Biotechnology Bulletin ›› 2020, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (5): 159-168.doi: 10.13560/j.cnki.biotech.bull.1985.2019-0718

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Effect of Co-expression of HAC1 and Molecular Chaperone Genes on the Expression of Mannanase in Pichia pastoris

MIN Qi1, GAO Zi-han1, YAO Yin1, ZHANG Hua-shan2, XIONG Hai-rong1, ZHANG Li1   

  1. 1. College of Life Sciences,South-Central University for Nationalities,Wuhan 430074;
    2. Key Laboratory of Fermentation Engineering,Ministry of Education,Hubei University of Technology,Wuhan 430068
  • Received:2019-08-14 Online:2020-05-26 Published:2020-06-03

Abstract: For the higher activity of expressed mannanase ManA in Pichia pastoris,the unfolded protein response(UPR)activation factor HAC1 and 5 reported endoplasmic reticulum protein folding related chaperones ERO1,PDI,PDI1,CPR5,and BiP in P. pastoris were constructed to have 6 intracellular-expressing recombinant plasmids,then each was electro-transformed into recombinant strain P. pastoris secreting ManA for intracellular co-expression respectively,and the influence of the recombinant strain on the expression of ManA during the shake-flask fermentation were analyzed. The results showed that the enzyme activity of ManA in the supernatant of the recombinant strain with co-expressing HAC1,ERO1 and PDI increased by 26%,15% and 20%,and the enzyme activity reached 1 014 U/mL,925 U/mL and 965 U/mL at the shake-flask fermentation. By analyzing the data of enzyme activity in supernatant,intracellular-retention enzyme activity,and protein concentration in supernatant as well as further selecting HAC1,ERO1,PDI to have 2 genes or 3 genes combinations,which then co-expressed in the recombinant strains secreting and expressing ManA,while the enzyme activity in the fermentation supernatants of each co-expressed recombinant strain was not further increased. Co-expression of HAC1 or molecular chaperone ERO1,and PDI separately enhanced the correct folding of ManA and thus increased the expression of the protein.

Key words: mannanase, Pichia pastoris, gene HAC1, molecular chaperones, protein expression