蚓激酶基因的克隆及在毕赤酵母中的表达

以赤子爱胜蚓(Eisenia fetida)体内的总RNA为模板,通过RT-PCR方法扩增含自身信号肽的蚓激酶基因F238,将其克隆到pUCm-T载体上,并进行测序。GenBank登录号为:DQ202401。测序结果表明基因全长为738bp,共编码245个氨基酸,包括7个氨基酸的信号肽序列和238个氨基酸的成熟肽序列。与粉正蚓(Lumbricus rubellus)F-III-2相比,核苷酸与氨基酸序列的同源性均为99%,仅存在2个碱基的差异,导致2个氨基酸的突变。通过生物信息学方法对蛋白质的理化及结构特性进行分析预测,F238的等电点为4.61,含有11个半胱氨酸,形成3个二硫键。蛋白质分子主要由β折叠组成,具有丝氨酸活性中心,属丝氨酸蛋白酶超家族胰蛋白酶类。以重组质粒pUCm-T-F238为模板,通过PCR方法扩增去信号肽的蚓激酶基因F238-m,构建毕赤酵母(Pichia pastoris)表达载体pPIC9-F238-m,将其线性化后用电穿孔法导入酵母宿主菌GS115中。在MM和MD平板上筛选表型,经甲醇诱导后,SDS-PAGE分析显示表达产物的分子量为28kDa左右,纤维平板法测定活力最高可达100U/mL。     

纳豆激酶基因的克隆及其在毕赤酵母中的表达

纳豆激酶纳是从日本传统食品纳豆中发现的一类具有溶栓效果的蛋白酶,由于其具有安全,高效,作用时间长,易吸收,廉价等优点,现在正成为一个开发治疗血栓类疾病药物的研究热点。从本实验室保存的一株高溶栓的纳豆杆菌N07出发,提取总基因组DNA,利用PCR手段扩增获得了纳豆激酶长为825bp的成熟肽基因片段。构建重组表达质粒pPICZaA-NK,经EcoR I、Xba I双酶切、PCR、测序验证得出重组表达质粒上的外源基因即为825bp的目的片段;将重组质粒pPICZaA-NK用内切酶Sac I线性化后电击导入毕赤酵母X33,通过含Zeocin的YPDS平板筛选获得重组酵母。重组酵母在BMMY培养基中发酵培养,用1%甲醇诱导目的蛋白表达。用纤维蛋白平板法检测发现发酵上清具有纤溶活性,经硫酸铵盐析、透析、Sephadex-G50过柱等步骤分离得到纳豆激酶蛋白,进行SDS-PAGE鉴定表明,表达的纳豆激酶蛋白分子量为27KD。以尿激酶为标准,实验所得纳豆激酶发酵上清液溶栓活性约为195U/mL。成功的将纳豆激酶成熟肽基因在毕赤酵母X33中表达,为纳豆激酶基因工程进一步研究奠定基础。     

Cloning of Trypanosoma cruzi trans-sialidase and expression in Pichia pastoris

Trypanosoma cruzi, the agent causing Chagas' disease, expresses an enzyme that transfers sialic acids among glycoproteins and glycolipids both from the host cell surface and its own surface. This enzyme, called trans-sialidase, is different from higher eukaryotic sialyltransferases in that it does not accept cytidine 5'-monophospho-N-acetylneuraminic acid as a donor substrate. Also, the common glycosyltransferase structure is not present. To study this enzyme, an active member was cloned and expressed in higher eukaryotic cells. Expression of recombinant enzyme was achieved in the methylotrophic yeast Pichia pastoris. The N-terminal fusion of a secretion signal and the C-terminal addition of an epitope tag resulted not only in high expression levels, but also enabled easy detection and purification. Using P. pastoris, we obtained about 5 mg of enzymatically active trans-sialidase per liter of induced culture medium.     

Expression and characterization of glycosylated and catalytically active recombinant human alpha-galactosidase A produced in Pichia pastoris

Fabry disease is an X-linked inborn error of glycolipid metabolism caused by deficiency of the lysosomal enzyme alpha-galactosidase A. This enzyme is responsible for the hydrolysis of terminal alpha-galactoside linkages in various glycolipids. An improved method of production of recombinant alpha-galactosidase A for use in humans is needed in order to develop new approaches for enzyme therapy. Human alpha-galactosidase A for use in enzyme therapy has previously been obtained from human sources and from recombinant clones derived from human cells, CHO cells, and insect cells. In this report we describe the construction of clones of the methylotrophic yeast Pichia pastoris that produce recombinant human alpha-galactosidase A. Recombinant human alpha-galactosidase A is secreted by these Pichia clones and the level of production is more than 30-fold greater than that of previously used methods. Production was optimized using variations in temperature, pH, cDNA copy number, and other variables using shake flasks and a bioreactor. Expression of the human enzyme increased with increasing cDNA copy number at 25 degrees C, but not at the standard growth temperature of 30 degrees C. The recombinant alpha-galactosidase A was purified to homogeneity using ion exchange (POROS 20 CM, POROS 20 HQ) and hydrophobic (Toso-ether, Toso-butyl) chromatography with a BioCAD HPLC Workstation. Purified recombinant alpha-galactosidase A was taken up by fibroblasts derived from Fabry disease patients and normal enzyme levels could be restored under these conditions. Analysis of the carbohydrate present on the recombinant enzyme indicated the predominant presence of N-linked high-mannose structures rather than complex carbohydrates.     

纤维连接蛋白C端肝素结合域多肽在毕赤酵母中的表达、纯化及鉴定

为在毕赤酵母中表达纤维连接蛋白C端肝素结合域(Fibronectin C-terminal heparin-binding domainFNCHBD)多肽并研究其功能,通过PCR技术扩增FNCHBD目的基因,将目的基因与T载体连接,经测序正确后,插入pAo815SM酵母表达载体增加基因拷贝数,然后酶切克隆入酵母表达载pPIC9K;将重组质粒Sal I酶切线性化后转化毕赤酵母菌株,筛选工程菌,经甲醇诱导表达,用SDS-PAGE检测发酵上清液,表明有重组蛋白FNCHBD多肽的高表达,表达产物通过离心、超滤、离子交换层析纯化,纯化产物通过SDS-PAGE、Western blotting印迹、质谱及肝素亲和层沉析对表达产物进行鉴定。结果表明利用酵母工程菌成功表达和纯化了FNCHBD多肽,多肽的分子量接近32 kDa,纯化产物的纯度可达95%以上,能被FN多克隆抗体特异识别且具有多肽肝素结合活性,为后续结构及功能的研究奠定基础。     

狐狸生长激素基因的克隆及其在毕赤酵母中的表达

为制备重组狐狸生长激素(fGH),采用RT-PCR方法,从银狐垂体中扩增fGHcDNA基因,利用SnaBI和NotI位点将fGH基因插入到酵母分泌型表达载体pPIC9K中α-因子信号肽的下游,构建成fGH基因的酵母分泌型表达载体pPIC9K/fGH,载体经SalI酶切线性化后,通过电转移将线性化的pPIC9K/fGH转化到组氨酸缺陷型酵母宿主菌GS115中。然后利用不含氨基酸的以葡萄糖为碳源的培养基(MD)和以甲醇为碳源的培养基(MM)筛选出组氨酸His+型和甲醇利用正型(Mut+)酵母重组体,再经G418加压筛选出高拷贝fGH基因的重组酵母,经摇瓶发酵培养和甲醇诱导使fGH进行分泌表达。结果表明本实验扩增的fGH基因序列与GenBank发表的序列基本一致,发酵液经SDS-PAGE和Western blotting检测证明构建的重组酵母能够分泌表达fGH,表达的fGH占发酵液总蛋白的34%,表达量达119mg/L发酵液。     

耐碱性甘露聚糖酶基因的克隆及其在毕赤酵母中的表达

通过功能平板从土壤中筛选得到含甘露聚糖酶基因的耐碱菌株。构建其基因组文库,从中筛选到甘露聚糖酶基因TM1并测序分析,用BLAST分析表明,TM1的氨基酸序列与其他在GenBank发表的甘露聚糖酶的氨基酸序列的同源性均低于60%,故确定其为一个新的甘露聚糖酶基因(GenBank登录号为AY623903)。将此基因去除信号肽后的编码序列克隆到表达载体pHBM905C上,得到重组质粒pHBM1201。经SalⅠ酶切后分别转化毕赤酵母(Pichiapastoris)KM71、GS115、SMD1168,得到分泌表达的重组毕赤酵母。挑选相对表达量最高的重组毕赤酵母SMD1168-3在摇瓶中诱导产酶,对该酶的粗酶进行酶学性质分析表明,其最适反应温度为55℃,最适PH值为7.5,以魔芋粉为底物所测得的最高酶活为41.8U,半衰期为1h,在80℃保温5min其酶活由最初酶活的77%下降到11%,温度下降到55℃后活性可恢复到最初酶活的60%以上。     

High-level expression of a biologically active staphylokinase in Pichia pastoris

Staphylokinase (SAK) as the third generation thrombolytic molecule is a promising agent for the treatment of thrombosis. SAK variant of SAKфC was expressed in Pichia pastoris strains KM71H and GS115. The codon adaptation index of SAK was improved from 0.75 to 0.89. The expression of recombinant SAK (rSAK) reached to its maximum (310?mg/L of the culture medium) after 48-hr stimulation with 3% methanol and remained steady until day 5. The maximum activity of the enzyme was at pH 8.6 and 37°C. It was highly active at temperatures 20–37°C and pH ranges of 6.8–9 (relative residual activity more than 80%). It was determined that rSAK was 73.8% of the total proteins secreted by P. pastoris KM71H into the culture media. The specific activities of rSAK were measured as 9,002 and 21,042?U/mg for the nonpurified and purified proteins, respectively. The quantity of the purified protein (>99% purity) was 720?µg/mL with a purification factor of 2.34. Western blot analysis showed two bands of nearly 22 and 18.6?kDa. It was concluded that P. pastoris is a proper host for expression of biologically active and endotoxin-free rSAK due to its high expression and low protein impurity in culture supernatant.     

利用毕赤酵母系统直接分泌表达具有活性的谷氨酰胺转胺酶

使用异源表达系统直接分泌表达具有活性的微生物谷氨酰胺转氨酶(Microbial transglutaminase,MTG)是目前最具前景的MTG生产方法之一,但由于产量较低无法实现工业化生产.毕赤酵母是近年来发展出的高效蛋白表达系统.通过采用pro序列与成熟MTG基因共表达的策略,成功地实现了用重组毕赤酵母分泌表达具有活性的茂原链霉菌Streptomyces mobaraense MTG.进一步通过对pro序列和MTG基因拷贝数以及重组酵母培养条件的优化,最终使得MTG在1L发酵罐中高密度发酵的酶活达到7.3 U/mL,为MTG的工业化生产奠定了基础.     

Cloning and expression of Trichoderma reesei cellobiohydrolase I in Pichia pastoris.

Pichia pastoris was transformed with the Trichoderma reesei cbh1 gene, and the recombinant enzyme was purified and analyzed kinetically and by circular dichroism. The P. pastoris rCBH I was recognized by MoAb raised to T. reesei CBH I but was found in multiple molecular weight species on SDS-PAGE gels. Carbohydrate content determination and SDS-PAGE western analysis indicated that the recombinant protein was hyperglycosylated, although a species very similar in molecular weight to the T. reesei enzyme could be isolated chromatographically. The P. pastoris rCBH I also demonstrated activity toward soluble and insoluble substrates (i.e., pNPL and Sigmacell), although at a level significantly lower than the wild-type enzyme. More seriously, the yeast-expressed enzyme showed non-wild-type secondary structure by circular dichroism. We conclude that P. pastoris may not serve as an adequate host for the site-directed mutagenesis of T. reesei CBH I.     

大口鲶ob基因的克隆及其在毕赤酵母中的表达

1994年Zhang等人利用定位克隆技术首次成功地克隆出小鼠肥胖基因(obese gene,ob基因)及人类同源序列后[1],其他动物如鸡、鸭、猪等的肥胖基因结构和部分功能相继得到了报道,但关于鱼类ob基因的结构和功能研究报道较少.     

抗菌肽CM4基因克隆及其在毕赤酵母中的表达鉴定

为了在毕赤酵母中获得抗菌肽CM4表达,将抗菌肽CM4基因克隆入表达质粒pPIC9,SacⅠ线性化的重组表达质粒pPIC9-CM4电击转化P.pastorisGS115(his-),采用MM、MD板和PCR法筛选Mut 表型,甲醇诱导表达;抗菌活性检测、Tricine-SDS-PAGE及酸性活性电泳均表明抗菌肽CM4在毕赤酵母中成功地分泌表达;重组抗菌肽CM4对黑曲霉(Aspergillus niger)、绿色木霉(Trichoderma viride)都有很强的抑菌活性。     

Cloning,expression, and characterization of Aureobasidium melanogenum lipase in Pichia pastoris

cDNA of Aureobasidium melanogenum lipase comprises 1254 bp encoding 417 amino acids, whereas genomic DNA of lipase comprises 1311 bp with one intron (57 bp). The lipase gene contains a putative signal peptide encoding 26 amino acids. The A. melanogenum lipase gene was successfully expressed in Pichia pastoris. Recombinant lipase in an inducible expression system showed the highest lipase activity of 3.8 U/mL after six days of 2% v/v methanol induction. The molecular mass of purified recombinant lipase was estimated as 39 kDa using SDS-PAGE. Optimal lipase activity was observed at 35–37 °C and pH 7.0 using p-nitrophenyl laurate as the substrate. Lipase activity was enhanced by Mg²⁺, Mn²⁺, Li⁺, Ca²⁺, Ni²⁺, CHAPS, DTT, and EDTA and inhibited by Hg²⁺, Ag⁺, SDS, Tween 20, and Triton X-100. The addition of 10% v/v acetone, DMSO, p-xylene, and octanol increased lipase activity, whereas that of propanol and butanol strongly inhibited it.     

High level expression of active recombinant human interleukin-3 in Pichia pastoris

Interleukin-3 (IL-3) is a hematopoietic growth factor involved in the survival, proliferation and differentiation of multipotent hematopoietic cells. A DNA fragment containing the mature human IL-3 sequence was cloned into pPICZαA, generating a fusion protein with the alpha factor signal sequence in the N-terminus and 6×His as well as c-Myc tags in the C-terminus. The resulting plasmid was integrated into the genome of Pichia pastoris strain X-33. Recombinant yeast transformants with high-level rhIL-3 production were identified, secreting as much as 26 mg/L rhIL-3 after 4 days of induction by methanol in flask. The rhIL-3 was purified by Ni⁺-NTA affinity chromatography, followed by DEAE anion exchange, yielding over 95% highly purified rhIL-3 preparation at about 21 mg/L. Mass spectrometry and MALDI-TOF-TOF analysis of the purified rIL-3 showed molecular weights of 18995.694 Da and 22317.469 Da, due to different degrees of N-linked glycosylation. The biological activity of the rhIL-3 proteins was confirmed by its ability to support ba/f3 cells proliferation and activate the ERK signaling pathways. The results demonstrate that the experimental procedure we have developed can produce a large amount of active recombinant human IL-3 from P. pastoris.     

Cloning and expression of single chain antibody fragments in Escherichia coli and Pichia pastoris

The potential of recombinant antibody fragments is likely to be fulfilled only if they can be produced routinely at high concentrations. We have compared the ability of Escherichia coli and Pichia pastoris to produce functional recombinant single chain antibody (scAb) fragments. Two scAb fragments were expressed, an antihuman type V acid phosphatase (TRAP) and an anti-Pseudomonas aeruginosa lipoprotein I. We report here that, while expression from P. pastoris resulted in a significantly increased level of expression of the anti-TRAP scAb compared to E. coli, neither fragment was able to bind its target antigen as well as the bacterial product.     

黑曲霉脯氨酸蛋白内肽酶基因的克隆及其在酵母中的表达

以A．niger TCCC41013总RNA为模板,通过RT-PCR扩增含自身信号肽的脯氨酸蛋白内肽酶基因pep,将其克隆到pUCm-T载体上进行测序。测序结果表明基因全长1581bp,共编码526个氨基酸,包括22个氨基酸的信号肽序列和504个氨基酸的成熟肽序列。通过生物信息学方法对蛋白质的理化性质进行分析预测,脯氨酸蛋白内肽酶等电点为4．43,具有丝氨酸活性中心,属丝氨酸羧肽酶S28家族。以重组质粒pUCm．T-pep为模板,通过PCR扩增去除自身信号肽的pep,构建毕赤酵母表达载体pPIC9-peP,电转酵母宿主菌GS115。SDS-PAGE分析显示表达产物的分子量为60000Da左右,酶特异性底物法测定酶活力最高可达2275．4mU／mL。     

Cloning, expression, and purification of lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 in Pichia pastoris

Lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A₂ (Lp-PLA₂) has been shown to play a crucial role in atherosclerosis, and has been proposed as a promising target for drug discovery. Here, we cloned the Lp-PLA ₂ gene from differentiated THP-1 cells, and inserted a carboxy-terminal His₆-tagged version of the gene into the pPIC9 Pichia expression vector. The Lp-PLA₂ fusion protein was successfully expressed in Pichia pastoris expression system and could be rapidly purified to apparent homogeneity using a single-step purification method. The activity of our recombinant Lp-PLA₂ was strong when [³H] PAF was used as a substrate, and the Lp-PLA₂ inhibitor SB435495 exhibited an inhibitory curve against the recombinant Lp-PLA₂ (IC₅₀=15.93±1 μM). This novel recombinant Lp-PLA₂ could prove useful as a screening model for Lp-PLA₂ inhibitors, and may facilitate further investigation of this protein in atherosclerosis.     

Cloning and expression of earthworm fibrinolytic enzyme PM(246) in Pichia pastoris

We have cloned, expressed, and purified a novel earthworm fibrinolytic enzyme (EFE) of Lumbricus rubellus in Pichia pastoris. Its cDNA sequence revealed a 747bp region containing an intact ORF that encodes a protein of 246 amino acid residues, designated as EFE PM(246). While EFE PM(246) is distinct, its cDNA shows a high degree of sequence homologies with four other EFE cDNAs registered in GenBank. The recombinant EFE PM(246) was active, showing a fibrinolytic activity of 7.5 x 10(6)U/L in basal salts medium, a higher fibrinolytic activity than those produced in other expression systems. The recombinant EFE PM(246) expressed in basal salts medium was purified by a three-step purification procedure with a recovery rate of about 20%. This is the first report detailing the successful purification of a genetically engineered earthworm fibrinolytic enzyme. The main physiochemical features of the EFE PM(246), including temperature stability, pH resistance, and sensitivity to some protein inhibitors, were also characterized.     

Recombinant protein expression in Pichia pastoris

The methylotrophic yeast Pichia pastoris is now one of the standard tools used in molecular biology for the generation of recombinant protein. P. pastoris has demonstrated its most powerful success as a large-scale (fermentation) recombinant protein production tool. What began more than 20 years ago as a program to convert abundant methanol to a protein source for animal feed has been developed into what is today two important biological tools: a model eukaryote used in cell biology research and a recombinant protein production system. To date well over 200 heterologous proteins have been expressed in P. pastoris. Significant advances in the development of new strains and vectors, improved techniques, and the commercial availability of these tools coupled with a better understanding of the biology of Pichia species have led to this microbe's value and power in commercial and research labs alike.     

巴斯德毕赤酵母表达系统研究进展

巴斯德毕赤酵母表达系统现在已经发展成为一种高效的外源蛋白基因优秀表达系统,该系统具有高表达、高稳定、高分泌、容易放大和成本低等优点,目前已有多种外源蛋白基因在该系统中实现高效表达,对巴斯德毕赤酵母表达系统的进一步研究将会促进其大规模的工业化应用。