• Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.20-26
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• 2003

A bacterial strain was isolated from seawater to screen for phytase activities. A colony had the highest activity and was identified as an Escherichia coli strain. Using primers derived from E. coli acid phosphatase appA sequence, we cloned a 1,495 bp DNA fragment connected with the pGEM-T vector. It was over-expressed under lac promoter combined with its native promoter in E. coli $DH5\alpha$. The expression of the phytase gene occurred during late exponential growth and the intracellular phytase production was 16.9 units/ml. The yield of recombinant phytate was 412-fold higher than that of wild type E. coli K13.

• Journal of Life Science
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.62-66
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• 1999

To overexpress E. coli ADA in host strain E. coli M15, the expression plasmid pQEADD was constructed. To analyze the expression characteristics of ADA, a time course of the expression was first examined. The protein was not detected in no inducted in no induction samples. After the addition of IPTG, a band corresponding to the expected size of ADA was appeared. Its molecular weight was about 36,000 dalton. Maximum expression level was revealed when the cell cultured for 3∼4hrs after induction. This result indicated that the efficient expression of add can be achieved by induction at early logarithmic phase. The effect of different IPTG concentration on the degree of ADA expression was investigated. The expression levels of add were not largely affected by IPTG concentration. Location of overexpression ADA was checked out. A protein band corresponding to the ADA was seen in only crude extract B(insoluble protein). This result suggests that ADA is in E. coli M15. The molecular weight of ADA estimated by SDS-PAGE was approximately 36,000 Da.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.212-217
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• 2004

Glycosyl hydrolase family 26에 속하는 Bacillus subtilis WL-7 mannanase를 코드하는 유전자를 대장균에서 과잉 발현하였다. 아미노 말단의 signal peptide를 포함하거나 포함하지 않은 mannanase 유전자를 각각 pET24a(＋)에 도입하여 재조합 플라스미드 pETMAN과 pENS7를 제조하였다. 이들 플라스미드를 함유하는 Escherichia coli BL21(DE3)에서 mannanase를 발현시킨 결과 signal peptide가 제거된 mannanase유전자의 발현량이 매우 높았다. 그러나 배양온도 $37^{\circ}C$에서 pENS7를 함유한 재조합 대장균에서 과잉 발현된 mannanase는 대부분이 불활성 형태로 존재하였으며, 배양온도를 $31^{\circ}C$이하로 하였을 때 수용화 형태의 효소량이 증가하면서 효소활성이 높아졌다. IPTG에 의해 발현된 재조합 대장균의 균체파쇄 상등액 중에 존재하는 mannanase 활성은 배양온도 $25^{\circ}C$～28$^{\circ}C$에서 가장 높았으며, 전체 단백질량을 기준으로 볼 때는 배양온도 $31^{\circ}C$에서 비활성이 가장 높은 것으로 확인되었다.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제61권4호
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• pp.397-404
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• 2023

Acanthamoeba species are free-living amoebae those are widely distributed in the environment. They feed on various microorganisms, including bacteria, fungi, and algae. Although majority of the microbes phagocytosed by Acanthamoeba spp. are digested, some pathogenic bacteria thrive within them. Here, we identified the roles of 3 phagocytosis-associated genes (ACA1_077100, ACA1_175060, and AFD36229.1) in A. castellanii. These 3 genes were upregulated after the ingestion of Escherichia coli. However, after the ingestion of Legionella pneumophila, the expression of these 3 genes was not altered after the consumption of L. pneumophila. Furthermore, A. castellanii transfected with small interfering RNS (siRNA) targeting the 3 phagocytosis-associated genes failed to digest phagocytized E. coli. Silencing of ACA1_077100 disabled phagosome formation in the E. coli-ingesting A. castellanii. Alternatively, silencing of ACA1_175060 enabled phagosome formation; however, phagolysosome formation was inhibited. Moreover, suppression of AFD36229.1 expression prevented E. coli digestion and consequently led to the rupturing of A. castellanii. Our results demonstrated that the ACA1_077100, ACA1_175060, and AFD36229.1 genes of Acanthamoeba played crucial roles not only in the formation of phagosome and phagolysosome but also in the digestion of E. coli.

• 대한미생물학회지
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.41-48
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• 2000

Bacteroides fragilis and Escherichia coli, normal colonic inhabitants, are the most frequently isolated bacteria in infected tissues, particularly in intraabdominal abscesses. This study was designed to determine whether enteric bacteria may alter the B. fragilis-induced expression of pro inflammatory cytokines in mouse peritoneal tissue (MPT). After C57BL/6 mice were inoculated with abscess-forming mixture containing B. fragilis in the presence or absence of E. coli, RNA was extracted from MPT. Expression of interleukin (IL)-$1{\alpha}$ and tumor necrosis factor $(TNF){\alpha}$ mRNA was assessed using RT-PCR and standard RNA. Each cytokine protein was also measured by ELISA. The co-inoculation of E. coli into mouse peritoneal cavity advanced the onset of abscess development by B. fragilis infection. When mouse was co-infected with E. coli and B. fragilis intraperitoneally, there was a synergistic increase in the expression of IL-$1{\alpha}$ and $TNF{\alpha}$ mRNA in MPT and this was paralleled by increased cytokine protein secretion. Mixed inoculation of heat-killed E. coli and B. fragilis did not cause a synergistic increase in those cytokine mRNA expression. These results suggest that enteric bacteria may significantly affect proinflammatory cytokine signal produced by host peritoneal cavity in response to B. fragilis infection.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제23권5호
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• pp.445-448
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• 2008

생명공학분야에서 매우 중요한 효소 중에 하나인 lipase는 여러 산업에 유용하게 사용되고 있다. lipase를 선별하기 위해서는 최적화된 발현 시스템이 필요하다. 많은 발현 시스템중에 E.coli 발현 시스템은 바람직한 특성을 갖는 효소를 스크리닝하거나, 선별된 변이체들의 특성을 확인하는 데에 소요되는 시간과 비용을 단축시켜 줄 것이다. 본 연구에서는 그 중에 BL21와 OrigamiB에서 CalB를 발현하였다. 그 결과 BL21 균주에서 발현된 CalB는 대부분이 불용성의 inclusion body를 형성하고, 전혀 활성을 나타내지 않았다. 이전의 타 연구와 더불어 이 결과에서 E.coli 균주에서 CalB의 기능적 발현이 상당히 어렵다는 것을 알 수 있다. 특히 불용성의 inclusion body형성과 lipase의 세포에 대한 유독성이 원인이 될 수 있다. 그러나 BL21와 비교해보면, OrigamiB에서 발현된 CalB 또한 많은 양의 inclusion body를 형성하지만, lipase의 주요 특성중의 하나인 가수분해 활성이 상당하게 나타나는 것을 알 수 있다. lipase의 구조 형성을 도와주는 변형된 OrigamiB와 저온유도시스템인 pCold 플라스미드를 사용했기 때문이다. 이처럼 균주나 플라스미드의 선택, 유도조건의 변경 등의 여러 연구를 통하여 유용한 효소를 선별할 수 있다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제23권5호
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• pp.668-673
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• 2013

A recombinant E. coli co-expressing ALA synthase (hemA), NADP-dependent malic enzyme (maeB), and dicarboxylic acid transporter (dctA) was reported to synthesize porphyrin derivatives including iron-containing heme. To enhance the synthesis of bacterial heme, five genes of the porphyrin biosynthetic pathway [pantothenate kinase (coaA), ALA dehydratase (hemB), 1-hydroxymethylbilane synthase (hemC), uroporphyrinogen III synthase (hemD), and uroporphyrinogen III decarboxylase (hemE)] were amplified in the recombinant E. coli co-expressing hemA-maeB-dctA. Pantothenate kinase expression enabled the recombinant E. coli to accumulate intracellular CoA. Intracellular ALA was the most enhanced by uroporphyrinogen III synthase expression, porphobilinogen was the most enhanced by ALA dehydratase expression, uroporphyrin and coproporphyrin were the most enhanced by 1-hydroxymethylbilane synthase expression. The strain co-expressing coaA, hemA, maeB, and dctA produced heme of $0.49{\mu}mol/g$-DCW, which was twice as much from the strain without coaA expression. Further pathway gene amplifications for the porphyrin derivatives are discussed based on the results.

• 한국유가공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국유가공기술과힉회 2007년도 추계학술발표대회
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• pp.13-20
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• 2007

Bovine lactoferricin(LFcin B) is a peptide of 25 amino acids that originated from the N terminus of bovine lactoferrin, and is characterized as having potent antimicrobial activity against bacteria, fungi, protozoa and viruses. But, direct expression of Lfcin B is lethal to Escherichia coli. For the efficient production of Lfcin B in E. coli, we developed an expression system in which the gene for cationic Lfcin B was fused to an anionic peptide gene, and successfully expressed the concatemeric fusion gene in E. coli. The purified recombinant Lfcin B was found to have antimicrobial activity, as the native Lfcin B peptide does.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제30권6호
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• pp.539-545
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• 1992

Lactobacillus casei SM-M1 의 플라스미드로부터 phospho-$\beta$-galactosidase gene 을 갖는 DNA 를 E. coli 에 클로닝한 pPLac15(13kb) 의 재조합 플라스미드를 제조하였다.(15). pPLac15 DNA 를 분리하여 제한효소로 처리하여 제한효소 지도를 작성하였다. Phospho-$\beta$-galactosidase 유전자의 발현을 높이기 위하여 lac promoter 를 가진 pUC18 의 PstI 위치에 클닝하여 pPLac18 을 제조하였으며, 이것을 다시 EcoRI 으로 절단하여 pUC 18 에 클로닝하여 얻은 pPLac23 (7.6 kb) 를 얻었다. Phospho-$\beta$-galactosidase 효소활성은 pPLac23 의 형질전환주인 E. coli SW-23 에서는 pPLac15 를 가진 형질전환주인 E. coli SW-15 보다 약 1.8 배의 효소의 활성을 나타내었으며 pPLac18 을 가진 E. coli SW-18 보다는 약간 높은 활성을 나타내었다.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.38-45
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• 1995

Aspergillus oryzae에서 A. nidulans의 glyceral d dehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (gpdA)와 trpC, prmoter의 발현 능력 을 E. coli lacZ gene fusion을 이용하여 비교.분석하였다. A. oryzae 내에서 발현된 E. coli $\beta$galactosidase의 specific activIty를 조사하여 본 결과, gpdA promoter를 가지는 transformant들 에서는 2,000unit/ug of protem 정도의 activity를 보이는 반면, trpC, promater를 가지고 있는 transformant들에서는 10.5~52.3unit/ug of protein 정도의 activity를 보였다. 이 결과로부터 A. oryzae 내에서 A. nidulans의 gpdA promoter가 trpC, promoter에 비해 70 배 정도 더 강한 발현 능력을 보이고 있음을 알 수 있다. Western blot 분석에서도 gpdA promoter를 가지고 있는 transf ormant에서 더 많은 E. coli $\beta$-galactosidase가 발현된 것 을 보여 주고 있다. 또한 southern blot 분석에서는 이러한 강한 발현이 transform된 plasmid의 copy number와 상관 없음을 보여주고 있다.