Project description:In this study, a combined strategy was used to improve the production of Thermomyces dupontii lipase (TDL) in Pichia pastoris. First, the native gene of TDL was optimized based on the codon usage of P. pastoris, ligated to pPICZ?A and transformed in P. pastoris X33. A recombinant strain designated X33-T23 with the highest activity (1020 U/mL in shake flasks) amongst 216 recombinant colonies was selected for further investigations. To further increase the production of TDL, nine different secretion helper factor genes were transformed in the recombinant strain, X33-T23. The recombinant strain co-expression with the gene encoding protein disulfide isomerase, designated X33-T23-PDI, exhibited the highest activity in shake flasks (1760 U/mL) and in 5 L bioreactor (57521 U/mL) which were 1.67- and 1.46-fold higher, respectively, than for strain X33-T23. Additionally, the optimization of the inducers (temperature and pH) for the recombinant strain X33-T23-PDI in 5 L bioreactor produced, as expected, much higher lipase activity (81203 U/mL). The results of this study will provide an effective method to produce TDL and give some clues on how to improve production of heterologous proteins in P. pastoris.
Project description:Cellulases involved in the hydrolysis of cellulose and plays a vital role in different industries like textile, detergent paper and Feed industry. Cellulases have been a prospective target for research by both the academic and industrial sectors because of the intricacy of the enzyme system and the enormous industrial potential. In the present work Thermomyces dupontii, which had previously been isolated and recorded as a promising cellulase producer were used. Both endoglucanases and betaglucosidases were purified to its homogeneity by ammonium sulfate followed by anion exchange and gel filtration chromatography. The recovery and purification fold for endoglucanases and betaglucosidases were 13.7, 10.7 % and 5.9, 2.7, respectively. The molecular weight of endoglucanases and betaglucosidases were estimated as 37 and 66 kDa on SDS-PAGE. Upon kinetic analysis the purified endoglucanases and betaglucosidases showed Km 0.63; 28.56 mg/ml and Vmax 82; 80 U/ml/min, respectively. Characterization revealed that enzyme was found to be acidophilic cellulase having optimal pH of 5.5 and 70 ⁰C. Furthermore, cellulases were accelerated in the presence of Ca2+ and EDTA. The cellulases had activation energy (Ea) of −44.55; −50.02 kJ/mol for carboxy-methyl-cellulose hydrolysis and Enthalpy (ΔH) 42.20; 47.70 kJ/mol and entropy ΔS −5.1 and −5.7 kJ/mol for EG and BGL, respectively. In addition to this the enzyme had a secondary structure of protein as represented by FTIR spectrum The current study suggested that purified cellulases can be used as a detergent additive to improve washing. Furthermore, it shows the biostoning ability when applied on jean fabric.
Project description:Saccharomonospora azurea Runmao et al. 1987 is a member of the genus Saccharomonospora, which is in the family Pseudonocardiaceae and thus far poorly characterized genomically. Members of the genus Saccharomonospora are of interest because they originate from diverse habitats, such as leaf litter, manure, compost, the surface of peat, and moist and over-heated grain, and may play a role in the primary degradation of plant material by attacking hemicellulose. Next to S. viridis, S. azurea is only the second member in the genus Saccharomonospora for which a completely sequenced type strain genome will be published. Here we describe the features of this organism, together with the complete genome sequence with project status 'Improved high quality draft', and the annotation. The 4,763,832 bp long chromosome with its 4,472 protein-coding and 58 RNA genes was sequenced as part of the DOE funded Community Sequencing Program (CSP) 2010 at the Joint Genome Institute (JGI).
Project description:In the present study, the detection of a pantropic canine coronavirus (CCoV) strain in a dog with lethal diarrhoea is reported. RT-PCR and real-time RT-PCR assays were used for the detection, characterization and quantitation of CCoV. Sequence and phylogenetic analysis of the CCoV NA/09 revealed a high degree of sequence identity with the pantropic strain CB/05, indicating the presence of CB/05-like pantropic strains in Greece. The absence of the 38-nucleotide deletion in ORF3b, which is characteristic of CB/05, indicates the need to identify new genetic markers for pantropic variants of CCoV, probably in the spike-protein gene region.