木酮糖激酶表达水平对酿酒酵母木糖代谢产物流向的影响

在酿酒酵母中分别引入真菌和细菌的木糖代谢关键酶,木糖还原酶基因XYL1、木糖醇脱氢酶基因XYL2和木糖异构酶基因xylA. 并在此基础上以共转化策略超表达下游关键酶木酮糖激酶基因XKS1. 与亲本菌株相比,用pMA91和YEp24质粒表达XKS1的重组菌株,木酮糖激酶（xylulokinase,XK）活性分别提高了14和6.7倍. 在限氧条件下,重组菌株对木糖和葡萄糖的共发酵结果显示,表达XYL1,XYL2以及XKS1的重组菌株HSXY-251木糖消耗为12.4 g/L,提高了120.9%,乙醇产量达到9.4 g/L,提高了36%,副产物木糖醇产量为0.7 g/L,下降了84.9%.     

酿酒酵母工业菌株中XI木糖代谢途径的建立

根据代谢工程原理,采取多拷贝整合策略,利用整合载体pYMIKP,将来自嗜热细菌Thermusthermophilus的木糖异构酶(XI)基因xylA和酿酒酵母(Saccharomycescerevisiae)自身的木酮糖激酶(XK)基因XKS1,插入酿酒酵母工业菌株NAN-27的染色体中,得到工程菌株NAN-114。酶活测定结果显示,NAN-114中XI和XK的活性均高于出发菌株NAN-27,表明外源蛋白在酿酒酵母工业菌株中得到活性表达。对木糖、葡萄糖共发酵摇瓶实验结果表明,工程菌NAN-114消耗木糖4.6g/L,产生乙醇6.9g/L,较出发菌株分别提高了43.8%和9.5%。首次在酿酒酵母工业菌株中建立了XI路径的木糖代谢途径。     

不同启动子控制下木酮糖激酶的差异表达及其对酿酒酵母木糖代谢的影响

[目的]以不同强度的启动子控制表达木酮糖激酶基因,并研究其引起的不同木酮糖激酶活性水平对木糖利用酿酒酵母(Saccharomyces cerevisiae)代谢流向的影响.[方法]以酿酒酵母CEN.PK 113-5D为出发菌株,选择酿酒酵母内源启动子TEF1p,PGK1p和HXK2p,利用Cre-loxP无标记同源重组系统,置换染色体上木酮糖激酶基因XKS1的启动子(XKS1p)序列;并通过附加体质粒引入木糖代谢上游途径,构建不同水平表达木酮糖激酶的木糖利用工程菌株;从木酮糖激酶的转录水平、酶活水平、胞内的ATP浓度及木糖代谢等性状,对各菌株进行评价.[结果]转录及酶活测定结果显示,与天然状态相比,所选择的启动子对木酮糖激酶均表现出更强的启动效率.菌株体内表达木酮糖激酶活性水平由高至低的顺序为其基因XKS1在启动子PGK1p、TEF1p、HXK2p和XKS1p控制下.随着木酮糖激酶的活性的提高,胞内的ATP水平下降,而转化木糖生成乙醇的能力上升.最高乙醇产率为0.35g/g消耗的总糖,此时副产物木糖醇产率最低,为0.18g/g消耗的木糖.[结论]通过在染色体上置换启动子,提高了木酮糖激酶的表达水平.在一定范围内,木酮糖激酶的高活性有利于木糖向乙醇的转化.     

嗜热细菌木糖异构酶基因xylA在酿酒酵母中的高效表达

采用PCR技术克隆得到嗜热细菌Clostridium thermohydrosulfuricum木糖异构酶(xylose isomerase XI)基因xylA,将该基因连接于酵母表达载体pMA91的磷酸甘油激酶(PGK)启动子下,得到重组质粒pBX1。通过LiAc完整细胞转化法将重组质粒转移至酿酒酵母(Saccharomyces cerevisiae)H158受体菌中,得到重组酵母转化子H612,酶活测定结果表明,成功地在酿酒酵母中得到木糖异构酶的活性表达。SDSPAGE电泳结果显示出明显的特异性表达产物带,单体分子量为43kD。由酿酒酵母重组子H612产生的木糖异构酶最高酶活条件与其在自然状态下的一致,均为85℃,pH70,在这一条件下酶的比活力为10U/mg蛋白,而在接近酵母最适生长温度的30℃和40℃时,其相对酶活分别下降37%和11%。研究结果显示在酿酒酵母中得到木糖异构酶的活性表达,为进一步在酿酒酵母菌中建立新的木糖代谢途径打下了基础。     

木糖异构酶在酿酒酵母细胞表面的展示

将来源于嗜热细菌Thermus thermophilus的木糖异构酶基因xylA,与酿酒酵母(Sac-charomyces cerevisiae)a-凝集素表面展示载体pYD1的Aga2p亚基C端序列融合。编码融合蛋白的基因序列前接上半乳糖诱导型启动子。用LiAc完整细胞法转化酿酒酵母EBY100。含重组质粒的菌株EBY100/pYD-xylA经半乳糖诱导表达外源融合蛋白,免疫荧光显微镜结果显示外源蛋白被锚定在细胞壁上,木糖异构酶活性测定结果表明,细胞壁上酶活测定值为1.52U,木糖异构酶在酿酒酵母细胞壁上得到活性表达。     

木糖异构酶在酿酒酵母表面表达及对木糖代谢影响的初步研究

利用α-型酿酒酵母(Saccharomyces cerevisiae)表面展示系统的载体,将来源于嗜热细菌Thermus thermophilus的木糖异构酶基因xylA,插入到酿酒酵母蔗糖酶信号肽序列与α-凝集素的C端编码序列之间,形成融合表达框,构建重组质粒pSY-xy222,转化酿酒酵母H158。含重组质粒的菌株H158-SXI木糖异构酶活性测定表明,细胞壁上酶活测定值为1.53 U,木糖异构酶在酿酒酵母细胞壁上得到活性表达。木糖葡萄糖共发酵结果显示,重组菌株木糖利用率较出发菌株提高了17.8%。     

带有木糖还原酶基因和木糖醇脱氢酶基因的重组酿酒酵母的构建

采用双载体系统,将携带有瑞氏木霉木糖醇脱氢酶基因的表达质粒pAJ401－Xdh1转化已带有树干毕赤氏酵母木糖还原酶基因的重组酿酒酵母H475,构建了同时带有毕赤氏酵母木糖还原酶基因和瑞氏木霉木糖醇脱氢酶基因的重组酿酒酵母HX1。研究了重组酿酒酵母HX1对木糖的转化利用情况。     

一种基因工程改造的NADH高亲和力木糖还原酶突变基因可促进酿酒酵母发酵木糖生成乙醇

在导入表达毕赤酵母(Pichia stipitis)木糖还原酶(xylose reductase,XR)和木糖醇脱氢酶(xylitol dehydrogenase,XDH)基因的重组酿酒酵母中,木糖还原酶活性主要依赖辅酶NADPH,木糖醇脱氢酶活性依赖辅酶 NAD+,两者的辅助因子不同导致细胞内电子氧化还原的不平衡,是造成木糖醇积累,影响木糖代谢和乙醇产量的主要原因之一.将经过基因工程改造获得的NADH高亲和力的木糖还原酶突变基因m1,与毕赤酵母木糖醇脱氢酶(PsXDH)基因xyl2共转染酿酒酵母AH109,以转染毕赤酵母木糖还原酶(PsXR)基因xyl1和xyl2重组质粒的酵母细胞为对照菌株,在SC/-Leu/-Trp营养缺陷型培养基中进行筛选,获得的阳性转化子分别命名为AH-M-XDH和AH-XR-XDH.重组酵母在限制氧通气条件下对木糖和葡萄糖进行共发酵摇瓶培养,HPLC检测发酵底物的消耗和代谢产物的产出情况.结果显示,与对照菌株AH-XR-XDH相比,AH-M-XDH的木糖利用率明显提高,乙醇得率增加了16%,木糖醇产生下降了41.4%.结果证实,通过基因工程改造的木糖代谢关键酶,可用于酿酒酵母发酵木糖生产乙醇,其能通过改善酿酒酵母细胞内氧化还原失衡的问题,提高木糖利用率和乙醇产率.     

木酮糖激酶基因整合表达载体构建及在酿酒酵母中的过表达

【目的】以载体p406ADH1为构建骨架,构建一个酿酒酵母(Saccharomyces cerevisiae)工业菌株的整合表达载体。【方法】通过酶切连接的方式,将4个元件片段:作为筛选标记的G418抗性基因KanR,用于基因表达的ADH1终止子片段,酿酒酵母W5自身木酮糖激酶基因,18S rDNA介导的同源整合区,插入到骨架质粒p406ADH1中,得到多拷贝整合表达载体pCXS-RKTr。将该载体线性转化酿酒酵母后,对转化子中木酮糖激酶酶活进行测定,检测其表达情况。【结果】重组质粒在酿酒酵母体内实现了木酮糖激酶的高水平稳定表达,其酶活力是初始菌株的2.87倍。【结论】本实验构建了一个酿酒酵母工业菌株整合表达载体,并用此载体过表达了其自身的木酮糖激酶基因。该重组质粒载体的构建可以有效解决酿酒酵母中自身木酮糖激酶酶活较低的情况,这为利用木糖高产乙醇酿酒酵母基因工程菌株的构建和其它酵母重组质粒载体的构建奠定基础。     

代谢木糖产乙醇的酿酒酵母工程菌研究进展

随着能源价格的持续上涨, 使用木质纤维素生产燃料乙醇已具有重要的实践意义。木糖是多数木质纤维素水解产物中含量仅次于葡萄糖的一种单糖, 传统乙醇生产菌株酿酒酵母不能利用木糖, 这为使用以木质纤维素为原料发酵生产乙醇带来了困难。多年以来人们试图通过基因工程和细胞融合等方法对其进行改造使其能够代谢木糖生产乙醇。本文主要介绍这方面的研究进展。     

Identification and functional expression of a new xylose isomerase from the goat rumen microbiome in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

The current climate crisis demands replacement of fossil energy sources with sustainable alternatives. In this scenario, second-generation bioethanol, a product of lignocellulosic biomass fermentation, represents a more sustainable alternative. However, Saccharomyces cerevisiae cannot metabolize pentoses, such as xylose, present as a major component of lignocellulosic biomass. Xylose isomerase (XI) is an enzyme that allows xylose consumption by yeasts, because it converts xylose into xylulose, which is further converted to ethanol by the pentose-phosphate pathway. Only a few XI were successfully expressed in S. cerevisiae strains. This work presents a new bacterial XI, named GR-XI 1, obtained from a Brazilian goat rumen metagenomic library. Phylogenetic analysis confirmed the bacterial origin of the gene, which is related to Firmicutes XIs. After codon optimization, this enzyme, renamed XySC1, was functionally expressed in S. cerevisiae, allowing growth in media with xylose as sole carbon source. Overexpression of XySC1 in S. cerevisiae allowed the recombinant strain to efficiently consume and metabolize xylose under aerobic conditions.     

Xylose isomerase improves growth and ethanol production rates from biomass sugars for both Saccharomyces pastorianus and Saccharomyces cerevisiae

The demand for biofuel ethanol made from clean, renewable nonfood sources is growing. Cellulosic biomass, such as switch grass (Panicum virgatum L.), is an alternative feedstock for ethanol production; however, cellulosic feedstock hydrolysates contain high levels of xylose, which needs to be converted to ethanol to meet economic feasibility. In this study, the effects of xylose isomerase on cell growth and ethanol production from biomass sugars representative of switch grass were investigated using low cell density cultures. The lager yeast species Saccharomyces pastorianus was grown with immobilized xylose isomerase in the fermentation step to determine the impact of the glucose and xylose concentrations on the ethanol production rates. Ethanol production rates were improved due to xylose isomerase; however, the positive effect was not due solely to the conversion of xylose to xylulose. Xylose isomerase also has glucose isomerase activity, so to better understand the impact of the xylose isomerase on S. pastorianus, growth and ethanol production were examined in cultures provided fructose as the sole carbon. It was observed that growth and ethanol production rates were higher for the fructose cultures with xylose isomerase even in the absence of xylose. To determine whether the positive effects of xylose isomerase extended to other yeast species, a side-by-side comparison of S. pastorianus and Saccharomyces cerevisiae was conducted. These comparisons demonstrated that the xylose isomerase increased ethanol productivity for both the yeast species by increasing the glucose consumption rate. These results suggest that xylose isomerase can contribute to improved ethanol productivity, even without significant xylose conversion.     

Display of Clostridium cellulovorans xylose isomerase on the cell surface of Saccharomyces cerevisiae and its direct application to xylose fermentation

Xylose isomerase (XI) is a key enzyme in the conversion of d ‐xylose, which is a major component of lignocellulosic biomass, to d ‐xylulose. Genomic analysis of the bacterium Clostridium cellulovorans revealed the presence of XI‐related genes. In this study, XI derived from C. cellulovorans was produced and displayed using the yeast cell‐surface display system, and the xylose assimilation and fermentation properties of this XI‐displaying yeast were examined. XI‐displaying yeast grew well in medium containing xylose as the sole carbon source and directly produced ethanol from xylose under anaerobic conditions. © 2013 American Institute of Chemical Engineers Biotechnol. Prog., 29: 346–351, 2013     

Effects of acetic acid on the kinetics of xylose fermentation by an engineered, xylose-isomerase-based Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain

Acetic acid, an inhibitor released during hydrolysis of lignocellulosic feedstocks, has previously been shown to negatively affect the kinetics and stoichiometry of sugar fermentation by (engineered) Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains. This study investigates the effects of acetic acid on S. cerevisiae RWB 218, an engineered xylose-fermenting strain based on the Piromyces XylA (xylose isomerase) gene. Anaerobic batch cultures on synthetic medium supplemented with glucose–xylose mixtures were grown at pH 5 and 3.5, with and without addition of 3 g L⁻¹ acetic acid. In these cultures, consumption of the sugar mixtures followed a diauxic pattern. At pH 5, acetic acid addition caused increased glucose consumption rates, whereas specific xylose consumption rates were not significantly affected. In contrast, at pH 3.5 acetic acid had a strong and specific negative impact on xylose consumption rates, which, after glucose depletion, slowed down dramatically, leaving 50% of the xylose unused after 48 h of fermentation. Xylitol production was absent (<0.10 g L⁻¹) in all cultures. Xylose fermentation in acetic –acid-stressed cultures at pH 3.5 could be restored by applying a continuous, limiting glucose feed, consistent with a key role of ATP regeneration in acetic acid tolerance.     

Control of xylose consumption by xylose transport in recombinant Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Saccharomyces cerevisiae TMB3001 has previously been engineered to utilize xylose by integrating the genes coding for xylose reductase (XR) and xylitol dehydrogenase (XDH) and overexpressing the native xylulokinase (XK) gene. The resulting strain is able to metabolize xylose, but its xylose utilization rate is low compared to that of natural xylose utilizing yeasts, like Pichia stipitis or Candida shehatae. One difference between S. cerevisiae and the latter species is that these possess specific xylose transporters, while S. cerevisiae takes up xylose via the high-affinity hexose transporters. For this reason, in part, it has been suggested that xylose transport in S. cerevisiae may limit the xylose utilization.We investigated the control exercised by the transport over the specific xylose utilization rate in two recombinant S. cerevisiae strains, one with low XR activity, TMB3001, and one with high XR activity, TMB3260. The strains were grown in aerobic sugar-limited chemostat and the specific xylose uptake rate was modulated by changing the xylose concentration in the feed, which allowed determination of the flux response coefficients. Separate measurements of xylose transport kinetics allowed determination of the elasticity coefficients of transport with respect to extracellular xylose concentration. The flux control coefficient, C(J) (transp), for the xylose transport was calculated from the response and elasticity coefficients. The value of C(J) (transp) for both strains was found to be < 0.1 at extracellular xylose concentrations > 7.5 g L(-1). However, for strain TMB3260 the flux control coefficient was higher than 0.5 at xylose concentrations < 0.6 g L(-1), while C(J) (transp) stayed below 0.2 for strain TMB3001 irrespective of xylose concentration.     

Effects of xylulokinase activity on ethanol production from D-xylulose by recombinant Saccharomyces cerevisiae

AIMS: Recombinant Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains harbouring different levels of xylulokinase (XK) activity and effects of XK activity on utilization of xylulose were studied in batch and fed-batch cultures. METHODS AND RESULTS: The cloned xylulokinase gene (XKS1) from S. cerevisiae was expressed under the control of the glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase promoter and terminator. Specific xylulose consumption rate was enhanced by the increased specific XK activity, resulting from the introduction of the XKS1 into S. cerevisiae. In batch and fed-batch cultivations, the recombinant strains resulted in twofold higher ethanol concentration and 5.3- to six-fold improvement in the ethanol production rate compared with the host strain S. cerevisiae. CONCLUSIONS: An effective conversion of xylulose to xylulose 5-phosphate catalysed by XK in S. cerevisiae was considered to be essential for the development of an efficient and accelerated ethanol fermentation process from xylulose. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY: Overexpression of the XKS1 gene made xylulose fermentation process accelerated to produce ethanol through the pentose phosphate pathway.     

spt15突变基因对酿酒酵母木糖利用的影响

利用基因工程手段得到重组菌YPH499-3中的spt15有效突变基因,通过表达载体pYX212转化入酿酒酵母原始菌株YPH499中,重新获得酿酒酵母重组菌株。对其性状进行研究,结果表明该菌株能有效利用木糖并共发酵木糖和葡萄糖。在30oC、200r/min,发酵72h时,50g/L木糖的利用率为82.0%,乙醇产率为28.4%;当木糖和葡萄糖以质量比1:1混合发酵时,木糖和葡萄糖的利用率分别为80.4%和100%,乙醇产率为31.4%;同时发现木糖醇的含量极低。从而验证了有效突变基因spt15-10对酿酒酵母共发酵木糖和葡萄糖产酒精的影响。