中长链聚羟基脂肪酸酯(mcl PHA)在嗜水气单胞菌Ⅰ型PHA合酶缺失突变株中的合成

拥有Ⅰ型聚羟基脂肪酸酯(PHA)舍酶基因的嗜水气单胞菌CGMCC 0911株可利用月桂酸而不能利用葡萄糖作为碳源积累PHBHHx。将氯霉素抗性基因(cm)插入到该基因中,获得带有Ⅰ型PHA合酶断裂基因(phaC：：Cm)的自杀质粒pFH10。自杀质粒DFH10通过接合作用转入嗜水气单胞菌CGMCC 0911株中并发生体内同源重组,Cm被整合到基因组上,获得Ⅰ型PHA合酶缺失突变株。DNA序列测定证明了这一结果。GC分析表明,突变株不再产生PHBHHx,但却可利用月桂酸或葡萄糖积累中长链PHA,明显表明野生型嗜水气单胞菌基因组中存在另一个编码Ⅱ型PHA合酶的基因,且只有Ⅰ型PHA合酶被钝化后,这个功能被隐藏的Ⅱ型PHA合酶才可在细胞中发挥作用。     

中长链聚羟基脂肪酸酯（mcl PHA）在嗜水气单胞菌I型PHA合酶缺失突变株中的合成

拥有Ⅰ型聚羟基脂肪酸酯（PHA）合酶基因的嗜水气单胞菌CGMCC 0911株可利用月桂酸而不能利用葡萄糖作为碳源积累PHBHHx。将氯霉素抗性基因（Cm）插入到该基因中,获得带有I型PHA合酶断裂基因（phaC::Cm）的自杀质粒pFH10。自杀质粒pFH10通过接合作用转入嗜水气单胞菌CGMCC 0911株中并发生体内同源重组,Cm被整合到基因组上,获得Ⅰ型PHA合酶缺失突变株。DNA序列测定证明了这一结果。GC分析表明,突变株不再产生PHBHHx,但却可利用月桂酸或葡萄糖积累中长链PHA,明显表明野生型嗜水气单胞菌基因组中存在另一个编码Ⅱ型PHA合酶的基因,且只有Ⅰ型PHA合酶被钝化后,这个功能被隐藏的Ⅱ型PHA合酶才可在细胞中发挥作用。     

嗜水气单胞菌WQ中PHBHHx的合成及其分子基础研究

聚羟基脂肪酸酯(Polyhydroxyalkanoate,PHA)是一系列生物合成的高分子材料,其单体可由多种3-羟基脂肪酸(3-hydroxyalkanoate,3HA)构成^[1]。PHA物理和机械性能的变化很大,从高脆性到弹性体,这跟它们的单体成分有很大关系^[2]。短链和中长链单体共聚的PHA比短链单体或中长链单体聚合得到的PHA有着更好的性能^[3]。在1994年,豚鼠气单胞菌(Aeromonas caviae)FA440被发现能以偶数碳原子数脂肪酸或植物油作为碳源在体内积累PHBHHx^[4]其PHA生物合成基因被成功克隆^[5]。根据亚基数目和底物特异性,PHA合成的关键酶,即PHA合酶或PhaC,被分成了3种类型。A．caviae的PHA合酶属于第1类PHA合酶^[6]。PHA合酶的一些类型含有一些保守的基因序列,该特征可被用于克隆,特别是第Ⅱ类PHA合酶^[2,8]。嗜水气单胞菌(Aeromonas hydrophila)WQ和A．hydrophila 4AK4是能够合成PHBHHx的另外两种菌株,其中A．hydrophila 4AK4已被用作大规模生产PHBHHx。就目前来说,不管生长条件怎么改变,其合成的PHBHHx中3羟基己酸单体(3-hydroxyhexanoate,3HHx)的含量始终在12％～17％之间变化^[9]。而A．hydrophila WQ合成的PHBHHx中则含有6％～14％ 3HHx。本论文研究了A．hydrophila WQ的PHA生物合成及其分子基础。     

地中海富盐菌PhaE蛋白乙酰化修饰对其功能的影响

【目的】研究地中海富盐菌PHA合酶(Pha EC)中Pha E亚基乙酰化修饰对其功能的影响,探讨乙酰化修饰对菌体生理代谢的调控作用。【方法】蔗糖密度梯度离心收集PHA颗粒,质谱鉴定颗粒结合蛋白Pha E的乙酰化位点。将乙酰化位点(赖氨酸,K)分别突变为精氨酸(R)(模拟去乙酰化)或谷氨酰胺(Q)(模拟乙酰化),利用同源双交换原理,将突变后的基因原位敲入基因组。以野生型为对照,检测突变对菌体生长、葡萄糖消耗和PHA合成能力的影响。利用Western blot检测PHA颗粒上Pha E的含量,进一步分析乙酰化修饰对蛋白功能的影响。【结果】在Pha E蛋白105位和170位赖氨酸(K)2个位点检测到乙酰化修饰。利用遗传操作系统将突变的基因原位敲入,共得到6种突变株。发酵结果表明,任何一种单突变对菌体生长及PHA合成的影响均不明显。但当2个位点同时突变成精氨酸(K105R/K170R)时,突变株生长及合成PHA的能力均受到明显抑制,2个位点同时突变成谷氨酰胺(K105Q/K170Q)则无明显影响。进一步的Western blot结果表明,突变成精氨酸的双突变株的PHA颗粒上,Pha E蛋白的含量相较于野生型约降低了一半。【结论】Pha E蛋白的去乙酰化能够导致菌株利用葡萄糖合成PHA的能力显著降低,其可能原因是降低了Pha E与PHA颗粒或PHA颗粒上Pha C的结合能力,从而降低了Pha EC合酶的活性。     

代谢工程法强化恶臭假单胞菌利用木质素积累PHA的能力

采用代谢工程方法强化恶臭假单胞菌利用木质素积累PHA的能力,为提高木质素转化效率和PHA的高效、低成本生产提供研究思路和技术基础。将PHA解旋酶编码基因phaZ的上下游片段插入pK18mobsacB,构建了敲除载体pK18PHAC1C2;将来源于R. jostii RHA1的过氧化物酶编码基因dypB插入pVLT33,构建了表达载体pVLTpelBDYPB。以P. putida QSR1为出发菌株,利用同源重组的方法敲除了木质素解旋酶编码基因phaZ;进而通过异源表达的方法在该突变株中引入过氧化物酶DyPB;分析各基因修饰菌株的生长情况和PHA积累量。成功构建了phaZ基因缺失突变株P. putida QSRZ6和DyPB表达菌株P. putida QSRZ6B。在限制氮源的情况下,以葡萄糖为碳源培养48 h,与出发菌株QSR1相比,QSRZ6的生长量和PHA积累量分别提高了29%和80%。在以木质素为碳源积累PHA的过程中,与QSR1相比,QSRZ6的生长量和PHA积累量分别提高了48%和182%;与QSRZ6和QSR1相比,QSRZ6B的PHA积累量分别提高了13%和218%,达到了140 mg/L。phaZ基因的缺失和异源表达过氧化物酶使菌株利用木质素积累PHA的能力得到增强,表明代谢工程是一种有效的调控木质素转化和PHA积累的有效方法。     

嗜麦芽寡养单胞菌D2株smp基因缺失株的构建及鉴定

为深入研究smp基因的功能,需构建嗜麦芽寡养单胞菌D2株smp基因缺失株。首先,PCR扩增D2株smp基因上游、下游片段作为上下游同源臂,同时扩增获得氯霉素抗性(cat)基因,采用SOE-PCR方法将各片段连接,然后双酶切后克隆入自杀质粒pEX18Tc,构建获得重组自杀质粒pEX18Tc-Δsmp/cat,并转化入大肠埃希菌SM10λpir。通过接合将重组自杀质粒转入嗜麦芽寡养单胞菌D2野生株,经同源重组以cat基因替换野生株的smp基因,链霉素和氯霉素双抗培养基筛选接合子,15%蔗糖选择培养基筛选smp基因缺失株。PCR、酶切和测序验证重组自杀质粒pEX18Tc-Δsmp/cat构建正确,缺失株的分泌蛋白经12%SDS-PAGE证实嗜麦芽寡养单胞菌D2株smp基因缺失株失去表达SMP蛋白的能力。结果显示成功获得smp基因缺失的嗜麦芽寡养单胞菌D2株,为进一步研究其功能和胞外分泌途径奠定基础。     

嗜水气单胞菌cpxRA缺失株构建及生物学特性研究

为了探讨Cpx系统在嗜水气单胞菌生长及毒力等方面发挥的作用, 利用融合PCR和基因同源重组原理, 以自杀质粒pRE112为载体构建缺失57—1879 bp序列的cpxR-A基因簇突变株 Δcpx, 然后比较缺失株和野生株在生长、生物膜形成、应激耐受及毒力等生物学特性方面的差异。普通PCR及荧光定量PCR结果验证了突变株中cpxRA基因簇片段的部分缺失, 表明突变株构建成功; 生物学特性研究结果显示, 突变株在形态、生长、生物膜形成及毒力等方面与野生株没有显著差异, 两者主要在应对高渗透压、SDS (十二烷基磺酸钠)刺激及含有EDTA (乙二胺四乙酸二钠)或多黏菌素B环境表现不同。结果表明Cpx双组分系统在嗜水气单胞菌应对外界刺激方面扮演着重要角色, 但在毒力方面则可能处于次要地位。     

嗜水气单胞菌若干毒力因子同时缺失的突变株的构建及特性分析

以携带质粒pAM12 0 (Tcr Tn916 )的大肠杆菌CG12 0株为供体菌 ,采用滤膜接合法与受体菌嗜水气单胞菌J_1株 (cfzr)进行接合转移 ,在含Tc和cfz选择平板上进行筛选。共获接合转移菌落 380 0个 ,其接合频率为 3× 10 - 5(按供体细胞计算 )。任取 38个接合子 ,提取基因组DNA ,以嗜水气单胞菌特异性 16SrDNA引物进行PCR扩增 ,所有接合子均阳性。为证明Tn916确实插入基因组 ,以四环素基因 (tet)引物进行PCR扩增 ,结果所有抗性接合子均扩增出一条特异条带。与亲本J_1株相比 ,所有接合子的主要毒力因子如蛋白酶、溶血素、DNA酶和淀粉酶等均不表达 ,对小鼠失去致病力 ,其LD50 大于 10 9CFU。接合子连传 10次后 ,四环素抗性消失 ,但毒力未恢复 ,说明通过转座子Tn916的插入可获得稳定的无毒嗜水气单胞菌突变株。Tn916引起嗜水气单胞菌毒力性状改变的机制有待研究 ,推测可能与该菌染色体上存在Tn916的热点或毒力岛有关。     

丛毛单胞菌CNB-1合成PHA及相关基因的研究

分析了丛毛单胞菌(Comamonas sp.)CNB-1菌株在不同条件下合成聚羟基烷酸(polyhydroxyalkanoic acids,PHAs)的组分和含量,同时克隆了与PHA合成相关的基因。结果表明,该菌可以多种短链有机酸及醇类为碳源合成PHA多聚物或共聚物,以戊酸和1,4-丁二醇为底物时,可达菌体干重的57%;同时发现小分子醇类的存在能显著促进PHA的合成,推测与醇类氧化过程中提供了更多的还原力有关。为了克隆相关基因,利用已知phaC的保守区简并引物筛选基因组文库,将得到的阳性克隆质粒测序,发现phaC、phaA、phaB组成一个基因簇phaC-A-B。将phaC、phaA、phaB连接到pET载体在E.coli中共表达,重组E.coli菌株能合成PHA;将这3个基因单独连接到pET载体,在E.coli中表达后检测到相应酶活,分别约为原始菌株的4.1、71和2882倍。     

北京红篓菌聚羟基烷酸合成酶基因的克隆与表达

以北京红篓菌基因组DNA为供体,pKC505 cosmid质粒为载体系统,λ噬菌体体外包装重组质粒并转染感受态细胞E.coli JM109,构建了该菌株基因组DNA文库。以聚羟基烷酸（PHA）合成酶基因通用简并引物扩增的PHA合成酶部分基因为探针,经DIG标记后利用菌落原位杂交技术对文库进行筛选,获得3个阳性克隆菌株,PCR检测证明这3个克隆具有PHA合成酶基因片段,酶活测定表明3个克隆都具有PHA合成酶及与PHA合成相关的乙酰乙酰辅酶A还原酶的活性。     

In vivo monitoring of PHA granule formation using GFP-labeled PHA synthases

For the first time a functional protein was fused to a PHA synthase resulting in PHA granule formation and display of the respective function at the PHA granule surface. The GFP reporter protein was N-terminally fused to the class I PHA synthase of Cupriavidus necator (PhaC) and the class II PHA synthase of Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 (PhaC1), respectively, while maintaining PHA synthase activity and PHA granule formation. Fluorescence microscopy studies of GFP-PHA synthase attached to emerging PHA granules indicated that emerging PHA granules locate to cell poles and to midcell representing the future cell poles. A rapid oscillating movement of GFP-PHA synthase foci from pole to pole was observed. In cell division impaired Escherichia coli, PHA granules were localized between nucleoids at regular spacing suggesting that nucleoid occlusion occurred. Accordingly, anucleate regions of the E. coli mukB mutant showed no regular spacing, but PHA granules with twofold increased diameter were formed. First evidence was provided that the cell division and the localization of GFP-PHA synthase foci are in vivo co-located.     

Studies on the biodegradability of polythioester copolymers and homopolymers by polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA)-degrading bacteria and PHA depolymerases

The biodegradability of microbial polythioesters (PTEs), a novel class of biopolymers which were discovered recently and can be produced by polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA)-accumulating bacteria, was studied. Using poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-mercaptopropionate) [poly(3HB-co-3MP)] as sole carbon source for screening, 22 new bacterial strains were isolated and characterized. Interestingly, none of the PHA-degrading bacteria was able to utilize the homopolymer poly(3MP) as a carbon source for growth or to form clear zones on poly(3MP)-containing agar plates. The extracellular PHA depolymerases from two strains ( Schlegelella thermodepolymerans, Pseudomonas indica K2) were purified to electrophoretic homogeneity and biochemically characterized. The PHA depolymerase of S. thermodepolymerans exhibited a temperate optimum of about 75°C to 80°C and was stable at 70°C for more than 24 h. Regarding the substrate specificities of the PHA depolymerase of S. thermodepolymerans, enzyme activities decreased significantly with increasing 3MP content of the copolymer substrates. Interestingly, no activity could be detected with homoPTEs consisting only of 3MP or of 3-mercaptobutyrate. Similar results were obtained with the PHA depolymerases PhaZ2, PhaZ5 and PhaZ7 of Paucimonas lemoignei which were also investigated. The PHA depolymerase of Ps. indica K2 did not cleave any of the investigated polymers containing 3MP. Gas chromatography, infrared and ¹H-NMR spectrometry and matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight analysis revealed that 3MPs containing oligomers were enriched in the water-insoluble fraction remaining after partial digestion of poly(3HB-co-3MP) by purified poly(3HB) depolymerase of S. thermodepolymerans. In contrast, 3HB was enriched in the water-soluble fraction, which also contained 3HB-co-3MP dimer obtained by partial digestion of this copolymer by the enzyme. This study clearly indicates that PHA depolymerases are specific for oxoester linkages of PHAs and that the thioester bonds of PTEs cannot be cleaved by this type of enzyme.This publication is dedicated to Prof. Dr. Hans G. Schlegel in honor of his 80th birthday     

Peculiarities of PHA granules preparation and PHA depolymerase activity determination

An extensive amount of knowledge on biochemistry of poly(3-hydroxyalkanoic acid) (PHA) synthesis and on its biodegradation has accumulated during the last two decades. Numerous genes encoding enzymes involved in the formation of PHA and in PHA degradation (PHA depolymerases) were cloned and characterized from many microorganisms. A large variety of methods exists for determination of PHA depolymerase activity and for preparation of the polymeric substrate (PHA). Unfortunately, results obtained with these different methods cannot be compared directly because they highly depend on the assay method applied and on the history of PHA granules preparation. In this contribution, the peculiarities, advantages, disadvantages and limitations of existing PHA depolymerase assay methods are described.     

启动子优化提高重组大肠杆菌PHA产量

聚羟基脂肪酸酯(PHA)是一类由微生物合成的高分子聚酯的统称,具有生物可降解性、生物可再生性和良好的生物相容性,应用前景广阔。PHA具有类似塑料的材料学性能,倍受到科学界和工业界的关注,但是生产成本较高等原因极大地限制了其大规模应用。本研究通过筛选优化在微氧条件下能够高效调控基因表达的启动子,能有效提高生产菌株在微氧条件下积累PHA的能力,减少生产能耗,降低成本。首先,在大肠杆菌基因表达库中筛选出5个在微氧条件下高效调控基因表达的启动子,与编码红色荧光蛋白的RFP报告基因相连,通过酶标仪检测RFP的荧光信号值,对5个不同的微氧启动子的表达强度进行评估,比较得到其中最高效的启动子Pslp。为进一步提高生产PHA的效率,将2个Pslp序列采用串联的方式构建得到一个新启动子P2slp,利用其调控PHA代谢合成途径中3个关键基因phbC、phbA和phbB的表达。通过发酵扩大生产,在启动子P2slp的调控下,重组大肠杆菌的细胞干重由22 g/L提高至29 g/L,PHA的产量由49.1%提高至81.3%。本研究通过筛选优化启动子提高了重组大肠杆菌生产PHA的产量,为PHA的产业化应用提供了一种有效的提高PHA产量的方法,具有实际价值。     

土壤中PHA高产菌株的分离及鉴定

从成都某炼油厂油罐和排污口附近土壤中分离到1株PHA(聚羟基烷酸)的高产菌株,最高含量为19.25%。根据形态特征观察、生理生化特征鉴定及16S rDNA序列比对,结果表明该菌株为蜡状芽胞杆菌。并对其发酵条件进行初步探索,确定培养的最适温度为37℃,最适pH值为7.0,为下一步构建基因工程菌和优化发酵条件提供了理论基础。     

Analysis of polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) synthase gene in activated sludge that produces PHA containing 3-hydroxy-2-methylvalerate

The identification of phaC which encodes PHA synthase, that is involved in the formation of polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) containing 3-hydroxy-2-methylvalerate (3H2MV), was attempted. As of now, PHA containing 3H2MV has been reported to be produced only by mixed microbial cultures in activated sludge, but no pure bacterial cultures. A laboratory-scale activated sludge process was operated for 67 days. During the operation of the activated sludge process, its capacity to produce PHA containing 3H2MV, and the diversity of the partial phaC genes in the activated sludge microorganisms were monitored periodically. Analysis of the partial phaC genes was conducted by PCR followed by cloning and DNA sequencing, or by PCR followed by terminal-restriction fragment length polymorphism (T-RFLP). The cloning-sequencing of the 263 clones gave 11 distinct genetic groups (GGs). All of the genetic groups had similarities to known phaC higher than 48%, and one of them had similarity as high as 96% to that of Alcaligenes sp. The behavior of each of the genetic groups during the operation of the activated sludge process was monitored by the T-RFLP method. The restriction enzyme AccII, with the help of MboI, enabled the monitoring of each of the genetic groups. One of the genetic groups was found to have a strong correlation with the capability of the activated sludge to produce PHA containing 3H2MV, and its DNA sequence together with its amino acid sequence are reported.     

Location of functional region at N-terminus of polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) synthase by N-terminal mutation and its effects on PHA synthesis

Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) synthase PhaC plays a very important role in biosynthesis of microbial polyesters PHA. Compared to the extensively analyzed C-terminus of PhaC, N-terminus of PhaC was less studied. In this paper, the N-terminus of two class I PHA synthases PhaC_Re and PhaC_Ah from Ralstonia eutropha and Aeromonas hydrophila, respectively, and one class II synthase PhaC2_Ps of Pseudomonas stutzeri strain 1317, were investigated for their effect on PHA synthesis. For PhaC_Re, deletion of 2–65 amino acid residues on the N-terminus led to enhanced PHB production with high PHB molecular weight of 2.50 × 10⁶ Da. For PhaC_Ah, the deletion of the N-terminal residues resulted in increasing molecular weights and widening polydispersity accompanied by a decreased PHA production. It was found that 3-hydroxybutyrate (3HB) monomer content in copolyesters of 3-hydroxybutyrate and 3-hydroxyhexanoate (3HHx) increased when the first 2–9 and 2–13 amino acid residues in the N-terminus of PhaC2_Ps were deleted. However, deletion up to the 40th amino acid disrupted the PHA synthesis. This study confirmed that N-terminus in different types of PHA synthases showed significant roles in the PHA productivity and elongation activity. It was also indicated that N-terminal mutation was very effective for the location of functional regions at N-terminus.     

生物降解塑料聚羟基烷酸(PHA)的研究进展

本文在对聚羟基烷酸 (PHA)的结构和性质介绍的基础上 ,从实际工业应用的角度综述了国内外近年来有关它的生物合成、提取及应用的研究进展     

Isolation of bacteria producing polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) from municipal sewage sludge

Bacterial isolates from sludge samples collected at a local municipal sewage treatment plant were screened for bacteria producing polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA). Initially Sudan black B staining was performed to detect lipid cellular inclusions. Lipid-positive isolates were then grown in a nitrogen limitation E2 medium containing 2% (w/v) glucose to promote accumulation of PHA before the subsequent staining with Nile blue A. The positive isolates were quantified initially with a u.v. spectrophotometer, for a very large number of isolates (105) and among them high PHA-producing isolates (15) were selected and were confirmed by gas chromatographic analysis. The GC analysis showed the polymers produced by 13 of the selected isolates to be polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB), and the remaining two isolates produced polyhydroxybutyrate-co-hydroxyvalerate (PHB-co-HV) copolymer. The proportion of the PHA-positive bacterial isolates showed variability in the number of PHA accumulators during various months. The correlation of PHB production with the cell dry weight (CDW) was found to be statistically significant. The metabolism of PHB in these selected 15 isolates was studied using the Nile blue A staining, which showed an initial increase in the fluorescence followed by a decline, on further incubation. All the selected 15 isolates were classified to genus level by studying their morphological and biochemical characteristics. There were seven Bacillus species, three Pseudomonas species, two Alcaligenes species, two Aeromonas species, and one Chromobacterium species.