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Area of Science:

  • Biotechnology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Microbial Engineering

Background:

  • High yield of recombinant protein is crucial for biotechnological applications.
  • Traditional methods for increasing gene copy number in Pichia pastoris are often inefficient and labor-intensive.
  • Selecting for multiple integrated vector copies typically involves plating on high drug concentrations followed by screening.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a more convenient and efficient method for selecting Pichia pastoris transformants with increased vector copy numbers.
  • To demonstrate the efficacy of posttransformational vector amplification (PTVA) for enhancing recombinant protein production.
  • To characterize the genetic structure and copy number increase in PTVA-selected clones.

Main Methods:

  • Utilizing Zeocin-resistance-based expression vectors in Pichia pastoris.
  • Applying high drug selection pressure post-transformation to induce vector amplification.
  • Analyzing selected clones for integrated vector copy number and recombinant protein expression levels.

Main Results:

  • Posttransformational vector amplification (PTVA) frequently selects for clones with increased vector copy numbers.
  • PTVA resulted in strains with multiple head-to-tail vector copies integrated at a single genomic locus.
  • Approximately 40% of PTVA-selected clones showed a 3- to 5-fold increase in vector copy number.
  • 5-6% of selected clones ('jackpot' clones) contained >10 vector copies, with proportional increases in recombinant protein yield.

Conclusions:

  • PTVA offers a convenient and effective strategy for generating high-copy-number Pichia pastoris strains.
  • This method significantly enhances recombinant protein yields by increasing gene dosage.
  • PTVA streamlines the process of optimizing gene expression in methylotrophic yeast.