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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
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Cassette mutagenic analysis of the signal peptide of yeast invertase

Ngsee, Johnny Kuan January 1987 (has links)
The SUC2 locus of Saccharomyces cerevisiae encodes two forms of invertase; a constitutively expressed cytoplasmic enzyme and a glucose-repressible secreted and glycosylated enzyme which is initially produced with an amino-terminal signal peptide. The coding sequence of the SUC2 locus has been placed under the control of the constitutive ADH1 promoter and transcription terminator in a centromere based yeast plasmid vector from which invertase is expressed in a Sue" strain of yeast. Oligonucleotide-directed mutagenesis has been used to create a PstI site in the gene at the point encoding the signal peptide cleavage site. An internal methionine codon, the translation start for the cytoplasmic invertase, has been replaced by a serine codon. Mutants in the signal peptide sequence have been produced by replacing the region of the gene upstream of the PstI site with synthetic oligonucleotide cassettes with mixtures of nucleotides at several positions. The mutants could be divided into three classes based on their ability to secrete invertase. The first class of mutants produced secreted invertase, but in reduced amount. There is no obvious correlation between mutation and phenotype. The second class, represented by mutant 4-55B, also exhibited a reduced level of invertase, but a significant fraction (30%) of the enzyme is intracellular. This mutant had a delay in signal peptide cleavage which retards passage of invertase through the secretory pathway. The third class was defective in secretion. Most were defective in translocation from the cytoplasm to the lumen of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), and produced enzymatically active, non-glycosylated pre-invertase in the cytoplasm. This class of mutant invertases, when transcribed and translated in vitro, was not processed by canine pancreas signal recognition particle (SRP) and microsomes. Comparison of the sequences of the mutant signal peptides of this non-translocating class identifies amino acids at the extreme amino-terminus as the causative defect. / Medicine, Faculty of / Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Department of / Graduate
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Structural and enzymatic features of a recombinant β-fructofuranosidase from Bifidobacterium adolescentis / Aspectos estruturais e funcionais de uma β-fructofuranosidase recombinante da Bifidobacterium adolescentis

Mera, Alain Eduard Monsalve 24 August 2016 (has links)
Despite the fact that Glycosyl Hydrolase Family 32 present 4 467 enzyme entries, only 14 of them have been characterized structurally. From the ten protein crystal structures deposited for Bifidobacterium adolescentis ATCC 15703 at PDB just one enzyme is related to the processing of non-digestible sugars and there is no structure of a β-fructofuranosidase. In this research we studied the biochemical properties and the structural features of a recombinant β-fructofuranosidase (BaFFse) from the healthy gut bacteria B. adolescentis ATCC 15703 (gen BAD_1325) heterologously expressed in Escherichia coli Rosetta. The enzyme was purified by nickel ion affinity chromatography and molecular exclusion chromatography; the purification process was judged by denaturing SDS-PAGE gel. Sucrose was used as a substrate for the enzyme activity assays and the amount of reducing sugars, detected by Dinitrosalycilic acid, was taken as indicator of the optimum conditions of hydrolysis for the enzyme. BaFFase crystal, grown in PEG 8K 25% (w/v) and buffer MES 0.1M pH 6.5, was diffracted at 2.44 Å and processed using the CCP4 program package. The enzyme presented a classical four-stranded five-bladed β-propeller and a C-terminal β-sandwich characteristic from the GH 32 family; however, connected to the β-propeller through a loop of 38 residues, BaFFase also presented an N-terminal β-sandwich domain, which sequence (residues 3-100 from BaFFase) did not match with any protein sequence when aligned against PDB database. Assays with Gel filtration calibration, DLS and SAXS showed that the enzyme was a stable homodimer in solution. Based on the superposition of structures using the a β-fructofuranosidase from B. longum KN29.1 we could deduced the three key aminoacids involved in the transferring of fructosyl moieties by BaFFase. A nucleophile attack is performed by the carboxylate of Asp 131, forming the fructose BaFFase intermediate; Glu 375 donates a proton, acting as an acid base catalyst and Asp 269 stabilizes the transitions state in the fructosyl transferring activity. This is the first GH32 oligomeric enzyme belonging to the bacteria kingdom. We have described a novel additional β-sandwich domain for a GH32 enzyme that increases the region of contact to form a dimer. This is the first β-fructofuranosidase crystal structure from the microorganism B. adolescentis ATCC 15703. / O presente trabalho disserta sobre os estudos das propriedades bioquímicas e as características estruturais de uma β-frutofuranosidase recombinante (BaFFse) da bactéria Bifidobacterium adolescentis ATCC 15703 (gen BAD_1325) presente em intestinos saudáveis. A proteína foi expressa heterologamente em Escherichia coli Rosetta. A enzima foi purificada por cromatografia de afinidade (íons de níquel) e cromatografia de exclusão por massa molecular; o processo de purificação foi avaliado por gel desnaturante tipo SDS-PAGE. A sacarose foi usada como substrato para os ensaios de atividade enzimática e a quantidade de açúcares redutores, detectados por ácido dinitrosalicílico, foi tomada como indicador das condições ótimas de hidrólise para a enzima. Cristais de BaFFase, crescidos em solução contendo PEG 8 k em tampão Hepes pH 6,5, foram difratados a uma resolução de 2,44 Å e processados utilizando o pacote de programas CCP4. A enzima apresentou um clássico enovelamento tipo composto por cinco pás de quatro-fitas β cada e um domínio C-terminal sanduíche-β característico da família GH32; no entanto, ligado ao β-propeller, através de um loop de 38 resíduos, a BaFFase apresentou um inédito domínio N-terminal sanduíche-β (resíduos 3-100 de BaFFase) ainda sem precedentes, quando alinhado contra a base de dados PDB. Ensaios de gel filtração, DLS e SAXS mostraram que a enzima se apresenta como um homodímero estável em solução. Com base na superposição estrutural, utilizando uma β-frutofuranosidase de B. longum KN29.1, foi possível inferir os três aminoácidos essenciais envolvidos na transferência de unidades de frutosil pela BaFFase. Um ataque nucleofílico é realizado pelo grupo carboxílico do Asp131, formando um intermediário frutose-BaFFase; o Glu375 doa um próton, atuando como um catalisador ácido-base e o Asp269 estabiliza o estado transições na atividade de transferência frutose. Um novo domínio sanduíche-β adicional para uma enzima GH32 é descrito. Esse domínio é responsável pelo aumento da região de contato e essencial para a formação do homodímero. Esta é a primeira estrutura cristalina da β-frutofuranosidase do microrganismo B. adolescentis ATCC 15703, além de ser a primeira enzima GH32 descrita neste estado oligomérico pertencente ao reino das bactérias.
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Structural and enzymatic features of a recombinant β-fructofuranosidase from Bifidobacterium adolescentis / Aspectos estruturais e funcionais de uma β-fructofuranosidase recombinante da Bifidobacterium adolescentis

Alain Eduard Monsalve Mera 24 August 2016 (has links)
Despite the fact that Glycosyl Hydrolase Family 32 present 4 467 enzyme entries, only 14 of them have been characterized structurally. From the ten protein crystal structures deposited for Bifidobacterium adolescentis ATCC 15703 at PDB just one enzyme is related to the processing of non-digestible sugars and there is no structure of a β-fructofuranosidase. In this research we studied the biochemical properties and the structural features of a recombinant β-fructofuranosidase (BaFFse) from the healthy gut bacteria B. adolescentis ATCC 15703 (gen BAD_1325) heterologously expressed in Escherichia coli Rosetta. The enzyme was purified by nickel ion affinity chromatography and molecular exclusion chromatography; the purification process was judged by denaturing SDS-PAGE gel. Sucrose was used as a substrate for the enzyme activity assays and the amount of reducing sugars, detected by Dinitrosalycilic acid, was taken as indicator of the optimum conditions of hydrolysis for the enzyme. BaFFase crystal, grown in PEG 8K 25% (w/v) and buffer MES 0.1M pH 6.5, was diffracted at 2.44 Å and processed using the CCP4 program package. The enzyme presented a classical four-stranded five-bladed β-propeller and a C-terminal β-sandwich characteristic from the GH 32 family; however, connected to the β-propeller through a loop of 38 residues, BaFFase also presented an N-terminal β-sandwich domain, which sequence (residues 3-100 from BaFFase) did not match with any protein sequence when aligned against PDB database. Assays with Gel filtration calibration, DLS and SAXS showed that the enzyme was a stable homodimer in solution. Based on the superposition of structures using the a β-fructofuranosidase from B. longum KN29.1 we could deduced the three key aminoacids involved in the transferring of fructosyl moieties by BaFFase. A nucleophile attack is performed by the carboxylate of Asp 131, forming the fructose BaFFase intermediate; Glu 375 donates a proton, acting as an acid base catalyst and Asp 269 stabilizes the transitions state in the fructosyl transferring activity. This is the first GH32 oligomeric enzyme belonging to the bacteria kingdom. We have described a novel additional β-sandwich domain for a GH32 enzyme that increases the region of contact to form a dimer. This is the first β-fructofuranosidase crystal structure from the microorganism B. adolescentis ATCC 15703. / O presente trabalho disserta sobre os estudos das propriedades bioquímicas e as características estruturais de uma β-frutofuranosidase recombinante (BaFFse) da bactéria Bifidobacterium adolescentis ATCC 15703 (gen BAD_1325) presente em intestinos saudáveis. A proteína foi expressa heterologamente em Escherichia coli Rosetta. A enzima foi purificada por cromatografia de afinidade (íons de níquel) e cromatografia de exclusão por massa molecular; o processo de purificação foi avaliado por gel desnaturante tipo SDS-PAGE. A sacarose foi usada como substrato para os ensaios de atividade enzimática e a quantidade de açúcares redutores, detectados por ácido dinitrosalicílico, foi tomada como indicador das condições ótimas de hidrólise para a enzima. Cristais de BaFFase, crescidos em solução contendo PEG 8 k em tampão Hepes pH 6,5, foram difratados a uma resolução de 2,44 Å e processados utilizando o pacote de programas CCP4. A enzima apresentou um clássico enovelamento tipo composto por cinco pás de quatro-fitas β cada e um domínio C-terminal sanduíche-β característico da família GH32; no entanto, ligado ao β-propeller, através de um loop de 38 resíduos, a BaFFase apresentou um inédito domínio N-terminal sanduíche-β (resíduos 3-100 de BaFFase) ainda sem precedentes, quando alinhado contra a base de dados PDB. Ensaios de gel filtração, DLS e SAXS mostraram que a enzima se apresenta como um homodímero estável em solução. Com base na superposição estrutural, utilizando uma β-frutofuranosidase de B. longum KN29.1, foi possível inferir os três aminoácidos essenciais envolvidos na transferência de unidades de frutosil pela BaFFase. Um ataque nucleofílico é realizado pelo grupo carboxílico do Asp131, formando um intermediário frutose-BaFFase; o Glu375 doa um próton, atuando como um catalisador ácido-base e o Asp269 estabiliza o estado transições na atividade de transferência frutose. Um novo domínio sanduíche-β adicional para uma enzima GH32 é descrito. Esse domínio é responsável pelo aumento da região de contato e essencial para a formação do homodímero. Esta é a primeira estrutura cristalina da β-frutofuranosidase do microrganismo B. adolescentis ATCC 15703, além de ser a primeira enzima GH32 descrita neste estado oligomérico pertencente ao reino das bactérias.

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