二步法黑曲霉脂肪酶基因lipA的全基因合成及其在毕赤酵母中的高效表达

Two-step synthesis of the full length Aspergillus niger lipase gene lipA leads to high-level expression in Pichia pastoris

摘要:

黑曲霉脂肪酶是重要的工业用酶, 在食品、制药等领域具有广泛的用途。获得黑曲霉脂肪酶高效表达的基因工程菌是该脂肪酶规模化应用的前提。通过全基因合成对目的基因进行分子改造和人工组建是实现基因高效表达和体外分子进化的有效手段。本研究主要针对一步法长片段基因合成中复杂结构的非特异性配对和过多的PCR引入碱基错配等问题, 采用二步法(组装PCR和酶切-酶连)合成了黑曲霉脂肪酶基因lipA。首先在DNA2.0和Gene2Oliga软件辅助下对lipA基因密码子及RNA二级结构进行优化并引入Cla I(237位)和Pst I(475位)酶切位点; 通过组装PCR分别合成lipA基因的各片段F1(237 bp)、F2(238 bp)和F3(422 bp); 通过该基因内的Cla I和Pst I限制性酶切位点连接成完整的全长lipA基因。本方法有效地降低了长片段合成过程中寡核苷酸片段的非特异性配对、复杂的二级结构以及碱基突变对DNA合成的影响, 提高了长片段合成的成功率。经密码子优化后的脂肪酶基因(lipA-syn)在毕赤酵母GS115中经诱导表达 72 h后, 发酵液酶活达176.0 U/mL, 蛋白质含量为143.7 mg/L, 较出发基因分别提高了10.8倍和5.6倍。实现了该基因的高效表达, 并为产酶参数的优化和酶的规模化制备奠定了基础。

Abstract:

Aspergillus niger lipases are important biocatalysis widely used in industries for food processing and pharmaceutical preparation. High-level expression recombinants can lead to cost effective lipase large scale production. Full length gene synthesis is an efficient measure to enhance the expression level of the gene. In order to reduce the non-specific binding between oligonucleotides and bases mutation caused by the complicate secondary structure of DNA and excessive PCR amplification, a frequently phenomenon in one-step gene synthesis, we used a two-step method including assembly PCR (A-PCR) and digestion-ligation step to synthesis Aspergillus niger lipase gene lipA. Assisted by DNA2.0 and Gene2Oliga software, we optimized the codon usage and secondary structure of RNA and induced enzyme sites Cla I (237 site) and Pst I (475 site) into the gene. In the first step, fragments F1 (237 bp), F2 (238 bp) and F3 (422 bp) were separately synthesized by assembly PCR. In the second step, fragments F1, F2 and F3 were separately digested by Cla I and Pst I, and then ligated into a full length lipA gene. Two-step method efficiently enhanced successful ratio for full-length gene synthesis and dispersed the risk for gene redesign. The synthesized gene was cloned into pPIC9K vector and transferred into Pichia pastoris. After methanol inducement, the expression level of the codon optimized lipA-syn gene reached 176.0 U/mL, 10.8-fold of the original lipA gene (16.3 U/mL) in Pichia pastoris GS115. The recombinant offers the possibility for lipase large-scale production.