High cell density cultivation of recombinant yeasts and bacteria under non-pressurized and pressurized conditions in stirred tank bioreactors

This study demonstrates the applicability of pressurized stirred tank bioreactors for oxygen transfer enhancement in aerobic cultivation processes. The specific power input and the reactor pressure was employed as process variable. As model organism Escherichia coli, Arxula adeninivorans, Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Corynebacterium glutamicum were cultivated to high cell densities. By applying specific power inputs of approx. 48kWm(-3) the oxygen transfer rate of a E. coli culture in the non-pressurized stirred tank bioreactor was lifted up to values of 0.51moll(-1)h(-1). When a reactor pressure up to 10bar was applied, the oxygen transfer rate of a pressurized stirred tank bioreactor was lifted up to values of 0.89moll(-1)h(-1). The non-pressurized stirred tank bioreactor was able to support non-oxygen limited growth of cell densities of more than 40gl(-1) cell dry weight (CDW) of E. coli, whereas the pressurized stirred tank bioreactor was able to support non-oxygen limited growth of cell densities up to 225gl(-1) CDW of A. adeninivorans, 89gl(-1) CDW of S. cerevisiae, 226gl(-1) CDW of C. glutamicum and 110gl(-1) CDW of E. coli. Compared to literature data, some of these cell densities are the highest values ever achieved in high cell density cultivation of microorganisms in stirred tank bioreactors. By comparing the specific power inputs as well as the k(L)a values of both systems, it is demonstrated that only the pressure is a scaleable tool for oxygen transfer enhancement in industrial stirred tank bioreactors. Furthermore, it was shown that increased carbon dioxide partial pressures did not remarkably inhibit the growth of the investigated model organisms.     

Molecular cloning of polyhydroxyalkanoate synthesis operon from Aeromonas hydrophila and its expression in Escherichia coli

The polyhydroxyalkanoate synthesis operon was cloned from Aeromonas hydrophila CGMCC 0911. Heterogeneous expression of the cloned polyhydroxyalkanoate synthesis operon in Escherichia coli resulted in accumulation of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyhexanoate) consisting of 13.9 mol % 3-hydroxyhexanoate up to 29.2 wt % of cell dry weight when grown in lauric acid. The cell dry weight of recombinant E. coli harboring the polyhydroxyalkanoate synthesis operon was improved to 1.7 g L (-1), which was much higher than that of 0.3 g L (-1) of the wild type E. coli. Coexpression of acyl-CoA dehydrogenase gene (yafH) from E. coli and Vitreoscilla hemoglobin gene (vgb) from Vitreoscilla together with the whole A. hydrophila CGMCC 0911 polyhydroxyalkanoate synthesis operon facilitated cell growth and polyhydroxyalkanoate accumulation in E. coli. When yafH was coexpressed together with the polyhydroxyalkanoate synthesis operon, the poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyhexanoate) content was increased from 29.2 to 52.1 wt %, and the cell dry weight was also increased slightly from 1.70 to 1.86 g L (-1). Coexpression of vgb gene could further enhance the cell dry weight to 2.0 g L(-1) and the polyhydroxyalkanoate content to 60.7 wt %.     

High cell density cultivation of recombinant Escherichia coli for prodrug of recombinant human GLPs production

Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1)(2) has been attracting increasing interest on account of its prominent benefits in type 2 diabetes. However, its clinical applications are limited by the short half-life in vivo. To overcome this limitation, a new polymer of GLP-1 was developed by prodrug strategy. In this study a recombinant protein, rhGLPs, was successfully constructed, cloned into plasmid pET30a (+) and expressed in Escherichia coli ArcticExpress(DE3)RP in the form of inclusion body. The recombinant fusion protein productivity could be enhanced by high cell density culture of the recombinant strain. As a result, about 40g wet weight cells per liter were obtained. The protein was purified by size-exclusion chromatography on a Superdex 75 column and refolded using reverse dilution and dialysis methods. SDS-PAGE, HPLC and MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry were undertaken to determine the purity and molecular weight of rhGLPs. Bioactivity assay revealed that it had glucose-lowering and insulin-releasing action in vivo.     

Phenotypes and fed-batch fermentation of ubiquinone-overproducing fission yeast using ppt1 gene

Ubiquinone (UQ), a component of the electron transfer system in many organisms, has been widely used for pharmaceuticals and cosmetics. In this study, we cloned and overexpressed the full-length ppt1 (MTppt1) gene, which encodes p-hydroxybenzoate:polyprenyltransferase and ERppt1 gene, which was modified to be localized on endoplasmic reticulum in fission yeast. The yeast MTppt1 and ERppt1 transgenic lines showed about 3.7 and 5.1 times increment in UQ content and the recombinant yeasts with a higher UQ level are more resistant to H(2)O(2), Cu(2+) and NaCl, and interestingly their growth was also faster than the wild type at lower temperature. For large-scale cultivation, the direct feedback control of glucose using an on-line ethanol concentration monitor for ubiquinone production of yeast ERppt1 by high-cell-density fermentation was investigated and the fermentation parameters (e.g., dissolved oxygen, pH, ethanol concentration, oxygen uptake rate, carbon dioxide evolution rate and respiration quotient) were also discussed. After 90 h cultures, the yeast dry cell weight reached 57 gl(-1) and the ubiquinone yield reached 23 mgl(-1). In addition, plasmid stability was maintained at high level throughout the fermentation.     

Over-expression of recombinant human interferon-gamma in high cell density fermentation of Escherichia coli

Human interferon-gamma (hIFN-gamma) was expressed in Escherichia coli BL21(DE3) under the control of the T7 promoter. Glucose was used as the sole source of carbon and energy with simple exponential feeding rate in fed-batch process. Cell density of recombinant E. coli was reached to 100 g dry wt l(-1) under both constant (0.12 h(-1)) and variable (0.12-0.52 h(-1)) specific growth rates. In the variable specific growth rate fed-batch process, plasmid stability and specific yield of rhIFN-gamma were greater than constant specific growth rate fed-batch process. The final specific yield and overall productivity of rhIFN-gamma were 0.35 +/- 0.02 g rhIFN-gamma g(-1) dry cell wt and 0.9 +/- 0.05 g rhIFN-gamma l(-1) h(-1) in the variable specific growth rate fed-batch process, respectively.     

Production of bovine insulin-like growth factor 2 (bIGF2) in Escherichia coli

Bovine insulin-like growth factor 2 (bIGF2) was produced in inclusion bodies in the cytoplasm of Escherichia coli and accumulated at high levels: 20-25% of total Coomassie-stained bacterial protein. The level of accumulation of bIGF2 was affected by the choice of codons in the 5' end of the coding sequence and by a rpoH mutation in the host cells. Purified recombinant bIGF2 had the native N terminus and the same mitogenic activity as that of bIGF2 purified from bovine serum.     

原核生物核糖核酸酶HII基因的克隆及在大肠杆菌中的高效表达

核糖核酸酶HII (RNaseHII)能有效降解RNA和DNA杂交链中的RNA链。为进一步研究其功能 ,利用大肠杆菌XL1blue为模板 ,相应的寡聚脱氧核苷酸为引物 ,PCR扩增大肠杆菌RNaseHII(rnh 2 )基因 ,并将目的基因连接到克隆载体 pUC18上 ,经测序确认无误 ,分别亚克隆到能够进行IPTG诱导的表达载体pTrcHisC和进行温度诱导的表达载体pBV2 2 0上。重组质粒转化到大肠杆菌DH5α细胞中获得高效表达。在载体pTrcHisC和 pBV2 2 0中目的蛋白RNaseHII的表达量均超过菌体总蛋白的 2 0 % ,且表达产物以稳定的包涵体形式存在。此项工作为以后目的蛋白的纯化提供了有利条件 ,并为研究其结构和功能奠定了基础。     

Strategy to approach stable production of recombinant nattokinase in Bacillus subtilis

Bacillus subtilis (B. subtilis) is widely accepted as an excellent host cell for the secretory production of recombinant proteins. In this study, a shuttle vector was constructed by fusion of Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) plasmid pUB110 with Escherichia coli (E. coli) plasmid pUC18 and used for the expression of nattokinase in B. subtilis. The pUB110/pUC-based plasmid was found to exhibit high structural instability with the identification of a DNA deletion between two repeated regions. An initial attempt was made to eliminate the homologous site in the plasmid, whereas the stability of the resulting plasmid was not improved. In an alternative way, the pUC18-derived region in this hybrid vector was replaced by the suicidal R6K plasmid origin of E. coli. As a consequence, the pUB110/R6K-based plasmid displayed full structural stability, leading to a high-level production of recombinant nattokinase in the culture broth. This was mirrored by the detection of a very low level of high molecular weight DNAs generated by the plasmid. Moreover, 2-fold higher nattokinase production was obtained by B. subtilis strain carrying the pUB110/R6K-based plasmid as compared to the cell with the pAMbeta1-derived vector, a plasmid known to have high structural stability. Overall, it indicates the feasibility of the approach by fusing two compatible plasmid origins for stable and efficient production of recombinant nattokinase in B. subtilis.     

Effect of specific production rate of recombinant protein on multimerization of plasmid vector and gene expression level

In fed-batch cultures of recombinant Escherichia coli BL21(DE3)[pT7-G3IL2] at high cell concentration, the post-induction specific growth rate was carefully regulated by controlled medium feed to maximize the synthesis level of recombinant fusion interleukin-2, G3.IL-2. A maximum concentration of G3.IL-2 (11.25 g l(-1)) was achieved in the induced recombinant culture growing at the rate of 0.056 h(-1). A steep decrease in the expression level of G3.IL-2 was observed at the post-induction specific growth rates higher than its optimal value (0.056 h(-1)). In the induced recombinant cultures, plasmid multimerization was observed and highly dependent on specific growth and production rate: a higher post-induction specific growth rate and an increased specific production rate tended to significantly promote it much further. Moreover, plasmid stability was found to decrease rapidly in a faster growing culture.     

High-level expression of human extracellular superoxide dismutase in Escherichia coli and insect cells.

Much is known about the physical properties of the Cu,Zn- and Mn-superoxide dismutases (SODs). However, the biochemical characteristics and pharmacological properties of extracellular (EC)-SOD have been severely limited due to difficulties in obtaining and purifying the enzyme. The EC-SOD cDNA was inserted into the Escherichia coli expression plasmid pET-28a(+) which contains the T7 promoter and transformed into the E. coli BL21(DE3). After induction with 1 mmol/L isopropyl beta-D-thiogalactoside, the recombinant human EC-SOD was highly expressed as inclusion bodies. SDS-PAGE analysis revealed that recombinant EC-SOD accumulated up to 26% of the total soluble protein of E. coli cells. The expression product was purified by a Ni(2+)-IDA-Sepharose 6B column. After the denaturing and refolding processes, the recombinant human EC-SOD retains the specific enzymatic activity of 920 U/mg of the purified product. The gene encoding human EC-SOD mature peptide was also inserted into the donor plasmid pFastBacHTb. After transposition, transfection, and amplification were performed, the recombinant baculoviruses infected the Tn-5B1-4 cells and EC-SOD was highly expressed in Tn-5B1-4 cells. SDS-PAGE and Western blot analysis revealed that the subunit molecular weight of the expression product is 28 kDa. Furthermore, recombinant human EC-SOD retains the enzymatic specific activity of 200 U/mg of the Tn-5B1-4 cell lysates.     

补料速度对工程菌生长和产物表达的影响研究

通过研究各培养阶段补料速度对温敏启动子控制的rIL-2工程菌E.coliK802(pLY-4)培养密度和rIL-2表达的影响,发现在各培养阶段控制不同的补料速度有利于提高菌密度和rIL-2表达,缩短培养周期。确定了rIL-2工程菌高密度培养方案,三批重复实验,平均菌密度为58OD_(600);菌干重18.0g/L,rIL-2表达水平为42.4％。     

O型口蹄疫病毒VP1基因与大肠杆菌不耐热肠毒素LTB 基因的融合表达及表达产物的免疫原性分析

以质粒pMDTLT为模板、用PCR的方法扩增出LTB基因,然后将其插入到pETVP1质粒中VP1基因的上游,构建了含有融合基因LTBVP1的表达质粒pETLTBVP1。转化宿主菌BL21(DE3)LysS后进行诱导表达,诱导菌经SDS-PAGE显示重组蛋白以包涵体的形式表达,分子量约为39kD;Western blotting分析表明,重组蛋白能与FMDV阳性血清及兔抗霍乱毒素(CT)血清反应,说明融合蛋白保持了LTB和VP1各自的免疫学活性。小鼠免疫实验表明:该融合蛋白通过腹腔接种小鼠能诱导产生较强的免疫应答反应,免疫鼠产生的血清抗体水平高于试验中商品口蹄疫疫苗免疫组。     

High-level expression of human BSF-2/IL-6 cDNA in Escherichia coli using a new type of expression-preparation system

BSF-2 (B cell stimulatory factor-2/IL-6) is a member of the lymphokine family and responsible for B cell differentiation. Expression plasmids of human BSF-2 cDNA were constructed using a trp promotor/operator and a trpA terminator. In an extract of Escherichia coli HB101 holding "direct" expression plasmid pBSF-2D, activity of BSF-2 was detected, but overproduction was not observed. A "fused" expression system was therefore developed to prepare the recombinant protein. In this system, cDNA was expressed as a fused protein with human IL-2 N-terminal peptide. In the case of the fused BSF-2 expression plasmid, pBSF-2F, inclusion bodies were observed and overproduction of the protein occurred. As this fused protein had a Phe-Arg-Ala sequence at the junction of hIL-2 and BSF-2, it was possible to process mature BSF-2 from the fused BSF-2 by treatment with kallikrein and aminopeptidase P. From 1 liter of E. coli culture, 45 mg of mature BSF-2 was purified; it had a relative biological activity equal to that of natural BSF-2 purified from T cells.     

High-level expression of a fungal pyranose oxidase in high cell-density fed-batch cultivations of Escherichia coli using lactose as inducer

Expression of a recombinant pyranose oxidase (P2O) from the basidiomycete Trametes ochracea has been increased 10-fold in shaking flask cultures of Escherichia coli BL21(DE3) harboring plasmid pSE33 by optimizing the composition of the culture medium using an experimental design approach. Inexpensive lactose was used as a medium component and inducer of expression of the P2O gene, which is under the control of a trc promoter. The expression system was studied in detail in batch and fed-batch cultivations with the aim to improve the expression level of active recombinant protein and to minimize the formation of inclusion bodies. In batch cultivations, the highest specific P2O activity of 0.9 U (mg of soluble protein)(-1) was measured in oxygen-limited cultures grown at 25 degrees C. The highest overall volumetric productivity of 33 mg of active P2O per liter and hour (corresponding to 345U (L h)(-1)) has been determined in a high-density fed-batch process with a feed-forward exponential feeding strategy. During the fed-batch process, lactose was added intermittently to the culture. A final biomass concentration of 33 g L(-1) (based on cell dry weight) was obtained. Compared to shaking flask cultures in not optimized culture media, the overall volumetric P2O productivity has been improved by a factor of 110 using the fed-batch strategy and the optimized culture medium. Recombinant P2O was expressed in the cytoplasm with 9% of the total soluble protein being active P2O. In terms of physical and enzyme kinetic properties, the purified recombinant P2O was found to be similar to the previously published data of P2O isolated from its original host.     

Subcloning of K88ac antigen gene of enterotoigenic E. coli and the restriction map of recombinant plasmid

We had reported a recombinant E. coli RR1(pNZ8801) which was obtained from a wild strain E. coli 79-1454. The recombinant plasmid was digested by EcoRI and generated three segments, medium segment (3.2Md) was removed, the largest and the smallest segment was ligased, then the mixture was transformed into E. coli RRI, screening Ap(r) Tc(s) clones, one of recombinants was named E. coli RR1(pNZ8802). The recombinant plasmid molecular weight is smaller, but expression of K88ac antigen is higher than first cloning. Subcloning can adhere to mucosae of piglet's intesting. Therefore, the recombinant can be use for oval living vaccine.     

The ubiquitin ligase Nedd4 mediates oxidized low-density lipoprotein-induced downregulation of insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor

Oxidized low-density lipoprotein (LDL) is proatherogenic and induces smooth muscle cell apoptosis, which contributes to atherosclerotic plaque destabilization. We showed previously that oxidized LDL downregulates insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor in human smooth muscle cells and that this is critical for induction of apoptosis. To identify mechanisms, we exposed smooth muscle cells to 60 mug/ml oxidized LDL or native LDL and assessed insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor mRNA levels, protein synthesis rate, and receptor protein stability. Oxidized LDL decreased insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor mRNA levels by 30% at 8 h compared with native LDL, and this decrease was maintained for up to 20 h. However, insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor protein synthesis rate was not altered by oxidized LDL. Pulse-chase labeling experiments revealed that oxidized LDL reduced insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor protein half-life to 12.2+/-1.7 h from 24.4+/-4.7 h with native LDL. This destabilization of insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor protein was accompanied by enhanced receptor ubiquitination. Overexpression of dominant-negative Nedd4 prevented oxidized LDL-induced downregulation of insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor, suggesting that Nedd4 was the ubiquitin ligase that mediated receptor downregulation. However, the proteasome inhibitors lactacystin, MG-132, and proteasome inhibitor-1 failed to block oxidized LDL-induced downregulation of insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor. Thus oxidized LDL downregulates insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor by destabilizing the protein via Nedd4-enhanced ubiquitination, leading to degradation via a proteasome-independent pathway. This finding provides novel insights into oxidized LDL-triggered oxidant signaling and mechanisms of smooth muscle cell depletion that contribute to plaque destabilization and coronary events.     

High cell density cultivation of recombinant <Emphasis Type="Italic">E. coli</Emphasis> for hirudin variant 1 production by temperature shift controlled by pUC18-based replicative origin

The copy number of a plasmid, pUC-based vector, was previously shown to be affected by culture temperature. In this study, intracellular hirudin variant 1 (f-HV1) fused to porcine adenylate kinase protein was produced using recombinant Escherichia coli by temperature shift cultivation coupled with a high cell density cultivation technique for E. coli JM109. The optimal temperature for cellular growth suppressing f-HV1 production was 33 degrees C, resulting in a final dried cell concentration of 45.7 g/l, with a specific growth rate of 0.54 1/h. Optimizing the temperature-shift conditions (temperature shifted to an OD660 nm of 15 from 33 degrees C to 37 degrees C) resulted in the production of f-HV1 up to 4763 mg/l as an inclusion body with dried cell concentration of 44 g/l in 18 h.     

Bioassay for follicle stimulating activity of equine gonadotropic hormone in mare serum using frozen/thawed transiently transfected reporter cells

The objective was to establish a cell line-based bioassay for FSH in horse serum for screening samples with high eCG bioactivity. A cell line (HEK293) was transiently cotransfected with an FSH reporter expression plasmid and a cAMP-responsive β-galactosidase reporter plasmid. Cells were bulk frozen, and thawed for assay purposes. This assay was specific for FSH, with no cross-reaction with LH or insulin-like growth factor-1. Standard curves (eCG) and serum samples from pregnant mares passed parallel line bioassay validity tests (linearity and parallelism). Estimates of bioactivity with this bioassay were highly correlated with estimates obtained with the Steelman-Pohley hCG augmentation assay. The colorimetric end point permitted the use of this assay as a rapid screen for FSH bioactivity without the need for animal use or complex cell culture facilities.     

Epstein-Barr病毒包膜糖蛋白gp85的原核表达

目的:利用大肠杆菌BL21诱导表达GST-gp85融合蛋白,进行动物免疫制备多克隆抗体。方法:通过PCR反应从EB病毒转染的绒猴淋巴细胞系B95-8细胞中获得了gp85BXLF2基因,将此基因克隆到大肠杆菌表达载体pGEX-5T,得到阳性克隆pGEX5T-85。转化大肠杆菌BL21,IPTG诱导表达重组蛋白,表达产物经SDS-PAGE分析、尿素变性、复性和亲和层析纯化,并用初步纯化的蛋白免疫BALB/c小鼠。结果:SDS-PAGE可见在相对分子质量约100000处有蛋白条带,Western印迹表明该蛋白可与免疫的BALB/c小鼠血清及鼻咽癌血清起特异性反应。结论:在大肠杆菌细胞中成功表达了GST-gp85融合蛋白,该蛋白具有较好的抗原性和免疫原性。     

Mass production of human epidermal growth factor using fed-batch cultures of recombinant Escherichia coli

Fed-batch cultures of recombinant E. coli HB101 harboring expression plasmid pTRLBT1 or pTREBT1, with acetate concentration monitoring, are investigated to obtain high cell density and large amounts of human epidermal growth factor (hEGF). The expression plasmid pTRlBT1 contains a synthetic hEGF gene attached downstream of the N-terminal fragment of the trp L gene preceded by the trp promoter. The expression plasmid pTREBT1 contains the same coding sequence attached downstream of the N-terminal fragment of the trp E gene preceded by the trp promoter, trp L gene, and attenuator region. E. coli harboring pTREBT1 produces 0.56 mg/L hEGE and immediately degrades it. On the other hand E. coli harboring pTRLBT1 produces 6.8 mg/L hEGF and does not decompose it. Prominent inclusion bodies are observed in E. coli cells harboring pTRLBT1 using an election microscope. To Cultivate E. coli harboring pTRLBT1, a fed-batch culture system, divided into a cell growth step and an hEGF production step, is carried out. The cells grow smoothly without acetate-induced inhibition. Cell concentration and hEGF quantity reach the high values of 21 g/L and 60 mg/L, respectively.