• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.535-540
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• 2012

${\beta}$-D-Xylosidase (E.C. 3.2.1.37) from Bifidobacterium breve K-110, which hydrolyzes ginsenoside Ra1 to ginsenoside Rb2, was cloned and expressed in Escherichia coli. The ($His_6$)-tagged recombinant enzyme, designated as XlyBK-110, was efficiently purified using $Ni^{2+}$-affinity chromatography (109.9-fold, 84% yield). The molecular mass of XylBK-100 was found to be 55.7 kDa by SDS-PAGE. Its sequence revealed a 1,347 bp open reading frame (ORF) encoding a protein containing 448 amino acids, which showed 82% identity (DNA) to the previously reported glycosyl hydrolase family 30 of Bifidobacterium adolescentis ATCC 15703. The $K_m$ and $V_{max}$ values toward p-nitrophenyl-${\beta}$-D-xylopyranoside (pNPX) were 1.45mM and 10.75 ${\mu}mol/min/mg$, respectively. This enzyme had pH and temperature optima at 6.0 and $45^{\circ}C$, respectively. XylBK-110 acted to the greatest extent on xyloglucosyl kakkalide, followed by pNPX and ginsenoside Ra1, but did not act on p-nitrophenyl-${\alpha}$-L-arabinofuranoside, p-nitrophenyl-${\beta}$-D-glucopyranoside, or p-nitrophenyl-${\beta}$-D-fucopyranoside. In conclusion, this is the first report on the cloning and expression of ${\beta}$-D-xylosidase-hydrolyzing ginsenoside Ra1 and kakkalide from human intestinal microflora.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.431-439
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• 2014

We report the construction of two Bacillus subtilis expression vectors, pBNS1/pBNS2. Both vectors are based on the strong promoter P43 and the ampicillin resistance gene expression cassette. Additionally, a fragment with the Shine-Dalgarno sequence and a multiple cloning site (BamHI, SalI, SacI, XhoI, PstI, SphI) were inserted. The coding region for the amyQ (encoding an amylase) signal peptide was fused to the promoter P43 of pBNS1 to construct the secreted expression vector pBNS2. The applicability of vectors was tested by first generating the expression vectors pBNS1-GFP/pBNS2-GFP and then detecting for green fluorescent protein gene expression. Next, the mannanase gene from B. pumilus Nsic-2 was fused to vector pBNS2 and we measured the mannanase activity in the supernatant. The mannanase total enzyme activity was 8.65 U/ml, which was 6 times higher than that of the parent strain. Our work provides a feasible way to achieve an effective transformation system for gene expression in B. subtilis and is the first report to achieve B. pumilus mannanase secretory expression in B. subtilis.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제15권6호
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• pp.441-445
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• 1987

알카리성 amylase를 내는 Bacillus sp. AL-8의 알카리성 amylase 유전자를 amylase를 생성하지 않는 Escherichia coli HB101에 pBR322를 vector로 하여 형질전환하였다. E. coli도 알카리성 amylase를 생성하여 5$0^{\circ}C$에서 최적 활성온도를 가지며 5$0^{\circ}C$까지 열안정성을 갖고, pH10에서 최적 활성 pH를 나타내는 동시에 pH8-10에서 안정하였다. 알카리성 amylase 유전자가 E. coli에 형질전환되어 donor 세포와 같은 효소 성질을 갖고 있으며 pBR322로 삽입된 유전자는 pJW8에서 5.8kb이며 pJW200에서는 3.0kb로 E. coli에서 안정하게 발현되었다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제6권5호
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• pp.331-335
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• 1996

The second $\beta$-Xylosidase gene (xylB) from Bacillus stearothermophilus was isolated from the genomic library, cloned into pBR322, and subsequently transferred into Escherichia coli HB101. Six out of 10, 000 transformants were selected from the selective LB medium supplemented with p-nitrophenyl-$\alpha$-L-arabinofuranoside (pNPAf) and ampicillin ($50\mu g$/ml) based on their ability to form a yellow ring around the colony. One of the clones was found to harbor the recombinant plasmid with 5.0 kb foreign DNA, which was identical to the $\alpha$-L-arabinofuranosidase gene (arfI) previously cloned in this lab, while the other five had 3.5 kb of the foreign DNA. Southern blotting experiments confirmed that the 3.5 kb insert DNA was from B. stearothermophilus chromosomal DNA. A zymogram with 4-methylumbelliferyl-$\alpha$-L-arabinofuranoside as the enzyme substrate revealed that the cloned gene product was one of the mutiple $\alpha$-L-arabinofuranosidases produced by B. stearothermophilus. Unlike the arfI gene product, the product of the gene on the insert DNA (xylB) showed an activity not only on pNPAf but also on oNPX suggesting that the cloned gene product could be a bifunctional enzyme having both $\alpha$-L-arabinofuranosidase and $\beta$-xylosidase activities.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.58-66
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• 2007

Isolation, expression, and characterization of a novel $endo-{\beta}-1,3(4)-D-glucanase$ with high specific activity and homology to Bacillus lichenases is described. One clone was screened from a genomic library of Paenibacillus sp. F-40, using lichenan-containing plates. The nucleotide sequence of the clone contains an ORF consisting of 717 nucleotides, encoding a ${\beta}-glucanase$ protein of 238 amino acids and 26 residues of a putative signal peptide at its N-terminus. The amino acid sequence showed the highest similarity of 87% to other ${\beta}-1,3-1,4-glucanases$ of Bacillus. The gene fragment Bg1 containing the mature glucanase protein was expressed in Pichia pastoris at high expression level in a 3-1 high-cell-density fermenter. The purified recombinant enzyme Bg1 showed activity against barley ${\beta}-glucan$, lichenan, and laminarin. The gene encodes an $endo-{\beta}-1,3(4)-D-glucanase$ (E. C. 3.2.1.6). When lichenan was used as substrate, the optimal pH was 6.5, and the optimal temperature was $60^{\circ}C$. The $K_m,\;V_{max},\;and\;k_{cat}$ values for lichenan are 2.96mg/ml, $6,951{\mu}mol/min{\cdot}mg,\;and\;3,131s^{-1}$, respectively. For barley ${\beta}-glucan$ the values are 3.73mg/ml, $8,939{\mu}mol/min{\cdot}mg,\;and\;4,026s^{-1}$, respectively. The recombinant Bg1 had resistance to pepsin and trypsin. Other features of recombinant Bg1 including temperature and pH stability, and sensitivity to some metal ions and chemical reagents were also characterized.

• BMB Reports
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• 제36권6호
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• pp.545-551
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• 2003

A cDNA of bovine brain glutamate dehydrogenase (GDH) was isolated from a cDNA library by recombinant PCR. The isolated cDNA has an open-reading frame of 1677 nucleotides, which codes for 559 amino acids. The expression of the recombinant bovine brain GDH enzyme was achieved in E. coli. BL21 (DE3) by using the pET-15b expression vector containing a T7 promoter. The recombinant GDH protein was also purified and characterized. The amino acid sequence was found 90% homologous to the human GDH. The molecular mass of the expressed GDH enzyme was estimated as 50 kDa by SDS-PAGE and Western blot using monoclonal antibodies against bovine brain GDH. The kinetic parameters of the expressed recombinant GDH enzymes were quite similar to those of the purified bovine brain GDH. The $K_m$ and $V_{max}$ values for $NAD^+$ were 0.1 mM and $1.08\;{\mu}mol/min/mg$, respectively. The catalytic activities of the recombinant GDH enzymes were inhibited by ATP in a concentration-dependent manner over the range of 10 - $100\;{\mu}M$, whereas, ADP increased the enzyme activity up to 2.3-fold. These results indicate that the recombinant-expressed bovine brain GDH that is produced has biochemical properties that are very similar to those of the purified GDH enzyme.

• 식물조직배양학회지
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• 제25권5호
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• pp.341-346
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• 1998

색소유전자의 전이를 통하여 새로운 색소발현체계를 가진 품종을 육종하기 위한 기초연구로 stock (Matthiola incana R. Br.)의 꽃봉오리로부터 cDNA-library를 합성하였고 screening을 통하여 anthocyanin 합성경로의 중요효소의 하나인 DFR (dihydroflavonol 4-reductase) 유전자를 분리하였다. 염기서열분석을 수행하여 분리유전자의 크기가 1450bp 이며 이중 coding region은 1029 bp 임을 확인하였다. 이미 밝혀진 다른 식물체의 DFR 유전자와 서로 염기서열의 일치성을 비교해 본 결과 외자엽식물인 옥수수와 보리와는 각각 61%를 보였으며, 쌍자엽식물인 페튜니아, 금어초, 거베라, 과꽃 그리고 카네이션 등 과는 66%-67%의 일치성을 나타내었다. 아울러 염기서열의 G/C 함량분석을 통하여 쌍자엽식물의 G/C 함량은 외자엽식물의 그것에 비해 매우 낮은 수치를 나타내었다. 분리유전자의 발현을 확인하기 위하여 인위적으로 기내에서의 전사와 해석을 수행한 결과 42-44 kd 크기의 단백질을 확인하였다. Southern blot 분석의 결과 DFR 유전자는 stock의 genome에 다른 대부분의 식물체와 유사하게 한 개가 존재하며 야생종과 돌연변이종의 stock을 분리 DFR 유전자를 probe 로 Northern blot 분석을 수행하여 돌연변이종인 lineK17b가 DFR 돌연변이임을 확인하였다.

• 한국식품영양학회지
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• 제9권4호
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• pp.452-458
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• 1996

호열균 B. stearothermophilus의 세포내 PPIase를 정제하여 Edman 법으로 N-말단 아미노산 배열을 결정하여 이를 바탕으로 합성한 올리고누클레오티드의 프리머를 이용하여, 서턴 분석하여 PPIase 유전자 약 3.0kb를 클로닝하였다.(pPI-40) PPI-40으로부터 PPIase N-말단 배열을 코드 하는 영역으로부터 합성한 프리머(A-1, B-2)를 이용하여, PCR법으로 PPIase N-말단을 코드 하는 유전자를 증폭하여, 염기배열을 경정한 후, 그 정보에 따라 유전 해석한 결과 PCR로 증폭된 단편(pSN-18)은 165염기로부터 형성된 55 아미노산잔기를 코드 하는 open reading frame (ORF)이 계속되고 있었고, Edman법으로 결정한 PPIase N-말단 아미노산 39 아미노산잔기가 완전히 일치하였다. 그리고, 이 ORF를 중심으로, 지금까지 클론화된 대장균의 PPIasea (cytoplasm)와 PPIase b(periplasm)의 아미노산 일차구조 해석으로부터 각각 58%(cytoplasm), 16%(periplasm)의 상동성을 나타냈다. PPIase 구조 유전자를 갖는 재조합플라스미드 pPI-40을 JM109로 형질전환하여 Lac 프로모터로 PPIase 단백질을 발현시켰다. 효소 분자량을 SDSPAGE로 확인한 결과 약 18kDa으로 호열균 B. stearothermophilus로부터 정제한 단백질 분자량과 동일하다. 면역억제(CsA, FK506)와의 화학적인 반응은 대장균의 PPIase와 동일하게, 면역억제와는 비감수성으로 나타났다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제9권5호
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• pp.631-636
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• 1999

The thermostable endo-chitosanase gene from the isolated strain Bacillus sp. KFB-C108 was identified on the basis of a phylogenetic analysis of the 16S rRNA gene sequence, and was cloned into plasmid pUCl8 using E. coli $DH5\alpha$ as the host strain. Positive clones carrying recombinant plasmids (pKCHO I and pKCHO II) containing chitosanase activity were selected using the direct activity staining method. Detailed physical maps showed the two plasmid inserts were identical except that the KCHO II insert (2.6 kb) was 1.8 kb smaller than that of the KCHO I. The recombinant plasmids were analyzed to determine the essential region for chitosanase activity, and a 1.3-kb fragment (KCHO-6) was subcloned into pTrc99A using the EcoRI and BamHI sites to construct pTrc99A/KCHO-6(pTrEB13). The resulting plasmid exerted high chitosanase activity upon transformation of E. coli $DH5{\alpha}cells$, overproducing about 20 times more in the cloned cells than in the wild-type cells. The cloned chitosanase protein exhibited the same molecular weight and catalytic activity similar to those of Bacillus sp. KFB-C108. The cloned enzyme was an endo-type that produced a chitosan tetramer as the major reaction product; however, it produced no monomers or dimers.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제16권5호
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• pp.369-373
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• 1988

Bacillus licheniformis ATCC 27811의 염색체 DNA를 분리하며 제한효소인 EcoRI으로 부분절단하고, 동일 효소로 절단한 plasmid pBR322에 ligation 시킨 뒤 E. coli HB 101에 형질전환시켜 alpha-amylase 형질을 보여주는 균주를 선별하였다. 선별된 형질전환체로부터 alpha-amylase를 분리하며, 원 균주인 Bac. licheniformis가 생산하는 alpha-amylase와 pH 및 온도특성을 비교하며 모균주와 같은 성질을 가졌음을 확인하였다. 재조합체 DNA로부터 얻은 Insert는 대략 3.1kb 정도였고, HindIII, ClaI, PstI, SalI Site를 한개씩 가지고 있었다.