适用于高通量筛选的脂肪酶表达系统

突变库容量和高通量筛选方法是影响酶分子定向进化的两个决定因素,虽然巴斯德毕赤酵母pPIC9K表达系统已被广泛使用[1],但由于外源基因可通过单插入整合入基因组,产生多拷贝突变基因,从而干扰后续重组子的筛选;另一方面,pPIC9K表达系统需要甲醇诱导,需要每日补加甲醇来诱     

解脂耶氏酵母脂肪酶基因lip1的克隆、密码子优化及功能表达

摘要：【目的】克隆解脂耶氏酵母（Yarrawia lipolytica）脂肪酶基因lip1,并通过密码子优化,首次实现其在毕赤酵母(Pichia pastoris)中的诱导型和组成型表达。【方法】通过PCR扩增Y. lipolytica脂肪酶基因lip1,根据P. pastoris密码子偏爱性,运用重叠延伸PCR合成改造后基因MLip1,将其分别克隆至诱导型分泌载体pPIC9K和新构建的组成型分泌载体pGAP9K上,电转至P. pastoris GS115中,G418抗性筛选得到高拷贝转化重组子,摇瓶发酵     

带His-tag的解脂耶氏酵母脂肪酶Lip2在毕赤酵母中的表达及纯化

将去自身信号肽并且N-端带6×His标签的YlLip2基因克隆至表达载体pPIC9K中,电转化GS115获得高效表达脂肪酶His₆-YlLip2的基因工程菌。筛选到的阳性克隆子摇瓶发酵脂肪酶活力最高为400U/ml。对重组毕赤酵母在10 L发酵罐中表达His₆-YlLip2的分批补料发酵工艺进行了初步优化,探讨了培养基、pH、温度对生物量和重组蛋白表达量的影响。结果表明:采用FM22培养基,诱导温度为25℃,pH 5.0,甲醇诱导114 h后His₆-YlLip2的最高酶活力达到3160U/ml。SDS-PAGE分析表明,蛋白的分子量大约为38kDa。重组的His₆-YlLip2经镍柱一步纯化后的纯度达到95.43%,比酶活达到4250U/mg。     

Nisin高产菌株的高通量筛选

【目的】乳酸链球菌素(nisin)是一种天然生物活性抗菌肽,对包括食品腐败菌和致病菌在内的许多革兰氏阳性菌具有强烈的抑制作用,而用作食品的防腐剂。本研究通过建立高通量筛选方法,实现高效快速省力的高产菌株筛选,为工业上筛选高产菌株提供研究方案。【方法】通过对Lactococcus lactis ATCC11454菌株进行紫外诱变,获得2511株突变株。利用Biomek FXP自动工作站建立96微孔板的高通量筛选方法,突变株经高通量挑选、菌种培养及菌液稀释后,加入到生长至对数中期的藤黄微球菌中,采用改进后的比浊法快速检测nisin生物活性。用此方法对突变株进行初筛、复筛后可得到nisin高产菌株,并通过摇瓶发酵评估高通量筛选方法。【结果】确定比浊法检测的条件为:nisin活性稀释在10–25 IU/m L范围内,与藤黄微球菌反应2 h后检测藤黄微球菌的菌体量(OD600)。2511株突变株经过2轮高通量筛选,最终获得约50株产量提升的菌株,对其中8株进行摇瓶精确测量,显示产量均有提高,并且其中一株产量提升了30%,成功建立了高通量筛选nisin高产菌株的方法。【结论】利用比浊检测法,在其基础上成功建立高通量筛选高产nisin菌的方法,经过初筛复筛,整个周期由1人耗时5 d即可完成2511株突变株的筛选工作。相较于传统的选育方法,高通量筛选具有快速、稳定、高效的特点,提高了筛选效率,缩短了选育周期,是工业上筛选高产nisin菌的有效手段。     

常规诱变结合高通量筛选选育可利霉素高产菌株

可利霉素是通过基因工程定向育种技术获得的新型大环内酯类抗生素,是国家一类新药.[目的]为满足工业化生产需要,其工程菌株的发酵水平有待提高.[方法]多种常规诱变技术交替处理和高通量筛选方法选育可利霉素高产菌株,处理方法包括原生质体紫外诱变、DES(硫酸二乙酯)诱变、紫外光复活诱变、缬氨酸抗性筛选和正突变菌株的富集.[结果]高产菌株WSJ-1-7-49-133-82-43的摇瓶生物效价比出发菌株WSJ-1-7-49提高56％,500L中试发酵罐突变菌株效价较出发株高61％.[结论]说明多轮常规诱变育种结合高通量的筛选方法可以用于工业生产菌株的高效筛选.     

高通量筛选高产酪氨酸的酿酒酵母菌株

酪氨酸是重要的芳香族氨基酸,自身不仅具有重要的营养价值,也是合成香豆素类化合物和黄酮类化合物的重要前体。文中以实验室前期构建的一株解除了酪氨酸反馈抑制的酿酒酵母Saccharomyces cerevisiae LTH0 (ARO4K229L,ARO7G141S,Δaro10,Δzwf1,Δura3) 为出发菌株,异源表达甜菜黄素合成基因DOD和CYP76AD1,使酿酒酵母产生黄色荧光。然后利用紫外诱变和常压室温等离子体 (Atmospheric and room temperature plasma,ARTP) 诱变相结合的方法对上述菌株进行随机诱变,并通过流式细胞仪筛选荧光强度显著提高的突变株。其中突变株LTH2-5-DOD-CYP76AD1在激发波长485 nm、发射波长505 nm处荧光强度为 (5 941±435) AU/OD,比诱变前提高了8.37倍。对诱变后荧光强度提高较多的14株突变株进行发酵生产酪氨酸,胞外酪氨酸产量最高为26.8 mg/L,比出发菌株提高了3.96倍。进一步异源表达约翰逊黄杆菌Flavobacterium johnsoniae来源的酪氨酸解氨酶FjTAL,对香豆酸产量达到119.8 mg/L,比出发菌株LTH0-FjTAL提高了1.02倍。     

基于酵母水平的高通量药物筛选

随着后基因组时代的到来,越来越多的药物靶标蛋白将会被发现,基于靶标蛋白设计出的化合物也将大量涌现,高通量药物筛选日趋重要。酵母基因组的易操作性及其简单稳定的培养条件,使得该真核微生物成为一种理想的药物筛选工程细胞。本文讨论了选择酵母系统进行细胞水平筛选的优缺点,并从基于靶点和表型两种筛选模式对酵母水平的高通量药物筛选做一总结。     

解脂耶氏酵母TSR1基因的定点诱变

对解脂耶氏酵母与蛋白质分泌有关的TSR1基因进行寡核苷酸介导的定点诱变,限制性内切酶切割的拼接,得到了该基因的一系列缺失突变体。这为进一步研究TSR1基因不同结构域的功能奠定了基础。     

基于常压室温等离子体诱变和高通量筛选选育L-色氨酸高产菌株

L-色氨酸是人体中不可或缺的必需氨基酸,由于其广泛的应用和国内外巨大的需求,L-色氨酸已成为备受关注的研究和产业发展方向。尽管非理性诱变育种策略是一种开发工业菌株的有效手段,但是如何筛选具有理想表型的菌株依然是一个重大挑战。为了提高筛选L-色氨酸高产菌株的效率与准确性,本研究通过常压室温等离子体诱变构建随机突变文库,并结合深孔板高通量筛选,基于能够特异性响应L-色氨酸的拟荧光蛋白传感器从随机突变文库中成功筛选出一株L-色氨酸高产菌株,其产量在摇瓶中达到1.99 g/L,较出发菌株提高了41.77%。还通过基因组与转录组的比较组学分析,进一步对菌株的高产机理进行了解析。本研究基于常压室温等离子体诱变和高通量筛选策略,成功筛选出L-色氨酸高产菌株,为后续进一步选育和开发相关优质的L-色氨酸生产菌株资源提供了坚实的研究基础。     

解脂耶氏酵母脂肪酶LIP4和LIP5在毕赤酵母中的异源表达及酶学性质

【目的】克隆解脂耶氏酵母(Yarrowia lipolytica)脂肪酶LIP4和LIP5的cDNA序列,研究其基因结构,并实现其在毕赤酵母中的功能表达,以探讨其酶学性质。【方法】利用反转录PCR首次扩增LIP4和LIP5的编码基因,用SignalP 3.0分析其基因序列,然后分别构建胞内表达载体pPIC3.5K-Lip4、pPIC3.5K-Lip5和胞外表达载体pPIC9K-Lip4、pPIC9K-Lip5,将其转入毕赤酵母GS115中表达,以NTA树脂纯化酶蛋白,研究其酶学性质。【结果】cDNA序列测序结果显示两者均不含内含子,酶蛋白的氨基酸序列中含有典型脂肪酶的活性三联体结构和五肽保守区;酶学性质研究表明,两者的最适底物均为癸酸(C8)对硝基苯酚酯,最适pH为7.0,最适温度为40℃,但LIP4对pH和温度更敏感;两者均能被Ca2+激活,且LIP5还能为Mg2+激活,但均被Hg2+、乙二胺四乙酸(EDTA)和苯甲基磺酰氟(PMSF)强烈抑制。【结论】首次克隆了解脂耶氏酵母脂肪酶LIP4和LIP5编码基因,实现了其在毕赤酵母中的活性表达,并初步研究了其酶学性质,为上述脂肪酶的应用及进一步深入研究解脂耶氏酵母脂肪酶家族奠定了基础。     

一株脂肪酶产生菌的筛选及产酶条件优化研究

通过利用溴甲酚紫显色培养基初筛和酶活测定法复筛得到产脂肪酶的一株细菌HP2,经形态学观察和生理生化测定初步鉴定该菌株为不动杆菌属。并对该菌株的摇床培养产酶条件进行了初步研究,采用正交试验对HP2菌株发酵产脂肪酶的条件进行了优化,得到最佳发酵条件为初始pH为7.7,培养温度为35℃,接种量(V/V)为1.5%,发酵周期为48 h,酶活力达到129.7 U/mL。     

Pro-antibiotic Substrates for the Identification of Enantioselective Hydrolases

A new growth-based screening method for the identification of enantioselective hydrolases, such as lipases and esterases, using pro-antibiotic substrates was devised. An enantioselective hydrolase could be identified by measuring growth rates of cells in liquid media containing (R)- or (S)-2–phenylbutyric chloramphenicol esters. This method can be applied to the screening of novel enantioselective microbes and to the high-throughput screening for the directed evolution of enantioselective hydrolytic enzymes.     

A sensitive colorimetric high-throughput screening method for lipase synthetic activity assay

A sensitive and practical high-throughput screening method for assaying lipase synthetic activity is described. Lipase-catalyzed transesterification between vinyl acetate and n-butanol in n-hexane was chosen as a model reaction. The released acetaldehyde was determined by the colorimetric method using 3-methyl-2-benzothialinone (MBTH) derivatization. In comparison with other methods, the major advantages of this process include high sensitivity, simple detection, inexpensive reagents, and low requirements for instruments.     

过表达carAB和pyrBI对大肠杆菌发酵胞苷的影响

为了考察氨甲酰磷酸合成酶和天冬氨酸氨甲酰转移酶对大肠杆菌发酵生产胞苷的影响,以E. coli A39 (△cdd)基因组为模板克隆carAB和pyrBI并与载体pSTV28连接构建出重组质粒pSTV28-carAB和pSTV28-pyrBI,将这两个重组质粒分别转入出发菌株A39 (△cdd)后,通过摇瓶发酵研究重组质粒对菌体的生长、胞苷和尿苷产量及副产物乙酸积累的影响。结果显示,工程菌E. coli A39-AB和A39-BI的胞苷产量分别为583.5 mg/L、408.4 mg/L,与出发菌株相比,分别提高了85.3%、29.7%。这说明过表达操纵子基因carAB和pyrBI均可促进胞苷的积累。     

Sequence preference in DNA binding: de novo designed helix–turn–helix metallopeptides recognize a family of DNA target sites

The DNA-binding behavior and target sequences of two designed metallopeptides have been investigated with an iterative electrophoresis mobility shift assay followed by PCR amplification, and by circular dichroism spectroscopy. Peptides P3W and P5b were designed based on the structural similarity of the helix–turn–helix motif of homeodomains and the EF-hand motifs of calmodulin, as previously described for P3W. Like P3W, P5b binds both Eu(III) (K _d=12.6±1.9 μM) and Ca(II) (K _d=70±8 μM) with reasonable affinity. Binding selection from a library of randomized 8-mer DNA oligonucleotide sequences identified one target family for CaP5b [5′-pur-T-pur-G-(G/C)-3′], and two target sites for CaP3W [5′-(A/T)-G-G-G-(T/C)-3′ and 5′-A-T-(G/T)-T-G-3′]. Circular dichroism studies indicate that unlike EuP3W, EuP5b is poorly folded in the absence of DNA. In the presence of DNA containing target-binding sites for both peptides, both EuP3W and EuP5b increase in helical content, in the latter case significantly. These results suggest that EuP5b binding to target DNA involves an induced-fit mechanism. These small chimeric metallopeptides have been found to bind selectively to DNA targets, analogous to natural protein–DNA interactions. This corroborates our earlier conclusions (J. Am. Chem. Soc. 125:6656, 2003) that sequence-preferential DNA cleavage by Ce(IV)P3W was due to sequence recognition. Electronic Supplementary Material Supplementary material is available for this article at and is accessible for authorized users.     

New inhibitors of VEGFR-2 targeting the extracellular domain dimerization process

We are reporting the discovery of small molecule inhibitors for vascular endothelial growth factor receptor type 2 (VEGFR-2) extracellular domain. The VEGFR-2 extracellular domain is responsible for the homo-dimerization process, which has been recently reported as a main step in VEGFR signal transduction cascade. This cascade is essential for the vascularization and survival of most types of cancers. Two main design strategies were used; Molecular docking-based Virtual Screening and Fragment Based Design (FBD). A virtual library of drug like compounds was screened using a cascade of docking techniques in order to discover an inhibitor that binds to this new binding site. Rapid docking methodology was used first to filter the large number of compounds followed by more accurate and slow ones. Fragment based molecular design was adopted afterwards due to unsatisfactory results of screening process. Screening and design process resulted in a group of inhibitors with superior binding energies exceeding that of the natural substrate. Molecular dynamics simulation was used to test the stability of binding of these inhibitors and finally the drug ability of these compounds was assisted using Lipinski rule of five. By this way the designed compounds have shown to possess high pharmacologic potential as novel anticancer agents.     

药效假说在配体从头设计中的适用性探讨

在基于靶蛋白结构的多肽分子设计中,药效假说是从头设计方法的基本前提。虽然该假说是否成立已有不少议论,但尚未见到系统分析的报道。通过对８个蛋白质复物界面做了氨基酸模拟图谱,并从模拟图谱的结构偏差与能量分量的关系,对药效假说的适用条件进行了讨论。同时也给出一个ＨＩＶ－１蛋白酶及抑制剂复合物的功能图谱。从所得结果来看,药效假说在以氨基酸为药效基团时,尽管不少情况下仍然有效,但不是谱遍成立的。     

药效假说在配体从头设计中的适用性探讨

在基于靶蛋白结构的多肽分子设计中,药效假说是从头设计方法的基本前提。虽然该假说是否成立已有不少议论,但尚未见到系统分析的报道。通过对８ 个蛋白质复合物界面做了氨基酸模拟图谱,并从模拟图谱的结构偏差与能量分量的关系,对药效假说的适用条件进行了讨论。同时也给出一个ＨＩＶ－ １ 蛋白酶及抑制剂复合物的功能图谱。从所得结果来看,药效假说在以氨基酸为药效基团时,尽管不少情况下仍然有效,但不是普遍成立的。