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Cho JS, Oh HJ, Jang YE, Kim HJ, Kim A, Song JA, Lee EJ, Lee J. Synthetic pro-peptide design to enhance the secretion of heterologous proteins by Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Microbiologyopen 2022; 11:e1300. [PMID: 35765186 PMCID: PMC9178654 DOI: 10.1002/mbo3.1300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2022] [Revised: 05/27/2022] [Accepted: 05/27/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Heterologous protein production in Saccharomyces cerevisiae is a useful and effective strategy with many advantages, including the secretion of proteins that require posttranslational processing. However, heterologous proteins in S. cerevisiae are often secreted at comparatively low levels. To improve the production of the heterologous protein, human granulocyte colony‐stimulating factor (hG‐CSF) in S. cerevisiae, a secretion‐enhancing peptide cassette including an hIL‐1β‐derived propeptide, was added and used as a secretion enhancer to alleviate specific bottlenecks in the yeast secretory pathway. The effects of three key parameters—N‐glycosylation, net negative charge balance, and glycine‐rich flexible linker—were investigated in batch cultures of S. cerevisiae. Using a three‐stage design involving screening, selection, and optimization, the production and secretion of hG‐CSF by S. cerevisiae were significantly increased. The amount of extracellular mature hG‐CSF produced by the optimized propeptide after the final stage increased by 190% compared to that of the original propeptide. Although hG‐CSF was used as the model protein in the current study, this strategy applies to the enhanced production of other heterologous proteins, using S. cerevisiae as the host.
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- Ji Sung Cho
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, College of Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, College of Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, College of Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, College of Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, College of Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, College of Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Applied Chemical Engineering, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, College of Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, Korea
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Comparison of Periplasmic and Cytoplasmic Expression of Bovine Enterokinase Light Chain in E. coli. Protein J 2022; 41:157-165. [PMID: 35091895 DOI: 10.1007/s10930-021-10033-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/26/2021] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Enterokinase enzyme is widely used in production of recombinant proteins. This enzyme is isolated from the intestine and recognizes a specific cleavage site (X↓LYS-ASP4). Several studies have been performed to produce recombinant active enterokinase. In this study, the coding sequence of bovine enteropeptidase light chain (bEKL) was isolated from Iranian Sarabi cattle and its expression was investigated in the periplasm and cytoplasm of E. coli by two different expression vectors, pET22 and pET32RH. RNA was extracted from the duodenum part of cattle, cDNA was amplified, the enterokinase light chain coding fragment was cloned and the expression was examined by SDS-PAGE analysis. The higher amounts of soluble enterokinase as a fusion with thioredoxin (Trx) were detected in cytoplasmic expression. The functional enterokinase was purified with a yield of 45 mg per litter by two-steps Ni2+ affinity chromatography. The effective activity of the enzyme implies that it can be produced in large scale for biotechnological applications.
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Site-specific, covalent immobilization of an engineered enterokinase onto magnetic nanoparticles through transglutaminase-catalyzed bioconjugation. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2019; 177:506-511. [PMID: 30818243 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2019.02.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2018] [Revised: 02/02/2019] [Accepted: 02/08/2019] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Enterokinase (EK) is one of the most popular enzymes for the in vitro cleavage of fusion proteins due to its high degree of specificity for the amino-acid sequence (Asp)4-Lys. Enzyme reusability is desirable for reducing operating costs and facilitating the industrial application of EK. In this work, we report the controlled, site-specific and covalent cross-linking of an engineered EKLC on amine-modified magnetic nanoparticles (NH2-MNPs) via microbial transglutaminase-catalyzed bioconjugation for the development of the oriented-immobilized enzyme, namely, EKLC@NH2-MNP biocatalyst. Upon the site-specific immobilization, approximately 90% EKLC enzymatic activity was retained, and the biocatalyst exhibited more than 85% of initial enzymatic activity regardless of storage or reusable stability over a month. The EKLC@NH2-MNP biocatalyst was further applied to remove the His tag-(Asp)4-Lys fusion partner from the His tag-(Asp)4-Lys-(GLP-1)3 substrate fusion protein, result suggested the EKLC@NH2-MNP possessed remarkable reusability, without a significant decrease of enzymatic activity over 10 cycles (P > 0.05). Supported by the unique properties of MNPs, the proposed EKLC@NH2-MNP biocatalyst is expected to promote the economical utilization of enterokinase in fusion protein cleavage.
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Guo S, Skala W, Magdolen V, Briza P, Biniossek ML, Schilling O, Kellermann J, Brandstetter H, Goettig P. A Single Glycan at the 99-Loop of Human Kallikrein-related Peptidase 2 Regulates Activation and Enzymatic Activity. J Biol Chem 2015; 291:593-604. [PMID: 26582203 PMCID: PMC4705380 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m115.691097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2015] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Human kallikrein-related peptidase 2 (KLK2) is a key serine protease in semen liquefaction and prostate cancer together with KLK3/prostate-specific antigen. In order to decipher the function of its potential N-glycosylation site, we produced pro-KLK2 in Leishmania tarentolae cells and compared it with its non-glycosylated counterpart from Escherichia coli expression. Mass spectrometry revealed that Asn-95 carries a core glycan, consisting of two GlcNAc and three hexoses. Autocatalytic activation was retarded in glyco-pro-KLK2, whereas the activated glyco-form exhibited an increased proteolytic resistance. The specificity patterns obtained by the PICS (proteomic identification of protease cleavage sites) method are similar for both KLK2 variants, with a major preference for P1-Arg. However, glycosylation changes the enzymatic activity of KLK2 in a drastically substrate-dependent manner. Although glyco-KLK2 has a considerably lower catalytic efficiency than glycan-free KLK2 toward peptidic substrates with P2-Phe, the situation was reverted toward protein substrates, such as glyco-pro-KLK2 itself. These findings can be rationalized by the glycan-carrying 99-loop that prefers to cover the active site like a lid. By contrast, the non-glycosylated 99-loop seems to favor a wide open conformation, which mostly increases the apparent affinity for the substrates (i.e. by a reduction of Km). Also, the cleavage pattern and kinetics in autolytic inactivation of both KLK2 variants can be explained by a shift of the target sites due to the presence of the glycan. These striking effects of glycosylation pave the way to a deeper understanding of kallikrein-related peptidase biology and pathology.
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- Shihui Guo
- From the Department of Molecular Biology, University of Salzburg, 5020 Salzburg, Austria
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- From the Department of Molecular Biology, University of Salzburg, 5020 Salzburg, Austria
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- the Klinische Forschergruppe der Frauenklinik, Klinikum Rechts der Isar der TU München, 81675 Munich, Germany
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- From the Department of Molecular Biology, University of Salzburg, 5020 Salzburg, Austria
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- the Institute of Molecular Medicine and Cell Research and BIOSS Centre for Biological Signaling Studies, University of Freiburg, 79104 Freiburg, Germany, the German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), 69120 Heidelberg, Germany, the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), 69120 Heidelberg, Germany, and
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- the Max-Planck-Institute for Biochemistry, 82152 Martinsried, Germany
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- From the Department of Molecular Biology, University of Salzburg, 5020 Salzburg, Austria
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- From the Department of Molecular Biology, University of Salzburg, 5020 Salzburg, Austria,
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Chater PI, Wilcox MD, Pearson JP, Brownlee IA. The impact of dietary fibres on the physiological processes governing small intestinal digestive processes. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bcdf.2015.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Skala W, Goettig P, Brandstetter H. Do-it-yourself histidine-tagged bovine enterokinase: a handy member of the protein engineer's toolbox. J Biotechnol 2013; 168:421-5. [PMID: 24184090 PMCID: PMC3863954 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2013.10.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2013] [Revised: 10/08/2013] [Accepted: 10/14/2013] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Enterokinase, a two-chain duodenal serine protease, activates trypsinogen by removing its N-terminal propeptide. Due to a clean cut after the non-primed site recognition sequence, the enterokinase light chain is frequently employed in biotechnology to separate N-terminal affinity tags from target proteins with authentic N-termini. In order to obtain large quantities of this protease, we adapted an in vitro folding protocol for a pentahistidine-tagged triple mutant of the bovine enterokinase light chain. The purified, highly active enzyme successfully processed recombinant target proteins, while the pentahistidine-tag facilitated post-cleavage removal. Hence, we conclude that producing enterokinase in one's own laboratory is an efficient alternative to the commercial enzyme.
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- Division of Structural Biology, Department of Molecular Biology, University of Salzburg, Billrothstraße 11, 5020 Salzburg, Austria
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Chen Z, Han S, Cao Z, Wu Y, Zhuo R, Li W. Fusion expression and purification of four disulfide-rich peptides reveals enterokinase secondary cleavage sites in animal toxins. Peptides 2013. [PMID: 23207277 DOI: 10.1016/j.peptides.2012.11.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Animal toxins are powerful tools for testing the pharmacological, physiological, and structural characteristics of ion channels, proteases, and other receptors. However, most animal toxins are disulfide-rich peptides that are difficult to produce functionally. Here, a glutathione S-transferase (GST) fusion expression strategy was used to produce four recombinant animal toxin peptides, ChTX, StKTx23, BmP01, and ImKTx1, with different isoelectric points from 4.7 to 9.2. GST tags were removed by enterokinase, a widely used and effective commercial protease that cleaves after lysine at the cleavage site DDDDK. Using this strategy, two disulfide-rich animal toxins ChTX and StKTx23 were obtained successfully with a yield of approximately 1-2 mg/l culture. Electrophysiological experiments further showed that these two recombinant toxins showed good bioactivities, indicating that our method was effective in producing large amounts of functional disulfide-rich animal toxins. Interestingly, by analyzing the separated fractions of BmP01, StKTx23, and ImKTx1 using matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry, four new enterokinase secondary cleavage sites were found, consisting of the sequences "WEYR," "EDK," "QNAR," and "DNDK." To our knowledge, this is the first report of the presence of secondary cleavage sites for commercial enterokinase in animal toxins. These findings will help us use commercial enterokinase appropriately as a cleavage tool in the production of animal toxins.
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- Zongyun Chen
- Key Laboratory of Biomedical Polymers of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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Yan X, Gurtler JB, Fratamico PM, Hu J, Juneja VK. Phylogenetic identification of bacterial MazF toxin protein motifs among probiotic strains and foodborne pathogens and potential implications of engineered probiotic intervention in food. Cell Biosci 2012. [PMID: 23186337 PMCID: PMC3519753 DOI: 10.1186/2045-3701-2-39] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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UNLABELLED BACKGROUND Toxin-antitoxin (TA) systems are commonly found in bacteria and Archaea, and it is the most common mechanism involved in bacterial programmed cell death or apoptosis. Recently, MazF, the toxin component of the toxin-antitoxin module, has been categorized as an endoribonuclease, or it may have a function similar to that of a RNA interference enzyme. RESULTS In this paper, with comparative data and phylogenetic analyses, we are able to identify several potential MazF-conserved motifs in limited subsets of foodborne pathogens and probiotic strains and further provide a molecular basis for the development of engineered/synthetic probiotic strains for the mitigation of foodborne illnesses. Our findings also show that some probiotic strains, as fit as many bacterial foodborne pathogens, can be genetically categorized into three major groups based on phylogenetic analysis of MazF. In each group, potential functional motifs are conserved in phylogenetically distant species, including foodborne pathogens and probiotic strains. CONCLUSION These data provide important knowledge for the identification and computational prediction of functional motifs related to programmed cell death. Potential implications of these findings include the use of engineered probiotic interventions in food or use of a natural probiotic cocktail with specificity for controlling targeted foodborne pathogens.
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- Xianghe Yan
- Eastern Regional Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, U,S, Department of Agriculture, 600 E, Mermaid Lane, Wyndmoor, PA, 19038, USA.
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Tian X, Isamiddinova NS, Peroutka RJ, Goldenberg SJ, Mattern MR, Nicholson B, Leach C. Characterization of selective ubiquitin and ubiquitin-like protease inhibitors using a fluorescence-based multiplex assay format. Assay Drug Dev Technol 2010; 9:165-73. [PMID: 21133675 DOI: 10.1089/adt.2010.0317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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The reversible conjugation of ubiquitin and ubiquitin-like (UbL) proteins to protein substrates plays a critical role in the regulation of many cellular pathways. The removal of ubiquitin from target proteins is performed by ubiquitin proteases also known as deubiquitylases (DUBs). Owing to their substrate specificity and the central role ubiquitylation plays in cell signaling pathways, DUB are attractive targets for therapeutic development. The development of DUB inhibitors requires assays that are amenable to high-throughput screening and provide rapid assessment of inhibitor selectivity. Determination of inhibitor selectivity at an early stage of drug discovery will reduce drug failure in the clinic as well as reduce overall drug development costs. We have developed two novel assays, UbL-Enterokinase light chain and UbL-Granzyme B, for quantifying ubiquitin and UbL protease activity. In our quest to discover and characterize novel chemical entities, we have combined these assays with a previously developed assay in a multiplex format. This multiplex format allows for the detection of three distinct protease activities simultaneously, in a single well. We have demonstrated that the multiplex format is able to distinguish between selective and nonselective protease inhibitors. Specifically, we have used this assay format to characterize P022077, a selective ubiquitin-specific protease 7 inhibitor discovered at Progenra.
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- Xufan Tian
- Division of Research and Development, Progenra, Inc., Malvern, Pennsylvania 19355, USA
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Neurobin/TMPRSS11c, a novel type II transmembrane serine protease that cleaves fibroblast growth factor-2 in vitro. Biochem J 2008; 412:81-91. [PMID: 18215125 DOI: 10.1042/bj20071432] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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TTSPs [type II TMPRSSs (transmembrane serine proteases)] are a growing family of trypsin-like enzymes with, in some cases, restricted tissue distribution. To investigate the expression of TTSPs in the nervous system, we performed a PCR-based screening approach with P10 (postnatal day 10) mouse spinal cord mRNA. We detected the expression of five known TTSPs and identified a novel TTSP, which we designated neurobin. Neurobin consists of 431 amino acids. In the extracellular part, neurobin contains a single SEA (sea-urchin sperm protein, enterokinase and agrin) domain and a C-terminal serine protease domain. RT-PCR (reverse transcription-PCR) analysis indicated the expression of neurobin in spinal cord and cerebellum. Histochemical analysis of brain sections revealed distinct staining of Purkinje neurons of the cerebellum. Transiently overexpressed neurobin was autocatalytically processed and inserted into the plasma membrane. Autocatalytic activation could be suppressed by mutating Ser(381) in the catalytic pocket to an alanine residue. The protease domain of neurobin, produced in Escherichia coli and refolded from inclusion bodies, cleaved chromogenic peptides with an arginine residue in position P(1). Serine protease inhibitors effectively suppressed the proteolytic activity of recombinant neurobin. Ca2+ or Na+ ions did not significantly modulate the catalytic activity of the protease. Recombinant neurobin processed 17-kDa FGF-2 (fibroblast growth factor-2) at several P(1) lysine and arginine positions to distinct fragments, in a heparin-inhibitable manner, but did not cleave FGF-7, laminin or fibronectin. These results indicate that neurobin is an authentic TTSP with trypsin-like activity and is able to process FGF-2 in vitro.
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Tan H, Wang J, Zhao ZK. Purification and refolding optimization of recombinant bovine enterokinase light chain overexpressed in Escherichia coli. Protein Expr Purif 2007; 56:40-7. [PMID: 17703946 DOI: 10.1016/j.pep.2007.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2007] [Revised: 07/05/2007] [Accepted: 07/10/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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The nucleotide sequence encoding bovine enterokinase light chain (EK) from Chinese northern yellow bovine was isolated. Two single-nucleotide mutations, namely, C245G and A528T were identified. The gene encoding the Pro82Arg/Glu176Asp variant of known bovine EK was fused with glutathione S-transferase and overexpressed mainly as an inclusion body in Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3), upon induction with IPTG and glucose. Effective fusion protein purification, refolding, auto-catalytic cleavage and mature EK recovery were described. The specific activity of the purified EK was determined as 110+/- 10 U/mg, which was comparable to a specific activity of > or =20 U/mg of the E. coli expressed EK sample provided by Sigma (Cat. No. E4906). This procedure produced approximately 53 mg of EK per 500 mL of cell culture, which was much higher than previous reports, thus providing a basis for large-scale production of EK and for further applications in biotechnology.
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- Haidong Tan
- Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, CAS, Dalian 116023, PR China
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Han KS, Kim SI, Choi SI, Seong BL. N-Glycosylation of secretion enhancer peptide as influencing factor for the secretion of target proteins from Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2005; 337:557-62. [PMID: 16212939 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2005.09.089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2005] [Accepted: 09/15/2005] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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hIL-1beta-derived polypeptide, when fused to the N-terminal end of target proteins, exerts a potent secretion enhancer function in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. We investigated the effect of N-glycosylation of the secretion enhancer peptide on the secretion of target proteins. The N-terminal 24 amino acids (Ser5-Ala28) of human interleukin 1beta (hIL-1beta) and interleukin 1 receptor antagonist (IL-1ra) were used as secretion enhancer for synthesizing recombinant human granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (rhG-CSF) from S. cerevisiae. The mutation of potential N-glycosylation site, by substituting Gln for either Asn7 of N-terminal 24 amino acids of hIL-1beta (Asn7Gln) or Asn84 of IL-1ra (Asn84Gln), resulted in a dramatic reduction of rhG-CSF secretion efficiency. In contrast, the mutant containing an additional N-glycosylation site on the N-terminal 24 amino acids of hIL-1beta (Gln15Asn) secreted twice as much rhG-CSF into culture media as wild type hIL-1beta. These results show that N-glycosylation of the secretion enhancer peptide plays an important role in increasing the secretion efficiency of the downstream target proteins. The results also suggest that judicious choice of enhancer peptide and the control of its glycosylation could be of general utility for secretory production of heterologous proteins from S. cerevisiae.
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- Kyoung Sim Han
- Protheon Incorporated, Yonsei Engineering Research Center B120E, Seodaemun-Gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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