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http://dx.doi.org/10.5487/TR.2010.26.1.047

Cloning and Expression in Pichia pastoris of a New Cytochrome P450 Gene from a Dandruff-causing Malassezia globosa  

Lee, Eun-Chang (College of Pharmacy, Chung-Ang University)
Ohk, Seul-Ong (College of Pharmacy, Chung-Ang University)
Suh, Bo-Young (College of Pharmacy, Chung-Ang University)
Park, Na-Hee (College of Pharmacy, Chung-Ang University)
Kim, Beom-Joon (Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University)
Kim, Dong-Hak (Department of Biological Sciences, Konkuk University)
Chun, Young-Jin (College of Pharmacy, Chung-Ang University)
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Toxicological Research / v.26, no.1, 2010 , pp. 47-52 More about this Journal
Abstract
The Malassezia fungi are responsible for various human skin disorders including dandruff and seborrheic dermatitis. Of the Malassezia fungi, Malassezia globosa (M. globosa) is one of the most common in human scalp. The completed genome sequence of M. globosa contains four putative cytochrome P450 genes. To determine the roles of Malassezia P450 enzymes in the biosynthesis of ergosterol, we isolated MGL3996 gene from M. globosa chromosomal DNA by PCR. The MGL3996 gene encodes an enzyme of 616 amino acids, which shows strong similarity with known CYP52s of other species. MGL3996 gene was cloned and expressed in Pichia pastoris (P. pastoris) heterologous yeast expression system. Using the yeast microsomes expressing MGL3996 protein, a typical P450 CO-difference spectrum was shown with absorption maximum at 448 nm. SDS-PAGE analysis revealed a protein band of apparent molecular weight 69 kDa and Western blot with anti-histidine tag antibody showed that MGL3996 was successfully expressed in P. pastoris. Cloning and expression of a new P450 gene is an important step to study the P450 monooxygenase system of M. globosa and to understand the role of P450 enzymes in pathophysiology of dandruff.
Keywords
CYP52; Dandruff; Malassezia fungi; P450; Pichia pastoris;
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