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Żebrowska J, Mucha P, Prusinowski M, Krefft D, Żylicz-Stachula A, Deptuła M, Skoniecka A, Tymińska A, Zawrzykraj M, Zieliński J, Pikuła M, Skowron PM. Development of hybrid biomicroparticles: cellulose exposing functionalized fusion proteins. Microb Cell Fact 2024; 23:81. [PMID: 38481305 PMCID: PMC10938831 DOI: 10.1186/s12934-024-02344-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2024] [Accepted: 02/20/2024] [Indexed: 03/17/2024] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND One of the leading current trends in technology is the miniaturization of devices to the microscale and nanoscale. The highly advanced approaches are based on biological systems, subjected to bioengineering using chemical, enzymatic and recombinant methods. Here we have utilised the biological affinity towards cellulose of the cellulose binding domain (CBD) fused with recombinant proteins. RESULTS Here we focused on fusions with 'artificial', concatemeric proteins with preprogrammed functions, constructed using DNA FACE™ technology. Such CBD fusions can be efficiently attached to micro-/nanocellulose to form functional, hybrid bionanoparticles. Microcellulose (MCC) particles were generated by a novel approach to enzymatic hydrolysis using Aspergillus sp. cellulase. The interaction between the constructs components - MCC, CBD and fused concatemeric proteins - was evaluated. Obtaining of hybrid biomicroparticles of a natural cellulose biocarrier with proteins with therapeutic properties, fused with CBD, was confirmed. Further, biological tests on the hybrid bioMCC particles confirmed the lack of their cytotoxicity on 46BR.1 N fibroblasts and human adipose derived stem cells (ASCs). The XTT analysis showed a slight inhibition of the proliferation of 46BR.1 N fibroblasts and ACSs cells stimulated with the hybrid biomicroparticles. However, in both cases no changes in the morphology of the examined cells after incubation with the hybrid biomicroparticles' MCC were detected. CONCLUSIONS Microcellulose display with recombinant proteins involves utilizing cellulose, a natural polymer found in plants, as a platform for presenting or displaying proteins. This approach harnesses the structural properties of cellulose to express or exhibit various recombinant proteins on its surface. It offers a novel method for protein expression, presentation, or immobilization, enabling various applications in biotechnology, biomedicine, and other fields. Microcellulose shows promise in biomedical fields for wound healing materials, drug delivery systems, tissue engineering scaffolds, and as a component in bio-sensors due to its biocompatibility and structural properties.
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Affiliation(s)
- Joanna Żebrowska
- Department of Molecular Biotechnology, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdansk, Gdansk, 80-308, Poland.
- BioVentures Institute Ltd, Poznan, 60-141, Poland.
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- Department of Molecular Biochemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdansk, Gdansk, 80-308, Poland
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdansk, Gdansk, 80-308, Poland
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdansk, Gdansk, 80-308, Poland
- BioVentures Institute Ltd, Poznan, 60-141, Poland
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdansk, Gdansk, 80-308, Poland
- BioVentures Institute Ltd, Poznan, 60-141, Poland
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- Laboratory of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, Division of Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, 80-211, Poland
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- Laboratory of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, Division of Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, 80-211, Poland
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- Laboratory of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, Division of Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, 80-211, Poland
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- Division of Clinical Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, 80-211, Poland
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- Department of Oncologic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, 80-211, Poland
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- Laboratory of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, Division of Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, 80-211, Poland
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdansk, Gdansk, 80-308, Poland
- BioVentures Institute Ltd, Poznan, 60-141, Poland
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Żebrowska J, Żołnierkiewicz O, Ponikowska M, Puchalski M, Krawczun N, Makowska J, Skowron P. Cloning and Characterization of a Thermostable Endolysin of Bacteriophage TP-84 as a Potential Disinfectant and Biofilm-Removing Biological Agent. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23147612. [PMID: 35886960 PMCID: PMC9325043 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23147612] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2022] [Revised: 06/27/2022] [Accepted: 07/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The obligatory step in the life cycle of a lytic bacteriophage is the release of its progeny particles from infected bacterial cells. The main barrier to overcome is the cell wall, composed of crosslinked peptidoglycan, which counteracts the pressure prevailing in the cytoplasm and protects the cell against osmotic lysis and mechanical damage. Bacteriophages have developed two strategies leading to the release of progeny particles: the inhibition of peptidoglycan synthesis and enzymatic cleavage by a bacteriophage-coded endolysin. In this study, we cloned and investigated the TP84_28 endolysin of the bacteriophage TP-84, which infects thermophilic Geobacillus stearothermophilus, determined the enzymatic characteristics, and initially evaluated the endolysin application as a non-invasive agent for disinfecting surfaces, including those exposed to high temperatures. Both the native and recombinant TP84_28 endolysins, obtained through the Escherichia coli T7-lac expression system, are highly thermostable and retain trace activity after incubation at 100 °C for 30 min. The proteins exhibit strong bacterial wall digestion activity up to 77.6 °C, decreasing to marginal activity at ambient temperatures. We assayed the lysis of various types of bacteria using TP84_28 endolysins: Gram-positive, Gram-negative, encapsulated, and pathogenic. Significant lytic activity was observed on the thermophilic and mesophilic Gram-positive bacteria and, to a lesser extent, on the thermophilic and mesophilic Gram-negative bacteria. The thermostable TP84_28 endolysin seems to be a promising mild agent for disinfecting surfaces exposed to high temperatures.
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- Joanna Żebrowska
- Department of Molecular Biotechnology, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdansk, 80-309 Gdansk, Poland; (O.Ż.); (M.P.); (N.K.); (P.S.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +48-58-523-52-41
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdansk, 80-309 Gdansk, Poland; (O.Ż.); (M.P.); (N.K.); (P.S.)
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdansk, 80-309 Gdansk, Poland; (O.Ż.); (M.P.); (N.K.); (P.S.)
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- Laboratory of Biopolymers Structure, Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology UG&MUG, University of Gdansk, 80-309 Gdansk, Poland;
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdansk, 80-309 Gdansk, Poland; (O.Ż.); (M.P.); (N.K.); (P.S.)
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- Department of General and Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdansk, 80-309 Gdansk, Poland;
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdansk, 80-309 Gdansk, Poland; (O.Ż.); (M.P.); (N.K.); (P.S.)
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Skowron PM, Krawczun N, Żebrowska J, Krefft D, Żołnierkiewicz O, Bielawa M, Jeżewska-Frąckowiak J, Janus Ł, Witkowska M, Palczewska M, Zylicz-Stachula A. An efficient method for the construction of artificial, concatemeric DNA, RNA and proteins with genetically programmed functions, using a novel, vector-enzymatic DNA fragment amplification-expression technology. MethodsX 2020; 7:101070. [PMID: 33083239 PMCID: PMC7551362 DOI: 10.1016/j.mex.2020.101070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2020] [Revised: 08/25/2020] [Accepted: 09/17/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Piotr M. Skowron
- Department of Molecular Biotechnology, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdansk, Gdansk 80-308, Poland
- BioVentures Institute Ltd., Poznan 60-141, Poland
- Corresponding author at: Department of Molecular Biotechnology, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdansk, Gdansk 80-308, Poland.
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdansk, Gdansk 80-308, Poland
- BioVentures Institute Ltd., Poznan 60-141, Poland
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdansk, Gdansk 80-308, Poland
- BioVentures Institute Ltd., Poznan 60-141, Poland
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdansk, Gdansk 80-308, Poland
- BioVentures Institute Ltd., Poznan 60-141, Poland
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdansk, Gdansk 80-308, Poland
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdansk, Gdansk 80-308, Poland
- BioVentures Institute Ltd., Poznan 60-141, Poland
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdansk, Gdansk 80-308, Poland
- BioVentures Institute Ltd., Poznan 60-141, Poland
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdansk, Gdansk 80-308, Poland
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdansk, Gdansk 80-308, Poland
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdansk, Gdansk 80-308, Poland
- BioVentures Institute Ltd., Poznan 60-141, Poland
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