Cloning and expression of the Escherichia coli D-xylose isomerase gene in Bacillus subtilis

A DNA fragment containing the Escherichia coli D-xylose isomerase gene and D-xylulokinase gene had been isolated from an E. coli genomic bank constructed by Clarke and Carbon. The D-xylose isomerase gene coding for the synthesis of an important industrial enzyme, xylose isomerase, was subcloned into a Bacillus-E. coli bifunctional plasmid. It was found that the intact E. coli gene was not expressed in B. subtilis, a host traditionally used to produce industrial enzymes. An attempt was then made to express the E. coli gene in B. subtilis by fusion of the E. coli xylose isomerase structural gene downstream to the promoter of the penicillinase gene isolated from Bacillus licheniformis. Two such fused genes were constructed and they were found able to be expressed in both B. subtilis and E. coli.     

Overproduction, preparation of monoclonal antibodies and purification of E. coli asparagine synthetase A.

In order to explore the structure--function relationship of the Escherichia coli asparagine synthetase A it was necessary to devise a system for overexpression of the gene and purification of the gene product. The E. coli asparagine synthetase A structural gene was fused to the 3' end of the human carbonic anhydrase II structural gene and overexpressed in E. coli. The gene product, a 66 kDa fusion protein, which exhibited asparagine synthetase activity, was purified in a single step by affinity chromatography and used as the antigen for the production of monoclonal antibodies. The monoclonal antibodies were screened by ELISA. Colonies were chosen which were positive for purified fusion protein and negative for purified human carbonic anhydrase II. The E. coli asparagine synthetase A gene was then overexpressed and the gene product was used without purification for the final screen. The antibodies selected were used for immunoaffinity chromatography to purify the recombinant overexpressed E. coli asparagine synthetase A. Thus, a procedure is now available so that asparagine synthetase A can be purified to homogeneity in a single step.     

温度对大肠埃希菌Mn-SOD基因启动子调控条件的优化

目的 构建大肠埃希菌BL21 Mn-SOD-RFP报告基因载体,并探讨温度对大肠埃希菌Mn-SOD基因启动子的调控.方法 利用重组PCR技术,构建以Mn-SOD启动子调控的红色荧光蛋白(RFP)报告基因载体,将融合基因与T载体连接导入大肠埃希菌中,在不同温度(20、37、40和45℃)培养不同时间(13、20、30、37、44和54 h)后,利用荧光显微镜和荧光光度计观察大肠埃希菌表达RFP的情况.结果 正确构建Mn-SOD-RFP融合基因,重组PCR结果与测序结果完全一致;不同温度不同时间诱导后,Mn-SOD启动子在37℃,培养30～ 37 h表达的红色荧光蛋白最多.结论 成功构建该报告基因载体,并完成温度、时间对其调控的优化,为更进一步研究其他因素对SOD基因启动子的调控机制奠定基础.     

Molecular cloning and characterization of the recA gene from the cyanobacterium Synechococcus sp. strain PCC 7002.

The recA gene of Synechococcus sp. strain PCC 7002 was detected and cloned from a lambda gtwes genomic library by heterologous hybridization by using a gene-internal fragment of the Escherichia coli recA gene as the probe. The gene encodes a 38-kilodalton polypeptide which is antigenically related to the RecA protein of E. coli. The nucleotide sequence of a portion of the gene was determined. The translation of this region was 55% homologous to the E. coli protein; allowances for conservative amino acid replacements yield a homology value of about 74%. The cyanobacterial recA gene product was proficient in restoring homologous recombination and partial resistance to UV irradiation to recA mutants of E. coli. Heterologous hybridization experiments, in which the Synechococcus sp. strain PCC 7002 recA gene was used as the probe, indicate that a homologous gene is probably present in all cyanobacterial strains.     

Cloning of the virulence regulatory (vir) locus of Bordetella pertussis and its expression in B. bronchiseptica

The gene coding for a thermostable alpha-amylase from Clostridium thermosulfurogenes (DSM 3896) was cloned in Escherichia coli using pUC18 as a vector. The recombinant plasmid pCT2 of an amylolytic positive transformant of E. coli contained a 2.9 kbp fragment of chromosomal DNA of C. thermosulfurogenes carrying the alpha-amylase gene. In E. coli the gene was apparently transcribed by its own promoter. Comparative studies showed no difference between the original and the heterologously in E. coli expressed enzyme. The latter was not secreted into the medium.     

Inhibition of Imidazolegly cerolphosphate Dehydratase of Phytophthora Parasitica by Aminotriazole in situ and after Cloning and Expression of the Respective Gene (HIS3) in Escherichia coli

The HIS3 gene of Phytophthora parasitica was isolated from a plasmid library by complementing E. coli his B463 to histidine prototrophy. The gene, encoding imidazolegly cerolphosphate dehydratase, was expressed in E. coli independently of the promoter of the cloning vector. The growth of Phytophthora parasitica was far more sensitive to 3–amino–1,2,4–triazole (amitrole) than that of the E. coli w.t. The inhibition was fully counteracted by histidine. E., coli with a defective imidazoleglycerolphosphate dehydratase complemented by the Phytophthora gene exhibited the same high sensitivity against amitrole as Phytophthora itself. The expression of genes in E. coli is suggested for, screening potential inhibitors of enzymes in pathogenic organisms.     

Cloning and expression of an alpha-acetolactate decarboxylase gene from Streptococcus lactis subsp. diacetylactis in Escherichia coli.

The Streptococcus lactis gene coding for alpha-acetolactate decarboxylase (ADC) was cloned in Escherichia coli. Subsequent subcloning in E. coli showed that the ADC gene was located within a 1.3-kilobase DNA fragment. The ADC gene was controlled by its own promoter. Gas chromatography showed that S. lactis and the transformed E. coli strains produced the two optical isomers of acetoin in different ratios.     

Cloning and expression of an alpha-acetolactate decarboxylase gene from Streptococcus lactis subsp. diacetylactis in Escherichia coli

The Streptococcus lactis gene coding for alpha-acetolactate decarboxylase (ADC) was cloned in Escherichia coli. Subsequent subcloning in E. coli showed that the ADC gene was located within a 1.3-kilobase DNA fragment. The ADC gene was controlled by its own promoter. Gas chromatography showed that S. lactis and the transformed E. coli strains produced the two optical isomers of acetoin in different ratios.     

Improved penicillin amidase production using a genetically engineered mutant of Escherichia coli ATCC 11105

Penicillin G amidase (PGA) is a key enzyme for the industrial production of penicillin G derivatives used in therapeutics. Escherichia coli ATCC 11105 is the more commonly used strain for PGA production. To improve enzyme yield, we constructed various recombinant E. coli HB101 and ATCC 11105 strains. For each strain, PGA production was determined for various concentrations of glucose and phenylacetic and (PAA) in the medium. The E. coli strain, G271, was identified as the best performer (800 U NIPAB/L). This strain was obtained as follows: an E. coli ATCC 11105 mutant (E. coli G133) was first selected based on a low negative effect of glucose on PGA production. This mutant was then transformed with a pBR322 derivative containing the PGA gene. Various experiments were made to try to understand the reason for the high productivity of E. coli G271. The host strain, E. coli G133, was found to be mutated in one (or more) gene(s) whose product(s) act(s) in trans on the PGA gene expression. Its growth is not inhibited by high glucose concentration in the medium. Interestingly, whereas glucose still exerts some negative effect on the PGA production by E. coli G133, PGA production by its transformant (E. coli G271) is stimulated by glucose. The reason for this stimulation is discussed. Transformation of E. coli G133 with a pBR322 derivative containing the Hindlll fragment of the PGA gene, showed that the performance of E. coli G271 depends both upon the host strain properties and the plasmid structure. Study of the production by the less efficient E. coli HB101 derivatives brought some light on the mechanism of regulation of the PGA gene. (c) 1993 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

A Col E1 hybrid plasmid containing Escherichia coli genes complementing d-xylose negative mutants of Escherichia coli and Salmonella typhimurium

The Clarke and Carbon bank of Col El - Escherichia coli DNa hybrid plasmids was screened for complementation of d-xylose negative mutants of E. coli. Of several obtained, the smallest, pRM10, was chosen for detailed study. Its size was 16 kilobases (kb) and that of the insert was 9.7 kg. By transformation or F'-mediated conjugation this plasmid complemented mutants of E. coli defective in either D-xylose isomerase or D-xylulose kinase activity, or both. The activity of D-xylulose kinase in E. coli transformants which bear an intact chromosomal gene for this enzyme was greater than that for the host, due to a gene dosage effect. The plasmid also complemented D-xylose negative mutants of Salmonella typhimurium by F'-mediated conjugation between E. coli and S. typhimurium. Salmonella typhimurium mutants complemented were those for D-xylose isomerase and for D-xylulose kinase in addition to pleiotropic D-xylose mutants which were defective in a regulatory gene of the D-xylose operon. In addition, the plasmid complemented the glyS mutation in E. coli and S. typhimurium. The glyS mutant of E. coli was temperature sensitive, indicating that the plasmid carried the structural gene for glycine synthetase. The glyS mutation in E. coli maps at 79 min, as do the xyl genes. The behaviour of the plasmid is consistent with the existence of a d-xylose operon in E. coli. The data also suggest that the plasmid carries three of the genes of this operon, specifically those for D-xylose isomerase, D-xylulose kinase, and a regulatory gene.     

Cloning and expression in Escherichia coli of a phoA gene encoding a phosphate-irrepressible alkaline phosphatase of Zymomonas mobilis

The Zymomonas mobilis phoA gene, encoding a phosphate-irrepressible alkaline phosphatase (ZAPase), was cloned and its expression was studied in phoA mutants of Escherichia coli. The ZAPase was recovered in the soluble fraction of E. coli. The enzyme was synthesized constitutively and its synthesis not repressed by phosphate, unlike the phoA gene of E. coli. The phoA gene of Z. mobilis was mutagenized by Mini Mu PR13 and the mutated gene crossed into Z. mobilis in order to obtain phoA mutants by reverse genetics. Although Z. mobilis mutants with Mini Mu PR13 integrated in the chromosome were obtained, none had an allele replacement for none was defective in ZAPase.     

The recA gene of Chlamydia trachomatis: Cloning, sequence, and characterization in Escherichia coli

Abstract The recA gene of Chlamydia trachomatis was isolated by complementation of an Escherichia coli recA mutant. The cloned gene restored resistance to methyl methanesulfonate in E. coli recA mutants. The DNA sequence of the chlamydial gene was determined and the deduced protein sequence compared with other RecA proteins. In E. coli recA deletion mutants, the cloned gene conferred moderate recombinational activity as assayed by Hfr matings. The chlamydial recA gene was efficient in repairing alkylated DNA but less so in repairing of UV damage when compared with the E. coli homologue. As detected by an SOS gene fusion, a small but measurable amount of LexA co-cleavage was indicated.     

大肠埃希菌—双歧杆菌穿梭表达载体的构建及白介素-10基因的表达

目的构建能够在大肠埃希菌和双歧杆菌中穿梭表达目的基因的载体,并用此载体在大肠埃希菌和双歧杆菌中表达人白介素-10基因（hIL-10）的蛋白产物;为hIL-10基因重组双歧杆菌治疗炎症性肠病做前期准备。方法以质粒pDG7为模板扩增pMB1片段,构建表达质粒pET28B1。用PCR法扩增hIL-10基因,将此目的基因以及pET28B1经酶切后用连接酶连接,形成重组质粒pET28B1-hIL10。pET28B1-IL10转染大肠埃希菌BL21和长双歧杆菌。最后用Western blot检测hIL-10基因在大肠埃希菌和长双歧杆菌中的表达情况。结果pET28B1-hIL10阳性克隆扩增后提取质粒并进行基因测序,结果显示插入片段为hIL-10,序列正确且无突变。hIL-10基因在大肠埃希菌、长双歧杆菌中的诱导表达产物通过Western blot检测验证为IL-10蛋白,显示该hIL-10表达载体在大肠埃希菌阳性克隆中经诱导可高量表达,在长双歧杆菌体中有少量表达。结论成功构建质粒pET28B1,该质粒能够在大肠埃希菌和双歧杆菌中穿梭表达目的基因hIL-10。     

Cloning and expression of the thermostable α-amylase gene from Clostridium thermosulfurogenes (DSM 3896) in Escherichia coli

Abstract The gene coding for a thermostable α-amylase from Clostridium thermosulfurogenes (DSM 3896) was cloned in Escherichia coli using pUC18 as a vector. The recombinant plasmid pCT2 of an amylolytic positive transformant of E. coli contained a 2.9 kbp fragment of chromosomal DNA of C. thermosulforogenes carrying the α-amylase gene. In E. coli the gene was apparently transcribed by its own promoter. Comparative studies showed no difference between the original and the heterologously in E. coli expressed enzyme. The latter was not secreted into the medium.     

Cloning and expression of Clostridium pasteurianum galactokinase gene in Escherichia coli K-12 and nucleotide sequence analysis of a region affecting the amount of the enzyme

The Clostridium pasteurianum galactokinase gene was cloned by complementation, of the galK locus, into Escherichia coli. Restriction enzyme analysis subcloning and Tn5 mutagenesis indicated that the gene was located on a 1.8 X 10(3) base-pair ClaI-Sau3A fragment that encoded a polypeptide of approximately 40 Mr. Although the C. pasteurianum and the E. coli galactokinases have similar subunit molecular weights, Southern hybridization analysis indicated no strong homology between their genes. Even though this clone showed a low level of galactokinase expression, the Gal+ phenotype, provided by the clostridial galactokinase, was unstable in E. coli, and the gene was frequently inactivated by the spontaneous acquisition of insertion sequences. A second clone containing this gene on a large restriction fragment was isolated by hybridization. This clone was unable to grow on galactose-containing media due to the overproduction of galactokinase. Comparison of the plasmids from these two clones revealed that the second contained an additional 300 base-pairs located at one end of the galactokinase gene. Appropriate operon fusions with a promoter-less E. coli galactokinase gene indicated that these additional 300 base-pairs had promoter activity in E. coli. The DNA sequence of this region which lies upstream of the C. pasteurianum galactokinase gene was determined and compared with that from several clones producing high, low or undetectable amounts of galactokinase. The reasons for the high and low level expression and for the instability of the C. pasteurianum galactokinase in E. coli are discussed. The presence of the galactokinase suggests that galactose is used in C. pasteurianum through the Leloir pathway via galactose 1-phosphate.     

Xylose isomerase from Escherichia coli. Characterization of the protein and the structural gene

The gene that codes for xylose isomerase in Escherichia coli has been cloned by complementation of a xylose isomerase-negative E. coli mutant. The structural gene is 1320 nucleotides in length and codes for a protein of 440 amino acids. An additional 209 nucleotides 5' and 82 nucleotides 3' to the structural gene were also sequenced. To verify that the cloned gene encodes E. coli xylose isomerase, the enzyme was purified to homogeneity and the sequence of the first 25 amino acid residues was determined by a semimicromanual Edman procedure. These results establish that the NH2-terminal methionine of xylose isomerase is specified by an ATG which is 7 nucleotides downstream from a Shine-Dalgarno sequence.     

鸡氨肽酶N的高效可溶性表达及生物学功能分析

本研究旨为克隆鸡氨肽酶N(chAPN)基因,高效表达可溶性目的蛋白,并测定其生物学功能。应用RT-PCR方法从鸡胚肾细胞中克隆chAPN的基因片段,经测序鉴定后再克隆至原核表达载体pCOLD-TF,构建重组原核表达质粒pCOLD-TF-chAPN,在大肠杆菌BL21(DE3)中经不同条件诱导表达目的蛋白;利用镍柱亲和层析法纯化可溶性蛋白,并进行SDS-PAGE、Western blotting鉴定;Leu-PNA酶促反应和ELISA等方法检测目的蛋白生物学功能。结果显示,重组质粒pCOLD-TF-chAPN在大肠杆菌中以可溶形式高效表达;酶促反应及ELISA结果显示该蛋白具有酶活性,可结合传染性支气管炎病毒(IBV),并表现为剂量依赖性。这为今后研究chAPN的酶活性、作为IBV受体及抗病毒功能奠定了实验基础。