Biotechnology Bulletin ›› 2016, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (9): 179-188.doi: 10.13560/j.cnki.biotech.bull.1985.2016.09.024

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Cloning of Gene cyt b5 and cyt b5r and Their Co-expression with cyp51A in Penicillium digitatum

QIN Ting-ting, GENG Hui, WANG Sheng-qiang, NIU Yu-hui, WU Zhi, LIU De-li   

  1. Hubei Key Laboratory of Genetic Regulation and Integrative Biology,School of Life Sciences,Central China Normal University,Wuhan 430079
  • Received:2016-01-18 Online:2016-09-25 Published:2016-10-10

Abstract: In order to investigate the role of Cytochrome b5(Cyt b5)and Cytochrome b5 reductase(Cyt b5r)in the electron transport of cytochrome P450 CYP51A in Penicillium digitatum,the co-expression mechanism of CYP51A and Cyt b5-Cyt b5r in P. digitatum was studied,and its effects on the expression of gene cyp51A was detected. By analyzing and screening transcriptome as well as PCR cloning,gene cyt b5 and cyt b5r were acquired and designated as HS-Pdcyt b5 and HS-Pdcyt b5r. Further,a co-expressed plasmid vector ppbrA(pPIC-Pdcyp51A-cyt b5-cyt b5r)was constructed successfully using multiple-gene series cloning vector pPICZαA. This recombinant plasmid ppbrA was transformed into Pichia pastoris X-33 by electroporation. Analysis by qRT-PCR revealed that after CYP51A was co-expressed with Cyt b5-Cyt b5r,the expression level of cyp51A increased 54%-97% and it remained in a long period(48-72 h). This indicated that the Cyt b5-Cyt b5r complex was capable of transferring electrons to CYP51A,which thus enhanced the transcript expression level of cyp51A. This is the first report regarding cloning and expressing HS-PdCyt b5 and HS-PdCyt b5r proteins from P. digitatum,and explore the function of P. digitatum’s gene cyp51A by co-expressing system.

Key words: Penicillium digitatum CYP51A, co-expression, cytochrome b5, cytochrome b5 reductase, Pichia pastoris X-33