Deoxy and deoxyfluoro analogues of acetylated methyl beta-D-xylopyranoside--substrates for acetylxylan esterases

Four modified substrates for acetylxylan esterases, 2-deoxy, 3-deoxy, 2-deoxy-2-fluoro, and 3-deoxy-3-fluoro derivatives of di-O-acetylated methyl beta-D-xylopyranoside were synthesized via 2,3-anhydropentopyranoside precursors. Methyl 2,3-anhydro-4-O-benzyl-beta-D-ribopyranoside was transformed into methyl 2,3-anhydro-4-O-benzyl-beta-D-lyxopyranoside in three steps. The epoxide ring opening of 2,3-anhydropentopyranosides was accomplished either by hydride reduction or hydrofluorination. Methyl beta-D-xylopyranoside 2,3,4-tri-O-, 2,4-di-O-, and 3,4-di-O-acetates, and the prepared diacetate analogues were tested as substrates of acetylxylan esterases from Schizophyllum commune and Trichoderma reesei. Measurement of their rate of deacetylation pointed to unique structural requirements of the enzymes for the substrates. The enzymes differed particularly in the requirement for the trans vicinal hydroxy group in the deacetylation at C-2 and C-3 and in the tolerance to the presence of trans vicinal acetyl groups esterifying the OH group at C-2 and C-3.     

SARS-CoV-2中和纳米抗体在里氏木霉中的重组表达北大核心CSCD

基于骆驼科动物单链抗体VHH结构域的纳米抗体具有分子量小、结构简单、溶解性好、稳定性强等多种优势,可通过吸入给药,在呼吸道病毒的防控中具有重要应用价值。里氏木霉是食品级的蛋白质生产宿主,其纤维素酶分泌量可达到80 g/L以上,有望用于药物蛋白的低成本生产。文中在密码子优化的基础上,使用组成型强启动子Pcdna1,实现了SARS-CoV-2中和纳米抗体Nb20在里氏木霉中的重组表达。将Nb20与里氏木霉纤维二糖水解酶CBHⅠ的N端片段融合表达,并在二者间引入胞内KEX2蛋白酶切位点,于葡萄糖培养基中摇瓶发酵48 h可生产出浓度为47.4 mg/L的Nb20蛋白。重组表达的纳米抗体能够与SARS-CoV-2刺突蛋白的受体结合区相结合,有望用于新型冠状病毒的中和。以上结果显示,里氏木霉在纳米抗体的重组表达中具有一定的应用潜力。     

Trichoderma reesei acetyl esterase catalyzes transesterification in water

Partially purified Trichoderma reesei RUT-C30 acetyl esterase preparation was found to catalyze acyl transfer reactions in organic solvents, mixtures of organic solvents with water and even in water. Using different acyl donors, the best results for acetyl transfer in water were obtained using vinyl acetate. As acetyl acceptors, a variety of hydroxyl bearing compounds in aqueous solutions were used. Degree of conversion and the number of newly formed acetates varied according to the acceptor used. Conversions over 50% were observed for the majority of several common monosaccharides, their methyl and deoxy derivatives and oligosaccharides. In several cases, the transesterification reaction exhibited strict regioselectivity, leading to only one acetyl derivative. Preparative potential of the transesterification in water was demonstrated by acetylation of methyl β- -glucopyranoside, 4-nitrophenyl β- -glucopyranoside and kojic acid, yielding 56.4% of methyl 3-O-acetyl β- -glucopyranoside, 70.2% of 4-nitrophenyl 3-O-acetyl β- -glucopyranoside and 30.9% of 7-O-acetyl-kojic acid as the only reaction products.

This enzymatically catalyzed transacetylation in water, which is applied to transformation of saccharides for the first time, opens a new area in chemoenzymatic synthesis. Its major advantages are simplicity, highly regioselective esterification of polar compounds, high yields, low enzyme consumption and elimination of the need to use toxic organic solvents.     

丝状真菌里氏木霉中shRNA沉默红色荧光基因

报道了在里氏木霉中建立的一种以红色荧光蛋白(DsRed)为报告基因的RNA干扰方法。首先,将构建的表达DsRed质粒p ANRed1转化里氏木霉QM9414,得到抗潮霉素B抗性并能稳定表达DsRed的菌株DsRed-T.reesei。其次,以丙酮酸脱氢酶启动子Ppdc和纤维二糖水解酶I终止子cbh I为原件,克隆到载体p PHL上构建质粒p PHL-Ppdc-Tcbh1。根据DsRed基因序列设计特定的siRNA干扰序列和另一条无同源序列的siRNA作为阴性对照,克隆到载体p PHL-Ppdc-Tcbh1得到重组质粒。将其转化到DsRed-T.reesei中,用含有100μg/m L潮霉素B和250μg/m L腐草霉素的PDA平板筛选转化子。结果表明,约79%的转化子出现红色荧光沉默现象,其中一些转化子DsRed的表达几乎完全被抑制。荧光定量PCR和Western印迹分析显示DsRed基因的表达受到不同程度的下调。以上结果提示,在里氏木霉中可用此方法研究基因表达调控。     

Enzymatic hydrolysis and simultaneous saccharification and fermentation of steam-pretreated spruce using crude Trichoderma reesei and Trichoderma atroviride enzymes

The aim of this study was to compare the performance of the enzymes produced by Trichoderma reesei Rut C30 and the good extracellular β-glucosidase-producing mutant Trichoderma atroviride TUB F-1663 to that of commercial preparations in the enzymatic hydrolysis and the simultaneous saccharification and fermentation (SSF) of steam-pretreated spruce (SPS).The concentrated TUB F-1663 enzyme was found to be the most efficient in the hydrolysis of washed SPS at 50 g/L water-insoluble solids (WIS) in terms of the glucose produced (18.5 g/L), even in comparison with commercial cellulases (14.1–16.7 g/L). The enzyme preparations were studied at low enzyme loadings (5 FPU/g WIS) in SSF to produce ethanol from SPS. The enzyme supernatant and whole fermentation broth of T. atroviride as well as the whole broth of T. reesei proved to be as efficient in SSF as the commercial cellulase mixtures (ethanol yields of 61–76% of the theoretical were achieved), while low ethanol yields (<40%) were obtained with the β-glucosidase-deficient T. reesei supernatant.Therefore, it seems, that instead of using commercial cellulases, the TUB F-1663 enzymes and the whole broth of Rut C30 may be produced on-site, using a process stream as carbon source, and employed directly in the biomass-to-bioethanol process.     

里氏木霉翻转酶DRS2对木质纤维素降解酶基因表达及分泌的影响

[目的]本研究以工业生产菌株里氏木霉为研究对象,鉴定翻转酶基因drs2对其纤维素酶表达及分泌的影响.[方法]首先通过BLAST序列比对,从里氏木霉中鉴定出翻转酶基因drs2,并通过同源重组的方法在里氏木霉中构建了drs2基因的敲除菌株△drs2.对△drs2菌株及其对照株在不同碳源上的生长发育、蛋白分泌、纤维素酶及半纤...     

Rapid purification method for the 26S proteasome from the filamentous fungus Trichoderma reesei

We have developed a fast and simple two column chromatographic method for the purification of the 26S proteasome from the filamentous fungus Trichoderma reesei that simplifies the overall procedure and reduces the purification time from 5 to 2.5 days. The combination of only the anionic exchange POROS^® HQ column (Applied Biosystems) together with a size exclusion column has not been used previously for proteasome purification. The purified complex was analysed further by two-dimensional electrophoresis (2DE) and examined by transmission electron microscopy (TEM). A total of 102 spots separated by 2DE were identified by mass spectrometry using cross-species identification (CSI) or an in-house custom-made protein database derived from the T. reesei sequencing project. Fifty-one spots out of 102 represented unique proteins. Among them, 30 were from the 20S particle and eight were from the 19S particle. In addition, seven proteasome-interacting proteins as well as several non-proteasome related proteins were identified. Co-purification of the 19S regulatory particle was confirmed by TEM and Western blotting. The rapidity of the purification procedure and largely intact nature of the complex suggest that similar procedure may be applicable to the isolation and purification of the other protein complexes.     

多靶向沉默里氏木霉碳代谢阻遏物对纤维素酶活性和表达的调控研究

【目的】构建多靶向siRNA表达载体对里氏木霉碳阻遏抑制因子CRE1、CRE2、CRE3和CRE4进行同时多靶向siRNA干扰,以研究其对里氏木霉纤维素酶基因表达的调控作用。【方法】根据此前研究筛选出沉默cre1、cre2、cre3和cre4基因的4个最佳siRNA序列,设计并构建了A多靶向表达载体,另根据cre1、cre2、cre3和cre4基因中所含有的5个共有序列设计并构建了B多靶向表达载体,将两者转化至里氏木霉QM9414。经筛选后分别在48 h和120 h对各转化子进行纤维素酶酶活力测试(CMC活力测试和滤纸酶酶活力测试)及利用qPCR检测相关基因的表达。【结果】通过RT-qPCR测定结果表明,两种表达载体均可同时抑制里氏木霉的分解代谢物阻遏基因cre1、cre2、cre3和cre4的表达,纤维素酶活力比出发菌株明显升高,多靶向抑制菌株的CMC酶活和滤纸酶活比出发菌株平均提高了1.95倍和2.66倍。纤维素酶基因cbh1和egl1的表达水平比出发菌株也有明显提升,平均提高了3.83倍和3.95倍。纤维素酶相关基因xyr1的表达水平与出发菌株相比也明显上升,平均提高了2.78倍。【结论】多靶向沉默里氏木霉的碳代谢阻遏蛋白有利于解除葡萄糖效应,提高非还原糖的利用,从而提高纤维素酶的产量,使纤维素酶的表达得到更大的提升,为里氏木霉表达纤维素酶在分解代谢物阻遏基因调控方面提供了实验依据和新的技术思路。     

里氏木霉VPS13基因缺失对菌丝分支、生孢和纤维素酶产量的影响

【目的】丝状真菌里氏木霉是纤维素酶生产的主要工业真菌。纤维素酶分泌过程中的蛋白运输途径是控制大量纤维素酶成功输出的重要环节,因此,研究蛋白分泌途径的特定靶标基因功能将有助于鉴定纤维素酶运输分泌过程的关键调控因子。本研究借助基因敲除方法将里氏木霉液泡蛋白分选相关基因VPS13缺失,分析了该基因缺失对菌株生长、生孢尤其是纤维素酶分泌的影响。【方法】利用Double-joint PCR技术和同源重组策略构建里氏木霉VPS13基因缺失突变株,通过菌丝培养、显微观察、生孢检测、蛋白与酶活测定,系统比较VPS13基因敲除前后菌株的生长特征、菌丝形态、孢子形成、蛋白分泌以及纤维素酶活等。【结果】成功获得两株VPS13基因缺失株。与出发菌株相比,该基因突变后菌丝蔓延速率明显减慢,但菌体生物量在对数生长期后显著增多。通过显微观察,发现该基因缺失株菌丝更加密集,分支明显增多。此外,该基因缺失也导致菌株生孢延迟。纤维素底物平板分析发现VPS13基因缺失株菌落周围透明圈更加清晰,且透明圈圈径比是出发菌株的4倍,说明降解纤维素的能力有明显提高。进一步的液体发酵实验结果显示,该基因缺失导致蛋白产量及纤维素酶活力分别提高16.4%和21.9%。【结论】里氏木霉VPS13基因在菌丝生长、生孢、蛋白分泌等不同生物学过程中具有功能多样性,且该基因在菌种改良上可以作为提高纤维素酶产量的重要靶点。     

Cloning, sequencing and enhanced expression of the Trichoderma reesei endoxylanase II (pI 9) gene xln2

The Trichoderma reesei xln2 gene coding for the pI 9.0 endoxylanase was isolated from the wild-type strain QM6a. The gene contains one intron of 108 nucleotides and codes for a protein of 223 amino acids in which two putative N-glycosylation target sites were found. Three different T. reesei strains were transformed by targeting a construct composed of the xln2 gene, including its promoter, to the endogenous cbh1 locus. Highest overall production levels of xylanase were obtained using T. reesei ALK02721, a genetically engineered strain, as a host. Integration into the cbh1 locus was not required for enhanced expression under control of the xln2 promoter.     

High frequency one-step gene replacement in Trichoderma reesei. I. Endoglucanase I overproduction

The chromosomal cellobiohydrolase 1 locus (cbh1) of the biotechnologically important filamentous fungus Trichoderma reesei was replaced in a single-step procedure by an expression cassette containing an endoglucanase I cDNA (egl1) under control of the cbh1 promoter. CBHI protein was missing from 37–63% of the transformants, showing that targeting of the linear expression cassette to the cbh1 locus was efficient. Studies of expression of the intact cbh1-egl1 cassette at the cbh1 locus revealed that egl1 cDNA is expressed from the cbh1 promoter as efficiently as cbh1 itself. Furthermore, a strain carrying two copies of the cbh1-egl1 expression cassette produced twice as much EG I as the amount of CBHI, the major cellulase protein, produced by the host strain. The level of egl1-specific mRNA in the single-copy transformant was about 10-fold higher than that found in the non transformed host strain, indicating that the cbh1 promoter is about 10 times stronger than the egl1 promoter. The 10-fold increase in the secreted EG I protein, measured with an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), correlated well with the increase in egl1-specific mRNA.     

里氏木霉Set2通过调控转录因子Ypr1的表达进而控制sorbicillinoids的生物合成

【目的】Sorbicillinoids是里氏木霉合成的一类重要的天然活性物质,具有抗肿瘤、抗氧化及抗病毒等多种生物活性。本研究主要是为了阐明TrSet2在里氏木霉sorbicillinoids合成调控过程中的生物学功能及其作用机制。【方法】基于生物信息分析技术鉴定里氏木霉TrSet2编码基因。采用基因敲除和过表达手段,分别构建Trset2基因敲除和过表达菌株并评估其sorbicillinoids合成能力。同时在Trset2基因敲除菌株中,过表达转录激活因子Ypr1,明确TrSet2和Ypr1之间的调控关系。【结果】Trset2基因敲除菌株完全丧失了合成sorbicillinoids的能力。相反,过表达Trset2导致sorbicillinoids合成的水平显著增加。进一步研究发现,在Trset2基因敲除菌株中过表达转录激活因子Ypr1逆转了其不能合成sorbicillinoids的表型。【结论】本研究明确了TrSet2在里氏木霉合成sorbicillinoids过程中的正向调控作用,其作用机制是通过控制转录因子Ypr1的表达水平实现的。这为基于调控机理控制里氏木霉发酵过程中sorbic...     

Unique mode of acetylation of oligosaccharides in aqueous two-phase system by Trichoderma reesei acetyl esterase

Trichoderma reesei RUT C-30 acetyl esterase, known to catalyze transacetylation reactions in water/vinyl acetate two-phase mixtures, was studied with respect to regioselectivity of acetylation of oligosaccharides in aqueous environment. Using series of oligosaccharides and their methyl glycosides, it was found that the enzyme catalyzes an efficient acetylation at O-3 position of the non-reducing terminal units of gluco-, xylo- and manno-oligosaccharides and a less efficient acetylation of O-2 position of the reducing end units of gluco- and xylo-oligosaccharides. The axial hydroxyl group at O-2 position of the reducing end mannose in mannooligosaccharides was not recognized by the enzyme and its acetylation was not observed. The structure of isolated transacetylation products was established by NMR, ESI-MS analysis and on the basis on their resistance towards action of glycosidases acting from the non-reducing end of oligosaccharides. The position of acetylation allowed deduce on some of the structural requirements of the enzyme for the acetyl group acceptors. T. reesei RUT C-30 acetyl esterase was also found to be capable of liberation of acetyl groups from terminal units of oligosaccharides, which speaks for its classification as an exo-acting acetyl esterase.     

Effect of culture medium composition on Trichoderma reesei’s morphology and cellulase production

The objective of this study was to determine how fungal morphology influences the volumetric cellulase productivity of Trichoderma reesei cultured in four media with lactose and lactobionic acid as fed-batch in a 7 L stirred tank bioreactor. The use of a cellulose–yeast extract culture medium yielded the highest enzyme production with a volumetric enzyme activity of 69.8 U L⁻¹ h⁻¹, and a maximum fungal biomass of 14.7 g L⁻¹. These findings were associated with the following morphological characteristics of the fungus: total mycelia was 98% of total mean projected area, mean hyphae length of 10 mm, mean hyphae volume of 45.1 mm³, mean hyphae diameter of 7.9 μm, number of branches 9, and number of tips per hypha 29. A positive correlation was found between the total mycelia, the number of tips and the volumetric enzyme productivity, indicating the weight of these variables on the enzyme productivity.     

High frequency one-step gene replacement in Trichoderma reesei. II. Effects of deletions of individual cellulase genes

Four cellulase genes of Trichoderma reesei, cbh1, cbh2, egl1 and egl2, have been replaced by the amdS marker gene. When linear DNA fragments and flanking regions of the corresponding cellulase locus of more than 1 kb were used, the replacement frequencies were high, ranging from 32 to 52%. Deletion of the major cellobiohydrolase 1 gene led to a 2-fold increase in the production of cellobiohydrolase II; however, replacement of the cbh2 gene did not affect the final cellulase levels and deletion of egl1 or egl2, slightly increased production of both cellobiohydrolases. Based on our results, endoglucanase II accounts for most of the endoglucanase activity produced by the hypercellulolytic host strain. Furthermore, loss of the egl2, gene causes a significant drop in the filter paper-hydrolysing activity, indicating that endoglucanase II has an important role in the total hydrolysis of cellulose.     

里氏木霉组成型表达siRNA干扰cre1基因对纤维素酶表达的调控作用

使用组成型siRNA干扰载体对里氏木霉碳阻遏抑制因子CRE1进行siRNA干扰以研究其对里氏木霉纤维素酶基因表达的调控作用。根据里氏木霉cre1基因序列设计siRNA干扰片段。利用里氏木霉组成型表达载体将干扰片段分别构建至里氏木霉cre1干扰载体并将其转化里氏木霉QM9414。分别在48和144 h对各转化子进行纤维素酶酶活力测试(CMC酶活力测试和滤纸酶活力测试)及利用qPCR检测相关基因的表达。在诱导144 h时转化子的两种酶活力平均约比出发菌株高出1倍。qPCR检测cre1基因的表达结果表明,转化子的cre1表达量比出发菌株平均降低约50%,而ace1基因表达量变化不大。其他纤维素酶相关基因的表达水平也均高于出发菌株。通过组成型表达siRNA干扰里氏木霉cre1基因可以明显调控纤维素酶基因的表达,为研究纤维素酶的基因表达与调控提供参考。     

Three-dimensional structure of the catalytic core of acetylxylan esterase from Trichoderma reesei: insights into the deacetylation mechanism

Acetylxylan esterase from Trichoderma reesei removes acetyl side groups from xylan. The crystal structure of the catalytic core of the enzyme was solved at 1.9 A resolution. The core has an alpha/beta/alpha sandwich fold, similar to that of homologous acetylxylan esterase from Penicillium purpurogenum and cutinase from Fusarium solani. All three enzymes belong to family 5 of the carbohydrate esterases and the superfamily of the alpha/beta hydrolase fold. Evidently, the enzymes have diverged from a common ancestor and they share the same catalytic mechanism. The catalytic machinery of acetylxylan esterase from T. reesei was studied by comparison with cutinase, the catalytic site of which is well known. Acetylxylan esterase is a pure serine esterase having a catalytic triad (Ser90, His187, and Asp175) and an oxyanion hole (Thr13 N, and Thr13 O gamma). Although the catalytic triad of acetylxylan esterase has been reported previously, there has been no mention of the oxyanion hole. A model for the binding of substrates is presented on the basis of the docking of xylose. Acetylxylan esterase from T. reesei is able to deacetylate both mono- and double-acetylated residues, but it is not able to remove acetyl groups located close to large side groups such as 4-O-methylglucuronic acid. If the xylopyranoside residue is double-acetylated, both acetyl groups are removed by the catalytic triad: first one acetyl group is removed and then the residue is reorientated so that the nucleophilic oxygen of serine can attack the second acetyl group.     

Heterologous expression of thermostable acetylxylan esterase gene from Thermobifida fusca and its synergistic action with xylanase for the production of xylooligosaccharides

The axe gene which encodes an acetylxylan esterase from Thermobifida fusca NTU22, was cloned, sequenced and expressed in Escherichia coli. The gene consists of 786 base pairs and encodes a protein of 262 amino acids. The deduced amino acid sequence of the acetylxylan esterase axe exhibited a high degree of similarity with BTA-hydrolase from T. fusca DSM43793, esterase from Thermobifida alba and lipase from Streptomyces albus. The optimal pH and temperature of the purified esterase were 7.5 and 60 °C, respectively. Cooperative enzymatic treatment of oat-spelt xylan by transformant xylanase and acetylxylan esterase significantly increased the xylooligosaccharides production compared with the xylanase or acetylxylan esterase action alone. The synergy of transformant acetylxylan esterase and xylanase cannot increase the production of reducing sugars from lignocellulolytic substrate, bagasse.     

Detection and production condition of acetylxylan esterase from a wood-rotting fungus,Coriolus versicolor

Acetyl esterase production was detected in a wood-rotting fungus,Coriolus versicolor, by the formation of a clear zone on a double layer agar plate containing glucose β-d-pentaacetate. Two polysaccharide acetates, carboxymethyl cellulose acetate and xylan acetate, also served as detectable substrates in place of glucose acetate to form clear zone. In an esterase assay, this fungal esterase showed a higher specificity to acetylxylan than did porcine liver esterase, indicating that it is an acetylxylan esterase.