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Lotfy WA, Badawy HM, Ghanem KM, El-Aassar SA. Improved production of Bacillus subtilis cholesterol oxidase by optimization of process parameters using response surface methodology. J Genet Eng Biotechnol 2023; 21:141. [PMID: 37999804 PMCID: PMC10673797 DOI: 10.1186/s43141-023-00576-9] [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: 01/25/2023] [Accepted: 10/26/2023] [Indexed: 11/25/2023]
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BACKGROUND Cholesterol oxidase has numerous biomedical and industrial applications. In the current study, a new bacterial strain was isolated from sewage and was selected for its high potency for cholesterol degradation (%) and production of high cholesterol oxidase activity (U/OD600). RESULTS Based on the sequence of 16S rRNA gene, the bacterium was identified as Bacillus subtilis. The fermentation conditions affecting cholesterol degradation (%) and the activity of cholesterol oxidase (U/OD600) of B. subtilis were optimized through fractional factorial design (FFD) and response surface methodology (RSM). According to this sequential optimization approach, 80.152% cholesterol degradation was achieved by setting the concentrations of cholesterol, inoculum size, and magnesium sulphate at 0.05 g/l, 6%, and 0.05 g/l, respectively. Moreover, 85.461 U of cholesterol oxidase/OD600 were attained by adjusting the fermentation conditions at initial pH, 6; volume of the fermentation medium, 15 ml/flask; and concentration of cholesterol, 0.05 g/l. The optimization process improved cholesterol degradation (%) and the activity of cholesterol oxidase (U/OD600) by 139% and 154%, respectively. No cholesterol was detected in the spectroscopic analysis of the optimized fermented medium via gas chromatography-mass spectroscopy (GC-MS). CONCLUSION The current study provides principal information for the development of efficient production of cholesterol oxidase by B. subtilis that could be used in various applications.
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- Walid A Lotfy
- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Dentistry, Pharos University in Alexandria, Alexandria, Egypt.
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- Department of Botany and Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
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- Department of Botany and Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
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- Department of Botany and Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
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Fokina VV, Karpov MV, Kollerov VV, Bragin EY, Epiktetov DO, Sviridov AV, Kazantsev AV, Shutov AA, Donova MV. Recombinant Extracellular Cholesterol Oxidase from Nocardioides simplex. BIOCHEMISTRY. BIOKHIMIIA 2022; 87:903-915. [PMID: 36180991 DOI: 10.1134/s0006297922090048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2022] [Revised: 08/01/2022] [Accepted: 08/01/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Cholesterol oxidase is a highly demanded enzyme used in medicine, pharmacy, agriculture, chemistry, and biotechnology. It catalyzes oxidation of 3β-hydroxy-5-ene- to 3-keto-4-ene- steroids with the formation of hydrogen peroxide. Here, we expressed 6xHis-tagged mature form of the extracellular cholesterol oxidase (ChO) from the actinobacterium Nocardioides simplex VKM Ac-2033D (55.6 kDa) in Escherichia coli cells. The recombinant enzyme (ChONs) was purified using affinity chromatography. ChONs proved to be functional towards cholesterol, cholestanol, phytosterol, pregnenolone, and dehydroepiandrosterone. Its activity depended on the structure and length of the aliphatic side chain at C17 atom of the steroid nucleus and was lower with pregnenolone and dehydroepiandrosterone. The enzyme was active in a pH range of 5.25÷6.5 with the pH optimum at 6.0. Kinetic assays and storage stability tests demonstrated that the characteristics of ChONs were generally comparable with or superior to those of commercial ChO from Streptomyces hygroscopicus (ChOSh). The results contribute to the knowledge on microbial ChOs and evidence that ChO from N. simplex VKM Ac-2033D is a promising agent for further applications.
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- Victoria V Fokina
- Skryabin Institute of Biochemistry and Physiology of Microorganisms, Russian Academy of Sciences, Federal Research Center "Pushchino Center for Biological Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences", Pushchino, Moscow Region, 142290, Russia.
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- Skryabin Institute of Biochemistry and Physiology of Microorganisms, Russian Academy of Sciences, Federal Research Center "Pushchino Center for Biological Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences", Pushchino, Moscow Region, 142290, Russia.
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- Skryabin Institute of Biochemistry and Physiology of Microorganisms, Russian Academy of Sciences, Federal Research Center "Pushchino Center for Biological Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences", Pushchino, Moscow Region, 142290, Russia.
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- Skryabin Institute of Biochemistry and Physiology of Microorganisms, Russian Academy of Sciences, Federal Research Center "Pushchino Center for Biological Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences", Pushchino, Moscow Region, 142290, Russia.
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- Skryabin Institute of Biochemistry and Physiology of Microorganisms, Russian Academy of Sciences, Federal Research Center "Pushchino Center for Biological Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences", Pushchino, Moscow Region, 142290, Russia.
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- Skryabin Institute of Biochemistry and Physiology of Microorganisms, Russian Academy of Sciences, Federal Research Center "Pushchino Center for Biological Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences", Pushchino, Moscow Region, 142290, Russia.
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, 119991, Russia.
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- Skryabin Institute of Biochemistry and Physiology of Microorganisms, Russian Academy of Sciences, Federal Research Center "Pushchino Center for Biological Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences", Pushchino, Moscow Region, 142290, Russia.
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- Skryabin Institute of Biochemistry and Physiology of Microorganisms, Russian Academy of Sciences, Federal Research Center "Pushchino Center for Biological Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences", Pushchino, Moscow Region, 142290, Russia.
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Hashemzadeh MS, Mohammadi M, Ghaleh HEG, Sharti M, Choopani A, Panda AK. Expression, Solubilization, Refolding and Final Purification of Recombinant Proteins as Expressed in the form of "Classical Inclusion Bodies" in E. coli. Protein Pept Lett 2021; 28:122-130. [PMID: 32729411 DOI: 10.2174/0929866527999200729182831] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2020] [Revised: 06/09/2020] [Accepted: 06/11/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Escherichia coli has been most widely used for production of the recombinant proteins. Over-expression of the recombinant proteins is the mainspring of the inclusion bodies formation. The refolding of these proteins into bioactive forms is cumbersome and partly time-consuming. In the present study, we reviewed and discussed most issues regarding the recovery of "classical inclusion bodies" by focusing on our previous experiences. Performing proper methods of expression, solubilization, refolding and final purification of these proteins, would make it possible to recover higher amounts of proteins into the native form with appropriate conformation. Generally, providing mild conditions and proper refolding buffers, would lead to recover more than 40% of inclusion bodies into bioactive and native conformation.
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- Applied Biotechnology Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Applied Virology Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Applied Biotechnology Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Product Development Cell, National Institute of Immunology, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi, India
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Shtratnikova VY, Sсhelkunov MI, Fokina VV, Bragin EY, Shutov AA, Donova MV. Different genome-wide transcriptome responses of Nocardioides simplex VKM Ac-2033D to phytosterol and cortisone 21-acetate. BMC Biotechnol 2021; 21:7. [PMID: 33441120 PMCID: PMC7807495 DOI: 10.1186/s12896-021-00668-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2020] [Accepted: 12/14/2020] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Bacterial degradation/transformation of steroids is widely investigated to create biotechnologically relevant strains for industrial application. The strain of Nocardioides simplex VKM Ac-2033D is well known mainly for its superior 3-ketosteroid Δ1-dehydrogenase activity towards various 3-oxosteroids and other important reactions of sterol degradation. However, its biocatalytic capacities and the molecular fundamentals of its activity towards natural sterols and synthetic steroids were not fully understood. In this study, a comparative investigation of the genome-wide transcriptome profiling of the N. simplex VKM Ac-2033D grown on phytosterol, or in the presence of cortisone 21-acetate was performed with RNA-seq. RESULTS Although the gene patterns induced by phytosterol generally resemble the gene sets involved in phytosterol degradation pathways in mycolic acid rich actinobacteria such as Mycolicibacterium, Mycobacterium and Rhodococcus species, the differences in gene organization and previously unreported genes with high expression level were revealed. Transcription of the genes related to KstR- and KstR2-regulons was mainly enhanced in response to phytosterol, and the role in steroid catabolism is predicted for some dozens of the genes in N. simplex. New transcription factors binding motifs and new candidate transcription regulators of steroid catabolism were predicted in N. simplex. Unlike phytosterol, cortisone 21-acetate does not provide induction of the genes with predicted KstR and KstR2 sites. Superior 3-ketosteroid-Δ1-dehydrogenase activity of N. simplex VKM Ac-2033D is due to the kstDs redundancy in the genome, with the highest expression level of the gene KR76_27125 orthologous to kstD2, in response to cortisone 21-acetate. The substrate spectrum of N. simplex 3-ketosteroid-Δ1-dehydrogenase was expanded in this study with progesterone and its 17α-hydroxylated and 11α,17α-dihydroxylated derivatives, that effectively were 1(2)-dehydrogenated in vivo by the whole cells of the N. simplex VKM Ac-2033D. CONCLUSION The results contribute to the knowledge of biocatalytic features and diversity of steroid modification capabilities of actinobacteria, defining targets for further bioengineering manipulations with the purpose of expansion of their biotechnological applications.
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- Victoria Yu Shtratnikova
- Belozersky Institute of Physico-Chemical Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskie gory, h. 1, b. 40, Moscow, Russian Federation 119991
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- Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Nobelya str., 3, Moscow, Russian Federation 121205
- Institute for Information Transmission Problems, Russian Academy of Sciences, Bolshoy Karetny per., h. 19, b. 1, Moscow, Russian Federation 127994
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- G.K. Skryabin Institute of Biochemistry and Physiology of Microorganisms, Federal Research Center “Pushchino Center for Biological Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences”, pr. Nauki, 5, Pushchino, Moscow Region, Russian Federation 142290
- Pharmins, Ltd., R&D, Institutskaya str, 4, Pushchino, Moscow Region, Russian Federation 142290
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- G.K. Skryabin Institute of Biochemistry and Physiology of Microorganisms, Federal Research Center “Pushchino Center for Biological Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences”, pr. Nauki, 5, Pushchino, Moscow Region, Russian Federation 142290
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- G.K. Skryabin Institute of Biochemistry and Physiology of Microorganisms, Federal Research Center “Pushchino Center for Biological Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences”, pr. Nauki, 5, Pushchino, Moscow Region, Russian Federation 142290
- Pharmins, Ltd., R&D, Institutskaya str, 4, Pushchino, Moscow Region, Russian Federation 142290
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- G.K. Skryabin Institute of Biochemistry and Physiology of Microorganisms, Federal Research Center “Pushchino Center for Biological Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences”, pr. Nauki, 5, Pushchino, Moscow Region, Russian Federation 142290
- Pharmins, Ltd., R&D, Institutskaya str, 4, Pushchino, Moscow Region, Russian Federation 142290
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Mao S, Song Z, Wu M, Wang X, Lu F, Qin HM. Expression, Purification, Refolding, and Characterization of a Neverland Protein From Caenorhabditis elegans. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2020; 8:593041. [PMID: 33195160 PMCID: PMC7609953 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2020.593041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2020] [Accepted: 09/24/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Steroid hormones that serve as vital compounds are necessary for the development and metabolism of a variety of organisms. The neverland (NVD) family genes encode the conserved Rieske-type oxygenases, which are accountable for the dehydrogenation during the synthesis and regulation of steroid hormones. However, the His-tagged NVD protein from Caenorhabditis elegans expresses as inclusion bodies in Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3). This bottleneck can be solved through refolding by urea or the introduction of a maltose-binding protein (MBP) tag at the N-terminus. Through further research on purification after the introduction of a MBP tag at the N-terminus, the CD measurement and fluorescence-based thermal shift assay indicated that MBP was favorable for the NVD proteins' solubility and stability, which may be beneficial for the large-scale manufacture of NVD protein for further research. The structural model contained the Rieske [2Fe-2S] domain and non-heme iron-binding motif, which were similar to 3-ketosteroid 9 α-hydroxylase.
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- Shuhong Mao
- Key Laboratory of Industrial Fermentation Microbiology, Ministry of Education, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin, China
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Industrial Microbiology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin, China
- College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin, China
- National Engineering Laboratory for Industrial Enzymes, Tianjin, China
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- College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin, China
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- College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin, China
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- College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Fermentation Microbiology, Ministry of Education, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin, China
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Industrial Microbiology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin, China
- College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin, China
- National Engineering Laboratory for Industrial Enzymes, Tianjin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Fermentation Microbiology, Ministry of Education, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin, China
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Industrial Microbiology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin, China
- College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin, China
- National Engineering Laboratory for Industrial Enzymes, Tianjin, China
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Genome-Wide Transcriptome Profiling Provides Insight on Cholesterol and Lithocholate Degradation Mechanisms in Nocardioides simplex VKM Ac-2033D. Genes (Basel) 2020; 11:genes11101229. [PMID: 33092158 PMCID: PMC7593942 DOI: 10.3390/genes11101229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2020] [Accepted: 10/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Steroid microbial degradation plays a significant ecological role for biomass decomposition and removal/detoxification of steroid pollutants. In this study, the initial steps of cholesterol degradation and lithocholate bioconversion by a strain with enhanced 3-ketosteroid dehydrogenase (3-KSD) activity, Nocardioides simplex VKM Ac-2033D, were studied. Biochemical, transcriptomic, and bioinformatic approaches were used. Among the intermediates of sterol sidechain oxidation cholest-5-en-26-oic acid and 3-oxo-cholesta-1,4-dien-26-oic acid were identified as those that have not been earlier reported for N. simplex and related species. The transcriptomic approach revealed candidate genes of cholesterol and lithocholic acid (LCA) catabolism by the strain. A separate set of genes combined in cluster and additional 3-ketosteroid Δ1-dehydrogenase and 3-ketosteroid 9α-hydroxylases that might be involved in LCA catabolism were predicted. Bioinformatic calculations based on transcriptomic data showed the existence of a previously unknown transcription factor, which regulates cholate catabolism gene orthologs. The results contribute to the knowledge on diversity of steroid catabolism regulation in actinobacteria and might be used at the engineering of microbial catalysts for ecological and industrial biotechnology.
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Purification and immobilization of the soluble and insoluble portions of recombinant lipase by gram-positive enhancer matrix (GEM) particles. Int J Biol Macromol 2020; 145:1099-1105. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2019.09.203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2019] [Revised: 09/21/2019] [Accepted: 09/21/2019] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Ghosh S, Ahmad R, Khare SK. Refolding of thermally denatured cholesterol oxidases by magnetic nanoparticles. Int J Biol Macromol 2019; 138:958-965. [PMID: 31325504 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2019.07.103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2019] [Revised: 07/10/2019] [Accepted: 07/16/2019] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Proteins are prone to unfolding and subsequent denaturation by changes in temperature, pH and other harsh conditions. Nanoparticles act as artificial 'chaperones' due to favourable orientation of the proteins on their scaffold which prevents aggregation and reconfigures denatured proteins into their native functional state. In the present study, thermal denaturation of Cholesterol oxidases from Pseudomonas aeruginosa PseA, Rhodococcus erythropolis MTCC 3951 and Streptomyces sp. were studied at temperatures 50-70 °C. Further, these thermally denatured proteins were refolded using functionalized Magnetic Iron (II, III) oxide nanoparticles which was confirmed using DLS, Zeta Potential Measurements, fluorescence and CD spectroscopy. The refolded proteins were found to regain their secondary structure and activity to a great extent.
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- Shubhrima Ghosh
- Enzyme and Microbial Biochemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110016, India
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- Enzyme and Microbial Biochemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110016, India
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- Enzyme and Microbial Biochemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110016, India.
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Liu HM, Jian L, Li C, Zhang CC, Fu HY, Zheng XL, Chen H, Li RX. Dehydrogenation of Alcohols to Carboxylic Acid Catalyzed by in Situ-Generated Facial Ruthenium-CPP Complex. J Org Chem 2019; 84:9151-9160. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.9b01100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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- Hui-Min Liu
- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology, Ministry of Education College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology, Ministry of Education College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology, Ministry of Education College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, P. R. China
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- Analytical & Testing Center, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, Sichuan, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology, Ministry of Education College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology, Ministry of Education College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology, Ministry of Education College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology, Ministry of Education College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, P. R. China
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Zhao F, Song Q, Wang B, Du R, Han Y, Zhou Z. Secretion of the recombination α-amylase in Escherichia coli and purification by the gram-positive enhancer matrix (GEM) particles. Int J Biol Macromol 2019; 123:91-96. [PMID: 30423395 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2018.11.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2018] [Revised: 10/27/2018] [Accepted: 11/08/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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α-Amylases are important enzymes in industry. A recombinant α-amylase with a secretion signal peptide and an AcmA tag was expressed in Escherichia coli to improve the yield. The induction concentrations were optimized, and the temperature had a significant influence on soluble expression and secretion. A visible band could be obtained when the induction was conducted at 16 °C. The gram-positive enhancer matrix (GEM) particles could separate and purify the recombinant α-amylase with the AcmA tag, and no visible band could be seen in the culture even after the culture was concentrated ten times. The solution and concentration of the recombinant α-amylase could be adjusted by GEM particles. The recombinant untagged α-amylase was obtained after digestion. The α-amylase was characterized. The recombinant α-amylase was a thermophilic enzyme with a broad pH tolerance. In addition, the enzyme activity of the recombinant α-amylase was independent of Ca2+. The recombinant α-amylase contained the OmpA signal peptide and the AcmA tag and was expressed and purified quickly and easily.
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- Fangkun Zhao
- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, PR China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, PR China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, PR China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, PR China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, PR China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, PR China.
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Mao S, Wang JW, Liu F, Zhu Z, Gao D, Guo Q, Xu P, Ma Z, Hou Y, Cheng X, Sun D, Lu F, Qin HM. Engineering of 3-ketosteroid-∆ 1-dehydrogenase based site-directed saturation mutagenesis for efficient biotransformation of steroidal substrates. Microb Cell Fact 2018; 17:141. [PMID: 30200975 PMCID: PMC6130075 DOI: 10.1186/s12934-018-0981-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2018] [Accepted: 08/24/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Background Biosynthesis of steroidal drugs is of great benefit in pharmaceutical manufacturing as the process involves efficient enzymatic catalysis at ambient temperature and atmospheric pressure compared to chemical synthesis. 3-ketosteroid-∆1-dehydrogenase from Arthrobacter simplex (KsdD3) catalyzes 1,2-desaturation of steroidal substrates with FAD as a cofactor. Results Recombinant KsdD3 exhibited organic solvent tolerance. W117, F296, W299, et al., which were located in substrate-binding cavity, were predicted to form hydrophobic interaction with the substrate. Structure-based site-directed saturation mutagenesis of KsdD3 was performed with W299 mutants, which resulted in improved catalytic activities toward various steroidal substrates. W299A showed the highest increase in catalytic efficiency (kcat/Km) compared with the wild-type enzyme. Homology modelling revealed that the mutants enlarged the active site cavity and relieved the steric interference facilitating recognition of C17 hydroxyl/carbonyl steroidal substrates. Steered molecular dynamics simulations revealed that W299A/G decreased the potential energy barrier of association of substrates and dissociation of the corresponding products. The biotransformation of AD with enzymatic catalysis and resting cells harbouring KsdD3 WT/mutants revealed that W299A catalyzed the maximum ADD yields of 71 and 95% by enzymatic catalysis and resting cell conversion respectively, compared with the wild type (38 and 75%, respectively). Conclusions The successful rational design of functional KsdD3 greatly advanced our understanding of KsdD family enzymes. Structure-based site-directed saturation mutagenesis and biochemical data were used to design KsdD3 mutants with a higher catalytic activity and broader selectivity. ![]() Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12934-018-0981-0) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Shuhong Mao
- State Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Safety, Tianjin, People's Republic of China.,Key Laboratory of Industrial Fermentation Microbiology, Ministry of Education, Tianjin, People's Republic of China.,Tianjin Key Laboratory of Industrial Microbiology, Tianjin, People's Republic of China.,College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin, People's Republic of China
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- College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Safety, Tianjin, People's Republic of China.,Key Laboratory of Industrial Fermentation Microbiology, Ministry of Education, Tianjin, People's Republic of China.,Tianjin Key Laboratory of Industrial Microbiology, Tianjin, People's Republic of China.,College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin, People's Republic of China
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- College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin, People's Republic of China
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- College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin, People's Republic of China
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- College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin, People's Republic of China
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- College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin, People's Republic of China
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- College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin, People's Republic of China
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- College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin, People's Republic of China
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- College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin, People's Republic of China
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- College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Safety, Tianjin, People's Republic of China. .,Key Laboratory of Industrial Fermentation Microbiology, Ministry of Education, Tianjin, People's Republic of China. .,Tianjin Key Laboratory of Industrial Microbiology, Tianjin, People's Republic of China. .,College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin, People's Republic of China. .,National Engineering Laboratory for Industrial Enzymes, Tianjin, 300457, People's Republic of China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Safety, Tianjin, People's Republic of China. .,Key Laboratory of Industrial Fermentation Microbiology, Ministry of Education, Tianjin, People's Republic of China. .,Tianjin Key Laboratory of Industrial Microbiology, Tianjin, People's Republic of China. .,College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin, People's Republic of China. .,National Engineering Laboratory for Industrial Enzymes, Tianjin, 300457, People's Republic of China.
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Park AR, Jang SW, Kim JS, Park YG, Koo BS, Lee HC. Efficient recovery of recombinant CRM197 expressed as inclusion bodies in E.coli. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0201060. [PMID: 30021008 PMCID: PMC6051658 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0201060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2017] [Accepted: 07/06/2018] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
Abstract
CRM197, which retains the same inflammatory and immune-stimulant properties as diphtheria toxin but with reduced toxicity, has been used as a safe carrier in conjugated vaccines. Expression of recombinant CRM197 in E. coli is limited due to formation of inclusion bodies. Soluble expression attempts in Bacillus subtilis, P. fluorescens, Pichia pastoris, and E. coli were partially unsuccessful or did not generate yields sufficient for industrial scale production. Multiple approaches have been attempted to produce CRM197 in E. coli, which has attractive features such as high yield, simplicity, fast growth, etc., including expression of oxidative host, concurrent expression of chaperones, or periplasmic export. Recently, alternative methods for recovery of insoluble proteins expressed in E. coli were reported. Compared to traditional denaturation/refolding, these methods used the non-denaturing solubilization agent, N-lauroylsarkosine to obtain higher recovery yields of native proteins. Based on this work, here, we focused on solubilization of CRM197 from E. coli inclusion bodies. First, CRM197 was expressed as inclusion bodies by high-level expression of recombinant CRM197 in E. coli (126.8 mg/g dcw). Then bioactive CRM197 was isolated from these inclusion bodies with high yield (108.1 mg/g dcw) through solubilization with N-lauroylsarkosine including Triton X-100 and CHAPS, and purified by Ni-affinity chromatography and size-exclusion chromatography. In this study, we present a cost-effective alternative for the production of bioactive CRM197 and compare our recovery yield with yields in other production processes.
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