酵母作为外源基因表达系统的研究进展

甲醇营养型酵母和裂殖酵母作为外源基因表达的有效系统,正引起人们广泛研究。甲醇营养型酵母具有易诱导调控、适用于高密生长、能高效表达外源蛋白的特点。裂殖酵母有许多与高等真核细胞相似的特点,是研究真核分子生物学和真核基因表达有用的工具。本文综述了这两个酵母表达系统的特点。     

多形汉逊酵母研究进展

作为研究甲醇代谢、过氧化物酶体稳态和硝酸盐吸收的模式生物,多形汉逊酵母近年来在基础研究领域日益受到重视。在工程应用领域,利用多形汉逊酵母表达真核外源基因有特殊的优势。譬如容易得到高拷贝,在含油酸的培养条件下能够表达膜蛋白等。已有多种外源蛋白在多形汉逊酵母系统中得到表达。本文综述了多形汉逊酵母的基本生物学性质、基础研究领域概况及其在外源基因表达方面的特点和进展。     

人胰岛素原在甲醇酵母(Pichia pastoris)中的高效表达

甲醇营养型酵母Ｐｉｃｈｉａ ｐａｓｔｏｒｉｓ在近十几年已被人们广泛用作外源基因表达的系统。表达的是可溶性蛋白,且胞外分泌。本研究系将外源基因（胰岛素原基因）连接到穿梭质粒ＰＨＩＬ－Ｓ１上,再通过同源重组到酵母染色体,筛选表达株。用１ 升发酵罐在甲醇诱导下可获得０．３ｇ／Ｌ胰岛素原的产率。     

人胰岛素原在甲醇酵母（Pichia pastoris）中的高效表达

甲醇营养型酵母Ｐｉｃｈｉａ ｐａｓｔｏｒｉｓ在近十几年已被人们广泛用作外源基因表达的系统。表达的是可溶性蛋白,且胞外分泌。本研究系将外源基因（胰岛素原基因）连接到穿梭质粒ＰＨＩＬ－Ｓ１上,再通过同源重组到酵母染色体,筛选表达株。用１升发酵罐在甲醇诱导下可获得０．３ｇ／Ｌ胰岛素原的产率。     

甲醇酵母基因表达系统的研究进展

在大肠杆菌这一传统表达系统被频繁用作研究各种基因表达时,一种新型且有效的基因表达系统--甲醇酵母正逐渐引起人们的注意。此系统不仅具有高表达、高稳定、高分泌的特点,而且其宿主甲醇酵母--巴斯德毕赤酵母（Ｐｉｃｈｉａｐａｓｔｏｒｉｓ）具有高密度生长的特性。因此近年来此表达系统的研究得到迅速发展,在其中表达了多种具有商业价值的外源蛋白。本文对甲醇酵母基因表达系统的特点及研究进展作一简要综述。     

甲醇营养型酵母表达系统的研究进展

甲醇营养型酵母越来越被人们用作外源基因的表达系统。本文综述其在表达质粒构建,表达株的筛选,表达产物的糖链加工以及它分拣外源蛋白进入过氧化物酶体等的特点,不仅具有广泛的商业用途,而且在理论研究特别是膜蛋白结构与功能方面也有潜在应用价值。     

甲醇营养型酵母表达系统的研究进展

甲醇营养型酵母越来越被人们用作外源基因的表达系统。本文综述其在表达质粒构建,表达株的筛选,表达产物的糖链加工以及它分拣外源蛋白进入过氧化物酶体等的特点,不仅具有广泛的商业用途,而且在理论研究特别是膜蛋白结构与功能方面也有潜在应用价值。     

非常规酵母基因工程表达系统

非常规酵母系指除了酿酒酵母与粟裂殖酵母之外的酵母曹。非常规酵母可利用其自主复制序列构建载体,但整合载体是进行外源基因导入的主要方式。非常规酵母的转化有一定的宿主范围,可采用与酿酒酵母相同的方法,最常用的仍为化学法。高效表达元件可利用酿酒酵母的强启动子,也可以根据非常规酵母菌的代谢特点寻找强启动子．本文综述了近年来应用非常规酵母基因表达系统表达外源基因的一些实例。     

毕赤酵母表达系统优化策略概述

毕赤酵母(Pichia pastor)表达系统是近年发展起来的一种高效表达外源蛋白的系统,利用该系统表达外源基因具有良好的应用前景。尽管毕赤酵母表达系统具有比较完备的基因表达调控机制和对真核基因表达产物的加工修饰能力,但由于基因本身及表达系统等诸多因素,仍然存在外源蛋白表达产量很低甚至不表达的情况。针对毕赤酵母表达系统这一因素,对表达载体的优化,毕赤酵母菌株优化及发酵条件优化进行了综述,以期为外源基因在毕赤酵母中的高效表达提供理论基础。     

裂殖酵母作为外源基因表达系统

虽然裂殖酵母与酿酒酵母同属于子囊真菌,但比其它的酵母相比,裂殖酵母与更高等的真核细胞有许多相似的性质,使得裂殖酵母在分子生物学研究中成为一种提供信息的、准确的真核实验模型.它在外源基因表达方面同样具有前景.主要介绍了裂殖酵母的优点,其表达载体的性质,以及外源蛋白表达的例子.     

Homologous mRNA 3'' end formation in fission and budding yeast.

Sequences resembling polyadenylation signals of higher eukaryotes are present downstream of the Schizosaccharomyces pombe ura4+ and cdc10+ coding regions and function in HeLa cells. However, these and other mammalian polyadenylation signals are inactive in S. pombe. Instead, we find that polyadenylation signals of the CYC1 gene of budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae function accurately and efficiently in fission yeast. Furthermore, a 38 bp deletion which renders this RNA processing signal non-functional in S. cerevisiae has the equivalent effect in S. pombe. We demonstrate that synthetic pre-mRNAs encoding polyadenylation sites of S. pombe genes are accurately cleaved and polyadenylated in whole cell extracts of S. cerevisiae. Finally, as is the case in S. cerevisiae, DNA sequences encoding regions proximal to the S. pombe mRNA 3' ends are found to be extremely AT rich; however, no general sequence motif can be found. We conclude that although fission yeast has many genetic features in common with higher eukaryotes, mRNA 3' end formation is significantly different and appears to be formed by an RNA processing mechanism homologous to that of budding yeast. Since fission and budding yeast are evolutionarily divergent, this lower eukaryotic mechanism of mRNA 3' end formation may be generally conserved.     

A novel copper-regulated promoter system for expression of heterologous proteins in Schizosaccharomyces pombe

The increasing use of the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe as a model organism for elucidating the mechanisms of critical biological processes such as cell-cycle control, DNA replication, and stress-mediated signal transduction has fostered the development and utilization of expression systems for gene function analysis. Using the promoter of the ctr4(+) copper transporter gene from S. pombe, we created a series of vectors, named pctr4(+)-X, which regulate the expression of heterologous genes as a function of copper availability. In this system, the addition of copper ions at levels that are non-toxic to yeast cells represses gene expression, while copper deprivation strongly induces gene expression. Conveniently, changes of growth medium or carbon sources are not required to shut down or induce gene expression. The Cu-starvation-mediated inducible expression system is rapid, producing heterologous proteins within 3 h, with sustained expression of proteins that persists for several hours. The pctr4(+)-X expression vectors harbor unique restriction sites constructed in-frame to DNA sequences encoding for epitope tags, which facilitate the detection or purification of the heterologous proteins using commercially available antibodies and affinity columns. Furthermore, the pctr4(+)-X copper-regulatable protein expression vectors have been constructed with three different selectable markers, offering more versatility for studying gene function in fission yeast.     

A vector system for genomic FLAG epitope-tagging in Schizosaccharomyces pombe

The fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe is a popular model organism to study various cellular processes, although research tools available for S. pombe are relatively inadequate. To facilitate genetic and biochemical investigation in S. pombe, we report here a system of vectors for genomic FLAG epitope-tagging. These vectors enable us to amplify gene-targeting fragments for integration into specific loci of the S. pombe genome. All vectors in this report were designed to express FLAG epitope-tagged proteins from their endogenous genomic loci. Vectors for N-terminal FLAG epitope-tagging allow us to control protein expression levels using the wild-type nmt1 promoter, its weaker derivatives, and the urg1 promoter. These vectors are available with various antibiotic markers including kanMX6, hphMX6, natMX6 and bleMX6, and the his3(+) marker. Vectors for C-terminal FLAG epitope-tagging were designed to express FLAG-fusion proteins under the control of their native promoters at their own genomic loci, allowing us to characterize protein functions under physiological conditions. These vectors are available with kanMX6, hphMX6, nat-MX6 and bleMX6 markers. The series of vectors described in this report should prove useful for protein studies in fission yeast.     

Cytoplasmic ribosomal protein genes of the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe display a unique promoter type: a suggestion for nomenclature of cytoplasmic ribosomal proteins in databases.

We identified 34 new ribosomal protein genes in the Schizosaccharomyces pombe database at the Sanger Centre coding for 30 different ribosomal proteins. All contain the Homol D-box in their promoter. We have shown that Homol D is, in this promoter type, the TATA-analogue. Many promoters contain the Homol E-box, which serves as a proximal activation sequence. Furthermore, comparative sequence analysis revealed a ribosomal protein gene encoding a protein which is the equivalent of the mammalian ribosomal protein L28. The budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae has no L28 equivalent. Over the past 10 years we have isolated and characterized nine ribosomal protein (rp) genes from the fission yeast S.pombe . This endeavor yielded promoters which we have used to investigate the regulation of rp genes. Since eukaryotic ribosomal proteins are remarkably conserved and several rp genes of the budding yeast S.cerevisiae were sequenced in 1985, we probed DNA fragments encoding S.cerevisiae ribosomal proteins with genomic libraries of S.pombe . The deduced amino acid sequence of the different isolated rp genes of fission yeast share between 65 and 85% identical amino acids with their counterparts of budding yeast.     

Radiation resistance in Schizosaccharomyces pombe

The fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe serves as an excellent alternative and complementary model system for the analysis of genes and gene products involved in DNA repair. This brief review outlines the advantages of S. pombe and describes the radiation-sensitive mutants available for the analysis of DNA repair and recombination mechanisms in this organism. The progress in the cloning and characterization of representative genes is also described.