Protoplast Regeneration and Interspecific Fusion of the Genus Cellulomonas

Cellulomonas속 원형질체 재생과 종간 융합조건

In order to establish the process of interspecific protoplast fusion of the genus Cellulomonas capable of utilizing of cellulose, C. flavigena NCIB 12901 and Cellulomonas sp. CSI-1, the optimum conditions for the regeneration and fusion were examined. The condition of suitable osmotic stabilizer for the protoplast regeneration of C. flavigena was established by using 0.4M sorbitol. And then, by addition of 3% po]yvinyl pyrrolidone (PVP) to cell wall regeneration medium, regeneration frequency was increased 3 times higher than that without PVP addition. The optimum conditions for the interspecific protoplast fusion between auxotrophic and antibiotics resistant mutants were obtained with 40%(W/V) of PEG (polyethylene glycol) 6000 as the fusogenic agent and 25mM of CaCl$_2$on treating time for 15 min. The fusion frequency between mutants was from 2.0$\times$10$^{-4}$ to 4.0$\times$10$^{-4}$ under the optimum conditions. The fusants were confirmed to revert from protoplast to cells of rod type during regeneration process and the aggregation of protoplast by PEG was observed. Also the progress of fusion was observed by scanning electron microscopy, Many isolated fusants were shown to be complement clones of both parents which occured at a high frequency among the isolated clones.

Cellulose를 이용할 수 있는 Cellulomonas속 균주의 종간 세포의 융합방법을 확립하기 위해 원형질체 재생 및 융합조건에 대해 검토하였다. Cellulomonas속 균주의 원형질체는 osmotic stabilizer를 포함하는 재생배지에서 유동성 한천배지로 중층하여 재생시켰고 재생 확인은 주사전자현미경으로 하였다. 원형질체 융합은 항생물질 내성과 영양요구성 돌연변이주의 유전자 표지에 확인하였다. Lysozyme을 처리하여 형성된 C. flavigena 원형 질체의 세포벽 재생은 osmotic stabilizer로 0.4M sorbitol을 포함하는 재생배지에서 약 15% 수준이었으며 여기에 Polyvinyl Pyrrolidone(PVP) 3% 첨가로 재생율을 약 3배정도 증가시킬 수 있었다. Cellulomonas속 균주의 변이주간의 원형질체 융합은 융합유도제로 PEG 6000을 취하여 최적농도 40% (w/v), 치적 처리시간 15분, Ca농도 25mM에서 약 2.0$\times$$10^{-4}$ - 4.0$\times$$10^{-4}$의 융합빈도를 얻을 수 있었다.