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Schmidt M, Lee N, Zhan C, Roberts JB, Nava AA, Keiser LS, Vilchez AA, Chen Y, Petzold CJ, Haushalter RW, Blank LM, Keasling JD. Maximizing Heterologous Expression of Engineered Type I Polyketide Synthases: Investigating Codon Optimization Strategies. ACS Synth Biol 2023; 12:3366-3380. [PMID: 37851920 PMCID: PMC10661030 DOI: 10.1021/acssynbio.3c00367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2023] [Indexed: 10/20/2023]
Abstract
Type I polyketide synthases (T1PKSs) hold enormous potential as a rational production platform for the biosynthesis of specialty chemicals. However, despite great progress in this field, the heterologous expression of PKSs remains a major challenge. One of the first measures to improve heterologous gene expression can be codon optimization. Although controversial, choosing the wrong codon optimization strategy can have detrimental effects on the protein and product levels. In this study, we analyzed 11 different codon variants of an engineered T1PKS and investigated in a systematic approach their influence on heterologous expression in Corynebacterium glutamicum, Escherichia coli, and Pseudomonas putida. Our best performing codon variants exhibited a minimum 50-fold increase in PKS protein levels, which also enabled the production of an unnatural polyketide in each of these hosts. Furthermore, we developed a free online tool (https://basebuddy.lbl.gov) that offers transparent and highly customizable codon optimization with up-to-date codon usage tables. In this work, we not only highlight the significance of codon optimization but also establish the groundwork for the high-throughput assembly and characterization of PKS pathways in alternative hosts.
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Affiliation(s)
- Matthias Schmidt
- Joint
BioEnergy Institute, 5885 Hollis Street, Emeryville, California 94608, United States
- Biological
Systems & Engineering Division, Lawrence
Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Institute
of Applied Microbiology (iAMB), Aachen Biology and Biotechnology (ABBt), RWTH Aachen University, 52062 Aachen, Germany
- California
Institute for Quantitative Biosciences (QB3), University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Joint
BioEnergy Institute, 5885 Hollis Street, Emeryville, California 94608, United States
- Biological
Systems & Engineering Division, Lawrence
Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- California
Institute for Quantitative Biosciences (QB3), University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Joint
BioEnergy Institute, 5885 Hollis Street, Emeryville, California 94608, United States
- Biological
Systems & Engineering Division, Lawrence
Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Joint
BioEnergy Institute, 5885 Hollis Street, Emeryville, California 94608, United States
- Biological
Systems & Engineering Division, Lawrence
Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Joint
Program in Bioengineering, University of
California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Joint
BioEnergy Institute, 5885 Hollis Street, Emeryville, California 94608, United States
- Biological
Systems & Engineering Division, Lawrence
Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Department
of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Joint
BioEnergy Institute, 5885 Hollis Street, Emeryville, California 94608, United States
- Biological
Systems & Engineering Division, Lawrence
Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Department
of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Joint
BioEnergy Institute, 5885 Hollis Street, Emeryville, California 94608, United States
- Biological
Systems & Engineering Division, Lawrence
Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Department
of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Joint
BioEnergy Institute, 5885 Hollis Street, Emeryville, California 94608, United States
- Biological
Systems & Engineering Division, Lawrence
Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Joint
BioEnergy Institute, 5885 Hollis Street, Emeryville, California 94608, United States
- Biological
Systems & Engineering Division, Lawrence
Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Joint
BioEnergy Institute, 5885 Hollis Street, Emeryville, California 94608, United States
- Biological
Systems & Engineering Division, Lawrence
Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Institute
of Applied Microbiology (iAMB), Aachen Biology and Biotechnology (ABBt), RWTH Aachen University, 52062 Aachen, Germany
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- Joint
BioEnergy Institute, 5885 Hollis Street, Emeryville, California 94608, United States
- Biological
Systems & Engineering Division, Lawrence
Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Joint
Program in Bioengineering, University of
California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Department
of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Environmental
Genomics and Systems Biology Division, Lawrence
Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Department
of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- The
Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
- Center
for Synthetic Biochemistry, Institute for
Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institutes for Advanced Technologies, Shenzhen 518071, China
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Azaharuddin M, Pal A, Mitra S, Dasgupta R, Basu T. A review on oligomeric polydispersity and oligomers-dependent holding chaperone activity of the small heat-shock protein IbpB of Escherichia coli. Cell Stress Chaperones 2023; 28:689-696. [PMID: 37910345 PMCID: PMC10746692 DOI: 10.1007/s12192-023-01392-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2023] [Revised: 10/18/2023] [Accepted: 10/19/2023] [Indexed: 11/03/2023] Open
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Inclusion body-associated proteins IbpA and IbpB of MW 16 KDa are the two small heat-shock proteins (sHSPs) of Escherichia coli, and they have only holding, but not folding, chaperone activity. In vitro holdase activity of IbpB is more than that of IbpA, and in combination, they synergise. Both IbpA and IbpB monomers first form homodimers, which as building blocks subsequently oligomerize to make heavy oligomers with MW of MDa range; for IbpB, the MW range of heavy oligomers is 2.0-3.0 MDa, whereas for IbpA oligomers, the values in MDa are not so specified/reported. By temperature upshift, such large oligomers of IbpB, but not of IbpA, dissociate to make relatively small oligomeric assemblies of MW around 600-700KDa. The larger oligomers of IbpB are assumed to be inactive storage form, which on facing heat or oxidative stress dissociate into smaller oligomers of ATP-independent holding chaperone activity. These smaller oligomers bind with stress-induced partially denatured/unfolded and thereby going to be aggregated proteins, to give them protection against permanent damage and aggregation. On withdrawal of stress, IbpB transfers the bound substrate protein to the ATP-dependent bi-chaperone system DnaKJE-ClpB, having both holdase and foldase properties, to finally refold the protein. Of the two sHSPs IbpA and IbpB of E. coli, this review covers the recent advances in research on IbpB only.
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- Md Azaharuddin
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Kalyani, Kalyani, 741235, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Kalyani, Kalyani, 741235, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Kalyani, Kalyani, 741235, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Kalyani, Kalyani, 741235, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Kalyani, Kalyani, 741235, West Bengal, India.
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Rong Y, Jensen SI, Lindorff-Larsen K, Nielsen AT. Folding of heterologous proteins in bacterial cell factories: Cellular mechanisms and engineering strategies. Biotechnol Adv 2023; 63:108079. [PMID: 36528238 DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2022.108079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2022] [Revised: 11/20/2022] [Accepted: 12/09/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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The expression of correctly folded and functional heterologous proteins is important in many biotechnological production processes, whether it is enzymes, biopharmaceuticals or biosynthetic pathways for production of sustainable chemicals. For industrial applications, bacterial platform organisms, such as E. coli, are still broadly used due to the availability of tools and proven suitability at industrial scale. However, expression of heterologous proteins in these organisms can result in protein aggregation and low amounts of functional protein. This review provides an overview of the cellular mechanisms that can influence protein folding and expression, such as co-translational folding and assembly, chaperone binding, as well as protein quality control, across different model organisms. The knowledge of these mechanisms is then linked to different experimental methods that have been applied in order to improve functional heterologous protein folding, such as codon optimization, fusion tagging, chaperone co-production, as well as strain and protein engineering strategies.
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- Yixin Rong
- The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability, Technical University of Denmark, Kemitorvet, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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- The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability, Technical University of Denmark, Kemitorvet, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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- Structural Biology and NMR Laboratory, Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Ole Maaloes Vej 5, 2200 Copenhagen N, Denmark
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- The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability, Technical University of Denmark, Kemitorvet, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark.
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Jung M, Ahn YJ. Growth-enhancing effect of bacterial and plant heat shock proteins in Escherichia coli. BIOCATALYSIS AND AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bcab.2022.102545] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Genetic Determinants of Stress Resistance in Desiccated Salmonella enterica. Appl Environ Microbiol 2021; 87:e0168321. [PMID: 34586905 DOI: 10.1128/aem.01683-21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Enteric pathogens, including Salmonella, are capable of long-term survival after desiccation and resist heat treatments that are lethal to hydrated cells. The mechanisms of dry-heat resistance differ from those of wet-heat resistance. To elucidate the mechanisms of dry-heat resistance in Salmonella, screening of the dry-heat resistance of 108 Salmonella strains, representing 39 serotypes, identified the 22 most resistant and the 8 most sensitive strains for comparative genome analysis. A total of 289 genes of the accessory genome were differently distributed between resistant and sensitive strains. Among these genes, 28 proteins with a putative relationship to stress resistance were selected for to quantify relative gene expression before and after desiccation and expression by solid-state cultures on agar plates relative to cultures growing in liquid culture media. Of these 28 genes, 15 genes were upregulated (P < 0.05) after desiccation or by solid-state cultures on agar plates. These 15 genes were cloned into the low-copy-number vector pRK767 under the control of the lacZ promoter. The expression of 6 of these 15 genes increased (P < 0.05) resistance to dry heat and to treatment with pressure of 500 MPa. Our finding extends the knowledge of mechanisms of stress resistance in desiccated Salmonella to improve control of this bacterium in dry food. IMPORTANCE This study directly targeted an increasing threat to food safety and developed knowledge and targeted strategies that can be used by the food industry to help reduce the risk of foodborne illness in their dry products and thereby reduce the overall burden of foodborne illness. Genomic and physiological analyses have elucidated mechanisms of bacterial resistance to many food preservation technologies, including heat, pressure, disinfection chemicals, and UV light; however, information on bacterial mechanisms of resistance to dry heat is scarce. Mechanisms of tolerance to desiccation likely also contribute to resistance to dry heat, but this assumption has not been verified experimentally. It remains unclear how mechanisms of resistance to wet heat relate to dry-heat resistance. Thus, this study will fill a knowledge gap to improve the safety of dry foods.
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Wicaksono WA, Cernava T, Berg C, Berg G. Bog ecosystems as a playground for plant-microbe coevolution: bryophytes and vascular plants harbour functionally adapted bacteria. MICROBIOME 2021; 9:170. [PMID: 34380552 PMCID: PMC8359052 DOI: 10.1186/s40168-021-01117-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2021] [Accepted: 06/21/2021] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND Bogs are unique ecosystems inhabited by distinctive, coevolved assemblages of organisms, which play a global role for carbon storage, climate stability, water quality and biodiversity. To understand ecology and plant-microbe co-occurrence in bogs, we selected 12 representative species of bryophytes and vascular plants and subjected them to a shotgun metagenomic sequencing approach. We explored specific plant-microbe associations as well as functional implications of the respective communities on their host plants and the bog ecosystem. RESULTS Microbial communities were shown to be functionally adapted to their plant hosts; a higher colonization specificity was found for vascular plants. Bryophytes that commonly constitute the predominant Sphagnum layer in bogs were characterized by a higher bacterial richness and diversity. Each plant group showed an enrichment of distinct phylogenetic and functional bacterial lineages. Detailed analyses of the metabolic potential of 28 metagenome-assembled genomes (MAGs) supported the observed functional specification of prevalent bacteria. We found that novel lineages of Betaproteobacteria and Actinobacteria in the bog environment harboured genes required for carbon fixation via RuBisCo. Interestingly, several of the highly abundant bacteria in both plant types harboured pathogenicity potential and carried similar virulence factors as found with corresponding human pathogens. CONCLUSIONS The unexpectedly high specificity of the plant microbiota reflects intimate plant-microbe interactions and coevolution in bog environments. We assume that the detected pathogenicity factors might be involved in coevolution processes, but the finding also reinforces the role of the natural plant microbiota as a potential reservoir for human pathogens. Overall, the study demonstrates how plant-microbe assemblages can ensure stability, functioning and ecosystem health in bogs. It also highlights the role of bog ecosystems as a playground for plant-microbe coevolution. Video abstract.
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- Wisnu Adi Wicaksono
- Institute of Environmental Biotechnology, Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Environmental Biotechnology, Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Environmental Biotechnology, Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria
- Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomy (ATB), Potsdam, Germany
- Institute for Biochemistry and Biology, University of Postdam, Postdam, Germany
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Proteomic and Transcriptomic Analysis of Microviridae φX174 Infection Reveals Broad Upregulation of Host Escherichia coli Membrane Damage and Heat Shock Responses. mSystems 2021; 6:6/3/e00046-21. [PMID: 33975962 PMCID: PMC8125068 DOI: 10.1128/msystems.00046-21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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A major part of the healthy human gut microbiome is the Microviridae bacteriophage, exemplified by the model φX174 phage, and their E. coli hosts. Although much has been learned from studying φX174 over the last half-century, until this work, the E. coli host response to infection has never been investigated in detail. Measuring host-bacteriophage dynamics is an important approach to understanding bacterial survival functions and responses to infection. The model Microviridae bacteriophage φX174 is endemic to the human gut and has been studied for over 70 years, but the host response to infection has never been investigated in detail. To address this gap in our understanding of this important interaction within our microbiome, we have measured host Escherichia coli C proteomic and transcriptomic response to φX174 infection. We used mass spectrometry and RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) to identify and quantify all 11 φX174 proteins and over 1,700 E. coli proteins, enabling us to comprehensively map host pathways involved in φX174 infection. Most notably, we see significant host responses centered on membrane damage and remodeling, cellular chaperone and translocon activity, and lipoprotein processing, which we speculate is due to the peptidoglycan-disruptive effects of the φX174 lysis protein E on MraY activity. We also observe the massive upregulation of small heat shock proteins IbpA/B, along with other heat shock pathway chaperones, and speculate on how the specific characteristics of holdase protein activity may be beneficial for viral infections. Together, this study enables us to begin to understand the proteomic and transcriptomic host responses of E. coli to Microviridae infections and contributes insights to the activities of this important model host-phage interaction. IMPORTANCE A major part of the healthy human gut microbiome is the Microviridae bacteriophage, exemplified by the model φX174 phage, and their E. coli hosts. Although much has been learned from studying φX174 over the last half-century, until this work, the E. coli host response to infection has never been investigated in detail. We reveal the proteomic and transcriptomic pathways differentially regulated during the φX174 infection cycle and uncover the details of a coordinated cellular response to membrane damage that results in increased lipoprotein processing and membrane trafficking, likely due to the phage antibiotic-like lysis protein. We also reveal that small heat shock proteins IbpA/B are massively upregulated during infection and that these holdase chaperones are highly conserved across the domains of life, indicating that reliance on them is likely widespread across viruses.
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Restrepo-Pineda S, Pérez NO, Valdez-Cruz NA, Trujillo-Roldán MA. Thermoinducible expression system for producing recombinant proteins in Escherichia coli: advances and insights. FEMS Microbiol Rev 2021; 45:6223457. [PMID: 33844837 DOI: 10.1093/femsre/fuab023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2021] [Accepted: 04/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Recombinant protein (RP) production from Escherichia coli has been extensively studied to find strategies for increasing product yields. The thermoinducible expression system is commonly employed at the industrial level to produce various RPs which avoids the addition of chemical inducers, thus minimizing contamination risks. Multiple aspects of the molecular origin and biotechnological uses of its regulatory elements (pL/pR promoters and cI857 thermolabile repressor) derived from bacteriophage λ provide knowledge to improve the bioprocesses using this system. Here, we discuss the main aspects of the potential use of the λpL/pR-cI857 thermoinducible system for RP production in E. coli, focusing on the approaches of investigations that have contributed to the advancement of this expression system. Metabolic and physiological changes that occur in the host cells caused by heat stress and by RP overproduction are also described. Therefore, the current scenario and the future applications of systems that use heat to induce RP production is discussed to understand the relationship between the activation of the bacterial heat shock response, RP accumulation, and its possible aggregation to form inclusion bodies.
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- Sara Restrepo-Pineda
- Unidad de Bioprocesos, Departamento de Biología Molecular y Biotecnología, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 04510, Ciudad de México, México
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- Probiomed S.A. de C.V. Planta Tenancingo, Cruce de Carreteras Acatzingo-Zumpahuacan SN, 52400 Tenancingo, Estado de México, México
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- Unidad de Bioprocesos, Departamento de Biología Molecular y Biotecnología, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 04510, Ciudad de México, México
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- Unidad de Bioprocesos, Departamento de Biología Molecular y Biotecnología, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 04510, Ciudad de México, México
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Ahn YJ, Im E. Heterologous expression of heat shock proteins confers stress tolerance in Escherichia coli, an industrial cell factory: A short review. BIOCATALYSIS AND AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bcab.2020.101833] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Li H, Mercer R, Behr J, Heinzlmeir S, McMullen LM, Vogel RF, Gänzle MG. Heat and Pressure Resistance in Escherichia coli Relates to Protein Folding and Aggregation. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:111. [PMID: 32117137 PMCID: PMC7010813 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.00111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2019] [Accepted: 01/17/2020] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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The locus of heat resistance (LHR) confers extreme heat resistance in Escherichia coli. This study explored the role of the LHR in heat and pressure resistance of E. coli, as well as its relationship with protein folding and aggregation in vivo. The role of LHR was investigated in E. coli MG1655 and the pressure resistant E. coli LMM1010 expressing an ibpA-yfp fusion protein to visualize inclusion bodies by fluorescence microscopy. The expression of proteins by the LHR was determined by proteomic analysis; inclusion bodies of untreated and treated cells were also analyzed by proteomics, and by fluorescent microscopy. In total, 11 proteins of LHR were expressed: sHSP20, ClpKGI, sHSP, YdfX1 and YdfX2, HdeD, KefB, Trx, PsiE, DegP, and a hypothetical protein. The proteomic analysis of inclusion bodies revealed a differential abundance of proteins related to oxidative stress in strains carrying the LHR. The LHR reduced the presence of inclusion bodies after heat or pressure treatment, indicating that proteins expressed by the LHR prevent protein aggregation, or disaggregate proteins. This phenotype of the LHR was also conferred by expression of a fragment containing only sHSP20, ClpKGI, and sHSP. The LHR and the fragment encoding only sHSP20, ClpKGI, and sHSP also enhanced pressure resistance in E. coli MG1655 but had no effect on pressure resistance of E. coli LMM1010. In conclusion, the LHR confers pressure resistance to some strains of E. coli, and reduces protein aggregation. Pressure and heat resistance are also dependent on additional LHR-encoded functions.
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- Hui Li
- Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.,Institute of Quality Standard and Testing Technology for Agro-Products, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Agro-food Quality and Safety, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing, China
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- Bavarian Center for Biomolecular Mass Spectrometry, Technical University of Munich, Freising, Germany.,Leibniz-Institute for Food Systems Biology, Technical University of Munich, Freising, Germany
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- Bavarian Center for Biomolecular Mass Spectrometry, Technical University of Munich, Freising, Germany
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- Technical University of Munich - Lehrstuhl fär Technische Mikrobiologie, Freising, Germany
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.,College of Bioengineering and Food Science, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan, China
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Schramm FD, Schroeder K, Jonas K. Protein aggregation in bacteria. FEMS Microbiol Rev 2020; 44:54-72. [PMID: 31633151 PMCID: PMC7053576 DOI: 10.1093/femsre/fuz026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2019] [Accepted: 10/17/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Protein aggregation occurs as a consequence of perturbations in protein homeostasis that can be triggered by environmental and cellular stresses. The accumulation of protein aggregates has been associated with aging and other pathologies in eukaryotes, and in bacteria with changes in growth rate, stress resistance and virulence. Numerous past studies, mostly performed in Escherichia coli, have led to a detailed understanding of the functions of the bacterial protein quality control machinery in preventing and reversing protein aggregation. However, more recent research points toward unexpected diversity in how phylogenetically different bacteria utilize components of this machinery to cope with protein aggregation. Furthermore, how persistent protein aggregates localize and are passed on to progeny during cell division and how their presence impacts reproduction and the fitness of bacterial populations remains a controversial field of research. Finally, although protein aggregation is generally seen as a symptom of stress, recent work suggests that aggregation of specific proteins under certain conditions can regulate gene expression and cellular resource allocation. This review discusses recent advances in understanding the consequences of protein aggregation and how this process is dealt with in bacteria, with focus on highlighting the differences and similarities observed between phylogenetically different groups of bacteria.
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- Frederic D Schramm
- Science for Life Laboratory and Department of Molecular Biosciences, The Wenner-Gren Institute, Stockholm University, Svante Arrhenius väg 20C, Stockholm 10691, Sweden
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- Science for Life Laboratory and Department of Molecular Biosciences, The Wenner-Gren Institute, Stockholm University, Svante Arrhenius väg 20C, Stockholm 10691, Sweden
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- Science for Life Laboratory and Department of Molecular Biosciences, The Wenner-Gren Institute, Stockholm University, Svante Arrhenius väg 20C, Stockholm 10691, Sweden
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Saltepe B, Bozkurt EU, Hacıosmanoğlu N, Şeker UÖŞ. Genetic Circuits To Detect Nanomaterial Triggered Toxicity through Engineered Heat Shock Response Mechanism. ACS Synth Biol 2019; 8:2404-2417. [PMID: 31536326 DOI: 10.1021/acssynbio.9b00291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Biocompatibility assessment of nanomaterials has been of great interest due to their potential toxicity. However, conventional biocompatibility tests fall short of providing a fast toxicity report. We developed a whole cell based biosensor to track biocompatibility of nanomaterials with the aim of providing fast feedback to engineer them with lower toxicity levels. We engineered promoters of four heat shock response (HSR) proteins utilizing synthetic biology approaches. As an initial design, a reporter coding gene was cloned downstream of the selected promoter regions. Initial results indicated that native heat shock protein (HSP) promoter regions were not very promising to generate signals with low background signals. Introducing riboregulators to native promoters eliminated unwanted background signals almost entirely. Yet, this approach also led to a decrease in expected sensor signal upon stress treatment. Thus, a repression based genetic circuit, inspired by the HSR mechanism of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, was constructed. These genetic circuits could report the toxicity of quantum dot nanoparticles in 1 h. Our designed nanoparticle toxicity sensors can provide quick reports, which can lower the demand for additional experiments with more complex organisms.
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- Behide Saltepe
- UNAM−Institute of Materials Science and Nanotechnology, National Nanotechnology Research Center, Bilkent University, 06800 Ankara, Turkey
- Institute of Materials Science and Nanotechnology, Bilkent University, 06800 Ankara, Turkey
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- UNAM−Institute of Materials Science and Nanotechnology, National Nanotechnology Research Center, Bilkent University, 06800 Ankara, Turkey
- Institute of Materials Science and Nanotechnology, Bilkent University, 06800 Ankara, Turkey
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- UNAM−Institute of Materials Science and Nanotechnology, National Nanotechnology Research Center, Bilkent University, 06800 Ankara, Turkey
- Institute of Materials Science and Nanotechnology, Bilkent University, 06800 Ankara, Turkey
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- UNAM−Institute of Materials Science and Nanotechnology, National Nanotechnology Research Center, Bilkent University, 06800 Ankara, Turkey
- Institute of Materials Science and Nanotechnology, Bilkent University, 06800 Ankara, Turkey
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Heat Acclimation of Bifidobacterium longum and Proteomic Changes Behind It. Probiotics Antimicrob Proteins 2017; 9:255-261. [DOI: 10.1007/s12602-017-9251-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Kuczyńska-Wiśnik D, Moruno-Algara M, Stojowska-Swędrzyńska K, Laskowska E. The effect of protein acetylation on the formation and processing of inclusion bodies and endogenous protein aggregates in Escherichia coli cells. Microb Cell Fact 2016; 15:189. [PMID: 27832787 PMCID: PMC5105262 DOI: 10.1186/s12934-016-0590-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2016] [Accepted: 11/03/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Background Acetylation of lysine residues is a reversible post-translational modification conserved from bacteria to humans. Several recent studies have revealed hundreds of lysine-acetylated proteins in various bacteria; however, the physiological role of these modifications remains largely unknown. Since lysine acetylation changes the size and charge of proteins and thereby may affect their conformation, we assumed that lysine acetylation can stimulate aggregation of proteins, especially for overproduced recombinant proteins that form inclusion bodies. Results To verify this assumption, we used Escherichia coli strains that overproduce aggregation-prone VP1GFP protein. We found that in ΔackA-pta cells, which display diminished protein acetylation, inclusion bodies were formed with a delay and processed faster than in the wild-type cells. Moreover, in ΔackA-pta cells, inclusion bodies exhibited significantly increased specific GFP fluorescence. In CobB deacetylase-deficient cells, in which protein acetylation was enhanced, the formation of inclusion bodies was increased and their processing was significantly inhibited. Similar results were obtained with regard to endogenous protein aggregates formed during the late stationary phase in ΔackA-pta and ΔcobB cells. Conclusions Our studies revealed that protein acetylation affected the aggregation of endogenous E. coli proteins and the yield, solubility, and biological activity of a model recombinant protein. In general, decreased lysine acetylation inhibited the formation of protein aggregates, whereas increased lysine acetylation stabilized protein aggregates. These findings should be considered during the designing of efficient strategies for the production of recombinant proteins in E. coli cells. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12934-016-0590-8) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Dorota Kuczyńska-Wiśnik
- Department of General and Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Biology, University of Gdansk, Wita Stwosza 59, 80-308, Gdansk, Poland
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- Department of General and Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Biology, University of Gdansk, Wita Stwosza 59, 80-308, Gdansk, Poland
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- Department of General and Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Biology, University of Gdansk, Wita Stwosza 59, 80-308, Gdansk, Poland
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- Department of General and Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Biology, University of Gdansk, Wita Stwosza 59, 80-308, Gdansk, Poland.
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Krajewski SS, Narberhaus F. Temperature-driven differential gene expression by RNA thermosensors. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-GENE REGULATORY MECHANISMS 2014; 1839:978-988. [PMID: 24657524 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagrm.2014.03.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2013] [Revised: 02/28/2014] [Accepted: 03/14/2014] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Many prokaryotic genes are organized in operons. Genes organized in such transcription units are co-transcribed into a polycistronic mRNA. Despite being clustered in a single mRNA, individual genes can be subjected to differential regulation, which is mainly achieved at the level of translation depending on initiation and elongation. Efficiency of translation initiation is primarily determined by the structural accessibility of the ribosome binding site (RBS). Structured cis-regulatory elements like RNA thermometers (RNATs) can contribute to differential regulation of individual genes within a polycistronic mRNA. RNATs are riboregulators that mediate temperature-responsive regulation of a downstream gene by modulating the accessibility of its RBS. At low temperature, the RBS is trapped by intra-molecular base pairing prohibiting translation initiation. The secondary structure melts with increasing temperature thus liberating the RBS. Here, we present an overview of different RNAT types and specifically highlight recently discovered RNATs. The main focus of this review is on RNAT-based differential control of polycistronic operons. Finally, we discuss the influence of temperature on other riboregulators and the potential of RNATs in synthetic RNA biology. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Riboswitches.
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Ramón A, Señorale-Pose M, Marín M. Inclusion bodies: not that bad…. Front Microbiol 2014; 5:56. [PMID: 24592259 PMCID: PMC3924032 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2014.00056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2013] [Accepted: 01/28/2014] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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The formation of inclusion bodies (IBs) constitute a frequent event during the production of heterologous proteins in bacterial hosts. Although the mechanisms leading to their formation are not completely understood, empirical data have been exploited trying to predict the aggregation propensity of specific proteins while a great number of strategies have been developed to avoid the generation of IBs. However, in many cases, the formation of such aggregates can be considered an advantage for basic research as for protein production. In this review, we focus on this positive side of IBs formation in bacteria. We present a compilation on recent advances on the understanding of IBs formation and their utilization as a model to understand protein aggregation and to explore strategies to control this process. We include recent information about their composition and structure, their use as an attractive approach to produce low cost proteins and other promising applications in Biomedicine.
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- Ana Ramón
- Sección Bioquímica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de la República Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Sección Bioquímica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de la República Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Sección Bioquímica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de la República Montevideo, Uruguay
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Mahmoudi Azar L, Mehdizadeh Aghdam E, Karimi F, Haghshenas B, Barzegari A, Yaghmaei P, Hejazi MS. Influence of Foreign DNA Introduction and Periplasmic Expression of Recombinant Human Interleukin-2 on Hydrogen Peroxide Quantity and Catalase Activity in Escherichia coli. Adv Pharm Bull 2013; 3:395-402. [PMID: 24312866 PMCID: PMC3848214 DOI: 10.5681/apb.2013.063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2013] [Revised: 04/18/2013] [Accepted: 04/22/2013] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Oxidative stress is generated through imbalance between composing and decomposing of reactive oxygen species (ROS). This kind of stress was rarely discussed in connection with foreign protein production in Escherichia coli. Effect of cytoplasmic recombinant protein expression on Hydrogen peroxide concentration and catalase activity was previously reported. In comparison with cytoplasm, periplasmic space has different oxidative environment. Therefore, in present study we describe the effect of periplasmic expression of recombinant human interleukin-2 (hIL-2) on H2O2 concentration and catalase activity in Escherichia coli and their correlation with cell growth. METHODS Having constructed pET2hIL2 vector, periplasmic expression of hIL-2 was confirmed. Then, H2O2 concentration and catalase activity were determined at various ODs. Wild type and empty vector transformed cells were used as negative controls. RESULTS It was shown that H2O2 concentration in hIL-2 expressing cells was significantly higher than its concentration in wild type and empty vector transformed cells. Catalase activity and growth rate reduced significantly in hIL-2 expressing cells compared to empty vector transformed and wild type cells. Variation of H2O2 concentration and catalase activity is intensive in periplasmic hIL-2 expressing cells than empty vector containing cells. Correlation between H2O2 concentration elevation and catalase activity reduction with cell growth depletion are also demonstrated. CONCLUSION Periplasmic expression of recombinant hIL-2 elevates the host cell's hydrogen peroxide concentration possibly due to reduced catalase activity which has consequent suppressive effect on growth rate.
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- Lena Mahmoudi Azar
- Department of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
- Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Maragheh University, Maragheh, Iran
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
- Institute of Bioscience, University of Putra Malaysia, Kualalumpur, Malaysia
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- Research Center of Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
- Faculty of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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An improved genetically modified Escherichia coli biosensor for amperometric tetracycline measurement. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2013; 97:9081-6. [PMID: 23893325 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-013-5105-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2013] [Revised: 07/02/2013] [Accepted: 07/05/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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The bacterial respiratory gene, nuoA, was previously used as a reporter gene in an amperometric, whole cell biosensor for tetracycline (Tet) detection. While the nuoA-based bioassay responded sensitively to Tet, the signal declined at high Tet concentrations, probably partly due to transgene over-expression. Also, at zero concentration of Tet, the assay registered a relatively high background signal when compared to the nuoA knockout Escherichia coli strain without the biosensor transgene construct. This was probably due to incomplete repression of nuoA expression. In order to reduce gene over-expression, the sensor cells were incubated with Tet at a relatively low temperature (15 °C). Also, a low-copy number plasmid pBR322 was used to carry the transgene, instead of the high-copy number plasmid pBluescript in order to reduce over-expression and to reduce background expression. Both assays improved the biosensor response. By using a low-copy number plasmid and tetracycline resistance, the sensor was less inhibited at higher Tet concentrations; but, this did not significantly increase the linear range of the sensor. The low temperature nuoA assay could detect Tet at a range of 0.001-1 μg ml(-1). In contrast, the low-copy number nuoA assay was able to detect Tet at a range of 0.0001-1 μg ml(-1). The detection limit of Tet determined by the low-copy number nuoA assay was 0.00023 μg ml(-1), which is one order of magnitude more sensitive than in the previous nuoA assay.
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Genetic manipulations restored the growth fitness of reduced-genome Escherichia coli. J Biosci Bioeng 2013; 116:52-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiosc.2013.01.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2012] [Revised: 01/16/2013] [Accepted: 01/20/2013] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Fu X, Shi X, Yin L, Liu J, Joo K, Lee J, Chang Z. Small heat shock protein IbpB acts as a robust chaperone in living cells by hierarchically activating its multi-type substrate-binding residues. J Biol Chem 2013; 288:11897-906. [PMID: 23486475 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m113.450437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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As ubiquitous molecular chaperones, small heat shock proteins (sHSPs) are crucial for protein homeostasis. It is not clear why sHSPs are able to bind a wide spectrum of non-native substrate proteins and how such binding is enhanced by heat shock. Here, by utilizing a genetically incorporated photo-cross-linker (p-benzoyl-l-phenylalanine), we systematically characterized the substrate-binding residues in IbpB (a sHSP from Escherichia coli) in living cells over a wide spectrum of temperatures (from 20 to 50 °C). A total of 20 and 48 residues were identified at normal and heat shock temperatures, respectively. They are not necessarily hydrophobic and can be classified into three types: types I and II were activated at low and normal temperatures, respectively, and type III mediated oligomerization at low temperature but switched to substrate binding at heat shock temperature. In addition, substrate binding of IbpB in living cells began at temperatures as low as 25 °C and was further enhanced upon temperature elevation. Together, these in vivo data provide novel structural insights into the wide substrate spectrum of sHSPs and suggest that sHSP is able to hierarchically activate its multi-type substrate-binding residues and thus act as a robust chaperone in cells under fluctuating growth conditions.
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- Xinmiao Fu
- From the State Key Laboratory of Protein and Plant Gene Research, School of Life Sciences, and Center for Protein Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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Guzzo J. Biotechnical applications of small heat shock proteins from bacteria. Int J Biochem Cell Biol 2012; 44:1698-705. [PMID: 22706478 DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2012.06.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2012] [Revised: 06/04/2012] [Accepted: 06/07/2012] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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The stress responses of most bacteria are thought to involve the upregulation of small heat shock proteins. We describe here some of the most pertinent aspects of small heat shock proteins, to highlight their potential for use in various applications. Bacterial species have between one and 13 genes encoding small heat shock proteins, the precise number depending on the species considered. Major efforts have recently been made to characterize the protein protection and membrane stabilization mechanisms involving small heat shock proteins in bacteria. These proteins seem to be involved in the acquisition of cellular heat tolerance. They could therefore potentially be used to maintain cell viability under unfavorable conditions, such as heat shock or chemical treatments. This review highlights the potential roles of applications of small heat shock proteins in stabilizing overproduced heterologous proteins in Escherichia coli, purified bacterial small heat shock proteins in protein biochip technology, proteomic analysis and food technology and the potential impact of these proteins on some diseases. This article is part of a Directed Issue entitled: Small HSPs in physiology and pathology.
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- Jean Guzzo
- UMR A PAM Université de Bourgogne/Agrosup Dijon Equipe Valmis Institut Jules Guyot, 1 Rue Claude Ladrey, BP27877, 21078 Dijon, France.
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Healy EF. A model for heterooligomer formation in the heat shock response of Escherichia coli. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2012; 420:639-43. [PMID: 22450329 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2012.03.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2012] [Accepted: 03/10/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Small heat shock proteins (sHsp) are widely distributed molecular chaperones that bind to misfolded proteins to prevent irreversible aggregation and aid in refolding to a competent state. The sHsps characterized thus far all contain a conserved α-crystallin, and variable N- and C-termini critical for chaperone activity and oligomerization. The Escherichia coli sHsps IbpA and IbpB share 48% sequence homology, are induced by heat shock and oxidative stress, and each requires the presence of the other to effect protein protection. Molecular Dynamics (MD) simulations of homology-modeled monomers and heterooligomers of these sHsps identify a possible mechanism for cooperation between IbpA and IbpB.
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- Eamonn F Healy
- Department of Chemistry, St. Edward's University, Austin, TX 78704, USA.
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Singh AB, Sharma AK, Mukherjee KJ. Analyzing the metabolic stress response of recombinant Escherichia coli cultures expressing human interferon-beta in high cell density fed batch cultures using time course transcriptomic data. MOLECULAR BIOSYSTEMS 2011; 8:615-28. [PMID: 22134216 DOI: 10.1039/c1mb05414g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Fed batch cultures expressing recombinant interferon beta under the T7 promoter were run with different exponential feeding rates of a complex substrate and induced at varying cell densities. Post-induction profiles of the specific product formation rates showed a strong dependence on the specific growth rate with the maximum product yield obtained at 0.2 h(-1). A study of the relative transcriptomic profiles as a function of pre-induction μ was therefore done to provide insight into the role of cellular physiology in enhancing recombinant protein expression. Hierarchical clustering analysis of the significantly regulated genes allowed us to identify biologically important groups of genes which fall under specific master regulators. The groups were: rpoH, ArcB, CreB, Lrp, RelA, Fis and Hfq. The response of these regulators, which exert a feedback control on the growth and product formation rates correlated well with the expression levels obtained. Thus at the optimum pre-induction μ, the alternative sigma factors and ribosomal machinery genes did not get depressed till the 6th hour post-induction unlike at other specific growth rates, demonstrating a critical role for the genes in sustaining recombinant protein expression.
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- Anuradha B Singh
- School of Biotechnology, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India
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Gatti-Lafranconi P, Natalello A, Ami D, Doglia SM, Lotti M. Concepts and tools to exploit the potential of bacterial inclusion bodies in protein science and biotechnology. FEBS J 2011; 278:2408-18. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2011.08163.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Narayanan A, Ridilla M, Yernool DA. Restrained expression, a method to overproduce toxic membrane proteins by exploiting operator-repressor interactions. Protein Sci 2011; 20:51-61. [PMID: 21031485 DOI: 10.1002/pro.535] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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A major rate-limiting step in determining structures of membrane proteins is heterologous protein production. Toxicity often associated with rapid overexpression results in reduced biomass along with low yields of target protein. Mitigation of toxic effects was achieved using a method we call "restrained expression," a controlled reduction in the frequency of transcription initiation by exploiting the infrequent transitions of Lac repressor to a free state from its complex with the lac-operator site within a T7lac promoter that occur in the absence of the inducer isopropyl β-D-1-thiogalactopyranoside. In addition, production of the T7 RNA polymerase that drives transcription of the target is limited using the tightly regulated arabinose promoter in Escherichia coli strain BL21-AI. Using this approach, we can achieve a 200-fold range of green fluorescent protein expression levels. Application to members of a family of ion pumps results in 5- to 25-fold increases in expression over the benchmark BL21(DE3) host strain. A viral ion channel highly toxic to E. coli can also be overexpressed. In comparative analyses, restrained expression outperforms commonly used E. coli expression strategies. The mechanism underlying improved target protein yield arises from minimization of protein aggregation and proteolysis that reduce membrane integrity and cell viability. This study establishes a method to overexpress toxic proteins.
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- Anoop Narayanan
- Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA
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Meyer AS, Baker TA. Proteolysis in the Escherichia coli heat shock response: a player at many levels. Curr Opin Microbiol 2011; 14:194-9. [PMID: 21353626 DOI: 10.1016/j.mib.2011.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2010] [Accepted: 02/03/2011] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Proteolysis is a fundamental process used by all forms of life to maintain homeostasis, as well as to remodel the proteome following environmental changes. Here, we explore recent advances in understanding the role of proteolysis during the heat shock response of Escherichia coli. Proteolysis both regulates and contributes directly to and the heat shock response at multiple different levels, from adjusting the levels of the master heat shock response regulator (σ(32)), to eliminating damaged cellular proteins, to altering the activity of chaperones that refold heat-denatured proteins. Recent results illustrate the complexity of the heat shock response and the pervasive role that proteolysis plays in both the cellular response to heat shock and the subsequent limiting of the response, as cells return to a more 'normal' physiological state.
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- Anne S Meyer
- Department of Biology, MIT, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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Han MJ, Lee JW, Lee SY. Understanding and engineering of microbial cells based on proteomics and its conjunction with other omics studies. Proteomics 2011; 11:721-43. [DOI: 10.1002/pmic.201000411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2010] [Revised: 09/05/2010] [Accepted: 09/07/2010] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Gaubig LC, Waldminghaus T, Narberhaus F. Multiple layers of control govern expression of the Escherichia
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ibpAB heat-shock operon. Microbiology (Reading) 2011; 157:66-76. [DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.043802-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The Escherichia coli ibpAB operon encodes two small heat-shock proteins, the inclusion-body-binding proteins IbpA and IbpB. Here, we report that expression of ibpAB is a complex process involving at least four different layers of control, namely transcriptional control, RNA processing, translation control and protein stability. As a typical member of the heat-shock regulon, transcription of the ibpAB operon is controlled by the alternative sigma factor σ
32 (RpoH). Heat-induced transcription of the bicistronic operon is followed by RNase E-mediated processing events, resulting in monocistronic ibpA and ibpB transcripts and short 3′-terminal ibpB fragments. Translation of ibpA is controlled by an RNA thermometer in its 5′ untranslated region, forming a secondary structure that blocks entry of the ribosome at low temperatures. A similar structure upstream of ibpB is functional in vitro but not in vivo, suggesting downregulation of ibpB expression in the presence of IbpA. The recently reported degradation of IbpA and IbpB by the Lon protease and differential regulation of IbpA and IbpB levels in E. coli are discussed.
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Villaverde A. Nanotechnology, bionanotechnology and microbial cell factories. Microb Cell Fact 2010; 9:53. [PMID: 20602780 PMCID: PMC2916890 DOI: 10.1186/1475-2859-9-53] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2010] [Accepted: 07/05/2010] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Nanotechnology is increasingly using both materials and nano-objects synthesized by living beings, most of them produced by microbial cells. Emerging technologies and highly integrative approaches (such as 'omics and systems biology), that have been largely proven successful for the production of proteins and secondary metabolites are now expected to become fully adapted for the improved biological production of nanostructured materials with tailored properties. The so far underestimated potential of microbial cell factories in nanotechnology and nanomedicine is expected to emerge, in the next years, in the context of novel needs envisaged in the nanoscience universe. This should prompt a careful revisiting of the microbial cell factories as the most versatile biological platforms to supply functional materials for nanotechnological applications.
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Jürgen B, Breitenstein A, Urlacher V, Büttner K, Lin H, Hecker M, Schweder T, Neubauer P. Quality control of inclusion bodies in Escherichia coli. Microb Cell Fact 2010; 9:41. [PMID: 20509924 PMCID: PMC2893105 DOI: 10.1186/1475-2859-9-41] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2010] [Accepted: 05/28/2010] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Bacterial inclusion bodies (IBs) are key intermediates for protein production. Their quality affects the refolding yield and further purification. Recent functional and structural studies have revealed that IBs are not dead-end aggregates but undergo dynamic changes, including aggregation, refunctionalization of the protein and proteolysis. Both, aggregation of the folding intermediates and turnover of IBs are influenced by the cellular situation and a number of well-studied chaperones and proteases are included. IBs mostly contain only minor impurities and are relatively homogenous. Results IBs of α-glucosidase of Saccharomyces cerevisiae after overproduction in Escherichia coli contain a large amount of (at least 12 different) major product fragments, as revealed by two-dimensional polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (2D PAGE). Matrix-Assisted-Laser-Desorption/Ionization-Time-Of-Flight Mass-Spectrometry (MALDI-ToF MS) identification showed that these fragments contain either the N- or the C-terminus of the protein, therefore indicate that these IBs are at least partially created by proteolytic action. Expression of α-glucosidase in single knockout mutants for the major proteases ClpP, Lon, OmpT and FtsH which are known to be involved in the heat shock like response to production of recombinant proteins or to the degradation of IB proteins, clpP, lon, ompT, and ftsH did not influence the fragment pattern or the composition of the IBs. The quality of the IBs was also not influenced by the sampling time, cultivation medium (complex and mineral salt medium), production strategy (shake flask, fed-batch fermentation process), production strength (T5-lac or T7 promoter), strain background (K-12 or BL21), or addition of different protease inhibitors during IB preparation. Conclusions α-glucosidase is fragmented before aggregation, but neither by proteolytic action on the IBs by the common major proteases, nor during downstream IB preparation. Different fragments co-aggregate in the process of IB formation together with the full-length product. Other intracellular proteases than ClpP or Lon must be responsible for fragmentation. Reaggregation of protease-stable α-glucosidase fragments during in situ disintegration of the existing IBs does not seem to occur.
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- Britta Jürgen
- Bioprocess Engineering Laboratory, Department of Process and Environmental Engineering and Biocenter Oulu, University of Oulu, FIN-90014 Oulu, Finland
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Han MJ, Lee SY, Koh ST, Noh SG, Han WH. Biotechnological applications of microbial proteomes. J Biotechnol 2010; 145:341-9. [PMID: 20045032 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2009.12.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2009] [Revised: 11/21/2009] [Accepted: 12/23/2009] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Advances in proteomic technologies have led to the creation of large-scale proteome databases that can be used to elucidate invaluable information on the dynamics of the metabolic, signaling and regulatory networks and to aid understanding of physiological changes. In particular, proteomics can have practical applications, for example, through the identification of proteins that may be potential targets for the biotechnology industry, and through the extension of our understanding of the physiological action of these proteins. In this review, we describe proteomic approaches for the discovery of targets that have potential biotechnological applications. These targets include promoters, chaperones, soluble fusion partners, anchoring motifs, and excretion fusion partners. In addition, we discuss the potential applications of proteomic techniques for the design of future bioprocesses and the optimization of existing ones. Successful applications of proteomic information have proven to have enormous value for both scientific and practical applications.
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- Mee-Jung Han
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Dongyang University, # 1 Gyochon-dong, Punggi-eup, Yeongju, Gyeongbuk 750-711, Republic of Korea.
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Su X, Zhang S, Wang L, Dong Z. Overexpression of IbpB enhances production of soluble active Streptomyces olivaceovirdis XynB in Escherichia coli. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2009; 390:673-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2009.10.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2009] [Accepted: 10/07/2009] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Villa R, Lotti M, Gatti-Lafranconi P. Components of the E. coli envelope are affected by and can react to protein over-production in the cytoplasm. Microb Cell Fact 2009; 8:32. [PMID: 19500339 PMCID: PMC2701923 DOI: 10.1186/1475-2859-8-32] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2009] [Accepted: 06/05/2009] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Background Protein over-expression in bacteria is still the easiest, cheapest and therefore preferred way to obtain large amounts of proteins for industrial and laboratory scale preparations. Several studies emphasized the importance of understanding cellular and molecular mechanisms triggered by protein over-production in order to obtain higher yield and better quality of the recombinant product. Almost every step leading to a fully functional polypeptide has been investigated, from mRNA stability to the role of molecular chaperones, from aggregation to bottlenecks in the secretory pathway. In this context, we focused on the still poorly addressed relationship between protein production in the cytoplasm and the bacterial envelope, an active and reactive cell compartment that controls interactions with the environment and several major cellular processes. Results available to date show that the accumulation of foreign proteins in the cytoplasm induces changes in the membrane lipids and in the levels of mRNAs for some membrane proteins. However, a direct connection between membrane protein expression levels and soluble/aggregated protein accumulation in the cytoplasm has never been reported. Results By the use of a combined physiological and proteomic approach, we investigated the effects on the cell membrane of E. coli of the overexpression of two recombinant proteins, the B. cepacia lipase (BCL) and the green fluorescent protein (GFP). Both polypeptides are expressed in the cytoplasm at similar levels but GFP is fully soluble whereas inactive BCL accumulates in inclusion bodies. Growth and viability of the transformed cells were tested in the presence of different drugs. We found that chloramphenycol preferentially inhibited the strain over-producing GFP while SDS was more effective when BCL inclusion bodies accumulated in the cytoplasm. In contrast, both proteins induced a similar response in the membrane proteome, i.e. increased levels of LamB, OmpF, OmpA and TolC. Under all tested conditions, the lipopolysaccharide was not affected, suggesting that a specific rather than a generalized rearrangement of the envelope was induced. Conclusion Taking together physiological and biochemical evidence, our work indicates that the E. coli envelope can sense protein over-expression in the cytoplasm and react by modulating the abundance of some membrane proteins, with possible consequences on the membrane traffic of small solutes, i.e. nutrients, drugs and metabolites. Such a response seems to be independent on the nature of the protein being over-expressed. On the other hand both our data reported herein and previous results indicate that membrane lipids may act as a second stress sensor responsive to the aggregation state of the recombinant protein and further contribute to changes in cellular exchanges with the environment.
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- Riccardo Villa
- Dipartimento di Biotecnologie e Bioscienze, Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Piazza della Scienza 2, Milano, Italy.
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Nobre LS, Al-Shahrour F, Dopazo J, Saraiva LM. Exploring the antimicrobial action of a carbon monoxide-releasing compound through whole-genome transcription profiling of Escherichia coli. Microbiology (Reading) 2009; 155:813-824. [DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.023911-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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We recently reported that carbon monoxide (CO) has bactericidal activity. To understand its mode of action we analysed the gene expression changes occurring when Escherichia coli, grown aerobically and anaerobically, is treated with the CO-releasing molecule CORM-2 (tricarbonyldichlororuthenium(II) dimer). Microarray analysis shows that the E. coli CORM-2 response is multifaceted, with a high number of differentially regulated genes spread through several functional categories, namely genes involved in inorganic ion transport and metabolism, regulators, and genes implicated in post-translational modification, such as chaperones. CORM-2 has a higher impact in E. coli cells grown anaerobically, as judged by the repression of genes belonging to eight functional classes which are not seen in the response of aerobically CORM-2-treated cells. The biological relevance of the variations caused by CORM-2 was substantiated by studying the CORM-2 sensitivity of selected E. coli mutants. The results show that the deletion of redox-sensing regulators SoxS and OxyR increased the sensitivity to CORM-2 and suggest that while SoxS plays an important role in protection against CORM-2 under both growth conditions, OxyR seems to participate only in the aerobic CORM-2 response. Under anaerobic conditions, we found that the heat-shock proteins IbpA and IbpB contribute to CORM-2 defence since the deletion of these genes increases the sensitivity of the strain. The induction of several met genes and the hypersensitivity to CORM-2 of the ΔmetR, ΔmetI and ΔmetN mutant strains suggest that CO has effects on the methionine metabolism of E. coli. CORM-2 also affects the transcription of several E. coli biofilm-related genes and increases biofilm formation in E. coli. In particular, the absence of tqsA or bhsA increases the resistance of E. coli to CORM-2, and deletion of tsqA leads to a strain that has lost its capacity to form biofilm upon treatment with CORM-2. In spite of the relatively stable nature of the CO molecule, our results show that CO is able to trigger a significant alteration in the transcriptome of E. coli which necessarily has effects in several key metabolic pathways.
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- Lígia S. Nobre
- Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Avenida da República (EAN), 2780-157 Oeiras, Portugal
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- Department of Bioinformatics, Centro de Investigación Príncipe Felipe (CIPF), Valencia, E-46013, Spain
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- Functional Genomics Node (National Institute for Bioinformatics, INB), Centro de Investigación Príncipe Felipe (CIPF), Valencia, E-46013, Spain
- Center for Biomedical Research on Rare Diseases (CIBERER), Centro de Investigación Príncipe Felipe (CIPF), Valencia, E-46013, Spain
- Department of Bioinformatics, Centro de Investigación Príncipe Felipe (CIPF), Valencia, E-46013, Spain
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- Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Avenida da República (EAN), 2780-157 Oeiras, Portugal
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Caspeta L, Flores N, Pérez NO, Bolívar F, Ramírez OT. The effect of heating rate onEscherichia colimetabolism, physiological stress, transcriptional response, and production of temperature-induced recombinant protein: A scale-down study. Biotechnol Bioeng 2009; 102:468-82. [DOI: 10.1002/bit.22084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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De Felice M, Mattanovich D, Papagianni M, Wegrzyn G, Villaverde A. The scientific impact of microbial cell factories. Microb Cell Fact 2008; 7:33. [PMID: 19046424 PMCID: PMC2630955 DOI: 10.1186/1475-2859-7-33] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2008] [Accepted: 12/01/2008] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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- Maurilio De Felice
- Institute for Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
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Beutler M, Makrogianneli K, Vermeij RJ, Keppler M, Ng T, Jovin TM, Heintzmann R. satFRET: estimation of Förster resonance energy transfer by acceptor saturation. EUROPEAN BIOPHYSICS JOURNAL: EBJ 2008; 38:69-82. [DOI: 10.1007/s00249-008-0361-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2008] [Revised: 07/11/2008] [Accepted: 07/21/2008] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Han MJ, Yun H, Lee SY. Microbial small heat shock proteins and their use in biotechnology. Biotechnol Adv 2008; 26:591-609. [PMID: 18789382 DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2008.08.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2008] [Revised: 08/01/2008] [Accepted: 08/03/2008] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Small heat shock proteins (sHsps) exist in almost all organisms. Most organisms have more than one sHsp, but their number can be as high as 65, as found in the eukaryote, Vitis vinifera. The function of sHsps is well-known; they confer thermotolerance to cellular cultures and proteins in cellular extracts during prolonged incubations at elevated temperatures. This demonstrates the ability of sHsps to protect cellular proteins, and to maintain cellular viability under conditions of intensive stress, such as heat shock or chemical treatments. sHsps have several properties that distinguish them from heat shock proteins (Hsps): they function as ATP-independent chaperones, require the flexible assembly and reassembly of oligomeric complex structures for their activation, and exhibit a wide range of substrate-binding capacities. Recent studies indicate that sHsps have important biological functions in thermostability, disaggregation, and proteolysis inhibition. These functions can be harnessed for various applications, including nanobiotechnology, proteomics, bioproduction, and bioseparation. In this review, we discuss the properties and diversity of microbial sHsps, as well as their potential uses in the biotechnology industry.
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- Mee-Jung Han
- Metabolic and Biomolecular Engineering National Research Laboratory, Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 305-701, Republic of Korea
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Dunbar HE, Wilson ACC, Ferguson NR, Moran NA. Aphid thermal tolerance is governed by a point mutation in bacterial symbionts. PLoS Biol 2007; 5:e96. [PMID: 17425405 PMCID: PMC1847839 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0050096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 251] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2006] [Accepted: 02/08/2007] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Symbiosis is a ubiquitous phenomenon generating biological complexity, affecting adaptation, and expanding ecological capabilities. However, symbionts, which can be subject to genetic limitations such as clonality and genomic degradation, also impose constraints on hosts. A model of obligate symbiosis is that between aphids and the bacterium Buchnera aphidicola, which supplies essential nutrients. We report a mutation in Buchnera of the aphid Acyrthosiphon pisum that recurs in laboratory lines and occurs in field populations. This single nucleotide deletion affects a homopolymeric run within the heat-shock transcriptional promoter for ibpA, encoding a small heat-shock protein. This Buchnera mutation virtually eliminates the transcriptional response of ibpA to heat stress and lowers its expression even at cool or moderate temperatures. Furthermore, this symbiont mutation dramatically affects host fitness in a manner dependent on thermal environment. Following a short heat exposure as juveniles, aphids bearing short-allele symbionts produced few or no progeny and contained almost no Buchnera, in contrast to aphids bearing symbionts without the deletion. Conversely, under constant cool conditions, aphids containing symbionts with the short allele reproduced earlier and maintained higher reproductive rates. The short allele has appreciable frequencies in field populations (up to 20%), further supporting the view that lowering of ibpA expression improves host fitness under some conditions. This recurring Buchnera mutation governs thermal tolerance of aphid hosts. Other cases in which symbiont microevolution has a major effect on host ecological tolerance are likely to be widespread because of the high mutation rates of symbiotic bacteria and their crucial roles in host metabolism and development. Aphids are sap-feeding insects that depend on obligate bacterial symbionts of the genus Buchnera for biosynthesis of needed nutrients. Studying Buchnera gene expression in pea aphids, we identified a recurring mutation (a single-base deletion) in the transcriptional promoter of the small heat-shock protein, ibpA. This mutation arose and was fixed twice in sublines derived from a single female aphid in the lab and kept at constant 20 °C. Experiments using aphid lines that differed only in the presence of this Buchnera mutation revealed that it eliminates the ibpA transcriptional response to heat shock and affects ibpA expression at low temperatures. In aphids containing Buchnera with the mutation, a short heat treatment as juveniles leads to elimination of most or all symbionts and to reproductive failure; the same treatment has little effect on aphids containing Buchnera without the mutation. Conversely, at constant lower temperatures, aphids with Buchnera bearing this mutation enjoy a reproductive advantage. Pea aphid populations are polymorphic for the Buchnera mutation, suggesting that it is maintained at substantial frequencies by selection. This study indicates that mutations in obligate symbionts can have major consequences for host fitness and geographic distributions. A recurring single-nucleotide deletion in a heat-shock transcriptional promoter in the bacterialBuchnera symbiont of the pea aphid(Acyrthosiphon pisum) dramatically affects host fitness in a thermal-dependent manner.
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- Helen E Dunbar
- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
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Chou CP. Engineering cell physiology to enhance recombinant protein production in Escherichia coli. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2007; 76:521-32. [PMID: 17571257 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-007-1039-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2007] [Revised: 05/08/2007] [Accepted: 05/21/2007] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The advent of recombinant DNA technology has revolutionized the strategies for protein production. Due to the well-characterized genome and a variety of mature tools available for genetic manipulation, Escherichia coli is still the most common workhorse for recombinant protein production. However, the culture for industrial applications often presents E. coli cells with a growth condition that is significantly different from their natural inhabiting environment in the gastrointestinal tract, resulting in deterioration in cell physiology and limitation in cell's productivity. It has been recognized that innovative design of genetically engineered strains can highly increase the bioprocess yield with minimum investment on the capital and operating costs. Nevertheless, most of these genetic manipulations, by which traits are implanted into the workhorse through recombinant DNA technology, for enhancing recombinant protein productivity often translate into the challenges that deteriorate cell physiology or even jeopardize cell survival. An in-depth understanding of these challenges and their corresponding cellular response at the molecular level becomes crucial for developing superior strains that are more physiologically adaptive to the production environment to improve culture productivity. With the accumulated knowledge in cell physiology, whose importance to gene overexpression was to some extent undervalued previously, this review is intended to focus on the recent biotechnological advancement in engineering cell physiology to enhance recombinant protein production in E. coli.
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- C Perry Chou
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Waterloo, 200 University Avenue West, Waterloo, ON, Canada, N2L 3G1.
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Ahrman E, Gustavsson N, Hultschig C, Boelens WC, Emanuelsson CS. Small heat shock proteins prevent aggregation of citrate synthase and bind to the N-terminal region which is absent in thermostable forms of citrate synthase. Extremophiles 2007; 11:659-66. [PMID: 17486291 DOI: 10.1007/s00792-007-0080-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2007] [Accepted: 03/27/2007] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Citrate synthase (CS) is often used in chaperone assays since this thermosensitive enzyme aggregates at moderately increased temperatures. Small heat shock proteins (sHsps) are molecular chaperones specialized in preventing the aggregation of other proteins, termed substrate proteins, under conditions of transient heat stress. To investigate the mechanism whereby sHsps bind to and stabilize a substrate protein, we here used peptide array screening covering the sequence of porcine CS (P00889). Strong binding of sHsps was detected to a peptide corresponding to the most N-terminal alpha-helix in CS (amino acids Leu(13) to Gln(27)). The N-terminal alpha-helices in the CS dimer intertwine with the C-terminus in the other subunit and together form a stem-like structure which is protruding from the CS dimer. This stem-like structure is absent in thermostable forms of CS from thermophilic archaebacteria like Pyrococcus furiosus and Sulfolobus solfatacarium. These data therefore suggest that thermostabilization of thermosensitive CS by sHsps is achieved by stabilization of the C- and N-terminae in the protruding thermosensitive softspot, which is absent in thermostable forms of the CS dimer.
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- Emma Ahrman
- Department of Biochemistry, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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García-Fruitós E, Arís A, Villaverde A. Localization of functional polypeptides in bacterial inclusion bodies. Appl Environ Microbiol 2006; 73:289-94. [PMID: 17085715 PMCID: PMC1797118 DOI: 10.1128/aem.01952-06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Bacterial inclusion bodies, while showing intriguing amyloid-like features, such as a beta-sheet-based intermolecular organization, binding to amyloid-tropic dyes, and origin in a sequence-selective deposition process, hold an important amount of native-like secondary structure and significant amounts of functional polypeptides. The aggregation mechanics supporting the occurrence of both misfolded and properly folded protein is controversial. Single polypeptide chains might contain both misfolded stretches driving aggregation and properly folded protein domains that, if embracing the active site, would account for the biological activities displayed by inclusion bodies. Alternatively, soluble, functional polypeptides could be surface adsorbed by interactions weaker than those driving the formation of the intermolecular beta-sheet architecture. To explore whether the fraction of properly folded active protein is a natural component or rather a mere contaminant of these aggregates, we have explored their localization by image analysis of inclusion bodies formed by green fluorescent protein. Since the fluorescence distribution is not homogeneous and the core of inclusion bodies is particularly rich in active protein forms, such protein species cannot be passively trapped components and their occurrence might be linked to the reconstruction dynamics steadily endured in vivo by such bacterial aggregates. Intriguingly, even functional protein species in inclusion bodies are not excluded from the interface with the solvent, probably because of the porous structure of these particular protein aggregates.
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- Elena García-Fruitós
- Institut de Biotecnologia i de Biomedicina, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, 08193 Barcelona, Spain
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González-Montalbán N, García-Fruitós E, Ventura S, Arís A, Villaverde A. The chaperone DnaK controls the fractioning of functional protein between soluble and insoluble cell fractions in inclusion body-forming cells. Microb Cell Fact 2006; 5:26. [PMID: 16893469 PMCID: PMC1555604 DOI: 10.1186/1475-2859-5-26] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2005] [Accepted: 08/07/2006] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Background The molecular mechanics of inclusion body formation is still far from being completely understood, specially regarding the occurrence of properly folded, protein species that exhibit natural biological activities. We have here comparatively explored thermally promoted, in vivo protein aggregation and the formation of bacterial inclusion bodies, from both structural and functional sides. Also, the status of the soluble and insoluble protein versions in both aggregation systems have been examined as well as the role of the main molecular chaperones GroEL and DnaK in the conformational quality of the target polypeptide. Results While thermal denaturation results in the formation of heterogeneous aggregates that are rather stable in composition, protein deposition as inclusion bodies renders homogenous but strongly evolving structures, which are progressively enriched in the main protein species while gaining native-like structure. Although both type of aggregates display common features, inclusion body formation but not thermal-induced aggregation involves deposition of functional polypeptides that confer biological activity to such particles, at expenses of the average conformational quality of the protein population remaining in the soluble cell fraction. In absence of DnaK, however, the activity and conformational nativeness of inclusion body proteins are dramatically impaired while the soluble protein version gains specific activity. Conclusion The chaperone DnaK controls the fractioning of active protein between soluble and insoluble cell fractions in inclusion body-forming cells but not during thermally-driven protein aggregation. This cell protein, probably through diverse activities, is responsible for the occurrence and enrichment in inclusion bodies of native-like, functional polypeptides, that are much less represented in other kind of protein aggregates.
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- Nuria González-Montalbán
- Institut de Biotecnologia i de Biomedicina, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, 08193 Barcelona, Spain
- Departament de Genètica i de Microbiologia, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, 08193 Barcelona, Spain
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- Institut de Biotecnologia i de Biomedicina, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, 08193 Barcelona, Spain
- Departament de Genètica i de Microbiologia, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, 08193 Barcelona, Spain
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- Institut de Biotecnologia i de Biomedicina, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, 08193 Barcelona, Spain
- Departament de Bioloquímica i de Biologia Molecular, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, 08193 Barcelona, Spain
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- Institut de Biotecnologia i de Biomedicina, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, 08193 Barcelona, Spain
- Departament de Genètica i de Microbiologia, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, 08193 Barcelona, Spain
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- Institut de Biotecnologia i de Biomedicina, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, 08193 Barcelona, Spain
- Departament de Genètica i de Microbiologia, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, 08193 Barcelona, Spain
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Han MJ, Lee SY. The Escherichia coli proteome: past, present, and future prospects. Microbiol Mol Biol Rev 2006; 70:362-439. [PMID: 16760308 PMCID: PMC1489533 DOI: 10.1128/mmbr.00036-05] [Citation(s) in RCA: 123] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Proteomics has emerged as an indispensable methodology for large-scale protein analysis in functional genomics. The Escherichia coli proteome has been extensively studied and is well defined in terms of biochemical, biological, and biotechnological data. Even before the entire E. coli proteome was fully elucidated, the largest available data set had been integrated to decipher regulatory circuits and metabolic pathways, providing valuable insights into global cellular physiology and the development of metabolic and cellular engineering strategies. With the recent advent of advanced proteomic technologies, the E. coli proteome has been used for the validation of new technologies and methodologies such as sample prefractionation, protein enrichment, two-dimensional gel electrophoresis, protein detection, mass spectrometry (MS), combinatorial assays with n-dimensional chromatographies and MS, and image analysis software. These important technologies will not only provide a great amount of additional information on the E. coli proteome but also synergistically contribute to other proteomic studies. Here, we review the past development and current status of E. coli proteome research in terms of its biological, biotechnological, and methodological significance and suggest future prospects.
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- Mee-Jung Han
- Metabolic and Biomolecular Engineering National Research Laboratory, Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 305-701, Republic of Korea
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De Anda R, Lara AR, Hernández V, Hernández-Montalvo V, Gosset G, Bolívar F, Ramírez OT. Replacement of the glucose phosphotransferase transport system by galactose permease reduces acetate accumulation and improves process performance of Escherichia coli for recombinant protein production without impairment of growth rate. Metab Eng 2006; 8:281-90. [PMID: 16517196 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymben.2006.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2005] [Revised: 12/23/2005] [Accepted: 01/05/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Acetate accumulation under aerobic conditions is a common problem in Escherichia coli cultures, as it causes a reduction in both growth rate and recombinant protein productivity. In this study, the effect of replacing the glucose phosphotransferase transport system (PTS) with an alternate glucose transport activity on growth kinetics, acetate accumulation and production of two model recombinant proteins, was determined. Strain VH32 is a W3110 derivative with an inactive PTS. The promoter region of the chromosomal galactose permease gene galP of VH32 was replaced by the strong trc promoter. The resulting strain, VH32GalP+ acquired the capacity to utilize glucose as a carbon source. Strains W3110 and VH32GalP+ were transformed for the production of recombinant TrpLE-proinsulin accumulated as inclusion bodies (W3110-PI and VH32GalP+-PI) and for production of soluble intracellular green fluorescent protein (W3110-pV21 and VH32GalP+-pV21). W3110-pV21 and VH32GalP+-pV21 were grown in batch cultures. Maximum recombinant protein concentration, as determined from fluorescence, was almost four-fold higher in VH32GalP+-pV21, relative to W3110-pV21. Maximum acetate concentration reached 2.8 g/L for W3110-pV21 cultures, whereas a maximum of 0.39 g/L accumulated in VH32GalP+-pV21. W3110-PI and VH32GalP+-PI were grown in batch and fed-batch cultures. Compared to W3110-PI, the engineered strain maintained similar production and growth rate capabilities while reducing acetate accumulation. Specific glucose consumption rate was lower and product yield on glucose was higher in VH32GalP+-PI fed-batch cultures. Altogether, strains with the engineered glucose uptake system showed improved process performance parameters for recombinant protein production over the wild-type strain.
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- Ramón De Anda
- Departamento de Ingeniería Celular y Biocatálisis, Instituto de Biotecnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), A.P. 510-3, Cuernavaca, Morelos 62250, México
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Ventura S, Villaverde A. Protein quality in bacterial inclusion bodies. Trends Biotechnol 2006; 24:179-85. [PMID: 16503059 DOI: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2006.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 254] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2005] [Accepted: 02/13/2006] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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A common limitation of recombinant protein production in bacteria is the formation of insoluble protein aggregates known as inclusion bodies. The propensity of a given protein to aggregate is unpredictable, and the goal of a properly folded, soluble species has been pursued using four main approaches: modification of the protein sequence; increasing the availability of folding assistant proteins; increasing the performance of the translation machinery; and minimizing physicochemical conditions favoring conformational stress and aggregation. From a molecular point of view, inclusion bodies are considered to be formed by unspecific hydrophobic interactions between disorderly deposited polypeptides, and are observed as "molecular dust-balls" in productive cells. However, recent data suggest that these protein aggregates might be a reservoir of alternative conformational states, their formation being no less specific than the acquisition of the native-state structure.
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- Salvador Ventura
- Institut de Biotecnologia i de Biomedicina, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, 08193 Barcelona, Spain
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