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Brachi M, El Housseini W, Beaver K, Jadhav R, Dantanarayana A, Boucher DG, Minteer SD. Advanced Electroanalysis for Electrosynthesis. ACS ORGANIC & INORGANIC AU 2024; 4:141-187. [PMID: 38585515 PMCID: PMC10995937 DOI: 10.1021/acsorginorgau.3c00051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2023] [Revised: 11/03/2023] [Accepted: 11/06/2023] [Indexed: 04/09/2024]
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Electrosynthesis is a popular, environmentally friendly substitute for conventional organic methods. It involves using charge transfer to stimulate chemical reactions through the application of a potential or current between two electrodes. In addition to electrode materials and the type of reactor employed, the strategies for controlling potential and current have an impact on the yields, product distribution, and reaction mechanism. In this Review, recent advances related to electroanalysis applied in electrosynthesis were discussed. The first part of this study acts as a guide that emphasizes the foundations of electrosynthesis. These essentials include instrumentation, electrode selection, cell design, and electrosynthesis methodologies. Then, advances in electroanalytical techniques applied in organic, enzymatic, and microbial electrosynthesis are illustrated with specific cases studied in recent literature. To conclude, a discussion of future possibilities that intend to advance the academic and industrial areas is presented.
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- Monica Brachi
- Department
of Chemistry, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112 United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112 United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112 United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112 United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112 United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112 United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112 United States
- Kummer
Institute Center for Resource Sustainability, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, Missouri 65409, United States
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Baltà-Foix R, Serrano-Adrover C, López-Cano A, Gifre-Renom L, Sanchez-Chardi A, Arís A, Garcia-Fruitós E. Lactiplantibacillus plantarum: a new example of inclusion body producing bacteria. Microb Cell Fact 2023; 22:111. [PMID: 37296442 PMCID: PMC10251561 DOI: 10.1186/s12934-023-02120-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2023] [Accepted: 05/24/2023] [Indexed: 06/12/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Lactic Acid Bacteria such as Lactococcus lactis, Latilactobacillus sakei (basonym: Lactobacillus sakei) and Lactiplantibacillus plantarum (basonym: Lactobacillus plantarum) have gained importance as recombinant cell factories. Although it was believed that proteins produced in these lipopolysaccharides (LPS)-free microorganisms do not aggregate, it has been shown that L. lactis produce inclusion bodies (IBs) during the recombinant production process. These protein aggregates contain biologically active protein, which is slowly released, being a biomaterial with a broad range of applications including the obtainment of soluble protein. However, the aggregation phenomenon has not been characterized so far in L. plantarum. Thus, the current study aims to determine the formation of protein aggregates in L. plantarum and evaluate their possible applications. RESULTS To evaluate the formation of IBs in L. plantarum, the catalytic domain of bovine metalloproteinase 9 (MMP-9cat) protein has been used as model protein, being a prone-to-aggregate (PTA) protein. The electron microscopy micrographs showed the presence of electron-dense structures in L. plantarum cytoplasm, which were further purified and analyzed. The ultrastructure of the isolated protein aggregates, which were smooth, round and with an average size of 250-300 nm, proved that L. plantarum also forms IBs under recombinant production processes of PTA proteins. Besides, the protein embedded in these aggregates was fully active and had the potential to be used as a source of soluble protein or as active nanoparticles. The activity determination of the soluble protein solubilized from these IBs using non-denaturing protocols proved that fully active protein could be obtained from these protein aggregates. CONCLUSIONS These results proved that L. plantarum forms aggregates under recombinant production conditions. These aggregates showed the same properties as IBs formed in other expression systems such as Escherichia coli or L. lactis. Thus, this places this LPS-free microorganism as an interesting alternative to produce proteins of interest for the biopharmaceutical industry, which are obtained from the IBs in an important number of cases.
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- Ricardo Baltà-Foix
- Programa de Producció de Remugants, Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentàries (IRTA), Caldes de Montbui, 08140, Spain
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- Programa de Producció de Remugants, Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentàries (IRTA), Caldes de Montbui, 08140, Spain
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- Programa de Producció de Remugants, Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentàries (IRTA), Caldes de Montbui, 08140, Spain
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- Programa de Producció de Remugants, Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentàries (IRTA), Caldes de Montbui, 08140, Spain
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- Departament de Biologia Evolutiva, Facultat de Biologia, Ecologia i Ciències Ambientals, Universitat de Barcelona, Av. Diagonal 643, Barcelona, 08028, Spain
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- Programa de Producció de Remugants, Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentàries (IRTA), Caldes de Montbui, 08140, Spain.
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- Programa de Producció de Remugants, Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentàries (IRTA), Caldes de Montbui, 08140, Spain.
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de Oliveira NR, Santos FDS, Dos Santos VAC, Maia MAC, Oliveira TL, Dellagostin OA. Challenges and Strategies for Developing Recombinant Vaccines against Leptospirosis: Role of Expression Platforms and Adjuvants in Achieving Protective Efficacy. Pathogens 2023; 12:787. [PMID: 37375478 DOI: 10.3390/pathogens12060787] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2023] [Revised: 05/29/2023] [Accepted: 05/29/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
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The first leptospiral recombinant vaccine was developed in the late 1990s. Since then, progress in the fields of reverse vaccinology (RV) and structural vaccinology (SV) has significantly improved the identification of novel surface-exposed and conserved vaccine targets. However, developing recombinant vaccines for leptospirosis faces various challenges, including selecting the ideal expression platform or delivery system, assessing immunogenicity, selecting adjuvants, establishing vaccine formulation, demonstrating protective efficacy against lethal disease in homologous challenge, achieving full renal clearance using experimental models, and reproducibility of protective efficacy against heterologous challenge. In this review, we highlight the role of the expression/delivery system employed in studies based on the well-known LipL32 and leptospiral immunoglobulin-like (Lig) proteins, as well as the choice of adjuvants, as key factors to achieving the best vaccine performance in terms of protective efficacy against lethal infection and induction of sterile immunity.
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- Natasha Rodrigues de Oliveira
- Núcleo de Biotecnologia, Centro de Desenvolvimento Tecnológico, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas 96010-610, RS, Brazil
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- Núcleo de Biotecnologia, Centro de Desenvolvimento Tecnológico, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas 96010-610, RS, Brazil
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- Núcleo de Biotecnologia, Centro de Desenvolvimento Tecnológico, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas 96010-610, RS, Brazil
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- Núcleo de Biotecnologia, Centro de Desenvolvimento Tecnológico, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas 96010-610, RS, Brazil
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- Núcleo de Biotecnologia, Centro de Desenvolvimento Tecnológico, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas 96010-610, RS, Brazil
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Enhancing the AI-2/LuxS quorum sensing system in Lactiplantibacillus plantarum: Effect on the elimination of biofilms grown on seafoods. Int J Food Microbiol 2023; 389:110102. [PMID: 36736171 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2023.110102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2022] [Revised: 01/12/2023] [Accepted: 01/18/2023] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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The biofilm clustered with putrefying microorganisms and seafood pathogens could cover the surface of aquatic products that pose a risk to cross-contaminating food products or even human health. Fighting biofilms triggers synchronous communication associated with microbial consortia to regulate their developmental processes, and the enhancement of the quorum sensing system in Lactiplantibacillus plantarum can serve as an updated starting point for antibiofilm-forming strategies. Our results showed that the exogenous 25 mM L-cysteine induced a significant strengthening in the AI-2/LuxS system of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum SS-128 along with a stronger bacteriostatic ability, resulting in an effective inhibition of biofilms formed by the simplified microbial consortia constructed by Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Shewanella putrefaciens grown on shrimp and squid surfaces. The accumulation of AI-2 allowed the suppression of the expression of biofilm-related genes in V. parahaemolyticus under the premise of L. plantarum SS-128 treatment, contributing to the inhibition effect. In addition, strengthening the AI-2/LuxS system is also conducive to eliminating preexisting biofilms by L. plantarum SS-128. This study suggests that the enhancement of the AI-2/LuxS system of lactic acid bacteria enables the regulation of interspecific communication within biofilms to be a viable tool to efficiently reduce and eradicate potentially harmful biofilms from aquatic product sources, opening new horizons for combating biofilms.
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Lee SM, Jeong KJ. Advances in Synthetic Biology Tools and Engineering of Corynebacterium glutamicum as a Platform Host for Recombinant Protein Production. BIOTECHNOL BIOPROC E 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s12257-022-0219-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Krüger A, Welsch N, Dürwald A, Brundiek H, Wardenga R, Piascheck H, Mengers HG, Krabbe J, Beyer S, Kabisch JF, Popper L, Hübel T, Antranikian G, Schweder T. A host-vector toolbox for improved secretory protein overproduction in Bacillus subtilis. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2022; 106:5137-5151. [PMID: 35802157 PMCID: PMC9329435 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-022-12062-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2022] [Revised: 06/24/2022] [Accepted: 06/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Target proteins in biotechnological applications are highly diverse. Therefore, versatile flexible expression systems for their functional overproduction are required. In order to find the right heterologous gene expression strategy, suitable host-vector systems, which combine different genetic circuits, are useful. In this study, we designed a novel Bacillus subtilis expression toolbox, which allows the overproduction and secretion of potentially toxic enzymes. This toolbox comprises a set of 60 expression vectors, which combine two promoter variants, four strong secretion signals, a translation-enhancing downstream box, and three plasmid backbones. This B. subtilis toolbox is based on a tailor-made, clean deletion mutant strain, which is protease and sporulation deficient and exhibits reduced autolysis and secondary metabolism. The appropriateness of this alternative expression platform was tested for the overproduction of two difficult-to-produce eukaryotic model proteins. These included the sulfhydryl oxidase Sox from Saccharomyces cerevisiae, which forms reactive hydrogen peroxide and undesired cross-linking of functional proteins, and the human interleukin-1β, a pro-inflammatory cytokine. For the best performing Sox and interleukin, overproducing and secreting variants of these new B. subtilis toolbox fermentation strategies were developed and tested. This study demonstrates the suitability of the prokaryotic B. subtilis host-vector system for the extracellular production of two eukaryotic proteins with biotechnological relevance. Key points • Construction of a versatile Bacillus subtilis gene expression toolbox. • Verification of the toolbox by the secretory overproduction of two difficult-to-express proteins. • Fermentation strategy for an acetoin-controlled overproduction of heterologous proteins. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s00253-022-12062-2.
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- Anna Krüger
- Institute of Technical Microbiology, Hamburg University of Technology, Kasernenstr. 12, 21073, Hamburg, Germany
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- Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Institute of Pharmacy, University of Greifswald, Felix-Hausdorff-Str. 3, 17487, Greifswald, Germany.,Institute of Marine Biotechnology, Walther-Rathenau-Str. 49, 17489, Greifswald, Germany
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- Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Institute of Pharmacy, University of Greifswald, Felix-Hausdorff-Str. 3, 17487, Greifswald, Germany
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- Enzymicals AG, Walther-Rathenau-Straße 49a, 17489, Greifswald, Germany
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- Enzymicals AG, Walther-Rathenau-Straße 49a, 17489, Greifswald, Germany
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- Institute of Technical Microbiology, Hamburg University of Technology, Kasernenstr. 12, 21073, Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute of Applied Microbiology - iAMB, Aachen Biology and Biotechnology - ABBt, RWTH Aachen University, Worringerweg 1, 52074, Aachen, Germany
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- Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Institute of Pharmacy, University of Greifswald, Felix-Hausdorff-Str. 3, 17487, Greifswald, Germany.,Department of Biomolecular Chemistry, Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology, HKI, Beutenbergstr. 11a, 07745, Jena, Germany
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- Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Institute of Pharmacy, University of Greifswald, Felix-Hausdorff-Str. 3, 17487, Greifswald, Germany.,Bioprocess Center, Eppendorf AG, Rudolf-Schulten-Str. 5, 52428, Jülich, Germany
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- Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Institute of Pharmacy, University of Greifswald, Felix-Hausdorff-Str. 3, 17487, Greifswald, Germany.,Department of Biotechnology and Food Science, NTNU, Sem Sælands vei 6, 7034, Trondheim, Norway
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- Stern Enzym GmbH & Co. KG, Kurt-Fischer-Str. 55, 22926, Ahrensburg, Germany
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- Miltenyi Biotec GmbH, Robert-Koch-Str. 1, 17166, Teterow, Germany
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- Institute of Technical Microbiology, Hamburg University of Technology, Kasernenstr. 12, 21073, Hamburg, Germany
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- Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Institute of Pharmacy, University of Greifswald, Felix-Hausdorff-Str. 3, 17487, Greifswald, Germany. .,Institute of Marine Biotechnology, Walther-Rathenau-Str. 49, 17489, Greifswald, Germany.
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Huang Y, Zhang M, Wang J, Xu D, Zhong C. Engineering microbial systems for the production and functionalization of biomaterialsBiomaterials engineering with microorganisms. Curr Opin Microbiol 2022; 68:102154. [PMID: 35568018 DOI: 10.1016/j.mib.2022.102154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2022] [Revised: 03/16/2022] [Accepted: 04/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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A new trend in biomaterials synthesis is harnessing the production of microorganisms, owing to the low cost and sustainability. Because microorganisms use DNA as a production code, it is possible for humans to reprogram these cells and thus build living factories for the production of biomaterials. Over the past decade, advances in genetic engineering have enabled the development of various intriguing biomaterials with useful properties, with commercially available biomaterials representing only a few of these. In this review, we discuss the common strategies for the production of bulk and commodity biogenic polymers, and highlight several notable approaches such as modular protein engineering and pathway optimization in achieving these goals. We finally investigate the available synthetic biology tools that allow engineering of living materials, and discuss how this emerging class of materials has expanded the application scope of biomaterials.
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- Yuanyuan Huang
- Center for Materials Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, China; Cas Key Laboratory of Quantitative Engineering Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, China
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- Center for Materials Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, China; Cas Key Laboratory of Quantitative Engineering Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, China
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- Center for Materials Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, China; Cas Key Laboratory of Quantitative Engineering Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, China; Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Northeastern University, Shenyang, China; Electrobiomaterials Institute, Key Laboratory for Anisotropy and Texture of Materials (Ministry of Education), Northeastern University, Shenyang, China
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- Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Northeastern University, Shenyang, China; Electrobiomaterials Institute, Key Laboratory for Anisotropy and Texture of Materials (Ministry of Education), Northeastern University, Shenyang, China
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- Center for Materials Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, China; Cas Key Laboratory of Quantitative Engineering Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, China.
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ClearColi as a platform for untagged pneumococcal surface protein A production: cultivation strategy, bioreactor culture, and purification. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2022; 106:1011-1029. [PMID: 35024919 PMCID: PMC8755982 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-022-11758-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2021] [Revised: 12/24/2021] [Accepted: 12/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Several studies have searched for new antigens to produce pneumococcal vaccines that are more effective and could provide broader coverage, given the great number of serotypes causing pneumococcal diseases. One of the promising subunit vaccine candidates is untagged recombinant pneumococcal surface protein A (PspA4Pro), obtainable in high quantities using recombinant Escherichia coli as a microbial factory. However, lipopolysaccharides (LPS) present in E. coli cell extracts must be removed, in order to obtain the target protein at the required purity, which makes the downstream process more complex and expensive. Endotoxin-free E. coli strains, which synthesize a nontoxic mutant LPS, may offer a cost-effective alternative way to produce recombinant proteins for application as therapeutics. This paper presents an investigation of PspA4Pro production employing the endotoxin-free recombinant strain ClearColi® BL21(DE3) with different media (defined, auto-induction, and other complex media), temperatures (27, 32, and 37 °C), and inducers. In comparison to conventional E. coli cells in a defined medium, ClearColi presented similar PspA4Pro yields, with lower productivities. Complex medium formulations supplemented with salts favored PspA4Pro yields, titers, and ClearColi growth rates. Induction with isopropyl-β-d-thiogalactopyranoside (0.5 mM) and lactose (2.5 g/L) together in a defined medium at 32 °C, which appeared to be a promising cultivation strategy, was reproduced in 5 L bioreactor culture, leading to a yield of 146.0 mg PspA4Pro/g dry cell weight. After purification, the cell extract generated from ClearColi led to 98% purity PspA4Pro, which maintained secondary structure and biological function. ClearColi is a potential host for industrial recombinant protein production. Key points • ClearColi can produce as much PspA4Pro as conventional E. coli BL21(DE3) cells. • 10.5 g PspA4Pro produced in ClearColi bioreactor culture using a defined medium. • Functional PspA4Pro (98% of purity) was obtained in ClearColi bioreactor culture.Graphical abstract ![]() Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s00253-022-11758-9.
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Matsuzaki Y, Kajiwara K, Aoki W, Ueda M. Production of Single-Domain Antibodies in Pichia pastoris. Methods Mol Biol 2022; 2446:181-203. [PMID: 35157274 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-2075-5_9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Single-domain antibodies (sdAbs) are binders that consist of a single immunoglobulin domain. SdAbs have gained importance as therapeutics, diagnostic reagents, and research tools. Functional sdAbs are commonly produced in Escherichia coli, which is a simple and widely used host for production of recombinant proteins. However, there are drawbacks of the E. coli expression system, including the potential for misfolded recombinant proteins and pyrogenic contamination with toxic lipopolysaccharides. Pichia pastoris is an alternative host for the production of heterologous proteins because of its high recombinant protein yields and the ability to produce soluble, properly folded proteins without lipopolysaccharide contamination. Here, we describe a method to produce sdAbs in P. pastoris. We present methods for the cloning of sdAb-encoding genes into a P. pastoris expression vector, production and purification of sdAbs, and measurement of sdAb-binding kinetics. Functional sdAbs are easily and routinely obtained using these methods.
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- Yusei Matsuzaki
- Division of Applied Life Sciences, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Division of Applied Life Sciences, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Division of Applied Life Sciences, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
- Core Research for Evolutionary Science and Technology (CREST), Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Applied Life Sciences, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
- Core Research for Evolutionary Science and Technology (CREST), Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), Tokyo, Japan.
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Nduko JM, Taguchi S. Microbial Production of Biodegradable Lactate-Based Polymers and Oligomeric Building Blocks From Renewable and Waste Resources. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2021; 8:618077. [PMID: 33614605 PMCID: PMC7889595 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2020.618077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2020] [Accepted: 12/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are naturally occurring biopolymers produced by microorganisms. PHAs have become attractive research biomaterials in the past few decades owing to their extensive potential industrial applications, especially as sustainable alternatives to the fossil fuel feedstock-derived products such as plastics. Among the biopolymers are the bioplastics and oligomers produced from the fermentation of renewable plant biomass. Bioplastics are intracellularly accumulated by microorganisms as carbon and energy reserves. The bioplastics, however, can also be produced through a biochemistry process that combines fermentative secretory production of monomers and/or oligomers and chemical synthesis to generate a repertoire of biopolymers. PHAs are particularly biodegradable and biocompatible, making them a part of today's commercial polymer industry. Their physicochemical properties that are similar to those of petrochemical-based plastics render them potential renewable plastic replacements. The design of efficient tractable processes using renewable biomass holds key to enhance their usage and adoption. In 2008, a lactate-polymerizing enzyme was developed to create new category of polyester, lactic acid (LA)-based polymer and related polymers. This review aims to introduce different strategies including metabolic and enzyme engineering to produce LA-based biopolymers and related oligomers that can act as precursors for catalytic synthesis of polylactic acid. As the cost of PHA production is prohibitive, the review emphasizes attempts to use the inexpensive plant biomass as substrates for LA-based polymer and oligomer production. Future prospects and challenges in LA-based polymer and oligomer production are also highlighted.
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- John Masani Nduko
- Department of Dairy and Food Science and Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, Egerton University, Egerton, Kenya
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- Department of Chemistry for Life Sciences and Agriculture, Faculty of Life Sciences and Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Tokyo, Japan
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Abarghooi Kahaki F, Monzavi S, Bamehr H, Bandani E, Payandeh Z, Jahangiri A, Khalili S. Expression and Purification of Membrane Proteins in Different Hosts. Int J Pept Res Ther 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s10989-019-10009-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Zhang N, Zhang S, He Y, Chen X, Zhang Y, Dong Z. Intein-mediated intracellular production of active microbial transglutaminase in Corynebacterium glutamicum. Enzyme Microb Technol 2020; 142:109680. [PMID: 33220868 DOI: 10.1016/j.enzmictec.2020.109680] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2020] [Revised: 09/15/2020] [Accepted: 10/06/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The microbial transglutaminase (mTGase) from Streptomyces mobaraense is widely used in the food industry. However, recombinant production of mTGase is challenging because the mTGase is synthesized as an inactive zymogen, and needs to be activated by proteolytic processing. In this study, self-cleaving intein Ssp DnaB was applied to activate the mTGase in Corynebacterium glutamicum. Premature cleavage of intein Ssp DnaB also occurred, but instead of suppressing premature cleavage, this phenomenon was used to produce active mTGase in C. glutamicum. Both SDS-PAGE analysis and mTGase activity assays indicated that the premature cleavage of intein Ssp DnaB activated the mTGase intracellularly in C. glutamicum. The subsequent N-terminal amino acid sequencing and site-directed mutagenesis studies further showed that the premature cleavage activated the mTGase intracellularly, in a highly specific manner. Moreover, the growth performance of C. glutamicum was not noticeably affected by the intracellular expression of active mTGase. Finally, the mTGase was produced in a 2 L bioreactor, with activity up to 49 U/mL, the highest intracellular mTGase activity ever reported. Using premature cleavage of intein Ssp DnaB to activate mTGase in C. glutamicum, we produced high levels of intracellular active mTGase. Moreover, this approach did not require any further processing steps, such as protease treatment or lengthy incubation, greatly simplifying the production of active mTGase. This efficient and simple approach has great potential for the large-scale industrial production of active mTGase.
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- Nan Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, People's Republic of China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, People's Republic of China
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- SHENZHEN SIYOMICRO BIO-Tech CO., LTD, Shenzhen, 518116, People's Republic of China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, People's Republic of China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, People's Republic of China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, People's Republic of China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, People's Republic of China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, People's Republic of China.
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Geraldi A. Advances in the Production of Minor Ginsenosides Using Microorganisms and Their Enzymes. BIO INTEGRATION 2020. [DOI: 10.15212/bioi-2020-0007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
Abstract
Abstract Minor ginsenodes are of great interest due to their diverse pharmacological activities such as their anti-cancer, anti-diabetic, neuroprotective, immunomodulator, and anti-inflammatory effects. The miniscule amount of minor ginsenosides in ginseng plants has driven
the development of their mass production methods. Among the various production methods for minor ginsenosides, the utilization of microorganisms and their enzymes are considered as highly specific, safe, and environmentally friendly. In this review, various minor ginsenosides production strategies,
namely utilizing microorganisms and recombinant microbial enzymes, for biotransforming major ginsenosides into minor ginsenoside, as well as constructing synthetic minor ginsenosides production pathways in yeast cell factories, are described and discussed. Furthermore, the present challenges
and future research direction for producing minor ginsenosides using those approaches are discussed.
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- Almando Geraldi
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, 60115, Indonesia
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Le VD, Phan TTP, Nguyen TM, Brunsveld L, Schumann W, Nguyen HD. Using the IPTG-Inducible Pgrac212 Promoter for Overexpression of Human Rhinovirus 3C Protease Fusions in the Cytoplasm of Bacillus subtilis Cells. Curr Microbiol 2019; 76:1477-1486. [PMID: 31612259 DOI: 10.1007/s00284-019-01783-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2019] [Accepted: 09/27/2019] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Expression and secretion of recombinant proteins in the endotoxin-free bacterium, Bacillus subtilis, has been thoroughly studied, but overexpression in the cytoplasm has been limited to only a few proteins. Here, we used the robust IPTG-inducible promoter, Pgrac212, to overexpress human rhinovirus 3C protease (HRV3C) in the cytoplasm of B. subtilis cells. A novel solubility tag, the N-terminal domain of the lysS gene of B. subtilis coding for a lysyl-tRNA synthetase was placed at the N terminus with a cleavage site for the endoprotease HRV3C, followed by His-HRV3C or His-GST-HRV3C. The recombinant protease was purified by using a Ni-NTA column. In this study, the His-HRV3C and His-GST-HRV3C proteases were overexpressed in the cytoplasm of B. subtilis at 11% and 16% of the total cellular proteins, respectively. The specific protease activities were 8065 U/mg for His-HRV3C and 3623 U/mg for His-GST-HRV3C. The purified enzymes were used to cleave two different substrates followed by purification of the two different protein targets, the green fluorescent protein and the beta-galactosidase. In conclusion, the combination of an inducible promoter Pgrac212 and a solubility tag allowed the overexpression of the HRV3C protease in the cytoplasm of B. subtilis. The resulting fusion protein was purified using a nickel column and was active in cleaving target proteins to remove the fusion tags. This study offers an effective method for producing recombinant proteins in the cytoplasm of endotoxin-free bacteria.
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- Vuong Duong Le
- Center for Bioscience and Biotechnology, University of Science-VNUHCM, 227 Nguyen Van Cu Dist. 5, Hochiminh, Vietnam
- Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology (HUTECH), 475A Dien Bien Phu Str., Binh Thanh Dist., Hochiminh, Vietnam
- Department of Microbiology, University of Science-VNUHCM, 227 Nguyen Van Cu Dist. 5, Hochiminh, Vietnam
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- Center for Bioscience and Biotechnology, University of Science-VNUHCM, 227 Nguyen Van Cu Dist. 5, Hochiminh, Vietnam
- Laboratory of Molecular Biotechnology, University of Science-VNUHCM, 227 Nguyen Van Cu Dist. 5, Hochiminh, Vietnam
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- Center for Bioscience and Biotechnology, University of Science-VNUHCM, 227 Nguyen Van Cu Dist. 5, Hochiminh, Vietnam
- Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology (HUTECH), 475A Dien Bien Phu Str., Binh Thanh Dist., Hochiminh, Vietnam
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- Laboratory of Chemical Biology & Institute of Complex Molecular Systems, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Technische Universiteit Eindhoven, Eindhoven, Netherlands
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- Center for Bioscience and Biotechnology, University of Science-VNUHCM, 227 Nguyen Van Cu Dist. 5, Hochiminh, Vietnam
- Institute of Genetics, University of Bayreuth, 95440, Bayreuth, Germany
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- Center for Bioscience and Biotechnology, University of Science-VNUHCM, 227 Nguyen Van Cu Dist. 5, Hochiminh, Vietnam.
- Department of Microbiology, University of Science-VNUHCM, 227 Nguyen Van Cu Dist. 5, Hochiminh, Vietnam.
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Utilization of desugarized sugar beet molasses for the production of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) by halophilic Bacillus megaterium uyuni S29. Process Biochem 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2019.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Hu X, Lai CYN, Sivakumar T, Wang H, Ng KL, Lam CC, Wong WKR. Novel strategy for expression of authentic and bioactive human basic fibroblast growth factor in Bacillus subtilis. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2018; 102:7061-7069. [PMID: 29951857 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-018-9176-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2018] [Revised: 06/08/2018] [Accepted: 06/11/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
Abstract
Inteins, also known as "protein introns," have been found to be present in many microbial species and widely employed for the expression and purification of recombinant proteins in Escherichia coli. However, interestingly, until now there has not been much information on the identification and application of inteins to protein expression in Bacillus subtilis. In this article, for the first time, despite the likelihood of absence of inteins in B. subtilis, this bacterium was shown to be able to facilitate auto-catalytic cleavages of fusions formed between inteins and recombinant proteins. Employing a construct expressing the intein, Ssp DnaB, (DnaB), which was fused at its N-terminus with the cellulose-binding domain (CellBD) of an endoglucanase encoded by the cenA gene of Cellulomonas fimi, the construct was demonstrated to be capable of mediating intracellular expression of basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF), followed by auto-processing of the CellBD-DnaB-bFGF fusion to result in bFGF possessing the 146-residue authentic structure. The mentioned fusion was shown to result in a high yield of 84 mg l-1 of biologically active bFGF. Future work in improving the growth of B. subtilis may enable the use of this bacterium, working in cooperation with inteins, to result in a new platform for efficient expression of valuable proteins.
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- Xiuhua Hu
- Division of Life Science, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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- Division of Life Science, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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- Division of Life Science, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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- Division of Life Science, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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- Division of Life Science, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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- Division of Life Science, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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- Division of Life Science, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.
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Mizuno K, Kihara T, Tsuge T, Lundgren BR, Sarwar Z, Pinto A, Nomura CT. Cloning and heterologous expression of a novel subgroup of class IV polyhydroxyalkanoate synthase genes from the genus Bacillus. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2017; 81:194-196. [DOI: 10.1080/09168451.2016.1230006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Many microorganisms harbor genes necessary to synthesize biodegradable plastics known as polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs). We surveyed a genomic database and discovered a new cluster of class IV PHA synthase genes (phaRC). These genes are different in sequence and operon structure from any previously reported PHA synthase. The newly discovered PhaRC synthase was demonstrated to produce PHAs in recombinant Escherichia coli.
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- Kouhei Mizuno
- Department of Creative Engineering, Kitakyushu National College of Technology, Kitakyushu, Japan
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- Department of Innovative and Engineered Materials, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Innovative and Engineered Materials, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Environmental Science and Forestry, State University of New York, Syracuse, NY, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Environmental Science and Forestry, State University of New York, Syracuse, NY, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Environmental Science and Forestry, State University of New York, Syracuse, NY, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Environmental Science and Forestry, State University of New York, Syracuse, NY, USA
- Center for Applied Microbiology, College of Environmental Science and Forestry, State University of New York, Syracuse, NY, USA
- Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Green Transformation of Bio-Resources, College of Life Sciences, Hubei University, Wuhan, People's Republic of China
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Cano-Garrido O, Sánchez-Chardi A, Parés S, Giró I, Tatkiewicz WI, Ferrer-Miralles N, Ratera I, Natalello A, Cubarsi R, Veciana J, Bach À, Villaverde A, Arís A, Garcia-Fruitós E. Functional protein-based nanomaterial produced in microorganisms recognized as safe: A new platform for biotechnology. Acta Biomater 2016; 43:230-239. [PMID: 27452157 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2016.07.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2016] [Revised: 07/12/2016] [Accepted: 07/20/2016] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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UNLABELLED Inclusion bodies (IBs) are protein-based nanoparticles formed in Escherichia coli through stereospecific aggregation processes during the overexpression of recombinant proteins. In the last years, it has been shown that IBs can be used as nanostructured biomaterials to stimulate mammalian cell attachment, proliferation, and differentiation. In addition, these nanoparticles have also been explored as natural delivery systems for protein replacement therapies. Although the production of these protein-based nanomaterials in E. coli is economically viable, important safety concerns related to the presence of endotoxins in the products derived from this microorganism need to be addressed. Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) are a group of food-grade microorganisms that have been classified as safe by biologically regulatory agencies. In this context, we have demonstrated herein, for the first time, the production of fully functional, IB-like protein nanoparticles in LAB. These nanoparticles have been fully characterized using a wide range of techniques, including field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), dynamic light scattering (DLS), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, zymography, cytometry, confocal microscopy, and wettability and cell coverage measurements. Our results allow us to conclude that these materials share the main physico-chemical characteristics with IBs from E. coli and moreover are devoid of any harmful endotoxin contaminant. These findings reveal a new platform for the production of protein-based safe products with high pharmaceutical interest. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE The development of both natural and synthetic biomaterials for biomedical applications is a field in constant development. In this context, E. coli is a bacteria that has been widely studied for its ability to naturally produce functional biomaterials with broad biomedical uses. Despite being effective, products derived from this species contain membrane residues able to trigger a non-desired immunogenic responses. Accordingly, exploring alternative bacteria able to synthesize such biomaterials in a safe molecular environment is becoming a challenge. Thus, the present study describes a new type of functional protein-based nanomaterial free of toxic contaminants with a wide range of applications in both human and veterinary medicine.
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Cano-Garrido O, Céspedes MV, Unzueta U, Saccardo P, Roldán M, Sánchez-Chardi A, Cubarsi R, Vázquez E, Mangues R, García-Fruitós E, Villaverde A. CXCR4(+)-targeted protein nanoparticles produced in the food-grade bacterium Lactococcus lactis. Nanomedicine (Lond) 2016; 11:2387-98. [PMID: 27529439 DOI: 10.2217/nnm-2016-0200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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AIM Lactococcus lactis is a Gram-positive (endotoxin-free) food-grade bacteria exploited as alternative to Escherichia coli for recombinant protein production. We have explored here for the first time the ability of this platform as producer of complex, self-assembling protein materials. MATERIALS & METHODS Biophysical properties, cell penetrability and in vivo biodistribution upon systemic administration of tumor-targeted protein nanoparticles produced in L. lactis have been compared with the equivalent material produced in E. coli. RESULTS Protein nanoparticles have been efficiently produced in L. lactis, showing the desired size, internalization properties and biodistribution. CONCLUSION In vitro and in vivo data confirm the potential and robustness of the production platform, pointing out L. lactis as a fascinating cell factory for the biofabrication of protein materials intended for therapeutic applications.
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- Olivia Cano-Garrido
- Institut de Biotecnologia i de Biomedicina, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, 08193 Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain.,Departament de Genètica i de Microbiologia, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, 08193 Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain.,CIBER de Bioingeniería, Biomateriales y Nanomedicina (CIBER-BBN), Bellaterra, 08193 Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain
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- CIBER de Bioingeniería, Biomateriales y Nanomedicina (CIBER-BBN), Bellaterra, 08193 Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain.,Oncogenesis & Antitumor Drug Group, Biomedical Research Institute Sant Pau (IIB-Sant Pau), Hospital de la Santa Creu I Sant Pau, 08025 Barcelona, Spain
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- CIBER de Bioingeniería, Biomateriales y Nanomedicina (CIBER-BBN), Bellaterra, 08193 Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain.,Oncogenesis & Antitumor Drug Group, Biomedical Research Institute Sant Pau (IIB-Sant Pau), Hospital de la Santa Creu I Sant Pau, 08025 Barcelona, Spain
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- Institut de Biotecnologia i de Biomedicina, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, 08193 Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain.,CIBER de Bioingeniería, Biomateriales y Nanomedicina (CIBER-BBN), Bellaterra, 08193 Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain
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- Servei de Microscòpia, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra 08193 Cerdanyola del Vallès, Barcelona, Spain
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- Servei de Microscòpia, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra 08193 Cerdanyola del Vallès, Barcelona, Spain
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- Departament de Matemàtica Aplicada IV. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Jordi Girona 1-3. 08034 Barcelona, Spain
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- Institut de Biotecnologia i de Biomedicina, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, 08193 Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain.,Departament de Genètica i de Microbiologia, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, 08193 Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain.,CIBER de Bioingeniería, Biomateriales y Nanomedicina (CIBER-BBN), Bellaterra, 08193 Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain
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- CIBER de Bioingeniería, Biomateriales y Nanomedicina (CIBER-BBN), Bellaterra, 08193 Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain.,Oncogenesis & Antitumor Drug Group, Biomedical Research Institute Sant Pau (IIB-Sant Pau), Hospital de la Santa Creu I Sant Pau, 08025 Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Ruminant Production, Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentàries (IRTA), 08140 Caldes de Montbui, Spain
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- Institut de Biotecnologia i de Biomedicina, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, 08193 Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain.,Departament de Genètica i de Microbiologia, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, 08193 Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain.,CIBER de Bioingeniería, Biomateriales y Nanomedicina (CIBER-BBN), Bellaterra, 08193 Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain
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Rueda F, Céspedes MV, Sánchez-Chardi A, Seras-Franzoso J, Pesarrodona M, Ferrer-Miralles N, Vázquez E, Rinas U, Unzueta U, Mamat U, Mangues R, García-Fruitós E, Villaverde A. Structural and functional features of self-assembling protein nanoparticles produced in endotoxin-free Escherichia coli. Microb Cell Fact 2016; 15:59. [PMID: 27059706 PMCID: PMC4826532 DOI: 10.1186/s12934-016-0457-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2016] [Accepted: 03/28/2016] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Production of recombinant drugs in process-friendly endotoxin-free bacterial factories targets to a lessened complexity of the purification process combined with minimized biological hazards during product application. The development of nanostructured recombinant materials in innovative nanomedical activities expands such a need beyond plain functional polypeptides to complex protein assemblies. While Escherichia coli has been recently modified for the production of endotoxin-free proteins, no data has been so far recorded regarding how the system performs in the fabrication of smart nanostructured materials. Results We have here explored the nanoarchitecture and in vitro and in vivo functionalities of CXCR4-targeted, self-assembling protein nanoparticles intended for intracellular delivery of drugs and imaging agents in colorectal cancer. Interestingly, endotoxin-free materials exhibit a distinguishable architecture and altered size and target cell penetrability than counterparts produced in conventional E. coli strains. These variant nanoparticles show an eventual proper biodistribution and highly specific and exclusive accumulation in tumor upon administration in colorectal cancer mice models, indicating a convenient display and function of the tumor homing peptides and high particle stability under physiological conditions. Discussion The observations made here support the emerging endotoxin-free E. coli system as a robust protein material producer but are also indicative of a particular conformational status and organization of either building blocks or oligomers. This appears to be promoted by multifactorial stress-inducing conditions upon engineering of the E. coli cell envelope, which impacts on the protein quality control of the cell factory.
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- Fabián Rueda
- Institut de Biotecnologia i de Biomedicina, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Cerdanyola del Vallès, 08193, Barcelona, Spain.,Departament de Genètica i de Microbiologia, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Cerdanyola del Vallès, 08193, Barcelona, Spain.,CIBER de Bioingeniería, Biomateriales y Nanomedicina (CIBER-BBN), Bellaterra, Cerdanyola del Vallès, 08193, Barcelona, Spain
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- CIBER de Bioingeniería, Biomateriales y Nanomedicina (CIBER-BBN), Bellaterra, Cerdanyola del Vallès, 08193, Barcelona, Spain.,Biomedical Research Institute Sant Pau (IIB-SantPau) and Josep Carreras Leukemia Research Institute, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, 08025, Barcelona, Spain
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- Servei de Microscòpia, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Cerdanyola del Vallès, 08193, Barcelona, Spain
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- Institut de Biotecnologia i de Biomedicina, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Cerdanyola del Vallès, 08193, Barcelona, Spain.,Departament de Genètica i de Microbiologia, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Cerdanyola del Vallès, 08193, Barcelona, Spain.,CIBER de Bioingeniería, Biomateriales y Nanomedicina (CIBER-BBN), Bellaterra, Cerdanyola del Vallès, 08193, Barcelona, Spain.,Cibbim-Nanomedicine, Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Passeig de la Vall d'Hebron, 119-129, 08035, Barcelona, Spain
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- Institut de Biotecnologia i de Biomedicina, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Cerdanyola del Vallès, 08193, Barcelona, Spain.,Departament de Genètica i de Microbiologia, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Cerdanyola del Vallès, 08193, Barcelona, Spain.,CIBER de Bioingeniería, Biomateriales y Nanomedicina (CIBER-BBN), Bellaterra, Cerdanyola del Vallès, 08193, Barcelona, Spain
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- Institut de Biotecnologia i de Biomedicina, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Cerdanyola del Vallès, 08193, Barcelona, Spain.,Departament de Genètica i de Microbiologia, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Cerdanyola del Vallès, 08193, Barcelona, Spain.,CIBER de Bioingeniería, Biomateriales y Nanomedicina (CIBER-BBN), Bellaterra, Cerdanyola del Vallès, 08193, Barcelona, Spain
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- Institut de Biotecnologia i de Biomedicina, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Cerdanyola del Vallès, 08193, Barcelona, Spain.,Departament de Genètica i de Microbiologia, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Cerdanyola del Vallès, 08193, Barcelona, Spain.,CIBER de Bioingeniería, Biomateriales y Nanomedicina (CIBER-BBN), Bellaterra, Cerdanyola del Vallès, 08193, Barcelona, Spain
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- Leibniz University of Hannover, Technical Chemistry & Life Science, Hannover, Germany.,Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Inhoffenstraße 7, Brunswick, Germany
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- CIBER de Bioingeniería, Biomateriales y Nanomedicina (CIBER-BBN), Bellaterra, Cerdanyola del Vallès, 08193, Barcelona, Spain.,Biomedical Research Institute Sant Pau (IIB-SantPau) and Josep Carreras Leukemia Research Institute, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, 08025, Barcelona, Spain
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- Division of Structural Biochemistry, Priority Area Asthma and Allergy, Research Center Borstel, Airway Research Center North (ARCN), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), 23845, Borstel, Germany
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- CIBER de Bioingeniería, Biomateriales y Nanomedicina (CIBER-BBN), Bellaterra, Cerdanyola del Vallès, 08193, Barcelona, Spain.,Biomedical Research Institute Sant Pau (IIB-SantPau) and Josep Carreras Leukemia Research Institute, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, 08025, Barcelona, Spain
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- Institut de Biotecnologia i de Biomedicina, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Cerdanyola del Vallès, 08193, Barcelona, Spain.,Departament de Genètica i de Microbiologia, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Cerdanyola del Vallès, 08193, Barcelona, Spain.,CIBER de Bioingeniería, Biomateriales y Nanomedicina (CIBER-BBN), Bellaterra, Cerdanyola del Vallès, 08193, Barcelona, Spain.,Department of Ruminant Production, Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentàries (IRTA), Torre Marimon, Caldes de Montbui, 08140, Barcelona, Spain
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- Institut de Biotecnologia i de Biomedicina, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Cerdanyola del Vallès, 08193, Barcelona, Spain. .,Departament de Genètica i de Microbiologia, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Cerdanyola del Vallès, 08193, Barcelona, Spain. .,CIBER de Bioingeniería, Biomateriales y Nanomedicina (CIBER-BBN), Bellaterra, Cerdanyola del Vallès, 08193, Barcelona, Spain.
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Sanchez-Garcia L, Martín L, Mangues R, Ferrer-Miralles N, Vázquez E, Villaverde A. Recombinant pharmaceuticals from microbial cells: a 2015 update. Microb Cell Fact 2016; 15:33. [PMID: 26861699 PMCID: PMC4748523 DOI: 10.1186/s12934-016-0437-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 196] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2015] [Accepted: 02/01/2016] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
Abstract
Diabetes, growth or clotting disorders are among the spectrum of human diseases related to protein absence or malfunction. Since these pathologies cannot be yet regularly treated by gene therapy, the administration of functional proteins produced ex vivo is required. As both protein extraction from natural producers and chemical synthesis undergo inherent constraints that limit regular large-scale production, recombinant DNA technologies have rapidly become a choice for therapeutic protein production. The spectrum of organisms exploited as recombinant cell factories has expanded from the early predominating Escherichia coli to alternative bacteria, yeasts, insect cells and especially mammalian cells, which benefit from metabolic and protein processing pathways similar to those in human cells. Up to date, around 650 protein drugs have been worldwide approved, among which about 400 are obtained by recombinant technologies. Other 1300 recombinant pharmaceuticals are under development, with a clear tendency towards engineered versions with improved performance and new functionalities regarding the conventional, plain protein species. This trend is exemplified by the examination of the contemporary protein-based drugs developed for cancer treatment.
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- Laura Sanchez-Garcia
- Institut de Biotecnologia i de Biomedicina, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193, Bellaterra, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain. .,Departament de Genètica i de Microbiologia, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193, Bellaterra, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain. .,CIBER de Bioingeniería, Biomateriales y Nanomedicina (CIBER-BBN), 08193, Bellaterra, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain.
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- Technology Transfer Office, Edifici Eureka, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193, Bellaterra, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain.
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- Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques Sant Pau, Josep Carreras Research Institute and CIBER-BBN, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain.
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- Institut de Biotecnologia i de Biomedicina, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193, Bellaterra, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain. .,Departament de Genètica i de Microbiologia, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193, Bellaterra, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain. .,CIBER de Bioingeniería, Biomateriales y Nanomedicina (CIBER-BBN), 08193, Bellaterra, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain.
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- Institut de Biotecnologia i de Biomedicina, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193, Bellaterra, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain. .,Departament de Genètica i de Microbiologia, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193, Bellaterra, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain. .,CIBER de Bioingeniería, Biomateriales y Nanomedicina (CIBER-BBN), 08193, Bellaterra, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain.
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- Institut de Biotecnologia i de Biomedicina, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193, Bellaterra, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain. .,Departament de Genètica i de Microbiologia, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193, Bellaterra, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain. .,CIBER de Bioingeniería, Biomateriales y Nanomedicina (CIBER-BBN), 08193, Bellaterra, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain.
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