), consistent with a serpin-type inhibition mechanism. Trypsin was not inhibited, but efficiently cleaved the variant crmA as a substrate (k(cat)/K(M) of approximately 10(6) M(-1) sec(-1)). N-terminal sequencing confirmed that the P1 Arg-P1'Cys bond was the site of cleavage. Altering the placement of the Arg in a double mutant P1 Gly-P1'Arg crmA resulted in minimal ability to inhibit any of the trypsin family proteases. This variant was cleaved by the proteases approximately 10-fold less efficiently than P1 Arg crmA. Surprisingly, pancreatic elastase was rapidly inhibited by wild-type and P1 Arg crmAs (10(5)-10(6) M(-1)sec(-1)), although with elevated inhibition stoichiometries and higher rates of complex dissociation. N-terminal sequencing showed that elastase attacked the P1'Cys-P2'Ala bond, indicating that crmA can inhibit proteases using a reactive loop length similar to that used by other serpins, but with variations in this inhibition arising from different effective P2 residues. These results indicate that crmA inhibits serine proteases by the established serpin conformational trapping mechanism, but is unusual in inhibiting through either of two adjacent reactive sites.     

Recent progress in the discovery of inhibitors targeting coronavirus proteases

Coronaviruses (CoVs) can cause highly prevalent diseases in humans and animals. The fatal outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) highlights the threat posed by this unique virus subfamily. However, no specific drugs have been approved to treat CoV-associated diseases to date. The CoV proteases, which play pivotal roles in viral gene expression and replication through a highly complex cascade involving the proteolytic processing of replicase polyproteins, are attractive targets for drug design. This review summarizes the recent advances in biological and structural studies, together with the development of inhibitors targeting CoV proteases, particularly main proteases (M^pros), which could help develop effective treatments to prevent CoV infection.

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Purification and characterization of extracellular alkaline serine protease from Stenotrophomonas maltophilia strain S-1

AIMS: The present study was conducted by screening soil bacteria in an attempt to isolate a bacterium that produced extracellular alkaline protease, and for purification and characterization of the protease. METHODS AND RESULTS: Soil bacteria were screened by growth on casein as the sole carbon source. Characterization of a strain isolated from soil of Abashiri, Japan indicated a taxonomic affiliation to Stenotrophomonas maltophilia, and was named S-1 strain. The purified S-1 protease, designed S. maltophilia Protease-1 (SmP-1), exhibited an optimal pH of 12.0, optimal reaction temperature of 50 degrees C and a molecular mass of approximately 40 kDa by sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE). The cleavage sites of the oxidized-insulin B chain by SmP-1 were identified as Leu6-Cys7, Cys7-Gly8, Tyr16-Leu17 and Leu17-Val18. The N-terminal amino acid sequence of the purified alkaline protease was determined as NH2-SASAPMVSGVAALVLE. CONCLUSION: A novel extracellular alkaline serine protease was isolated from S. maltophilia strain S-1. The optimal pH of the proteolytic activity was pH 12.0. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY: The extremely high optimal pH and heat stability of the alkaline serine protease SmP-1 might make it widely applicable to food and other industries.     

Protein aggregation in Escherichia coli: role of proteases

Protein aggregation is involved in several human diseases, and presumed to be an important process in protein quality control. In bacteria, aggregation of proteins occurs during stress conditions, such as heat shock. We studied the protein aggregates of Escherichia coli during heat shock. Our results demonstrate that the concentration and diversity of proteins in the aggregates depend on the availability of proteases. Aggregates obtained from mutants in the Lon (La) protease contain three times more protein than wild-type aggregates and show the broadest protein diversity. The results support the assumption that protein aggregates are formed from partially unfolded proteins that were not refolded by chaperones or degraded by proteases.     

Purification and characterization of an alkaline protease from Pseudomonas aeruginosa MN1

An alkaline protease produced by Pseudomonas aeruginosa MN1, isolated from an alkaline tannery waste water, was purified and characterized. The enzyme was purified 25-fold by gel filtration and ion exchange chromatography to a specific activity of 82350 U mg⁻¹. The molecular weight of the enzyme was estimated to be 32000 daltons. The optimum pH and temperature for the proteolytic activity were pH 8.00 and 60°C, respectively. Enzyme activity was inhibited by EDTA suggesting that the preparation contains a metalloprotease. Enzyme activity was strongly inhibited by Zn²⁺, Cu²⁺ and Hg²⁺(5 mM), while Ca²⁺ and Mn²⁺ resulted in partial inhibition. The enzyme is different from other Pseudomonas aeruginosa alkaline proteases in its stability at high temperature; it retained more than 90% and 66% of the initial activity after 15 and 120 min incubation at 60°C. Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology (2000) 24, 291–295. Received 09 June 1999/ Accepted in revised form 24 January 2000     

几种离子及有机物对蜡样芽胞杆菌蛋白酶活力的影响

研究不同浓度的金属离子及有机物对蜡样芽胞杆菌蛋白酶活力的影响,结果表明①五种无机离子中Mg     

Exploration of the effects of sequence variations between HIV-1 and HIV-2 proteases on their three-dimensional structures

Abstract

HIV protease inhibitors (PIs) approved by the FDA (US Food and Drug Administration) are a major class of antiretroviral. HIV-2 protease (PR2) is naturally resistant to most of them as PIs were designed for HIV-1 protease (PR1). In this study, we explored the impact of amino-acid substitutions between PR1 and PR2 on the structure of protease (PR) by comparing the structural variability of 13 regions using 24 PR1 and PR2 structures complexed with diverse ligands. Our analyses confirmed structural rigidity of the catalytic region and highlighted the important role of three regions in the conservation of the catalytic region conformation. Surprisingly, we showed that the flap region, corresponding to a flexible region, exhibits similar conformations in PR1 and PR2. Furthermore, we identified regions exhibiting different conformations in PR1 and PR2, which could be explained by the intrinsic flexibility of these regions, by crystal packing, or by PR1 and PR2 substitutions. Some substitutions induce structural changes in the R2 and R4 regions that could have an impact on the properties of PI-binding site and could thus modify PI binding mode. Substitutions involved in structural changes in the elbow region could alter the flexibility of the PR2 flap regions relative to PR1, and thus play a role in the transition from the semi-open form to the closed form, and have an impact on ligand binding. These results improve the understanding of the impact of sequence variations between PR1 and PR2 on the natural resistance of HIV-2 to commercially available PIs.

Communicated by Ramaswamy H. Sarma     

Streptococcus pneumoniae IgA1 protease: A metalloprotease that can catalyze in a split manner in vitro

IgA1 proteases (IgA1P) from diverse pathogenic bacteria specifically cleave human immunoglobulin A1 (IgA1) at the hinge region, thereby thwarting protective host immune responses. Streptococcus pneumoniae (S. pneumoniae) IgA1P shares no sequence conservation with serine or cysteine types of IgA1Ps or other known proteins, other than a conserved HExxH Zn‐binding motif (1604‐1608) found in metalloproteases. We have developed a novel expression system to produce the mature S. pneumoniae IgA1P and we have discovered that this form is both attached to the bacterial cell surface and released in its full form. Our data demonstrate that the S. pneumoniae IgA1P comprises two distinct regions that associate to form an active metalloprotease, the first such example of a metalloprotease that can be split in vitro and recombined to form an active enzyme. By capitalizing on this novel domain architecture, we show that the N‐terminal region of S. pneumoniae IgA1P comprises the primary binding region for IgA1, although the C‐terminal region of S. pneumoniae IgA1P is necessary for cleavage of IgA1. Our findings lend insight into the protein domain architecture of the S. pneumoniae IgA1P and function of this important virulence factor for S. pneumoniae infection.