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Expression of Recombinant Proteins in the Methylotrophic Yeast Pichia pastoris
Published on: February 25, 2010
Functional properties of glycosylated lysozyme secreted in Pichia pastoris
Akira Saito1, Yukikazu Sako, Masakatsu Usui
1Department of Biological Chemistry, Yamaguchi University, Japan.
Abstract:
Various mutant lysozymes having the N-glycosylation signal sequence, R21T (Asn(19)-Tyr(20)-Thr(21)), G49N (Asn(49)- Ser(50)-Thr(51)), R21T/G49N (Asn(19)-Tyr(20)-Thr(21)/Asn(49)-Ser(50)-Thr(51)), were secreted in the Pichia pastoris expression system. The secreted amounts of these mutant glycosylated lysozymes were almost the same as those of wild-type lysozyme (about 30 mg/liter). Glycosylation of the mutant lysozymes was confirmed by SDS-PAGE patterns, Endo-H treatment, TOF-MS analysis and chemical analysis. The composition of the carbohydrate chain attached to the single glycosylated lysozymes, R21T and G49N, was GlcNAc(2)Man(9-11), while that of the double glycosylated lysozyme, R21T/G49N, was GlcNAc(4)Man(27-32). The results of a CD analysis and lytic activity suggested that the conformation of the single glycosylated lysozymes had been conserved, while that of the double glycosylated lysozyme was less stable. The emulsifying properties of the lysozyme when glycosylated were greatly improved, being especially noteworthy in the double glycosylated lysozyme.
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