生物技术通报 ›› 2022, Vol. 38 ›› Issue (1): 141-149.doi: 10.13560/j.cnki.biotech.bull.1985.2021-0418

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假单胞菌Tw224抗砷基因簇的功能研究

孙靖雅(), 马玉超()   

  1. 北京林业大学生物科学与技术学院,北京 100083
  • 收稿日期:2021-03-31 出版日期:2022-01-26 发布日期:2022-02-22
  • 作者简介:孙靖雅,硕士研究生,研究方向:资源与环境微生物;E-mail: sunjingya0303@163.com

Functions of Arsenic-resistant Gene Cluster in Pseudomonas sp. Tw224

SUN Jing-ya(), MA Yu-chao()   

  1. College of Biological Sciences and Technology,Beijing Forestry University,Beijing 100083
  • Received:2021-03-31 Published:2022-01-26 Online:2022-02-22

摘要:

长期在砷污染环境生存的细菌逐渐演化出抗砷机制,旨在评价分离自湖南铅锌矿区污染土壤的Pseudomonas sp. Tw224抗砷能力和抗重金属谱;揭示该菌的抗砷基因/基因簇的功能。在砷或重金属存在条件下测量细菌的生长情况,对该菌的抗砷能力和抗重金属谱进行评价;通过基因组框架图分析该菌的抗砷基因/基因簇;采用代谢工程法构建基因簇缺失突变株揭示基因簇的功能。结果显示,砷延长了该菌的延迟期,降低了该菌的最高菌浓,该菌能够抗As5+和As3+的最高浓度分别为600 mmol/L和20 mmol/L,并且对铜、镍、锌、镉、铬、银和汞均具有不同程度的抗性。该菌基因组中共包含了20个与抗砷相关的基因(1个arsH,4个arsC,arsB和ACR(3)各2个,11个arsR),其中arsH-arsC2-arsB-arsR(ars1)和arsR-arsB-arsC2(ars2)分别以基因簇的形式存在,长度分别为2.8 kb和2.2 kb。采用同源重组双交换法成功构建了ars1、ars2单缺失和ars1-ars2双缺失突变株Pseudomonas sp. QSA1、Pseudomonas sp. QSA2和Pseudomonas sp. QSARS。在无砷条件下3株突变株的生长均未受到影响,砷对QSA1和QSA2的最低抑菌浓度分别降低为野生菌Tw224的4%和80%;反应48 h,这两株突变株菌的砷还原能力分别约为野生菌的9.8%和53.8%。双基因簇突变株QSARS几乎完全失去了抗砷和砷的还原能力。Tw224具有很强的抗砷能力和广谱的抗重金属能力;基因组中存在大量抗重金属相关基因,其中有两个抗砷相关基因簇,ars1起主要的抗砷作用,ars2起辅助功能。

关键词: 假单胞菌, 基因簇, 砷耐受性, 基因敲除

Abstract:

The mechanisms of arsenic resistance have been gradually evolved in bacteria living in arsenic-contaminated environment. The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the resistance of Pseudomonas sp. Tw224 isolated from contaminated soil of lead-zinc mine in Hunan province to arsenic and its heavy metal-resistant spectrum,and to reveal its function of arsenic-resistant gene/gene clusters. The growth of the bacteria was measured in the presence of arsenic or heavy metals,and their resistances to arsenic and heavy metal-resistant spectrum were evaluated. The arsenic-resistant gene/gene clusters of the bacteria were analyzed by a draft sequence of genome. And finally the gene cluster-deleted mutants were constructed by metabolic engineering method to reveal the functions of the gene clusters. The delayed period prolonged,and the maximum bacterial concentration reduced in the presence of arsenic. The maximum As5+-resistant and As3+-resistant concentrations of Tw224 were 600 and 20 mmol/L,respectively. Moreover,Tw224 was also resistant to Cu,Ni,Zn,Cd,Cr,Ag and Hg at varying level. A total of 20 genes(1 arsH,4 arsC,2 arsB,2 ACR(3)and 11 arsR)related to arsenic resistance were found in the genome of the strain,and arsH-arsC2-arsB-arsR(ars1)and arsH-arsB-arsC2(ars2)existed in the form of gene clusters with the length of 2.8 kb and 2.2 kb,respectively. The ars1-inactivated Pseudomonas sp. QSA1,ars2-inactivated Pseudomonas sp. QSA2,and ars1-ars2-inactivated Pseudomonas sp. QSARS were successfully constructed by homologous recombinant double exchange method. In the absence of arsenic,the growths of the three mutants were not affected,and the minimum inhibitory concentrations of arsenic to QSA1 and QSA2 reduced to 4% and 80% of that of wild one,respectively. The arsenic reduction capacity of the two mutants was about 9.8% and 53.8% of that of wild one at 48 h,respectively. Pseudomonas sp. QSARS,a double gene clusters-deleted mutant,almost completely lost its resistance to arsenic and arsenic reduction ability. In conclusion,Tw224 had strong resistance to arsenic and a broad spectrum of resistance to heavy metals. There are a large number of heavy metal-resistant related genes in its genome,among which there are two arsenic-resistant related gene clusters. The ars1 gene cluster played a major role and the ars2 played an auxiliary role in arsenic-resistant process.

Key words: Pseudomonas, gene cluster, resistance to arsenic, gene knockout