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Borčinová M, Raschmanová H, Zamora I, Looser V, Marešová H, Hirsch S, Kyslík P, Kovar K. Production and secretion dynamics of prokaryotic Penicillin G acylase in Pichia pastoris. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2020; 104:5787-5800. [PMID: 32424437 PMCID: PMC7306039 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-020-10669-x] [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: 03/26/2020] [Revised: 04/29/2020] [Accepted: 05/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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To take full advantage of recombinant Pichia pastoris (Komagataella phaffii) as a production system for heterologous proteins, the complex protein secretory process should be understood and optimised by circumventing bottlenecks. Typically, little or no attention has been paid to the fate of newly synthesised protein inside the cell, or its passage through the secretory pathway, and only the secreted product is measured. However, the system’s productivity (i.e. specific production rate qp), includes productivity of secreted (qp,extra) plus intracellularly accumulated (qp,intra) protein. In bioreactor cultivations with P. pastoris producing penicillin G acylase, we studied the dynamics of product formation, i.e. both the specific product secretion (qp,extra) and product retention (qp,intra) as functions of time, as well as the kinetics, i.e. productivity in relation to specific growth rate (μ). Within the time course, we distinguished (I) an initial phase with constant productivities, where the majority of product accumulated inside the cells, and qp,extra, which depended on μ in a bell-shaped manner; (II) a transition phase, in which intracellular product accumulation reached a maximum and productivities (intracellular, extracellular, overall) were changing; (III) a new phase with constant productivities, where secretion prevailed over intracellular accumulation, qp,extra was linearly related to μ and was up to three times higher than in initial phase (I), while qp,intra decreased 4–6-fold. We show that stress caused by heterologous protein production induces cellular imbalance leading to a secretory bottleneck that ultimately reaches equilibrium. This understanding may help to develop cultivation strategies for improving protein secretion from P. pastoris.Key Points • A novel concept for industrial bioprocess development. • A Relationship between biomass growth and product formation in P. pastoris. • A Three (3) phases of protein production/secretion controlled by the AOX1-promoter. • A Proof of concept in production of industrially relevant penicillin G acylase. |
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- Martina Borčinová
- Institute of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Campus Grüental, CH-8820, Wädenswil, Switzerland. .,Department of Genetics and Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague, Viničná 5, 12840, Prague, Czech Republic.
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- Institute of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Campus Grüental, CH-8820, Wädenswil, Switzerland.,Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Food and Biochemical Technology, University of Chemistry and Technology, Technická 5, 16628, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Campus Grüental, CH-8820, Wädenswil, Switzerland.,Infors AG, Rittergasse 27, CH-4103, Bottmingen, Switzerland
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- Institute of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Campus Grüental, CH-8820, Wädenswil, Switzerland.,Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Food and Biochemical Technology, University of Chemistry and Technology, Technická 5, 16628, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Microbiology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Videňská 1083, 14220, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Applied Simulation, Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Schloss 1, CH-8820, Wädenswil, Switzerland
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- Institute of Microbiology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Videňská 1083, 14220, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Campus Grüental, CH-8820, Wädenswil, Switzerland.,Daspool, Gerberacherweg 24, CH-8820, Wädenswil, Switzerland
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Maresová H, Marková Z, Valesová R, Sklenár J, Kyslík P. Heterologous expression of leader-less pga gene in Pichia pastoris: intracellular production of prokaryotic enzyme. BMC Biotechnol 2010; 10:7. [PMID: 20128906 PMCID: PMC2845550 DOI: 10.1186/1472-6750-10-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2009] [Accepted: 02/03/2010] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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Background Penicillin G acylase of Escherichia coli (PGAEc) is a commercially valuable enzyme for which efficient bacterial expression systems have been developed. The enzyme is used as a catalyst for the hydrolytic production of β-lactam nuclei or for the synthesis of semi-synthetic penicillins such as ampicillin, amoxicillin and cephalexin. To become a mature, periplasmic enzyme, the inactive prepropeptide of PGA has to undergo complex processing that begins in the cytoplasm (autocatalytic cleavage), continues at crossing the cytoplasmic membrane (signal sequence removing), and it is completed in the periplasm. Since there are reports on impressive cytosolic expression of bacterial proteins in Pichia, we have cloned the leader-less gene encoding PGAEc in this host and studied yeast production capacity and enzyme authenticity. Results Leader-less pga gene encoding PGAEcunder the control of AOX1 promoter was cloned in Pichia pastoris X-33. The intracellular overproduction of heterologous PGAEc(hPGAEc) was evaluated in a stirred 10 litre bioreactor in high-cell density, fed batch cultures using different profiles of transient phases. Under optimal conditions, the average volumetric activity of 25900 U l-1 was reached. The hPGAEc was purified, characterized and compared with the wild-type PGAEc. The α-subunit of the hPGAEc formed in the cytosol was processed aberrantly resulting in two forms with C- terminuses extended to the spacer peptide. The enzyme exhibited modified traits: the activity of the purified enzyme was reduced to 49%, the ratios of hydrolytic activities with cephalexin, phenylacetamide or 6-nitro-3-phenylacetylamidobenzoic acid (NIPAB) to penicillin G increased and the enzyme showed a better synthesis/hydrolysis ratio for the synthesis of cephalexin. Conclusions Presented results provide useful data regarding fermentation strategy, intracellular biosynthetic potential, and consequences of the heterologous expression of PGAEc in P. pastoris X-33. Aberrant processing of the precursor of PGAEc in the cytosol yielded the mature enzyme with modified traits.
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- Helena Maresová
- Laboratory of Enzyme Technology, Institute of Microbiology, vvi, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Vídenská 1083, 142 20 Prague 4, Czech Republic
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Glycosylation and pH stability of penicillin G acylase from providencia rettgeri produced in Pichia pastoris. ARCH BIOL SCI 2009. [DOI: 10.2298/abs0904581s] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Penicillin G acylase (PAC) is one of the most widely used enzymes in industrial synthesis of semi-synthetic antibiotics. The Providencia rettgeri pac gene was expressed to a level of 2.7 U/ml using the Pichia pastoris expression system. The recombinant enzyme was purified and its glycosylation status was determined. It was found that both subunits (? and ?) of the enzyme were N-glycosylated, while the ?-subunit also contained O-glycans. It was also observed that rPACP.rett. was stable in a wide range of pH, which, in addition to the previously proved high thermostability, makes it an attractive biocatalyst from an industrial point of view.
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Senerovic L, Stankovic N, Spizzo P, Basso A, Gardossi L, Vasiljevic B, Ljubijankic G, Tisminetzky S, Degrassi G. High-level production and covalent immobilization ofProvidencia rettgeri penicillin G acylase (PAC) from recombinantPichia pastoris for the development of a novel and stable biocatalyst of industrial applicability. Biotechnol Bioeng 2006; 93:344-54. [PMID: 16259000 DOI: 10.1002/bit.20728] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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A complete, integrated process for the production of an innovative formulation of penicillin G acylase from Providencia rettgeri(rPAC(P.rett))of industrial applicability is reported. In order to improve the yield of rPAC, the clone LN5.5, carrying four copies of pac gene integrated into the genome of Pichia pastoris, was constructed. The proteinase activity of the recombinant strain was reduced by knockout of the PEP4 gene encoding for proteinase A, resulting in an increased rPAC(P.rett) activity of approximately 40% (3.8 U/mL vs. 2.7 U/mL produced by LN5.5 in flask). A high cell density fermentation process was established with a 5-day methanol induction phase and a final PAC activity of up to 27 U/mL. A single step rPAC(P.rett) purification was also developed with an enzyme activity yield of approximately 95%. The novel features of the rPAC(P.rett) expressed in P.pastoris were fully exploited and emphasized through the covalent immobilization of rPAC(P.rett). The enzyme was immobilized on a series of structurally correlated methacrylic polymers, specifically designed and produced for optimizing rPAC(P.rett) performances in both hydrolytic and synthetic processes. Polymers presenting aminic functionalities were the most efficient, leading to formulations with higher activity and stability (half time stability >3 years and specific activity ranging from 237 to 477 U/g (dry) based on benzylpenicillin hydrolysis). The efficiency of the immobilized rPAC(P.rett) was finally evaluated by studying the kinetically controlled synthesis of beta-lactam antibiotics (cephalexin) and estimating the synthesis/hydrolysis ratio (S/H), which is a crucial parameter for the feasibility of the process.
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- Lidija Senerovic
- Institute of Molecular Genetics and Genetic Engineering, Vojvode Stepe 444a, Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro
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Rajendhran J, Gunasekaran P. Recent biotechnological interventions for developing improved penicillin G acylases. J Biosci Bioeng 2004; 97:1-13. [PMID: 16233581 DOI: 10.1016/s1389-1723(04)70157-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2003] [Accepted: 10/02/2003] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Penicillin G acylase (PAC; EC 3.5.1.11) is the key enzyme used in the industrial production of beta-lactam antibiotics. This enzyme hydrolyzes the side chain of penicillin G and related beta-lactam antibiotics releasing 6-amino penicillanic acid (6-APA), which is the building block in the manufacture of semisynthetic penicillins. PAC from Escherichia coli strain ATCC 11105, Bacillus megaterium strain ATCC 14945 and mutants of these two strains is currently used in industry. Genes encoding for PAC from various bacterial sources have been cloned and overexpressed with significant improvements in transcription, translation and post-translational processing. Recent developments in enzyme engineering have shown that PAC can be modified to gain conformational stability and desired functionality. This review provides an overview of recent advances in the production, stabilization and application of PAC, highlighting the recent biotechnological approaches for the improved catalysis of PAC.
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- Jeyaprakash Rajendhran
- Department of Microbial Technology, Centre for Excellence in Genomic Sciences, School of Biological Sciences, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai-625 021, India
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