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Hermann E, Rodrigues CF, Martins LO, Peterbauer C, Oostenbrink C. Engineering A-type Dye-Decolorizing Peroxidases by Modification of a Conserved Glutamate Residue. Chembiochem 2024; 25:e202300872. [PMID: 38376941 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.202300872] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2023] [Revised: 02/08/2024] [Accepted: 02/20/2024] [Indexed: 02/21/2024]
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Dye-decolorizing peroxidases (DyPs) are recently identified microbial enzymes that have been used in several Biotechnology applications from wastewater treatment to lignin valorization. However, their properties and mechanism of action still have many open questions. Their heme-containing active site is buried by three conserved flexible loops with a putative role in modulating substrate access and enzyme catalysis. Here, we investigated the role of a conserved glutamate residue in stabilizing interactions in loop 2 of A-type DyPs. First, we did site saturation mutagenesis of this residue, replacing it with all possible amino acids in bacterial DyPs from Bacillus subtilis (BsDyP) and from Kitasatospora aureofaciens (KaDyP1), the latter being characterized here for the first time. We screened the resulting libraries of variants for activity towards ABTS and identified variants with increased catalytic efficiency. The selected variants were purified and characterized for activity and stability. We furthermore used Molecular Dynamics simulations to rationalize the increased catalytic efficiency and found that the main reason is the electron channeling becoming easier from surface-exposed tryptophans. Based on our findings, we also propose that this glutamate could work as a pH switch in the wild-type enzyme, preventing intracellular damage.
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- Enikö Hermann
- Institute of Food Technology, Department of Food Science and Technology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Muthgasse 11, 1190, Vienna, Austria
- Institute for Molecular Modeling and Simulation, Department of Material Science and Life Sciences, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Muthgasse 18, 1190, Vienna, Austria
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- Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Av da República, 2780-157, Oeiras, Portugal
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- Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Av da República, 2780-157, Oeiras, Portugal
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- Institute of Food Technology, Department of Food Science and Technology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Muthgasse 11, 1190, Vienna, Austria
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- Institute for Molecular Modeling and Simulation, Department of Material Science and Life Sciences, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Muthgasse 18, 1190, Vienna, Austria
- Christian Doppler Laboratory for Molecular Informatics in the Biosciences, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria
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Välimets S, Sun P, Virginia LJ, van Erven G, Sanders MG, Kabel MA, Peterbauer C. Characterization of Amycolatopsis 75iv2 dye-decolorizing peroxidase on O-glycosides. Appl Environ Microbiol 2024:e0020524. [PMID: 38625022 DOI: 10.1128/aem.00205-24] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2024] [Accepted: 03/21/2024] [Indexed: 04/17/2024] Open
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Dye-decolorizing peroxidases are heme peroxidases with a broad range of substrate specificity. Their physiological function is still largely unknown, but a role in the depolymerization of plant cell wall polymers has been widely proposed. Here, a new expression system for bacterial dye-decolorizing peroxidases as well as the activity with previously unexplored plant molecules are reported. The dye-decolorizing peroxidase from Amycolatopsis 75iv2 (DyP2) was heterologously produced in the Gram-positive bacterium Streptomyces lividans TK24 in both intracellular and extracellular forms without external heme supplementation. The enzyme was tested on a series of O-glycosides, which are plant secondary metabolites with a phenyl glycosidic linkage. O-glycosides are of great interest, both for studying the compounds themselves and as potential models for studying specific lignin-carbohydrate complexes. The primary DyP reaction products of salicin, arbutin, fraxin, naringin, rutin, and gossypin were oxidatively coupled oligomers. A cleavage of the glycone moiety upon radical polymerization was observed when using arbutin, fraxin, rutin, and gossypin as substrates. The amount of released glucose from arbutin and fraxin reached 23% and 3% of the total substrate, respectively. The proposed mechanism suggests a destabilization of the ether linkage due to the localization of the radical in the para position. In addition, DyP2 was tested on complex lignocellulosic materials such as wheat straw, spruce, willow, and purified water-soluble lignin fractions, but no remarkable changes in the carbohydrate profile were observed, despite obvious oxidative activity. The exact action of DyP2 on such lignin-carbohydrate complexes therefore remains elusive. IMPORTANCE Peroxidases require correct incorporation of the heme cofactor for activity. Heterologous overproduction of peroxidases often results in an inactive enzyme due to insufficient heme synthesis by the host organism. Therefore, peroxidases are incubated with excess heme during or after purification to reconstitute activity. S. lividans as a production host can produce fully active peroxidases both intracellularly and extracellularly without the need for heme supplementation. This reduces the number of downstream processing steps and is beneficial for more sustainable production of industrially relevant enzymes. Moreover, this research has extended the scope of dye-decolorizing peroxidase applications by studying naturally relevant plant secondary metabolites and analyzing the formed products. A previously overlooked artifact of radical polymerization leading to the release of the glycosyl moiety was revealed, shedding light on the mechanism of DyP peroxidases. The key aspect is the continuous addition, rather than the more common approach of a single addition, of the cosubstrate, hydrogen peroxide. This continuous addition allows the peroxidase to complete a high number of turnovers without self-oxidation.
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- Silja Välimets
- Laboratory of Food Biotechnology, Department of Food Science and Technology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU), Muthgasse, Vienna, Austria
- Doctoral Programme Biomolecular Technology of Proteins (BioToP), BOKU, Muthgasse, Vienna, Austria
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- Laboratory of Food Chemistry, Wageningen University and Research, Bornse Weilanden, Wageningen, the Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Food Biotechnology, Department of Food Science and Technology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU), Muthgasse, Vienna, Austria
- Doctoral Programme Biomolecular Technology of Proteins (BioToP), BOKU, Muthgasse, Vienna, Austria
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- Laboratory of Food Chemistry, Wageningen University and Research, Bornse Weilanden, Wageningen, the Netherlands
- Wageningen Food and Biobased Research, Wageningen University and Research, Bornse Weilanden, Wageningen, the Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Food Chemistry, Wageningen University and Research, Bornse Weilanden, Wageningen, the Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Food Chemistry, Wageningen University and Research, Bornse Weilanden, Wageningen, the Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Food Biotechnology, Department of Food Science and Technology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU), Muthgasse, Vienna, Austria
- Doctoral Programme Biomolecular Technology of Proteins (BioToP), BOKU, Muthgasse, Vienna, Austria
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Hoang MN, Peterbauer C. Double-Labeling Method for Visualization and Quantification of Membrane-Associated Proteins in Lactococcus lactis. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:10586. [PMID: 37445764 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241310586] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2023] [Revised: 06/21/2023] [Accepted: 06/21/2023] [Indexed: 07/15/2023] Open
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Lactococcus lactis displaying recombinant proteins on its surface can be used as a potential drug delivery vector in prophylactic medication and therapeutic treatments for many diseases. These applications enable live-cell mucosal and oral administration, providing painless, needle-free solutions and triggering robust immune response at the site of pathogen entry. Immunization requires quantitative control of antigens and, ideally, a complete understanding of the bacterial processing mechanism applied to the target proteins. In this study, we propose a double-labeling method based on a conjugated dye specific for a recombinantly introduced polyhistidine tag (to visualize surface-exposed proteins) and a membrane-permeable dye specific for a tetra-cysteine tag (to visualize cytoplasmic proteins), combined with a method to block the labeling of surface-exposed tetra-cysteine tags, to clearly obtain location-specific signals of the two dyes. This allows simultaneous detection and quantification of targeted proteins on the cell surface and in the cytoplasm. Using this method, we were able to detect full-length peptide chains for the model proteins HtrA and BmpA in L. lactis, which are associated with the cell membrane by two different attachment modes, and thus confirm that membrane-associated proteins in L. lactis are secreted using the Sec-dependent post-translational pathway. We were able to quantitatively follow cytoplasmic protein production and accumulation and subsequent export and surface attachment, which provides a convenient tool for monitoring these processes for cell surface display applications.
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- Mai Ngoc Hoang
- Institute of Immunology, Department of Human Medicine, Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg, 26129 Oldenburg, Germany
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- Institute of Food Technology, Department of Food Science and Technology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, 1190 Vienna, Austria
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Watthanasakphuban N, Srila P, Pinmanee P, Sompinit K, Rattanaporn K, Peterbauer C. Development of high cell density Limosilactobacillus reuteri KUB-AC5 for cell factory using oxidative stress reduction approach. Microb Cell Fact 2023; 22:86. [PMID: 37120528 PMCID: PMC10149017 DOI: 10.1186/s12934-023-02076-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2023] [Accepted: 03/31/2023] [Indexed: 05/01/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Expression systems for lactic acid bacteria have been developed for metabolic engineering applications as well as for food-grade recombinant protein production. But the industrial applications of lactic acid bacteria as cell factories have been limited due to low biomass formation resulted in low efficiency of biomanufacturing process. Limosilactobacillus reuteri KUB-AC5 is a safe probiotic lactic acid bacterium that has been proven as a gut health enhancer, which could be developed as a mucosal delivery vehicle for vaccines or therapeutic proteins, or as expression host for cell factory applications. Similar to many lactic acid bacteria, its oxygen sensitivity is a key factor that limits cell growth and causes low biomass production. The aim of this study is to overcome the oxidative stress in L. reuteri KUB-AC5. Several genes involved in oxidative and anti-oxidative stress were investigated, and strain improvement for higher cell densities despite oxidative stress was performed using genetic engineering. RESULTS An in-silico study showed that L. reuteri KUB-AC5 genome possesses an incomplete respiratory chain lacking four menaquinone biosynthesis genes as well as a complete biosynthesis pathway for the production of the precursor. The presence of an oxygen consuming enzyme, NADH oxidase (Nox), leads to high ROS formation in aerobic cultivation, resulting in strong growth reduction to approximately 25% compared to anaerobic cultivation. Recombinant strains expressing the ROS scavenging enzymes Mn-catalase and Mn-superoxide dismutase were successfully constructed using the pSIP expression system. The Mn-catalase and Mn-SOD-expressing strains produced activities of 873 U/ml and 1213 U/ml and could minimize the ROS formation in the cell, resulting in fourfold and sevenfold higher biomass formation, respectively. CONCLUSIONS Expression of Mn-catalase and Mn-SOD in L. reuteri KUB-AC5 successfully reduced oxidative stress and enhanced growth. This finding could be applied for other lactic acid bacteria that are subject to oxidative stress and will be beneficial for applications of lactic acid bacteria for cell factory applications.
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- Nisit Watthanasakphuban
- Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Agro-Industry, Kasetsart University, Chatuchak, Bangkok, 10900, Thailand.
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- Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Agro-Industry, Kasetsart University, Chatuchak, Bangkok, 10900, Thailand
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- Enzyme Technology Research Team, National Center of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC), Pathum Thani, 12120, Thailand
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- Department of Food Sciences and Technology, BOKU-University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, 1190, Vienna, Austria
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- Fermentation Technology Research Center, Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Agro-Industry, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, 10900, Thailand
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- Department of Food Sciences and Technology, BOKU-University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, 1190, Vienna, Austria.
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Välimets S, Pedetti P, Virginia LJ, Hoang MN, Sauer M, Peterbauer C. Secretory expression of recombinant small laccase genes in Gram-positive bacteria. Microb Cell Fact 2023; 22:72. [PMID: 37062846 PMCID: PMC10108450 DOI: 10.1186/s12934-023-02075-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2023] [Accepted: 03/28/2023] [Indexed: 04/18/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Laccases are multicopper enzymes that oxidize a wide range of aromatic and non-aromatic compounds in the presence of oxygen. The majority of industrially relevant laccases are derived from fungi and are produced in eukaryotic expression systems such as Pichia pastoris and Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Bacterial laccases for research purposes are mostly produced intracellularly in Escherichia coli, but secretory expression systems are needed for future applications. Bacterial laccases from Streptomyces spp. are of interest for potential industrial applications because of their lignin degrading activities. RESULTS In this study, we expressed small laccases genes from Streptomyces coelicolor, Streptomyces viridosporus and Amycolatopsis 75iv2 with their native signal sequences in Gram-positive Bacillus subtilis and Streptomyces lividans host organisms. The extracellular activities of ScLac, SvLac and AmLac expressed in S. lividans reached 1950 ± 99 U/l, 812 ± 57 U/l and 12 ± 1 U/l in the presence of copper supplementation. The secretion of the small laccases was irrespective of the copper supplementation; however, activities upon reconstitution with copper after expression were significantly lower, indicating the importance of copper during laccase production. The production of small laccases in B. subtilis resulted in extracellular activity that was significantly lower than in S. lividans. Unexpectedly, AmLac and ScLac were secreted without their native signal sequences in B. subtilis, indicating that B. subtilis secretes some heterologous proteins via an unknown pathway. CONCLUSIONS Small laccases from S. coelicolor, S. viridosporus and Amycolatopsis 75iv2 were secreted in both Gram-positive expression hosts B. subtilis and S. lividans, but the extracellular activities were significantly higher in the latter.
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- Silja Välimets
- Department of Food Sciences and Technology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Institute of Food Technology, Muthgasse 18, Vienna, Vienna, 1190, Austria
- Department of Biotechnology, Institute of Microbiology and Microbial Biotechnology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Muthgasse 18, Vienna, Vienna, 1190, Austria
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- Food Microbiology, Wageningen University and Research, Droevendaalsesteeg 4, Wageningen, 6708 PB, The Netherlands
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- Department of Food Sciences and Technology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Institute of Food Technology, Muthgasse 18, Vienna, Vienna, 1190, Austria
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- Department of Food Sciences and Technology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Institute of Food Technology, Muthgasse 18, Vienna, Vienna, 1190, Austria
- Department of Human Medicine, Institute of Immunology, Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg, Carl-von-Ossietzky-Straße 9-11, 26129, Oldenburg, Germany
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- Department of Biotechnology, Institute of Microbiology and Microbial Biotechnology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Muthgasse 18, Vienna, Vienna, 1190, Austria
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- Department of Food Sciences and Technology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Institute of Food Technology, Muthgasse 18, Vienna, Vienna, 1190, Austria.
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Virginia LJ, Peterbauer C. Localization of Pyranose 2-Oxidase from Kitasatospora aureofaciens: A Step Closer to Elucidate a Biological Role. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24031975. [PMID: 36768294 PMCID: PMC9916811 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24031975] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2022] [Revised: 01/11/2023] [Accepted: 01/16/2023] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Lignin degradation in fungal systems is well characterized. Recently, a potential for lignin depolymerization and modification employing similar enzymatic activities by bacteria is increasingly recognized. The presence of genes annotated as peroxidases in Actinobacteria genomes suggests that these bacteria should contain auxiliary enzymes such as flavin-dependent carbohydrate oxidoreductases. The only auxiliary activity subfamily with significantly similar representatives in bacteria is pyranose oxidase (POx). A biological role of providing H2O2 for peroxidase activation and reduction of radical degradation products suggests an extracellular localization, which has not been established. Analysis of the genomic locus of POX from Kitasatospora aureofaciens (KaPOx), which is similar to fungal POx, revealed a start codon upstream of the originally annotated one, and the additional sequence was considered a putative Tat-signal peptide by computational analysis. We expressed KaPOx including this additional upstream sequence as well as fusion constructs consisting of the additional sequence, the KaPOx mature domain and the fluorescent protein mRFP1 in Streptomyces lividans. The putative signal peptide facilitated secretion of KaPOx and the fusion protein, suggesting a natural extracellular localization and supporting a potential role in providing H2O2 and reducing radical compounds derived from lignin degradation.
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- Ludovika Jessica Virginia
- Food Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Food Science and Technology, BOKU—University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Muthgasse 11, 1190 Vienna, Austria
- Doctoral Programme BioToP—Biomolecular Technology of Proteins, BOKU—University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Muthgasse 11, 1190 Vienna, Austria
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- Food Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Food Science and Technology, BOKU—University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Muthgasse 11, 1190 Vienna, Austria
- Doctoral Programme BioToP—Biomolecular Technology of Proteins, BOKU—University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Muthgasse 11, 1190 Vienna, Austria
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +43-1-47654-75212
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Castellani C, Obermüller B, Kienesberger B, Singer G, Peterbauer C, Grabherr R, Mayrhofer S, Klymiuk I, Horvath A, Stadlbauer V, Russmayer H, Miekisch W, Fuchs P, Till H, Heinl S. Production, Storage Stability, and Susceptibility Testing of Reuterin and Its Impact on the Murine Fecal Microbiome and Volatile Organic Compound Profile. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:699858. [PMID: 34394042 PMCID: PMC8361477 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.699858] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2021] [Accepted: 06/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Background: Probiotics are generally considered as safe, but infections may rarely occur in vulnerable patients. Alternatives to live microorganisms to manage dysbiosis may be of interest in these patients. Reuterin is a complex component system exhibiting broad spectrum antimicrobial activity and a possible candidate substance in these cases. Methods: Reuterin supernatant was cultured from Lentilactobacillus diolivorans in a bioreactor in a two-step process. Storage stability at −20°C and effect of repeated freeze-thaw cycles were assessed by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). Antimicrobial activity was tested against Clostridium difficile, Listeria monocytogenes, Escherichia coli, Enterococcus faecium, Staphylococcus (S.) aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Streptococcus (S.) agalactiae, Propionibacterium acnes, and Pseudomonas aeruginosae. Male BALBc mice were gavage fed with reuterin supernatant (n = 10) or culture medium (n = 10). Fecal volatile organic compounds (VOC) were assessed by gas chromatography mass spectroscopy; the microbiome was examined by 16S rRNA gene sequencing. Results: The supernatant contained 13.4 g/L reuterin (3-hydroxypropionaldehyde; 3-HPA). 3-HPA content remained stable at −20°C for 35 days followed by a slow decrease of its concentration. Repeated freezing/thawing caused a slow 3-HPA decrease. Antimicrobial activity was encountered against S. aureus, S. epidermidis, and S. agalactiae. Microbiome analysis showed no differences in alpha and beta diversity markers. Linear discriminant effect size (LEfSe) analysis identified Lachnospiraceae_bacterium_COE1 and Ruminoclostridium_5_uncultured_Clostridiales_ bacterium (in the reuterin medium group) and Desulfovibrio_uncultured_ bacterium, Candidatus Arthromitus, Ruminococcae_NK4A214_group, and Eubacterium_xylanophilum_group (in the reuterin group) as markers for group differentiation. VOC analysis showed a significant decrease of heptane and increase of 3-methylbutanal in the reuterin group. Conclusion: The supernatant produced in this study contained acceptable amounts of 3-HPA remaining stable for 35 days at −20°C and exhibiting an antimicrobial effect against S. aureus, S. agalactiae, and S. epidermidis. Under in vivo conditions, the reuterin supernatant caused alterations of the fecal microbiome. In the fecal, VOC analysis decreased heptane and increased 3-methylbutanal were encountered. These findings suggest the high potential of the reuterin system to influence the intestinal microbiome in health and disease, which needs to be examined in detail in future projects.
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- Christoph Castellani
- Department of Paediatric and Adolescent Surgery, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Department of Paediatric and Adolescent Surgery, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Department of Paediatric and Adolescent Surgery, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Department of Paediatric and Adolescent Surgery, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Biotechnology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Biotechnology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria
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- Core Facility of Molecular Biology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.,Department of Cell Biology, Histology and Embryology, Gottfried Schatz Research Center, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.,Center of Biomarker Research in Medicine (CBmed), Graz, Austria
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.,Center of Biomarker Research in Medicine (CBmed), Graz, Austria
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- Department of Biotechnology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria.,CD Laboratory for Biotechnology of Glycerol, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Experimental Research Center, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Experimental Research Center, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany
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- Department of Paediatric and Adolescent Surgery, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Department of Biotechnology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria
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Watthanasakphuban N, Virginia LJ, Haltrich D, Peterbauer C. Analysis and Reconstitution of the Menaquinone Biosynthesis Pathway in Lactiplantibacillus plantarum and Lentilactibacillus buchneri. Microorganisms 2021; 9:microorganisms9071476. [PMID: 34361912 PMCID: PMC8303990 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms9071476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2021] [Revised: 07/07/2021] [Accepted: 07/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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In Lactococcus lactis and some other lactic acid bacteria, respiratory metabolism has been reported upon supplementation with only heme, leading to enhanced biomass formation, reduced acidification, resistance to oxygen, and improved long-term storage. Genes encoding a complete respiratory chain with all components were found in genomes of L. lactis and Leuconostoc mesenteroides, but menaquinone biosynthesis was found to be incomplete in Lactobacillaceae (except L. mesenteroides). Lactiplantibacillus plantarum has only two genes (menA, menG) encoding enzymes in the biosynthetic pathway (out of eight), and Lentilactobacillus buchneri has only four (menA, menB, menE, and menG). We constructed knock-out strains of L. lactis defective in menA, menB, menE, and menG (encoding the last steps in the pathway) and complemented these by expression of the extant genes from Lactipl. plantarum and Lent. buchneri to verify their functionality. Three of the Lactipl. plantarum biosynthesis genes, lpmenA1, lpmenG1, and lpmenG2, as well as lbmenB and lbmenG from Lent. buchneri, reconstituted menaquinone production and respiratory growth in the deficient L. lactis strains when supplemented with heme. We then reconstituted the incomplete menaquinone biosynthesis pathway in Lactipl. plantarum by expressing six genes from L. lactis homologous to the missing genes in a synthetic operon with two inducible promoters. Higher biomass formation was observed in Lactipl. plantarum carrying this operon, with an OD600 increase from 3.0 to 5.0 upon induction.
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- Nisit Watthanasakphuban
- Department of Food Sciences and Technology, BOKU-University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Muthgasse 18, 1190 Vienna, Austria; (N.W.); (L.J.V.); (D.H.)
- Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Agro-Industry, Kasetsart University, Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900, Thailand
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- Department of Food Sciences and Technology, BOKU-University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Muthgasse 18, 1190 Vienna, Austria; (N.W.); (L.J.V.); (D.H.)
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- Department of Food Sciences and Technology, BOKU-University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Muthgasse 18, 1190 Vienna, Austria; (N.W.); (L.J.V.); (D.H.)
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- Department of Food Sciences and Technology, BOKU-University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Muthgasse 18, 1190 Vienna, Austria; (N.W.); (L.J.V.); (D.H.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +43-1-47654-75212
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Graf MMH, Weber S, Kracher D, Kittl R, Sygmund C, Ludwig R, Peterbauer C, Haltrich D. Characterization of three pyranose dehydrogenase isoforms from the litter-decomposing basidiomycete Leucoagaricus meleagris (syn. Agaricus meleagris). Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2017; 101:2879-2891. [PMID: 27995309 PMCID: PMC5352738 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-016-8051-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2016] [Revised: 11/29/2016] [Accepted: 12/04/2016] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Multigenicity is commonly found in fungal enzyme systems, with the purpose of functional compensation upon deficiency of one of its members or leading to enzyme isoforms with new functionalities through gene diversification. Three genes of the flavin-dependent glucose-methanol-choline (GMC) oxidoreductase pyranose dehydrogenase (AmPDH) were previously identified in the litter-degrading fungus Agaricus (Leucoagaricus) meleagris, of which only AmPDH1 was successfully expressed and characterized. The aim of this work was to study the biophysical and biochemical properties of AmPDH2 and AmPDH3 and compare them with those of AmPDH1. AmPDH1, AmPDH2 and AmPDH3 showed negligible oxygen reactivity and possess a covalently tethered FAD cofactor. All three isoforms can oxidise a range of different monosaccarides and oligosaccharides including glucose, mannose, galactose and xylose, which are the main constituent sugars of cellulose and hemicelluloses, and judging from the apparent steady-state kinetics determined for these sugars, the three isoforms do not show significant differences pertaining to their reaction with sugar substrates. They oxidize glucose both at C2 and C3 and upon prolonged reaction C2 and C3 double-oxidized glucose is obtained, confirming that the A. meleagris genes pdh2 (AY753308.1) and pdh3 (DQ117577.1) indeed encode CAZy class AA3_2 pyranose dehydrogenases. While reactivity with electron donor substrates was comparable for the three AmPDH isoforms, their kinetic properties differed significantly for the model electron acceptor substrates tested, a radical (the 2,2'-azino-bis[3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulphonic acid] cation radical), a quinone (benzoquinone) and a complexed iron ion (the ferricenium ion). Thus, a possible explanation for this PDH multiplicity in A. meleagris could be that different isoforms react preferentially with structurally different electron acceptors in vivo.
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- Michael M H Graf
- Food Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Food Science and Technology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU), Muthgasse 18, 1190, Vienna, Austria
- BioToP-The Doctoral Programme on Biomolecular Technology of Proteins, Muthgasse 18, 1190, Vienna, Austria
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- Food Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Food Science and Technology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU), Muthgasse 18, 1190, Vienna, Austria
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- Food Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Food Science and Technology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU), Muthgasse 18, 1190, Vienna, Austria
- BioToP-The Doctoral Programme on Biomolecular Technology of Proteins, Muthgasse 18, 1190, Vienna, Austria
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- Food Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Food Science and Technology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU), Muthgasse 18, 1190, Vienna, Austria
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- Food Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Food Science and Technology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU), Muthgasse 18, 1190, Vienna, Austria
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- Food Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Food Science and Technology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU), Muthgasse 18, 1190, Vienna, Austria
- BioToP-The Doctoral Programme on Biomolecular Technology of Proteins, Muthgasse 18, 1190, Vienna, Austria
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- Food Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Food Science and Technology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU), Muthgasse 18, 1190, Vienna, Austria
- BioToP-The Doctoral Programme on Biomolecular Technology of Proteins, Muthgasse 18, 1190, Vienna, Austria
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- Food Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Food Science and Technology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU), Muthgasse 18, 1190, Vienna, Austria.
- BioToP-The Doctoral Programme on Biomolecular Technology of Proteins, Muthgasse 18, 1190, Vienna, Austria.
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Gonaus C, Kittl R, Sygmund C, Haltrich D, Peterbauer C. Transcription analysis of pyranose dehydrogenase from the basidiomycete Agaricus bisporus and characterization of the recombinantly expressed enzyme. Protein Expr Purif 2015; 119:36-44. [PMID: 26616098 DOI: 10.1016/j.pep.2015.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2015] [Revised: 10/22/2015] [Accepted: 11/04/2015] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Agaricus bisporus is a litter degrading basidiomycete commonly found in humic-rich environments. It is used as model organism and cultivated in large scale for food industry. Due to its ecological niche it produces a variety of enzymes for detoxification and degradation of humified plant litter. One of these, pyranose dehydrogenase, is thought to play a role in detoxification and lignocellulose degradation. It is a member of the glucose-methanol-choline family of flavin-dependent enzymes and oxidizes a wide range of sugars with concomitant reduction of electron acceptors like quinones. In this work, transcription of pdh in A. bisporus was investigated with real-time PCR revealing influence of the carbon source on pdh expression levels. The gene was isolated and heterologously expressed in Pichia pastoris. Characterization of the recombinant enzyme showed a higher affinity towards disaccharides compared to other tested pyranose dehydrogenases from related Agariceae. Homology modeling and sequence alignments indicated that two loops of high sequence variability at substrate access site could play an important role in modulating these substrate specificities.
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- Christoph Gonaus
- Food Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Food Sciences and Technology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria
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- Food Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Food Sciences and Technology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria
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- Food Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Food Sciences and Technology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria
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- Food Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Food Sciences and Technology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria
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- Food Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Food Sciences and Technology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria.
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Peterbauer C, Kofler J. Resektion einer Karpalknochenreihe bei einer Pustertaler Sprinze mit chronischer eitriger Arthritis des Karpalgelenks und Osteomyelitis. Tierarztl Prax Ausg G Grosstiere Nutztiere 2014. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1623228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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ZusammenfassungDer Fallbericht beschreibt klinische und radiologische Befunde sowie die chirurgische Therapie einer serofibrinösen Arthritis des Antebrachiokarpalgelenks und einer eitrigen Arthritis des Inter- und Karpometakarpalgelenks mit Osteomyelitis der distalen Karpalknochen und subchondraler Osteomyelitis des proximalen Anteils des Metakarpus bei einer Pustertaler-Sprinzen-Kuh. Beide Gelenkabteilungen wurden arthrotomiert und die distale Karpalknochenreihe wurde reseziert. Nach 70-tägiger Immobilisierung mittels Cast zeigte die operierte Gliedmaße bereits deutliche radiologische Zeichen der Ankylose des Karpalgelenks und nur noch eine geringe Lahmheit. Die Kuh war 6 Jahre später noch immer in der Herde und hatte sechs Kälber geboren.
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Kofler J, Peterbauer C. [Resection of a carpal bone row in a Pustertaler Sprinze cow with chronic purulent arthritis of the carpal joint and osteomyelitis]. Tierarztl Prax Ausg G Grosstiere Nutztiere 2014; 42:231-239. [PMID: 25119479] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2014] [Accepted: 02/26/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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This case report describes the clinical and radiographic findings and the surgical treatment of a serofibrinous arthritis of the antebrachiocarpal joint and of a chronic purulent arthritis of the intercarpal and carpometacarpal joints with osteomyelitis of the distal carpal bones and subchondral osteomyelitis of the proximal metacarpal bones in a cow of the breed "Pustertaler Sprinze". The therapy comprised an arthrotomy of both joint spaces and the resection of the distal row of the carpal bones. The right forelimb had been immobilised for 70 days by a full limb cast. After this period, radiographs revealed an ob- vious ankylosis of the carpal joint, and the cow showed only a slight lameness. Six years postoperatively this cow was still in the herd and had produced six calves.
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- J Kofler
- Prof. Dr. Johann Kofler, Department für Nutztiere und öffentliches Gesundheitswesen, in der Veterinärmedizin, Klinik für Wiederkäuer, Veterinärmedizinische Universität Wien, Veterinärplatz 1, A-1210 Wien, E-Mail:
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Sygmund C, Gutmann A, Krondorfer I, Kujawa M, Glieder A, Pscheidt B, Haltrich D, Peterbauer C, Kittl R. Simple and efficient expression of Agaricus meleagris pyranose dehydrogenase in Pichia pastoris. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2011; 94:695-704. [PMID: 22080342 PMCID: PMC3315643 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-011-3667-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2011] [Revised: 09/24/2011] [Accepted: 10/22/2011] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Pyranose dehydrogenase (PDH) is a fungal flavin-dependent sugar oxidoreductase that is highly interesting for applications in organic synthesis or electrochemistry. The low expression levels of the filamentous fungus Agaricus meleagris as well as the demand for engineered PDH make heterologous expression necessary. Recently, Aspergillus species were described to efficiently secrete recombinant PDH. Here, we evaluate recombinant protein production with expression hosts more suitable for genetic engineering. Expression in Escherichia coli resulted in no soluble or active PDH. Heterologous expression in the methylotrophic yeast Pichia pastoris was investigated using two different signal sequences as well as a codon-optimized sequence. A 96-well plate activity screening for transformants of all constructs was established and the best expressing clone was used for large-scale production in 50-L scale, which gave a volumetric yield of 223 mg L−1 PDH or 1,330 U L−1 d−1 in space–time yield. Purification yielded 13.4 g of pure enzyme representing 95.8% of the initial activity. The hyperglycosylated recombinant enzyme had a 20% lower specific activity than the native enzyme; however, the kinetic properties were essentially identical. This study demonstrates the successful expression of PDH in the eukaryotic host organism P. pastoris paving the way for protein engineering. Additionally, the feasibility of large-scale production of the enzyme with this expression system together with a simplified purification scheme for easy high-yield purification is shown.
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- Christoph Sygmund
- Department of Food Sciences and Technology, University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences (BOKU), Muthgasse 11, 1190 Vienna, Austria
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- Austrian Centre of Industrial Biotechnology (ACIB), Petersgasse 14, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Department of Food Sciences and Technology, University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences (BOKU), Muthgasse 11, 1190 Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Food Sciences and Technology, University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences (BOKU), Muthgasse 11, 1190 Vienna, Austria
- Austrian Centre of Industrial Biotechnology (ACIB), Petersgasse 14, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Austrian Centre of Industrial Biotechnology (ACIB), Petersgasse 14, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Austrian Centre of Industrial Biotechnology (ACIB), Petersgasse 14, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Department of Food Sciences and Technology, University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences (BOKU), Muthgasse 11, 1190 Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Food Sciences and Technology, University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences (BOKU), Muthgasse 11, 1190 Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Food Sciences and Technology, University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences (BOKU), Muthgasse 11, 1190 Vienna, Austria
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Peterbauer C, Maischberger T, Haltrich D. Food-grade gene expression in lactic acid bacteria. Biotechnol J 2011; 6:1147-61. [PMID: 21858927 DOI: 10.1002/biot.201100034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2011] [Revised: 07/13/2011] [Accepted: 07/13/2011] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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In the 1990s, significant efforts were invested in the research and development of food-grade expression systems in lactic acid bacteria (LAB). At this time, Lactococcus lactis in particular was demonstrated to be an ideal cell factory for the food-grade production of recombinant proteins. Steady progress has since been made in research on LAB, including Lactococcus, Lactobacillus and Streptococcus, in the areas of recombinant enzyme production, industrial food fermentation, and gene and metabolic pathway regulation. Over the past decade, this work has also led to new approaches on chromosomal integration vectors and host/vector systems. These newly constructed food-grade gene expression systems were designed with specific attention to self-cloning strategies, food-grade selection markers, plasmid replication and chromosomal gene replacements. In this review, we discuss some well-characterized chromosomal integration and food-grade host/vector systems used in LAB, with a special focus on sustainability, stability and overall safety, and give some attractive examples of protein expression that are based on these systems.
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- Clemens Peterbauer
- Food Biotechnology Laboratory, BOKU University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria
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Pisanelli I, Spadiut O, Reyes-Dominguez Y, Haltrich D, Peterbauer C. Pyranose 2-oxidase from Aspergillus nidulans: a powerful tool for the synthesis of rare sugars. N Biotechnol 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nbt.2009.06.264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Ludwig R, Ozga M, Zámocky M, Peterbauer C, Kulbe KD, Haltrich D. Continuous Enzymatic Regeneration of Electron Acceptors Used by Flavoenzymes: Cellobiose Dehydrogenase-Catalyzed Production of Lactobionic Acid as an Example. BIOCATAL BIOTRANSFOR 2009. [DOI: 10.1080/10242420410001692787] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Pisanelli I, Kujawa M, Spadiut O, Kittl R, Halada P, Volc J, Mozuch MD, Kersten P, Haltrich D, Peterbauer C. Pyranose 2-oxidase from Phanerochaete chrysosporium--expression in E. coli and biochemical characterization. J Biotechnol 2009; 142:97-106. [PMID: 19501263 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2009.03.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2008] [Revised: 02/02/2009] [Accepted: 03/23/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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The presented work reports the isolation and heterologous expression of the p2ox gene encoding the flavoprotein pyranose 2-oxidase (P2Ox) from the basidiomycete Phanerochaete chrysosporium. The p2ox cDNA was inserted into the bacterial expression vector pET21a(+) and successfully expressed in Escherichia coli. We obtained active, fully flavinylated recombinant P2Ox in yields of approximately 270 mg/l medium. The recombinant enzyme was provided with an N-terminal T7-tag and a C-terminal His(6)-tag to facilitate simple one-step purification. We obtained an apparently homogenous enzyme preparation with a specific activity of 16.5 U/mg. Recombinant P2Ox from P. chrysosporium was characterized in some detail with respect to its physical and catalytic properties, both for electron donor (sugar substrates) and - for the first time - alternative electron acceptors (1,4-benzoquinone, substituted quinones, 2,6-dichloroindophenol and ferricenium ion). As judged from the catalytic efficiencies k(cat)/K(m), some of these alternative electron acceptors are better substrates than oxygen, which might have implications for the proposed in vivo function of pyranose 2-oxidase.
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- Ines Pisanelli
- Department of Food Sciences and Technology, BOKU, University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria
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Salaheddin C, Spadiut O, Ludwig R, Tan TC, Divne C, Haltrich D, Peterbauer C. Probing active-site residues of pyranose 2-oxidase fromTrametes multicolorby semi-rational protein design. Biotechnol J 2009; 4:535-43. [DOI: 10.1002/biot.200800265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Spadiut O, Pisanelli I, Maischberger T, Peterbauer C, Gorton L, Chaiyen P, Haltrich D. Engineering of pyranose 2-oxidase: Improvement for biofuel cell and food applications through semi-rational protein design. J Biotechnol 2009; 139:250-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2008.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2008] [Revised: 11/03/2008] [Accepted: 11/20/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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- I Nussbaumer
- Swine Clinic, Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Bremgartenstrasse 109a, 3012 Bern, Switzerland
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Wuehrer F, Pacher C, Peterbauer C, Kulbe KD. Erwinia (Pectobacter) cypripedii as Reichstein intermediate producing cell factory: Optimisation of fermentation parameters to increase the yield of 2-keto-l-gulonic acid (KLGA). J Biotechnol 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2007.07.143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Maischberger T, Nguyen TH, Splechtna B, Peterbauer C, Lettner HP, Lorenz W, Haltrich D. Cloning and expression of β-galactosidase genes from Lactobacillus reuteri in Escherichia coli and the production of prebiotic galacto-oligosaccharides. J Biotechnol 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2007.07.403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Nguyen TH, Splechtna B, Yamabhai M, Haltrich D, Peterbauer C. Cloning and expression of the β-galactosidase genes from Lactobacillus reuteri in Escherichia coli. J Biotechnol 2007; 129:581-91. [PMID: 17360065 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2007.01.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2006] [Revised: 01/17/2007] [Accepted: 01/29/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Heterodimeric beta-galactosidase of Lactobacillus reuteri L103 is encoded by two overlapping genes, lacL and lacM. The lacL (1887bp) and lacM (960bp) genes encode polypeptides with calculated molecular masses of 73,620 and 35,682Da, respectively. The deduced amino acid sequences of lacL and lacM show significant identity with the sequences of beta-galactosidases from other lactobacilli and Escherichia coli. The coding regions of the lacLM genes were cloned and successfully overexpressed in E. coli using an expression system based on the T7 RNA polymerase promoter. Expression of lacL alone and coexpression of lacL and lacM as well as activity staining of both native and recombinant beta-galactosidases suggested a translational coupling between lacL and lacM, indicating that the formation of a functional beta-galactosidase requires both genes. Recombinant beta-galactosidase was purified to apparent homogeneity, characterized and compared with the native beta-galactosidase from L. reuteri L103.
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- Thu-Ha Nguyen
- Research Centre Applied Biocatalysis, Petersgasse 14, Graz, Austria
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Kujawa M, Volc J, Halada P, Sedmera P, Divne C, Sygmund C, Leitner C, Peterbauer C, Haltrich D. Properties of pyranose dehydrogenase purified from the litter-degrading fungus Agaricus xanthoderma. FEBS J 2007; 274:879-94. [PMID: 17227387 DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2007.05634.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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We purified an extracellular pyranose dehydrogenase (PDH) from the basidiomycete fungus Agaricus xanthoderma using ammonium sulfate fractionation and ion-exchange and hydrophobic interaction chromatography. The native enzyme is a monomeric glycoprotein (5% carbohydrate) containing a covalently bound FAD as its prosthetic group. The PDH polypeptide consists of 575 amino acids and has a molecular mass of 65 400 Da as determined by MALDI MS. On the basis of the primary structure of the mature protein, PDH is a member of the glucose-methanol-choline oxidoreductase family. We constructed a homology model of PDH using the 3D structure of glucose oxidase from Aspergillus niger as a template. This model suggests a novel type of bi-covalent flavinylation in PDH, 9-S-cysteinyl, 8-alpha-N3-histidyl FAD. The enzyme exhibits a broad sugar substrate tolerance, oxidizing structurally different aldopyranoses including monosaccharides and oligosaccharides as well as glycosides. Its preferred electron donor substrates are D-glucose, D-galactose, L-arabinose, and D-xylose. As shown by in situ NMR analysis, D-glucose and D-galactose are both oxidized at positions C2 and C3, yielding the corresponding didehydroaldoses (diketoaldoses) as the final reaction products. PDH shows no detectable activity with oxygen, and its reactivity towards electron acceptors is rather limited, reducing various substituted benzoquinones and complexed metal ions. The azino-bis-(3-ethylbenzthiazolin-6-sulfonic acid) cation radical and the ferricenium ion are the best electron acceptors, as judged by the catalytic efficiencies (k(cat)/K(m)). The enzyme may play a role in lignocellulose degradation.
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- Magdalena Kujawa
- Division of Food Biotechnology, Department of Food Sciences and Technology, BOKU - University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria
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Kujawa M, Ebner H, Leitner C, Hallberg BM, Prongjit M, Sucharitakul J, Ludwig R, Rudsander U, Peterbauer C, Chaiyen P, Haltrich D, Divne C. Structural basis for substrate binding and regioselective oxidation of monosaccharides at C3 by pyranose 2-oxidase. J Biol Chem 2006; 281:35104-15. [PMID: 16984920 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m604718200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Pyranose 2-oxidase (P2Ox) participates in fungal lignin degradation by producing the H2O2 needed for lignin-degrading peroxidases. The enzyme oxidizes cellulose- and hemicellulose-derived aldopyranoses at C2 preferentially, but also on C3, to the corresponding ketoaldoses. To investigate the structural determinants of catalysis, covalent flavinylation, substrate binding, and regioselectivity, wild-type and mutant P2Ox enzymes were produced and characterized biochemically and structurally. Removal of the histidyl-FAD linkage resulted in a catalytically competent enzyme containing tightly, but noncovalently bound FAD. This mutant (H167A) is characterized by a 5-fold lower kcat, and a 35-mV lower redox potential, although no significant structural changes were seen in its crystal structure. In previous structures of P2Ox, the substrate loop (residues 452-457) covering the active site has been either disordered or in a conformation incompatible with carbohydrate binding. We present here the crystal structure of H167A in complex with a slow substrate, 2-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose. Based on the details of 2-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose binding in position for oxidation at C3, we also outline a probable binding mode for D-glucose positioned for regioselective oxidation at C2. The tentative determinant for discriminating between the two binding modes is the position of the O6 hydroxyl group, which in the C2-oxidation mode can make favorable interactions with Asp452 in the substrate loop and, possibly, a nearby arginine residue (Arg472). We also substantiate our hypothesis with steady-state kinetics data for the alanine replacements of Asp452 and Arg472 as well as the double alanine 452/472 mutant.
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- Magdalena Kujawa
- School of Biotechnology, Royal Institute of Technology, Albanova University Center, SE-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
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Zamocky M, Ludwig R, Peterbauer C, Hallberg BM, Divne C, Nicholls P, Haltrich D. Cellobiose dehydrogenase--a flavocytochrome from wood-degrading, phytopathogenic and saprotropic fungi. Curr Protein Pept Sci 2006; 7:255-80. [PMID: 16787264 DOI: 10.2174/138920306777452367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 193] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Cellobiose dehydrogenase, the only currently known extracellular flavocytochrome, is formed not only by a number of wood-degrading but also by various phytopathogenic fungi. This inducible enzyme participates in early events of lignocellulose degradation, as investigated in several basidiomycete fungi at the transcriptional and translational level. However, its role in the ascomycete fungi is not yet obvious. Comprehensive sequence analysis of CDH-encoding genes and their translational products reveals significant sequence similarities along the entire sequences and also a common domain architecture. All known cellobiose dehydrogenases fall into two related subgroups. Class-I members are represented by sequences from basidiomycetes whereas class-II comprises longer, more complex sequences from ascomycete fungi. Cellobiose dehydrogenase is typically a monomeric protein consisting of two domains joined by a protease-sensitive linker region. Each larger (dehydrogenase) domain is flavin-associated while the smaller (cytochrome) domains are haem-binding. The latter shorter domains are unique sequence motifs for all currently known flavocytochromes. Each cytochrome domain of CDH can bind a single haem b as prosthetic group. The larger dehydrogenase domain belongs to the glucose-methanol-choline (GMC) oxidoreductase superfamily - a widespread flavoprotein evolutionary line. The larger domains can be further divided into a flavin-binding subdomain and a substrate-binding subdomain. In addition, the class-II (but not class-I) proteins can possess a short cellulose-binding module of type 1 at their C-termini. All the cellobiose dehydrogenases oxidise cellobiose, cellodextrins, and lactose to the corresponding lactones using a wide spectrum of different electron acceptors. Their flexible specificity serves as a base for the development of possible biotechnological applications.
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- Marcel Zamocky
- Department of Food Science and Technology, University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Muthgasse 18, A-1190 Vienna, Austria.
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Poppenberger B, Berthiller F, Bachmann H, Lucyshyn D, Peterbauer C, Mitterbauer R, Schuhmacher R, Krska R, Glössl J, Adam G. Heterologous expression of Arabidopsis UDP-glucosyltransferases in Saccharomyces cerevisiae for production of zearalenone-4-O-glucoside. Appl Environ Microbiol 2006; 72:4404-10. [PMID: 16751557 PMCID: PMC1489669 DOI: 10.1128/aem.02544-05] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2005] [Accepted: 04/04/2006] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Zearalenone, a secondary metabolite produced by several plant-pathogenic fungi of the genus Fusarium, has high estrogenic activity in vertebrates. We developed a Saccharomyces cerevisiae bioassay strain that we used to identify plant genes encoding UDP-glucosyltransferases that can convert zearalenone into zearalenone-4-O-glucoside (ZON-4-O-Glc). Attachment of the glucose moiety to zearalenone prevented the interaction of the mycotoxin with the human estrogen receptor. We found that two of six clustered, similar UGT73C genes of Arabidopsis thaliana encode glucosyltransferases that can inactivate zearalenone in the yeast bioassay. The formation of glucose conjugates seems to be an important plant mechanism for coping with zearalenone but may result in significant amounts of "masked" zearalenone in Fusarium-infected plant products. Due to the unavailability of an analytical standard, the ZON-4-O-Glc is not measured in routine analytical procedures, even though it can be converted back to active zearalenone in the digestive tracts of animals. Zearalenone added to yeast transformed with UGT73C6 was converted rapidly and efficiently to ZON-4-O-Glc, suggesting that the cloned UDP-glucosyltransferase could be used to produce reference glucosides of zearalenone and its derivatives.
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- Brigitte Poppenberger
- Institute of Applied Genetics and Cell Biology, Department of Applied Plant Sciences and Plant Biotechnology, BOKU-University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Muthgasse 18, A-1190 Vienna, Austria
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Sedmera P, Halada P, Peterbauer C, Volc J. A new enzyme catalysis: 3,4-dioxidation of some aryl β-d-glycopyranosides by fungal pyranose dehydrogenase. Tetrahedron Lett 2004. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2004.09.149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Krebitz M, Wagner B, Ferreira F, Peterbauer C, Campillo N, Witty M, Kolarich D, Steinkellner H, Scheiner O, Breiteneder H. Plant-based heterologous expression of Mal d 2, a thaumatin-like protein and allergen of apple (Malus domestica), and its characterization as an antifungal protein. J Mol Biol 2003; 329:721-30. [PMID: 12787673 DOI: 10.1016/s0022-2836(03)00403-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Mal d 2 is a thaumatin-like protein and important allergen of apple fruits that is associated with IgE-mediated symptoms in apple allergic individuals. We obtained a full-length cDNA clone of Mal d 2 from RNA isolated from ripe apple (Malus domestica cv. Golden Delicious). The cDNA's open reading frame encodes a protein of 246 amino acid residues including a signal peptide of 24 residues and two putative glycosylation sites. The deduced amino acid sequence of the mature Mal d 2 protein results in a predicted molecular mass of 23,210.9Da and a calculated pI of 4.55. Sequence comparisons and molecular modeling place Mal d 2 among those pathogenesis-related thaumatin-like proteins that contain a conserved acidic cleft. In order to ensure the correct formation of the protein's eight conserved disulfide bridges we expressed Mal d 2 in Nicotiana benthamiana plants by the use of a tobacco mosaic viral vector. Transfected N.benthamiana plants accumulated Mal d 2 to levels of at least 2% of total soluble protein. MALDI-TOF mass spectrometric analyses of the recombinant Mal d 2 and its proteolytic fragments showed that the apple-specific leader peptide was correctly cleaved off by the host plant and that the mature recombinant protein was intact and not glycosylated. Purified recombinant Mal d 2 displayed the ability to bind IgE from apple-allergic individuals equivalent to natural Mal d 2. In addition, the recombinant thaumatin-like Mal d 2 exhibited antifungal activity against Fusarium oxysporum and Penicillium expansum, implying a function in plant defense against fungal pathogens.
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- Monika Krebitz
- Department of Pathophysiology, University of Vienna, AKH-EBO-3Q, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, 1090, Vienna, Austria
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Lorito M, Peterbauer C, Hayes CK, Harman GE. Synergistic interaction between fungal cell wall degrading enzymes and different antifungal compounds enhances inhibition of spore germination. Microbiology (Reading) 1994; 140 ( Pt 3):623-9. [PMID: 8012584 DOI: 10.1099/00221287-140-3-623] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Different classes of cell wall degrading enzymes produced by the biocontrol fungi Trichoderma harzianum and Gliocladium virens inhibited spore germination of Botrytis cinerea in a bioassay in vitro. The addition of any chitinolytic or glucanolytic enzyme to the reaction mixture synergistically enhanced the antifungal properties of five different fungitoxic compounds against B. cinerea. The chemicals tested were gliotoxin, flusilazole, miconazole, captan and benomyl. Dose response curves were determined for each combination of toxin and enzyme, and in all cases the ED50 values of the mixtures were substantially lower than ED50 values of the two compounds used alone. For instance, the addition of endochitinase from T. harzianum at a concentration of 10 micrograms ml-1 reduced the ED50 values of toxins up to 86-fold. The level of synergism appeared to be higher when enzymes were combined with toxins having primary sites of action associated with membrane structure, compared with pesticides having multiple or cytoplasmic sites of action. Among enzymes tested, the highest levels of synergism with synthetic fungicides were detected for the endochitinase from T. harzianum strain P1, which, when used alone, was the most effective chitinolytic enzyme against phytopathogenic fungi of those tested. The use of hydrolytic enzymes to synergistically enhance the antifungal ability of fungitoxic compounds may reduce the impact of some chemical pesticides on plants and animals.
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- M Lorito
- Department of Horticultural Sciences, Cornell University, Geneva, NY 14456
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Hayes CK, Klemsdal S, Lorito M, Di Pietro A, Peterbauer C, Nakas JP, Tronsmo A, Harman GE. Isolation and sequence of an endochitinase-encoding gene from a cDNA library of Trichoderma harzianum. Gene 1994; 138:143-8. [PMID: 8125293 DOI: 10.1016/0378-1119(94)90797-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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There are no reports of gene sequences coding for extracellular chitinolytic enzymes from filamentous fungi, even though these enzymes are considered critical to the biological control of plant pathogenic fungi. The purpose of this paper was to report the isolation of a gene (ThEn-42) encoding endochitinase (Ech) from Trichoderma harzianum strain P1, describe its sequence, and to determine whether it was related to genes coding for enzymes with similar functions from prokaryotic or other eukaryotic sources. A clone containing a 1096-bp foreign cDNA fragment was isolated from thalli grown under induced conditions. This cDNA molecule was sequenced and found to lack a portion of the 5' terminus. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was used to isolate a fragment from the lambda gt11 library which contained the 5' terminus plus an overlap region with the 1096-bp cDNA clone. The full-length cDNA sequence, consisting of 1554 bp, contained an open reading frame (ORF) expressing a protein of 424 amino acids (aa). Southern analysis of genomic DNA indicated that there is only a single gene in strain P1 with sequence identity to the sequence described in this report. One region within the protein, thought to be required for catalytic activity of the enzyme, was highly conserved between genes coding for Ech from Th, Serratia marcescens, Bacillus circulans, Streptomyces plicatus, Vibrio parahemolyticus and Kluyveromyces lactis.
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- C K Hayes
- Department of Horticultural Sciences, Cornell University, Geneva, NY 14456
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