极端嗜热菌Thermus thermophilus HB8中天冬氨酸转氨酶在大肠杆菌中的表达、纯化及酶学性质研究

为获得具有热稳定性的天冬氨酸转氨酶,从极端嗜热细菌Thermus thermophilus HB8中克隆得到天冬氨酸转氨酶基因aspC,并在大肠杆菌BL21(DE3)和Rosetta(DE3)中进行表达,发现在Rosetta(DE3)中具有较高的表达量。重组酶的最适反应pH是7.0,37℃下在pH8～10的缓冲液中保温1h酶活几乎不改变。重组酶反应的最适温度为75℃,酶活稳定的温度范围为25～55℃。重组酶在65℃时半衰期为3.5h,75℃时为2.5h。重组酶的KmKG为7.559mmol/L,VmaxKG为0.086mmol/(L·min),KmAsp为2.031mmol/L,VmaxAsp为0·024mmol/(L·min)。Ca2 、Fe3 、Mn2 等金属离子对酶活性有微弱抑制作用。     

肠道病毒71型3C蛋白酶在大肠杆菌中的表达及活性研究

本研究利用大肠杆菌表达系统构建肠道病毒71型3C蛋白酶,并进行纯化,对其酶活性进行研究。首先,将3C蛋白酶基因克隆至pET28a载体,在大肠杆菌BL21(DE3)中表达,Ni-NTA柱亲和层析纯化获得3C蛋白酶,经肠激酶酶切去除N端His标签后获得无His标签的3C蛋白酶,再以荧光多肽为底物进行酶活性研究。经过双酶切鉴定和测序证实,重组表达质粒pET28a-3C构建正确,表达的重组3C蛋白酶相对分子质量约22kD;纯化后有无His标签的3C蛋白酶均能催化荧光底物3B-3C,并且两者的酶动力学数据无显著差异,含有His标签的3C蛋白酶Km、Vmax、Kcat分别为22μM、434nM.Min-1、0.0669 Min-1;其最适反应pH为7.0,最佳反应温度为30℃～37℃。本实验成功表达并纯化了重组3C蛋白酶,该酶具有良好的活力,为抗病毒抑制剂、结构蛋白组装、疫苗开发及3C蛋白酶检测方法的研发奠定了基础。     

嗜热木糖异构酶在大肠杆菌中的表达、纯化及性质研究

为获得具有高热稳定性的木糖异构酶,运用基因工程技术,从嗜热栖热菌Thermus thermophilus HB8中克隆到嗜热木糖异构酶基因xylA。测序结果表明,该基因与GenBank数据库中相比271位的碱基A突变为G,导致氨基酸序列中N91D突变。将该基因克隆到载体pET22b(+),并在E. coli BL21(DE3)中进行高效表达。通过热变性和强阴离子交换两步对该酶进行纯化,并对酶学性质进行了研究。结果表明,该酶最适温度为80 °C,最适pH为8.0,80 °C下半衰期为225 min。在60 °C,pH 7.5该酶的Km为15.20 mmol·L-1,Vmax为69.54 μmol·min-1,kcat为50.62 s-1,kcat/Km为3.33 L·s-1·mmol -1。研究结果为嗜热木糖异构酶的进一步工业应用奠定了基础。     

海栖热袍菌葡萄糖异构酶基因xylA的克隆、表达及酶学性质

海栖热袍菌(Thermotoga maritima)是嗜极端高温的厌氧细菌,其产生的葡萄糖异构酶由于其出色的耐热性有着潜在的工业应用价值.由于海栖热袍菌苛刻的培养条件导致其葡萄糖异构酶产量较低.通过PCR方法克隆编码T. maritima MSB8葡萄糖异构酶基因xylA,构建重组质粒pHsh-xylA,转入Escherichia coli JM109,通过热激诱导表达.通过热处理和离子交换层析纯化两步得到电泳纯的酶制品,纯化倍数和回收率分别为8.02和49.02.对酶学性质研究表明,该重组酶为金属离子激活性酶,Mg2 ,Co2 对相对酶活有很强的激活作用,其最适pH为7.0,最适反应温度为95℃,且在pH 6～8之间有着较好的稳定性,在95℃下半衰期长达5 h以上.以葡萄糖为底物时的表观Km和Vmax分别为105 mmol/L和45.2 mol/min·mg.     

Cloning and expression of the Clostridium thermosulfurogenes glucose isomerase gene in Escherichia coli and Bacillus subtilis.

The gene that encodes thermostable glucose isomerase in Clostridium thermosulfurogenes was cloned by complementation of glucose isomerase activity in a xylA mutant of Escherichia coli. A new assay method for thermostable glucose isomerase activity on agar plates, using a top agar mixture containing fructose, glucose oxidase, peroxidase, and benzidine, was developed. One positive clone, carrying plasmid pCGI38, was isolated from a cosmid library of C. thermosulfurogenes DNA. The plasmid was further subcloned into a Bacillus cloning vector, pTB523, to generate shuttle plasmid pMLG1, which is able to replicate in both E. coli and Bacillus subtilis. Expression of the thermostable glucose isomerase gene in both species was constitutive, whereas synthesis of the enzyme in C. thermosulfurogenes was inducible by D-xylose. B. subtilis and E. coli produced higher levels of thermostable glucose isomerase (1.54 and 0.46 U/mg of protein, respectively) than did C. thermosulfurogenes (0.29 U/mg of protein). The glucose isomerases synthesized in E. coli and B. subtilis were purified to homogeneity and displayed properties (subunit Mr, 50,000; tetrameric molecular structure; thermostability; metal ion requirement; and apparent temperature and pH optima) identical to those of the native enzyme purified from C. thermosulfurogenes. Simple heat treatment of crude extracts from E. coli and B. subtilis cells carrying the recombinant plasmid at 85 degrees C for 15 min generated 80% pure glucose isomerase. The maximum conversion yield of glucose (35%, wt/wt) to fructose with the thermostable glucose isomerase (10.8 U/g of dry substrate) was 52% at pH 7.0 and 70 degrees C.     

Cloning and expression of the Clostridium thermosulfurogenes glucose isomerase gene in Escherichia coli and Bacillus subtilis

The gene that encodes thermostable glucose isomerase in Clostridium thermosulfurogenes was cloned by complementation of glucose isomerase activity in a xylA mutant of Escherichia coli. A new assay method for thermostable glucose isomerase activity on agar plates, using a top agar mixture containing fructose, glucose oxidase, peroxidase, and benzidine, was developed. One positive clone, carrying plasmid pCGI38, was isolated from a cosmid library of C. thermosulfurogenes DNA. The plasmid was further subcloned into a Bacillus cloning vector, pTB523, to generate shuttle plasmid pMLG1, which is able to replicate in both E. coli and Bacillus subtilis. Expression of the thermostable glucose isomerase gene in both species was constitutive, whereas synthesis of the enzyme in C. thermosulfurogenes was inducible by D-xylose. B. subtilis and E. coli produced higher levels of thermostable glucose isomerase (1.54 and 0.46 U/mg of protein, respectively) than did C. thermosulfurogenes (0.29 U/mg of protein). The glucose isomerases synthesized in E. coli and B. subtilis were purified to homogeneity and displayed properties (subunit Mr, 50,000; tetrameric molecular structure; thermostability; metal ion requirement; and apparent temperature and pH optima) identical to those of the native enzyme purified from C. thermosulfurogenes. Simple heat treatment of crude extracts from E. coli and B. subtilis cells carrying the recombinant plasmid at 85 degrees C for 15 min generated 80% pure glucose isomerase. The maximum conversion yield of glucose (35%, wt/wt) to fructose with the thermostable glucose isomerase (10.8 U/g of dry substrate) was 52% at pH 7.0 and 70 degrees C.     

Cloning of the thermostable alpha-amylase gene from Pyrococcus woesei in Escherichia coli: isolation and some properties of the enzyme

Pyrococcus woesei (DSM 3773) alpha-amylase gene was cloned into pET21d(+) and pYTB2 plasmids, and the pET21d(+)alpha-amyl and pYTB2alpha-amyl vectors obtained were used for expression of thermostable alpha-amylase or fusion of alpha-amylase and intein in Escherichia coli BL21(DE3) or BL21(DE3)pLysS cells, respectively. As compared with other expression systems, the synthesis of alpha-amylase in fusion with intein in E. coli BL21(DE3)pLysS strain led to a lower level of inclusion bodies formation-they exhibit only 35% of total cell activity-and high productivity of the soluble enzyme form (195,000 U/L of the growth medium). The thermostable alpha-amylase can be purified free of most of the bacterial protein and released from fusion with intein by heat treatment at about 75 degrees C in the presence of thiol compounds. The recombinant enzyme has maximal activity at pH 5.6 and 95 degrees C. The half-life of this preparation in 0.05 M acetate buffer (pH 5.6) at 90 degrees C and 110 degrees C was 11 h and 3.5 h, respectively, and retained 24% of residual activity following incubation for 2 h at 120 degrees C. Maltose was the main end product of starch hydrolysis catalyzed by this alpha-amylase. However, small amounts of glucose and some residual unconverted oligosaccharides were also detected. Furthermore, this enzyme shows remarkable activity toward glycogen (49.9% of the value determined for starch hydrolysis) but not toward pullulan.     

短双歧杆菌α-D-半乳糖苷酶基因aga1在大肠杆菌中的高效表达

短双歧杆菌（Bifidobacterium breve 203）α_D_半乳糖苷酶基因(aga1)被克隆到大肠杆菌温度诱导表达质粒pBV220中,构建重组质粒pBVaga1,转入大肠杆菌进行温度诱导表达,得到的重组酶Aga1在大肠杆菌DH5α、DH10B和BL21中的比活分别为28.08、19.44和13.85U/mg, 均高于短双歧杆菌α_D_半乳糖苷酶的比活1.76U/mg。重组质粒pBVaga1在E. coli BL21中稳定性较好。重组酶Aga1蛋白亚基分子量约67kD,最适反应温度为45℃,酶在40℃以下稳定,60℃仅剩余约5%的酶活性,70℃时酶全部失活;最适反应pH为4.0～4.4,酶在pH 3.6～6.0范围内稳定;酶对p_硝基苯酚_α_半乳糖苷的Km＝1.43mmol/L,Vmax＝35.71μmol/(L·min),对蜜二糖的Km＝261mmol/L,Vmax＝63.69μmol/(L·min);酶在蜜二糖、棉子糖水解体系中不显示转糖基活性。结果说明Aga1与已经报道的一种短双歧杆菌的α_D_半乳糖苷酶不同,是新发现的一种短双歧杆菌的α_D_半乳糖苷酶。     

Molecular characterization of a phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase from a thermophilic cyanobacterium, Synechococcus vulcanus with unusual allosteric properties

A gene for phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase (PEPC) was isolated from a thermophilic cyanobacterium, Synechococcus vulcanus, by screening a genomic DNA library using the coding region of Anacystis nidulans 6301 PEPC as a probe. The S. vulcanus PEPC gene (SvPEPC) had an open reading frame for a polypeptide of 1,011 amino acid residues with a calculated molecular mass of 116.4 kDa. SvPEPC was expressed in E. coli BL21 Codonplus (DE3), using pET32a as a vector. The purified recombinant SvPEPC protein with a tag showed a single band of 120 kDa on SDS-PAGE. The enzyme forms homotetramer as judged by gel filtration. SvPEPC retained full activity even after incubation at 50 degrees C for 60 min or exposure to 0.5 M guanidine-HCl at 30 degrees C for 20 h, being more stable than C4-form PEPC from Zea mays (ZmPEPC(C4)). SvPEPC activity showed a sharp optimum temperature of 42 degrees C at pH 7.5 and an optimum pH of 9.0 at 30 degrees C. The enzyme, unlike most plant PEPCs, was predominantly activated by fructose 1,6-bisphosphate (Fruc-1,6-P(2)), and slightly stimulated by 3-phosphoglycerate (3-PGA), glucose 6-phosphate (Gluc-6-P), glucose 1-phosphate, Glu and Gln. Acetyl-CoA known as a strong activator of most bacterial PEPCs but not of plant PEPCs, showed no effect on the enzyme activity. SvPEPC was more sensitive to the inhibition by Asp at higher pH (9.0) than lower pH (7.0), contrary to Coccochloris peniocystis PEPC and plant PEPCs. I(0.5) for Asp was increased about 2-fold by Gluc-6-P while markedly decreased by Fruc-1,6-P(2), Glu and Gln about 3- to 4-fold. The regulation mechanism of SvPEPC is not readily interpretable by conventional allosteric models.     

蜂房哈夫尼菌植酸酶基因appA的克隆、表达及酶学性质研究

从蜂房哈夫尼菌(Hafniaalvei)中克隆获得一个植酸酶编码基因appA,该基因全长1335bp,编码444个氨基酸,其中前33个氨基酸为信号肽,成熟蛋白的理论分子量为45.2kD。将基因appA克隆到大肠杆菌E.coli表达载体pET-22b( ),并在大肠杆菌中表达,表达产物具有植酸酶活性。对表达的酶蛋白进行纯化,并初步研究了该酶的酶学性质,结果表明:酶的作用最适pH值为4.5;在pH2.0~10.0范围内,酶活性保留80%以上;酶的作用最适温度为60℃;酶的比活性为356.7U/mg,酶动力学分析表明其Km为0.49mmol/L,Vmax为238U/mg;该酶对胰蛋白酶和胃蛋白酶有一定的抗性。该研究为哈夫尼菌属来源植酸酶的首次报道。     

极端嗜热菌海栖热袍菌α-葡萄糖醛酸酶的高效表达和重组酶的纯化

α-葡萄糖醛酸酶作为木聚糖降解的限速酶之一,在木聚糖类半纤维素的生物转化中起着重要的作用。海栖热袍菌Thermotoga maritima是一个嗜极端高温的厌氧细菌,其产生的极耐热性酶类具有非常可观的工业应用前景。但热袍菌属Thermotoga的基因在大肠杆菌中的表达一般较困难。研究了T. maritima中的极耐热性α葡萄糖醛酸酶基因在大肠杆菌不同菌株中的表达水平及纯化技术。结果表明,稀有密码子AGA、AGG和AUA限制了该基因在大肠杆菌中的表达,在大肠杆菌BL21-CodonPlus(DE3)RIL可得到高效表达,重组蛋白表达量达20%,比酶活比野生菌株提高5倍;重组蛋白经热处理和金属Ni²⁺的亲和层析提纯后,达到了电泳纯,提纯倍数为5.1倍,收率为55.1%。对重组菌诱导表达条件的研究表明,营养丰富的TB培养基有助于重组菌的生长, 重组菌生长至OD₆₀₀为0.7～0.8时添加IPTG诱导5h后重组蛋白的表达量最高。     

丙酮酸甲酸裂解酶基因在大肠杆菌中的克隆、表达及酶学性质的研究

丙酮酸甲酸裂解酶（pyruvate format-lyas,PFL）是厌养或兼性厌养微生物中,代谢途径的关键酶之一,为了进一步研究其功能,我们以大肠杆菌JM109菌株基因组DNA为模板,进行PCR扩增大肠杆菌中的pfl基因,为测序方便将所得DNA片段连接到pMD18-T载体上,将测序正确后的pfl基因连接到表达载体pET-22b(＋)中,重组表达载体在大肠杆菌BL21(DE3)中诱导表达, 通过SDS-PAGE电泳分析,在分子量为85kDa处出现新生的蛋白条带。利用金属亲和层析对添加了6×组氨酸标签的PFL进行纯化,对PFL的酶学性质进行了研究。结果表明：此酶的最适温度为35 ℃,最适pH为7.5,米氏常数Km＝2.3mmol,Tm＝49.9℃。     

一株重组大肠杆菌/pET-28a-lpgad的构建及其高效生产γ-氨基丁酸转化条件的优化

为实现微生物法高效率生产γ-氨基丁酸(GABA),从一株经多次诱变筛选的具有较高谷氨酸脱羧酶(GAD)活力植物乳杆菌GB 01-21全基因组DNA中PCR扩增获得GAD酶基因lpgad,构建重组质粒pET-28a-lpgad,在大肠杆菌E.coli BL21(DE3)中高效诱导表达。并采用Ni柱亲和层析纯化获得重组GAD,并对其酶学性质进行初步研究,为改良转化工艺提高GABA产量提供可靠理论依据。结果显示,重组大肠杆菌中GAD酶活显著提高,可达8.53 U/mg,是植物乳杆菌GB 01-21中GAD酶活的4.24倍。将该重组菌应用于转化L-谷氨酸生产GABA,5 L发酵罐水平转化24 h产量可达143.5 g/L,摩尔转化率为97.32%,是植物乳杆菌GB 01-21的2.19倍。纯化后酶学性质进行初步研究表明:其最适pH为4.8;最适温度为37℃;Ca2+、Mg2+对其有较强的激活作用,将上述实验结果用于转化条件的优化,最终5 L发酵罐上进行转化实验,批次添加底物L-谷氨酸共600 g,转化24 h,GABA累计浓度可达204.5 g/L,摩尔转化率为97.92%,与最初转化条件相比,GABA浓度提高了42.5%,为其工业化应用打下了良好的基础。     

Production of N-acetyl-D-neuraminic acid by recombinant whole cells expressing Anabaena sp. CH1 N-acetyl-D-glucosamine 2-epimerase and Escherichia coli N-acetyl-D-neuraminic acid lyase

N-acetyl-d-neuraminic acid (NeuAc; sialic acid) is a precursor for the manufacture of many pharmaceutical drugs, such as anti-influenza virus agents. To develop a whole cell process for NeuAc production, genes of Anabaena sp. CH1 N-acetyl-d-glucosamine 2-epimerase (bage) and Escherichia coli N-acetyl-d-neuraminic acid lyase (nanA) were cloned and expressed in E. coli BL21 (DE3). The expressed bGlcNAc 2-epimerase was purified from the crude cell extract of IPTG-induced E. coli BL21 (DE3) (pET-bage) to homogeneity by nickel-chelate chromatography. The molecular mass of the purified bGlcNAc 2-epimerase was determined to be 42kDa by SDS-PAGE. The pH and temperature optima of the recombinant bGlcNAc 2-epimerase were pH 7.0 and 50 degrees C, respectively, and only needs 20mum ATP for maximal activity. The specific activity of bGlcNAc 2-epimerase (124Umg(-1) protein) for the conversion of N-acetyl-d-glucosamine to N-acetyl-d-manosamine was about four-fold higher than that of porcine N-acetyl-d-glucosamine 2-epimerase. A stirred glass vessel containing transformed E. coli cells expressing age gene from Anabaena sp. CH1 and NeuAc lyase gene from E. coli NovaBlue separately was used for the conversion of GlcNAc and pyruvate to NeuAc. A maximal productivity of 10.2gNeuAcl(-1)h(-1) with 33.3% conversion yield from GlcNAc could be obtained in a 12-h reaction. The recombinant E. coli cells can be reused for more than eight cycles with a productivity of >8.0gNeuAcL(-1)h(-1). In this process, the expensive activator, ATP, necessary for maximal activity of GlcNAc 2-epimerase in free enzyme system can be omitted.     

鱼腥藻苯丙氨酸脱氨酶的基因克隆、表达及最适反应pH改造

【目的】表达鱼腥藻苯丙氨酸脱氨酶(AvPAL),并经分子改造降低其最适反应pH。【方法】PCR克隆AvPAL编码基因,并在大肠杆菌中表达,用Ni2+亲和层析柱和凝胶柱纯化重组蛋白。利用GETAREA软件筛选与催化残基距离较近的暴露于酶分子表面的氨基酸位点,将其突变为带电性质不同的氨基酸,并对突变体进行酶学性质研究。【结果】在大肠杆菌中成功表达了AvPAL,纯化后得到电泳纯的重组酶。突变体E75Q和E75R的最适反应pH从8.5分别偏移到7.5和7.0。E75Q在pH 7.5时的比酶活较原酶提高了25%,在pH 6.5–9.5之间酶的稳定性良好,其最适反应温度为50 °C,在此温度下保温1 h酶活无显著变化。在最适反应条件下,E75Q的kcat/Km值较原酶提高了26.6%。【结论】改变AvPAL酶分子中起路易斯碱作用的关键氨基酸残基(质子受体)附近与之有相互作用的氨基酸的带电性质,降低了AvPAL的最适反应pH,提升了其在医疗领域的应用前景。     

Expression, purification, and characterization of arginine deiminase from Lactococcus lactis ssp. lactis ATCC 7962 in Escherichia coli BL21

The arcA gene that encodes arginine deiminase (ADI, EC 3.5.3.6)--a key enzyme of the ADI pathway--was cloned from Lactococcus lactis ssp. lactis ATCC 7962. The deduced amino acid sequence of the arcA gene showed high homology with the arcA gene from Lactobacillus plantarum (99%) and from Lactobacillus sakei (60%), respectively. The arcA gene from Lc. lactis spp. lactis ATCC 7962 was expressed in soluble fraction of recombinant Escherichia coli BL21. ADI produced from Lc. lactis spp. lactis ATCC 7962 (LADI) in E. coli BL21 (DE3) was purified using sequential Q-Sepharose anion exchange and Sephacryl S-200 gel filtration column chromatography. The final yield of LADI in the purification procedure was 63.5%, and the specific activity was 140.27 U/mg. The presence of purified LADI was confirmed by N-terminal sequencing and determination of the molecular mass. The LADI had a molecular mass of about 140 kDa, and comprised a homotrimer of 46 kDa in the native condition. LADI exhibited only 35% amino acid sequence homology with ADI from Mycoplasma arginini. However, LADI shared a similar three dimensional structure. The K(M) and V(max) values for arginine were 8.67+/-0.045 mM (mean+/-SD) and 344.83+/-1.79 micromol/min/mg, respectively, and the optimum temperature and pH for the production of LADI were 60 degrees C and 7.2.     

右旋糖酐蔗糖酶工程菌株的构建及其培养条件的研究

[目的]右旋糖酐蔗糖酶是一种以蔗糖为底物,催化转移D-葡萄糖基生成α-葡聚糖或低聚糖的葡萄糖基转移酶.[方法]利用PCR扩增技术,将已获得的右旋糖酐蔗糖酶基因dexYG亚克隆到表达载体PET28a( )上,转化E.coli BL21(DE3),经过卡那霉素抗性筛选和酶切验证后,得到右旋糖酐蔗糖酶工程菌株BL21(DE3)/pET28-dexYG.[结果]经IPTG诱导该基因在E.coli BL21(DE3)中能有效表达,在诱导过程中菌体生长受到抑制.通过对培养时间、IPTG浓度、培养温度、菌浓(OD600)和pH值等产酶因素的优化考察,得到最佳培养条件为:培养时间5h、IPTG浓度0.5mmol/L、25℃、OD600值1.0和pH6.0.酶活力由最初的5.39U/mL提高到35.62U/mL,其中pH值对产酶活力影响最大,在pH6.0时的最高产酶活力是LB原始pH条件下最高酶活的3.5倍,并且pH值也是导致在诱导后期酶活迅速下降的主要原因之一.[结论]酶的表达和酶活的研究结果表明,构建的工程菌株能够异源高效表达右旋糖酐蔗糖酶,并且表现出较高的酶活力.     

Secretory expression in Escherichia coli and single-step purification of a heat-stable alkaline protease

Bacteriocin release proteins (BRPs) can be used for the release of heterologous proteins from the Escherichia coli cytoplasm into the culture medium. The gene for a highly thermostable alkaline protease was cloned from Bacillus stearothermophilus F1 by the polymerase chain reaction. The recombinant F1 protease was efficiently excreted into the culture medium using E. coli XL1-Blue harboring two vectors: pTrcHis bearing the protease gene and pJL3 containing the BRPs. Both vectors contain the E. coli lac promoter-operator system. In the presence of 40 microM IPTG, the recombinant F1 protease and the BRP were expressed and mature F1 protease was released into the culture medium. This opens the way for the large-scale production of this protease in E. coli. The recombinant enzyme was purified through a one-step heat treatment at 70 degrees C for 3h and this method purified the protease to near homogeneity. The purified enzyme showed a pH optimum of 9.0, temperature optimum of 80 degrees C, and was stable at 70 degrees C for 24h in the pH range from 8.0 to 10.0. The enzyme exhibited a high degree of thermostability with a half-life of 4 h at 85 degrees C, 25 min at 90 degrees C, and was inhibited by the serine protease inhibitor phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride (PMSF).