酿酒酵母Mbp1缺陷型菌株的构建及其乙醇发酵特性

【目的】研究酿酒酵母(Saccharomyces cerevisiae)工业菌株Mbp1基因的功能,探讨Mbp1基因对酿酒酵母乙醇发酵性能的影响。【方法】以酿酒酵母MF1015为出发菌株,用PCR方法构建Mbp1基因敲除组件Loxp-KanMX-Loxp,将敲除组件转化两种配型的酿酒酵母单倍体,通过单倍体复倍获得敲除Mbp1基因的二倍体突变菌株,研究突变菌株形态变化及乙醇发酵特性。【结果】敲除Mbp1基因后突变菌株生长曲线无显著变化,出芽率降低,细胞体积增大19.2%,对饥饿更敏感,较早出现假菌丝。甘蔗糖蜜在静置条件下发酵,突变菌株的乙醇产量明显低于野生型;在130 r/min的条件下发酵,突变菌株和野生型发酵液中的乙醇产量基本相同。【结论】Mbp1基因缺失使酿酒酵母的乙醇发酵能力下降并影响细胞的形态分化。     

Reduced cGMP signaling activates NF-kappaB in hypertrophied hearts of mice lacking natriuretic peptide receptor-A

Mice lacking natriuretic peptide receptor-A (NPRA) develop progressive cardiac hypertrophy and congestive heart failure. However, the mechanisms responsible for cardiac hypertrophic growth in the absence of NPRA signaling are not yet known. We sought to determine the activation of nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB) in Npr1 (coding for NPRA) gene-knockout (Npr1-/-) mice exhibiting cardiac hypertrophy and fibrosis. NF-kappaB binding activity was 4-fold greater in the nuclear extract of Npr1-/- mutant mice hearts as compared with wild-type (Npr1+/+) mice hearts. In parallel, inhibitory kappaB kinase-beta activity and IkappaB-alpha protein phosphorylation were also increased 3- and 4-fold, respectively, in hypertrophied hearts of mutant mice. cGMP levels were significantly reduced 5-fold in plasma and 10-fold in ventricular tissues of mutant mice hearts relative to wild-type controls. The present findings provide direct evidence that ablation of NPRA/cGMP signaling activates NF-kappaB binding activity associated with hypertrophic growth of mutant mice hearts.     

橙色红曲菌As3.4384 orf7基因缺失株的构建及其功能分析

红曲菌能产生多种有益的次级代谢产物,但红曲菌也产生一种对人和哺乳动物肝和肾有毒害的毒素,即桔霉素。因此控制毒素的产生是保障红曲产品安全性所必须的。故对桔霉素的合成途径及相关的基因做深入了解。6个桔霉素合成相关的基因成簇位于21 kb的DNA片段上。克隆了一个新基因(orf7基因),其位于该基因簇的外侧。采用基因敲除技术,构建红曲菌orf7基因缺失菌株。并采用紫外分光光度法检测orf7基因缺失菌株的红曲色素产量,HPLC法检测其桔霉素产量。orf7缺失菌株产红曲色素能力与出发菌株As3.4384相比没有变化;产桔霉素培养13~19 d,桔霉素的产量与出发菌株As3.4384相比增加了 142.4%。从而证实orf7基因与桔霉素代谢相关。