Isolation and preliminary characterization of Pichia pinus mutants insensitive to glucose repression

A new method for the isolation of glucose repression-insensitive mutants in the methylotrophic yeast Pichia pinus was developed. The method is based on screening of small suspension samples derived from 2-deoxyglucose-resistant colonies for alcohol oxidase activity. Alcohol oxidase activity was evaluated by determination of formaldehyde excreted by cells. Mutants with glucose non-repressible alcohol oxidase and catalase synthesis were obtained. All mutants grew poorly on D -xylose compared to the wild type, whereas growth on L -arabinose was similar to the wild type. Changes in the glucose transport system were suggested to be responsible for altered growth characteristics and defective glucose repression.     

白细胞介素-10基因多拷贝表达盒的构建及在毕赤酵母中的表达

目的构建白细胞介素-10(IL-10)基因多拷贝表达盒,提高IL-10在毕赤酵母中的表达水平。方法体外构建重组表达载体αIL-10/pAO815,BamHⅠ和BglⅡ双酶切获得目的基因表达盒(AOX-αIL-10),再连接到BglⅡ酶切位点处,依次构建多拷贝重组载体n(AOX-αIL-10)/pAO815。从质粒pPIC9K上用NdeⅠ和SalⅠ双酶切获得Kan抗性基因,重组到多拷贝表达载体n(AOX-αIL-10)/pAO815上。重组载体n(AOX-αIL-10)/pAO815电转化毕赤酵母,PCR筛选含有IL-10基因的酵母转化子,甲醇诱导表达,对表达量高的转化子再次经重组载体n(AOX-αIL-10)/pAO815-Kan电转化,高浓度G418抗性筛选二次酵母转化子,使用甲醇诱导表达。ELISA测定IL-10含量,MC/9细胞测定IL-10活性。结果所构建的8拷贝表达盒的重组载体8(AOX-αIL-10)/pAO815和4拷贝表达盒4(AOX-αIL-10)/pAO815-Kan,转化子分泌表达IL-10水平最高,为(8.25±1.65)mg/L,比活性为1.465×105U/mg。结论已成功构建了高拷贝表达盒,并提高了IL-10在毕赤酵母中的表达水平。     

HBsAg/GM-CSF融合蛋白的克隆及其在毕赤酵母中的表达

目的在毕赤酵母中表达HBsAg/GM-CSF融合蛋白。方法利用PCR扩增HBsAg和GM-CSF基因,通过15个氨基酸的连接肽将两个片段连接,获得融合基因S-GM,克隆入酵母穿梭质粒pPIC9K中。将重组质粒9K-S-GM电转化毕赤酵母后,G418筛选,甲醇诱导,HBsAg/GM-CSF融合蛋白表达。经SDS-PAGE检测表达水平,Western blot检测表达产物特异性。结果PCR扩增的片段与预期大小一致,HBsAg/GM-CSF融合蛋白在毕赤酵母中获得了表达。Western blot检测,该融合蛋白同时具有HBsAg和GM-CSF的特异性。结论该融合蛋白的获得为提高乙肝疫苗的免疫原性奠定了科学基础。     

过敏原肌质钙结合蛋白在毕赤酵母中的表达、优化及免疫反应性研究

目的 探究天然肌质钙结合蛋白(sarcoplasmic calcium binding protein, SCP)的可替代物,为蟹类过敏原的检测提供基础材料,本研究首次利用毕赤酵母(Pichia pastoris, P. pastoris)高效表达表达三疣梭子蟹(Portunus trituberculatus)重要过敏原SCP,并检验其免疫反应性。方法 根据毕赤酵母的密码子偏好性优化SCP基因并构建重组质粒。将其热激转化至P. pastoris GS115菌株后经遗传霉素(Geneticin, G418)筛选获得阳性高拷贝子。最后通过甲醇诱导表达重组SCP并结合免疫印记(Western blotting, WB)和间接酶联免疫吸附实验(enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, ELISA)验证其免疫反应性。结果 SCP在P. pastoris GS115中实现了可溶性高效表达,其表观分子量约为28 kDa。在摇瓶水平下,最佳诱导条件为pH为6.0、每24 h添加1.0%(v/v)甲醇,于28℃发酵144 h,在此条件下,纯度为91.6%的SCP产量可达15 mg/L。WB和间接ELISA结果表明,重组SCP具有IgG结合能力。结论 毕赤酵母表达系统可以得到纯度较高且免疫反应性良好的重组SCP。本研究为SCP的理化研究及产业化应用奠定了基础,并有望促进特异性甲壳类过敏原检测的发展。     

Conversion efficiency of glucose/xylose mixtures for ethanol production using Saccharomyces cerevisiae ITV01 and Pichia stipitis NRRL Y‐7124

BACKGROUND: Efficient conversion of glucose/xylose mixtures from lignocellulose is necessary for commercially viable ethanol production. Oxygen and carbon sources are of paramount importance for ethanol yield. The aim of this work was to evaluate different glucose/xylose mixtures for ethanol production using S. cerevisiae ITV‐01 (wild type yeast) and P. stipitis NRRL Y‐7124 and the effect of supplying oxygen in separate and co‐culture processes. RESULTS: The complete conversion of a glucose/xylose mixture (75/30 g L^?1) was obtained using P. stipitis NRRL Y‐7124 under aerobic conditions (0.6 vvm), the highest yield production being Y_p/s = 0.46 g g^?1, volumetric ethanol productivity Q_pmax = 0.24 g L^?1 h^?1 and maximum ethanol concentration P_max = 34.5 g L^?1. In the co‐culture process and under aerobic conditions, incomplete conversion of glucose/xylose mixture was observed (20.4% residual xylose), with a maximum ethanol production of 30.3 g L^?1, ethanol yield of 0.4 g g^?1 and Q_pmax = 1.26 g L^?1 h^?1. CONCLUSIONS: The oxygen present in the glucose/xylose mixture promotes complete sugar consumption by P. stipitis NRRL Y‐7124 resulting in ethanol production. However, in co‐culture with S. cerevisiae ITV‐01 under aerobic conditions, incomplete fermentation occurs that could be caused by oxygen limitation and ethanol inhibition by P. stipitis NRRL Y‐7124; nevertheless the volumetric ethanol productivity increases fivefold compared with separate culture. Copyright © 2011 Society of Chemical Industry     

Identification and characterization of novel promoters for recombinant protein production in yeast Pichia pastoris

Pichia pastoris expression system has been widely used in recombinant protein production. So far the majority of heterologous proteins are expressed by methanol inducible promoter P_AOX1 and constitutive promoter P_GAP. The use of other promoters is rather limited. Here we selected 16 potentially efficient and regulatory promoter candidates based on the RNA‐seq and RNA folding free energy ΔG data. GFP and recombinant amylase were inserted after these promoters to reveal their strength and efficiency under different carbon sources and culture scales. Two novel promoters were successfully identified and could possibly be applied in recombinant protein expression: the methanol‐inducible promoter P₀₅₄₇ and the constitutive promoter P₀₄₇₂.     

Two-step purification strategy for enhanced recovery of recombinant hepatitis B surface antigen from Pichia pastoris

Univariate screening on factors affecting the purification performance of recombinant hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) on ion exchange chromatography (IEC) and size exclusion chromatography (SEC) and the establishment of a two-step purification strategy were performed. Amongst four IEC adsorbents examined, the use of Q Sepharose XL IEC adsorbent under optimized conditions together with optimized SEC purification was able to efficiently purify HBsAg. An established purification strategy comprising the two techniques further demonstrated adaptability for scale-up operations with a final total purification factor (PF) of 94.82 ± 16.20, HBsAg purity of 95.48% and recovery yield of 78.07%.     

毕赤酵母产重组木聚糖酶发酵条件的优化及其酶学性质

目的优化毕赤酵母工程菌GS115/xyn11A产重组木聚糖酶的发酵条件,并检测其酶学性质。方法采用单因素试验和L(934)正交试验考察摇瓶发酵条件下培养基起始pH值、诱导剂甲醇添加量、诱导温度及诱导时间对产酶活性的影响;并分析重组木聚糖酶的酶学性质。结果影响重组毕赤酵母产酶的因素重要性依次为:培养基起始pH值>诱导时间>诱导温度>甲醇添加量,重组酵母产酶最佳条件为:起始pH值7.5,甲醇添加量1.5%,32℃诱导96 h,在此条件下进行诱导表达重组木聚糖酶的酶活性可达228.35 IU/ml;酶的最适反应温度为50℃,最适反应pH值为5.5,在低于40℃和pH 4.5～7.5的范围内较稳定。结论优化了毕赤酵母产重组木聚糖酶的发酵条件,为木聚糖酶的工业化生产及应用提供了依据。     

表达重组人可溶性TRAIL的毕氏酵母发酵工艺

目的优化rhsTRAIL毕氏酵母工程菌在5L发酵罐中的发酵表达工艺参数。方法研究培养基种类、细胞密度、甘油含量、pH值、甲醇浓度、甲醇流加速率及诱导时间等参数对工程菌生长及目的蛋白表达的影响,并用电镜观察其诱导肿瘤细胞凋亡特征。结果在无机盐培养基中,按10%接种A600=8～12的种菌后,24h酵母菌增殖至A600=76;甘油含量为1%时,菌体生长速度快(A600=160);培养基pH值5.0,甲醇终浓度为1%时,诱导96h表达量最高达到120mg/L,并具有诱导肿瘤细胞凋亡特征。结论rhsTRAIL毕氏酵母的发酵工艺参数为无机盐培养基,pH值5.0,接种10%A600=8～12的种菌,甘油含量1%,甲醇终浓度1%,诱导96h。     

Engineering of Saccharomyces cerevisiae for the production of (+)-ambrein

The triterpenoid (+)-ambrein is the major component of ambergris, a coprolite of the sperm whale that can only be rarely found on shores. Upon oxidative degradation of (+)-ambrein, several fragrance molecules are formed, amongst them (−)-ambrox, one of the highest valued compounds in the perfume industry. In order to generate a Saccharomyces cerevisiae whole-cell biocatalyst for the production of (+)-ambrein, intracellular supply of the squalene was enhanced by overexpression of two central enzymes in the mevalonate and sterol biosynthesis pathway, namely the N-terminally truncated 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA reductase 1 (tHMG) and the squalene synthase (ERG9). In addition, another key enzyme in sterol biosynthesis, squalene epoxidase (ERG1) was inhibited by an experimentally defined amount of the inhibitor terbinafine in order to reduce flux of squalene towards ergosterol biosynthesis while retaining sufficient activity to maintain cell viability and growth. Heterologous expression of a promiscuous variant of Bacillus megaterium tetraprenyl-β-curcumene cyclase (BmeTC-D373C), which has been shown to be able to catalyse the conversion of squalene to 3-deoxyachillol and then further to (+)-ambrein resulted in production of these triterpenoids in S. cerevisiae for the first time. Triterpenoid yields are comparable with the best microbial production chassis described in literature so far, the methylotrophic yeast Pichia pastoris. Consequently, we discuss similarities and differences of these two yeast species when applied for whole-cell (+)-ambrein production.