灰色链霉菌中乙酰木聚糖酯酶基因的克隆、表达及酶学性质研究

根据Gen Bank数据库中已报道的灰色链霉菌(Streptomyces griseus)全基因组序列,分析得到假定的乙酰木聚糖酯酶基因序列并设计引物;利用分子克隆的方法得到该菌株基因组中乙酰木聚糖酯酶基因,并构建原核表达载体p ET28a-Sgraxe,经IPTG诱导表达重组Sgr Axe,Ni-NTA亲和层析法纯化该蛋白。结果显示,克隆得到乙酰木聚糖酯酶基因axe,其序列全长1 008 bp,编码336个氨基酸。SDS-PAGE检测带有p ET28a-Sgraxe转化菌株诱导表达产物相对分子量约为37 k D,与理论值相符。纯化的重组Sgr Axe酶学性质表明,该酶最适反应温度为50℃,最适p H8.0,热稳定性较强,p H作用范围广;金属离子对酶均表现为抑制作用,尤其是Zn2+严重抑制酶活力;重组酶特征的分析揭示了其在工业中潜在的应用价值。     

木聚糖降解酶系基因代谢调控研究进展

木聚糖是半纤维素的主要组成部分,是一类数量很大的再生生物资源,工业利用前景广阔。木聚糖降解需要多种酶的参与,主要有木聚糖酶、木糖苷酶、α-葡萄糖醛酸酶、乙酰木聚糖酯酶、阿拉伯糖酶、阿魏酸酯酶、p-香豆酸酯酶等。主要综述了木聚糖降解酶系基因代谢调控的研究进展,主要包括转录激活因子XlnR、抑制蛋白CreA、不同诱导物、pH值、HAP-CCAAT复合物等对木聚糖降解酶系基因表达的影响,最后探讨了木聚糖降解酶系基因代谢调控存在的问题,并对今后的研究进行了展望。     

乙酰木聚糖酯酶研究进展

半纤维素是一类丰富可再生而又亟待开发利用的生物质资源,将半纤维素降解为糖类进而生产木糖醇及其它化学品是利用生物质资源的关键一步。乙酰木聚糖酯酶是降解半纤维素的一个重要酶,它能够水解乙酰化木聚糖中的木糖残基上的2位和3位的O 乙酰基,在工业、农业及食品业具有广阔的应用前景。综述了乙酰木聚糖酯酶的分类、酶学性质、催化机制、基因克隆和协同酶解等方面的研究进展,同时对该研究进行了展望。     

枯草芽胞杆菌乙酰木聚糖酯酶的鉴定及诱导剂对酯酶活力的影响

以枯草芽胞杆菌CICC 20034为研究对象,对其分泌的高相对分子质量酯酶进行鉴定,并考察诱导剂对其活力的影响。结果表明:枯草芽胞杆菌CICC 20034可分泌一种相对分子质量为1.07×105的酯酶,经蛋白质质谱鉴定为乙酰木聚糖酯酶,单体分相对子质量为3.56×104。在发酵培养基中添加乙酸乙酯和木糖可以显著的促进乙酰木聚糖酯酶的活力,而三丁酸甘油酯和大分子诱导剂——木聚糖、玉米芯粉和壳聚糖对酯酶的活力几乎无促进作用。枯草芽胞杆菌CICC 20034以乙酸乙酯为诱导剂时最高比酶活为0.62 U/mL,为已知报道的野生细菌乙酰木聚糖酯酶的最高酯酶活力。     

一株产木聚糖酶链霉菌的鉴定及发酵产酶*

以木聚糖为唯一碳源,筛选出一株高产木聚糖酶生产菌株。该菌株经形态特征、 培养特征、生理生化和细胞壁组分分析等实验,鉴定为卷须链霉菌（Streptomyces cirratus).摇瓶发酵产酶实验表明：培养基最佳初始pH值为6．0;玉米芯水不溶木聚糖和蛋白胨分别是最佳的碳源和氮源;添加0．5％吐温80使得木聚糖酶活力提高到原来的2．5倍,发酵液最高酶活达到623u／mL。     

海枣曲霉地衣多糖酶和木聚糖酶的底物特异性

海枣曲霉木聚糖酶x—I、x—u和x一III作用于不同底物对,x_I对地衣多糖的水解活性最强,对麦麸半纤维素H和B也有一定的水解活性,因而该酶为具有木聚糖酶活性的地衣多糖酶(LichⅢe,l,3一l,4一卢一D—Glucan 4一glucnohydrolasc,Ec 3．2．1．73)。 X—II对燕麦木聚糖、麦麸半纤维素B和H均有很高的水解活性,对其他木聚糖及地衣多糖的水解活性也较高,因而为具有地衣多糖酶话性的木聚糖酶o x—Iil对落叶松木聚糖的水解活性最高,对其他木聚糖也有较高的水解话性,但不能水解地衣多糖等β一葡聚糖,故为一种专一的木聚糖酶。X一1水解麦麸半纤维素B、x一Ⅱ水解燕麦术聚糖及x—Iu承解落叶松木聚糖的Km值分别为9·9、2．1和1．8mg／ml。酶水解产物的纸层析分析结果表明,x—I水解不同木聚糖后的产物主要为分子量较大的寡聚木糖,未发现木二糖、木糖及阿拉伯糖。X_Il的水解产物主要为木二糖 及木二糖以上的寡糖,并有少量木糖和阿拉伯糖,且阿拉伯糖远多于木糖。X-III的水解产物中以木二糖为最多,也有较多的木二糖以上的寡聚木糖,木糖和阿拉伯糖的量较少,且阿拉伯糖远少于木糖。     

嗜极性木聚糖酶

木聚糖酶内切水解木聚糖主链的1,4-β-D-糖苷键,木聚糖是植物细胞壁中一种主要的多糖。自然界中木聚糖是多种糖类的复合体,这就使得木聚糖酶呈现多态性和多域性,由此需将繁多的木聚糖酶进行归类。木聚糖酶的催化反应属于双置换机制。在已研究的真菌或细菌性木聚糖酶中,大多数在温和的条件下表现出最佳活性,但有很多在极端环境下生长的生物体,为了适应极端环境而产生嗜极性的酶,其中嗜酸的、嗜碱的、嗜热的木聚糖酶,现在已有广泛的研究。对嗜极性木聚糖酶的研究进展作了论述。     

耐热木聚糖酶研究进展

β1,4内切木聚糖酶(EC.3218)能够以内切方式作用于木聚糖主链产生不同长度的木寡糖和少量的木糖,因此是木聚糖降解酶系中最关键的酶。木聚糖酶具有很大的工业应用潜力和价值,由于许多工业应用木聚糖酶的单元操作都是在高温下进行的,寻求耐热木聚糖酶作为催化剂是非常重要的。重点介绍了耐热木聚糖酶的特性、分泌表达和结构区域的研究进展。     

利用真菌纤维素结合域(CBD)保守性序列进行草菇木聚糖酶cDNA的克隆

木聚糖是植物细胞壁的主要组分,它是木糖以β1 ,4 木糖苷键形成主链,乙酰基,阿拉伯糖基等为附链组成的复合多聚糖.木聚糖酶可以降解木聚糖主链,在木聚糖的生物降解中起着非常重要的作用[1 ] .根据木聚糖酶催化域(catalyticdomain ,CD)氨基酸序列的相似性,木聚糖酶可分为两个家     

微生物木聚糖酶的研究进展及其在食品领域的应用

木聚糖是半纤维素的主要组成成分,也是自然界第二丰富的可再生资源。木聚糖的结构稳定、组成复杂,很难在自然条件下自我降解,只有通过多种酶组成的木聚糖酶系的协同作用才可以更好地水解木聚糖或含有木聚糖的底物。木聚糖酶系主要由微生物产生,不同来源的木聚糖酶的性质存在较大差异。介绍了木聚糖水解酶系的组成和作用机理,木聚糖酶的分类和酶学性质,并对木聚糖酶在食品领域的应用进行了综述。     

Penicillium purpurogenum produces a family 1 acetyl xylan esterase containing a carbohydrate-binding module: characterization of the protein and its gene

At least three acetyl xylan esterases (AXE I, II and III) are secreted by Penicillium purpurogenum. This publication describes more detailed work on AXE I and its gene. AXE I binds cellulose but not xylan; it is glycosylated and inactivated by phenylmethylsulphonyl fluoride, showing that it is a serine esterase. The axe1 gene presents an open reading frame of 1278 bp, including two introns of 68 and 61 bp; it codes for a signal peptide of 31 residues and a mature protein of 351 amino acids (molecular weight 36,693). AXE I has a modular structure: a catalytic module at the amino terminus belonging to family 1 of the carbohydrate esterases, a linker rich in serines and threonines, and a family 1 carboxy terminal carbohydrate binding module (CBM). The CBM is similar to that of AXE from Trichoderma reesei, (with a family 5 catalytic module) indicating that the genes for catalytic modules and CBMs have evolved separately, and that they have been linked by gene fusion. The promoter sequence of axe1 contains several putative sequences for binding of gene expression regulators also found in other family 1 esterase gene promoters. It is proposed that AXE I and II act in succession in xylan degradation; first, xylan is attacked by AXE I and other xylanases possessing CBMs (which facilitate binding to lignocellulose), followed by other enzymes acting mainly on soluble substrates.     

Heterologous expression, purification, crystallization, X-ray analysis and phasing of the acetyl xylan esterase from Bacillus pumilus

Bacillus pumilus PS213 acetyl xylan esterase (AXE) acts as an accessory enzyme in the plant cell wall hemicellulose biodegradation pathway. It belongs to the carbohydrate esterase family 7 and hydrolyses the ester linkages of the acetyl groups in position 2 and/or 3 of the xylose moieties of the acetylated xylan fragments from hardwood. The enzyme displays activity towards a broad range of acetylated compounds including the antibiotic cephalosporin-C. In this study we report the heterologous expression, purification, physicochemical characterization and crystallization of the recombinant B. pumilus AXE. Remarkable improvement of the crystal quality was achieved by setting up crystallization conditions, at first established using the hanging drop vapor diffusion method, in a micro-batch experiment. Rod-like diffraction quality crystals were obtained using 10% PEG 6000, 0.1 M MES pH 6.0 and a wide range of LiCl concentrations (0.2-1.0 M) as precipitant agent. Two different crystal forms, both belonging to space group P2(1), were characterized, diffracting X-rays to 2.5 and 1.9 angstrom resolution. Successful molecular replacement showed 12 molecules in the asymmetric unit of either crystal forms that are arranged as two doughnut-like hexamers, each one encompassing a local 32 symmetry. A catalytic inactive mutant Ser181Ala of B. pumilus AXE was also engineered, expressed, purified and crystallized for functional and structural studies.     

Distinct roles of carbohydrate esterase family CE16 acetyl esterases and polymer-acting acetyl xylan esterases in xylan deacetylation

Mass spectrometric analysis was used to compare the roles of two acetyl esterases (AE, carbohydrate esterase family CE16) and three acetyl xylan esterases (AXE, families CE1 and CE5) in deacetylation of natural substrates, neutral (linear) and 4-O-methyl glucuronic acid (MeGlcA) substituted xylooligosaccharides (XOS). AEs were similarly restricted in their action and apparently removed in most cases only one acetyl group from the non-reducing end of XOS, acting as exo-deacetylases. In contrast, AXEs completely deacetylated longer neutral XOS but had difficulties with the shorter ones. Complete deacetylation of neutral XOS was obtained after the combined action of AEs and AXEs. MeGlcA substituents partially restricted the action of both types of esterases and the remaining acidic XOS were mainly substituted with one MeGlcA and one acetyl group, supposedly on the same xylopyranosyl residue. These resisting structures were degraded to great extent only after inclusion of α-glucuronidase, which acted with the esterases in a synergistic manner. When used together with xylan backbone degrading endoxylanase and β-xylosidase, both AE and AXE enhanced the hydrolysis of complex XOS equally.     

Cloning and sequence analysis of genes encoding xylanases and acetyl xylan esterase from Streptomyces thermoviolaceus OPC-520.

Three genes encoding two types of xylanases (STX-I and STX-II) and an acetyl xylan esterase (STX-III) from Streptomyces thermoviolaceus OPC-520 were cloned, and their DNA sequences were determined. The nucleotide sequences showed that genes stx-II and stx-III were clustered on the genome. The stx-I, stx-II, and stx-III genes encoded deduced proteins of 51, 35.2, and 34.3 kDa, respectively. STX-I and STX-II bound to both insoluble xylan and crystalline cellulose (Avicel). Alignment of the deduced amino acid sequences encoded by stx-I, stx-II, and stx-III demonstrated that the three enzymes contain two functional domains, a catalytic domain and a substrate-binding domain. The catalytic domains of STX-I and STX-II showed high sequence homology to several xylanases which belong to families F and G, respectively, and that of STX-III showed striking homology with an acetyl xylan esterase from S. lividans, nodulation proteins of Rhizobium sp., and chitin deacetylase of Mucor rouxii. In the C-terminal region of STX-I, there were three reiterated amino acid sequences starting from C-L-D, and the repeats were homologous to those found in xylanase A from S. lividans, coagulation factor G subunit alpha from the horseshoe crab, Rarobacter faecitabidus protease I, beta-1,3-glucanase from Oerskovia xanthineolytica, and the ricin B chain. However, the repeats did not show sequence similarity to any of the nine known families of cellulose-binding domains (CBDs). On the other hand, STX-II and STX-III contained identical family II CBDs in their C-terminal regions.     

Carbohydrate esterase family 4 enzymes: substrate specificity

The substrate specificity of selected enzymes classified under Carbohydrate Esterase family 4 (CE4) has been examined. Chitin deacetylase from Mucor rouxii and both a native and a truncated form of acetyl xylan esterase from Streptomyces lividans were found to be active on both xylan and several soluble chitinous substrates. Furthermore, the activities of all enzymes examined were significantly increased in the presence of Co(2+) when chitinous substrates were employed. However, the presence of this metal ion did not result in enhancing the activities of the enzymes when xylan was used as substrate. An acetyl xylan esterase from Bacillus pumilus, classified under Carbohydrate Esterase family 7, was found to be inactive towards all chitinous substrates tested. Finally, all enzymes examined were inactive towards cell wall peptidoglycan.     

Regioselective deacetylation of cellulose acetates by acetyl xylan esterases of different CE-families

Cellulose acetate (CA) was found to be a substrate of several acetyl xylan esterases (AXE). Eight AXE from different carbohydrate esterase (CE) families were tested on their activity against CA with a degree of substitution of 0.7 and 1.4. The classification of the AXEs into CE families according to their structure by hydrophobic cluster analysis followed clearly their activity against CA. Within the same CE family similar, and between the CE families different deacetylation behaviours could be observed. Furthermore, each esterase family showed a distinct regioselective mode of action. The CE 1 family enzymes regioselectively cleaved the substituents in C2- and C3-position, while CE 5 family enzymes only cleaved the acetyl groups in C2-position. CE 4 family enzymes seemed to interact only with the substituents in C3-position. Evidence was found that the deacetylation reaction of the CE 1 family enzymes proceeded faster in C2- than in C3-position of CA. The enzymes were able to cleave acetyl groups from fully substituted anhydroglucose units.     

Induction of Cellulolytic and Xylanolytic Enzyme Systems in Streptomyces spp

Extracellular enzyme preparations from Streptomyces flavogriseus and Streptomyces olivochromogenes cultures grown on cellulose contained primarily cellulase activities, but similar preparations from cultures grown on xylan-containing materials possessed high levels of both cellulase and xylanase activities. Growth conditions that gave high endoxylanase levels also resulted in the production of enzymes involved in the hydrolysis of the nonxylose components of xylan. Specific acetyl xylan esterase activities were identified in enzyme preparations from both organisms. Both organisms also produced alpha-l-arabinofuranosidase activity that was not associated with endoxylanase activity. Other activities produced were alpha-l-O-methylglucuronidase and ferulic acid esterase. The latter enzyme was produced only by S. olivochromogenes and is an activity which has not previously been identified as a component of hemicellulase preparations.     

Isolation, analysis, and expression of two genes from Thermoanaerobacterium sp. strain JW/SL YS485: a beta-xylosidase and a novel acetyl xylan esterase with cephalosporin C deacetylase activity.

The genes encoding acetyl xylan esterase 1 (axe1) and a beta-xylosidase (xylB) have been cloned and sequenced from Thermoanaerobacterium sp. strain JW/SL YS485. axe1 is located 22 nucleotides 3' of the xylB sequence. The identity of axe1 was confirmed by comparison of the deduced amino acid sequence to peptide sequence analysis data from purified acetyl xylan esterase 1. The xylB gene was identified by expression cloning and by sequence homology to known beta-xylosidases. Plasmids which independently expressed either acetyl xylan esterase 1 (pAct1BK) or beta-xylosidase (pXylo-1.1) were constructed in Escherichia coli. Plasmid pXylAct-1 contained both genes joined at a unique EcoRI site and expressed both activities. Substrate specificity, pH, and temperature optima were determined for partially purified recombinant acetyl xylan esterase 1 and for crude recombinant beta-xylosidase. Similarity searches showed that the axe1 and xylB genes were homologs of the ORF-1 and xynB genes, respectively, isolated from Thermoanaerobacterium saccharolyticum. Although the deduced sequence of the axe1 product had no significant amino acid sequence similarity to any reported acetyl xylan esterase sequence, it did have strong similarity to cephalosporin C deacetylase from Bacillus subtilis. Recombinant acetyl xylan esterase 1 was found to have thermostable deacetylase activity towards a number of acetylated substrates, including cephalosporin C and 7-aminocephalosporanic acid.     

Heterologous expression and biochemical characterization of acetyl xylan esterase from Coprinopsis cinerea

Acetyl xylan esterase (AXE) from basidiomycete Coprinopsis cinerea Okayama 7 (#130) was functionally expressed in Pichia pastoris with a C-terminal tag under the alcohol oxidase 1 (AOX1) promoter and secreted into the medium at 1.5 mg l^?1. Its molecular mass was estimated to be 65.5 kDa based on the SDS-PAGE analysis, which is higher than the calculated molecular mass of 40 kDa based on amino acid composition. In-silico analysis of the amino acid sequence predicted two potential N-glycosylation sites. Results from PNGase F deglycosylation and mass spectrum confirmed the presence of N-glycosylation on the recombinant AXE with predominant N-glycans HexNAc₂Hex_9–16. The recombinant AXE showed best activity at 40 °C and pH 8. It showed not only acetyl esterase activity with a K_m of 4.3 mM and a V_max of 2.15 U mg^?1 for hydrolysis of 4-nitrophenyl acetate but also a butyl esterase activity for hydrolysis of 4-nitrophenyl butyrate with a K_m of 0.11 mM and V_max of 0.78 U mg^?1. The presence of two additional amino acid residues at its native N-terminus was found to help stabilize the enzyme against the protease cleavages without affecting its activity.     

Expression of fungal acetyl xylan esterase in Arabidopsis thaliana improves saccharification of stem lignocellulose

Cell wall hemicelluloses and pectins are O‐acetylated at specific positions, but the significance of these substitutions is poorly understood. Using a transgenic approach, we investigated how reducing the extent of O‐acetylation in xylan affects cell wall chemistry, plant performance and the recalcitrance of lignocellulose to saccharification. The Aspergillus niger acetyl xylan esterase AnAXE1 was expressed in Arabidopsis under the control of either the constitutively expressed 35S CAMV promoter or a woody‐tissue‐specific GT43B aspen promoter, and the protein was targeted to the apoplast by its native signal peptide, resulting in elevated acetyl esterase activity in soluble and wall‐bound protein extracts and reduced xylan acetylation. No significant alterations in cell wall composition were observed in the transgenic lines, but their xylans were more easily digested by a β‐1,4‐endoxylanase, and more readily extracted by hot water, acids or alkali. Enzymatic saccharification of lignocellulose after hot water and alkali pretreatments produced up to 20% more reducing sugars in several lines. Fermentation by Trametes versicolor of tissue hydrolysates from the line with a 30% reduction in acetyl content yielded ~70% more ethanol compared with wild type. Plants expressing 35S:AnAXE1 and pGT43B:AnAXE1 developed normally and showed increased resistance to the biotrophic pathogen Hyaloperonospora arabidopsidis, probably due to constitutive activation of defence pathways. However, unintended changes in xyloglucan and pectin acetylation were only observed in 35S:AnAXE1‐expressing plants. This study demonstrates that postsynthetic xylan deacetylation in woody tissues is a promising strategy for optimizing lignocellulosic biomass for biofuel production.