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Li M, Yang Z, Chen S, Liu Z, Tong L, Zheng S, Yang D. Sphaerotilus natans hemoglobins have an NADH oxidation activity and promote the yield of limonene in an engineered E. coli strain. Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 254:128112. [PMID: 37972845 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.128112] [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] [Received: 06/28/2023] [Revised: 11/13/2023] [Accepted: 11/13/2023] [Indexed: 11/19/2023]
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Bacterial hemoglobins play important roles inside the cell. Phylogenetically, they belong to three different families: the single domain hemoglobin, flavohemoglobin and truncated hemoglobin. Vitreoscilla hemoglobin (VHb) is the first characterized bacterial hemoglobin, and belongs to the single domain hemoglobin family. Heterologous expression of VHb promotes the growth of host cells under microaerobic conditions, and enhances the yield of products during fermentation. Although VHb has been widely applied in the biotechnology field, other bacterial hemoglobins have not demonstrated similar applications. In this study, we identified four bacterial hemoglobins from the microaerobic growing bacterium Sphaerotilus natans, including one flavohemoglobins (FHB) and three truncated hemoglobins (THB1, THB2 and THB3). Absorption spectrum studies validate the existent of the Soret peak and Q-band characteristic to heme and suggest heme groups in FHB and THB1 are hexa- or penta-coordinated, respectively. Our studies demonstrate that FHB and all three truncated hemoglobins have NADH oxidation and radical production activities, which is surprising since truncated hemoglobins do not have a reductase domain that could bind NADH. However, the M. tuberculosis HbN does not show these activities, indicating they are not universal among truncated hemoglobins. Docking studies suggest the nicotinamide ring of NADH may bind to the distal heme pocket of THB1, suggesting the direct electron transfer from NADH to heme might be possible. Our truncated hemoglobins also show peroxidase activities that in THB2 and THB3 could be inhibited by FdR, indicating possible interactions between FdR and truncate hemoglobins. Expression of FHB and THB1 in E. coli could promote cell growth. THB1 also enhances the production of limonene in an engineered E. coli strain, while VHb does not have this effect, which suggests that studies on truncated hemoglobins may lead to the discovery of new and more powerful tools that could have profound impact on biotechnology.
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- Mohui Li
- Gene Engineering and Biotechnology Beijing Key Laboratory, College of Life Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China
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- Gene Engineering and Biotechnology Beijing Key Laboratory, College of Life Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China
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- Gene Engineering and Biotechnology Beijing Key Laboratory, College of Life Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China
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- Gene Engineering and Biotechnology Beijing Key Laboratory, College of Life Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China
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- Gene Engineering and Biotechnology Beijing Key Laboratory, College of Life Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China
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- School of Environment, MOE Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences/State Key Lab of Water Environment Simulation, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China.
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- Gene Engineering and Biotechnology Beijing Key Laboratory, College of Life Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China.
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Wan X, Link AJ, Brynildsen MP. Translational Fusion to Hmp Improves Heterologous Protein Expression. Microorganisms 2022; 10:microorganisms10020358. [PMID: 35208816 PMCID: PMC8879370 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms10020358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2021] [Revised: 01/26/2022] [Accepted: 01/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Flavohemoglobins, which are widely distributed in prokaryotes and eukaryotes, play key roles in oxygen (O2) transport and nitric oxide (·NO) defense. Hmp is the flavohemoglobin of Escherichia coli, and here we report that the translational fusion of Hmp to the N-terminus of heterologous proteins increases their expression in E. coli. The effect required the fusion of the proteins, and was independent of both the O2-binding and catalytic activity of Hmp. Increased expression was at the translational level, likely to be downstream of initiation, and we observed that as little as the first 100 amino acids of Hmp were sufficient to boost protein production. These data demonstrate the potential of Hmp as an N-terminal fusion tag to increase protein yield, and suggest that the utility of bacterial hemoglobins to biotechnology goes beyond their O2 transport and ·NO detoxification capabilities.
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Giray A. Production of vitamin A and vitamin E: expression of vitreoscilla hemoglobin gene in Erwinia herbicola. Prep Biochem Biotechnol 2021; 52:894-902. [PMID: 34865603 DOI: 10.1080/10826068.2021.2004548] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Vitamin A prevents eye problems, blindness and skin problems by strengthening the immune system. Vitamin E is a nutrient that has important roles in many areas such as skin health, eye health and hormonal order. Vitreoscilla hemoglobin (VHb) gives an advantage in later phases of grown conditions to cells. In this study, the intracellular and extracellular production of vitamin A and E in E. herbicola and its recombinant strains (vgb- and vgb+) in the three different M9 mediums with supplemented 0.1% glucose, 0.1% fructose and 0.1% sucrose was investigated. Additionally, the viable cell number and total cell mass (OD600) were measured by the host and the recombinant bacteria in these mediums. The VHb gene expression in E. herbicola enhanced vitamin A under different carbon conditionals. Especially, in the vgb + strain (carrying vgb gene) the production of total vitamin in 0.1% glucose medium was recorded as 0.14 µg/ml, while the production in fructose and sucrose media was recorded as 0.07 µg/ml. The production of intracellular vitamin E in the host strain (0.025 µg/ml) was about 13-fold (0.002 µg/ml) higher than vgb + recombinant strain in 0.1% fructose. The vgb + strain showed about 2-fold higher extracellular vitamin E production than the host strain.
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- Asli Giray
- Department of Genetics and Bioengineering, Faculty of Engineering, Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat University, Alanya, Turkey
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Webster DA, Dikshit KL, Pagilla KR, Stark BC. The Discovery of Vitreoscilla Hemoglobin and Early Studies on Its Biochemical Functions, the Control of Its Expression, and Its Use in Practical Applications. Microorganisms 2021; 9:1637. [PMID: 34442716 PMCID: PMC8398370 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms9081637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2021] [Revised: 07/28/2021] [Accepted: 07/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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In 1986, the surprising identification of a hemoglobin (VHb) in the bacterium Vitreoscilla greatly extended the range of taxa in which this oxygen binding protein functions. Elucidation of many of its biochemical properties and relation to overall cell physiology, as well as the sequence of the gene encoding it and aspects of control of its expression were determined in the following years. In addition, during the early years following its discovery, strategies were developed to use its expression in heterologous microbial hosts to enhance processes of practical usefulness. The VHb discovery also served as the foundation for what has become the fascinatingly rich field of bacterial hemoglobins. VHb's position as the first known bacterial hemoglobin and its extensive use in biotechnological applications, which continue today, make a review of the early studies of its properties and uses an appropriate and interesting topic thirty-five years after its discovery.
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- Dale A. Webster
- Department of Biology, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL 60616, USA;
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- Department of Biotechnology, Panjab University, Chandigarh 160014, India;
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Nevada at Reno, Reno, NV 89557, USA;
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- Department of Biology, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL 60616, USA;
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Yu F, Zhao X, Wang Z, Liu L, Yi L, Zhou J, Li J, Chen J, Du G. Recent Advances in the Physicochemical Properties and Biotechnological Application of Vitreoscilla Hemoglobin. Microorganisms 2021; 9:microorganisms9071455. [PMID: 34361891 PMCID: PMC8306070 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms9071455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2021] [Revised: 07/03/2021] [Accepted: 07/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Vitreoscilla hemoglobin (VHb), the first discovered bacterial hemoglobin, is a soluble heme-binding protein with a faster rate of oxygen dissociation. Since it can enhance cell growth, product synthesis and stress tolerance, VHb has been widely applied in the field of metabolic engineering for microorganisms, plants, and animals. Especially under oxygen-limited conditions, VHb can interact with terminal oxidase to deliver enough oxygen to achieve high-cell-density fermentation. In recent years, with the development of bioinformatics and synthetic biology, several novel physicochemical properties and metabolic regulatory effects of VHb have been discovered and numerous strategies have been utilized to enhance the expression level of VHb in various hosts, which greatly promotes its applications in biotechnology. Thus, in this review, the new information regarding structure, function and expressional tactics for VHb is summarized to understand its latest applications and pave a new way for the future improvement of biosynthesis for other products.
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- Fei Yu
- Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi 214122, China; (F.Y.); (Z.W.); (L.L.); (L.Y.); (J.Z.); (J.L.); (J.C.)
- Science Center for Future Foods, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi 214122, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi 214122, China; (F.Y.); (Z.W.); (L.L.); (L.Y.); (J.Z.); (J.L.); (J.C.)
- Science Center for Future Foods, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi 214122, China
- Correspondence: (X.Z.); (G.D.)
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi 214122, China; (F.Y.); (Z.W.); (L.L.); (L.Y.); (J.Z.); (J.L.); (J.C.)
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi 214122, China; (F.Y.); (Z.W.); (L.L.); (L.Y.); (J.Z.); (J.L.); (J.C.)
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi 214122, China; (F.Y.); (Z.W.); (L.L.); (L.Y.); (J.Z.); (J.L.); (J.C.)
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi 214122, China; (F.Y.); (Z.W.); (L.L.); (L.Y.); (J.Z.); (J.L.); (J.C.)
- Science Center for Future Foods, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi 214122, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi 214122, China; (F.Y.); (Z.W.); (L.L.); (L.Y.); (J.Z.); (J.L.); (J.C.)
- Science Center for Future Foods, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi 214122, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi 214122, China; (F.Y.); (Z.W.); (L.L.); (L.Y.); (J.Z.); (J.L.); (J.C.)
- Science Center for Future Foods, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi 214122, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi 214122, China; (F.Y.); (Z.W.); (L.L.); (L.Y.); (J.Z.); (J.L.); (J.C.)
- Science Center for Future Foods, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi 214122, China
- Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi 214122, China
- Correspondence: (X.Z.); (G.D.)
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Improvement of pyrroloquinoline quinone-dependent d-sorbitol dehydrogenase activity from Gluconobacter oxydans via expression of Vitreoscilla hemoglobin and regulation of dissolved oxygen tension for the biosynthesis of 6-(N-hydroxyethyl)-amino-6-deoxy-α-l-sorbofuranose. J Biosci Bioeng 2021; 131:518-524. [PMID: 33487552 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiosc.2020.12.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2020] [Revised: 12/21/2020] [Accepted: 12/22/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The miglitol intermediate, 6-(N-hydroxyethyl)-amino-6-deoxy-α-l-sorbofuranose (6NSL), is catalyzed from N-2-hydroxyethyl glucamine (NHEG) by resting cells of Gluconobacter oxydans. One of the key factors limiting 6NSL production was the availability of oxygen during both cell cultivation and biotransformation of NHEG to 6NSL. Based on G. oxydans/pBBR1-sldAB-pqqABCDE-tldD (G. oxydans/AB-PQQ), the Vitreoscilla hemoglobin (VHb) was heterologously expressed in G. oxydans to enhance oxygen transfer efficiency and improve 6NSL production. The recombinant G. oxydans/AB-PQQ-VHb displayed higher biomass and NHEG oxidation activity than the control stain. The transcription levels of respiratory chain-related enzyme genes in G. oxydans/AB-PQQ-VHb exhibited up-regulation, indicating that the presence of VHb promoted the respiration. The dissolved oxygen (DO) concentration for cell cultivation was optimized in a 5-L stirred bioreactor. At a DO concentration of 20%, the maximum volumetric oxidation activity of NHEG of G. oxydans/AB-PQQ-VHb in the stirred bioreactor reached 168.3 ± 3.2 U/L. Furthermore, the biotransformation of NHEG to 6NSL using G. oxydans/AB-PQQ-VHb was carried out under different oxygen tensions to investigate the effect of oxygen on 6NSL production. Finally, up to 87.5 ± 5.9 g/L 6NSL was accumulated in the reaction mixture within 16 h when the DO was controlled at 30%.
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Tang R, Weng C, Peng X, Han Y. Metabolic engineering of Cupriavidus necator H16 for improved chemoautotrophic growth and PHB production under oxygen-limiting conditions. Metab Eng 2020; 61:11-23. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ymben.2020.04.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2020] [Revised: 03/21/2020] [Accepted: 04/16/2020] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Guo Z, Tan H, Lv Z, Ji Q, Huang Y, Liu J, Chen D, Diao Y, Si J, Zhang L. Targeted expression of Vitreoscilla hemoglobin improves the production of tropane alkaloids in Hyoscyamus niger hairy roots. Sci Rep 2018; 8:17969. [PMID: 30568179 PMCID: PMC6299274 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-36156-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2018] [Accepted: 10/30/2018] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Under hypoxic conditions, the expression of Vitreoscilla hemoglobin (VHb) in plants is proposed to increase the productivity of certain oxygen-requiring metabolic pathways by promoting the delivery of oxygen. Tropane alkaloids (TAs) are a class of important plant secondary metabolites with significant medicinal value; the final step in their biosynthesis requires oxygen. Whether heterologous expression of VHb, especially in different subcellular compartments, can accelerate the accumulation of TAs is not known. Herein, the effect of heterologous expression of VHb in different subcellular locations on the TA profile of H. niger hairy roots was investigated. The targeted expression of VHb in the plastids (using pVHb-RecA construct), led to the accumulation of 197.68 μg/g hyoscyamine in the transgenic H. niger hairy roots, which was 1.25-fold of the content present in the lines in which VHb expression was not targeted, and 3.66-fold of that present in the wild type (WT) lines. The content of scopolamine was increased by 2.20- and 4.70-fold in the pVHb-RecA transgenic lines compared to that in the VHb transgenic and WT lines. Our results demonstrate that VHb could stimulate the accumulation of TAs in the transgenic H. niger hairy roots. Quantitative RT-PCR analysis revealed that the expression of key genes involved in TA biosynthesis increased significantly in the VHb transgenic lines. We present the first description of a highly efficient strategy to increase TA content in H. niger. Moreover, our results also shed light on how the production of desired metabolites can be efficiently enhanced by using more accurate and appropriate genetic engineering strategies.
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- Zhiying Guo
- School of Medicine, School of Biomedical Science, Huaqiao University, Quanzhou, Fujian, 362021, China.,State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Silviculture, Zhejiang A & F University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 311300, China.,Department of Pharmaceutical Botany, School of Pharmacy, Naval Medical University (Second Military Medical University), Shanghai, 200433, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Botany, School of Pharmacy, Naval Medical University (Second Military Medical University), Shanghai, 200433, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Botany, School of Pharmacy, Naval Medical University (Second Military Medical University), Shanghai, 200433, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Botany, School of Pharmacy, Naval Medical University (Second Military Medical University), Shanghai, 200433, China
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- School of Medicine, School of Biomedical Science, Huaqiao University, Quanzhou, Fujian, 362021, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Silviculture, Zhejiang A & F University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 311300, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Silviculture, Zhejiang A & F University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 311300, China
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- School of Medicine, School of Biomedical Science, Huaqiao University, Quanzhou, Fujian, 362021, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Silviculture, Zhejiang A & F University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 311300, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Silviculture, Zhejiang A & F University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 311300, China. .,Department of Pharmaceutical Botany, School of Pharmacy, Naval Medical University (Second Military Medical University), Shanghai, 200433, China.
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Complete Genome Sequence of Vitreoscilla sp. Strain C1, Source of the First Bacterial Hemoglobin. Microbiol Resour Announc 2018; 7:MRA00922-18. [PMID: 30533886 PMCID: PMC6256453 DOI: 10.1128/mra.00922-18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2018] [Accepted: 07/12/2018] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Vitreoscilla sp. strain C1 is of historical importance as the source of the first prokaryotic hemoglobin identified. Vitreoscilla sp. strain C1 is of historical importance as the source of the first prokaryotic hemoglobin identified. Vitreoscilla spp. rely on their hemoglobin and cytochrome oxidase to grow in microaerobic environments despite their aerobic nature. To help characterize this historically relevant strain, we sequenced the complete Vitreoscilla sp. strain C1 genome.
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Liu M, Li S, Xie Y, Jia S, Hou Y, Zou Y, Zhong C. Enhanced bacterial cellulose production by Gluconacetobacter xylinus via expression of Vitreoscilla hemoglobin and oxygen tension regulation. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2017; 102:1155-1165. [PMID: 29199354 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-017-8680-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2017] [Accepted: 11/23/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Oxygen plays a key role during bacterial cellulose (BC) biosynthesis by Gluconacetobacter xylinus. In this study, the Vitreoscilla hemoglobin (VHb)-encoding gene vgb, which has been widely applied to improve cell survival during hypoxia, was heterologously expressed in G. xylinus via the pBla-VHb-122 plasmid. G. xylinus and G. xylinus-vgb + were statically cultured under hypoxic (10 and 15% oxygen tension in the gaseous phase), atmospheric (21%), and oxygen-enriched conditions (40 and 80%) to investigate the effect of oxygen on cell growth and BC production. Irrespective of vgb expression, we found that cell density increased with oxygen tension (10-80%) during the exponential growth phase but plateaued to the same value in the stationary phase. In contrast, BC production was found to significantly increase at lower oxygen tensions. In addition, we found that BC production at oxygen tensions of 10 and 15% was 26.5 and 58.6% higher, respectively, in G. xylinus-vgb + than that in G. xylinus. The maximum BC yield and glucose conversion rate, of 4.3 g/L and 184.7 mg/g, respectively, were observed in G. xylinus-vgb + at an oxygen tension of 15%. Finally, BC characterization suggested that hypoxic conditions enhance BC's mass density, Young's modulus, and thermostability, with G. xylinus-vgb + synthesizing softer BC than G. xylinus under hypoxia as a result of a decreased Young's modulus. These results will facilitate the use of static culture for the production of BC.
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- Miao Liu
- Key Laboratory of Industrial Fermentation Microbiology, Ministry of Education, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin, 300457, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Fermentation Microbiology, Ministry of Education, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin, 300457, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Fermentation Microbiology, Ministry of Education, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin, 300457, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Fermentation Microbiology, Ministry of Education, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin, 300457, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Fermentation Microbiology, Ministry of Education, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin, 300457, People's Republic of China
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- Tianjin Jialihe Livestock Group Co., Ltd, Jin Wei Road, Beichen District, Tianjin, 300402, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Fermentation Microbiology, Ministry of Education, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin, 300457, People's Republic of China.
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Wu W, Guo X, Zhang M, Huang Q, Qi F, Huang J. Enhancement of
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hemoglobin. Biotechnol Appl Biochem 2017; 65:476-483. [DOI: 10.1002/bab.1605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2017] [Accepted: 08/29/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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- Wei‐Bin Wu
- Engineering Research Center of Industrial Microbiology, Ministry of EducationFujian Normal University Fuzhou People's Republic of China
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- Engineering Research Center of Industrial Microbiology, Ministry of EducationFujian Normal University Fuzhou People's Republic of China
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- Engineering Research Center of Industrial Microbiology, Ministry of EducationFujian Normal University Fuzhou People's Republic of China
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- Engineering Research Center of Industrial Microbiology, Ministry of EducationFujian Normal University Fuzhou People's Republic of China
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- Engineering Research Center of Industrial Microbiology, Ministry of EducationFujian Normal University Fuzhou People's Republic of China
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- Engineering Research Center of Industrial Microbiology, Ministry of EducationFujian Normal University Fuzhou People's Republic of China
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Panichkin VB, Livshits VA, Biryukova IV, Mashko SV. Metabolic engineering of Escherichia coli for L-tryptophan production. APPL BIOCHEM MICRO+ 2017. [DOI: 10.1134/s0003683816090052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Enhancement of welan gum production in Sphingomonas sp. HT-1 via heterologous expression of Vitreoscilla hemoglobin gene. Carbohydr Polym 2017; 156:135-142. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2016.08.081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2016] [Revised: 08/24/2016] [Accepted: 08/25/2016] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Improved production of trans-4-hydroxy-l-proline by chromosomal integration of the Vitreoscilla hemoglobin gene into recombinant Escherichia coli with expression of proline-4-hydroxylase. J Biosci Bioeng 2017; 123:109-115. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiosc.2016.07.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2016] [Revised: 07/22/2016] [Accepted: 07/25/2016] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Enhancing production of lipase MAS1 from marine Streptomyces sp. strain in Pichia pastoris by chaperones co-expression. ELECTRON J BIOTECHN 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejbt.2016.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Zhang W, Chen Z, Wu M, Shi Z, Zhu F, Li G, Ma T. Improved production of carotenoid-free welan gum in a genetic-engineered Alcaligenes sp. ATCC31555. Biotechnol Lett 2016; 38:991-7. [PMID: 26932903 DOI: 10.1007/s10529-016-2068-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2016] [Accepted: 02/25/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To improve the production of welan gum and obtain a carotenoid-free strain while reducing the fermentation and post-treatment costs. RESULTS The vitreoscilla globin (vgb) gene combined with the β-galactosidase (lacZ) promoter was inserted into the phytoene synthase (crtB) gene region of the chromosome in Alcaligenes sp. ATCC31555. When the recombinant strain was grown in a 5 l fermentor, welan gum was produced at 24 ± 0.4 g l(-1) compared to 21 g ± 0.4 g l(-1) in the wild type. Furthermore, the carotenoid-free welan gum produced using Alcaligenes sp. ATCC31555 VHb strain was less expensive with improved properties. CONCLUSIONS Alcaligenes sp. ATCC31555 VHb strain was a better neutral welan-producing strain with a higher production than the wild-type strain.
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- Wenwen Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China.
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Li HJ, Zhang DH, Yue TH, Jiang LX, Yu X, Zhao P, Li T, Xu JW. Improved polysaccharide production in a submerged culture of Ganoderma lucidum by the heterologous expression of Vitreoscilla hemoglobin gene. J Biotechnol 2016; 217:132-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2015.11.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2015] [Revised: 10/30/2015] [Accepted: 11/13/2015] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Kunkel SA, Pagilla KR, Stark BC. Engineering of Nitrosomonas europaea to express Vitreoscilla hemoglobin enhances oxygen uptake and conversion of ammonia to nitrite. AMB Express 2015; 5:135. [PMID: 26231847 PMCID: PMC4522006 DOI: 10.1186/s13568-015-0135-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2015] [Accepted: 07/23/2015] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Nitrosomonas europaea was transformed with a recombinant plasmid bearing the gene (vgb) encoding the hemoglobin (VHb) from the bacterium Vitreoscilla under control of the N. europaea amoC P1 promoter. Vgb was maintained stably and appeared to be expressed in the transformants at VHb levels of about 0.75 nmol/g wet weight. Expression of VHb in the N. europaea transformants was correlated with an approximately 2 fold increase in oxygen uptake rate by whole cells at oxygen concentrations in the range of 75-100% saturation, but no change in oxygen uptake rate at oxygen concentrations below 25% saturation. VHb expression was also correlated with an increase of as much as about 30% in conversion of ammonia to nitrite by growing cells. The results suggest that engineering of key aerobic wastewater bacteria to express bacterial hemoglobins may be a useful strategy to produce species with enhanced respiratory abilities.
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- Stephanie A Kunkel
- />Department of Biology, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL 60616 USA
- />Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL 60616 USA
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- />Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL 60616 USA
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- />Department of Biology, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL 60616 USA
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Chen YM, Xu HY, Wang Y, Zhang JF, Wang SM. Vitreoscilla hemoglobin promotes Salecan production by Agrobacterium sp. ZX09. J Zhejiang Univ Sci B 2015; 15:979-85. [PMID: 25367790 DOI: 10.1631/jzus.b1400123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Salecan is a novel exopolysaccharide produced by the strain Agrobacterium sp. ZX09, and it is composed of only glucose monomers. The unique chemical composition and excellent physicochemical properties make Salecan a promising material for applications in coagulation, lubrication, protection against acute liver injury, and alleviating constipation. In this study, we cloned the Vitreoscilla hemoglobin gene into a broad-host-range plasmid pCM158. Without antibiotic selection, there was negligible loss of the plasmid in the host Agrobacterium sp. ZX09 after one passage of cultivation. The expression of Vitreoscilla hemoglobin was demonstrated by carbon monoxide (CO) difference spectrum. The engineered strain Agrobacterium sp. ZX09 increased Salecan yield by 30%. The other physiological changes included its elevated respiration rate and cellular invertase activity.
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- Yun-mei Chen
- Center for Molecular Metabolism, Nanjing University of Science & Technology, Nanjing 210094, China
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Kunkel SA, Pagilla KR, Stark BC. Directed evolution to produce sludge communities with improved oxygen uptake abilities. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2015; 99:10725-34. [PMID: 26278534 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-015-6891-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2015] [Revised: 07/23/2015] [Accepted: 07/28/2015] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Two activated sludge cultures, seeded with activated sludge from the same source, were cultivated for 370 days in synthetic wastewater. Both cultures were transferred weekly to fresh medium; one culture was operated at high dissolved oxygen (DO) (near saturation) and the other at low DO (0.25 mg O2/L). There were significant changes in the abundances of bacterial species and phyla present in each culture throughout the 370-day operational period. In the low DO culture, over time, there was a continuously increasing proportion of cells of species known to encode truncated hemoglobins (Hbs). These are the types of Hbs which may enhance delivery of oxygen to the respiratory chain, to enhance ATP production, especially under low aeration conditions. The levels of heme b, the heme found in Vitreoscilla hemoglobin, increased in parallel to the increase in Hb-encoding species, to much higher levels in the low DO culture than in the high DO culture. Specific oxygen uptake rates increased by 3 % for the high DO culture near the end of the 370-day period, while those for the low DO culture increased steadily to a level 28 % higher than that of the starting culture. Thus, imposition of low DO conditions may, due to selection for Hb-expressing species, be useful in developing bacterial communities with enhanced ability to function efficiently in aerobic wastewater treatment, especially under low aeration conditions.
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- Stephanie A Kunkel
- Department of Biology, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL, 60616, USA
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- Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL, 60616, USA
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- Department of Biology, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL, 60616, USA.
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Heterologous coexpression of Vitreoscilla hemoglobin and Bacillus megaterium glucanase in Streptomyces lydicus A02 enhanced its production of antifungal metabolites. Enzyme Microb Technol 2015; 81:80-7. [PMID: 26453475 DOI: 10.1016/j.enzmictec.2015.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2015] [Revised: 08/03/2015] [Accepted: 08/09/2015] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Streptomyces lydicus A02 is a novel producer of commercially important polyene macrocyclic antibiotic natamycin and a potential biocontrol agent to several plant fungal diseases, including wilt caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. spp. To improve the natamycin production and the antifungal activity of S. lydicus A02, we coexpressed gene vgb encoding Vitreoscilla hemoglobin (VHb) and bglC encoding Bacillus megaterium L103 glucanase, both under the control of the strong constitutive ermE* promoter, in S. lydicus A02. Our results showed that coexpressing VHb and glucanase improved cell growth, and the engineered strain produced 26.90% more biomass than the wild-type strain after 72h fermentation in YSG medium. In addition, coexpressing genes encoding VHb and glucanase led to increased natamycin production, higher endogenous chitinase activity and exogenous glucanase activity, as well as enhanced antifungal activity in the engineered S. lydicus AVG02 and AGV02, regardless of the position of the two genes on the plasmids. Compared with model strains, few reports have successfully coexpressed VHb and other foreign proteins in industrial strains. Our results illustrated an effective approach for improving antifungal activity in an industrial strain by the rational engineering of combined favorable factors.
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Yang JK, Xiong W, Xu L, Li J, Zhao XJ. Constitutive expression of Campylobacter jejuni truncated hemoglobin CtrHb improves the growth of Escherichia coli cell under aerobic and anaerobic conditions. Enzyme Microb Technol 2015; 75-76:64-70. [PMID: 26047918 DOI: 10.1016/j.enzmictec.2015.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2014] [Revised: 03/31/2015] [Accepted: 04/22/2015] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Bacteria hemoglobin could bind to the oxygen, transfer it from the intracellular microenvironment to the respiration process and sustain the energy for the metabolism and reproduction of cells. Heterologous expression of bacteria hemoglobin gene could improve the capacity of the host on oxygen-capturing and allow it to grow even under microaerophilic condition. To develop a system based on hemoglobin to help bacteria cells overcome the oxygen shortage in fermentation, in this study, Campylobacter jejuni truncated hemoglobin (CtrHb) gene was synthesized and expressed under the control of constitutive expression promoters P2 and P(SPO1-II) in Escherichia coli. As showed by the growth curves of the two recombinants P2-CtrHb and P(SPO1-II)-CtrHb, constitutive expression of CtrHb improved cell growth under aerobic shaking-flasks, anaerobic capped-bottles and bioreactor conditions. According to the NMR analysis, this improvement might come from the expression of hemoglobin which could boost the metabolism of cells by supplying more oxygen to the respiratory chain processes. Through semi-quantitative RT-PCR and CO differential spectrum assays, we further discussed the connection between the growth patterns of the recombinants, the expression level of CtrHb and oxygen binding capacity of CtrHb in cells. Based on the growth patterns of these recombinants in bioreactor, a possible choice on different type of recombinants under specific fermentation conditions was also suggested in this study.
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- Jiang-Ke Yang
- College of Biology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Wuhan 430023, China.
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- College of Biology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Wuhan 430023, China
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- College of Biology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Wuhan 430023, China
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- College of Biology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Wuhan 430023, China
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- College of Biology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Wuhan 430023, China
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Recombinant Escherichia coli strains with inducible Campylobacter jejuni single domain hemoglobin CHb expression exhibited improved cell growth in bioreactor culture. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0116503. [PMID: 25748170 PMCID: PMC4352031 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0116503] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2014] [Accepted: 12/10/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Maintaining an appropriate concentration of dissolved oxygen in aqueous solution is critical for efficient operation of a bioreactor, requiring sophisticated engineering design and a system of regulation to maximize oxygen transfer from the injected air bubbles to the cells. Bacterial hemoglobins are oxygen-binding proteins that transfer oxygen from the environment to metabolic processes and allow bacteria to grow even under microaerophilic conditions. To improve the oxygen utilization efficiency of cells and overcome the oxygen shortage in bioreactors, the gene coding for the Campylobacter jejuni single domain hemoglobin (CHb) gene was artificially synthesized and functionally expressed under the control of inducible expression promoters PT7 and Pvgh in Escherichia coli. The effects of the recombinants PT7-CHb and Pvgh-CHb on cell growth were evaluated in aerobic shake flasks, anaerobic capped bottles and a 5-L bioreactor, and a pronounced improvement in cell biomass was observed for CHb-expressing cells. To determine the growth curves, CHb gene expression, and CHb oxygen-binding capacity of specific recombinants with different promoters, we determined the time course of CHb gene expression in the two recombinants by semi-quantitative RT-PCR and CO differential spectrum assays. Based on the growth patterns of the two recombinants in the bioreactor, we proposed different recombinant types with optimal performance under specific culture conditions.
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Recent applications of Vitreoscilla hemoglobin technology in bioproduct synthesis and bioremediation. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2015; 99:1627-36. [PMID: 25575886 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-014-6350-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2014] [Revised: 12/19/2014] [Accepted: 12/21/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Since its first use in 1990 to enhance production of α-amylase in E. coli, engineering of heterologous hosts to express the hemoglobin from the bacterium Vitreoscilla (VHb) has become a widely used strategy to enhance production of a variety of bioproducts, stimulate bioremediation, and increase growth and survival of engineered organisms. The hosts have included a variety of bacteria, yeast, fungi, higher plants, and even animals. The beneficial effects of VHb expression are presumably the result of one or more of its activities. The available evidence indicates that these include oxygen binding and delivery to the respiratory chain and oxygenases, protection against reactive oxygen species, and control of gene expression. In the past 4 to 5 years, the use of this "VHb technology" has continued in a variety of biotechnological applications in a wide range of organisms. These include enhancement of production of an ever wider array of bioproducts, new applications in bioremediation, a possible role in enhancing aerobic waste water treatment, and the potential to enhance growth and survival of both plants and animals of economic importance.
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Feng J, Gu Y, Sun Y, Han L, Yang C, Zhang W, Cao M, Song C, Gao W, Wang S. Metabolic engineering of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens for poly-gamma-glutamic acid (γ-PGA) overproduction. Microb Biotechnol 2014; 7:446-55. [PMID: 24986065 PMCID: PMC4229325 DOI: 10.1111/1751-7915.12136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2014] [Revised: 04/29/2014] [Accepted: 05/08/2014] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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We constructed a metabolically engineered glutamate-independent Bacillus amyloliquefaciens strain with considerable γ-PGA production. It was carried out by double-deletion of the cwlO gene and epsA-O cluster, as well as insertion of the vgb gene in the bacteria chromosome. The final generated strain NK-PV elicited the highest production of γ-PGA (5.12 g l(-1)), which was 63.2% higher than that of the wild-type NK-1 strain (3.14 g l(-1)). The γ-PGA purity also improved in the NK-PV strain of 80.4% compared with 76.8% for the control. Experiments on bacterial biofilm formation experiment showed that NK-1 and NK-c (ΔcwlO) strains can form biofilm; the epsA-O deletion NK-7 and NK-PV strains could only form an incomplete biofilm.
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- Jun Feng
- Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Technology for Ministry of Education, Nankai UniversityTianjin, China
- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Nankai UniversityTianjin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Technology for Ministry of Education, Nankai UniversityTianjin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Technology for Ministry of Education, Nankai UniversityTianjin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Technology for Ministry of Education, Nankai UniversityTianjin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Technology for Ministry of Education, Nankai UniversityTianjin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Technology for Ministry of Education, Nankai UniversityTianjin, China
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Iowa State UniversityAmes, IA, USA
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Technology for Ministry of Education, Nankai UniversityTianjin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Technology for Ministry of Education, Nankai UniversityTianjin, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Nankai UniversityTianjin, China
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Hillmann F, Linde J, Beckmann N, Cyrulies M, Strassburger M, Heinekamp T, Haas H, Guthke R, Kniemeyer O, Brakhage AA. The novel globin protein fungoglobin is involved in low oxygen adaptation of Aspergillus fumigatus. Mol Microbiol 2014; 93:539-53. [PMID: 24948085 DOI: 10.1111/mmi.12679] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/17/2014] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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The human pathogenic fungus Aspergillus fumigatus normally lives as a soil saprophyte. Its environment includes poorly oxygenated substrates that also occur during tissue invasive growth of the fungus in the human host. Up to now, few cellular factors have been identified that allow the fungus to efficiently adapt its energy metabolism to hypoxia. Here, we cultivated A. fumigatus in an O2 -controlled fermenter and analysed its responses to O2 limitation on a minute timescale. Transcriptome sequencing revealed several genes displaying a rapid and highly dynamic regulation. One of these genes was analysed in detail and found to encode fungoglobin, a previously uncharacterized member of the sensor globin protein family widely conserved in filamentous fungi. Besides low O2 , iron limitation also induced transcription, but regulation was not entirely dependent on the two major transcription factors involved in adaptation to iron starvation and hypoxia, HapX and SrbA respectively. The protein was identified as a functional haemoglobin, as binding of this cofactor was detected for the recombinant protein. Gene deletion in A. fumigatus confirmed that haem-binding fungoglobins are important for growth in microaerobic environments with O2 levels far lower than in hypoxic human tissue.
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- Falk Hillmann
- Department of Molecular and Applied Microbiology, Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology, HKI, Jena, Germany; Institute of Microbiology, Friedrich Schiller University, Jena, Germany
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Erenler SO, Geckil H. Effect of Vitreoscilla Hemoglobin and Culture Conditions on Production of Bacterial l-Asparaginase, an Oncolytic Enzyme. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2014; 173:2140-51. [DOI: 10.1007/s12010-014-1016-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2014] [Accepted: 06/16/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Pablos TE, Sigala JC, Le Borgne S, Lara AR. Aerobic expression ofVitreoscillahemoglobin efficiently reduces overflow metabolism inEscherichia coli. Biotechnol J 2014; 9:791-9. [DOI: 10.1002/biot.201300388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2013] [Revised: 01/25/2014] [Accepted: 02/17/2014] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Sutela S, Ylioja T, Jokipii-Lukkari S, Anttila AK, Julkunen-Tiitto R, Niemi K, Mölläri T, Kallio PT, Häggman H. The responses of Vitreoscilla hemoglobin-expressing hybrid aspen (Populus tremula × tremuloides) exposed to 24-h herbivory: expression of hemoglobin and stress-related genes in exposed and nonorthostichous leaves. JOURNAL OF PLANT RESEARCH 2013; 126:795-809. [PMID: 23744275 DOI: 10.1007/s10265-013-0569-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2012] [Accepted: 04/17/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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The responses of transcriptome and phenolic compounds were determined with Populus tremula L. × Populus tremuloides Michx. expressing the hemoglobin (Hb) of Vitreoscilla (VHb) and non-transformant (wt) line. After 24-h exposure of leaves to Conistra vaccinii L., the transcript levels of endogenous non-symbiotic class 1 Hb (PttHb1) and truncated Hb (PttTrHb) genes were modestly reduced and increased, respectively, in both wt and VHb-expressing line. Besides the herbivory exposed leaves showing the most significant transcriptome changes, alterations were also detected in the transcriptome of nonorthostichous leaves positioned directly above the exposed leaves. Both wt and VHb-expressing line displayed similar herbivory-induced effects on gene expression, although the extent of responses was more pronounced in the wt than in the VHb-expressing line. The contents of phenolic compounds were not altered due to herbivory and they were alike in the wt and VHb-expressing line. In addition, we determined the relative growth rates (RGRs) of Orthosia gothica L., Ectropis crepuscularia Denis & Schiff. and Orgyia antiqua L. larvae, and found no variation in the RGRs between the lines. Thus, VHb-expressing P. tremula × tremuloides lines showed to be comparable with wt in regards to the food quality of leaves.
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- Suvi Sutela
- Department of Biology, University of Oulu, P.O. Box 3000, 90014, Oulu, Finland,
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Nitric oxide reactivities of the two globins of the foodborne pathogen Campylobacter jejuni: roles in protection from nitrosative stress and analysis of potential reductants. Nitric Oxide 2013; 34:65-75. [PMID: 23764490 DOI: 10.1016/j.niox.2013.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2013] [Revised: 05/30/2013] [Accepted: 06/03/2013] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND During infection and pathogenesis, Campylobacter, the leading cause of gastroenteritis, encounters NO and reactive nitrogen species (RNS) derived from the host. To combat these species, Campylobacter jejuni expresses two haemoglobins: the single domain haemoglobin (Cgb) detoxifies NO but the role of the truncated globin (Ctb) is unclear. Confirmation of Cgb activity and more extensive exploration of Ctb function(s) in vivo are restricted due to difficulties in expressing proteins in Campylobacter and our lack of understanding of how the globin haems are re-reduced after ligand reactions. METHODS The cgb and ctb genes were cloned under the control of arabinose-inducible promoters and the globins expressed in an Escherichia coli mutant lacking the main NO detoxification mechanisms (Hmp and the Nor system comprising the transcription regulator NorR, the flavorubredoxin and its reductase (NorVW)); cellular responses under oxidative and nitrosative stress conditions were assessed. Spectroscopic changes of the Cgb and Ctb haems in soluble fractions after oxidation by NO were evaluated. Construction of E. coli nor mutants and a ubiquinone-defective strain allowed the exploration of the flavorubredoxin reductase and the aerobic respiratory chain as candidates for Cgb electron donors in E. coli mutants. RESULTS Cgb, but not Ctb, complements the NO- and RNS-sensitive phenotype of an E. coli hmp mutant in aerobic conditions; however, Cgb fails to protect an hmp norR mutant in the absence of oxygen. Reduction of Cgb and Ctb in E. coli and C. jejuni soluble extracts and turnover after NO oxidation is demonstrated. Finally, we report a minor role for NorW as a Cgb reductase partner in E. coli but no role for respiratory electron flux in globin redox cycling. CONCLUSIONS The NO detoxification capacity of Cgb is confirmed by heterologous expression in E. coli. The reducibility of Cgb and Ctb in E. coli and C. jejuni extracts and the lack of dependence of reduction upon flavorubredoxin reductase and the respiratory chain in E. coli argue in favor of a non-specific reductase system. GENERAL SIGNIFICANCE We present the most persuasive evidence to date that Cgb, but not Ctb, confers tolerance to NO and RNS by reaction with NO. Since certain hypotheses for the mechanism of haem re-reduction in E. coli following the reaction with NO are not proven, the mechanisms of reduction in C. jejuni now require challenging experimental evaluation.
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Ratakonda S, Anand A, Dikshit K, Stark BC, Howard AJ. Crystallographic structure determination of B10 mutants of Vitreoscilla hemoglobin: role of Tyr29 (B10) in the structure of the ligand-binding site. Acta Crystallogr Sect F Struct Biol Cryst Commun 2013; 69:215-22. [PMID: 23519792 PMCID: PMC3606562 DOI: 10.1107/s1744309112044818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2012] [Accepted: 10/29/2012] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Site-directed mutants of the gene encoding wild-type Vitreoscilla hemoglobin were made that changed Tyr29 (B10) of the wild-type Vitreoscilla hemoglobin (VHb) to either Phe or Ala. The wild-type and the two mutant hemoglobins were expressed in Escherichia coli and purified to homogeneity. The binding of the two mutants to CO was essentially identical to that of wild-type VHb as determined by CO-difference spectra. Circular-dichroism spectra also showed the two mutants to be essentially the same as wild-type VHb regarding overall helicity. All three VHbs were crystallized and their structures were determined at resolutions of 1.7-1.9 Å, which are similar to that of the original wild-type structure determination. The Tyr29Phe mutant has a structure that is essentially indistinguishable from that of the wild type. However, the structure of the Tyr29Ala mutant has significant differences from that of the wild type. In addition, for the Tyr29Ala mutant it was possible to determine the positions of most of the residues in the D region, which was disordered in the originally reported structure of wild-type VHb as well as in the wild-type VHb structure reported here. In the Tyr29Ala mutant, the five-membered ring of proline E8 (Pro54) occupies the space occupied by the aromatic ring of Tyr29 in the wild-type structure. These results are discussed in the context of the proposed role of Tyr29 in the structure of the oxygen-binding pocket.
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- Sireesha Ratakonda
- Biology Division, Department of Biological and Chemical Sciences, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL 60616, USA
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- Institute of Microbial Technology, Sector 39A, Chandigarh 160 036, India
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- Institute of Microbial Technology, Sector 39A, Chandigarh 160 036, India
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- Biology Division, Department of Biological and Chemical Sciences, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL 60616, USA
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- Biology Division, Department of Biological and Chemical Sciences, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL 60616, USA
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Campylobacter jejuni is a zoonotic Gram-negative bacterial pathogen that is exposed to reactive nitrogen species, such as nitric oxide, from a variety of sources. To combat the toxic effects of this nitrosative stress, C. jejuni upregulates a small regulon under the control of the transcriptional activator NssR, which positively regulates the expression of a single-domain globin protein (Cgb) and a truncated globin protein (Ctb). Cgb has previously been shown to detoxify nitric oxide, but the role of Ctb remains contentious. As C. jejuni is amenable to genetic manipulation, and its globin proteins are easily expressed and purified, a combination of mutagenesis, complementation, transcriptomics, spectroscopic characterisation and structural analyses has been used to probe the regulation, function and structure of Cgb and Ctb. This ability to study Cgb and Ctb with such a multi-pronged approach is a valuable asset, especially since only a small fraction of known globin proteins have been functionally characterised.
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Stark BC, Dikshit KL, Pagilla KR. The Biochemistry of Vitreoscilla hemoglobin. Comput Struct Biotechnol J 2012; 3:e201210002. [PMID: 24688662 PMCID: PMC3962134 DOI: 10.5936/csbj.201210002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2012] [Accepted: 09/17/2012] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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The hemoglobin (VHb) from Vitreoscilla was the first bacterial hemoglobin discovered. Its structure and function have been extensively investigated, and engineering of a wide variety of heterologous organisms to express VHb has been performed to increase their growth and productivity. This strategy has shown promise in applications as far-ranging as the production of antibiotics and petrochemical replacements by microorganisms to increasing stress tolerance in plants. These applications of “VHb technology” have generally been of the “black box” variety, wherein the endpoint studied is an increase in the levels of a certain product or improved growth and survival. Their eventual optimization, however, will require a thorough understanding of the various functions and activities of VHb, and how VHb expression ripples to affect metabolism more generally. Here we review the current knowledge of these topics. VHb's functions all involve oxygen binding (and often delivery) in one way or another. Several biochemical and structure-function studies have provided an insight into the molecular details of this binding and delivery. VHb activities are varied. They include supply of oxygen to oxygenases and the respiratory chain, particularly under low oxygen conditions; oxygen sensing and modulation of transcription factor activity; and detoxification of NO, and seem to require interactions of VHb with “partner proteins”. VHb expression affects the levels of ATP and NADH, although not enormously. VHb expression may affect the level of many compounds of intermediary metabolism, and, apparently, alters the levels of expression of many genes. Thus, the metabolic changes in organisms engineered to express VHb are likely to be numerous and complicated.
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- Benjamin C Stark
- Biology Division, Department of Biological and Chemical Sciences, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago IL 60616, USA
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- Institute of Microbial Technology, Sec-39a, Chandigarh, 160036, India
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- Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago IL 60616, USA
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Abanoz K, Stark B, Akbas M. Enhancement of ethanol production from potato-processing wastewater by engineering Escherichia coli
using Vitreoscilla
haemoglobin. Lett Appl Microbiol 2012; 55:436-43. [DOI: 10.1111/lam.12000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2012] [Revised: 09/10/2012] [Accepted: 09/10/2012] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- K. Abanoz
- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics; Gebze Institute of Technology; Gebze-Kocaeli Turkey
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- Biology Division, Department of Biological and Chemical Sciences; Illinois Institute of Technology; Chicago IL USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics; Gebze Institute of Technology; Gebze-Kocaeli Turkey
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Lower temperature cultures enlarge the effects of Vitreoscilla hemoglobin expression on recombinant Pichia pastoris. Int J Mol Sci 2012. [PMID: 23202948 PMCID: PMC3497322 DOI: 10.3390/ijms131013212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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An heterologous expression of Vitreoscilla hemoglobin (VHb) for improving cell growth and recombinant protein production has been successfully demonstrated in various hosts, including Pichia pastoris. Lower temperature cultures can enhance target protein production in some studies of P. pastoris. In this study, the strategy of combining heterologous VHb expression and lower temperature cultures in P. pastoris showed that final cell density and viability of VHb+ strain at 23 °C were higher than that at 30 °C. In addition, the effects of VHb expression on recombinant β-galactosidase production and oxygen uptake rate were also higher at 23 °C than at 30 °C. Consequently, lower temperature cultures can enlarge VHb effectiveness on cell performance of P. pastoris. This is because VHb activity obtained at 23 °C cultures was twofold higher than that at 30 °C cultures, due to a different heme production. This strategy makes P. pastoris an excellent expression host particularly suitable for increasing the yields of the low-stability and aggregation-prone recombinant proteins.
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Recombinant E. coli expressing Vitreoscilla haemoglobin prefers aerobic metabolism under microaerobic conditions: A proteome-level study. J Biosci 2012; 37:617-33. [DOI: 10.1007/s12038-012-9245-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Wu JM, Fu WC. Intracellular co-expression of Vitreoscilla hemoglobin enhances cell performance and β-galactosidase production in Pichia pastoris. J Biosci Bioeng 2011; 113:332-7. [PMID: 22099376 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiosc.2011.10.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2011] [Revised: 10/08/2011] [Accepted: 10/17/2011] [Indexed: 10/15/2022]
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Pichia pastoris has been used to produce various recombinant proteins under high oxygen demand conditions. To improve the heterologous production of β-galactosidase, the vgb gene encoding Vitreoscilla hemoglobin (VHb) was co-expressed in the P. pastoris cytoplasm under the control of the methanol-inducible promoter. Co-expression of VHb under different aeration conditions improved cell performance in terms of growth, viability, respiratory rate, and β-galactosidase production. Under limiting aeration conditions, the VHb(+) strain produced 28.2% more biomass but 31.2% less total β-galactosidase activity than the VHb(-) strain. Under non-limiting aeration conditions, the VHb(+) strain showed 20.3% higher cell growth and 9.9% more total β-galactosidase activity than the VHb(-) strain. Moreover, under these conditions, the VHb(+) strain was 7.7% more viable and had a 28.2% higher oxygen uptake rate (OUR) than the VHb(-) strain. Evidently, VHb can enhance the OUR and promote methanol metabolism, thereby improving cell performance and β-galactosidase production.
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- Jyh-Ming Wu
- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, Chinese Culture University, 55 Hwa-Kang Road, Yang-Ming-Shan, Taipei 11114, Taiwan.
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Su X, Chu Y, Li H, Hou Y, Zhang B, Huang Q, Hu Z, Huang R, Tian Y. Expression of multiple resistance genes enhances tolerance to environmental stressors in transgenic poplar (Populus × euramericana 'Guariento'). PLoS One 2011; 6:e24614. [PMID: 21931776 PMCID: PMC3170361 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0024614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2010] [Accepted: 08/16/2011] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Commercial and non-commercial plants face a variety of environmental stressors that often cannot be controlled. In this study, transgenic hybrid poplar (Populus × euramericana 'Guariento') harboring five effector genes (vgb, SacB, JERF36, BtCry3A and OC-I) were subjected to drought, salinity, waterlogging and insect stressors in greenhouse or laboratory conditions. Field trials were also conducted to investigate long-term effects of transgenic trees on insects and salt tolerance in the transformants. In greenhouse studies, two transgenic lines D5-20 and D5-21 showed improved growth, as evidenced by greater height and basal diameter increments and total biomass relative to the control plants after drought or salt stress treatments. The improved tolerance to drought and salt was primarily attributed to greater instantaneous water use efficiency (WUEi) in the transgenic trees. The chlorophyll concentrations tended to be higher in the transgenic lines under drought or saline conditions. Transformed trees in drought conditions accumulated more fructan and proline and had increased Fv/Fm ratios (maximum quantum yield of photosystem II) under waterlogging stress. Insect-feeding assays in the laboratory revealed a higher total mortality rate and lower exuviation index of leaf beetle [Plagiodera versicolora (Laicharting)] larvae fed with D5-21 leaves, suggesting enhanced insect resistance in the transgenic poplar. In field trials, the dominance of targeted insects on 2-year-old D5-21 transgenic trees was substantially lower than that of the controls, indicating enhanced resistance to Coleoptera. The average height and DBH (diameter at breast height) of 2.5-year-old transgenic trees growing in naturally saline soil were 3.80% and 4.12% greater than those of the control trees, but these increases were not significant. These results suggested that multiple stress-resistance properties in important crop tree species could be simultaneously improved, although additional research is needed to fully understand the relationships between the altered phenotypes and the function of each transgene in multigene transformants.
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- Xiaohua Su
- Key Laboratory of Tree Breeding and Cultivation, State Forestry Administration, Research Institute of Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing, China.
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Further investigation of the mechanism of Vitreoscilla hemoglobin (VHb) protection from oxidative stress in Escherichia coli. Biologia (Bratisl) 2011. [DOI: 10.2478/s11756-011-0099-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Stark BC, Dikshit KL, Pagilla KR. Recent advances in understanding the structure, function, and biotechnological usefulness of the hemoglobin from the bacterium Vitreoscilla. Biotechnol Lett 2011; 33:1705-14. [DOI: 10.1007/s10529-011-0621-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2010] [Accepted: 04/08/2011] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Guan B, Ma H, Wang Y, Hu Y, Lin Z, Zhu Z, Hu W. Vitreoscilla hemoglobin (VHb) overexpression increases hypoxia tolerance in zebrafish (Danio rerio). MARINE BIOTECHNOLOGY (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2011; 13:336-344. [PMID: 20694827 DOI: 10.1007/s10126-010-9305-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2010] [Accepted: 06/09/2010] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Aquaculture farming may benefit from genetically engineering fish to tolerate environmental stress. Here, we used the vector pCVCG expressing the Vitreoscilla hemoglobin (vhb) gene driven by the common carp β-actin promoter to create stable transgenic zebrafish. The survival rate of the 7-day-old F(2) transgenic fish was significantly greater than that of the sibling controls under 2.5% O(2) (dissolved oxygen (DO), 0.91 mg/l). Meanwhile, we investigated the relative expression levels of several marker genes (hypoxia-inducible factor alpha 1, heat shock cognate 70-kDa protein, erythropoietin, beta and alpha globin genes, lactate dehydrogenase, catalase, superoxide dismutase, and glutathione peroxidase) of transgenic fish and siblings after hypoxia exposure for 156 h. The expression profiles of the vhb transgenic zebrafish revealed that VHb could partially alleviate the hypoxia stress response to improve the survival rate of the fish. These results suggest that that vhb gene may be an efficient candidate for genetically modifying hypoxia tolerance in fish.
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- Bo Guan
- State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430072, China
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Horng YT, Chien CC, Wei YH, Chen SY, Lan JW, Sun YM, Soo PC. Functional cis-expression of phaCAB genes for poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) production by Escherichia coli. Lett Appl Microbiol 2011; 52:475-83. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765x.2011.03029.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Frey AD, Shepherd M, Jokipii-Lukkari S, Häggman H, Kallio PT. The single-domain globin of Vitreoscilla: augmentation of aerobic metabolism for biotechnological applications. Adv Microb Physiol 2011; 58:81-139. [PMID: 21722792 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-381043-4.00003-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Extensive studies have revealed that large-scale, high-cell density bioreactor cultivations have significant impact on metabolic networks of oxygen-requiring production organisms. Oxygen transfer problems associated with fluid dynamics and inefficient mixing efficiencies result in oxygen gradients, which lead to reduced performance of the bioprocess, decreased product yields, and increased production costs. These problems can be partially alleviated by improving bioreactor configuration and setting, but significant improvements have been achieved by metabolic engineering methods, especially by heterologously expressing Vitreoscilla hemoglobin (VHb). Vast numbers of studies have been accumulating during the past 20 years showing the applicability of VHb to improve growth and product yields in a variety of industrially significant prokaryotic and eukaryotic hosts. The global view on the metabolism of globin-expressing Escherichia coli cells depicts increased energy generation, higher oxygen uptake rates, and a decrease in fermentative by-product excretion. Transcriptome and metabolic flux analysis clearly demonstrate the multidimensional influence of heterologous VHb on the expression of stationary phase-specific genes and on the regulation of cellular metabolic networks. The exact biochemical mechanisms by which VHb is able to improve the oxygen-limited growth remain poorly understood. The suggested mechanisms propose either the delivery of oxygen to the respiratory chain or the detoxification of reactive nitrogen species for the protection of cytochrome activity. The expression of VHb in E. coli bioreactor cultures is likely to assist bacterial growth through providing an increase in available intracellular oxygen, although to fully understand the exact role of VHb in vivo, further analysis will be required.
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Wu X, Chen Y, Li Y, Li O, Zhu L, Qian C, Tao X, Teng Y. Constitutive expression of Vitreoscilla haemoglobin in Sphingomonas elodea to improve gellan gum production. J Appl Microbiol 2010; 110:422-30. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2010.04896.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Enhanced Production of l-Arginine by Expression of Vitreoscilla Hemoglobin Using a Novel Expression System in Corynebacterium crenatum. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2010; 163:707-19. [DOI: 10.1007/s12010-010-9076-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2010] [Accepted: 08/27/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Sanny T, Arnaldos M, Kunkel SA, Pagilla KR, Stark BC. Engineering of ethanolic E. coli with the Vitreoscilla hemoglobin gene enhances ethanol production from both glucose and xylose. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2010; 88:1103-12. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-010-2817-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2010] [Revised: 07/30/2010] [Accepted: 08/01/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Li M, Wu J, Lin J, Wei D. Expression of Vitreoscilla Hemoglobin Enhances Cell Growth and Dihydroxyacetone Production in Gluconobacter oxydans. Curr Microbiol 2010; 61:370-5. [DOI: 10.1007/s00284-010-9621-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2009] [Accepted: 03/10/2010] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Redox-mediated interactions of VHb (Vitreoscilla haemoglobin) with OxyR: novel regulation of VHb biosynthesis under oxidative stress. Biochem J 2010; 426:271-80. [DOI: 10.1042/bj20091417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The bacterial haemoglobin from Vitreoscilla, VHb, displays several unusual properties that are unique among the globin family. When the gene encoding VHb, vgb, is expressed from its natural promoter in either Vitreoscilla or Escherichia coli, the level of VHb increases more than 50-fold under hypoxic conditions and decreases significantly during oxidative stress, suggesting similar functioning of the vgb promoter in both organisms. In the present study we show that expression of VHb in E. coli induced the antioxidant genes katG (catalase–peroxidase G) and sodA (superoxide dismutase A) and conferred significant protection from oxidative stress. In contrast, when vgb was expressed in an oxyR mutant of E. coli, VHb levels increased and the strain showed high sensitivity to oxidative stress without induction of antioxidant genes; this indicates the involvement of the oxidative stress regulator OxyR in mediating the protective effect of VHb under oxidative stress. A putative OxyR-binding site was identified within the vgb promoter and a gel-shift assay confirmed its interaction with oxidized OxyR, an interaction which was disrupted by the reduced form of the transcriptional activator Fnr (fumurate and nitrate reductase). This suggested that the redox state of OxyR and Fnr modulates their interaction with the vgb promoter. VHb associated with reduced OxyR in two-hybrid screen experiments and in vitro, converting it into an oxidized state in the presence of NADH, a condition where VHb is known to generate H2O2. These observations unveil a novel mechanism by which VHb may transmit signals to OxyR to autoregulate its own biosynthesis, simultaneously activating oxidative stress functions. The activation of OxyR via VHb, reported in the present paper for the first time, suggests the involvement of VHb in transcriptional control of many other genes as well.
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Horng YT, Chang KC, Chien CC, Wei YH, Sun YM, Soo PC. Enhanced polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) productionviathe coexpressedphaCABandvgbgenes controlled by arabinose PBADpromoter inEscherichia coli. Lett Appl Microbiol 2010; 50:158-67. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765x.2009.02772.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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