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Nasir Shirazi M, Sarikhan S, Ghafouri H, Amirmojahedi H, Shahzadeh Fazeli SA, Amoozegar MA. Recombinant Expression and Functional Assessment of Uricase from a Pertinent Origin of the Enzyme, Streptomyces sp. Strain 17-1. IRANIAN JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY 2024; 22:e3602. [PMID: 38827344 PMCID: PMC11139450 DOI: 10.30498/ijb.2024.379614.3602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2023] [Accepted: 10/30/2023] [Indexed: 06/04/2024]
Abstract
Background Uricase or urate oxidase, as a therapeutic enzyme, is extensively applied to oxidize accumulated uric acid in the body to soluble form to treat related illnesses. Objectives This study was conducted with the aim of searching for potential sources of uricase-producing Streptomyces from Eshtehard salt desert in Alborz province, Iran and heterologous expression, purification and functional assay of the enzyme. Materials and Methods Main screening was conducted by cultivation of the strains on a medium enriched with 0.3 percent (w/v) uric acid. The uricase gene from the most potent strain was then recombinantly expressed in E. coli BL21 (DL3). Results Out of the tested strains, only seven showed uricase activity. The highest level of native uricase activity (11.5735 U.mL-1) belonged to strain 17-1, which had the closest similarity to Streptomyces nigra. A recombinant uricase with a molecular mass of approximately 38 kDa was produced. The purified uricase exhibited a specific activity of about 28.29±0.59 U.mg-1, which is among the highest level of uricase activity reported by other studies. Conclusions This enzyme is a promising candidate for further applicable investigations and large-scale production in terms of its large volume of soluble expression and selective competitive activity.
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- Molecular Bank, Iranian Biological Resource Center (IBRC), ACECR, Tehran, Iran
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- Deprtment of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran
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- Department of Genetics, Reproductive Biomedicine Research Center, Royan Institute for Reproductive Biomedicine, ACECR, Tehran, Iran
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Faculty of Basic Sciences and Advanced Technologies in Biology, University of Science and Culture, ACECR Tehran, Iran
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Wang J, Zhang L, Wang P, Lei J, Zhong L, Zhan L, Ye X, Huang Y, Luo X, Cui Z, Li Z. Identification and Characterization of Novel Malto-Oligosaccharide-Forming Amylase AmyCf from Cystobacter sp. Strain CF23. Foods 2023; 12:3487. [PMID: 37761198 PMCID: PMC10528286 DOI: 10.3390/foods12183487] [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: 08/15/2023] [Revised: 09/16/2023] [Accepted: 09/18/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
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Malto-oligosaccharides (MOSs) from starch conversion is advantageous for food and pharmaceutical applications. In this study, an efficient malto-oligosaccharide-forming α-amylase AmyCf was identified from myxobacter Cystobacter sp. strain CF23. AmyCf is composed of 417 amino acids with N-terminal 41 amino acids as the signal peptide, and conserved glycoside hydrolase family 13 (GH13) catalytic module and predicted C-terminal domain with β-sheet structure are also identified. Phylogenetic and functional analysis demonstrated that AmyCf is a novel member of GH13_6 subfamily. The special activity of AmyCf toward soluble starch and raw wheat starch is 9249 U/mg and 11 U/mg, respectively. AmyCf has broad substrate specificity toward different types of starches without requiring Ca2+. Under ideal circumstances of 60 °C and pH 7.0, AmyCf hydrolyzes gelatinized starch into maltose and maltotriose and maltotetraose as the main hydrolytic products with more than 80% purity, while maltose and maltotriose are mainly produced from the hydrolysis of raw wheat starch with more than 95% purity. The potential applicability of AmyCf in starch processing is highlighted by its capacity to convert gelatinized starch and raw starch granules into MOSs. This enzymatic conversion technique shows promise for the low-temperature enzymatic conversion of raw starch.
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- Jihong Wang
- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Environmental Microbiology, Ministry of Agriculture, College of Life Science, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China; (J.W.); (L.Z.); (J.L.); (L.Z.); (L.Z.); (X.Y.); (Y.H.)
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Environmental Microbiology, Ministry of Agriculture, College of Life Science, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China; (J.W.); (L.Z.); (J.L.); (L.Z.); (L.Z.); (X.Y.); (Y.H.)
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Environmental Microbiology, Ministry of Agriculture, College of Life Science, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China; (J.W.); (L.Z.); (J.L.); (L.Z.); (L.Z.); (X.Y.); (Y.H.)
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Environmental Microbiology, Ministry of Agriculture, College of Life Science, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China; (J.W.); (L.Z.); (J.L.); (L.Z.); (L.Z.); (X.Y.); (Y.H.)
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Environmental Microbiology, Ministry of Agriculture, College of Life Science, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China; (J.W.); (L.Z.); (J.L.); (L.Z.); (L.Z.); (X.Y.); (Y.H.)
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Environmental Microbiology, Ministry of Agriculture, College of Life Science, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China; (J.W.); (L.Z.); (J.L.); (L.Z.); (L.Z.); (X.Y.); (Y.H.)
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Environmental Microbiology, Ministry of Agriculture, College of Life Science, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China; (J.W.); (L.Z.); (J.L.); (L.Z.); (L.Z.); (X.Y.); (Y.H.)
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Environmental Microbiology, Ministry of Agriculture, College of Life Science, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China; (J.W.); (L.Z.); (J.L.); (L.Z.); (L.Z.); (X.Y.); (Y.H.)
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- Department of Prevention and Control of Infectious Disease, Henan Centers for Disease and Prevention, No. 105, Nong Ye Dong Lu, Zhengzhou 450016, China
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Environmental Microbiology, Ministry of Agriculture, College of Life Science, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China; (J.W.); (L.Z.); (J.L.); (L.Z.); (L.Z.); (X.Y.); (Y.H.)
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Environmental Microbiology, Ministry of Agriculture, College of Life Science, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China; (J.W.); (L.Z.); (J.L.); (L.Z.); (L.Z.); (X.Y.); (Y.H.)
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Benedini LJ, Furlan FF, Figueiredo D, Cabrera-Crespo J, Ribeiro MPA, Campani G, Gonçalves VM, Zangirolami TC. A comprehensive method for modeling and simulating ion exchange chromatography of complex mixtures. Protein Expr Purif 2023; 205:106228. [PMID: 36587709 DOI: 10.1016/j.pep.2022.106228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2022] [Revised: 12/09/2022] [Accepted: 12/22/2022] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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In recent years, many biological-based products have been developed, representing a significant fraction of income in the pharmaceutical market. Ion exchange chromatography is an important downstream step for the purification of target recombinant proteins present in clarified cell extracts, together with many other unknown impurities. This work develops a robust approach to model and simulate the purification of untagged heterologous proteins, so that the improved conditions to carry out an ion exchange chromatography are identified in a rational basis prior to the real purification run itself. Purification of the pneumococcal surface protein A (PspA4Pro) was used as a case study. This protein is produced by recombinant Escherichia coli and is a candidate for the manufacture of improved pneumococcal vaccines. The developed method combined experimental and computational procedures. Different anion exchange operating conditions were mapped in order to gather a broad range of representative experimental data. The equilibrium dispersive and the steric mass action equations were used to model and simulate the process. A training strategy to fit the model and separately describe the elution profiles of PspA4Pro and other proteins of the cell extract was applied. Based on the simulation results, a reduced ionic strength was applied for PspA4Pro elution, leading to increases of 14.9% and 11.5% for PspA4Pro recovery and purity, respectively, compared to the original elution profile. These results showed the potential of this method, which could be further applied to improve the performance of ion exchange chromatography in the purification of other target proteins under real process conditions.
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- Leandro J Benedini
- Graduate Program in Chemical Engineering (PPGEQ), Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar), São Carlos, Brazil; Federal Institute of São Paulo (IFSP), Catanduva, Brazil.
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- Graduate Program in Chemical Engineering (PPGEQ), Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar), São Carlos, Brazil; Chemical Engineering Department, Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar), São Carlos, Brazil
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- Butantan Institute, Laboratory of Vaccine Development, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Chemical Engineering (PPGEQ), Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar), São Carlos, Brazil; Chemical Engineering Department, Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar), São Carlos, Brazil
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- Department of Engineering, Federal University of Lavras, Lavras, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Chemical Engineering (PPGEQ), Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar), São Carlos, Brazil; Chemical Engineering Department, Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar), São Carlos, Brazil
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Bustos C, Quezada J, Veas R, Altamirano C, Braun-Galleani S, Fickers P, Berrios J. Advances in Cell Engineering of the Komagataella phaffii Platform for Recombinant Protein Production. Metabolites 2022; 12:metabo12040346. [PMID: 35448535 PMCID: PMC9027633 DOI: 10.3390/metabo12040346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2022] [Revised: 04/01/2022] [Accepted: 04/06/2022] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Komagataella phaffii (formerly known as Pichia pastoris) has become an increasingly important microorganism for recombinant protein production. This yeast species has gained high interest in an industrial setting for the production of a wide range of proteins, including enzymes and biopharmaceuticals. During the last decades, relevant bioprocess progress has been achieved in order to increase recombinant protein productivity and to reduce production costs. More recently, the improvement of cell features and performance has also been considered for this aim, and promising strategies with a direct and substantial impact on protein productivity have been reported. In this review, cell engineering approaches including metabolic engineering and energy supply, transcription factor modulation, and manipulation of routes involved in folding and secretion of recombinant protein are discussed. A lack of studies performed at the higher-scale bioreactor involving optimisation of cultivation parameters is also evidenced, which highlights new research aims to be considered.
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- Cristina Bustos
- School of Biochemical Engineering, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Av. Brasil 2085, Valparaíso 2362803, Chile; (C.B.); (J.Q.); (R.V.); (C.A.); (S.B.-G.)
- Microbial Processes and Interactions, TERRA Teaching and Research Centre, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, University of Liège, Av. de la Faculté 2B, 5030 Gembloux, Belgium;
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- School of Biochemical Engineering, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Av. Brasil 2085, Valparaíso 2362803, Chile; (C.B.); (J.Q.); (R.V.); (C.A.); (S.B.-G.)
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- School of Biochemical Engineering, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Av. Brasil 2085, Valparaíso 2362803, Chile; (C.B.); (J.Q.); (R.V.); (C.A.); (S.B.-G.)
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- School of Biochemical Engineering, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Av. Brasil 2085, Valparaíso 2362803, Chile; (C.B.); (J.Q.); (R.V.); (C.A.); (S.B.-G.)
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- School of Biochemical Engineering, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Av. Brasil 2085, Valparaíso 2362803, Chile; (C.B.); (J.Q.); (R.V.); (C.A.); (S.B.-G.)
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- Microbial Processes and Interactions, TERRA Teaching and Research Centre, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, University of Liège, Av. de la Faculté 2B, 5030 Gembloux, Belgium;
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- School of Biochemical Engineering, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Av. Brasil 2085, Valparaíso 2362803, Chile; (C.B.); (J.Q.); (R.V.); (C.A.); (S.B.-G.)
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