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Nat Plants ; 10(6): 848-856, 2024 Jun.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38831044

ABSTRACT

The de novo synthesis of genomes has made unprecedented progress and achieved milestones, particularly in bacteria and yeast. However, the process of synthesizing a multicellular plant genome has not progressed at the same pace, due to the complexity of multicellular plant genomes, technical difficulties associated with large genome size and structure, and the intricacies of gene regulation and expression in plants. Here we outline the bottom-up design principles for the de novo synthesis of the Physcomitrium patens (that is, earthmoss) genome. To facilitate international collaboration and accessibility, we have developed and launched a public online design platform called GenoDesigner. This platform offers an intuitive graphical interface enabling users to efficiently manipulate extensive genome sequences, even up to the gigabase level. This tool is poised to greatly expedite the synthesis of the P. patens genome, offering an essential reference and roadmap for the synthesis of plant genomes.


Subject(s)
Bryopsida , Genome, Plant , Bryopsida/genetics , Synthetic Biology/methods , Software
3.
Imeta ; 3(2): e168, 2024 Apr.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38882485

ABSTRACT

Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) has been suggested as a very promising medium for data storage in recent years. Although numerous studies have advocated for DNA data storage, its practical application remains obscure and there is a lack of a user-oriented platform. Here, we developed a DNA data storage platform, named Storage-D, which allows users to convert their data into DNA sequences of any length and vice versa by selecting algorithms, error-correction, random-access, and codec pin strategies in terms of their own choice. It incorporates a newly designed "Wukong" algorithm, which provides over 20 trillion codec pins for data privacy use. This algorithm can also control GC content to the selected standard, as well as adjust the homopolymer run length to a defined level, while maintaining a high coding potential of ~1.98 bis/nt, allowing it to outperform previous algorithms. By connecting to a commercial DNA synthesis and sequencing platform with "Storage-D," we successfully stored "Diagnosis and treatment protocol for COVID-19 patients" into 200 nt oligo pools in vitro, and 500 bp genes in vivo which replicated in both normal and extreme bacteria. Together, this platform allows for practical and personalized DNA data storage, potentially with a wide range of applications.

4.
Small Methods ; : e2301585, 2024 May 29.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38807543

ABSTRACT

DNA-based data storage is a new technology in computational and synthetic biology, that offers a solution for long-term, high-density data archiving. Given the critical importance of medical data in advancing human health, there is a growing interest in developing an effective medical data storage system based on DNA. Data integrity, accuracy, reliability, and efficient retrieval are all significant concerns. Therefore, this study proposes an Effective DNA Storage (EDS) approach for archiving medical MRI data. The EDS approach incorporates three key components (i) a novel fraction strategy to address the critical issue of rotating encoding, which often leads to data loss due to single base error propagation; (ii) a novel rule-based quaternary transcoding method that satisfies bio-constraints and ensure reliable mapping; and (iii) an indexing technique designed to simplify random search and access. The effectiveness of this approach is validated through computer simulations and biological experiments, confirming its practicality. The EDS approach outperforms existing methods, providing superior control over bio-constraints and reducing computational time. The results and code provided in this study open new avenues for practical DNA storage of medical MRI data, offering promising prospects for the future of medical data archiving and retrieval.

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Adv Sci (Weinh) ; 11(15): e2305921, 2024 Apr.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38332565

ABSTRACT

DNA has emerged as an appealing material for information storage due to its great storage density and durability. Random reading and rewriting are essential tasks for practical large-scale data storage. However, they are currently difficult to implement simultaneously in a single DNA-based storage system, strongly limiting their practicability. Here, a "Cell Disk" storage system is presented, achieving high-density in vivo DNA data storage that enables both random reading and rewriting. In this system, each yeast cell is used as a chamber to store information, similar to a "disk block" but with the ability to self-replicate. Specifically, each genome of yeast cell has a customized CRISPR/Cas9-based "lock-and-key" module inserted, which allows selective retrieval, erasure, or rewriting of the targeted cell "block" from a pool of cells ("disk"). Additionally, a codec algorithm with lossless compression ability is developed to improve the information density of each cell "block". As a proof of concept, target-specific reading and rewriting of the compressed data from a mimic cell "disk" comprising up to 105 "blocks" are demonstrated and achieve high specificity and reliability. The "Cell Disk" system described here concurrently supports random reading and rewriting, and it should have great scalability for practical data storage use.


Subject(s)
Reading , Saccharomyces cerevisiae , Reproducibility of Results , Saccharomyces cerevisiae/genetics , DNA/genetics , Information Storage and Retrieval
6.
Biotechnol Biofuels Bioprod ; 16(1): 157, 2023 Oct 24.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37876019

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: ß-Alanine is a precursor of many important pharmaceutical products and food additives, its market demand is continuously increasing nowadays. Whole-cell catalysis relying on the recombinant expression of key ß-alanine synthesizing enzymes is an important method to produce ß-alanine. Nevertheless, ß-alanine synthesizing enzymes found so far have problems including easy inactivation, low expression or poor catalytic activity, and it remains necessary to develop new enzymes. RESULTS: Herein, we characterized an L-aspartate-α-decarboxylase, MpADC, from an aphid, Myzus persicae. It showed excellent catalytic activity at pH 6.0-7.5 and 37 °C. With the help of chaperone co-expression and N-terminal engineering guided by AlphaFold2 structure prediction, the expression and catalytic ability of MpADC in Escherichia coli were significantly improved. Using 50 g/L of E. coli cells expressing the MpADC-∆39 variant cultured in a 15-L fermenter, 232.36 g/L of ß-alanine was synthesized in 13.5 h, with the average ß-alanine yield of 17.22 g/L/h, which is best known so far. CONCLUSIONS: Our research should facilitate the production of ß-alanine in an environment-friendly manner.

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Front Genet ; 14: 1158337, 2023.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37021008

ABSTRACT

DNA is a practical storage medium with high density, durability, and capacity to accommodate exponentially growing data volumes. A DNA sequence structure is a biocomputing problem that requires satisfying bioconstraints to design robust sequences. Existing evolutionary approaches to DNA sequences result in errors during the encoding process that reduces the lower bounds of DNA coding sets used for molecular hybridization. Additionally, the disordered DNA strand forms a secondary structure, which is susceptible to errors during decoding. This paper proposes a computational evolutionary approach based on a synergistic moth-flame optimizer by Levy flight and opposition-based learning mutation strategies to optimize these problems by constructing reverse-complement constraints. The MFOS aims to attain optimal global solutions with robust convergence and balanced search capabilities to improve DNA code lower bounds and coding rates for DNA storage. The ability of the MFOS to construct DNA coding sets is demonstrated through various experiments that use 19 state-of-the-art functions. Compared with the existing studies, the proposed approach with three different bioconstraints substantially improves the lower bounds of the DNA codes by 12-28% and significantly reduces errors.

9.
Nat Commun ; 13(1): 1888, 2022 04 07.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35393429

ABSTRACT

The acquisition of resistance to one antibiotic sometimes leads to collateral sensitivity to a second antibiotic. Here, we show that vancomycin resistance in Enterococcus faecium is associated with a remarkable increase in susceptibility to pleuromutilin antibiotics (such as lefamulin), which target the bacterial ribosome. The trade-off between vancomycin and pleuromutilins is mediated by epistasis between the van gene cluster and msrC, encoding an ABC-F protein that protects bacterial ribosomes from antibiotic targeting. In mouse models of vancomycin-resistant E. faecium colonization and septicemia, pleuromutilin treatment reduces colonization and improves survival more effectively than standard therapy (linezolid). Our findings suggest that pleuromutilins may be useful for the treatment of vancomycin-resistant E. faecium infections.


Subject(s)
Enterococcus faecium , Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections , Animals , Anti-Bacterial Agents/pharmacology , Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use , Diterpenes , Drug Collateral Sensitivity , Enterococcus faecium/genetics , Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections/drug therapy , Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections/microbiology , Mice , Microbial Sensitivity Tests , Polycyclic Compounds , Vancomycin/pharmacology , Pleuromutilins
10.
Nat Comput Sci ; 2(4): 234-242, 2022 Apr.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38177542

ABSTRACT

DNA is a promising data storage medium due to its remarkable durability and space-efficient storage. Early bit-to-base transcoding schemes have primarily pursued information density, at the expense of introducing biocompatibility challenges or decoding failure. Here we propose a robust transcoding algorithm named the yin-yang codec, using two rules to encode two binary bits into one nucleotide, to generate DNA sequences that are highly compatible with synthesis and sequencing technologies. We encoded two representative file formats and stored them in vitro as 200 nt oligo pools and in vivo as a ~54 kbps DNA fragment in yeast cells. Sequencing results show that the yin-yang codec exhibits high robustness and reliability for a wide variety of data types, with an average recovery rate of 99.9% above 104 molecule copies and an achieved recovery rate of 87.53% at ≤102 copies. Additionally, the in vivo storage demonstration achieved an experimentally measured physical density close to the theoretical maximum.

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Sci Rep ; 11(1): 18063, 2021 09 10.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34508146

ABSTRACT

Current research on DNA storage usually focuses on the improvement of storage density by developing effective encoding and decoding schemes while lacking the consideration on the uncertainty in ultra-long-term data storage and retention. Consequently, the current DNA storage systems are often not self-contained, implying that they have to resort to external tools for the restoration of the stored DNA data. This may result in high risks in data loss since the required tools might not be available due to the high uncertainty in far future. To address this issue, we propose in this paper a self-contained DNA storage system that can bring self-explanatory to its stored data without relying on any external tool. To this end, we design a specific DNA file format whereby a separate storage scheme is developed to reduce the data redundancy while an effective indexing is designed for random read operations to the stored data file. We verified through experimental data that the proposed self-contained and self-explanatory method can not only get rid of the reliance on external tools for data restoration but also minimise the data redundancy brought about when the amount of data to be stored reaches a certain scale.


Subject(s)
DNA/genetics , Databases, Genetic , Information Storage and Retrieval/methods , Algorithms , DNA/chemistry , Humans , Models, Theoretical , Research
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Gigascience ; 8(6)2019 06 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31220251

ABSTRACT

The information explosion has led to a rapid increase in the amount of data requiring physical storage. However, in the near future, existing storage methods (i.e., magnetic and optical media) will be insufficient to store these exponentially growing data. Therefore, data scientists are continually looking for better, more stable, and space-efficient alternatives to store these huge datasets. Because of its unique biological properties, highly condensed DNA has great potential to become a storage material for the future. Indeed, DNA-based data storage has recently emerged as a promising approach for long-term digital information storage. This review summarizes state-of-the-art methods, including digital-to-DNA coding schemes and the media types used in DNA-based data storage, and provides an overview of recent progress achieved in this field and its exciting future.


Subject(s)
DNA , Information Storage and Retrieval/methods
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Mol Microbiol ; 112(2): 461-481, 2019 08.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30907454

ABSTRACT

The extracytoplasmic function (ECF) σ factor, σE , is a key regulator of the cell envelope stress response in Streptomyces coelicolor. Although its role in maintaining cell wall integrity has been known for over a decade, a comprehensive analysis of the genes under its control has not been undertaken. Here, using a combination of chromatin immunoprecipitation-sequencing (ChIP-seq), microarray transcriptional profiling and bioinformatic analysis, we attempt to define the σE regulon. Approximately half of the genes identified encode proteins implicated in cell envelope function. Seventeen novel targets were validated by S1 nuclease mapping or in vitro transcription, establishing a σE -binding consensus. Subsequently, we used bioinformatic analysis to look for conservation of the σE target promoters identified in S. coelicolor across 19 Streptomyces species. Key proteins under σE control across the genus include the actin homolog MreB, three penicillin-binding proteins, two L,D-transpeptidases, a LytR-CpsA-Psr-family protein predicted to be involved in cell wall teichoic acid deposition and a predicted MprF protein, which adds lysyl groups to phosphatidylglycerol to neutralize membrane surface charge. Taken together, these analyses provide biological insight into the σE -mediated cell envelope stress response in the genus Streptomyces.


Subject(s)
Bacterial Proteins/metabolism , Sigma Factor/metabolism , Streptomyces coelicolor/physiology , Bacterial Proteins/genetics , Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial , Promoter Regions, Genetic , Regulon , Sigma Factor/genetics , Streptomyces coelicolor/genetics , Stress, Physiological
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J Bacteriol ; 197(15): 2517-35, 2015 Aug 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25986905

ABSTRACT

UNLABELLED: Signal transduction is an essential process that allows bacteria to sense their complex and ever-changing environment and adapt accordingly. Three distinct major types of signal-transducing proteins (STPs) can be distinguished: one-component systems (1CSs), two-component systems (2CSs), and extracytoplasmic-function σ factors (ECFs). Since Actinobacteria are particularly rich in STPs, we comprehensively investigated the abundance and diversity of STPs encoded in 119 actinobacterial genomes, based on the data stored in the Microbial Signal Transduction (MiST) database. Overall, we observed an approximately linear correlation between the genome size and the total number of encoded STPs. About half of all membrane-anchored 1CSs are protein kinases. For both 1CSs and 2CSs, a detailed analysis of the domain architectures identified novel proteins that are found only in actinobacterial genomes. Many actinobacterial genomes are particularly enriched for ECFs. As a result of this study, almost 500 previously unclassified ECFs could be classified into 18 new ECF groups. This comprehensive survey demonstrates that actinobacterial genomes encode previously unknown STPs, which may represent new mechanisms of signal transduction and regulation. This information not only expands our knowledge of the diversity of bacterial signal transduction but also provides clear and testable hypotheses about their mechanisms, which can serve as starting points for experimental studies. IMPORTANCE: In the wake of the genomic era, with its enormous increase in the amount of available sequence information, the challenge has now shifted toward making sense and use of this treasure chest. Such analyses are a prerequisite to provide meaningful information that can help guide subsequent experimental efforts, such as mechanistic studies on novel signaling strategies. This work provides a comprehensive analysis of signal transduction proteins from 119 actinobacterial genomes. We identify, classify, and describe numerous novel and conserved signaling devices. Hence, our work serves as an important resource for any researcher interested in signal transduction of this important bacterial phylum, which contains organisms of ecological, biotechnological, and medical relevance.


Subject(s)
Actinobacteria/physiology , Bacterial Proteins/metabolism , Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial/physiology , Signal Transduction/physiology , Bacterial Proteins/genetics , Genome, Bacterial , Species Specificity , Transcriptome
15.
J Bacteriol ; 194(23): 6419-30, 2012 Dec.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23002222

ABSTRACT

Members of the Planctomycetes clade share many unusual features for bacteria. Their cytoplasm contains membrane-bound compartments, they lack peptidoglycan and FtsZ, they divide by polar budding, and they are capable of endocytosis. Planctomycete genomes have remained enigmatic, generally being quite large (up to 9 Mb), and on average, 55% of their predicted proteins are of unknown function. Importantly, proteins related to the unusual traits of Planctomycetes remain largely unknown. Thus, we embarked on bioinformatic analyses of these genomes in an effort to predict proteins that are likely to be involved in compartmentalization, cell division, and signal transduction. We used three complementary strategies. First, we defined the Planctomycetes core genome and subtracted genes of well-studied model organisms. Second, we analyzed the gene content and synteny of morphogenesis and cell division genes and combined both methods using a "guilt-by-association" approach. Third, we identified signal transduction systems as well as sigma factors. These analyses provide a manageable list of candidate genes for future genetic studies and provide evidence for complex signaling in the Planctomycetes akin to that observed for bacteria with complex life-styles, such as Myxococcus xanthus.


Subject(s)
Bacteria/genetics , Bacterial Proteins/genetics , Cell Division , Computational Biology/methods , Genome, Bacterial , Signal Transduction , Bacteria/cytology , Bacteria/growth & development , Bacterial Proteins/physiology
16.
World J Microbiol Biotechnol ; 28(12): 3337-44, 2012 Dec.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22914897

ABSTRACT

By constructing the genomic library, a ß-glucosidase gene, with a length of 2,382 bp, encoding 793 amino acids, designated bgla, is cloned from a marine bacterium Aeromonas sp. HC11e-3. The enzyme is expressed successfully in the recombinant host Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3) and purified using glutathione affinity purification system. It shows the optimal activity at pH 6, 55 °C and hydrolyzes aryl-glucoside specially. Ca(2+), Mn(2+), Zn(2+), Ba(2+), Pb(2+), Sr(2+) can activate the enzyme activity, whereas SDS, EDTA, DTT show slight inhibition to the enzyme activity. Homologous comparing shows that the enzyme belongs to glycosyl hydrolase family 3, exhibiting 46 % identity with a fully characterized glucosidase from Thermotoga neapolitana DSM 4359. Such results provide useful references for investigating other glucosidases in the glycosyl family 3 as well as developing glucosidases using in suitable industrial area.


Subject(s)
Aeromonas/enzymology , Glucosidases/genetics , Glucosidases/metabolism , Aeromonas/genetics , Aeromonas/isolation & purification , Amino Acid Sequence , Cations, Divalent/metabolism , Chromatography, Affinity , Cloning, Molecular , Enzyme Activators/metabolism , Enzyme Inhibitors/metabolism , Enzyme Stability , Escherichia coli/genetics , Gene Expression , Glucosidases/chemistry , Glucosidases/isolation & purification , Hydrogen-Ion Concentration , Metals/metabolism , Models, Molecular , Molecular Sequence Data , Protein Conformation , Recombinant Proteins/chemistry , Recombinant Proteins/genetics , Recombinant Proteins/isolation & purification , Recombinant Proteins/metabolism , Seawater/microbiology , Sequence Homology, Amino Acid , Temperature , Thermotoga neapolitana/enzymology , Thermotoga neapolitana/genetics
17.
J Microbiol ; 48(3): 318-24, 2010 Jun.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20571949

ABSTRACT

A recombinant Escherichia coli clone expressing an endoglucanase was identified from a genomic library of the halophilic bacterium Halomonas sp. S66-4, and the enzyme was designated Cel8H. The cel8H gene consisted of 1,053 bp and encoded 350 amino acids sharing the highest identity of 48% to other known endoglucanases. The protein was expressed in E. coli BL21 (DE3) and purified to homogeneity. The purified recombinant enzyme had an optimal activity of 4.9 U/mg at pH 5 and 45 degrees C toward the substrate carboxymethylcellulose. It exhibited extraordinary properties which differed from endoglucanases reported previously at the point of high salt tolerance above 5 M, simultaneously with high pH stability at pH 4-12 and high temperature stability at 40-60 degrees C. Various substrate tests indicated that the enzyme hydrolyzes beta-1,4-glucosidic bonds specifically.


Subject(s)
Bacterial Proteins/genetics , Cellulase/genetics , Genes, Bacterial , Halomonas/enzymology , Halomonas/genetics , Amino Acid Sequence , Bacterial Proteins/metabolism , Base Sequence , Carboxymethylcellulose Sodium/metabolism , Cellulase/metabolism , Cloning, Molecular , DNA Primers/genetics , DNA, Bacterial/genetics , Enzyme Stability , Escherichia coli/genetics , Genomic Library , Hydrogen-Ion Concentration , Kinetics , Molecular Sequence Data , Recombinant Proteins/genetics , Recombinant Proteins/metabolism , Sequence Homology, Amino Acid , Species Specificity , Substrate Specificity , Temperature
18.
J Microbiol Biotechnol ; 20(3): 518-24, 2010 Mar.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20372022

ABSTRACT

A mannanase gene (man26B) was obtained from a sea bacterium, Paenibacillus sp. BME-14, through the constructed genomic library and inverse PCR. The gene of man26B had an open reading frame of 1,428 bp that encoded a peptide of 475- amino acid residues with a calculated molecular mass of 53 kDa. Man26B possessed two domains, a carbohydrate binding module (CBM) belonging to family 6 and a family 26 catalytic domain (CD) of glycosyl hydrolases, which showed the highest homology to Cel44C of P. polymyxa (60% identity). The optimum pH and temperature for enzymatic activity of Man26B were 4.5 and 60 degrees C, respectively. The activity of Man26B was not affected by Mg(2+) and Co(2+), but was inhibited by Hg(2+), Ca(2+), Cu(2+), Mn(2+), K(+), Na(+), and beta-mercaptoethanol, and slightly enhanced by Pb(2+) and Zn(2+). EDTA did not affect the activity of Man26B, which indicates that it does not require divalent ions to function. Man26B showed a high specific activity for LBG and konjac glucomannan, with K(m), V(max), and k(cat) values of 3.80 mg/ml, 91.70 micromol/min/mg protein, and 77.08/s, respectively, being observed when LBG was the substrate. Furthermore, deletion of the CBM6 domain increased the enzyme stability while enabling it to retain 80% and 60% of its initial activity after treatment at 80 degrees C and 90 degrees C for 30 min, respectively. This finding will be useful in industrial applications of Man26B, because of the harsh circumstances associated with such processes.


Subject(s)
Paenibacillus/enzymology , beta-Mannosidase/genetics , Amino Acid Sequence , Base Sequence , Cations/metabolism , Cloning, Molecular , DNA, Bacterial/chemistry , DNA, Bacterial/genetics , Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel , Enzyme Stability/physiology , Hydrogen-Ion Concentration , Molecular Sequence Data , Molecular Weight , Paenibacillus/genetics , Polymerase Chain Reaction , Sequence Alignment , Substrate Specificity , beta-Mannosidase/chemistry , beta-Mannosidase/isolation & purification , beta-Mannosidase/metabolism
19.
Appl Biochem Biotechnol ; 160(6): 1627-36, 2010 Mar.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19448979

ABSTRACT

By constructing a genomic library, an endoglucanase gene (cel9P) was cloned from Paenibacillus sp. BME-14 which was isolated from the sea. It had an open-reading frame of 1,629 bp, encoding a peptide of 542-amino acid residue with a calculated molecular mass of 60 kDa. The enzyme showed the highest amino acid identity of 52% with other known endoglucanases and had a C-terminal catalytic domain belonging to the glycosyl hydrolases family 9. The optimum pH and temperature for enzymatic activity was pH 6.5 and 35 degrees C. The metal ions of Ca(2+), Mg(2+), and Mn(2+) had a positive effect on the activity while Hg(2+), Cu(2+), and EDTA had a negative effect. Notably, Cel9P had 65% of the maximal activity at 5 degrees C. Based on the special characteristic of Cel9P, it had a potential significance for study of cold-active mechanism and industry applications.


Subject(s)
Cellulase/genetics , Paenibacillus/enzymology , Paenibacillus/genetics , Seawater/microbiology , Amino Acid Sequence , Cellulase/chemistry , Cellulase/isolation & purification , Cellulase/metabolism , Chromatography, Thin Layer , Cloning, Molecular , Hydrogen-Ion Concentration/drug effects , Ions , Metals/pharmacology , Molecular Sequence Data , Paenibacillus/drug effects , Sequence Alignment , Sequence Analysis, DNA , Substrate Specificity/drug effects
20.
J Microbiol Biotechnol ; 19(9): 873-80, 2009 Sep.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19809242

ABSTRACT

A novel xylanase gene, Kxyn, was cloned from Kocuria sp. Mn22, a bacteria isolated from the deep sea of the east Pacific. Kxyn consists of 1,170 bp and encodes a protein of 390 amino acids that shows the highest identity (63%) with a xylanase from Thermobifida fusca YX. The mature protein with a molecular mass of approximately 40 kDa was expressed in Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3). The recombinant Kxyn displayed its maximum activity at 55 degrees and at pH 8.5. The Km, Vmax, and kcat values of Kxyn for birchwood xylan were 5.4 mg/ml, 272 micromol/min.mg, and 185.1/s, respectively. Kxyn hydrolyzed birchwood xylan to produce xylobiose and xylotriose as the predominant products. The activity of Kxyn was not affected by Ca2+, Mg2+, Na+, K+, beta- mercaptoethanol, DTT, or SDS, but was strongly inhibited by Hg2+, Cu2+, Zn2+, and Pb2+. It was stable over a wide pH range, retaining more than 80% activity after overnight incubation at pH 7.5-12. Kxyn is a cellulase-free xylanase. Therefore, these properties make it a candidate for various industrial applications.


Subject(s)
Endo-1,4-beta Xylanases/genetics , Gram-Positive Bacteria/enzymology , Seawater/microbiology , Amino Acid Sequence , Cellulase/genetics , Cloning, Molecular , Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel , Endo-1,4-beta Xylanases/chemistry , Endo-1,4-beta Xylanases/isolation & purification , Endo-1,4-beta Xylanases/metabolism , Escherichia coli/enzymology , Escherichia coli/genetics , Gram-Positive Bacteria/genetics , Kinetics , Molecular Sequence Data , Open Reading Frames , Recombinant Proteins/antagonists & inhibitors , Recombinant Proteins/chemistry , Recombinant Proteins/isolation & purification , Recombinant Proteins/metabolism , Sequence Alignment , Sequence Homology, Amino Acid , Thermococcaceae
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