使用Vibrio natriegens用于高产量的具有挑战性的表达标的生产和蛋白质化
Natalia Mojica1, Flore Kersten1,2, Mateu Montserrat-Canals1,2
1Department of Chemistry, University of Oslo, Blindern, Norway.
bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology
|November 14, 2023
概括
振动性天然物Vmax宿主产生毫克数量的具有挑战性的可溶性蛋白质,并为结构生物学提供同位素标记. 这种新型系统的产量明显高于传统的大肠杆菌表达.
科学领域:
- 微生物学 微生物学
- 结构生物学 结构生物学
- 蛋白质表达方式
背景情况:
- 毫克级的可溶性蛋白质生产对于结构和功能研究至关重要,但对于传统系统来说具有挑战性.
- 传统的表达宿主,如大肠杆菌 (Escherichia coli),通常产生的难以表达的蛋白质数量不足.
研究的目的:
- 为了评估*Vibrio natriegens*的Vmax菌株作为生产具有挑战性的可溶性蛋白质的高产宿主.
- 评估Vmax系统对结构生物学技术所必需的蛋白质化功效.
主要方法:
- 利用Vmax (一种商用*V. natriegens*菌株) 来表达细菌和真菌蛋白质,包括霍乱毒素 (CT),GbpA,LT和CCTX2.
- 对抗大肠杆菌*的蛋白质产量和净化效率的比较.
- 在蛋白质化实验中使用了含有氧化的化最小介质.
主要成果:
- 实现了可溶性细菌和真菌蛋白质的毫克级生产,这些蛋白质在大肠杆菌中难以表达.
- 在Vmax中观察到CT,GbpA和LT的分泌,简化了净化,与大肠杆菌相比,产量增加了6至26倍.
- 与*大肠杆菌*相比,使用Vmax的蛋白质产量增加了3倍.
结论:
- 维马克斯是一种有希望的替代宿主,用于高产量的具有挑战性的可溶性蛋白质的生产.
- Vmax系统有效地支持蛋白质化,这对结构生物学至关重要.
- Vmax促进了适合结构生物学研究的毫克级蛋白质生产.
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