• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제41권2호
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• pp.125-129
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• 1998

한국 토양에서 분리된 Xanthomonas sp.는 Candida albicans에 대한 용균성을 나타내며 분비효소로서 chitinase를 분비하는 것으로 사료되었다. 특히 chitinase활성은 chitin배지에서 배양했을 때 3일 배양에서 최대치를 나타내었다. 이러한 특성이 있는 Xanthomonas의 chitinase 유전자를 cloning하기 위하여 cosmid vector를 이용한 genomic library를 작성하였으며, 다른 박테리아 chitinase 유전자와 homology를 가진 지역의 DNA sequence를 oligonucleotide로 합성하여 probe로 사용한 결과 4개의 독립된 positive clone을 cloning 하였다. 이중 pXCHl(1.2 kb insert) 이라고 명명한 clone에 대해 해석한 결과 이 크론의 전사산물은 chitin 배지에서만 유도됨을 확인하였으며 대장균 발현 vector를 이용한 이 유전자의 대장균에서의 발현에 대한 실험의 결과 약 35 kDa의 단백질을 생산하는 것으로 확인하였다. 또한 이 산물의 chitinase활성을 측정한 결과 유전자가 포함되지 않은 산물에 비해 약 10배의 활성을 나타내어 이 유전자를 Xanthomonas sp.의 chitinase유전자임을 증명하였다.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.129-135
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• 1992

본 연구에서는 Serratia marcescens ATCC 27117 균주로부터 키나아제 유전자를 대장균으로 클로닝 하고 발현시켰다. pUC 19 플라스미드를 이용하여 S.marcescens의 genomic library를 만들고 팽화된 키틴이 포함된 한천배지에서 키티나아제 활성을 가지는 클론을 선별하였다. 약 1x10 transformant들 중에서 키티나아제 활성을 보이는 하나의 클론을 선발하였으며 이것은 pUC 19 플라스미드속에 8.9Kb 염색체 DNA 삽입단편을 가지고 있었다.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.318-328
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• 2017

Chitinase-producing Paenibacillus elgii strain HOA73 has been used to control plant diseases. However, the antimicrobial activity of its extracellular chitinase has not been fully elucidated. The major extracellular chitinase gene (PeChi68) from strain HOA73 was cloned and expressed in Escherichia coli in this study. This gene had an open reading frame of 2,028 bp, encoding a protein of 675 amino acid residues containing a secretion signal peptide, a chitin-binding domain, two fibronectin type III domains, and a catalytic hydrolase domain. The chitinase (PeChi68) purified from recombinant E. coli exhibited a molecular mass of approximately 68 kDa on SDS-PAGE. Biochemical analysis indicated that optimum temperature for the actitvity of purified chitinase was $50^{\circ}C$. However, it was inactivated with time when it was incubated at $40^{\circ}C$ and $50^{\circ}C$. Its optimum activity was found at pH 7, although its activity was stable when incubated between pH 3 and pH 11. Heavy metals inhibited this chitinase. This purified chitinase completely inhibited spore germination of two Cladosporium isolates and partially inhibited germination of Botrytis cinerea spores. However, it had no effect on the spores of a Colletotricum isolate. These results indicate that the extracellular chitinase produced by P. elgii HOA73 might have function in limiting spore germination of certain fungal pathogens.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제8권6호
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• pp.560-567
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• 1998

We have found that Thermoactinomyces vulgaris KFB-Cl00 produces a chitinase. The optimum temperature and pH of the enzyme activity were $55^{\circ}C$ and 6.5. The enzyme was stable after heat treatment at $80^{\circ}C$ for 30 min and stable in acidic and basic conditions (PH 6.0~11.0). The thermostable endo-chitinase from Thermoactinomyces vulgaris KFB-C100 was cloned into the plasmid pBR322 by using E. coli DH5$\alpha$ as a host strain. The positive clone carrying a recombinant plasmid (PKCHI23) with a 4.1-kb fragment containing the chitinase gene was found. The recombinant plasmid was analyzed to determine the essential region for chitinase activity and obtained a 2.3-kb fragment, which was sub cloned into pTrc99A using the PstI and SalI sites to construct pTrc99A/pKCHI23-3. The resulting plasmid exerted high chitinase activity upon transformation of E. coli XL1-Blue cells. Chitinase was overproduced 14 times more in the clone cells than in the wild-type cells and the enzyme was purified to homogeneity. The purified enzyme showed the similar properties as the native chitinase from T. vulgaris in terms of molecular weight and substrate specificity. The catalytic action of the cloned enzyme was an endo type, producing chitobiose as a major reaction product.

• 산업기술연구
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• 제30권B호
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• pp.69-74
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• 2010

Chitinolytic activity was enhanced by coexpression of endo-chitinase gene (chiA) and chitobiosidase gene (chiB) from Serratia marcescens KFRI314 using constitutive expression vector, pHCEIA, in E. coli. Coexpression vector was constructed by inserting ribosome binding site (RBS) into junction between two chitinase genes. SDS-PAGE analyses showed that two chitinase were constitutively expressed while E. coli clones expressing two chitinases simultaneously increased halo size on colloidal chitin plate. Furthermore, the chitinolytic activities were much enhanced in coexpressed clones when degradation patterns of substrate analogues such as 4-MU-(NAG), $4-MU-(NAG)_2$,$4-MU-(NAG)_3$ were used. Consequently, the combined use of endochitinase and chitobiosidase greatly increased overall chitinolytic activities on recombinant E. coli clones.

• 산업기술연구
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• 제30권B호
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• pp.61-68
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• 2010

Three chitinase genes (chiA, chiB, and chiC) were cloned into E. coli by PCR amplification from Serratia marcescens KFRI314. The sizes of cloned chitinase genes were 1692 bp, 1500 bp, and 1443 bp which correspond to 563, 499, and 480 amino acids, respectively. Recombinant chitinases were overexpressed using pHCEIA expression vector and purified to homogenity. The molecular weights of chitinases were about 60kDa, 50 kDa, 52 kDa, respectively. Optimum pHs were around pH 5~6 and optimum temperatures were $45{\sim}50^{\circ}C$ while 90% of enzyme activities were stable up to $50^{\circ}C$. The specific activities of ChiA, ChiB, and ChiC were 233.1, 278.8, $111.3{\mu}mol\;(min)^{-1}\;mg^{-1}$ against colloidal chitin. From experiments using TLC and fluorescent substrate analogues, it was demonstrated that ChiA was endo-chitinase while ChiB and ChiC were chitobiosidase.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제48권4호
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• pp.293-297
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• 2012

극지의 다양한 환경으로부터 분리되어 극지연구소 PAMC(Polar and Alpine Microbial Collection)에 보관중인 169개 균주들을 0.4% colloidal chitin이 첨가된 ZoBell 고체배지에서 배양하여 chitinase 활성을 균주 27개를 선별하였다. 그 중 PAMC 21693 균주는 저온에서 pNP-$(GlcNAc)_1$를 기질로 사용했을 때 가장 큰 활성을 보였고, $4-37^{\circ}C$의 온도 범위 중 $4^{\circ}C$에서 가장 높은 개체수 증가율을 보였다. PAMC 21693의 chitinase 유전자를 클로닝한 결과 2,619 bp의 ORF를 포함하는 총 2,857 bp의 염기서열을 확보하였다. 대장균에서 chitinase 유전자의 재조합 단백질을 발현한 결과 분자량 96 kDa의 재조합 단백질을 확인할 수 있었다. 본 논문에서는 극지 미생물 유래 저온활성 chitinase들의 생물공학 분야에서의 이용가능성을 제시하였다.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제49권3호
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• pp.305-315
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• 2021

The cotton leafworm, Spodoptera littoralis, is a major pest in Egypt and many countries worldwide, and causes heavy economic losses. As a result, management measures to control the spread of the worm are required. S. littoralis nucleopolyhedrovirus (SpliNPV) is one of the most promising bioagents for the efficient control of insect pests. In this study, a chitinase gene (chitA) of a 1.8 kb DNA fragment was cloned and fully characterized from SpliNPV-EG1, an Egyptian isolate. A sequence of 601 amino acids was deduced when the gene was completely sequenced with a predicted molecular mass of 67 kDa for the preprotein. Transcriptional analyses using reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) revealed that chitA transcripts were detected first at 12 h post infection (hpi) and remained detectable until 168 hpi, suggesting their transcriptional regulation from a putative late promoter motif. In addition, quantitative analysis using quantitative RT-PCR showed a steady increase of 7.86-fold at 12 hpi in chitA transcription levels, which increased up to 71.4-fold at 120 hpi. An approximately 50 kDa protein fragment with chitinolytic activity was purified from ChitA-induced bacterial culture and detected by western blotting with an anti-recombinant SpliNPV chitinase antibody. Moreover, purification of the expressed ChitA recombinant protein showed in vitro growth inhibition of two different fungi species, Fusarium solani and F. oxysporum, confirming that the enzyme assembly and activity was correct. The results supported the potential role and application of the SpliNPV-ChitA protein as a synergistic agent in agricultural fungal and pest control programs.

• 식물조직배양학회지
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.95-99
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• 1995

본 연구는 이미 확립되어 있는 고려인삼의 체세포배발생을 통한 식물체 재분화와 Agrobacterium을 매개로 한 형질전환 시스템을 이용하여 항곰팡이성 인삼을 개발하고자 염기성인 강낭콩 키틴가수분해효소 유전자를 인삼으로 도입하였다. CaMV 35S promoter-강낭콩 키틴가수분해효소 유전자와 선발표지로서의 neomycin phosphotransferase II (NPT II) 유전자를 가진 pChi/748 binary 벡터를 pGA748로부터 제조하여 이를 도입한 A. tumefacience LBA4404와 인삼 접합배의 자엽절편을 1 mg/L 24-D, 0.1 mg/L kinetin이 첨가된 MS 액체배지에서 48시간 동안 공동배양한 후 동일배지에 100 mg/L kanamycine 500 mg/L carbenicillin을 첨가한 고체 배지에 옮겨 배양하였다. 배양 한달 후부터 절편의 절단면 부근으로부터 캘러스가 유도되기 시작하였으며 이어서 수많은 체세포배가 형성되었다. 이들 체세포배를 BA와 GA3가 각각 1 mg/L 첨가된 배지로 옮겨서 5주 경과되었을 때 식물체로 전환되었다. 재분화된 개체 중 선발된 8개의 식물체로부터 PCR과 이 산물의 Southern분석 결과 6개의 재분화 개체에서 강낭콩 키틴가수분해효소 유전자가 도입되었음을 확인하였다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.77-84
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• 2003

Chitinase was purified from an antagonistic bacterium Bacillus sp. 7079 by ammonium sulfate precipitation, QAE-Sephadex anion exchange chromatography, Sephadex G-100 gel filtration, and SP-Sephadex cation exchange chromatography. The molecula. weight of purified chitinase (PC-1) was approximately 66.5 kDa on SDS-PACE. PC-1 exhibited optimum pH and temperature of pH 7.5 and $45^{\circ}C$, respectively. More than $80\%$ of PC-1 was stable at pH 5.0 to 9.0, and more than $90\%$ at $40^{\circ}C$. $Fe^2+\;and\;Ca^2+$ inhibited the chitinase activity about $20\%$, and EDTA and p-CMB by about $30\%$, whereas $Ag^+$ inhibited the activity up to $65\%$. The $K_m$ value of PC-1 was 1.215 mg/ml with colloidal chitin as a substrate. We also investigated the effect of PC-1 treated chitin (PCTC) on the pro-inflammatory cytokine gene expression in macrophage RAW 264.7 cells. The expression of IL-$1{\alpha}$ and IL-$1{\beta}$ mRNA gene was investigated using reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). IL-$1{\alpha}$ and IL-$1{\beta}$ mRNA were induced by the treatment of PCTC and chitin only in RAW 264.7 cells. These expressions were induced as early as 2 h and sustained up to 24 h in RAW 264.7 cells. IL-$1{\alpha}$ and IL-$1{\beta}$ mRNA were more strongly expressed by the treatment of PCTC than chitin treatment alone in RAW 264.7 cells.