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Rao SN, Kumari GM, Srividya D, Anil HS, Lakshmikanth M, Naik H, Prabhuraj A. Validation of Lon Gene Disruption using Linear DNA Cassette by Crelox Mechanism in E. coli Strains: To Achieve Better Solubility of Putrescine Monooxygenase. Indian J Microbiol 2023; 63:56-64. [PMID: 37188228 PMCID: PMC10172422 DOI: 10.1007/s12088-023-01056-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2022] [Accepted: 01/14/2023] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Numerous expression systems, engineered strains, and cultivation systems have been developed globally but producing recombinant proteins in the soluble form continues to remain a challenge. Escherichia coli, a preferred host for the recombinant production of biopharmaceuticals and other proteins. Up to 75% of human proteins expressed in E. coli have only 25% in an active soluble form. The proteolytic activity of Lon encoded protease triggers the inclusion bodies leading to heterogenous secreted proteins thereby hampering downstream processing and isolation. Putrescine monooxygenases are versatile with applications in iron acquisition, pathogen control, biotransformation, bio-remediation and redox reaction are still isolated from plant and microbial sources at low yields. As a prerequisite to developing protease knockout E. coli strains, using the Cre-loxP recombination strategy we have built a full-length Lon disruption cassette (5'lon-lox66-cre-KanR-lox71-3'lon) (3368 bp) consisting of upstream and downstream regions of Lon, loxP sites, and Cre gene driven by T7 promoter to the expression of Cre recombinase and a selectable kanamycin resistance gene. Here, after the integration of the knock-out cassette into the host genome, we show the production of homogeneous protein species of recombinant Putrescine monooxygenase by using an E. coli platform strain in which Lon gene is deleted. This Lon knock-out strain secreted more homogeneous protein at a volumetric yield of 60% of the wild-type strain. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s12088-023-01056-x.
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- Saroja Narsing Rao
- Pesticide Residue and Food Quality Analysis Laboratory, University of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur, 584104 Karnataka India
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- Pesticide Residue and Food Quality Analysis Laboratory, University of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur, 584104 Karnataka India
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- Pesticide Residue and Food Quality Analysis Laboratory, University of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur, 584104 Karnataka India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering, KS Layout, Shavige Malleswara Hills, Bengaluru-78, Karnataka India
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- Pesticide Residue and Food Quality Analysis Laboratory, University of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur, 584104 Karnataka India
- College of Agriculture, University of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur, India
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- Pesticide Residue and Food Quality Analysis Laboratory, University of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur, 584104 Karnataka India
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- Pesticide Residue and Food Quality Analysis Laboratory, University of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur, 584104 Karnataka India
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Cordeiro FA, Amorim FG, Boldrini-França J, Pinheiro-Júnior EL, Cardoso IA, Zoccal KF, Peigneur S, Faccioli LH, Tytgat J, Arantes EC. Heterologous expression of Ts8, a neurotoxin from Tityus serrulatus venom, evidences its antifungal activity. Toxicon 2022; 218:47-56. [PMID: 36063971 DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2022.08.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2022] [Revised: 08/17/2022] [Accepted: 08/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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In this study we expressed the Ts8, a neurotoxin from Tityus serrulatus scorpion venom, in Pichia pastoris yeast. We evaluated the peptide expression in different conditions, such as pH, temperature, and addition of casamino acids supplement. Analyses of expressed products by mass spectrometry and Edman degradation showed that rTs8 has sites that allow its cleavage by yeast proteases released into the culture medium. The casamino acids addition was favourable for toxin expression, however, was not sufficient to minimize proteolytic degradation. Functional assays with recombinant toxin fragments and native toxins have demonstrated the release of cytokines such as TNF-α and IL-1β in some peptides tested. In addition, the toxins were shown to inhibit the Pichia pastoris growth in antifungal test and were not toxic to alveolar macrophages cells at the concentrations analyzed The electrophysiological screening, by voltage clamp technique, showed that the rTs8 fragment with the highest molecular weight inhibited the Kv1.3 channel, whereas the N-terminal fragment had no activity on the ion channels tested.
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- Francielle Almeida Cordeiro
- Department of BioMolecular Sciences, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Ribeirao Preto, University of São Paulo, Av. do Café s/n, Monte Alegre, Ribeirão Preto, SP, 14040-903, Brazil.
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- Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Liège, Bât. B6C Laboratoire de spectrométrie de Masse (L.S.M.), Quartier Agora, Allée du six Août 11, 4000, Liège, Belgium
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- School of Biochemistry, Biomedical Sciences, University of Bristol, 1 Tankard's Close, Bristol, BS8 1TD, UK
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- Department of BioMolecular Sciences, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Ribeirao Preto, University of São Paulo, Av. do Café s/n, Monte Alegre, Ribeirão Preto, SP, 14040-903, Brazil
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- Center University Barão of Mauá, St. Ramos of Azavedo, N 423, 14090-062, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Toxicology and Pharmacology, KU Leuven, O&N II Herestraat 49 - PO Box 922, 3000, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Clinical Analyses, Toxicology and Food Sciences, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Av. do Café s/n, Monte Alegre, Ribeirão Preto, SP, 14040-903, Brazil
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- Toxicology and Pharmacology, KU Leuven, O&N II Herestraat 49 - PO Box 922, 3000, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of BioMolecular Sciences, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Ribeirao Preto, University of São Paulo, Av. do Café s/n, Monte Alegre, Ribeirão Preto, SP, 14040-903, Brazil.
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Rinnofner C, Felber M, Pichler H. Strains and Molecular Tools for Recombinant Protein Production in Pichia pastoris. Methods Mol Biol 2022; 2513:79-112. [PMID: 35781201 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-2399-2_6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Within the last two decades, the methylotrophic yeast Pichia pastoris (Komagataella phaffii) has become an important alternative to E. coli or mammalian cell lines for the production of recombinant proteins. Easy handling, strong promoters, and high cell density cultivations as well as the capability of posttranslational modifications are some of the major benefits of this yeast. The high secretion capacity and low level of endogenously secreted proteins further promoted the rapid development of a versatile Pichia pastoris toolbox. This chapter reviews common and new "Pichia tools" and their specific features. Special focus is given to expression strains, such as different methanol utilization, protease-deficient or glycoengineered strains, combined with application highlights. Different promoters and signal sequences are also discussed.
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- Claudia Rinnofner
- Austrian Centre of Industrial Biotechnology (ACIB), Graz, Austria.
- Bisy GmbH, Hofstaetten/Raab, Austria.
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- Austrian Centre of Industrial Biotechnology (ACIB), Graz, Austria
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- Austrian Centre of Industrial Biotechnology (ACIB), Graz, Austria
- Institute of Molecular Biotechnology, Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria
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Wang J, Wang X, Shi L, Zhang Y, Zhou X, Cai M. Reduced methanol input induces increased protein output by AOX1 promoter in a trans-acting elements engineered Pichia pastoris. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2018; 45:25-30. [DOI: 10.1007/s10295-017-1988-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2017] [Accepted: 11/06/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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High oxygen consumption and heat release caused by methanol catabolism usually bring difficulties to industrial scale-up and cost for protein expression driven by methanol-induced AOX1 promoter in Pichia pastoris. Here, reduced methanol feeding levels were investigated for expression of insulin precursor in a trans-acting elements engineered P. pastoris strain MF1-IP. Insulin precursor expression level reached 6.69 g/(L supernatant) at the methanol feeding rate of 6.67 mL/(h·L broth), which was 59% higher than that in the wild-type strain WT-IP at the methanol feeding rate of 12 mL/(h·L broth). Correspondingly, the insulin precursor expression level in fermentation broth and maximum specific insulin precursor production rate was 137 and 77% higher than the WT-IP, respectively. However, oxygen consumption and heat evolution were reduced, and the highest oxygen consumption rate and heat evolution rate of the MF1-IP were 18.0 and 37.7% lower than the WT-IP, respectively.
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- Jinjia Wang
- 0000 0001 2163 4895 grid.28056.39 State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering East China University of Science and Technology 130 Meilong Road 200237 Shanghai China
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- 0000 0001 2163 4895 grid.28056.39 State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering East China University of Science and Technology 130 Meilong Road 200237 Shanghai China
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- 0000 0001 2163 4895 grid.28056.39 State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering East China University of Science and Technology 130 Meilong Road 200237 Shanghai China
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- 0000 0001 2163 4895 grid.28056.39 State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering East China University of Science and Technology 130 Meilong Road 200237 Shanghai China
- 0000 0001 2163 4895 grid.28056.39 School of Biotechnology East China University of Science and Technology 130 Meilong Road 200237 Shanghai China
- Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Center for Biomanufacturing 130 Meilong Road 200237 Shanghai China
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- 0000 0001 2163 4895 grid.28056.39 State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering East China University of Science and Technology 130 Meilong Road 200237 Shanghai China
- 0000 0001 2163 4895 grid.28056.39 School of Biotechnology East China University of Science and Technology 130 Meilong Road 200237 Shanghai China
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- 0000 0001 2163 4895 grid.28056.39 State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering East China University of Science and Technology 130 Meilong Road 200237 Shanghai China
- 0000 0001 2163 4895 grid.28056.39 School of Biotechnology East China University of Science and Technology 130 Meilong Road 200237 Shanghai China
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Methanol-Independent Protein Expression by AOX1 Promoter with trans-Acting Elements Engineering and Glucose-Glycerol-Shift Induction in Pichia pastoris. Sci Rep 2017; 7:41850. [PMID: 28150747 PMCID: PMC5288789 DOI: 10.1038/srep41850] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2016] [Accepted: 12/29/2016] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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The alcohol oxidase 1 promoter (PAOX1) of Pichia pastoris is commonly used for high level expression of recombinant proteins. While the safety risk of methanol and tough process control for methanol induction usually cause problems especially in large-scale fermentation. By testing the functions of trans-acting elements of PAOX1 and combinatorially engineering of them, we successfully constructed a methanol-free PAOX1 start-up strain, in which, three transcription repressors were identified and deleted and, one transcription activator were overexpressed. The strain expressed 77% GFP levels in glycerol compared to the wide-type in methanol. Then, insulin precursor (IP) was expressed, taking which as a model, we developed a novel glucose-glycerol-shift induced PAOX1 start-up for this methanol-free strain. A batch phase with glucose of 40 g/L followed by controlling residual glucose not lower than 20 g/L was compatible for supporting cell growth and suppressing PAOX1. Then, glycerol induction was started after glucose used up. Accordingly, an optimal bioprocess was further determined, generating a high IP production of 2.46 g/L in a 5-L bioreactor with dramatical decrease of oxygen consumption and heat evolution comparing with the wild-type in methanol. This mutant and bioprocess represent a safe and efficient alternative to the traditional glycerol-repressed/methanol-induced PAOX1 system.
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