Enhanced polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) production via the coexpressed phaCAB and vgb genes controlled by arabinose PBAD promoter in Escherichia coli

Aim: To develop an approach to enhance polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) production via the coexpressed phaCAB and vgb genes controlled by arabinose P_BAD promoter in Escherichia coli. Method and Results: The polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) synthesis operon, (phaCAB), from Ralstonia eutropha was overexpressed under the regulation of the arabinose P_BAD promoter in Escherichia coli, and the vgb gene encoding bacterial haemoglobin from Vitreoscilla stercoraria (VHb) was further cloned at downstream of phaCAB to form an artificial operon. The cell dry weight (CDW), PHB content and PHB concentration were enhanced around 1·23‐, 1·57‐, and 1·93‐fold in the engineered cell harbouring phaCAB–vgb (SY‐2) upon 1% arabinose induction compared with noninduction (0% arabinose). Furthermore, by using a recombinant strain harbouring P_BAD promoter‐vgb along with native promoter‐phaCAB construction, the effect of vgb expression level on PHB biosynthesis was positive correlation. Conclusions: The results exploit the possibility to improve the PHB production by fusing the genes phaCAB–vgb from different species under the arabinose regulation system in E. coli. It also demonstrates that increase in VHb level enhances the PHB production. Significance and Impact of the Study: We were successful in providing a new coexpressed system for PHB synthesis in E. coli. This coexpressed system could be regulated by arabinose inducer, and is more stable and cheaper than other induced systems (e.g. IPTG). Furthermore, it could be applied in many biotechnology or fermentation processes.     

Constitutive expression of Vitreoscilla haemoglobin in Sphingomonas elodea to improve gellan gum production

Aims: To improve a commercially used strain for gellan production by exogenous Vitreoscilla haemoglobin (VHb). Methods and Results: VHb gene was expressed in Sphingomonas elodea under the control of constitutive bla promoter. Biochemical activity of expressed VHb was confirmed by CO‐difference spectra analysis that exhibited a characteristic absorption maximum at 419 nm. During cultivation, not only enhanced cell growth was detected, but also 20% improvement in gellan production was observed after 48 h of incubation, with a maximum yield of 16·82 g l^?1. Moreover, maximum sucrose conversion efficiency (g gellan per g sucrose) was 57·8, 20% higher than that of the parental strain. We further examined the polysaccharide production of VHb‐expressing strain at different aeration levels in Erlenmeyer flasks. Again, in all cases, a significant enhancement of gellan production was observed, and the enhancement was more significant under oxygen‐limiting conditions (up to 26·8%). Conclusions: VHb exhibited positive effect on cell growth and gellan yield of S. elodea, especially under hypoxic conditions. Significance and Impact of the Study: This is the first application of VHb as an effective metabolic engineering strategy in S. elodea to regulate cell growth and optimize gellan yield.     

在兽疫链球菌中表达vgb基因和HA合成基因提高透明质酸产量

透明质酸(HA)是一种在医药及化妆品领域具有广泛应用的天然粘多糖。兽疫链球菌(Streptococcuszooepidemicus)是工业上生产透明质酸的菌种之一。透明颤菌血红蛋白(VHb)具有增强细胞摄氧的作用。对生产透明质酸的兽疫链球菌进行了基因改造:将兽疫链球菌HA的合成基因hasABC以及合成透明颤菌血红蛋白的vgb基因(Vitreoscillahemoglobingene,vgb)分别或同时插入阳性菌表达质粒pEU308中,通过电转化导入兽疫链球菌中。通过一氧化碳(CO)差光谱检测到了VHb的表达。在摇瓶实验中,同时带有hasABC和vgb基因的重组菌比野生菌的透明质酸产量提高了30％。而在发酵罐中,带有这2个基因的重组菌的透明质酸产量达到了6．9g／L,高于重组菌5．5g／L的产量。实验结果表明,vgb基因的存在促进了细胞的生长,hasABC操纵子的过表达增强了透明质酸的合成。首次将VHb导入兽疫链球菌中,获得了表达,并证明其对菌体生长及透明质酸合成有促进作用。通过研究,VHb将可以在阳性菌中获得更广泛的应用。     

透明颤菌vgb基因在产核黄素B.subtilis中的整合表达研究

目的:将透明颤菌血红蛋白vgb基因应用于核黄素的工业化生产。方法:以枯草芽孢杆菌整合载体pAmyE构建了vgb基因的整合表达载体pAudV,采用化学转化法将vgb基因整合到枯草芽孢杆菌GJ08的染色体上,并通过发酵摇瓶实验检测核黄素的产量。结果:得到产核黄素枯草芽孢杆菌GJ09,摇瓶试验结果表明,在限氧条件下核黄素的产量分别提高了5.23%和3.42%。结论:透明颤菌血红蛋白vgb基因能够促进核黄素产量的提高,可以应用于核黄素的工业化生产中。     

Correlation between bacterial haemoglobin gene (vgb) and aeration: their effect on the growth and alpha-amylase activity in transformed Enterobacter aerogenes

AIMS: To evaluate the effects of bacterial haemoglobin on bacterial growth and alpha-amylase formation under different aeration conditions. METHODS AND RESULTS: Enterobacter aerogenes was transformed with the gene encoding Vitreoscilla (bacterial) haemoglobin, vgb. The growth kinetics and ability to synthesize alpha-amylase enzyme were investigated in this transformed Enterobacter strain as well as in two other Enterobacter control strains that do not harbour the vgb gene. Such comparison was made under variable aeration conditions, using the agitation rate as a measure of aeration. The expression of bacterial haemoglobin-supported cell growth determined as O.D.600 and cell viability in addition to the alpha-amylase production. These positive effects of bacterial haemoglobin were observed under both low and high aerations, but at different extents. CONCLUSIONS: In addition to improving cell growth under low aeration, the bacterial haemoglobin is able to promote bacterial cell tolerance during exposure to high oxygen tension. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY: The expression of bacterial haemoglobin is advantageous in reducing the burden of certain toxic conditions such as high oxygen levels. It may have the same impact on some environmental toxic substances. This, haemoglobin biotechnology can be extended to induce enzymes of pollutants degradation or production of some useful industrial substances.     

Effect of Vitreoscilla hemoglobin biosynthesis in Escherichia coli on production of poly(beta-hydroxybutyrate) and fermentative parameters

In order to attain high cell density and low cost production of poly(beta-hydroxybutyrate) (PHB), the Vitreoscilla globin gene (vgb) was introduced into a novel recombinant strain, Escherichia coli VG1 (pTU14). Experiments showed that the expression of vgb was under the regulation of dissolved oxygen (DO) in broth and the introduction of vgb in VG1 (pTU14) induced the parent promotion effect on cell growth and PHB accumulation, especially under low DO conditions. Further experiments indicated that the introduction of vgb in VG1 (pTU14) not only decreased the critical oxygen concentration, but also affected the volumetric oxygen transfer coefficient of the recombinant strain.     

Enhanced kinetics of genetically engineered Burkholderia cepacia: the role of vgb in the hypoxic metabolism of 2-CBA

Application of Vitreoscilla hemoglobin (VHb) technology to 2-CBA degradation by Burkholderia cepacia strain DNT under hypoxic conditions was studied in continuous culture chemostats. Dechlorination abilities of both recombinant (VHb gene (vgb) containing) and untransformed cells were investigated at various dilution rates to ensure complete degradation of 2-CBA. As the dilution rate increased from 0.025 to 0.25 h(-1), the ratios of chloride release to degraded 2-CBA concentration decreased from 0.95 to 0.72 and from 0.89 to 0.39 for recombinant and untransformed cells, respectively. A nonstoichiometric relationship between chloride release and 2-CBA degradation was more pronounced for untransformed cells. Recombinant cell densities were 0.1-0.2. g L(-1) greater than untransformed cell densities for a range of dilution rates. As the dilution rate increased, the oxygen uptake rate (OUR) and the substrate utilization rate (SUR) decreased for both strains. The OUR/SUR ratio increased as the dilution rate increased for both strains but was much higher for the recombinant strain compared to untransformed cells. The specific 2-CBA degradation rate of recombinant cells was greater than that of untransformed cells (1.17 vs. 0.46 mg CBA (mg) day(-1), and half-saturation constants for recombinant cells were lower than those of untransformed cells (0.18 and 0.32 mg CBA L(-1), respectively). The pseudo-first-order degradation constants, k(1CBA) and k(1ACE), were higher for recombinant cells (6.5 L (mg cells)(-1) day(-1) and 95.6 L (mg cells)(-1) day(-1), respectively) than those of untransformed cells (1.44 L (mg cells)(-1) day(-1) and 73.7 L (mg cells)(-1) day(-1), respectively).     

转vgb基因油菜的耐涝性

油菜是我国重要的油料作物和蛋白质饲料作物,涝害严重影响了我国油菜产业的发展,提高油菜的耐涝能力对于我国油菜可持续发展具有非常重大的意义。本研究采用PCR、Southern杂交等方法对转vgb基因油菜植株进行鉴定,15 d淹涝实验结果显示,转基因油菜的超氧化物歧化酶、丙二醛和脯氨酸含量在淹涝前后的变幅显著低于对照。对淹水后的农艺性状进行调查,转vgb基因的油菜相比较对照抗涝性明显得到增强,证明vgb基因在油菜中的表达对油菜的抗涝性具有显著作用。     

血红蛋白基因在脱硫菌R-8中的表达及其在柴油脱硫中的应用

摘要：【目的】旨在构建一株优良的工程菌株,对血红蛋白基因在柴油的生物脱硫领域的应用做初步的探索。【方法】以德氏假单胞菌（Pseudomonas delafieldii） R-8为出发菌株,通过基因工程的手段,构建透明颤菌（Vitreoscilla）血红蛋白基因表达质粒并电击导入原始菌株,得到重组菌P. delafieldii R-8-2。【结果】R-8-2菌株的CO差光谱在419 nm处有特征峰出现,表明血红蛋白在脱硫菌中得到了有效表达。R-8-2菌株和R-8菌株相比,生长得到改善,相同培养条件下菌体密度比R-8提高了20%,最大脱硫活性能够达到R-8的2.4倍。在实际柴油脱硫实验中,R-8-2菌株能将柴油的硫含量降至96.6 mg/L,脱硫率达到69.9%,而R-8仅为57.2%。【结论】R-8-2是在较低溶氧条件下仍能保持较高的菌体密度和脱硫活性的基因工程菌株,具有良好的应用前景,该研究为血红蛋白基因在生物脱硫工业的应用提供参考。     

透明颤菌vgb基因在脱氮假单胞菌中的表达及对维生素B12合成的碳中心代谢流分析

在为维生素B₁₂生产菌株脱氮假单胞菌确立合适的接合转移操作条件的基础上,通过单交换的方式,将vgb基因整合到脱氮假单胞菌染色体上,获得了vgb重组菌株Pvgb-16,并通过¹³C同位素标记实验,探索VHb蛋白对脱氮假单胞菌碳中心代谢流变化和维生素B₁₂合成的影响。研究结果表明,在相同的供氧条件下,vgb重组菌株Pvgb-16拥有更高的比生长速率和比产物合成速率,与出发菌株相比分别提升了22%和52%。碳代谢通量分布分析表明,vgb重组菌株Pvgb-16的PP途径改善,提升了NADPH合成通量;甘氨酸由甜菜碱合成的通量上升,促进了前体物质氨基乙酰丙酸的合成,进一步加速维生素B₁₂的合成。总体来看,含vgb基因的重组菌株与出发菌株相比在促进菌体的生长、维生素B₁₂的合成速率及得率上都有显著效果,对进一步的发酵生产应用研究具有重要意义。