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Robas N, Zouheiry H, Branlant G, Branlant C. Improved penicillin amidase production using a genetically engineered mutant of Escherichia coli ATCC 11105. Biotechnol Bioeng 2009; 41:14-24. [PMID: 18601241 DOI: 10.1002/bit.260410104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Penicillin G amidase (PGA) is a key enzyme for the industrial production of penicillin G derivatives used in therapeutics. Escherichia coli ATCC 11105 is the more commonly used strain for PGA production. To improve enzyme yield, we constructed various recombinant E. coli HB101 and ATCC 11105 strains. For each strain, PGA production was determined for various concentrations of glucose and phenylacetic and (PAA) in the medium. The E. coli strain, G271, was identified as the best performer (800 U NIPAB/L). This strain was obtained as follows: an E. coli ATCC 11105 mutant (E. coli G133) was first selected based on a low negative effect of glucose on PGA production. This mutant was then transformed with a pBR322 derivative containing the PGA gene. Various experiments were made to try to understand the reason for the high productivity of E. coli G271. The host strain, E. coli G133, was found to be mutated in one (or more) gene(s) whose product(s) act(s) in trans on the PGA gene expression. Its growth is not inhibited by high glucose concentration in the medium. Interestingly, whereas glucose still exerts some negative effect on the PGA production by E. coli G133, PGA production by its transformant (E. coli G271) is stimulated by glucose. The reason for this stimulation is discussed. Transformation of E. coli G133 with a pBR322 derivative containing the Hindlll fragment of the PGA gene, showed that the performance of E. coli G271 depends both upon the host strain properties and the plasmid structure. Study of the production by the less efficient E. coli HB101 derivatives brought some light on the mechanism of regulation of the PGA gene.
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- N Robas
- Laboratoire d'Enzymologie et de Génie Génétique, Université de Nancy I, URA CNRS 457, Bld des Aiguillettes, BP 239-54506 Vandoeuvre-Les-Nancy, Cedex, France
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Kim HS, Kang TS, Hyun JS, Kang HS. Regulation of penicillin G acylase gene expression in Escherichia coli by repressor PaaX and the cAMP-cAMP receptor protein complex. J Biol Chem 2004; 279:33253-62. [PMID: 15159386 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m404348200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The pga gene of Escherichia coli W ATCC11105 encodes a penicillin G acylase whose expression is regulated at both the transcriptional and post-transcriptional level. In this work we have shown that PaaX is the repressor of pga expression, and we have identified its binding consensus as TGATTC(N27)GAATCA. We conclude that the process of "PAA induction" actually involves relief of pga from repression by PaaX. Other features of the pga promoter have also been characterized. (i) It has a native class III cAMP-receptor protein (CRP)-dependent promoter with two CRP-binding sites. (ii) The downstream CRP-binding site II has higher affinity. (iii) Binding of cAMP-CRP to both sites (I + II) is required for maximal expression. We have also shown that the PaaX-binding site overlaps with the CRP-binding site I. This implies that PaaX and the cAMP-CRP compete for binding to the region around the CRP-binding site I and therefore have antagonistic effects on pga expression.
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- Hyoung Seok Kim
- Department of Microbiology, School of Biological Sciences, Seoul National University, San 56-1, Shillim-dong, Kwanak-gu, 151-742, Korea
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ŽU̇rková E, Drobník J, Kálal J, Švec F, Tyráčková V, Vojtíšek V, Zeman R. Immobilization ofEscherichia colicells with penicillin-amidohydrolase activity on solid polymeric carriers. Biotechnol Bioeng 2004; 25:2231-42. [DOI: 10.1002/bit.260250909] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Stojćević N, Morić I, Begović J, Radoja S, Konstantinović M. DNA architecture and transcriptional regulation of the Escherichia coli penicillin amidase (pac) gene. BIOMOLECULAR ENGINEERING 2001; 17:113-7. [PMID: 11222985 DOI: 10.1016/s1389-0344(00)00074-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The transcriptional regulation of Escherichia coli ATCC11105 penicillin amidase (pac) gene was studied by modifying DNA sequences responsible for promoter activation by cyclic AMP receptor protein (CRP). The nucleotide sequence of the 5'-flanking region of the pac gene contains putative tandem CRP binding sites positioned at -69/-70 and at -111/-112 with respect to the transcriptional start site. Our results obtained with either point mutations or insertion or deletion mutants (each of which rotated the helix structure at the CRP binding site one-half turn) showed significant decrease of penicillin amidase (PA) activity, suggesting the CRP as a major activator. In this study, the evidence for the importance of spacing between tandem binding sites for CRP as well as for their location related to the promoter core sequence has been provided. Involvement of integration host factor (IHF) as an additional regulatory protein in the pac gene transcription regulation was also analyzed. It is shown that activation of the pac gene transcription is elevated by IHF.
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- N Stojćević
- Institute of Molecular Genetics and Genetic Engineering, Vojvode Stepe 444a, P.O. Box 446, 11000, Belgrade, Yugoslavia
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Radoja S, Francetić O, Stojićević N, Morić I, Glisin V, Konstantinović M. DNA region responsible for transcriptional regulation of the Escherichia coli penicillin amidase (pac) gene by CRP and PAA. GENETIC ANALYSIS : BIOMOLECULAR ENGINEERING 1999; 15:235-8. [PMID: 10609760 DOI: 10.1016/s1050-3862(99)00030-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Transcriptional regulation of Escherichia coli ATCC11105 penicillin amidase gene (pac) by cAMP receptor protein (CRP) and phenylacetic acid (PAA) was studied by using operon fusions with divergent reporter gene (lacZ, and phoA) constructs. A 150 bp DNA segment essential for the regulation of pac gene transcription by CRP and PAA was defined.
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- S Radoja
- Institute of Molecular Genetics and Genetic Engineering, Belgrade, Yugoslavia.
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Gumpert J, Cron H, Plapp R, Niersbach H, Hoischen C. Synthesis and secretion of recombinant penicillin G acylase in bacterial L-forms. J Basic Microbiol 1996; 36:89-98. [PMID: 8676280 DOI: 10.1002/jobm.3620360205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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L-form strains of Proteus mirabilis and Escherichia coli lacking the cell wall represent an alternative prokaryotic cell system for the production of recombinant proteins (KLESSEN et al. 1988, LAPLACE et al. 1988a, 1989b). We could demonstrate that they are also able to synthesize the enzyme penicillin G acylase (PAC)1). PAC was processed and secreted into the medium by recombinant L-form strains. The synthesis of PAC was growth-associated and stably regulated. Expression, secretion, and processing were not temperature-dependent and occurred at 26 degrees C, 32 degrees C and even 37 degrees C. The expression vector pHC1 carried the pac gene under the control of the lac UV promotor and a kanamycin resistance gene. It could be maintained in L-form cells, showing low structural as well as segregational instability. The secretion of the biologically active enzyme into the medium indicated that the postranslational processing of the PAC molecule, including the excision of a 54 amino acid spacer peptide between the alpha and beta subunit, is not carried out in the periplasmic space, but occurs at the cytoplasmic membrane or autocatalytically.
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- J Gumpert
- Institut für Molekulare Biotechnologie e. V., Jena, Germany
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Laczaová A, Pechan T, Stuchlík S, Kormutáková R, Turňa J. Cloning of E. coli penicillin G acylase gene with mini-Mu containing a plasmid replicon. Biotechnol Lett 1995. [DOI: 10.1007/bf00134188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Robas N, Branlant C. The expression of the penicillin G amidase gene of Escherichia coli by primer extension analysis. Curr Microbiol 1994; 29:263-8. [PMID: 7522712 DOI: 10.1007/bf01577438] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Escherichia coli ATCC 11105 and JM109, transformed with a multicopy plasmid carrying the penicillin G amidase (PGA) gene, were grown at 26 degrees and 37 degrees C, in the presence or the absence of phenylacetic acid (PAA) or of glucose. A method based on primer extension was developed to quantify in vivo levels of PGA mRNAs. A unique transcription start site was found to be used in all the fermentation conditions tested. This site is located 28 nucleotides upstream of the initiation codon. Its utilization is subjected to catabolic repression and is induced by PAA. This site is used at 37 degrees C, but the PGA mRNA level in E. coli ATCC 11105 is lower at 37 degrees C than at 26 degrees C. Induction of the pga gene by PAA was found to be more efficient in the producer strain. Taking into account the amount of PGA mRNA present in the cells at 37 degrees C, one would expect the production of active PGA at this temperature. This is not the case. Thus, at 37 degrees C, expression is blocked at a step after transcription.
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- N Robas
- Laboratoire d'Enzymologie et de Génie Génétique, Université de Nancy I, URA CNRS 457, Vandoeuvre-Les-Nancy, France
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Merino E, Balbás P, Recillas F, Becerril B, Valle F, Bolivar F. Carbon regulation and the role in nature of the Escherichia coli penicillin acylase (pac) gene. Mol Microbiol 1992; 6:2175-82. [PMID: 1406257 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.1992.tb01391.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Quantitative analysis of specific pac mRNA and a lacZ fusion to the 5'-terminal region of the pac gene demonstrated that both phenylacetic acid induction and catabolite repression by glucose are involved, at the transcriptional level, in the regulation of the pac gene. The studies presented here suggest that this regulation is also present in Escherichia coli transformed strains in which the pac gene was not originally present. Analysis of the nucleotide sequence of the 5'-terminal region of this gene, with a statistical algorithm, confirms that the putative promoter previously proposed by our group is the most feasible within this region. We demonstrate that penicillin acylase activity can confer on E. coli the ability to use penicillin G as a metabolic substrate, by detaching the phenylacetic group which can be used as a carbon source. Based on these data, the regulation properties of the pac gene studied in this work, and the specificity profile of the penicillin acylase enzyme we suggest a role for it in E. coli as a scavenger enzyme for phenylacetylated compounds.
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- E Merino
- Departamento de Biología Molecular, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Cuernavaca, Morelos
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Zeman R, Vojtísek V. Cell aggregates of Escherichia coli with benzylpenicillin amidase activity. Folia Microbiol (Praha) 1991; 36:375-82. [PMID: 1822839 DOI: 10.1007/bf02814512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Intact cells Escherichia coli CCM 2843, exhibiting substantial benzylpenicillin amidase activity, were bound mutually with supporting waste microbial cells, native or treated, to obtain an inexpensive biocatalyst for the production of 6-aminopenicillanic acid (6-APA). The bond was effected by glutaraldehyde (GA) and Sedipur CL-930 (PEI), without any carrier. The optimal concentration of GA was 2%, that of PEI 1%. The optimal biocatalyst was obtained by immobilization of productive cells with their fragments at a mass ratio of 4:1. The cell aggregates were used for hydrolysis of potassium benzyl-penicillin at a concentration of 5% to 6-APA. After 25 repeated batch conversions the degree of conversion did not decrease; its average value was 96.4%.
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- R Zeman
- Research Institute of Antibiotics and Biotransformations, Roztoky near Prague, Czechoslovakia
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Valle F, Balbás P, Merino E, Bolivar F. The role of penicillin amidases in nature and in industry. Trends Biochem Sci 1991; 16:36-40. [PMID: 2053136 DOI: 10.1016/0968-0004(91)90014-m] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Penicillin amidase (PA) is the enzyme used commercially for the production of semisynthetic penicillins. During the past decade, a detailed picture of the structure and regulation of the gene encoding this enzyme has emerged, revealing a variety of interesting features that are unique among microorganisms. Clues to the biological role of this enzyme have been provided, as well as new strategies for the commercial production and utilization of PA.
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- F Valle
- Centro de Investigación sobre, Ingeniería Genética y Biotecnologia, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
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Daumy GO, Williams JA, McColl AS, Zuzel TJ, Danley D. Expression and regulation of the penicillin G acylase gene from Proteus rettgeri cloned in Escherichia coli. J Bacteriol 1986; 168:431-3. [PMID: 3531181 PMCID: PMC213471 DOI: 10.1128/jb.168.1.431-433.1986] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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The penicillin G acylase genes from the Proteus rettgeri wild type and from a hyperproducing mutant which is resistant to succinate repression were cloned in Escherichia coli K-12. Expression of both wild-type and mutant P. rettgeri acylase genes in E. coli K-12 was independent of orientation in the cloning vehicle and apparently resulted from recognition in E. coli of the P. rettgeri promoter sequences. The P. rettgeri acylase was secreted into the E. coli periplasmic space and was composed of subunits electrophoretically identical to those made in P. rettgeri. Expression of these genes in E. coli K-12 was not repressed by succinate as it is in P. rettgeri. Instead, expression of the enzymes was regulated by glucose catabolite repression.
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Daumy GO, Danley D, McColl AS, Apostolakos D, Vinick FJ. Experimental evolution of penicillin G acylases from Escherichia coli and Proteus rettgeri. J Bacteriol 1985; 163:925-32. [PMID: 3897200 PMCID: PMC219221 DOI: 10.1128/jb.163.3.925-932.1985] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Proteus rettgeri and Escherichia coli W were shown to express structurally different penicillin G acylases. The enzymes had similar substrate specificity but differed in molecular weight, isoelectric point, and electrophoretic mobility in polyacrylamide gels and did not antigenically cross-react. When the organisms were subjected to environmental conditions which made expression of this enzyme essential for growth, spontaneous mutants were isolated that used different amides as the only source of nitrogen. These mutants acquired the ability to use amides for growth by deregulating the penicillin G acylase and by their evolution to novel substrate specificities. The enzymes expressed by mutants isolated from each genus appeared to have evolved in parallel since each acylase attained similar new substrate specificities when the organisms were subjected to identical selection pressure.
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