U.S. patent application number 13/230217 was filed with the patent office on 2014-11-27 for beta-alanine/alpha-ketoglutarate aminotransferase for 3-hydroxypropionic acid production.
This patent application is currently assigned to Cargill, Incorporated. The applicant listed for this patent is Steven John Gort, Holly Jean Jessen, Hans H. Liao, Olga V. Selifonova. Invention is credited to Steven John Gort, Holly Jean Jessen, Hans H. Liao, Olga V. Selifonova.
Application Number | 20140349376 13/230217 |
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Family ID | 38754475 |
Filed Date | 2014-11-27 |
United States Patent
Application |
20140349376 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Jessen; Holly Jean ; et
al. |
November 27, 2014 |
BETA-ALANINE/ALPHA-KETOGLUTARATE AMINOTRANSFERASE FOR
3-HYDROXYPROPIONIC ACID PRODUCTION
Abstract
The present disclosure provides novel beta-alanine/alpha
ketoglutarate aminotransferase nucleic acid and protein sequences
having increased biological activity. Also provided are cells
containing such enzymes, as well as methods of their use, for
example to produce malonyl semialdehyde and downstream products
thereof, such as 3-hydroxypropionic acid and derivatives
thereof.
Inventors: |
Jessen; Holly Jean;
(Chanhassen, MN) ; Liao; Hans H.; (Eden Prairie,
MN) ; Gort; Steven John; (Brooklyn Center, MN)
; Selifonova; Olga V.; (Plymouth, MN) |
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Applicant: |
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State |
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Type |
Jessen; Holly Jean
Liao; Hans H.
Gort; Steven John
Selifonova; Olga V. |
Chanhassen
Eden Prairie
Brooklyn Center
Plymouth |
MN
MN
MN
MN |
US
US
US
US |
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Assignee: |
Cargill, Incorporated
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Family ID: |
38754475 |
Appl. No.: |
13/230217 |
Filed: |
September 12, 2011 |
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12310503 |
Feb 26, 2009 |
8030045 |
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PCT/US2007/076252 |
Aug 17, 2007 |
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13230217 |
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Current U.S.
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435/252.33 ;
435/252.3; 435/254.2; 435/254.21; 435/254.22; 435/254.23 |
Current CPC
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C12P 7/42 20130101; C12P
7/52 20130101; C12N 15/52 20130101; C12Y 206/01018 20130101; C12N
9/1096 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
435/252.33 ;
435/252.3; 435/254.23; 435/254.22; 435/254.21; 435/254.2 |
International
Class: |
C12N 9/10 20060101
C12N009/10 |
Goverment Interests
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF GOVERNMENT SUPPORT
[0002] This invention was made with United States Government
support under contract GO 13144 awarded by the Department of
Energy. The United States Government has certain rights in this
invention.
Claims
1.-10. (canceled)
11. A recombinant microorganism comprising a nucleic acid sequence,
wherein the nucleic acid sequence encodes a protein variant that
comprises at least 95% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 4 and
further comprises a His substitution at the amino acid
corresponding to position 3 of SEQ ID NO: 4 or a conservative
substitution of His, a Thr substitution at the amino acid
corresponding to position 24 of SEQ ID NO: 4 or a conservative
substitution of Thr, an Asn substitution at the amino acid
corresponding to position 110 of SEQ ID NO: 4 or a conservative
substitution of Asn, a Leu substitution at the amino acid
corresponding to position 113 of SEQ ID NO: 4 or a conservative
substitution of Leu, a Thr substitution at the amino acid
corresponding to position 133 of SEQ ID NO: 4 or a conservative
substitution of Thr, or combinations thereof, and wherein the
protein has beta-alanine aminotransferase (BAAT) activity, and
wherein the microorganism produces 3-hydroxypropionic acid
(3-HP).
12. The recombinant microorganism of claim 11, wherein the nucleic
acid sequence is operably linked to a promoter sequence.
13. The recombinant microorganism of claim 11, wherein the nucleic
acid sequence comprises at least 95% sequence identity to the
nucleic acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 3.
14. The recombinant microorganism of claim 11, wherein the nucleic
acid sequence comprises at least 98% sequence identity to the
nucleic acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 3.
15. The recombinant microorganism of claim 11, wherein the nucleic
acid sequence comprises at least 99% sequence identity to the
nucleic acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 3.
16. The recombinant microorganism of claim 11, wherein the nucleic
acid sequence comprises SEQ ID NO: 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 16 or 18.
17. The recombinant microorganism of claim 11, wherein the nucleic
acid sequence is part of a vector.
18. The recombinant microorganism of claim 11, wherein the
microorganism is a prokaryotic cell.
19. The recombinant microorganism of claim 11, wherein the
microorganism is a yeast cell.
20. The recombinant microorganism of claim 11, wherein the
microorganism produces a 3-HP ester, polymerized 3-HP,
1,3-propanediol, or combinations thereof.
21. The recombinant microorganism of claim 11, wherein the amino
acid corresponding to position 3 of SEQ ID NO: 4 is substituted
with His or a conservative substitution of His and the protein has
beta-alanine aminotransferase (BAAT) activity.
22. The recombinant microorganism of claim 11, wherein the amino
acid corresponding to position 24 of SEQ ID NO: 4 is substituted
with Thr or a conservative substitution of Thr and the protein has
beta-alanine aminotransferase (BAAT) activity.
23. The recombinant microorganism of claim 11, wherein the amino
acid corresponding to position 110 of SEQ ID NO: 4 is substituted
with Asn or a conservative substitution of Asn and the protein has
beta-alanine aminotransferase (BAAT) activity.
24. The recombinant microorganism of claim 11, wherein the amino
acid corresponding to position 113 of SEQ ID NO: 4 with Leu or a
conservative substitution of Leu is substituted and the protein has
beta-alanine aminotransferase (BAAT) activity.
25. The recombinant microorganism of claim 11, wherein the amino
acid corresponding to position 133 of SEQ ID NO: 4 is substituted
with Thr or a conservative substitution of Thr and the protein has
beta-alanine aminotransferase (BAAT) activity.
26. The recombinant microorganism of claim 11, wherein the amino
acid corresponding to position 3 of SEQ ID NO: 4 is His and the
protein has beta-alanine aminotransferase (BAAT) activity.
27. The recombinant microorganism of claim 11, wherein the amino
acid corresponding to position 24 of SEQ ID NO: 4 is Thr and the
protein has beta-alanine aminotransferase (BAAT) activity.
28. The recombinant microorganism of claim 11, wherein the amino
acid corresponding to position 110 of SEQ ID NO: 4 is Asn and the
protein has beta-alanine aminotransferase (BAAT) activity.
29. The recombinant microorganism of claim 11, wherein the amino
acid corresponding to position 113 of SEQ ID NO: 4 is Leu and the
protein has beta-alanine aminotransferase (BAAT) activity.
30. The recombinant microorganism of claim 11, wherein the amino
acid corresponding to position 133 of SEQ ID NO: 4 is Thr and the
protein has beta-alanine aminotransferase (BAAT) activity.
31. The recombinant microorganism of claim 18, wherein the
prokaryotic cell is a bacterial cell.
32. The recombinant microorganism of claim 31, wherein the
bacterial cell is an Escherichia cell.
33. The recombinant microorganism of claim 31, wherein the
bacterial cell is an Escherichia coli cell.
34. The recombinant microorganism of claim 19, wherein the yeast
cell is a Pichia cell.
35. The recombinant microorganism of claim 19, wherein the yeast
cell is a Candida cell.
36. The recombinant microorganism of claim 19, wherein the yeast
cell is a Saccharomyces cell.
Description
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No.
12/310,503, filed Feb. 26, 2009, now U.S. Pat. No. ______, which is
the U.S. National Stage of International Application No.
PCT/US2007/076252, filed Aug. 17, 2007, which was published in
English under PCT Article 21(2), which in turn claims the benefit
of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/824,031, filed Aug. 30,
2006. The provisional application is incorporated herein in its
entirety.
FIELD
[0003] This disclosure relates to improved
beta-alanine/alpha-ketoglutarate aminotransferase (BAAT) nucleic
acid and amino acid sequences, cells having improved BAAT activity
that can be used to convert beta-alanine to malonyl semialdehyde,
which in turn can be converted to 3-hydroxypropionic acid (3-HP) by
a 3-HP dehydrogenase, as well as methods of using the cells to
produce 3-HP and derivatives thereof.
BACKGROUND
[0004] Organic chemicals such as organic acids, esters, and polyols
can be used to synthesize plastic materials and other products. To
meet the increasing demand for organic chemicals, more efficient
and cost-effective production methods are being developed which
utilize raw materials based on carbohydrates rather than
hydrocarbons. For example, certain bacteria have been used to
produce large quantities of lactic acid used in the production of
polylactic acid.
[0005] 3-hydroxypropionic acid (3-HP) is an organic acid. Several
chemical synthesis routes have been described to produce 3-HP, and
biocatalytic routes have also been disclosed (WO 01/16346 to
Suthers et al.). 3-HP has utility for specialty synthesis and can
be converted to commercially important intermediates by known art
in the chemical industry, such as acrylic acid by dehydration,
malonic acid by oxidation, esters by esterification reactions with
alcohols, and 1,3-propanediol by reduction.
SUMMARY
[0006] The compound 3-hydroxypropionic acid (3-HP) can be produced
biocatalytically from glucose, through a beta-alanine intermediate
(FIG. 1). Beta-alanine can be converted to 3-HP via malonyl
semialdehyde, using beta-alanine/alpha-ketoglutarate
aminotransferase (BAAT) and a 3-HP dehydrogenase (FIG. 1). However,
this pathway can be inefficient.
[0007] Disclosed herein are novel beta-alanine/alpha-ketoglutarate
aminotransferases (BAAT) that have an enhanced ability to convert
beta alanine to malonyl semialdehyde. This increase in the activity
of the BAAT enzyme led to a corresponding increase in the
production of malonyl semialdehyde and downstream products such as
3-HP.
[0008] Particular examples of isolated BAAT molecules include the
nucleic acid sequences shown in SEQ ID NOS: 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 16
and 18, and their corresponding amino acid sequences shown in SEQ
ID NOS: 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 17 and 19, as well as variants,
fragments, fusions, and polymorphisms of these sequences that
retain the ability to interconvert beta-alanine to malonyl
semialdehyde. The disclosed nucleic acid molecules can be operably
linked to a promoter, and can be part of a vector.
[0009] The disclosed BAAT sequences can be used to transform cells,
such that the transformed cells have BAAT activity, which allows
the cells to produce malonyl semialdehyde from beta-alanine. In
some examples, such transformed cells produce 3-HP or derivatives
thereof. Binding agents that specifically bind to any of SEQ ID
NOS: 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 17 or 19 are encompassed by this
disclosure. One example of such binding agents is an antibody, such
as a polyclonal or monoclonal antibody.
[0010] Isolated cells are provided that express an exogenous BAAT
nucleic acid molecule, and thus have BAAT activity allow the cell
to convert beta-alanine to malonyl semialdehyde. Such cells can be
eukaryotic or prokaryotic cells, such as yeast cells, plant cells,
fungal cells, or bacterial cells (for example Lactobacillus,
Lactococcus, Bacillus, or Escherichia cells). Also provided are
transgenic plants and organisms that include such cells. In one
example, the cell is transformed with a nucleic acid molecule
encoding BAAT (such as any of SEQ ID NOS: 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 16
and 18 or fragments, fusions, or variants thereof that retain BAAT
activity) that confers to the transformed cells BAAT activity. The
disclosed cells can be used to produce nucleic acid molecules,
peptides, and organic compounds, such as malonyl semialdehyde and
3-HP or derivatives thereof (such as polymerized 3-HP, 3-HP esters,
or 1,3 propanediol). 3-HP is both biologically and commercially
important. For example, the nutritional industry can use 3-HP as a
food, feed additive or preservative, while the derivatives
mentioned above can be produced from 3-HP. The cells described
herein can be used in culture systems to produce large quantities
of 3-HP as well as other organic compounds such as those listed
above. The peptides can be used to catalyze the formation of
organic compounds or can be used as antigens to create specific
binding agents.
[0011] The disclosed cells, which in addition to BAAT activity, can
in some examples include other enzyme activities, such as 3-HP
dehydrogenase activity (such as a nucleic acid molecule encoding a
protein having at least 95% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 21, 23,
27, or 31), wherein the cell produces 3-HP. Cells having BAAT and
3-HP dehydrogenase activity can further include other enzyme
activities, for example to produce derivatives of 3-HP. In one
example, such cells also have lipase or esterase activity and
produce an ester of 3-HP. In another example, such cells also have
esterase activity and produce polymerized 3-HP. In yet another
example, such cells also have alcohol dehydrogenase activity (EC
1.1.1.1) and aldehyde dehydrogenase activity (such as an enzyme
from the 1.2.1-class) activity and produce 1,3-propanediol. The
additional enzyme activity can be endogenous to the cell or
exogenous (for example supplied by an exogenous nucleic acid
molecule encoding the enzyme).
[0012] In some examples the disclosed cells, which in addition to
BAAT activity, include other enzyme activities, such as those
needed to produce beta-alanine. Such activities can be endogenous
to the cell, or can be supplied by one or more exogenous nucleic
acid molecules. Examples of such enzymes include PEP carboxylase
(for example when producing oxaloacetate from PEP), pyruvate
carboxylase (for example when producing oxaloacetate from
pyruvate), aspartate aminotransferase, and aspartate decarboxylase
(such as a protein having at least 95% sequence identity to SEQ ID
NO: 39 or 41). In particular examples, at least one exogenous
nucleic acid molecules encoding such enzymes includes a non-native
promoter to enhance expression of the enzyme, such as an increase
of at least 20%.
[0013] In particular examples, the disclosed cells include
mutations that increase the available pyruvate to make beta-alanine
Examples of such mutations include, but are not limited to: a
.DELTA.poxB mutation (such as one that decreases acetate formation
by the cell by at least 20%), an .DELTA.adhE or .DELTA.atpFH
mutation (or both) (such as mutations result in the cell producing
at least 20% more 3-HP as compared to the absence of .DELTA.adhE or
.DELTA.atpFH), or the expression of an exogenous nucleic acid
molecule comprising at least 95% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:
52.
[0014] A method is disclosed for producing malonyl semialdehyde
from beta-alanine using the disclosed cells having BAAT activity.
In one example, the cell is transfected with one or more enzymes
necessary to convert malonyl semialdehyde from beta-alanine. In
another example, the method includes purifying beta-alanine from
the cell, then contacting the beta-alanine with polypeptides
necessary to convert malonyl semialdehyde from beta-alanine.
[0015] The present disclosure also provides methods of making 3-HP
or derivates thereof. In one example, the disclosed cells are
cultured under conditions that permit formation of 3-HP or a
derivative thereof. In another example, an enzyme needed for the
production of 3-HP, such as 3-HP dehydrogenase, is first purified
from the disclosed cells, and then incubated under conditions with
malonyl semialdehyde to allow the formation of 3-HP. In yet another
example, 3-HP is purified from the disclosed cells, and then
incubated with alcohol dehydrogenase and aldehyde dehydrogenase
under conditions to allow the formation of 1,3-propanediol, or
incubated with esterase under conditions to allow the formation of
polymerized 3-HP, or incubated with lipase or esterase under
conditions to allow the formation of a 3-HP ester.
[0016] In some examples, the disclosed products are produced in
vitro (outside of a cell). In other examples, products are produced
using a combination of in vitro and in vivo (within a cell)
methods. In yet other examples, products are produced in vivo. For
methods involving in vivo steps, the cells can be isolated cultured
cells or whole organisms such as transgenic plants, or
single-celled organisms such as yeast and bacteria (such as
Lactobacillus, Lactococcus, Bacillus, and Escherichia cells).
Products produced by these cells can be organic products such as
beta-alanine, malonyl semialdehyde, 3-HP, and derivatives thereof
such as organic acids, polyols (such as 1,3-propanediol), as well
as a BAAT enzyme described herein.
[0017] The foregoing and other aspects of the disclosure will
become more apparent from the following detailed description, which
proceeds with reference to the accompanying figures.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0018] FIG. 1 is a diagram of a pathway for generating 3-HP and
derivatives thereof via a beta-alanine intermediate.
[0019] FIGS. 2A-B show an alignment of improved beta-alanine
aminotransferases (BAATs) (SEQ ID NOS: 6, 10, 12, 14, 17, and 19)
as compared to the native BAAT sequence (SEQ ID NO: 4). Residues in
bold are changes made relative to the native BAAT sequence (SEQ ID
NO: 4).
SEQUENCE LISTING
[0020] The nucleic and amino acid sequences listed in the
accompanying sequence listing are shown using standard letter
abbreviations for nucleotide bases, and three-letter code for amino
acids. Only one strand of each nucleic acid sequence is shown, but
the complementary strand is understood as included by any reference
to the displayed strand.
[0021] SEQ ID NOS: 1 and 2 are PCR primers used to PCR amplify an
S. avermitilis BAAT gene.
[0022] SEQ ID NOS: 3 and 4 show a native S. avermitilis BAAT cDNA
and protein sequence, respectively.
[0023] SEQ ID NOS: 5 and 6 show a mutated S. avermitilis BAAT cDNA
and protein sequence, respectively, referred to herein as BAAT1.
The protein includes a S24T mutation compared to the native
sequence.
[0024] SEQ ID NOS: 7 and 8 show a mutated S. avermitilis BAAT cDNA
and protein sequence, respectively, referred to herein as BAAT1b.
The protein includes a T83A, S314T, and E348G mutation compared to
the native sequence.
[0025] SEQ ID NOS: 9 and 10 show a mutated S. avermitilis BAAT cDNA
and protein sequence, respectively, referred to herein as BAAT2.
The protein includes a S24T and F113L mutation compared to the
native sequence.
[0026] SEQ ID NOS: 11 and 12 show a mutated S. avermitilis BAAT
cDNA and protein sequence, respectively, referred to herein as
BAAT3. The protein includes a S24T, F113L and A133T mutation
compared to the native sequence.
[0027] SEQ ID NOS: 13 and 14 show a mutated S. avermitilis BAAT
cDNA and protein sequence, respectively, referred to herein as
BAATP3H. The protein includes a P3H mutation compared to the native
sequence.
[0028] SEQ ID NO: 15 shows the primer used to introduce the P3H
mutation into BAAT2 and BAAT3 mutants.
[0029] SEQ ID NOS: 16 and 17 show a mutated S. avermitilis BAAT
cDNA and protein sequence, respectively, referred to herein as
BAAT3ML. The protein includes a P3H, S24T, F113L and A133T mutation
compared to the native sequence.
[0030] SEQ ID NOS: 18 and 19 show a mutated S. avermitilis BAAT
cDNA and protein sequence, respectively, referred to herein as
BAAT5-9. The protein includes a P3H, S24T, D110N, F113L and A133T
mutation compared to the native sequence. The nucleic acid sequence
also includes silent mutations c207t, c381g, and t471c.
[0031] SEQ ID NOS: 20 and 21 show a Pseudomonas aeruginosa 3-HP
dehydrogenase cDNA and protein sequence, respectively.
[0032] SEQ ID NOS: 22 and 23 show a Alcaligenes faecalis M3A 3-HP
dehydrogenase cDNA and protein sequence, respectively.
[0033] SEQ ID NOS: 24 and 25 show amplification primers used to
clone P. putida 3-HP dehydrogenase.
[0034] SEQ ID NOS: 26 and 27 show a P. putida 3-HP dehydrogenase
cDNA and protein sequence, respectively.
[0035] SEQ ID NO: 28 shows the primer used to introduce mutations
into the P. putida 3-HP dehydrogenase shown SEQ ID NO: 26.
[0036] SEQ ID NO: 29 is a mutated P. putida 3-HP dehydrogenase cDNA
sequence, which does not change the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO: 27.
[0037] SEQ ID NO: 30 and 31 show an E. coli ydfG cDNA and protein
sequence, respectively.
[0038] SEQ ID NOS: 32 and 33 are primers used to clone SEQ ID NO:
30 into the pET28b vector.
[0039] SEQ ID NOS: 34 and 35 are the forward and reverse primers,
respectively, used to clone C. acetobutylicum aspartate
decarboxylase.
[0040] SEQ ID NOS: 36 and 37 are the forward and reverse primers,
respectively, used to clone S. avermitilis aspartate
decarboxylase.
[0041] SEQ ID NOS: 38 and 39 show a C. acetobutylicum aspartate
decarboxylase cDNA and protein sequence, respectively.
[0042] SEQ ID NOS: 40 and 41 show a S. avermitilis aspartate
decarboxylase cDNA and protein sequence, respectively.
[0043] SEQ ID NOS: 42 and 43 are the forward and reverse primers,
respectively, used to amplify the FRT-flanked kanamycin resistance
marker from plasmid pKD4 for insertional deletion of the poxB gene
in Escherichia coli.
[0044] SEQ ID NOS: 44 and 45 are the forward and reverse primers,
respectively, used to confirm insertion of the FRT-flanked
kanamycin resistance marker into the poxB gene.
[0045] SEQ ID NOS: 46 and 47 are the forward and reverse primers,
respectively, used to amplify the FRT-flanked chloramphenicol
resistance marker and P.sub.lac/ara promoter on pKDprom for
insertion upstream of the ppc gene in E. coli.
[0046] SEQ ID NOS: 48 and 49 are the primers used to amplify the
FRT-flanked chloramphenicol resistance marker and P.sub.lac/ara
promoter on pKDprom for insertion upstream of the aspC gene in E.
coli.
[0047] SEQ ID NOS: 50 and 51 are the forward and reverse primers,
respectively, used to amplify the FRT-flanked chloramphenicol
resistance marker on pKD3 for insertion upstream of the E. coli
gltA gene to reduce expression of citrate synthase.
[0048] SEQ ID NO: 52 is the resulting nucleotide sequence of the
modified gltA locus (KDgltA) in the resolved attenuated strain.
Altered sequence nucleotides 57-138, translational start at by
138.
[0049] SEQ ID NOS: 53-55 are primers used to test integration of
the modified gltA locus.
[0050] SEQ ID NOS: 56 and 57 are the forward and reverse primers,
respectively, used to amplify the FRT-flanked kanamycin resistance
marker from plasmid pKD4 for insertional deletion of the atpFHgenes
in E. coli.
[0051] SEQ ID NOS: 58 and 59 are the primers used to confirm the
insertion of the FRT-flanked kanamycin resistance marker into the
atpFH genes.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
Abbreviations and Terms
[0052] The following explanations of terms and methods are provided
to better describe the present disclosure and to guide those of
ordinary skill in the art in the practice of the present
disclosure. As used herein, "comprising" means "including" and the
singular forms "a" or "an" or "the" include plural references
unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. For example,
reference to "comprising a cell" includes one or a plurality of
such cells, and reference to "comprising the BAAT enzyme" includes
reference to one or more BAAT enzymes and equivalents thereof known
to those skilled in the art, and so forth. The term "or" refers to
a single element of stated alternative elements or a combination of
two or more elements, unless the context clearly indicates
otherwise. For example, the phrase "alcohol dehydrogenase activity
or aldehyde dehydrogenase activity" refers to alcohol dehydrogenase
activity, aldehyde dehydrogenase, or a combination of both alcohol
dehydrogenase activity and aldehyde dehydrogenase activity.
[0053] Unless explained otherwise, all technical and scientific
terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood to
one of ordinary skill in the art to which this disclosure belongs.
Although methods and materials similar or equivalent to those
described herein can be used in the practice or testing of the
present disclosure, suitable methods and materials are described
below. The materials, methods, and examples are illustrative only
and not intended to be limiting. Other features and advantages of
the disclosure are apparent from the following detailed description
and the claims.
[0054] 3-HP: 3-hydroxypropionic acid
[0055] BAAT: beta-alanine/alpha-ketoglutarate aminotransferase
[0056] adhE: The gene which encodes for alcohol dehydrogenase (EC
1.1.1.1). Also includes the protein alcohol dehydrogenase which
catalyzes the reversible oxidation of primary or secondary alcohols
to aldehydes using NAD.sup.+ as an electron acceptor. adhE nucleic
acid and protein sequences are publicly available. For example,
GenBank Accession Nos: M33504, AF093749, AB008676, and CP000255
disclose adhE nucleic acid sequences and GenBank Accession Nos:
AAA2342 AAC78120, BAA77747, and ABD21317 disclose adhE protein
sequences.
[0057] atpFH: The genes (atpF and atpH) which encode the two
proteins that couple the F.sub.1 and F.sub.0 components of the
F.sub.0F.sub.1-ATP synthase. Also includes the proteins encoded by
the genes. atpFH nucleic acid and protein sequences are publicly
available. For example, GenBank Accession Nos: AB206839, AF522463,
NC000913, AE009952, and CR931997 disclose atpFH nucleic acid
sequences.
[0058] Antibody: A molecule including an antigen binding site which
specifically binds (immunoreacts with) an antigen (such as a BAAT
enzyme or fragment thereof). Examples include polyclonal
antibodies, monoclonal antibodies, humanized monoclonal antibodies,
or immunologically effective portions thereof. Includes
immunoglobulin molecules and immunologically active portions
thereof.
[0059] Monoclonal antibodies to any of the polypeptides disclosed
herein can be prepared from murine hybridomas according to the
classic method of Kohler & Milstein (Nature 256:495, 1975) or a
derivative method thereof.
[0060] Polyclonal antiserum containing antibodies to the
heterogeneous epitopes of any polypeptide disclosed herein can be
prepared by immunizing suitable animals with the polypeptide (or
fragment, fusion, or variant thereof), which can be unmodified or
modified to enhance immunogenicity. An effective immunization
protocol for rabbits can be found in Vaitukaitis et al. (J. Clin.
Endocrinol. Metab. 33:988-91, 1971).
[0061] Antibody fragments can be used in place of whole antibodies
and can be readily expressed in prokaryotic host cells. Methods of
making and using immunologically effective portions of monoclonal
antibodies, also referred to as "antibody fragments," are well
known and include those described in Better & Horowitz (Methods
Enzymol. 178:476-96, 1989), Glockshuber et al. (Biochemistry
29:1362-7, 1990), U.S. Pat. No. 5,648,237 ("Expression of
Functional Antibody Fragments"), U.S. Pat. No. 4,946,778 ("Single
Polypeptide Chain Binding Molecules"), U.S. Pat. No. 5,455,030
("Immunotherapy Using Single Chain Polypeptide Binding Molecules"),
and references cited therein.
[0062] Antibodies can be produced to a BAAT peptide (such as SEQ ID
NO: 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 17 or 19 or immunogenic fragments
thereof). Substantially pure polypeptides suitable for use as an
immunogen can be obtained from transfected cells, transformed
cells, or wild-type cells. Optimally, antibodies raised against one
or more epitopes on a peptide antigen will specifically detect that
peptide. That is, antibodies raised against one particular
polypeptide would recognize and bind that particular polypeptide,
and would not substantially recognize or bind to other
polypeptides. The determination that an antibody specifically binds
to a particular polypeptide is made by any one of a number of
standard immunoassay methods; for instance, Western blotting
[0063] "Specifically binds" refers to the ability of a particular
agent (a "specific binding agent") to specifically react with a
particular analyte, for example to specifically immunoreact with an
antibody, or to specifically bind to a particular peptide sequence.
The binding is a non-random binding reaction, for example between
an antibody molecule and an antigenic determinant. Binding
specificity of an antibody is typically determined from the
reference point of the ability of the antibody to differentially
bind the specific antigen and an unrelated antigen, and therefore
distinguish between two different antigens, particularly where the
two antigens have unique epitopes. An antibody that specifically
binds to a particular epitope is referred to as a "specific
antibody".
[0064] Beta-alanine/alpha-ketoglutarate aminotransferase (BAAT): An
enzyme that can convert beta-alanine to malonyl semialdehyde, for
example in a cell. Includes any BAAT gene, cDNA, RNA, or protein
from any organism, such as a prokaryote. In particular examples, a
BAAT nucleic acid sequence includes or consists of the sequences
shown in SEQ ID NOS: 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 16, and 18, as well as
fragments, variants, or fusions thereof that retain the ability to
encode a protein having BAAT activity. In another example, a BAAT
protein includes or consists of the amino acid sequence shown in
SEQ ID NO: 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 17 or 19, as well as fragments,
fusions, or variants thereof that retain BAAT activity. This
description includes BAAT allelic variants, as well as any variant,
fragment, or fusion sequence which retains the ability to convert
beta-alanine to malonyl semialdehyde.
[0065] A BAAT amino acid sequence includes a full-length sequence,
such as SEQ ID NO: 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 17 or 19, as well as
shorter sequences or variants which retain the ability to convert
beta-alanine to malonyl semialdehyde. Examples of particular
substitutions that can be made to a BAAT amino sequence and retain
the desired biological activity, include, but are not limited to,
V53L, R104K, L200I, T312S, A400S, W411Y, or combinations thereof,
in SEQ ID NO: 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 17 or 19. Exemplary fragments
include amino acids 1-150, 1-140, 1-200, 1-250, 1-300, 1-350, or
1-400 of SEQ ID NO: 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 17 or 19.
[0066] BAAT activity: The ability of a BAAT enzyme to convert
beta-alanine to malonyl semialdehyde. In one example, such activity
occurs in a cell. In another example, such activity occurs in
vitro. Such activity can be measured using any assay known in the
art. For example, BAAT activity can be identified by incubating the
enzyme with beta-alanine and alpha-ketoglutarate and determining
the reaction products (such as malonyl semialdehyde and glutamate)
by high-performance liquid chromatography (for example using the
method of Abe et al. J. Chromatography B, 712:43-9, 1998). In a
particular example, BAAT activity can be determined by measuring
the production of malonyl semialdehyde from beta alanine in the
presence of BAAT using a Purpald.RTM. assay (see Example 1). In a
particular example, BAAT activity can be determined by measuring
the production of 3-HP from beta alanine and malonyl semialdehyde
intermediates in the presence of BAAT and 3-HP dehydrogenase using
LC/MS (see Example 8).
[0067] In a particular example, an enzyme is said to have BAAT
activity if the specific activity of an enzyme for beta-alanine is
at least 0.3 U/mg (wherein U is 1 .mu.mole/min) (for example using
methods described in Example 4), such as at least 1.5 U/mg, at
least 2 U/mg, at least 2.5 U/mg or at least 3 U/mg.
[0068] cDNA (complementary DNA): A piece of DNA lacking internal,
non-coding segments (introns) and regulatory sequences which
determine transcription. cDNA can be synthesized by reverse
transcription from messenger RNA extracted from cells.
[0069] Conservative substitution: One or more amino acid
substitutions (for example 1, 2, 5, 10, or 15 amino acid residues)
for amino acid residues having similar biochemical properties.
Typically, conservative substitutions have little to no impact on
the activity of a resulting peptide. For example, a conservative
substitution in a BAAT peptide that does not substantially affect
the ability of the peptide to convert beta-alanine to malonyl
semialdehyde. In a particular example, a conservative substitution
is an amino acid substitution in a BAAT peptide, such as a
conservative substitution in SEQ ID NO: 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 17, or
19, that does not significantly decrease (such as a decrease of no
more than 20%, such as no more than 10%) the ability of the protein
to convert beta-alanine to malonyl semialdehyde or other downstream
products such as 3-HP.
[0070] An alanine scan can be used to identify amino acid residues
in a peptide that can tolerate substitution. In one example,
activity is not altered by more than 25%, for example not more than
20%, for example not more than 10%, when an alanine, or other
conservative amino acid (such as those listed below), is
substituted for one or more native amino acids.
[0071] In a particular example, BAAT activity is not substantially
altered if the amount of malonyl semialdehyde produced is not
reduced by more than about 25%, such as not more than about 10%,
than an amount of malonyl semialdehyde production in the presence
of a BAAT containing one or more conservative amino acid
substitutions, as compared to an amount of malonyl semialdehyde
production in the presence of a native BAAT (such as SEQ ID NO:
4).
[0072] A peptide can be produced to contain one or more
conservative substitutions by manipulating the nucleotide sequence
that encodes that peptide using, for example, standard procedures
such as site-directed mutagenesis or PCR. Alternatively, a peptide
can be produced to contain one or more conservative substitutions
by using standard peptide synthesis methods.
[0073] Substitutional variants are those in which at least one
residue in the amino acid sequence has been removed and a different
residue inserted in its place. Examples of amino acids which may be
substituted for an original amino acid in a protein and which are
regarded as conservative substitutions include: Ser for Ala; Lys
for Arg; Gln or His for Asn; Glu for Asp; Ser for Cys; Asn for Gln;
Asp for Glu; Pro for Gly; Asn or Gln for His; Leu or Val for Ile;
Ile or Val for Leu; Arg or Gln for Lys; Leu or Ile for Met; Met,
Leu or Tyr for Phe; Thr for Ser; Ser for Thr; Tyr for Trp; Trp or
Phe for Tyr; and Ile or Leu for Val.
[0074] Further information about conservative substitutions can be
found in, among other locations in, Ben-Bassat et al., (J.
Bacteriol. 169:751-7, 1987), O'Regan et al., (Gene 77:237-51,
1989), Sahin-Toth et al., (Protein Sci. 3:240-7, 1994), Hochuli et
al., (Bio/Technology 6:1321-5, 1988), WO 00/67796 (Curd et al.) and
in standard textbooks of genetics and molecular biology.
[0075] Deletion: The removal of one or more nucleotides from a
nucleic acid molecule or one or more amino acids from a protein,
the regions on either side being joined together.
[0076] Detectable: Capable of having an existence or presence
ascertained. For example, production of malonyl semialdehyde from
beta-alanine, or the production or 3-HP from beta-alanine, is
detectable if the signal generated from malonyl semialdehyde or
3-HP, respectively, is strong enough to be measured.
[0077] DNA: Deoxyribonucleic acid. DNA is a long chain polymer
which includes the genetic material of most living organisms (some
viruses have genes including ribonucleic acid, RNA). The repeating
units in DNA polymers are four different nucleotides, each of which
includes one of the four bases, adenine, guanine, cytosine and
thymine bound to a deoxyribose sugar to which a phosphate group is
attached. Triplets of nucleotides, referred to as codons, in DNA
molecules code for amino acid in a peptide. The term codon is also
used for the corresponding (and complementary) sequences of three
nucleotides in the mRNA into which the DNA sequence is
transcribed.
[0078] Enhance or increase: To improve the quality, amount, or
strength of something.
[0079] In one example, a mutant BAAT enzyme, such as a variant of
SEQ ID NO: 4, can enhance the activity of the BAAT enzyme if the
activity of the enzyme is increased relative to the activity of the
native BAAT enzyme (such as SEQ ID NO: 4). In a particular example,
a mutant BAAT enzyme (such as SEQ ID NO: 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 17 or
19) has an increased ability to convert beta alanine to malonyl
semialdehyde, such as an increase of at least 10%, at least 20%, at
least 50%, at least 100%, or even at least 200%. For example,
expression of an exogenous mutant BAAT enzyme (such as SEQ ID NO:
5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 17 or 19) in a cell, can increase the
production of downstream products such as malonyl semialdehyde,
3-HP, or derivatives thereof (if the other appropriate enzymes are
expressed by the cell). Such enhancement can be measured using the
methods disclosed herein, for example determining an amount of
malonyl semialdehyde or 3-HP produced in the presence of the mutant
BAAT enzyme using the methods disclosed in the examples below (such
as Examples 1 and 8).
[0080] Exogenous: As used herein with reference to a nucleic acid
molecule and a particular cell refers to any nucleic acid molecule
that does not originate from that particular cell as found in
nature. Thus, a non-naturally-occurring nucleic acid molecule is
considered to be exogenous to a cell once introduced into the cell.
A nucleic acid molecule that is naturally-occurring also can be
exogenous to a particular cell. For example, an entire coding
sequence isolated from cell X is an exogenous nucleic acid with
respect to cell Y once that coding sequence is introduced into cell
Y, even if X and Y are the same cell type.
[0081] Expression: The process by which a gene's coded information
is converted into the structures and functions of a cell, such as a
protein, transfer RNA, or ribosomal RNA. Expressed genes include
those that are transcribed into mRNA and then translated into
protein and those that are transcribed into RNA but not translated
into protein (for example, transfer and ribosomal RNAs).
[0082] Functional Deletion: A mutation, partial or complete
deletion, insertion, or other variation made to a gene sequence
which reduces or inhibits production of the gene product, or
renders the gene product non-functional. For example, functional
deletion of poxB in E. coli reduces the production of acetate by
pyruvate oxidase, which is encoded by the poxB gene. In another
example, functional deletion of atpFH in E. coli reduces the
production of ATP through proton translocation of the
F.sub.0F.sub.1 complex.
[0083] Functionally Equivalent: Having a similar function, such as
the ability of a sequence variant, fragment or fusion to have a
similar function as the native sequence. In some examples, a
functional equivalent has even greater biological activity than the
native sequence. For example, functionally equivalent molecules of
BAAT include those molecules that retain the function of BAAT, that
is, the ability to convert beta-alanine to malonyl semialdehyde.
For example, functional equivalents can be provided by sequence
alterations in a BAAT, wherein the peptide with one or more
sequence alterations (such as SEQ ID NOS: 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 17, 19)
retains a function of the unaltered peptide (such as SEQ ID NO: 4),
such that it retains its ability to convert beta-alanine to malonyl
semialdehyde.
[0084] Examples of sequence alterations include, but are not
limited to, conservative substitutions, deletions, mutations,
frameshifts, and insertions. In one example, a given peptide binds
an antibody, and a functional equivalent is a peptide that binds
the same antibody. Thus a functional equivalent includes peptides
that have the same binding specificity as a peptide, and that can
be used as a reagent in place of the peptide (such as in the
production of malonyl semialdehyde, 3-HP, and derivatives thereof).
In one example a functional equivalent includes a peptide wherein
the binding sequence is discontinuous, wherein the antibody binds a
linear epitope. Thus, if the peptide sequence is MTPQPNPQVG (amino
acids 1-10 of SEQ ID NO: 4) a functional equivalent includes
discontinuous epitopes, that can appear as follows (**=any number
of intervening amino acids):
NH.sub.2-**-M**T**P**Q**P**N**P**Q**V**G-COOH. In this example, the
peptide is functionally equivalent to amino acids 1-10 of SEQ ID
NO: 4 if the three dimensional structure of the peptide is such
that it can bind a monoclonal antibody that binds amino acids 1-10
of SEQ ID NO: 4.
[0085] Hybridization: The ability of complementary single-stranded
DNA or RNA to form a duplex molecule. In some examples,
hybridization is used to determine the complementarity between two
or more nucleotide sequences. Nucleic acid hybridization techniques
can be used to obtain an isolated nucleic acid within the scope of
the disclosure. Briefly, any nucleic acid molecule having some
homology to a BAAT nucleic acid molecule (such as homology to SEQ
ID NO: 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 16, or 18, or variants or fragments
thereof) can be used as a probe to identify a similar nucleic acid
molecule by hybridization under conditions of moderate to high
stringency. Once identified, the nucleic acid then can be purified,
sequenced, and analyzed to determine if it is a BAAT having BAAT
activity.
[0086] Hybridization can be done by Southern or Northern analysis
to identify a DNA or RNA sequence, respectively, that hybridizes to
a probe. The probe can be labeled, for example with a biotin, a
fluorophore, digoxygenin, an enzyme, or a radioisotope such as
.sup.32P. The DNA or RNA to be analyzed can be electrophoretically
separated on an agarose or polyacrylamide gel, transferred to
nitrocellulose, nylon, or other suitable membrane, and hybridized
with the probe using standard techniques well known in the art such
as those described in sections 7.39-7.52 of Sambrook et al., (1989)
Molecular Cloning, second edition, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory,
Plainview, N.Y. Typically, a probe is at least about 20 nucleotides
in length. For example, a probe including 20 contiguous nucleotides
of a BAAT nucleic acid sequence (such as 20 contiguous nucleotides
of SEQ ID NO: 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 16, or 18) can be used to
identify an identical or similar nucleic acid. In addition, probes
longer or shorter than 20 nucleotides can be used.
[0087] The disclosure also provides isolated nucleic acid sequences
that are at least about 12 nucleotides in length (such as at least
about 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 30, 40, 50, 60, 100, 250,
500, 750, 1000, 1400, 2000, 3000, 4000, or 5000 nucleotides in
length) and hybridize, under moderately or highly stringent
hybridization conditions, to the sense or antisense strand of a
BAAT nucleic acid sequence, for example SEQ ID NO: 3, 5, 7, 9, 11,
13, 16, or 18).
[0088] Moderately stringent hybridization conditions are when the
hybridization is performed at about 42.degree. C. in a
hybridization solution containing 25 mM KPO.sub.4 (pH 7.4),
5.times.SSC, 5.times.Denhart's solution, 50 .mu.g/mL denatured,
sonicated salmon sperm DNA, 50% formamide, 10% Dextran sulfate, and
1-15 ng/mL probe (about 5.times.10.sup.7 cpm/.mu.g), while the
washes are performed at about 50.degree. C. with a wash solution
containing 2.times.SSC and 0.1% sodium dodecyl sulfate.
[0089] Highly stringent hybridization conditions are when the
hybridization is performed at about 42.degree. C. in a
hybridization solution containing 25 mM KPO.sub.4 (pH 7.4),
5.times.SSC, 5.times.Denhart's solution, 50 .mu.g/mL denatured,
sonicated salmon sperm DNA, 50% formamide, 10% Dextran sulfate, and
1-15 ng/mL probe (about 5.times.10.sup.7 cpm/.mu.g), while the
washes are performed at about 65.degree. C. with a wash solution
containing 0.2.times.SSC and 0.1% sodium dodecyl sulfate.
[0090] Isolated: An "isolated" biological component (such as a
nucleic acid molecule, protein, or cell) has been substantially
separated or purified away from other biological components in
which the component naturally occurs, such as other chromosomal and
extrachromosomal DNA and RNA, and proteins. Nucleic acid molecules
and proteins that have been "isolated" include nucleic acid
molecules and proteins purified by standard purification methods.
The term also embraces nucleic acid molecules and proteins prepared
by recombinant expression in a host cell as well as chemically
synthesized nucleic acid molecules and proteins.
[0091] In one example, isolated refers to a naturally-occurring
nucleic acid molecule that is not immediately contiguous with both
of the sequences with which it is immediately contiguous (one on
the 5' end and one on the 3' end) in the naturally-occurring genome
of the organism from which it is derived. For example, an isolated
nucleic acid molecule can be, without limitation, a recombinant DNA
molecule of any length, provided one of the nucleic acid sequences
normally found immediately flanking that recombinant DNA molecule
in a naturally-occurring genome is removed or absent. Thus, an
isolated nucleic acid molecule includes, without limitation, a
recombinant DNA that exists as a separate molecule (for example, a
cDNA or a genomic DNA fragment produced by PCR or restriction
endonuclease treatment) independent of other sequences as well as
recombinant DNA that is incorporated into a vector, an autonomously
replicating plasmid, a virus (for example, a retrovirus,
adenovirus, or herpes virus), or into the genomic DNA of a
prokaryote or eukaryote. In addition, an isolated nucleic acid can
include a recombinant DNA molecule that is part of a hybrid or
fusion nucleic acid sequence.
[0092] In one example, the term "isolated" as used with reference
to a nucleic acid molecule also includes any
non-naturally-occurring nucleic acid molecule since
non-naturally-occurring nucleic acid sequences are not found in
nature and do not have immediately contiguous sequences in a
naturally-occurring genome. For example, non-naturally-occurring
nucleic acid molecules such as an engineered nucleic acid molecule
is considered to be an isolated nucleic acid molecule. Engineered
nucleic acid molecules can be made using common molecular cloning
or chemical nucleic acid synthesis techniques. Isolated
non-naturally-occurring nucleic acid molecule can be independent of
other sequences, or incorporated into a vector, an autonomously
replicating plasmid, a virus (such as a retrovirus, adenovirus, or
herpes virus), or the genomic DNA of a prokaryote or eukaryote. In
addition, a non-naturally-occurring nucleic acid molecule can
include a nucleic acid molecule that is part of a hybrid or fusion
nucleic acid sequence.
[0093] Nucleic acid molecule: Encompasses both RNA and DNA
including, without limitation, cDNA, genomic DNA, and mRNA.
Includes synthetic nucleic acid molecules, such as those that are
chemically synthesized or recombinantly produced. The nucleic acid
molecule can be double-stranded or single-stranded. Where
single-stranded, the nucleic acid molecule can be the sense strand
or the antisense strand. In addition, nucleic acid molecule can be
circular or linear.
[0094] Operably linked: A first nucleic acid sequence is operably
linked with a second nucleic acid sequence when the first nucleic
acid sequence is placed in a functional relationship with the
second nucleic acid sequence. For instance, a promoter is operably
linked to a coding sequence (such as a BAAT coding sequence) if the
promoter affects the transcription or expression of the coding
sequence. Generally, operably linked DNA sequences are contiguous
and, where necessary to join two protein coding regions, in the
same reading frame. Configurations of separate genes that are
transcribed in tandem as a single messenger RNA are denoted as
operons. Thus placing genes in close proximity, for example in a
plasmid vector, under the transcriptional regulation of a single
promoter, constitutes a synthetic operon.
[0095] ORF (open reading frame): A series of nucleotide triplets
(codons) coding for amino acids without any termination codons.
These sequences are usually translatable into a peptide.
[0096] Peptide Modifications: The present disclosure provides novel
peptides (such as novel BAAT, aspartate decarboxylases, and 3-HP
dehydrogenases), as well as synthetic embodiments. In addition,
analogues (non-peptide organic molecules), derivatives (chemically
functionalized peptide molecules obtained starting with the
disclosed peptide sequences) and variants (homologs) having alanine
2,3-aminomutase activity can be utilized in the methods described
herein. The peptides disclosed herein include a sequence of amino
acids that can be either L- or D-amino acids, naturally occurring
and otherwise.
[0097] Peptides can be modified by a variety of chemical techniques
to produce derivatives having essentially the same activity as the
unmodified peptides, and optionally having other desirable
properties. For example, carboxylic acid groups of the protein,
whether carboxyl-terminal or side chain, may be provided in the
form of a salt of a pharmaceutically-acceptable cation or
esterified to form a C.sub.1-C.sub.16 ester, or converted to an
amide of formula NR.sub.1R.sub.2 wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are
each independently H or C.sub.1-C.sub.16 alkyl, or combined to form
a heterocyclic ring, such as a 5- or 6-membered ring. Amino groups
of the peptide, whether amino-terminal or side chain, may be in the
form of a pharmaceutically-acceptable acid addition salt, such as
the HCl, HBr, acetic, benzoic, toluene sulfonic, maleic, tartaric
and other organic salts, or may be modified to C.sub.1-C.sub.16
alkyl or dialkyl amino or further converted to an amide.
[0098] Hydroxyl groups of the peptide side chains may be converted
to C.sub.1-C.sub.16 alkoxy or to a C.sub.1-C.sub.16 ester using
well-recognized techniques. Phenyl and phenolic rings of the
peptide side chains may be substituted with one or more halogen
atoms, such as F, Cl, Br or I, or with C.sub.1-C.sub.16 alkyl,
C.sub.1-C.sub.16 alkoxy, carboxylic acids and esters thereof, or
amides of such carboxylic acids. Methylene groups of the peptide
side chains can be extended to homologous C.sub.2-C.sub.4
alkylenes. Thiols can be protected with any one of a number of
well-recognized protecting groups, such as acetamide groups. Those
skilled in the art will also recognize methods for introducing
cyclic structures into the peptides of this disclosure to select
and provide conformational constraints to the structure that result
in enhanced stability. For example, a C- or N-terminal cysteine can
be added to the peptide, so that when oxidized the peptide will
contain a disulfide bond, generating a cyclic peptide. Other
peptide cyclizing methods include the formation of thioethers and
carboxyl- and amino-terminal amides and esters.
[0099] Peptidomimetic and organomimetic embodiments are also within
the scope of the present disclosure, whereby the three-dimensional
arrangement of the chemical constituents of such peptido- and
organomimetics mimic the three-dimensional arrangement of the
peptide backbone and component amino acid side chains, resulting in
such peptido- and organomimetics of the proteins of this invention
having detectable alanine 2,3-aminomutase activity. For computer
modeling applications, a pharmacophore is an idealized,
three-dimensional definition of the structural requirements for
biological activity. Peptido- and organomimetics can be designed to
fit each pharmacophore with current computer modeling software
(using computer assisted drug design or CADD). See Walters,
"Computer-Assisted Modeling of Drugs", in Klegerman & Groves,
eds., 1993, Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Interpharm Press: Buffalo
Grove, Ill., pp. 165-174 and Principles of Pharmacology Munson
(ed.) 1995, Ch. 102, for descriptions of techniques used in
CADD.
[0100] poxB: The gene which encodes for pyruvate oxidase. Also
includes the protein pyruvate oxidase which metabolizes pyruvate to
acetate and CO.sub.2. poxB is primarily expressed in cultures under
stress or in stationary phase under aerobic conditions. poxB
nucleic acid and protein sequences are publicly available. For
example, GenBank Accession Nos: AE009952, AX537387, M28208, and
CR931997 disclose poxB nucleic acid sequences and GenBank Accession
Nos: AAM86372, CAD57486, AAB59101, and CAI36877 disclose poxB
protein sequences.
[0101] Promoter: An array of nucleic acid control sequences that
direct transcription of a nucleic acid molecule. A promoter
includes necessary nucleic acid sequences near the start site of
transcription, such as, in the case of a polymerase II type
promoter, a TATA element. A promoter also optionally includes
distal enhancer or repressor elements which can be located as much
as several thousand base pairs from the start site of
transcription.
[0102] The term includes endogenous promoter sequences as well as
exogenous promoter sequences (such as those introduced into the
chromosome to promote expression of a gene, such as BAAT).
Particular types of promoters that can be used to practice the
methods disclosed herein include, but are not limited to,
constitutive promoters and inducible promoters (such as a promoter
responsive or unresponsive to a particular stimulus, for example
such as light, oxygen, or chemical concentration, such as a
lactose, IPTG, arabinose, or tetracycline inducible promoter).
[0103] Purified: The term purified does not require absolute
purity; rather, it is intended as a relative term. Thus, for
example, a purified peptide preparation (such as a BAAT peptide
preparation) is one in which the peptide in is more enriched than
the peptide is in its environment within a cell, such that the
peptide is substantially separated from cellular components
(nucleic acids, lipids, carbohydrates, and other peptides) that may
accompany it. In another example, a purified peptide preparation is
one in which the peptide is substantially-free from contaminants,
such as those that might be present following chemical synthesis of
the peptide.
[0104] In one example, a peptide is purified when at least about
50% by weight of a sample is composed of the peptide, for example
when at least about 60%, 70%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 92%, 95%, 98%, or 99%
or more of a sample is composed of the peptide. Examples of methods
that can be used to purify a peptide, include, but are not limited
to the methods disclosed in Sambrook et al. (Molecular Cloning: A
Laboratory Manual, Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y., 1989, Ch. 17). Protein
purity can be determined by, for example, polyacrylamide gel
electrophoresis of a protein sample, followed by visualization of a
single peptide band upon staining the polyacrylamide gel;
high-pressure liquid chromatography; sequencing; or other
conventional methods.
[0105] Recombinant: A recombinant nucleic acid molecule or protein
is one that has a sequence that is not naturally occurring, has a
sequence that is made by an artificial combination of two otherwise
separated segments of sequence, or both. This artificial
combination can be achieved, for example, by chemical synthesis or
by the artificial manipulation of isolated segments of nucleic acid
molecules or proteins, such as genetic engineering techniques.
Recombinant is also used to describe nucleic acid molecules that
have been artificially manipulated, but contain the same regulatory
sequences and coding regions that are found in the organism from
which the nucleic acid was isolated.
[0106] Sequence identity/similarity: The identity/similarity
between two or more nucleic acid sequences, or two or more amino
acid sequences, is expressed in terms of the identity or similarity
between the sequences. Sequence identity can be measured in terms
of percentage identity; the higher the percentage, the more
identical the sequences are. Sequence similarity can be measured in
terms of percentage similarity (which takes into account
conservative amino acid substitutions); the higher the percentage,
the more similar the sequences are. Homologs or orthologs of
nucleic acid or amino acid sequences possess a relatively high
degree of sequence identity/similarity when aligned using standard
methods.
[0107] Methods of alignment of sequences for comparison are well
known in the art. Various programs and alignment algorithms are
described in: Smith & Waterman, Adv. Appl. Math. 2:482, 1981;
Needleman & Wunsch, J. Mol. Biol. 48:443, 1970; Pearson &
Lipman, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 85:2444, 1988; Higgins &
Sharp, Gene, 73:237-44, 1988; Higgins & Sharp, CABIOS 5:151-3,
1989; Corpet et al., Nuc. Acids Res. 16:10881-90, 1988; Huang et
al. Computer Appls. in the Biosciences 8, 155-65, 1992; and Pearson
et al., Meth. Mol. Bio. 24:307-31, 1994. Altschul et al., J. Mol.
Biol. 215:403-10, 1990, presents a detailed consideration of
sequence alignment methods and homology calculations.
[0108] The NCBI Basic Local Alignment Search Tool (BLAST) (Altschul
et al., J. Mol. Biol. 215:403-10, 1990) is available from several
sources, including the National Center for Biological Information
(NCBI, National Library of Medicine, Building 38A, Room 8N805,
Bethesda, Md. 20894) and on the Internet, for use in connection
with the sequence analysis programs blastp, blastn, blastx, tblastn
and tblastx. Additional information can be found at the NCBI web
site.
[0109] BLASTN is used to compare nucleic acid sequences, while
BLASTP is used to compare amino acid sequences. To compare two
nucleic acid sequences, the options can be set as follows: -i is
set to a file containing the first nucleic acid sequence to be
compared (such as C:\seq1.txt); -j is set to a file containing the
second nucleic acid sequence to be compared (such as C:\seq2.txt);
-p is set to blastn; -o is set to any desired file name (such as
C:\output.txt); -q is set to -1; -r is set to 2; and all other
options are left at their default setting. For example, the
following command can be used to generate an output file containing
a comparison between two sequences: C:\Bl2seq -i c:\seq1.txt -j
c:\seq2.txt -p blastn -o c:\output.txt -q -1 -r 2.
[0110] To compare two amino acid sequences, the options of Bl2seq
can be set as follows: -i is set to a file containing the first
amino acid sequence to be compared (such as C:\seq1.txt); -j is set
to a file containing the second amino acid sequence to be compared
(such as C:\seq2.txt); -p is set to blastp; -o is set to any
desired file name (such as C:\output.txt); and all other options
are left at their default setting. For example, the following
command can be used to generate an output file containing a
comparison between two amino acid sequences: C:\Bl2seq -i
c:\seq1.txt -j c:\seq2.txt -p blastp -o c:\output.txt. If the two
compared sequences share homology, then the designated output file
will present those regions of homology as aligned sequences. If the
two compared sequences do not share homology, then the designated
output file will not present aligned sequences.
[0111] Once aligned, the number of matches is determined by
counting the number of positions where an identical nucleotide or
amino acid residue is presented in both sequences. The percent
sequence identity is determined by dividing the number of matches
either by the length of the sequence set forth in the identified
sequence, or by an articulated length (such as 100 consecutive
nucleotides or amino acid residues from a sequence set forth in an
identified sequence), followed by multiplying the resulting value
by 100. For example, a nucleic acid sequence that has 1166 matches
when aligned with a test sequence having 1554 nucleotides is 75.0
percent identical to the test sequence (1166/1554*100=75.0). The
percent sequence identity value is rounded to the nearest tenth.
For example, 75.11, 75.12, 75.13, and 75.14 are rounded down to
75.1, while 75.15, 75.16, 75.17, 75.18, and 75.19 are rounded up to
75.2. The length value will always be an integer. In another
example, a target sequence containing a 20-nucleotide region that
aligns with 20 consecutive nucleotides from an identified sequence
as follows contains a region that shares 75 percent sequence
identity to that identified sequence (i.e., 15/20*100=75).
##STR00001##
[0112] For comparisons of amino acid sequences of greater than
about 30 amino acids, the Blast 2 sequences function is employed
using the default BLOSUM62 matrix set to default parameters, (gap
existence cost of 11, and a per residue gap cost of 1). Homologs
are typically characterized by possession of at least 70% sequence
identity counted over the full-length alignment with an amino acid
sequence using the NCBI Basic Blast 2.0, gapped blastp with
databases such as the nr or swissprot database. Queries searched
with the blastn program are filtered with DUST (Hancock and
Armstrong, 1994, Comput. Appl. Biosci. 10:67-70). Other programs
use SEG. In addition, a manual alignment can be performed. Proteins
with even greater similarity will show increasing percentage
identities when assessed by this method, such as at least 75%, at
least 80%, at least 85%, at least 90%, at least 95%, at least 97%,
or at least 99% sequence identity to any of SEQ ID NOS: 4, 6, 8,
10, 12, 14, 17, or 19.
[0113] When aligning short peptides (fewer than around 30 amino
acids), the alignment should be performed using the Blast 2
sequences function, employing the PAM30 matrix set to default
parameters (open gap 9, extension gap 1 penalties). Proteins with
even greater similarity to the reference sequence will show
increasing percentage identities when assessed by this method, such
as at least 60%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 98%, 99% sequence
identity. When less than the entire sequence is being compared for
sequence identity, homologs will typically possess at least 75%
sequence identity over short windows of 10-20 amino acids, and can
possess sequence identities of at least 85%, 90%, 95% or 98%
depending on their identity to the reference sequence. Methods for
determining sequence identity over such short windows are described
at the NCBI web site.
[0114] One indication that two nucleic acid molecules are closely
related is that the two molecules hybridize to each other under
stringent conditions. Stringent conditions are sequence-dependent
and are different under different environmental parameters. Nucleic
acid molecules that hybridize under stringent conditions to a BAAT
gene sequence typically hybridize to a probe based on either an
entire BAAT gene or selected portions of the gene, respectively,
under conditions described above.
[0115] Nucleic acid sequences that do not show a high degree of
identity may nevertheless encode identical or similar (conserved)
amino acid sequences, due to the degeneracy of the genetic code.
Changes in a nucleic acid sequence can be made using this
degeneracy to produce multiple nucleic acid molecules that all
encode substantially the same protein. Such homologous nucleic acid
sequences can, for example, possess at least 60%, at least 70%, at
least 80%, at least 90%, at least 95%, at least 98%, or at least
99% sequence identity to any of SEQ ID NOS: 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 16
or 18 determined by this method.
[0116] One of skill in the art will appreciate that these sequence
identity ranges are provided for guidance only; it is possible that
strongly significant homologs could be obtained that fall outside
the ranges provided.
[0117] An alternative (and not necessarily cumulative) indication
that two nucleic acid sequences are substantially identical is that
the peptide which the first nucleic acid encodes is immunologically
cross reactive with the peptide encoded by the second nucleic
acid.
[0118] Specific binding agent: An agent that binds substantially
only to a defined target, such as a peptide target. For example, a
BAAT binding agent includes anti-BAAT antibodies and other agents
(such as a peptide or drug) that bind substantially to only a BAAT
protein. Antibodies to a BAAT protein (or fragments thereof) can be
used to purify or identify such a protein.
[0119] Transformed cell: A cell into which a nucleic acid molecule
has been introduced, such as a BAAT nucleic acid molecule, for
example by molecular biology techniques. Transformation encompasses
all techniques by which a nucleic acid molecule can be introduced
into such a cell, including, but not limited to, transfection with
viral vectors, conjugation, transformation with plasmid vectors,
and introduction of naked DNA by electroporation, lipofection, and
particle gun acceleration.
[0120] Under conditions sufficient for: A phrase that is used to
describe any environment that permits the desired activity.
[0121] In one example, includes culturing cells (such as bacterial
cells) in growth medium and a temperature sufficient to allow the
desired activity. In particular examples, the desired activity is
the production of beta-alanine (or downstream product thereof, such
as malonyl semialdehyde, 3-HP or derivatives thereof) by the
cell.
[0122] Variants, fragments or fusions: The disclosed protein and
nucleic acid sequences (such as BAAT, aspartate decarboxylase, and
3-HP dehydrogenase) include variants, fragments, and fusions
thereof that retain the desired biological activity. For example,
DNA sequences which encode for a BAAT protein (for example SEQ ID
NO: 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 16, or 18), fusion BAAT protein, or a
fragment or variant of a BAAT protein, can be engineered to allow
the protein to be expressed in eukaryotic cells, bacteria, insects,
or plants. To obtain expression, the DNA sequence can be altered
and operably linked to other regulatory sequences. The final
product, which contains the regulatory sequences and the protein,
is referred to as a vector. This vector can be introduced into
eukaryotic, bacteria, insect, or plant cells. Once inside the cell
the vector allows the protein to be produced.
[0123] In one example, a fusion protein includes a BAAT amino acid
sequence (or variant or fragment thereof), for example SEQ ID NO:
4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 17 or 19, linked to other amino acid sequences
that do not significantly decrease BAAT activity, for example the
ability to convert beta-alanine to malonyl semialdehyde. In one
example, the other amino acid sequences are no more than about 10,
12, 15, 20, 25, 30, or 50 amino acids in length, such as 5-50 amino
acids. In addition, spacer sequences can be placed between the BAAT
sequence and the additional amino acid sequence. Such spacers can
be at least 4, at least 6, or at least 10 amino acids, such as 4-12
amino acids.
[0124] One of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that a DNA
sequence can be altered in numerous ways without affecting the
biological activity of the encoded protein. For example, PCR can be
used to produce variations in the DNA sequence which encodes a
BAAT. Such variants can be variants optimized for codon preference
in a host cell used to express the protein, or other sequence
changes that facilitate expression.
[0125] Vector: A nucleic acid molecule as introduced into a cell,
thereby producing a transformed cell. A vector can include nucleic
acid sequences that permit it to replicate in the cell, such as an
origin of replication. A vector can also include one or more
selectable marker genes and other genetic elements known in the
art.
Beta-Alanine/Alpha-Ketoglutarate Aminotransferase Sequences
[0126] The present disclosure provides novel
beta-alanine/alpha-ketoglutarate aminotransferase (BAAT) protein
and nucleic acid sequences that encode such proteins.
Proteins
[0127] Peptides having beta-alanine/alpha-ketoglutarate
aminotransferase (BAAT) activity are disclosed herein. Using
several rounds of mutagenesis followed by screening for malonyl
semialdehyde production, several mutations in the BAAT amino acid
sequence were identified that increased the biological activity of
a native BAAT sequence (SEQ ID NO: 4). These substitutions
included: P3H, S24T, D110N, F113L, and A133T, as well as
combinations thereof (substitutions numbering based on SEQ ID NO:
4).
[0128] BAAT peptides have the ability to convert beta-alanine to
malonyl semialdehyde, for example in a cell expressing exogenous
BAAT. In particular examples, BAAT biological activity is
determined by measuring the specific activity of the enzyme (for
example by measuring the production of L-glutamate from
beta-alanine and alpha-ketoglutarate, see Example 4). In another
example, BAAT biological activity is determined by measuring the
K.sub.m of the enzyme for beta-alanine (see Example 4). In specific
examples, a BAAT enzyme having increased biological activity (such
as a variant BAAT enzyme) is one that has a specific activity that
is increased at least 2-fold relative to the native enzyme (such as
SEQ ID NO: 4), such as an increase of at least 3-fold, at least
5-fold, or even at least 10-fold. In a particular example, a BAAT
enzyme having increased biological activity (such as a variant BAAT
enzyme) is one that has a specific activity of at least 1.5 U/mg
(where U is 1 .mu.mole/minute), such as a specific activity of at
least 2 U/mg, or even a specific activity of at least 3 U/mg.
[0129] The disclosed BAAT peptides can be used to produce 3-HP, for
example in combination with a 3-HP dehydrogenase (such as SEQ ID
NO: 21, 23, 27, and 31) (see FIG. 1). Particular examples of BAAT
peptides are shown in SEQ ID NOS: 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 17, and 19.
SEQ ID NO: 4 is a native BAAT sequence, while SEQ ID NOS: 6, 8, 10,
12, 14, 17, and 19 are variant sequences having increased BAAT
biological activity.
[0130] The disclosure also encompasses variants, fusions, and
fragments of SEQ ID NOS: 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 17, and 19 which
retain BAAT biological activity, or even increased BAAT activity.
Variant BAAT peptide sequences can be produced by manipulating the
nucleotide sequence encoding a BAAT peptide using standard
procedures such as site-directed mutagenesis or PCR. In particular
examples, variants, fusions, and fragments of SEQ ID NOS: 4, 6, 8,
10, 12, 14, 17, and 19 have at least 90% of the BAAT activity as
SEQ ID NO: 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 17, or 19, such as at least 95%, at
least 98%, at least 100%, or even at least 150% of the BAAT
activity of SEQ ID NO: 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 17, or 19.
[0131] In some examples, a BAAT peptide includes at least 80%
sequence identity (such as at least 85%, at least 90%, at least
95%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% sequence identity)
to SEQ ID NO: 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 17, or 19, and includes a P3H,
S24T, D110N, F113L, or A133T substitution, or combinations thereof,
and retain BAAT activity. For example, such a sequence can include
a P3H, S24T, D110N, F113L, or A133T substitution, both an S24T and
a F113L substitution; a S24T, F113L, and A133T substitution; a P3H,
S24T, F113L, and A133T substitution; or a S24T, F113L, and A133T
substitution; a P3H, S24T, D110N, F113L, and A133T substitution.
One skilled in the art will appreciate that other combinations are
possible that will provide BAAT activity. Nucleic acid molecules
encoding such proteins are also provided by this disclosure.
[0132] Variants include substitution of one or more amino acids,
such as one or more conservative amino acid substitutions, one or
more non-conservative amino acid substitutions, or combinations
thereof. Variants also include deletion or insertion of one or more
amino acids (or combinations thereof, such as a single deletion
together with multiple insertions), such as addition or deletion of
no more than 50 amino acids, no more than 20 amino acids, no more
than 10 amino acids, no more than 5 amino acids, or no more than 2
amino acids, such as an addition or deletion of 1-5 amino acids,
1-10 amino acids, or 2-20 amino acids. In a particular example, a
variant BAAT sequence includes at least 80% sequence identity to
any of SEQ ID NOS: 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 17, and 19, such as at
least 85%, at least 90%, at least 95%, at least 97%, at least 98%
or at least 99% sequence identity to SEQ ID NOS: 4, 6, 8, 10, 12,
14, 17, or 19, as long as the peptide encoded by the amino acid
sequence retains BAAT activity.
[0133] Non-conservative substitutions are those wherein the amino
acids have more substantial difference, such as their effect on
maintaining: (a) the structure of the polypeptide backbone in the
area of the substitution, for example, as a sheet or helical
conformation; (b) the charge or hydrophobicity of the polypeptide
at the target site; or (c) the bulk of the side chain. The
substitutions that in general are expected to produce the greatest
changes in polypeptide function are those in which: (a) a
hydrophilic residue, such as serine or threonine, is substituted
for (or by) a hydrophobic residue, such as leucine, isoleucine,
phenylalanine, valine or alanine; (b) a cysteine or proline is
substituted for (or by) any other residue; (c) a residue having an
electropositive side chain, such as lysine, arginine, or histidine,
is substituted for (or by) an electronegative residue, such as
glutamic acid or aspartic acid; or (d) a residue having a bulky
side chain, such as phenylalanine, is substituted for (or by) one
not having a side chain, such as glycine. The effects of these
amino acid substitutions (or other deletions or additions) can be
assessed for peptides having BAAT activity by analyzing the ability
of the peptide to catalyze the conversion of beta-alanine to
malonyl semialdehyde using the assays disclosed herein. Ideally,
non-conservative amino acid substitutions do not substantially
decrease the biological activity of a BAAT, and can even increase
the biological activity of BAAT (as demonstrated by SEQ ID NOS: 6,
8, 10, 12, 14, 17 and 19).
[0134] In contrast, conservative substitutions are those wherein
the amino acids have similar biochemical properties. In one
example, a BAAT sequence includes at least one conservative amino
acid substitution in any of SEQ ID NOS: 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 17, or
19, such as at least 2, at least 3, at least 4, at least 5, at
least 6, at least 8, at least 9, at least 10, at least 11, at least
12, at least 13, at least 14, at least 15, at least 16, at least
17, at least 18, at least 19, or at least 20 conservative amino
acid substitutions, for example 1-5, 1-10, or 1-20 conservative
amino acid substitutions. Particular examples of conservative
substitutions which can be made while still retaining BAAT activity
include, but are not limited to: A2055, L250V, Y52W, R50K, or S144T
(amino acid number refers to any of SEQ ID NOS: 4, 6, 8, 10, 12,
14, 17, or 19).
[0135] Fragments of BAAT are provided, which can be expressed in
the cells of the present disclosure, for example to produce 3-HP in
vivo. The disclosure also provides BAAT peptides that contain at
least 15 contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO: 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14,
17, or 19, which retain BAAT activity. BAAT peptides can also
include at least 16, at least 17, at least 18, at least 19, at
least 20, at least 25, at least 30, at least 50, at least 75, at
least 100, at least 150, at least 200, at least 250, at least 300,
at least 400, or at least 425 contiguous amino acid residues of SEQ
ID NO: 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 17, or 19, as long as such fragments
retain the ability to convert beta-alanine to malonyl
semialdehyde.
[0136] Fusion proteins (and the corresponding nucleic acid
sequences) can be generated using the disclosed BAAT sequences.
Fusion sequences can include a full-length BAAT protein sequence
(such as SEQ ID NO: 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 17, or 19), or a variant
or fragment thereof that has BAAT activity, linked to a second
amino acid sequence. In some examples, the second amino acid
sequence includes at least 5 amino acids, such as at least 10 amino
acids, at least 20 amino acids, at least 30 amino acids, at least
50 amino acids, at least 75 amino acids, at least 100 amino acids,
at least 150 amino acids, or even at least 200 amino acids, for
example 5-500 amino acids. In particular examples, the BAAT
sequence and the second amino acid sequence are linked via a spacer
sequence. Particular examples of spacers include on or more alanine
or glycine residues, or other nonpolar amino acids or neutral polar
amino acids. In some examples, spacers are no more than 50 amino
acids, such as no more than 20 amino acids, no more than 10 amino
acids, no more than 5 amino acids, for example 5-50 amino
acids.
Nucleic Acid Molecules
[0137] Also disclosed are isolated nucleic acid molecules that
encode peptides having BAAT activity, for example a sequence which
includes SEQ ID NO: 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 16 or 18. However, the
disclosure also encompasses variants, fusions, and fragments of SEQ
ID NOS: 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 16 or 18 which retain the ability to
encode a protein having BAAT activity, or even increased BAAT
activity. In one example an isolated nucleic acid molecule encoding
a peptide having BAAT activity is operably linked to a promoter
sequence, and can be part of a vector. In particular examples, the
promoter is one that enhances expresses of BAAT, such as an
increase of at least 25%. The nucleic acid can be a recombinant
nucleic acid that can be used to transform cells and make
transformed cells or transgenic plants.
[0138] Transformed cells including at least one exogenous nucleic
acid molecule which encodes a peptide having BAAT activity (such as
SEQ ID NO: 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 16 or 18 or fragments, fusions, or
variants thereof that retain BAAT activity), are disclosed. In one
example, such a transformed cell produces malonyl semialdehyde from
beta-alanine. In another example, the cell produces 3-HP (or
derivates thereof such as 3-HP esters or polymerized 3-HP) or
organic compounds such as 1,3-propanediol. Transformed cells can be
eukaryotic or prokaryotic, such as bacterial cells, fungal cells,
plant cells, or yeast cells. Specific examples of transgenic cells
include Lactobacillus, Lactococcus, Bacillus, or Escherichia cells.
Also provided are plants that include the disclosed BAAT nucleic
acid molecules or transgenic cells expressing such BAAT nucleic
acid molecules.
[0139] Nucleic acid sequences encoding a BAAT can contain an entire
nucleic acid sequence encoding the enzyme, as well as portions
thereof that retain the desired enzyme activity. For example, a
BAAT nucleic acid molecule can contain at least 15 contiguous
nucleotides of a BAAT nucleic acid sequence (such as SEQ ID NO: 3,
5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 16 or 18). It will be appreciated that the
disclosure also provides isolated nucleic acid molecules that
contain at least 18, at least 21, at least 27, at least 50, at
least 100, at least 200, at least 500, at least 1000, or at least
1200 contiguous nucleotides of SEQ ID NO: 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 16 or
18. In some examples, fragments of SEQ ID NO: 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13,
16 or 18 (or the complementary strand) do not encode a protein
having BAAT activity but are shorter fragments which can be used as
probes or primers.
[0140] Variant BAAT nucleic acid sequences are disclosed herein.
Variants can contain a single insertion, a single deletion, a
single substitution, multiple insertions, multiple deletions,
multiple substitutions, or any combination thereof (such as a
single deletion together with multiple insertions) as long as the
peptide encoded thereby retains BAAT activity (or can function as a
probe or primer). Such isolated nucleic acid molecules can share at
least 60%, at least 70%, at least 75%, at least 80%, at least 85%,
at least 90%, at least 95%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least
99% sequence identity with a BAAT sequence (such as SEQ ID NO: 3,
5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 16 or 18), as long as the peptide encoded by the
nucleic acid retains BAAT activity.
[0141] For example, one or more of the following variations can be
made to SEQ ID NO: 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 16 or 18: the "g" at
position 24 can be substituted with an "a"; the "c" at position 96
or 144 can be substituted with a "t"; the "c" at position 339 or
1110 can be substituted with a "t;" the "a" at position 816 can be
substituted with a "c" "t" or "g"; the "c" at position 1200 or 1296
can be substituted with an "a" "t" or "g"; and the "g" at position
1152; can be substituted with an "a" "t" or "c"; the "g" at
position 1344 can be substituted with an "a"; and the "t" at 1353
can be substituted with a "g" "a" or "c".
[0142] The coding region of a BAAT sequence can be altered by
taking advantage of the degeneracy of the genetic code to alter the
coding sequence in such a way that, while the nucleic acid sequence
is substantially altered, it nevertheless encodes a peptide having
an amino acid sequence identical or substantially similar to the
native amino acid sequence. For example, codon preferences and
codon usage tables for a particular species can be used to engineer
isolated nucleic acid molecules that take advantage of the codon
usage preferences of that particular species. Because of the
degeneracy of the genetic code, alanine is encoded by the four
nucleotide codon triplets: GCT, GCA, GCC, and GCG. Thus, the
nucleic acid sequence of the open reading frame can be changed at
an alanine position to any of these codons without affecting the
amino acid sequence of the encoded polypeptide or the
characteristics of the peptide. Based upon the degeneracy of the
genetic code, nucleic acid variants can be derived from a nucleic
acid sequence using standard DNA mutagenesis techniques as
described herein, or by synthesis of nucleic acid sequences. Thus,
this disclosure also encompasses nucleic acid molecules that encode
the same polypeptide but vary in nucleic acid sequence by virtue of
the degeneracy of the genetic code. Therefore, the BAAT sequences
disclosed herein can be designed to have codons that are
preferentially used by a particular organism of interest (for
example as described in the Examples below).
[0143] Nucleic acids encoding variants, fusions, and fragments of a
BAAT sequence (such as those disclosed above), are encompassed by
this disclosure. The disclosure also provides isolated nucleic acid
sequences that encode for a BAAT, wherein the sequence is at least
12 nucleotides in length (such as at least 15, at least 16, at
least 17, at least 18, at least 19, at least 20, at least 25, at
least 30, at least 40, at least 50, at least 60, at least 100, at
least 250, at least 500, at least 750, at least 1000, or at least
1200 nucleotides in length) and hybridizes, under hybridization
conditions, to the sense or antisense strand of a nucleic acid
molecule encoding the enzyme. The hybridization conditions can be
moderately or highly stringent hybridization conditions.
[0144] BAAT peptides and nucleic acid molecules encoding such
peptides can be produced by standard DNA mutagenesis techniques,
for example, M13 primer mutagenesis. Details of these techniques
are provided in Sambrook et al. (ed.), Molecular Cloning: A
Laboratory Manual 2nd ed., vol. 1-3, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Press, Cold Spring, Harbor, N.Y., 1989, Ch. 15. Nucleic acid
molecules can contain changes of a coding region to fit the codon
usage bias of the particular organism into which the molecule is to
be introduced.
Cells with BAAT Activity
[0145] Cells having BAAT activity, for example due to the presence
of an exogenous BAAT nucleic acid or protein, are disclosed. Such
cells can produce malonyl semialdehyde from beta-alanine, and in
some examples also produce 3-HP (or derivatives thereof) from
malonyl semialdehyde if 3-HP dehydrogenase activity is also present
in the cell.
[0146] The enzyme activities expressed by the cells disclosed
herein can be provided by expressing nucleic acid molecules that
encode enzymes having the desired activity, or by supplying the
enzyme directly. Methods of introducing exogenous nucleic acid
sequences (such as those in a vector) into a cell are routine.
[0147] In one example, cells have BAAT activity due to expression
of an exogenous BAAT nucleic acid molecule, such as a variant
molecule that increases BAAT activity (for example as compared to a
native BAAT sequence, such as SEQ ID NOS: 3 and 4). Examples of
such variant molecules are provided herein (for example a nucleic
acid sequence having at least 90% or at least 95% sequence identity
to SEQ ID NO: 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 16 or 18). In some examples,
increased BAAT activity results in increased production of malonyl
semialdehyde from beta-alanine by the cells, and may also result in
increased production of 3-HP (or derivatives thereof) from malonyl
semialdehyde if the cell also has 3-HP dehydrogenase activity. In
particular examples, the production or yield of malonyl
semialdehyde or a downstream product such as 3-HP (or derivatives
thereof) is increased by at least 20%, such as at least 50%, at
least 75%, at least 100%, or at least 150%. The increased
production of malonyl semialdehyde or 3-HP can be relative to a
cell of the same type that expresses a native BAAT sequence
(whether exogenous or not, such as SEQ ID NOS: 3 and 4). Methods of
measuring such production are known in the art and particular
non-limiting examples are provided herein.
[0148] Cells including BAAT activity can be eukaryotic or
prokaryotic. Examples of such cells include, but are not limited to
bacterial cells (such as Lactobacillus, Lactococcus, Bacillus,
Escherichia, Geobacillus, Corynebacterium, or Clostridium), fungal
cells (such as Aspergillus or Rhizopus cells), plant cells (such as
corn, wheat, rice, or soybean cells), and yeast cells. In one
example, a cell is a microorganism. The term "microorganism" refers
to any microscopic organism including, but not limited to,
bacteria, algae, fungi, and protozoa. Thus, E. coli, B. subtilis,
B. licheniformis, S. cerevisiae, Kluveromyces lactis, Candida
blankii, Candida rugosa, and Pichia pastoris are microorganisms and
can be used. In another example, the cell is part of a larger
organism, such as a plant, such as a transgenic plant. Examples of
plants that can be used to make 3-HP or other organic compounds
from beta-alanine include, but are not limited to, genetically
engineered plant crops such as corn, rice, wheat, and soybean.
[0149] In one example, cells having BAAT activity are transformed
cells. Such cells can include at least one exogenous nucleic acid
molecule that encodes a BAAT, for example a sequence that includes
SEQ ID NO: 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 16 or 18 or variants, fragments, or
fusions thereof that retain the ability to encode a protein having
BAAT activity (see discussion of BAAT nucleic acid molecules
above). In some examples, at least two different exogenous BAAT
molecules are expressed, such as two or more of SEQ ID NOS: 3, 5,
7, 9, 11, 13, 16 and 18.
[0150] In one example, the exogenous nucleic acid molecule is a
mutated BAAT, wherein the mutated BAAT (such as SEQ ID NOS: 5, 7,
9, 11, 13, 16 or 18) increases BAAT activity in the cell, and can
increase the production of malonyl semialdehyde from beta-alanine.
For example, the mutated BAAT can in some examples increase
production of malonyl semialdehyde from beta-alanine in the cell by
at least 3-fold relative to an amount of production of malonyl
semialdehyde from beta-alanine in the presence of a native BAAT
(such as SEQ ID NOS: 3 and 4), such as an increase of at least
4-fold, at least 5-fold, at least 6-fold, at least 8-fold, or even
at least 10-fold.
[0151] Cells are disclosed which include BAAT activity as well as
other enzyme activities. Such cells can be used to produce
beta-alanine, malonyl semialdehyde, 3-HP, polyols such as
1,3-propanediol, polymerized 3-HP, co-polymers of 3-HP and esters
of 3-HP. The other enzyme activities can be native to the cell, or
can be exogenous due to the introduction of a nucleic acid molecule
encoding the desired enzyme(s). In particular examples, operons
that encode two or more desired enzymes, such as three of more
desired enzymes, are introduced into the cell. For example, operons
that include nucleic acid molecules encoding two or more of BAAT,
3-HP dehydrogenase, and aspartate decarboxylase can be expressed by
the cell.
[0152] Cells are provided herein that have exogenous BAAT activity
(for example due to expression of at least one of the BAAT
molecules disclosed herein) as well as one or more endogenous or
exogenous nucleic acid molecules that permit production of a
downstream products of malonyl semialdehyde, such as 3-HP and
derivates thereof. The presence of 3-HP can be determined using
routine methods, such as described in Sullivan and Clarke (J.
Assoc. Offic. Agr. Chemists, 38:514-8, 1955). For example, cells
having BAAT and 3-HP dehydrogenase activity (3-hydroxypropionate
dehydrogenase activity, EC 1.1.1.59) (for example due to expression
of a nucleic acid sequence that encodes a protein having at least
95% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 21, 23, 27, or 31 such as SEQ
ID NO: 20, 22, 26, 29, or 30). Such cells are capable of producing
3-HP from beta-alanine and malonyl semialdehyde intermediates.
Similarly, cells having aspartate aminotransferase activity,
aspartate decarboxylase activity (for example due to expression of
a nucleic acid sequence that encodes a protein having at least 95%
sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 39 or 41, such as SEQ ID NO: 38 or
40), PEP carboxlase activity, exogenous BAAT activity (for example
due to expression of at least one of the BAAT molecules disclosed
herein), and 3-HP dehydrogenase activity (for example due to
expression of SEQ ID NO: 20, 22, 26 or 29) are capable of producing
3-HP from glucose or pyruvate. In these examples, the cells can be
used to produce 3-HP.
[0153] The cells described above that produce 3-HP can further
contain lipase or esterase activity, for example due to expression
of an exogenous nucleic acid molecule encoding a lipase or esterase
(EC 3.1.1.-). Such cells can be used to produce an ester of 3-HP,
such as methyl 3-hydroxypropionate, ethyl 3-hydroxypropionate,
propyl 3-hydroxypropionate, butyl 3-hydroxypropionate, or
2-ethylhexyl 3-hydroxypropionate. The cells described above that
produce 3-HP can further contain esterase activity, for example due
to expression of an exogenous nucleic acid molecule encoding an
esterase. Such cells can be used to produce polymerized 3-HP. The
cells described above that produce 3-HP can further contain alcohol
dehydrogenase activity (EC 1.1.1.1), aldehyde dehydrogenase
activity (EC 1.2.1.-), or both, for example due to expression of an
exogenous nucleic acid molecule encoding an alcohol dehydrogenase,
aldehyde dehydrogenase, or both. Such cells can be used to produce
1,3 propanediol.
[0154] In particular examples, an exogenous nucleic acid molecule
encoding the desired enzyme activity in the cell includes a
non-native promoter that enhances expression of the desired enzyme.
Such increased expression of desirable precursors can result in
increased production of downstream products, such as beta-alanine,
pyruvate, oxaloacetate, malonyl semialdehyde, as well as 3-HP and
derivatives thereof. In particular examples, expression of one or
more of these downstream products is increased by at least 20%, at
least 50%, or even at least 100%, for example as compared to an
amount of expression with a native promoter.
[0155] For example, promoters such as the lac promoter inducible
with lactose or IPTG, the ara promoter inducible with arabinose, or
the tet promoter inducible with tetracycline, or a constitutive
promoter, can be substituted for an enzyme's native promoter using
routine molecular biology methods. Such non-native or synthetic
promoters are operably-linked to the coding sequence of the enzyme.
In particular examples, such non-native promoters can increase
expression of an enzyme by at least 20%, such as at least 50%, as
compared to the enzyme's native promoter. Increased expression of
the enzyme (at the nucleic acid or protein level) can be detected
using routine methods such as Southern blotting, northern blotting,
RT-PCR, polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, western blotting or
flow cytometry. In one example, the cells of the present disclosure
that include exogenous BAAT activity also include one or more
exogenous nucleic acid molecules encoding a PEP carboxylase,
aspartate aminotransferase, aspartate decarboxylase, pyruvate
carboxylase, BAAT, or 3-HP dehydrogenase (such as 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6
of these enzymes), wherein one or more of these enzymes are
expressed from a non-native promoter.
[0156] The disclosed cells having exogenous BAAT activity (such as
those that produce 3-HP) can also include mutations (such as a
functional deletion of one or more genes) that increase the
available pyruvate to serve as a precursor for downstream products
such as beta-alanine and 3-HP. The increased availability of
pyruvate can increase the production of desirable downstream
products such as 3-HP and derivatives thereof, such as an increase
of at least 20%, or at least 50%. For example, functional mutations
in the poxB gene (.DELTA.poxB) reduce acetate formation by the cell
(such as a reduction of at least 20%, or at least 50%), and can
increase pyruvate in the cell. In another example, functional
mutations in the adhE or .DELTA.atpFH genes (.DELTA.adhE or
.DELTA.atpFH) can increase pyruvate in the cell and thereby
increased production of beta-alanine, malonyl semialdehyde, 3-HP
(or combinations thereof), by at least 20%, or at least 50% (for
example as compared to the presence of functional adhE or
.DELTA.atpFH genes). Methods of functionally deleting genes are
routine in the art.
[0157] The disclosed cells having exogenous BAAT activity (such as
those that produce 3-HP) can also include mutations in citrate
synthase genes (such as a functional deletion of such genes) that
significantly reduce the biological activity of the citrate
synthase. Such mutations can increase the amount of oxaloacetate
available as substrate for the aspartate aminotransferase reaction
(FIG. 1), thereby increasing the production of downstream products
such as beta-alanine and 3-HP. The increased amount of oxaloacetate
can increase the production of desirable downstream products such
as 3-HP and derivatives thereof, such as an increase of at least
20%, or at least 50%. For example, expression of SEQ ID NO: 52 (a
mutated gltA), can increase the production of 3-HP.
[0158] One skilled in the art will appreciate that the disclosed
isolated cells can include multiple combination of desirable
elements, such as non-native promoters operably linked to one or
more of the desired enzymes (wherein the promoter increases
expression of the enzyme relative to the native promoter),
mutations that increase the available pyruvate, and mutations that
decrease expression of citrate synthase.
[0159] In some examples, the desired product (such as beta-alanine,
malonyl semialdehyde, and 3-HP or derivatives thereof) is secreted
from the cell, reducing or eliminating the need to disrupt cell
membranes to retrieve the desired compound. In one example, the
cell produces the desired product(s) at a concentration of at least
1 mg per L (such as at least 1 mg/L, at least 5 mg/L, at least 10
mg/L, at least 50 mg/L, at least 100 mg/L, at least 200 mg/L, at
least 500 mg/L, at least 1 g/L, at least 2 g/L, at least 5 g/L, or
at least 10 g/L). When determining the yield of the product, such
as 3-HP or derivatives thereof, for a particular cell, any method
can be used. See, for example, Applied Environmental Microbiology
59(12):4261-5 (1993). A cell within the scope of the disclosure can
utilize a variety of carbon sources. In another example, the
radical SAM enzyme product (or downstream organic chemical thereof)
is not secreted from the cell. In such examples, the cell membrane
can be disrupted using methods known in the art to retrieve the
organic compound.
Methods of Producing Malonyl Semialdehyde, 3-HP, and Derivatives
Thereof
[0160] Methods and materials related to producing malonyl
semialdehyde from beta-alanine, via the disclosed BAAT sequences
and the disclosed cells having BAAT activity are disclosed. In
addition, methods and materials related to producing 3-HP from
malonyl semialdehyde, as well as organic compounds such as
1,3-propanediol, polymerized 3-HP, co-polymers of 3-HP and other
compounds such as butyrates, valerates and other compounds, and
esters of 3-HP, are disclosed. Specifically, the disclosure
provides BAAT nucleic acid molecules (such as SEQ ID NO: 3, 5, 7,
9, 11, 13, 16, and 18), peptides (such as SEQ ID NO: 4, 6, 8, 10,
12, 14, 17 and 19), host cells, and methods and materials for
producing malonyl semialdehyde from beta-alanine, which can be used
to more efficiently make malonyl semialdehyde and 3-HP as well as
derivatives thereof such as 1,3-propanediol, polymerized 3-HP, and
esters of 3-HP. Although particular methods and enzymes are
provided for producing beta-alanine and downstream chemicals, one
skilled in the art will appreciate that similar methods and variant
enzymes can be used.
[0161] Several metabolic pathways can be used to produce organic
compounds from malonyl semialdehyde which has been produced from
beta-alanine (FIG. 1). 3-HP can be made from beta-alanine by use of
a peptide having BAAT activity which generates malonyl semialdehyde
from beta-alanine. The malonyl semialdehyde can be converted into
3-HP with a peptide having 3-HP dehydrogenase activity (EC 1.1.1.59
or 0.31). The resulting 3-HP can be converted into polymerized 3-HP
by a peptide having esterase activity. 3-HP can be converted into
1,3-propanediol by peptides having aldehyde dehydrogenase (EC
1.2.1.-) activity and alcohol dehydrogenase activity (EC 1.1.1.1).
The resulting 3-HP can be converted into an ester of 3-HP by a
polypeptide having lipase or esterase activity (EC 3.1.1.-).
[0162] The present disclosure also provides methods of increasing
the production of beta-alanine, malonyl semialdehyde, 3-HP (and
derivatives thereof). In particular examples, use of the variant
BAAT sequences provided herein having increased BAAT activity, for
example in combination with use of non-native promoters to express
enzymes and increasing available pyruvate, production of
beta-alanine, malonyl semialdehyde, and 3-HP can be increased, such
as an increase of at least 20%, at least 40%, or even at least 50%
or at least 100%. The increased production of the desired product
can be relative to a cell of the same type that does not express an
improved BAAT, does not express one or more enzymes from a
non-native promoter, or does not include mutations that increase
available pyruvate. For example, the increase can be relative to a
reference value of product expected when a native BAAT is expresses
(such as SEQ ID NO: 3). In another example, the increase can be
relative to an experimental sample containing a native BAAT.
Methods for measuring production of the desired product are known
in the art, and particular non-limiting examples are disclosed
herein.
[0163] The disclosed methods can be performed in vivo, in vitro, or
combinations thereof. For example, a cell or microorganism provided
herein can be used to perform one or more of the steps provided in
FIG. 1, or an extract containing peptides having the indicated
enzymatic activities can be used to perform one or more of the
steps provided in FIG. 1. In one example, the method can include
culturing the disclosed cells having BAAT and other desired enzyme
activities under conditions sufficient for the cell to make the
desired product (such as malonyl semialdehyde, 3-HP, or and
derivatives thereof). For methods involving in vivo steps, the
cells can be isolated cultured cells or whole organisms such as
transgenic plants, or single-celled organisms such as yeast and
bacteria (for example Lactobacillus, Lactococcus, Bacillus, and
Escherichia cells). Such cells can be referred to as production
cells. Products produced by these production cells can be organic
products such as beta-alanine, malonyl semialdehyde, and 3-HP (or
derivatives thereof).
[0164] In another example, in vitro methods (or a combination of in
vivo and in vitro methods) are used. For example, malonyl
semialdehyde can be produced by the cells having BAAT activity
disclosed herein, purified, and then incubated with a 3-HP
dehydrogenase in vitro under conditions that permit formation of
3-HP. One skilled in the art will appreciate that the in vitro
synthesis step or steps can be via chemical reaction or enzymatic
reaction. For example, chemical treatments can be used to perform
the conversions provided in FIG. 1. In one example, 3-HP can be
converted into a 3-HP ester by trans esterification, or into
1,3-propanediol by hydrogenation. Hydrogenating an organic acid
such as 3-HP can be performed using any method such as those used
to hydrogenate succinic acid or lactic acid. For example, 3-HP can
be hydrogenated using a metal catalyst. In another example, 3-HP
can be dehydrated to form acrylic acid. Any method can be used to
perform a dehydration reaction. For example, 3-HP can be heated in
the presence of a catalyst (such as a metal or mineral acid
catalyst) to form acrylic acid.
Producing Malonyl Semialdehyde and 3-HP and Derivatives Thereof In
Vivo
[0165] Methods and materials related to producing malonyl
semialdehyde and downstream products such as 3-HP (and derivatives
thereof) in vivo are provided. For example, malonyl semialdehyde
and 3-HP can be produced in a cell, such as the cells provided
herein. The cells can be isolated cultured cells or whole organisms
such as transgenic plants, or single-celled organisms such as yeast
and bacteria (for example Lactobacillus, Lactococcus, Bacillus, and
Escherichia cells). In particular examples, the method includes
culturing the cell under conditions sufficient for the desired
product to be produced. For example, a cell can be transfected with
one or more nucleic acid molecules that express the appropriate
enzymes to generate the desired product, and then cultured under
conditions sufficient to make the desired product. The desired
product can be extracted from the cells, or can be recovered from
the extracellular medium if the product is secreted by the cell.
One skilled in the art will appreciate that the exogenous nucleic
acid molecules encoding the appropriate enzymes can be part of one
or more vectors, and can include other nucleic acid sequences.
[0166] Methods and materials related to producing malonyl
semialdehyde from beta-alanine in vivo are provided. In one
example, the method includes culturing disclosed cells having BAAT
activity under conditions that permit the cell to make malonyl
semialdehyde from beta-alanine. In particular examples, the BAAT
activity is due to the presence of an exogenous nucleic acid
molecule that encodes a BAAT enzyme (such as an enzyme having at
least 95% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 17 or
19). In some examples, the cell also includes an exogenous nucleic
acid molecule encoding for other enzyme activities, such as those
needed to produce beta-alanine from PEP, pyruvate, or both.
Examples of such enzymes include, but are not limited to: PEP
carboxylase, aspartate aminotransferase, and pyruvate carboxylase,
aspartate decarboxylase. In one example, the cell includes an
exogenous nucleic acid molecule that encodes an aspartate
decarboxylase (such as an exogenous nucleic acid molecule encoding
an aspartate decarboxylase having at least 95% sequence identity to
SEQ ID NO: 38 or 40). The cell can also include mutations that
increase available pyruvate. Examples of such mutations include,
but are not limited to: a .DELTA.poxB mutation (such as those that
decrease acetate formation by the cell by at least 20%), an
.DELTA.adhE or .DELTA.atpFH mutation (for examples those that
increase production of malonyl semialdehyde by at least 20% as
compared to the absence of .DELTA.adhE or .DELTA.atpFH), or a
mutation that decreases production of citrate synthase (such as
expression of an exogenous nucleic acid molecule having at least
95% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 52).
[0167] Methods and materials related to producing 3-HP from
malonate semialdehyde in vivo are disclosed. 3-HP can be used in
the nutritional industry as a food, feed additive or preservative.
In addition, 3-HP can be used to produce derivatives thereof, such
as 1,3-propanediol, esters of 3-HP, acrylate or acrylic acid,
polymerized acrylate, esters of acrylate, polymerized 3-HP,
co-polymers of 3-HP and other compounds such as butyrates,
valerate. In one example, the method includes culturing a disclosed
cell having BAAT activity (for example those described above) and
3-HP dehydrogenase activity (EC 1.1.1.59) under conditions that
permit the cell to make 3-HP from malonyl semialdehyde. In
particular examples, the 3-HP dehydrogenase activity is due to the
presence of an exogenous nucleic acid molecule that encodes a 3-HP
dehydrogenase (such as an enzyme having at least 95% sequence
identity to SEQ ID NO: 21, 23, 27, or 31).
[0168] Derivatives of 3-HP can be made in vivo from 3-HP generated
from malonyl semialdehyde as described above. Derivatives of 3-HP,
such as an ester of 3-HP, polymerized 3-HP, or 1,3 propanediol, can
be generated from 3-HP in vivo by using cells that express the
appropriate enzymes (see FIG. 1). In one example, these enzymes are
supplied to the cell by transfecting the cell with one or more
nucleic acid molecules that can express a protein having the
necessary enzyme activity. For example, cells further having lipase
or esterase activity (EC 3.1.1.-) can be used to convert 3-HP to an
ester of 3-HP (such as methyl acrylate, ethyl acrylate, propyl
acrylate, or butyl acrylate, for example methyl
3-hydroxypropionate, ethyl 3-hydroxypropionate, propyl
3-hydroxypropionate, butyl 3-hydroxypropionate, or 2-ethylhexyl
3-hydroxypropionate). Cells further having aldehyde dehydrogenase
activity (EC 1.2.1.-) and alcohol dehydrogenase activity (EC
1.1.1.1) can be used to convert 3-HP to 1,3-propanediol. Cells
further having esterase activity (EC 3.1.1.-) can be used to
convert 3-HP to polymerized 3-HP.
Producing 3-HP and Derivatives Thereof Using In Vivo and In Vitro
Methods
[0169] In particular examples, methods for producing a product such
as 3-HP or derivatives thereof, are performed using a combination
of in vivo and in vitro methods. For example, to generate 3-HP from
malonyl semialdehyde, the malonyl semialdehyde can be generated in
vivo in a cell (which in some examples is subsequently isolated or
purified from the cell or culture medium), and the malonyl
semialdehyde contacted with other enzymes or chemicals in vitro to
generate the 3-HP or a derivative thereof. Although particular
enzymes and methods are provided, the disclosure is not limited to
such enzymes or methods.
[0170] For example, malonyl semialdehyde can be generated in vivo
in a cell that has increased BAAT activity (for example due to
expression of a BAAT having increased biological activity), and
subsequently purified using standard methods known in the art. The
malonyl semialdehyde is then contacted or incubated with the
appropriate enzymes to generate the desired downstream organic
chemical in vitro. For example, to generate 3-HP from malonyl
semialdehyde, malonyl semialdehyde can be contacted with a peptide
having 3-hydroxypropionyl dehydrogenase activity to make 3-HP.
[0171] Derivatives of 3-HP, such as an ester of 3-HP, polymerized
3-HP, or 1,3 propanediol, can be generated from 3-HP in vitro. For
example, 3-HP can be produced in vitro as described above, or
produced in vivo and then isolated. The resulting 3-HP can be
incubated in the presence of the appropriate enzymes (see FIG. 1
and the present disclosure). In one example, all of these enzymes
are incubated with malonyl semialdehyde and the reactions allowed
to proceed in vitro. In another example, purified 3-HP is treated
with a chemical to generate the desired derivative. For example,
3-HP can be converted into a 3-HP ester by trans esterification,
into 1,3-propanediol by hydrogenation, or dehydrated to form
acrylic acid.
Production of Malonyl Semialdehyde and 3-HP and Derivatives Thereof
In Vitro
[0172] Purified peptides having the desired enzymatic activity can
be used to produce malonyl semialdehyde or 3-HP (or derivatives
thereof such as 1,3-propanediol, acrylic acid, polymerized
acrylate, esters of acrylate, esters of 3-HP, and polymerized
3-HP). For example, a preparation including a substantially pure
peptide having BAAT activity can be used to catalyze the formation
of malonyl semialdehyde from beta-alanine.
[0173] Further, cell-free extracts containing a peptide having the
desired enzymatic activity can be used alone or in combination with
purified peptides or cells to produce 3-HP or derivatives thereof.
For example, a cell-free extract that includes a peptide having
BAAT activity and 3-HP dehydrogenase activity can be used to form
3-HP from beta-alanine Any method can be used to produce a
cell-free extract. For example, osmotic shock, sonication, or a
repeated freeze-thaw cycle followed by filtration or centrifugation
can be used to produce a cell-free extract from intact cells.
[0174] A purified peptide or cell-free extract can be used to
produce 3-HP that is, in turn, treated chemically to produce
another compound. For example, a chemical process can be used to
modify 3-HP into a derivative such as 1,3-propanediol, acrylic
acid, polymerized acrylate, esters of acrylate, esters of 3-HP, and
polymerized 3-HP.
Fermentation of Cells to Produce Organic Acids
[0175] Methods are provided for producing malonyl semialdehyde and
3-HP (as well as derivatives thereof) that include in vivo methods
(for example alone or in combination with in vitro methods). The in
vivo methods can include culturing the cell (such as a
microorganism) having the appropriate enzyme activities in culture
medium such that desired product is produced. In general, the
culture media or culture conditions can be such that the cells grow
to an adequate density and produce the product efficiently. For
large-scale production processes, any method can be used such as
those described elsewhere (Manual of Industrial Microbiology and
Biotechnology, 2.sup.nd Edition, Editors: Demain and Davies, ASM
Press; and Principles of Fermentation Technology, Stanbury and
Whitaker, Pergamon).
[0176] Briefly, a tank (such as a 1 gallon, 5 gallon, 10 gallon, 50
gallon, 100 gallon, 200 gallon, 500 gallon, or more tank)
containing appropriate culture medium with, for example, a glucose
carbon source is inoculated with one or more of the disclosed cells
(such as microorganism). After inoculation, the cells are incubated
to allow biomass to be produced. Once a desired biomass is reached,
the broth containing the cells can be transferred to a second tank.
This second tank can be any size. For example, the second tank can
be larger, smaller, or the same size as the first tank. Typically,
the second tank is larger than the first such that additional
culture medium can be added to the broth from the first tank. In
addition, the culture medium within this second tank can be the
same as, or different from, that used in the first tank. For
example, the first tank can contain medium with xylose, while the
second tank contains medium with glucose.
[0177] Once transferred, the cells can be incubated to allow for
the production of beta-alanine, malonyl semialdehyde, 3-HP or 3-HP
derivatives. Once produced, any method can be used to isolate the
formed product. For example, common separation techniques can be
used to remove the biomass from the broth, and common isolation
procedures (such as extraction, distillation, and ion-exchange
procedures) can be used to obtain the desired product from the
cell-free broth. Alternatively, the product can be isolated while
it is being produced, or it can be isolated from the broth after
the product production phase has been terminated. In some examples,
the cells are isolated and the desired product extracted from the
cells.
Enzymes
[0178] The disclosed cells can include one or more of the following
enzymes. Such enzymes can be endogenous, exogenous, or combinations
thereof. The term "peptide having enzymatic activity" refers to any
peptide that catalyzes a chemical reaction of other substances
without itself being destroyed or altered upon completion of the
reaction. Typically, a peptide having enzymatic activity catalyzes
the formation of one or more products from one or more substrates.
Such peptides can have any type of enzymatic activity including,
without limitation, the enzymatic activity or enzymatic activities
associated with enzymes such as PEP carboxylase, pyruvate
carboxylase, aspartate aminotransferase, aspartate decarboxylase,
BAAT, 3-HP dehydrogenase, lipase, esterase, aldehyde dehydrogenase,
and alcohol dehydrogenase.
[0179] Peptides having PEP carboxylase activity as well as nucleic
acid encoding such peptides can be obtained from various species
including, but not limited to, Streptomyces coelicolor,
Thermosynechococcus vulcanus, and E. coli. PEP carboxylase activity
refers to the ability to convert PEP to oxaloacetate. For example,
PEP carboxylase nucleic acids and proteins are disclosed in GenBank
Accession Nos: AB057454, AF177946, or X05903 (nucleic acids) and
BAB64533, AAD53311, or CAA29332 (proteins). It will be appreciated
that publicly available sequences can contain variations as long as
the peptide retains PEP carboxylase activity.
[0180] Peptides having pyruvate carboxylase activity as well as
nucleic acid encoding such peptides can be obtained from various
species including, but not limited to, Rhizobium etli,
Corynebacterium glutamicum, and Bacillus stearothermophilus, and E.
coli. Pyruvate carboxylase activity refers to the ability to
convert pyruvate to oxaloacetate. For example, pyruvate carboxylase
nucleic acids and proteins are disclosed in GenBank Accession Nos:
U51439, AF038548 or D83706 (nucleic acids) and AAC44388, AAB92588,
or BAA12072 (proteins). It will be appreciated that publicly
available sequences can contain variations as long as the peptide
retains pyruvate carboxylase activity.
[0181] Peptides having aspartate aminotransferase activity as well
as nucleic acid encoding such peptides can be obtained from various
species including, but not limited to, Rhizobium meliloti, Therms
thermophilus, and E. coli. Aspartate aminotransferase activity
refers to the ability to convert oxaloacetate to aspartate. For
example, aspartate aminotransferase nucleic acids and proteins are
disclosed in GenBank Accession Nos: L05064, D38459, or X03629
(nucleic acids) and AAA26245, BAA07487, or CAA27279 (proteins). It
will be appreciated that publicly available sequences can contain
variations as long as the peptide retains aspartate
aminotransferase activity.
[0182] Peptides having aspartate decarboxylase activity as well as
nucleic acid encoding such peptides can be obtained from various
species including, but not limited to, Corynebacterium glutamicum,
Mesorhizobium loti, Clostridium acetobutylicum, Streptomyces
avermitilis, and E. coli. Aspartate decarboxylase activity refers
to the ability to convert aspartate to beta-alanine. For example,
aspartate decarboxylase nucleic acids and proteins are disclosed in
GenBank Accession Nos: AF116114, AF311738, L17086 as well as SEQ ID
NOS: 38 and 40 (nucleic acids), and GenBank Accession Nos:
AAD28430, AAG47796, AAA24271, as well as SEQ ID NOS: 39 and 41
(proteins). It will be appreciated that publicly available
sequences can contain variations as long as the peptide retains
aspartate decarboxylase activity.
[0183] Peptides having BAAT activity as well as nucleic acid
encoding such peptides can be obtained from various species
including, but not limited to, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Pseudomonas
putida, and E. coli. BAAT activity refers to the ability to convert
beta-alanine to malonyl semialdehyde. For example, BAAT nucleic
acids and proteins are disclosed in GenBank Accession Nos: AE004091
or AE015451 as well as SEQ ID NOS: 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 16 and 18
(nucleic acids), and GenBank Accession Nos: AAG08698 or P28269 as
well as SEQ ID NOS: 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 17, and 19 (proteins). It
will be appreciated that publicly available sequences can contain
variations as long as the peptide retains BAAT activity.
[0184] Peptides having 3-HP dehydrogenase activity as well as
nucleic acid encoding such peptides can be obtained from various
species including, but not limited to, Rhodobacter sphaeroides,
Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Pseudomonas putida, and E. coli. 3-HP
dehydrogenase activity refers to the ability to convert malonyl
semialdehyde to 3-HP. For example, 3-HP dehydrogenase nucleic acids
and proteins are disclosed in GenBank Accession Nos: AF316325,
M84911, NC002516, AE015451 as well as SEQ ID NOS: 20, 22, 26, 29
and 30 (nucleic acids), and GenBank Accession Nos: AAL26884,
AAA25892, NP.sub.--252259, AAN70239, as well as SEQ ID NOS: 21, 23,
27, and 31 (proteins). It will be appreciated that publicly
available sequences can contain variations as long as the peptide
retains 3-HP dehydrogenase activity. For example, nucleic acid that
encodes a peptide having 3-HP dehydrogenase activity can be
obtained from the 3-hydroxyisobutyrate dehydrogenase (mmsB) gene of
Pseudomonas aeruginosa and can have a sequence as set forth in
GenBank accession number M84911 (with a corresponding protein
sequence shown in GenBank accession number AAA25892.1).
[0185] Peptides having lipase activity as well as nucleic acid
encoding such peptides can be obtained from various species
including, without limitation, Candida rugosa, Candida tropicalis,
and Candida albicans. Lipase activity refers to the ability to
catalyze the hydrolysis or formation of ester bonds, in particular,
between 3-HP and an alcohol. For example, lipase nucleic acids and
proteins are disclosed in GenBank Accession Nos: A81171, Z30945,
AF188894 (nucleic acids) and Z30945 and AF188894 (proteins). It
will be appreciated that publicly available sequences can contain
variations as long as the peptide retains lipase activity.
[0186] Peptides having esterase activity as well as nucleic acid
encoding such peptides can be obtained from various species
including, without limitation, Candida rugosa, Candida tropicalis,
and Candida albicans. Esterase activity refers to the ability to
catalyze the hydrolysis or formation of ester bonds, in particular,
to form an ester linkage between two molecules of 3-HP or between
one molecule of 3-HP and a polymer of 3-HP, or between two polymers
of 3-HP. For example, esterase nucleic acids and proteins are
disclosed in GenBank Accession Nos: Z30945 and AF188894 (nucleic
acids) and CAA83122 and AAF35171 (proteins). It will be appreciated
that publicly available sequences can contain variations as long as
the peptide retains esterase activity.
[0187] Peptides having aldehyde dehydrogenase (EC 1.2.1.-) activity
as well as nucleic acid encoding such peptides can be obtained from
various species including, without limitation, Pseudomonas putida,
E. coli, and S. cerevisiae. Aldehyde dehydrogenase activity refers
to the ability to reduce a carboxylic group to an aldehyde group,
using NADH or NADPH as the reductant. For example, aldehyde
dehydrogenase nucleic acids and proteins are disclosed in GenBank
Accession Nos: AB100375, L40742, and Z17314 (nucleic acids) and
BAD07372, AAC36938, and CAA78962 (proteins). It will be appreciated
that publicly available sequences can contain variations as long as
the peptide retains aldehyde dehydrogenase activity.
[0188] Peptides having alcohol dehydrogenase activity (EC 1.1.1.1)
as well as nucleic acid encoding such peptides can be obtained from
various species including, without limitation, Pseudomonas putida,
Z. mobilis, and S. cerevisiae. Alcohol dehydrogenase activity
refers to the ability to reduce an aldehyde group to an alcohol
group, using NADH or NADPH as the reductant. For example, alcohol
dehydrogenase nucleic acids and proteins are disclosed in GenBank
Accession Nos: AB100375, M32100, and M38457 (nucleic acids) and
BAD07371, AAA27682, and AAA34411 (proteins). It will be appreciated
that publicly available sequences can contain variations as long as
the peptide retains alcohol dehydrogenase activity.
[0189] Although particular examples of enzymes that can be used are
disclosed, one skilled in the art will appreciate that a nucleic
acid molecule encoding a peptide having the desired enzymatic
activity can be identified and obtained using methods known in the
art. For example, nucleic acid molecules that encode a peptide
having the desired enzymatic activity can be identified and
obtained using common molecular cloning or chemical nucleic acid
synthesis procedures and techniques, including PCR. In addition,
standard nucleic acid sequencing techniques and software programs
that translate nucleic acid sequences into amino acid sequences
based on the genetic code can be used to determine whether or not a
particular nucleic acid has any sequence homology with known
enzymatic peptides. Sequence alignment software such as MEGALIGN
(DNASTAR, Madison, Wis., 1997) can be used to compare various
sequences. Further, nucleic acid and amino acid databases (such as
GenBank and EMBL) can be used to identify a nucleic acid sequence
that encodes a peptide having the desired enzymatic activity.
Briefly, any amino acid sequence having at least 80% homology to a
peptide having the desired enzymatic activity (such as a PEP
carboxylase), or any nucleic acid sequence having at least 50%
homology to a sequence encoding a peptide having the desired
enzymatic activity can be used as a query to search GenBank. The
identified peptides then can be analyzed to determine whether or
not they exhibit the desired enzymatic activity.
[0190] Nucleic acid hybridization techniques can also be used to
identify and obtain a nucleic acid molecule that encodes a peptide
having the desired enzymatic activity. Briefly, a nucleic acid
molecule that encodes a known enzymatic peptide, or fragment
thereof, can be used as a probe to identify similar nucleic acid
molecules by hybridization under conditions of moderate to high
stringency. Such similar nucleic acid molecules then can be
isolated, sequenced, and analyzed to determine whether the encoded
peptide has the desired enzymatic activity.
[0191] Expression cloning techniques also can be used to identify
and obtain a nucleic acid molecule that encodes a peptide having
the desired enzymatic activity. For example, a substrate known to
interact with a particular enzyme can be used to screen a phage
display library containing that enzyme. Phage display libraries can
be generated as described (Burritt et al., Anal. Biochem. 238:1-13,
1990), or can be obtained from commercial suppliers such as Novagen
(Madison, Wis.).
[0192] Peptide sequencing techniques can also be used to identify
and obtain a nucleic acid molecule that encodes a peptide having
the desired enzymatic activity. For example, a purified peptide can
be separated by gel electrophoresis, and its amino acid sequence
determined by, for example, amino acid microsequencing techniques.
Once determined, the amino acid sequence can be used to design
degenerate oligonucleotide primers. Degenerate oligonucleotide
primers can be used to obtain the nucleic acid encoding the
polypeptide by PCR. Once obtained, the nucleic acid can be
sequenced, cloned into an appropriate expression vector, and
introduced into a microorganism.
Recombinant Expression of Proteins
[0193] The enzymes described herein (such as the enzymes listed in
FIG. 1) can be produced individually or in combination in a cell.
Methods for producing recombinant proteins are well known in the
art, and therefore, the scope of this disclosure includes
recombinant expression of any enzyme disclosed herein. For example,
recombinant nucleic acid molecules can be used to generate the
cells and practice the methods disclosed herein. In particular
examples, the disclosed cells (or methods that use such cells)
include at least one exogenous nucleic acid molecule.
[0194] With the disclosed and publicly available enzyme nucleic
acid and amino acid enzyme sequences, such as PEP carboxylase,
pyruvate carboxylase, aspartate aminotransferase, aspartate
decarboxylase, BAAT, 3-HP dehydrogenase, lipase, esterase, aldehyde
dehydrogenase, and alcohol dehydrogenase (as well as variants,
fragments and fusions thereof that retain the desired enzyme
activity), the expression or purification of such proteins by
standard laboratory techniques is enabled. One skilled in the art
will understand that peptides can be produced recombinantly in any
cell or organism of interest, and purified prior to use, for
example prior to production of 3-HP or derivatives thereof.
[0195] The peptides having a particular enzymatic activity can be a
peptide that is either naturally-occurring or
non-naturally-occurring. A naturally-occurring peptide is any
peptide having an amino acid sequence as found in nature, including
wild-type and polymorphic peptides. Naturally-occurring peptides
can be obtained from any species including, but not limited to,
yeast, plant, fungal, and bacterial species. A
non-naturally-occurring peptide is any peptide having an amino acid
sequence not found in nature (such as SEQ ID NOS: 5-14, and 16-19).
Thus, a non-naturally-occurring peptide can be a mutated version of
a naturally-occurring peptide, or an engineered peptide. For
example, a non-naturally-occurring peptide having increased BAAT
activity can be a mutated version of a naturally-occurring BAAT
peptide. A peptide can be mutated by, for example, sequence
additions, deletions, substitutions, or combinations thereof using
methods known in the art.
[0196] Transformed cells can be used to perform one or more steps
of the steps in the pathways described herein or the transformed
cells can be used to produce the disclosed peptides for subsequent
use in vitro. For example, an individual microorganism can contain
exogenous nucleic acid(s) encoding each peptide needed to perform
the steps depicted in FIG. 1, such as the enzymes needed to produce
beta-alanine, malonyl semialdehyde, or 3-HP (or derivatives
thereof). Such cells can contain any number of exogenous nucleic
acid molecules. For example, a particular cell can contain at least
one, at least two, at least three, or at least four different
exogenous nucleic acid molecules with each one encoding the
peptide(s) necessary to convert PEP or pyruvate into beta-alanine
(or a later product such as malonyl semialdehyde or 3-HP) as shown
in FIG. 1, or a particular cell can endogenously produce peptides
for converting pyruvate into beta-alanine while containing
exogenous nucleic acid molecules that encode the peptides for
converting beta-alanine into 3-HP.
[0197] Nucleic acid molecules encoding the enzymes described herein
can be introduced into a cell using standard molecular biology
methods. A single nucleic acid molecule can encode more than one
enzyme or other desired molecule. For example, operons including
two or more nucleic acid sequences, such as two, three, four, five,
six, or even seven sequences, can be used. For example, each
nucleic acid sequence can encode a PEP carboxylase, pyruvate
carboxylase, aspartate aminotransferase, aspartate decarboxylase,
BAAT, 3-hydroxypropionate dehydrogenase, lipase, esterase, aldehyde
dehydrogenase, or alcohol dehydrogenase. In a particular example,
the recombinant nucleic acid sequence includes a sequence encoding
one or more of PEP carboxylase, pyruvate carboxylase, aspartate
aminotransferase, aspartate decarboxylase, BAAT,
3-hydroxypropionate dehydrogenase, lipase, esterase, aldehyde
dehydrogenase, and alcohol dehydrogenase.
[0198] Recombinant nucleic acid sequences can include a regulatory
element that promotes the expression of the nucleic acid sequence
encoding the enzyme. Typically, regulatory elements are DNA
sequences that regulate the expression of other DNA sequences at
the level of transcription. Thus, regulatory elements include,
without limitation, promoters, enhancers, and the like. For
example, one or more promoter sequences can be used to promote
expression of a coding sequence by placing the promoter upstream of
the cDNA sequence. In one example, a non-native promoter that
enhances expression of the coding sequence relative to the native
promoter is used. Examples of promoters include, without
limitation, constitutive promoters, and promoters responsive or
unresponsive to a particular stimulus (such as light, oxygen,
chemical concentration). The disclosed nucleic acid molecules can
be incorporated into a vector, which can be used to transform a
cell, or be incorporated into the genome of the cell, or both. For
example, a cDNA encoding the desired enzyme is ligated into an
expression vector, such as a bacterial expression vector. Other
cloning vehicles, such as other plasmids, bacteriophages, cosmids,
animal viruses and yeast artificial chromosomes can be used. These
vectors can be introduced into a variety of hosts including simple
or complex organisms, such as bacteria, fungi, or plants, which are
rendered transgenic by the introduction of the heterologous
cDNA.
[0199] A single exogenous nucleic acid molecule can encode one, or
more than one peptide. For example, a single exogenous nucleic acid
molecule can contain sequences that encode two, three, or even four
different peptides, such as at least two of the following: PEP
carboxylase, pyruvate carboxylase, aspartate aminotransferase,
aspartate decarboxylase, BAAT, 3-HP dehydrogenase, lipase,
esterase, aldehyde dehydrogenase, and alcohol dehydrogenase.
Further, the cells described herein can contain a single copy, or
multiple copies (such as at least 5, at least 10, at least 20, at
least 35, at least 50, at least 75, at least 100 or at least 150
copies), of a particular exogenous nucleic acid molecule. The cells
described herein can contain more than one particular exogenous
nucleic acid. For example, a particular cell can contain about 15
copies of exogenous nucleic acid molecule X as well as about 25
copies of exogenous nucleic acid molecule Y.
[0200] Any method can be used to introduce an exogenous nucleic
acid molecule into a cell. The transfer of DNA into eukaryotic
cells is a conventional technique. Non-limiting exemplary methods
for introducing a nucleic acid molecule into cells include heat
shock, lipofection, electroporation, conjugation, fusion of
protoplasts, precipitation with calcium phosphate or strontium
phosphate, DEAE dextran, microinjection, and biolistic delivery
(for example see Ito et al., J. Bacterol. 153:163-8, 1983; Durrens
et al., Curr. Genet. 18:7-12, 1990; Sambrook et al., Molecular
cloning: A laboratory manual, Cold Spring Harbour Laboratory Press,
New York, USA, second edition, 1989; and Becker and Guarente,
Methods in Enzymology 194:182-7, 1991). In one example, cDNA can be
introduced by infection with virus vectors, for example
retroviruses (Bernstein et al., 1985, Gen. Engrg. 7:235) such as
adenoviruses (Ahmad et al., 1986, J. Virol. 57:267) or Herpes
(Spaete et al., 1982, Cell 30:295).
[0201] An exogenous nucleic acid molecule contained within a
particular cell of the disclosure can be maintained within that
cell in any form. For example, exogenous nucleic acid molecules can
be integrated into the genome of the cell or maintained in an
episomal state. That is, a cell can be a stable or transient
transformant.
Example 1
Purification and Cloning of Beta-Alanine Aminotransferase
[0202] This example describes methods used to clone a native
beta-alanine aminotransferase (BAAT) from Streptomyces griseus. One
skilled in the art will appreciate that similar methods can be used
to clone BAAT from any desired organism.
[0203] Streptomyces griseus (ATCC21897; American Type Culture
Collection, Manassas, Va.) were grown in medium containing 1%
glucose, 0.1% K.sub.2HPO.sub.4, 0.1% peptone, 0.05% yeast extract,
0.01% MgSO.sub.4.7H.sub.2O, and 0.2% beta-alanine. The cultures
were grown in 1 L volumes in a 2.8 L flask at 26.degree. C. with
shaking at 250 rpm. After overnight growth the cells were harvested
by centrifugation and washed with 0.2 volumes of 0.85% NaCl, and
the cell pellet (.about.10 g of cells from 2 L media) was stored at
-80.degree. C. until use.
[0204] The cell pellet was thawed on ice. The cell paste was
transferred to a mortar and ground with .about.2 g sea sand. The
cell/sand mixture was resuspended in .about.30 ml buffer A (20 mM
potassium phosphate pH 7.2, 20 .mu.M pyridoxal phosphate, 0.01%
beta-mercaptoethanol), transferred to a glass tube, and sonicated
to lyse the cells. Cell debris and sand was removed by
centrifugation (30,000.times.g for 30 minutes). The supernatant was
applied to a DEAE sepharose column that had been equilibrated with
buffer A, and protein was eluted with a step gradient (0%, 30%,
50%, 100%) with buffer B (buffer A+1 M NaCl). The beta-alanine
aminotransferase activity eluted at the 50% step.
[0205] The fractions with activity were collected, concentrated and
applied to a Superdex75 column equilibrated with buffer A+150 mM
NaCl. Fractions with beta-alanine aminotransferase activity were
pooled, desalted using a PD-10 column with 1 mM potassium phosphate
pH 7.2, 20 .mu.M pyridoxal phosphate, 0.01% beta-mercaptoethanol as
the buffer, and the desalted fraction was applied to a
hydroxyapatite column that was equilibrated with buffer HA (20
.mu.M pyridoxal phosphate, 0.01% beta-mercaptoethanol) and 1%
buffer HB (100 mM potassium phosphate, 20 .mu.M pyridoxal
phosphate, 0.01% beta-mercaptoethanol). The protein was eluted with
a stepwise gradient of buffer HB (1%, 10%, 20%, 100%). The
beta-alanine aminotransferase activity eluted at the 100% step. The
protein was concentrated and stored at -80.degree. C.
[0206] The purified protein was run on an SDS polyacrylamide gel
and the band at .about.48,000 daltons excised and sequenced.
Because the genome nucleotide sequence of S. griseus is not
publicly available, the resulting peptide fragments were used to
search the published S. avermitilis genome sequence using the BLAST
software and to identify a homologous gene. Primers were designed
to amplify the predicted open reading frame from S. avermitilis
genomic DNA (ATCC#31267D): CGGGATCCCTAAACCGTGTACTCGTCC (SEQ ID NO:
1) and GGAATTCCATATGACCCCTCAGCCGAATC (SEQ ID NO: 2).
[0207] PCR was performed with the GC-Rich PCR system (Roche), and
the resulting PCR fragment was digested with NdeI and BamHI and
ligated using the Quick Ligation Kit (Roche) into pET28b that had
been digested with NdeI and BamHI to construct pET28b/SaBAAT.
[0208] The native S. avermitilis BAAT cDNA and protein sequences
are shown in SEQ ID NO: 3 and 4, respectively.
Example 2
Selection of BAAT with Increased Biological Activity
[0209] This example describes methods used to isolate BAAT proteins
(and the nucleotides that encode them) having increased activity
towards beta-alanine. Similar methods can be used to identify other
BAAT molecules.
[0210] Briefly, the selection method involves growing cells
containing mutagenized libraries of BAAT on media with beta-alanine
as the sole nitrogen source. Under these conditions, only cells
that can convert beta-alanine to a central metabolite can grow. For
example, the BAAT can convert beta-alanine and alpha-ketoglutarate
to malonyl semialdehyde and glutamate, respectively, with glutamate
entering central metabolism and supporting cell growth.
[0211] Mutagenic PCR was conducted based on the protocol of Cadwell
and Joyce (PCR Methods Appl. 2:28-33, 1992). This method uses
various dilutions of a mutagenic buffer containing 21.2 mM
MgCl.sub.2, 2.0 mM MnCl.sub.2, 3.2 mM dTTP, and 3.2 mM dCTP. 6.3
and 9.4% (v/v) of mutagenic buffer were added to separate PCR
reactions (each of final volume 100 .mu.L), in addition to 1.DELTA.
Taq PCR buffer with 1.5 mM MgCl.sub.2, 0.25 .mu.M of forward and
reverse vector primers, 200 .mu.M of each dNTP, 5 ng of
pET28b/SaBAAT DNA as template, 5% DMSO, and 10 units of Taq DNA
polymerase (Roche). The PCR program consisted of an initial
denaturation at 94.degree. C. for 2 minutes; 30 cycles of
94.degree. C. for 30 seconds, 54.degree. C. for 45 seconds, and
72.degree. C. for 2.25 minutes; and a final extension at 72.degree.
C. for 7 minutes.
[0212] The PCR product was digested with restriction enzymes BamHI
and NdeI, ligated into the vector pPRONde similarly digested, and
transformed into E. coli Electromax.TM. DH10B.TM. cells
(Invitrogen, Carlsbad, Calif.). Plasmid pPRONde is a derivative of
pPROLar.A122 (Clontech Laboratories, Inc., Palo Alto, Calif.) in
which an NdeI site was constructed at the initiator ATG codon by
oligonucleotide-directed mutagenesis using the QuikChange
Site-Directed Mutagenesis kit from Stratagene. Plasmid DNA was
isolated from randomly-chosen single colonies and sequenced to
obtain an estimate of the mutation rate (3 changes per 1000
nucleotides). Multiple transformations were plated to LB media
containing 25 .mu.g/mL kanamycin to obtain approximately 90,000
colonies. Colonies were scrapped from plates and plasmid DNA
prepared using a MiniSpin Plasmid procedure (Qiagen, Valencia,
Calif.). The pooled plasmid DNA was concentrated by ethanol
precipitation.
[0213] The mutagenized S. avermitilis BAAT plasmid library was
transformed into electrocompetent cells of a .DELTA.gabT strain of
E. coli BW25113 (Datsenko and Wanner, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA
97:6640-5, 2000). The gabT gene deletion was used to prevent any
possible activity on beta-alanine by the host 4-aminobutyrate
aminotransferase encoded by this gene. Transformants were grown for
1.5 hour in SOC media, centrifuged, washed with 0.85% NaCl, and
resuspended in 0.75 mL of NaCl to remove traces of nitrogen
sources. 200 .mu.L was used to inoculate 25 mL of M9 minimal medium
without NH.sub.4Cl, supplemented with 0.5% glycerol, 50 .mu.M
pyridoxine-HCl, 100 .mu.M IPTG, 100 mM MOPS pH 7.0, 40 .mu.g/mL
kanamycin, and 5 mM beta-alanine. After 5 days of aerobic growth, 1
mL of culture was used to inoculate 25 mL of fresh media. After 6
days of growth, 12,000 colonies were plated on rich media and
plasmid DNA was isolated from the combined colonies.
[0214] Approximately 700 ng of DNA was transformed into naive cells
of E. coli .DELTA.gabT. Transformants were recovered one hour in
SOC media, centrifuged, washed with 0.85% NaCl, and used to
inoculate 25 mL of the above media. After 3 days, the culture was
subcultured into fresh media. Two days later, platings were done to
obtain 20,000 colonies on LB media containing 25 .mu.g/mL
kanamycin. Plasmid DNA was isolated from these combined colonies
and precipitated with ammonium acetate and ethanol. This library
was used for screening in Example 3. The subculture was also
diluted and plated on minimal media with 5 mM beta-alanine to
obtain individual colonies. The largest individual colonies were
patched to fresh media and those showing the best growth were
patched to minimal media with 5 mM beta-alanine, 50 .mu.g/mL
water-soluble paranitrosaniline, and 250 .mu.g/mL NaHSO.sub.4.
[0215] Plasmid DNA was isolated from three colonies that showed
good color development on the dye media, and was transformed into
naive competent cells of the E. coli .DELTA.gabT strain. The
retransformed colonies were tested in a liquid growth test in the
M9 minimal media given above supplemented with either 5 mM
beta-alanine or 5 mM glutamate. Improved clones isolated by this
selection method were sequenced and multiple clones were shown to
carry a mutation resulting in the change of serine at position 24
to threonine (S24T). This variant is referred to as BAAT1 (SEQ ID
NO: 5 and 6). A set of other improved clones, although with less
activity than the S24T mutants, carried the mutations T83A, S314T,
and E348G (BAAT1b; SEQ ID NOS: 7 and 8).
Purpald.RTM. Assays
[0216] Clones were also tested directly for malonyl semialdehyde
production using the Purpald.RTM. (Aldrich) aldehyde trapping dye.
The reaction mixture included 50 mM Na borate buffer, pH 8.0,
0.035% beta-mercaptoethanol, 10 mM alpha-ketoglutarate, 0.5 mM
pyridoxal phosphate, 50 mM beta-alanine, and 50-500 .mu.g cell
extract or approximately 20 .mu.g purified protein. Alternatively,
a 100 mM K phosphate pH 8 buffer can be used in place of the borate
buffer and beta-mercaptoethanol.
[0217] The reaction was incubated at 37.degree. C. for 30 minutes
and then stopped by addition of an equal volume of 10 mg/mL
Purpald.RTM. in 1N NaOH. Once a purple color began to develop, the
absorbance of the reactions were read spectrophotometrically at 535
nm.
Second Round of Mutagenesis
[0218] A mutagenic library was made using the two different
first-round mutants (SEQ ID NOS: 5 and 7) and wildtype S.
avermitilis beta-alanine aminotransferase (SEQ ID NO: 4) as
template. The library was constructed as described above with the
exception that 3.9% and 5.5% mutagenic buffer and templates were
cloned in the pPRONde vector. The PCR program included an initial
denaturation at 94.degree. C. for 2 minutes; 30 cycles of
94.degree. C. for 30 seconds, 55.degree. C. for 45 seconds, and
72.degree. C. for 2 minutes; and a final extension at 72.degree. C.
for 5 minutes. The PCR product was gel-purified and cloned as
described above with the addition of a DpnI digestion step to
eliminate any residual template.
[0219] The ligation utilized equal amounts of DNA from the three
templates. Multiple transformations of the ligation were made into
the BW25113 .DELTA.gabT strain. The transformations were recovered
in SOC media for 2 hours, pooled, washed, and resuspended in 1 mL
of 0.85% NaCl. 300 .mu.L of the resuspension was used to inoculate
flasks containing 25 mL of selection media, as described above,
containing either 1 mM, 5 mM, or 20 mM beta-alanine. After cultures
had grown at 37.degree. C. to OD.sub.600 0.5-1.8, approximately
6,000 colonies of each culture were plated on 2 plates of LB
containing 25 .mu.g/mL kanamycin. Colonies were scrapped from
plates and plasmid DNA prepared using a MiniSpin Plasmid procedure,
separately for each concentration of beta-alanine. Plasmid DNA was
precipitated to obtain concentrations of 350-372 ng/uL. Two .mu.L
of each sublibrary were retransformed into the BW25113.DELTA.gabT
strain, in order to reduce the contribution of host mutations to
culture growth on beta-alanine.
[0220] Transformations were recovered for one hour in SOC media,
washed, and resuspended in 0.85% NaCl. The resuspension was used to
inoculate liquid selection media with 1 mM, 5 mM, or 20 mM
beta-alanine, and also to plate distributed colonies onto plates of
the same selection media. Several colonies that grew well in the
distributed platings were streaked for purification and further
tested in liquid growth tests. These liquid growth tests utilized 3
mL of selection media in glass culture tubes. Approximately equal
amounts of inoculum were used to inoculate the cultures, and
plasmid DNA was isolated from promising cultures and retransformed
into naive BW25113.DELTA.gabT, and retransformants were retested in
a liquid growth test. Retransformants that looked promising were
grown in rich media and induced with 1 mM IPTG at 30 C for 4 hours.
Cell extract was obtained using BugBuster extraction reagent
(Novagen, Madison, Wis.) and assayed using the previously-described
Purpald.RTM. reagent.
[0221] The highest performing mutant, isolated from the 5 mM
beta-alanine selection, carried an F113L mutation in addition to
the S24T mutation from the first round of mutagenesis and
selection; this variant is referred to as BAAT2 (SEQ ID NOS: 9 and
10), and was cloned into pET28b to allow protein purification and
kinetic analyses of purified protein.
Third Round of Mutagenesis
[0222] BAAT2 (SEQ ID NO: 9) was used as template for a third round
of mutagenesis. Mutagenesis was conducted as described above, using
3.9 and 5.5% mutagenic buffer. The mutated PCR product was cloned
into the pPRONde vector, and the ligation reaction was transformed
into the BW25113.DELTA.gabT strain and subjected to growth in
selection media containing 2 and 5 mM beta-alanine. Subcultures
into fresh selection media were made every two days. The third
subcultures were plated on selection media to achieve approximately
250 colonies per plate. The largest colonies were patched to fresh
selection plates and the fastest growing colonies were tested in
liquid growth tests using selection media. Plasmid DNA was isolated
from the fastest growing clones and retransformed into the
selection host. The retransformed clones were retested in a liquid
growth test and with the Purpald.RTM. assay as described above.
[0223] The best variant (BAAT3, SEQ ID NOS: 11 and 12) derived from
the third round of mutagenesis contained an additional A133T
mutation, and was from the 5 mM beta-alanine selection. This mutant
was cloned into pET28b to allow protein purification and kinetic
analyses of purified protein.
Directed Mutagenesis of P3H Mutation into BAAT2 and BAAT3
Mutants
[0224] A high-throughput screen for improved beta-alanine
aminotransferases, based on increased activity with the
Purpald.RTM. reagent, is described in Example 3. This screen
resulted in the isolation of a variant with the additional change
of P3H (SEQ ID NOS: 13 and 14, nucleic acid and protein sequence,
respectively), and this mutation was transferred to the BAAT2 (SEQ
ID NO: 9) and BAAT3 (SEQ ID NO: 11) variants using the
Quikchange.RTM. Multi Site-Directed Mutagenesis Kit (Stratagene).
The primer used for mutagenesis had the sequence:
5'Phos-AAGGTACATATGACCCATCAGCCGAATCCC-3' (SEQ ID NO: 15).
[0225] The DpnI-treated reaction was transformed directly into the
BW25113.DELTA.gabT strain. Colonies containing the desired mutation
were identified by PCR and confirmed by sequencing. Assays with the
Purpald reagent on extracts from induced cells confirmed an
approximate 2.5 fold increase in aldehyde production attributable
to the P3H mutation with 50 mM substrate. The variant carrying the
mutations from the third round of mutagenesis and selection and the
P3H change is denoted BAAT3ML (SEQ ID NOS: 16 and 17).
Fifth Round of Mutagenesis
[0226] BAAT3ML (SEQ ID NO: 16) was used as template for a fifth
round of mutagenesis. Mutagenesis was conducted as described above,
using 3.9 and 5.5% mutagenic buffer. The mutated PCR product was
cloned into the vector pCEK/Pgaam8-1/PpmmsB/Spaat, where Pgaam8-1
is the gene encoding an alanine 2,3-aminomutase, PpmmsB is the gene
encoding Pseudomomas putida methyl-malonyl semialdehyde
dehydrogenase (see Example 5), and Spaat is the gene encoding a
Schizosaccharomyces pombe glutamate-pyruvate aminotransferase.
Cleaned ligation reaction was transformed into E. coli
Electromax.TM. DH10B.TM. cells and a library was constructed by
preparing plasmid DNA from a pool of approximately 78,000 colonies.
2.3 ug of the library was transformed into BW25113.DELTA.gabT or a
BW25113 strain with a promoter integrated in front of the ydfG gene
(BW25113.DELTA.gabT/P.sub.lac-araydfG). This latter strain was used
to reduce possible toxic effects of malonyl semialdehyde
production, as the ydfG gene product can reduce malonyl
semialdehyde to 3-hydroxy propionic acid (Example 5).
[0227] After recovery, transformations were subjected to growth in
selection media (M9 minimal medium without NH.sub.4Cl, supplemented
with 1 mM beta-alanine, 1% glucose, 50 .mu.M pyridoxine-HCL, 500
.mu.M IPTG, 100 mM MOPS pH 7.0, 40 .mu.g/mL kanamycin). After 2-3
subcultures into fresh selection media, colonies were plated on
selection media to achieve approximately 400 colonies per plate.
The largest colonies were patched to fresh selection plates and the
fastest growing colonies were tested in liquid growth tests using
selection media.
[0228] Plasmid DNA was isolated from the fastest growing clones and
retransformed into the BW25113.DELTA.gabT/P.sub.lac-araydfG host.
The retransformed clones were retested in a liquid growth test and
the plasmid isolated from the retransformants to confirm plasmid
stability. The best mutant was cloned into pET28b to allow protein
purification and kinetic analyses of purified protein
[0229] The best variant derived from the fifth round of mutagenesis
is designated BAAT5-9 (SEQ ID NOS: 18 and 19, nucleic acid and
protein sequence, respectively) and contained the additional coding
mutation D110N and the silent mutations c207t, c381 g, and
t471c.
[0230] FIGS. 2A-B show an amino acid sequence alignment of the
improved beta-alanine aminotransferases (SEQ ID NOS: 6, 10, 12, 14,
17, and 19) as compared to the native sequence (SEQ ID NO: 4).
Example 3
Screening for Improved Beta-Alanine Aminotransferases
[0231] This example describes a high-throughput screen used to
identify amino acid changes that can increase BAAT biological
activity.
[0232] Single colonies each carrying a clone from the first round
PCR-mutagenized library from Example 2 were grown in single wells
of 384-well microtiter plates with a transparent bottom to allow
densitometric reading. The medium was LB containing kanamycin (50
.mu.g/ml) and IPTG (1 mM). Plates with the inoculated colonies were
covered with a lid and put on a rotation device for 24 hours in an
incubator at 37.degree. C. A robotic handling system
(Beckman-Coulter Biomeck with an ORCA arm running with internally
developed software and equipped with an interfaced
spectrophotometer) was used to identify colonies with an OD.sub.600
above a fixed threshold, and 45 .mu.l of these cultures were then
transferred into 96 well plates.
[0233] Five .mu.l of Popculture.RTM. (Novagen) solution (100 .mu.l
Popculture.RTM., 10 .mu.l rLyso (dil. 1/750) and 2 .mu.l benzonase)
were added to each well and mixed twice. After an incubation of 30
minutes, 100 .mu.l of a substrate mix (0.13 mM pyridoxal phosphate,
66.5 mM K phosphate, 13.3 mM alpha-ketoglutarate, 26.6 mM
beta-alanine) were added. Plates were then removed from the robot
carousel, sealed with an aluminum self-adhesive film and mixed at
200 rpm at 37.degree. C.
[0234] After two hours, the aluminum seal was removed, the plates
were put back onto the robot carousel and 140 .mu.l of a solution
of Purpald.RTM. (Aldrich) (10 mg Purpald.RTM. in 1 ml 2M NaOH) were
added to detect the aldehyde. Plates were incubated for 45 minutes
at room temperature for color development. Possible bubbles,
created during Purpald.RTM. incubation, were removed by adding 10
.mu.l of 95% EtOH. Robotized colorimetric test readings were done
at 540 nm.
[0235] Clones identified as producing increased amounts of aldehyde
were recovered, their plasmids purified, and the beta-alanine
aminotransferase genes sequenced. These clones carried a mutation
resulting in the additional change of a proline at position 3 to
histidine (P3H) (SEQ ID NOS: 13 and 14, nucleic acid and protein
sequence, respectively).
Example 4
Assay of Beta-Alanine Aminotransferase Activity
[0236] This example describes an in vitro method that was used to
measure BAAT biological activity. Such an assay can be used to
determine if particular BAAT variants, fusions, or fragments retain
the desired BAAT biological activity.
[0237] Beta-alanine aminotransferases (SEQ ID NOS: 3, 5, 9, 11, 16
and 18) cloned into pET28b were purified using metal affinity
chromatography as described by the manufacturer (Novagen). The
enzymatic activity of the purified enzymes was measured by
following the production of L-glutamate from beta-alanine and
alpha-ketoglutarate. Reaction mixtures contained 50 mM HEPPS, pH
8.0, 10 mM alpha-ketoglutarate, 0.2 mM pyridoxal 5-phosphate, and
varying amounts of beta-alanine and enzyme. Incubations were
carried out at 25.degree. C., and aliquots of 0.05 mL were removed
at intervals of 30 seconds and added to 0.15 mL of reaction quench
buffer (50% formic acid/50% 50 mM HEPPS pH 8). L-glutamate was
determined by high-pressure ion exchange chromatography on an
AMINOSep-511 column (Transgenomic) developed using mobile phases of
pH 3.28 and pH 7.48 buffers from Pickering, followed by post-column
derivatization with O-phthalaldehyde and fluorometric
detection.
[0238] The specific activities of the improved BAATs and their
K.sub.m for beta-alanine are shown in Table 1.
TABLE-US-00001 TABLE 1 Properties of improved beta-alanine
aminotransferases Specific Activity K.sub.m.sup.b Enzyme
(mutations) (U.sup.a/mg) (mM) Wildtype BAAT 0.3 2.5 BAAT1 (S24T)
1.6 7.3 BAAT2 (S24T, F113L) nd.sup.c nd BAAT3 (S24T, F113L, A133T)
1.2 14.7 BAAT3ML (P3H, S24T, F113L, A133T) 2.5 21 BAAT5-9 (P3H,
S24T, D110N, F113L, 3.3 25 A133T) .sup.a1 U = 1 .mu.mole/min
.sup.bfor beta-alanine .sup.cnot determined
Example 5
Cloning of 3-HP Dehydrogenases
[0239] This example describes methods of cloning 3-HP
dehydrogenases that can be used to convert malonyl semialdehyde to
3-HP, for example in a cell.
[0240] A gene (SEQ ID NO: 20) encoding a protein having 3-HP
dehydrogenase activity (PammsB) was isolated from Pseudomonas
aeruginosa as described in Gokarn et al., US 2004/0076982. The
purified enzyme (SEQ ID NO: 21) had a specific activity of 70 U/mg
and a K.sub.m for malonyl semialdehyde of 4.5 mM; NADH is the
preferred reductant.
[0241] Another gene (SEQ ID NO: 22) encoding a protein having 3-HP
dehydrogenase activity (SEQ ID NO: 23) was isolated from
Alcaligenes faecalis M3A as described in Liao et al., PCT WO
03/062173 A2.
[0242] Yet another gene encoding a protein having 3-HP
dehydrogenase activity was cloned by amplification of the mmsB gene
from genomic DNA (ATCC 47054D) of P. putida strain KT2440. The
amplification primers allowed cloning of the (PpmmsB), and provided
an introduced ribosomal binding site, into NotI and XbaI sites of a
pPRONde vector containing the BAAT3ML beta-alanine
aminotransferase.
TABLE-US-00002 (SEQ ID NO: 24)
5'-TACTGCGGCCGCAAGAAGGAGATATAGATATGCGTAT TGCATTCATTGGC-3' and (SEQ
ID NO: 25) 5'-CCTAGTCTAGATCAATCCTTCTTGCGATACCCCT-3'
[0243] SEQ ID NO: 26 and 27 are the nucleotide and protein
sequences, respectively, of the P. putida 3-HP dehydrogenase gene.
This enzyme showed higher production compared to the P. aeruginosa
3-HP dehydrogenase (SEQ ID NO: 21) and allowed more growth on
beta-alanine as a sole nitrogen source in an E. coli BW25113
.DELTA.ydfG host carrying BAAT3ML.
[0244] To enhance protein production, a library containing various
combinations of codons 2-7, as designed by the Proteoexpert
program, was constructed in a pET28b/BAAT5-9 vector. A primer was
utilized that contained degenerate nucleotides incorporating
changes suggested by the Proteoexpert software (48
combinations).
TABLE-US-00003 (SEQ ID NO: 28):
5'-GGAGGTATTTATATGCGTATYGCWTTYATYGGHCTGGGCAACATGGG CGCGCC-3'
[0245] The primer also included 20 bases of sequence on either end
of the degenerate region. Gene fragments immediately upstream and
downstream of, but not containing, the degenerate region were
amplified separately. The template used to make these fragments
contained the BAAT5-9 gene, with the PpmmsB gene cloned downstream
of it into BamHI and NheI restriction sites. The upstream fragment
included a portion of the BAAT5-9 gene and ended with the 20
nucleotides upstream of the degenerate region. The downstream
fragment began with the 20 bases downstream of the degenerate
region and contained the 3' end of PpmmsB. The degenerated primer
was then used to bridge these two fragments in a second DNA
amplification using primers homologous to the 5' and 3' fragment
ends. The PpmmsB gene, containing a library of degenerate codons
for amino acid residues 3-7, was cut from the second round product
with BamHI and NheI and cloned into the BamHI and NotI sites in the
pET28B/BAAT5-9 vector.
[0246] After transformation into the strain BW25113 .DELTA.panD
(DE3), random colonies were transferred to LB with 100 .mu.M IPTG
for induction. Colonies that grow well were transferred to
selection media containing 5 mM beta-alanine and to selection media
containing both beta-alanine and an aldehyde-trapping dye
(pararosaniline chloride, Sigma P-3750). Selection media contained
M9 salts without NH.sub.4Cl, 100 mM MOPS pH 8.0, 100 .mu.M
pyridoxine-HCl, 1% glucose, 5 mM beta-alanine, 40 .mu.g/mL
kanamycin, 500 .mu.M IPTG, and trace elements. A handful of
colonies grew better than average on the selection media. Of these,
colony number 31 was darker in color than the rest. Two colonies,
including colony 31, were lighter in color on the dye media, as
expected if the malonyl semialdehyde were quickly converted to
3-HP.
[0247] Several clones were tested in a biotransformation of
beta-alanine to 3-HP. Clones were grown at 37.degree. C. overnight
in LB media containing 25 .mu.g/mL kanamycin, and subcultured 1:24
into 12 mL of 2YT media containing 25 .mu.g/mL kanamycin and 10
.mu.M pantothenate. Cultures were grown at 37.degree. C. and
induced at OD 0.4-0.6 with 100 .mu.M IPTG for 5 hours at 34.degree.
C. A culture volume having a total OD of 7200 was spun down and
resuspended in 1.7 mL of biotransformation media. 1.5 mL of the
resuspension was transferred to a 2 mL glass HPLC tube and placed
at 34.degree. C. with shaking at 225 rpm. Biotransformation media
contained M9 salts without NH.sub.4Cl, 100 mM MOPS pH 8.0, 100
.mu.M pyridoxine-HCl, 1% glucose, 5 mM beta-alanine and 20 .mu.M
Ca.sup.2+ pantothenate. Samples collected after 17 hours were
acidified by adding a 5% volume of 90% formic acid and were tested
for 3-HP concentration by LC/MS. Colony 31 gave the highest percent
conversion of beta-alanine to 3-HP (35 mg/L 3HP vs. 2 mg/L for the
wildtype PpmmsB control) and also showed the highest expression of
PpmmsB protein as judged by band density in an SDS polyacrylamide
gel.
[0248] SEQ ID NO: 29 is the nucleotide sequence of PpmmsB31; the
protein sequence is identical to SEQ ID NO: 27. The
BAAT5-9/PpmmsB31 sequence was incorporated into several different
operons for the production of 3-HP using standard cloning, DNA
amplification, or directed mutagenesis techniques.
[0249] In another example, a genomic library screen was used to
identify proteins that enhance expression of the BAAT by removing
the potentially deleterious malonyl semialdehyde. This was
performed by cloning the genomic library into a vector containing
an active BAAT and selecting on minimal media containing
beta-alanine as the only nitrogen source. Cells with inserts coding
for proteins that enhance activity of the BAAT will grow more
efficiently and thus be larger in size when grown on the selective
media. The activity of the BAAT could be enhanced, for example, by
increased uptake of beta-alanine, decreased secretion of
beta-alanine, enhanced cofactor utilization, or increased
processing of malonyl semialdehyde.
[0250] Genomic DNA of E. coli .DELTA.gabT was digested with
restriction endonuclease Sau3AI and fragments of 1 to 3 Kb in size
were gel-purified using a kit from Qiagen (Valencia, Calif.). The
purified DNA was ligated into pPRONde vector containing an improved
beta-alanine aminotransferase (BAAT2, SEQ ID NO: 9) and transformed
into cells of E. coli .DELTA.gabT. The transformation reaction was
recovered for one hour in 1 mL of SOC media, centrifuged, washed
with 0.85% NaCl, and resuspended in 1 mL of 0.85% NaCl. Twenty
.mu.L of the resuspension was plated on LB media containing 25
.mu.g/ml kanamycin to obtain a colony count. The remaining
transformation reaction was plated on M9 minimal media to obtain
approximately 600 colonies per plate. This M9 media is based on
standard M9 media except that NH.sub.4Cl is omitted, and
supplemented with 0.5% glycerol, 50 .mu.M pyridoxine-HCL, 100 .mu.M
IPTG, 100 mM MOPS pH 7.0, 40 .mu.g/mL kanamycin, and 2 mM
beta-alanine.
[0251] After two days of growth, 8 large colonies (from a total of
.about.7,000) were seen that were several-fold larger than the
other colonies on the plate. These colonies were colony-purified,
their plasmids were isolated, and the insert fragments compared by
restriction enzyme digestion. Of the 8 colonies, 6 carried
unique-sized inserts. The insert DNA fragments from these clones
were sequenced and the sequence results were compared against the
E. coli genome database using the BLAST software. All of the six
clones were homologous to the same region of the E. coli genome.
One of the genes contained within all of the inserts was the ydfG
gene (SEQ ID NO: 30 and 31), which is annotated as a potential
dehydrogenase. Hence the growth enhancing effect of increased
expression of this gene due to its presence on multicopy plasmids
may be due to its ability to convert malonyl semialdehyde to 3-HP,
and thus either alleviate the potential toxicity of malonyl
semialdehyde, or increase the rate of incorporation of nitrogen
from beta-alanine to L-glutamate by removing one of the products of
the reaction catalyzed by the improved beta-alanine
aminotransferase.
[0252] Based on these results, the ydfG-encoded protein can be used
in combination with BAAT to enhance 3-HP production. For example, a
nucleic acid molecule expressing ydfG can be expressed in a cell
along with BAAT to enhance production of 3-HP by the cell.
[0253] The ydfG gene was cloned into the pET28b vector (Novagen,
Madison, Wis.) to allow purification and kinetic studies on
purified protein. The primers used for this cloning had restriction
sites added to allow cloning into NdeI and BamHI sites.
GGTAGACATATGATCGTTTTAGTAACTGGAGCAAC (SEQ ID NO: 32) and
GTTCTCGGATCCTTACTGACGGTGGACATTCAGTC (SEQ ID NO: 33). Fragment
amplification was performed using Pfu DNA polymerase to minimize
amplification errors, and used an annealing temperature of
58.degree. C. A PCR product band of approximately 750 bp was
gel-purified, digested with NdeI and BamHI, and ligated, using an
NEB Quick Ligation method (New England BioLabs, Waverly Mass.),
into pET28B vector that had been digested with the same enzymes.
The ligation reaction was transformed into E. coli Electromax.TM.
DH10B.TM. cells and plated on LB medium containing 25 .mu.g/ml
kanamycin. Plasmid DNA from a colony showing the correct insert
size was sequenced and shown to be identical to the ydfG sequence
from E. coli MG1655. The purified enzyme has a specific activity of
48.5 U/mg, and a K.sub.m of 3.7 mM for malonyl semialdehyde; NADPH
is the only cofactor used by this enzyme and no activity is
obtained with NADH.
[0254] Examples where the cofactor preference of a dehydrogenase
was expanded or changed are known in the art, and these approaches
can be applied to the development of a variant ydfG protein that
utilizes NADH. Selection for growth on minimal media with
beta-alanine as the sole nitrogen source, in the presence of a BAAT
and a mutagenized ydfG gene, in a host whose intrinsic ydfG
function is deleted (such as a .DELTA.ydfG E. coli strain), is one
approach to the identification of an NADH-utilizing
dehydrogenase.
Example 6
Synthetic Operons Containing BAAT and 3-HP Dehydrogenase
[0255] This example describes operons that include a BAAT and a
3-HP dehydrogenase. Such operons can be transformed into a cell to
permit production of 3-HP or derivatives thereof in a cell, for
example by integrating the operon into the chromosome of the cell.
Although particular BAAT and 3-HP dehydrogenases are described, one
skilled in the art will appreciate that similar methods can be used
with other BAATs (such as SEQ ID NOS: 5, 7, 9, 13, 16 or 19) and
3-HP dehydrogenases (such as SEQ ID NOS: 20, 22, or 30).
[0256] Integration of synthetic operons that include a BAAT (SEQ ID
NO: 11) and a 3-HP dehydrogenase (SEQ ID NO: 27) was accomplished
using Tn5-based system as described in Purvis et al. (Appl.
Environ. Microbiol. 71:3761-9, 2005). Plasmid pCEK-BAAT3ML-PpmmsB
was digested with restriction endonucleases XhoI and AvrII and the
DNA fragment carrying the P.sub.lac/ara promoter and BAAT3ML-PpmmsB
genes was ligated to plasmid pLOI3472 digested with XhoI and SpeI.
The resultant construct, pLOI-Bm3, was then digested with Pad and
the fragment carrying the P.sub.lac/ara promoter, BAAT3ML-PpmmsB
genes, and kanamycin resistance marker flanked by FRT sites was
ligated to pLOI3469 digested with the same endonuclease such that
the entire fragment from pLOI-Bm3 is flanked by the outside end
(OE) and inside end (IE) recognition sites for the Tn5 transposase
present on pLOI3469. The ligation mixture was transformed into E.
coli strain BW25141 (Datsenko and Wanner, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci.
USA 97:6640-5, 2000; BW25141 is a pir.sup.+ strain that supports
replication of plasmids with an origin of replication derived from
R6K such as pLOI3469). The resultant plasmid, pInt-Bm3, can be
introduced into a non-pir+ target strain by transformation or
conjugation, and action of the transposase causes the fragment from
pLOI-Bm3 to be inserted at random sites in the target strain's
chromosome, whereas pLOI-Bm3 itself is unable to replicate in this
host.
[0257] In one example, pINT-Bm3 was transformed into E. coli 11303
.DELTA.ldhA .DELTA.pan(C-D) KIfld (where the genetic marker KIfld
denotes the insertion of a synthetic P.sub.lac/ara promoter in
front of the fldA gene). Selection for transformants with
resistance to kanamycin but sensitivity to ampicillin (indicating
loss of pLOI-Bm3 plasmid) resulted in strains in which the
BAAT3ML-PpmmsB construct was integrated in the chromosome; strains
carrying the integrated genes are designated INT(BAAT3ML/PpmmsB).
The presence of these genes was demonstrated by growth on
beta-alanine as the sole nitrogen source, as in Example 2, by
production of 3-HP when beta-alanine is present, by observing the
presence of the BAAT3ML and PpmmsB protein bands on
SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, or by enzymatic assay of
extracts.
[0258] A similar construct carrying the improved variants BAAT5-9
(SEQ ID NO: 18) and PpmmsB31 (SEQ ID NO: 29) was also generated and
integrated as described.
[0259] The integrated BAAT-mmsB genes were introduced into other
strains of E. coli by P1-based transduction using the
kanamycin-resistance marker to monitor incorporation of the genes
into the recipient chromosome.
Example 7
Cloning Aspartate Decarboxylase Genes
[0260] This example describes methods used to clone aspartate
decarboxylase from Clostridium acetobutylicum and Streptomyces
avermitilis. Aspartate decarboxylases can be used to convert
aspartate to beta-alanine (see FIG. 1), for example in a cell in
which an exogenous aspartate decarboxylase is expressed. One
skilled in the art will appreciate that similar methods can be used
to clone aspartate decarboxylase from other desired species, such
as the species of cell in which 3-HP production is desired.
[0261] Genes encoding aspartate decarboxylase (encoded by the panD
gene) were cloned from C. acetobutylicum and S. avermitilis as
follows. Cells of C. acetobutylicum (ATCC 824) were grown
anaerobically in 5 ml Reinforced Clostridium medium (Oxoid CM149)
and the genomic DNA isolated using the Genomic "Puregene" DNA
isolation kit (Gentra Systems; Minneapolis, Minn.). S. avermitilis
genomic DNA was obtained from ATCC (ATCC 31267D). Both genomic DNAs
were used as templates for amplification of respective panD
genes.
[0262] The following primers were designed for the C.
acetobutylicum panD: 5'-GGAATTCCATATGCATTTAAATATGTTAAAATC-3'
(CapanNdeF; SEQ ID NO: 34), and
5'-ACCCAAGCTTTAGCCAATTGTCCCGTGCTTTTC-3' (CapanHdR; SEQ ID NO: 35).
C. acetobutylicum was amplified in 100 .mu.l PCR with 100 ng
genomic DNA, CapanNdeF, CapanHdR primers and Pfu Turbo polymerase
(Stratagene, La Jolla, Calif.). PCR conditions were 2 minutes at
94.degree. C.; 10 cycles of 94.degree. C. for 30 seconds,
48.degree. C. for 30 seconds, and 72.degree. C. for 45 seconds; 15
cycles of 94.degree. C. for 30 seconds, 50.degree. C. for 30
seconds, and 72.degree. C. for 45 seconds, and at the end 7 minutes
final extension at 72.degree. C.
[0263] Primers for S. avermitilis panD were:
5'-GGAATTCCATATGCTGCGTACCATGTTCAAGTC-3' (SapanNdeF; SEQ ID NO: 36),
and 5'-ACACAAGCTTTAGGCGGTGACGGCCTGC-3' (SapanHdR; SEQ ID NO: 37).
S. avermitilis DNA was amplified in 100 .mu.l PCR with 100 ng
genomic DNA, SapanNdeF, SapanHdR primers and a mix of 2 ul rTth
polymerase (Applied Biosystems, Foster City, Calif.) and 0.5 ul Pfu
Turbo polymerase (Stratagene, La Jolla, Calif.). PCR conditions
were: 2 minutes at 94.degree. C.; 10 cycles of 94.degree. C. for 30
seconds, 52.degree. C. for 30 seconds, and 70.degree. C. for 45
seconds; followed by 15 cycles of 94.degree. C. for 30 seconds,
56.degree. C. for 30 seconds, and 70.degree. C. for 45 seconds, and
at the end 7 minutes at 70.degree. C.
[0264] The resulting PCR products were purified using Qiagen PCR
purification kit (Qiagen, Inc., Valencia, Calif.) according to the
manufacturer's instructions. Purified PCR products and pPRONde
vector were digested overnight with NdeI and HindIII restriction
enzymes at 37.degree. C. pPRONde vector was then treated for an
hour with Calf intestinal alkaline phosphatase (New England
BioLabs, Ipswich, Mass.) according to the manufacturer's
instruction and gel-purified using Qiagen Gel Extraction kit. PCR
products digested with NdeI and HindIII were heated at 75.degree.
C. for 30 minutes to inactivate the restriction enzymes and used
directly in a Quick ligation reaction (New England Biolabs) with
gel-purified vector. After a 5-minute ligation the reaction mix was
subjected to buffer exchange with the Qiagen PCR purification kit
and 1 .mu.l ligation reaction was used for transformation of
electrocompetent E. coli DH10B cells. The transformed cells were
plated on LB plates supplemented with 25 .mu.g/ml kanamycin and
resulting colonies were tested for the presence of panD genes.
[0265] Positive clones were sequenced to verify accuracy and
retransformed into E. coli 11303 .DELTA.ldhA .DELTA.panC-D KIfld.
Resulting clones were used for biotransformations and aspartate
decarboxylase enzyme assays. SEQ ID NO: 38 and 39 depict the
nucleotide and protein sequences, respectively, of the aspartate
decarboxylase gene of C. acetobutylicum (CapanD). SEQ ID NO: 40 and
41 depict the nucleotide and protein sequences, respectively, of
the aspartate decarboxylase gene of S. avermitilis (SapanD).
[0266] For biotransformations, the cells carrying pPROCapanD and
pPROSapanD plasmids were grown in 2YT medium supplemented with 25
.mu.g/ml kanamycin to OD.sub.600.about.0.6-0.8 and induced with 1
mM IPTG for 6 hours. After induction the cells were pelleted, and
resuspended to an OD.sub.600 of .about.4 either in M9 medium
supplemented with 10 g/L glucose, 100 mM MOPS pH 8.0, 100 .mu.M
pyridoxine HCL, and 10 .mu.M pantothenate or in M9 medium without
nitrogen supplemented with 0.4 g/L glucose, 20 mM aspartate, 100 mM
MOPS and 10 .mu.M pantothenate. The biotransformation was performed
in 1 ml medium in 14 ml Falcon tubes (Catalog number 2059) at
37.degree. C., 225 rpm, for 20 hours. At the end of the
biotransformation the cells were pelleted, the supernatants were
acidified by addition of formic acid to 5%, filtered and analyzed
by HPLC as described in Example 4 for production of beta-alanine
from glucose alone or both glucose and aspartate.
[0267] As shown in Table 2, the production of beta-alanine from
glucose alone was about 2 mM. The addition of aspartate to the
biotransformation medium increased production of beta-alanine
2-3-fold.
TABLE-US-00004 TABLE 2 Production of beta-alanine by aspartate
decarboxylases Plasmid Medium beta-alanine (mM) pPROCapanD Glucose
2.1 pPROSapanD Glucose 1.9 pPROCapanD Glucose + aspartate 7.6
pPROSapanD Glucose + aspartate 4.9
[0268] Aspartate decarboxylase activity in crude extracts was
assayed by measuring the conversion of aspartate to beta-alanine.
The cells carrying plasmids pPROEcpanD, pPROCapanD and pPROSapanD
were grown in 2YT medium to OD.sub.600.about.0.4-0.6 and induced
with 1 mM IPTG and 0.2% arabinose for 6 hours. After induction the
cells were pelleted and resuspended in 50 mM HEPPS (pH=8.0) buffer.
The cells were disrupted using a French press. The standard
reaction mixture contained 1.2 mM aspartate, 50 mM HEPPS (pH=8.0)
and 0.4 mg of crude extract in a final volume of 1 mL. After
incubation at 37.degree. C., 50 .mu.l of the reaction mixture was
removed at timed intervals and quenched with 150 .mu.l of stop
solution (10% formic acid). Precipitated protein was removed by
centrifugation, and the beta-alanine in each sample was quantified
as described.
[0269] The specific activities of the aspartate decarboxylase
activities in the crude extracts are shown in Table 3.
TABLE-US-00005 TABLE 3 Activity of aspartate decarboxylase in crude
extracts Plasmid Specific activity (U/mg.sup.a) pPROEcpanD 0.004
pPROSapanD 0.074 pPROCapanD 0.048 .sup.a1 U = 1 .mu.mol/min
[0270] By replacing the p15a origin of replication of plasmid
pPROSapanD, which has an average copy number per cell of 15, with
an origin of replication from ColE1, which has an average copy
number per cell of 30.about.50, to generate pCECSapanD, the
specific activity of the aspartate decarboxylase in cell extracts
increased to 0.54 U/mg.
Example 8
Production of 3-HP by Cells Expressing panD, BAAT and 3-HP
Dehydrogenase
[0271] This example describes methods used to produce 3-HP in vivo,
by expressing exogenous aspartate decarboxylase, beta-alanine
aminotransferase, and 3-HP dehydrogenase in the cell. Although
particular enzyme sequences were used, one skilled in the art will
appreciate that other such sequences known in the art or disclosed
herein can be used.
[0272] Cells expressing an exogenous panD gene (SEQ ID NO: 40),
exogenous BAAT5-9 gene (SEQ ID NO: 18), and exogenous PpmmsB31 gene
(SEQ ID NO: 29), either integrated into the chromosome or present
in one or more plasmids, are capable of producing 3-HP from glucose
(FIG. 1). In one example of such cells, the host with the
BAAT5-9-PpmmsB31 genes integrated into the chromosome is
transformed with plasmid pCECSapanD. The host is derived from E.
coli strain ATCC 11303 (a B strain) and additionally carries the
genetic markers .DELTA.pan(C-D) .DELTA.ldhA KIfld .DELTA.poxB.
[0273] Transformants were grown in LB medium plus chloramphenicol
to maintain the plasmid for 6 h at 30.degree. C., then diluted
100-fold into Overnight Express medium (Novagen/EMD Biosciences,
Madison Wis.) as described by the manufacturer except the carbon
source (Solution 1 in the Overnight Express kit) is replaced by
0.1% (w/v) glucose, 2% L-arabinose, and additionally has 30
.mu.g/ml chloramphenicol, 20 .mu.M Ca.sup.2+ pantothenate, and 1 mM
IPTG. The cells were grown at 30.degree. C. for approximately 18
hours, then 0.25-ml portions were diluted with 0.75 ml of
Biotransformation Medium (M9 salts, 0.1 M MOPS, pH 8.0, 133 .mu.M
pyridoxine, 2.67% glucose, 13.3 mM NaHCO.sub.3) and incubation
continued at 30.degree. C. for 23 hours. The culture supernatant
was recovered by centrifugation, and acidified with 0.05 volumes of
90% formic acid (final concentration .about.1 M).
[0274] 3-HP in the supernatant was quantified by LC/MS as described
in WO 2005/118719 A2. Briefly, chromatography was performed on a
Waters 2690 liquid chromatography system using a 2.1 mm.times.250
mm Phenomenex Aqua C.sub.18 reversed-phase chromatography column
with isocratic elution at 45.degree. C. using 1% methanol:aqueous
containing 0.1% (v/v) formic acid as the mobile phase at a flow
rate of 0.18 ml/min. Parameters for the Micromass ZQ quadrupole
mass spectrometer operating in negative electrospray ionization
mode (-ESI) were set as the following; capillary: 2.0 kV; cone: 25
V; extractor: 4 V; RF lens: 1 V; source temperature: 120.degree.
C.; desolvation temperature: 380.degree. C.; desolvation gas: 600
L/h; cone gas: Off; low mass resolution: 15.0; high mass
resolution: 15.0; ion energy: 0.2; multiplier: 650. A selected ion
monitoring MS parameter was set up to allow selection of m/z 89,
corresponding to the deprotonated molecular ion, [M-H].sup.-, of
3-HP.
[0275] Cells carrying the aspartate decarboxylase gene on
pCECSapanD, and with BAAT and 3-HP dehydrogenase genes integrated
in the chromosome under the expression control of the synthetic
P.sub.lac/ara promoter, accumulated 2.7 g/L 3-HP.
Example 9
Effect of Acetate and Pyruvate on Beta-Alanine Aminotransferase
[0276] This example describes methods used to determine the effect
of acetate and pyruvate on the biological activity of beta-alanine
aminotransferase, as determined by 3-HP production. Acetate and
pyruvate are natural products of E. coli metabolism, and in some
examples it is desirable to reduce or eliminate them because they
can drain precursors and inhibit enzymes in the 3-HP pathway.
[0277] Acetate reduced the in vivo biological activity of BAAT
under both anaerobic and aerobic conditions. A culture of E. coli
11303 .DELTA.pta .DELTA.adhE .DELTA.frdABCD .DELTA.ldhA
.DELTA.pan(C-D) .DELTA.poxB INT(BAAT5-9/PpmmsB31) carrying the
vector pCEC/SapanD was grown in LB media with chloramphenicol at
30.degree. C. This culture was used to inoculate 20 mL modified
Overnight Express media (Novagen) to an initial OD.sub.600 of 0.05
in a 125 mL flask. Modification to the media included the
replacement of Solution 1 with glucose at a concentration of 0.1%
and arabinose at 2%, and addition of 20 uM Ca.sup.2+ pantothenate,
25 ug/mL chloramphenicol, 100 uM pyridoxine-HCl and 1 mM IPTG.
After growth in induction media for 17 hours, the OD.sub.600 was
8.4. A total of 32,500 OD units (OD/ml multiplied by ml) were spun
down and resuspended in 7.313 mL of either glucose or beta-alanine
biotransformation media. Glucose biotransformation medium consisted
of M9 salts, 100 mM MOPS pH 8, 1% glucose, 500 uM IPTG, and 50 uM
pyridoxine-HCl. Beta-alanine biotransformation medium contained 16
mM beta-alanine in addition to the components of glucose
biotransformation medium.
[0278] For aerobic biotransformations, 900 uL of the resuspended
culture was aliquoted to a 14 mL Falcon tube and the volume was
brought to 1 mL with water and/or sodium acetate (pH 7). For
anaerobic biotransformations, 1.35 mL of the resuspended culture
was aliquoted to a 1.8 mL glass vial and the volume was brought to
1.5 mL with water and/or sodium acetate (pH 7). Final
concentrations of sodium acetate added were 0, 20 mM, and 100 mM,
and biotransformation incubations were at 30.degree. C. with
shaking at 225 rpm. Samples were obtained after 3 hours of
biotransformation for aerobic cultures from beta-alanine, after 6.5
hours for anaerobic cultures from beta-alanine and aerobic cultures
from glucose, and after 28 hours for anaerobic cultures from
glucose. Culture supernatants were acidified with 0.05 volumes of
90% formic acid, centrifuged, filtered, and analyzed for 3-HP
production as described in Example 8.
[0279] Under aerobic conditions, 20 mM acetate caused a 22%
reduction in 3-HP from beta-alanine and a 28% reduction from
glucose. 100 mM acetate caused a 47% reduction in 3HP from
beta-alanine and a 52% reduction from glucose under the same
conditions (Table 3). The reduction in 3-HP seen under anaerobic
conditions ranged from 8-29% and may have been less due to the
presence of acetate as a natural fermentation product in all
cultures, including the control without added acetate. Although
this biotransformation was performed in a strain with both the poxB
and pta genes deleted, acetate production is still observed under
certain culture conditions.
TABLE-US-00006 TABLE 4 Effect of acetate on 3-HP production
Substrate Condition Acetate added (mM) 3-HP produced (mg/L)
beta-alanine Aerobic 0 180 20 140 100 95 anaerobic 0 71 20 65 100
61 glucose aerobic 0 88 20 63 100 42 anaerobic 0 38 20 30 100
22
[0280] The effect of acetate on the in vitro biological activity of
BAAT enzymes in cell extracts was also measured using a coupled
assay in which the malonyl semialdehyde product of the reaction
catalyzed by BAAT was reduced by a 3-HP dehydrogenase. An extract
of cells carrying the integrated BAAT5-9/PpmmsB31 was made by
resuspending cells collected by centrifugation with Bugbuster
(EMD/Novagen, Madison Wis.) as described by the manufacturer.
Reaction mixtures of final volume 200 .mu.l were formed in wells of
a Costar 3635 UV-transparent 96-well flat bottom plate (Corning
Incorporated, Corning N.Y.) and contained 50 mM K phosphate, pH
8.0, 100 .mu.M pyridoxal phosphate, 7.5 mM alpha-ketoglutarate, 20
mM beta-alanine, 1 mM NADH, 0.4 mg cell extract protein. The
progress of the reaction was monitored as the decrease in A.sub.340
due to oxidation of the NADH. The effect of acetate or pyruvate was
determined by adding up to 20 mM of either compound (as the neutral
Na.sup.+ salt).
[0281] Using this in vitro assay, the activity of the BAAT-3-HP
dehydrogenase system was reduced by approximately 50% in the
presence of 10 mM acetate or pyruvate.
[0282] Based on these observations, reducing the presence of
acetate or pyruvate when producing 3-HP in vivo by a cell
expressing BAAT increases the production of 3-HP.
Example 10
Host Mutations that Increase 3-HP Production by Reducing Acetate
Production
[0283] This example describes methods of reducing acetate
production, thereby increasing 3-HP production, for example in a
cell expressing exogenous BAAT.
[0284] The results obtained in Example 9 indicate that 3-HP
production is increased in when acetate production is reduced or
absent. This can be accomplished by fermentation process controls,
such as described in Vemuri et al. (Appl. Environ. Microbiol.
72:3653-61, 2006), or by using strains in which the production of
acetate is reduced due to the absence of genes encoding enzymatic
activities that catalyze the production of acetate, or a
combination of both approaches.
[0285] Any method of reducing acetate production, whether through
genetic manipulation or through control of media and/or growth
conditions, or both, could increase 3-HP production from any
pathway utilizing the beta-alanine aminotransferase. One method of
reducing acetate production by an E. coli strain is to delete the
poxB gene, which encodes for pyruvate oxidase. Pyruvate oxidase
metabolizes pyruvate to acetate and CO.sub.2 and is primarily
expressed in cultures under stress or in stationary phase under
aerobic conditions. The other major pathway to acetate production
is the ack-pta pathway from acetyl CoA, which is primarily active
under anaerobic conditions.
[0286] The following example illustrates a method whereby a gene in
E. coli, such as the poxB gene, can be disrupted. The following
primers are used to amplify the FRT-flanked kanamycin marker from
plasmid pKD4 (Datsenko and Wanner, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA
97:6640-5, 2000):
5'-TAAACTTGTTACCGTTATCACATTCAGGAGATGGAGAACCATGAAACAAGTGTA
GGCTGGAGCTGCTTC-3' (poxBkoF; SEQ ID NO: 42), and
5'-TCATGGCATGTCCTTATTATGACGGGAAATGCCACCCTTTTTACCTTAGCATATG
AATATCCTCCTTAG-3' (poxBkoR; SEQ ID NO: 43).
[0287] The amplification was done using rTth DNA polymerase XL
(Applied Biosystems) as per the manufacturer's instructions, using
eight cycles with an annealing temperature of 52.degree. C. and 22
cycles with an annealing temperature of 60.degree. C., and a 2
minute extension at 68.degree. C. The amplification product was gel
purified (Qiagen), digested for 3 hours with restriction
endonuclease DpnI, and cleaned using a Qiagen PCR purification
column. Purified DNA (100 ng) was transformed into BW25115
competent cells carrying the induced Red helper plasmid pKD046
(Datsenko and Wanner, 2000) and transformed cells were plated on LB
media containing 25 .mu.g/mL kanamycin.
[0288] Resulting colonies were restreaked for purification and
single colonies were tested for the desired integration using
primers upstream (poxBupF) and downstream (poxBdnR) of the replaced
region: 5'-GGGATTTGGTTCTCGCATAATC-3' (poxBupF; SEQ ID NO: 44) and
5'-GTAGGGTCGTCTCCGTAAAC-3' (poxBdnR; SEQ ID NO: 45).
[0289] A P1 phage lysate was made from the BW25113.DELTA. poxB::kan
strain and used to transfer the mutation into the E. coli ATCC11303
carrying .DELTA.pta .DELTA.adhE .DELTA.frdABCD .DELTA.ldhA
.DELTA.pan(C-D). The kanamycin marker was removed according to the
procedures outlined in Datsenko and Wanner (2000), with the
exception that the pCP20 transformants were selected at 30.degree.
C. in liquid media containing carbenicillin and were purified twice
non-selectively at 42.degree. C.
[0290] Biotransformations from glucose to 3-HP were conducted in
shake flasks to test the effect of the .DELTA.poxB deletion. Two
replications each of the strains without and with .DELTA.poxB
carrying the vector pPRONde/CapanD/BAAT5-9/PpmmsB31 were grown in
LB media with kanamycin. These cultures were used to inoculate 15
mL 2YT media containing 25 .mu.g/mL kanamycin and 10 uM Ca.sup.2+
pantothenate in a 125 mL flask. Cells were induced at OD.sub.600 of
0.53 with 1 mM IPTG and 0.2% arabinose for 6 hours. A total of
4,000 OD units (OD/ml multiplied by ml) was spun down for each
culture and was resuspended in 1 mL of biotransformation media,
consisting of M9 salts, 100 mM MOPS, pH 8, 1% glucose, 500 uM IPTG,
and 100 uM pyridoxine-HCl. Both induction and biotransformation
cultures were grown at 30.degree. C. with shaking at 225 rpm.
Samples of supernatant taken after 22.5 hours were acidified with
0.05 volumes of 90% formic acid, centrifuged, filtered and analyzed
for 3-HP as described in Example 8. Non-acidified supernatant was
analyzed for organic acids on a BioRad Aminex HPX 87H ion exchange
column (Bio-Rad cat#125-0140), run at 60.degree. C., 0.6 ml/min
flow rate with 0.01 N sulfuric acid as the system mobile phase.
Acetic acid detection was by refractive index and quantitated
against a known concentration standard.
[0291] The strains with .DELTA.poxB showed a 25% increase in 3-HP
per OD compared to the control without the .DELTA.poxB, and
produced no detectable acetate compared to 0.64 g/L acetate
produced by the control. Thus reducing the metabolic production or
presence of acetate leads to increased production of 3-HP by the
pathway that involves BAAT, such as a increase of at least 20%, or
at least 25%.
[0292] Alternative genetic approaches can be used to reduce the
production of acetate, such as by deletion of the pta and/or ack
genes.
Example 11
Host Mutations that Increase 3-HP Production by Increasing
Precursors or Reducing Competing Pathways
[0293] This example describes additional or alternative methods by
which 3-HP production can be increased, for example in a cell
expressing exogenous BAAT. Production of 3-HP can be increased by
increasing the availability of precursors in the pathways or
reducing the drainage of intermediates into other metabolic
products.
ppc, Phosphoenol Pyruvate Carboxylase
[0294] The availability of a precursor can be increased, for
example, by the choice of promoter. For example, a strain was
constructed in which the activity of PEP carboxylase, catalyzing
the formation of oxaloacetate from phosphoenol pyruvate and
CO.sub.2, was increased by placing a synthetic promoter in front of
the chromosomally-encoded gene, ppc, that encodes this function. A
modification of the method for the insertion of PCR-generated
fragments in specific sites in the E. coli genome (Datsenko and
Wanner, Proc. Natl. Acad. Soc. USA 97:6640-5, 2000) was used. A
novel plasmid, pKDprom, was constructed by insertion of the
P.sub.lac/ara promoter region of pPRONde into plasmid pKD3 of
Datsenko and Wanner.
[0295] Plasmid pKDprom carries the chloramphenicol-resistance
marker between two FRT regions (to allow excision of the marker by
the FLP protein) immediately adjacent to the P.sub.lac/ara
promoter. This segment comprising the marker and promoter on
pKDprom was amplified using the following primers that carried 5'
extensions homologous to regions immediately upstream of the ppc
gene: 5'-AGGATACAGGGCTATCAAACGATAAGATGGGGTGTCTGGGGTAATGTGTAGGC
TGGAGCTGCTTC (SEQ ID NO: 46), and
5'-GAGCATACTGACATTACTACGCAATGCGGAATATTGTTCGTTCATATGTACCTTT
CTCCTCTTTAA (SEQ ID NO: 47). The PCR product was recombined into
the ppc site in the E. coli BW 25113 genome by the lambda phage Red
recombinase functions as described by Datsenko and Wanner (2000).
Insertion was followed by selection for chloramphenicol resistance,
and confirmed by PCR.
[0296] A strain carrying the artificial promoter and
chloramphenicol resistance cassette in front of the ppc gene is
designated as KIppc::cam, and strains carrying the artificial
promoter before the ppc gene, from which the
chloramphenicol-resistance marker was excised, are designated
KIppc. The KIppc::cam was transferred by P1 phage transduction into
E. coli ATCC 11303 carrying .DELTA.pta .DELTA.adhE .DELTA.frdABCD
.DELTA.ldhA .DELTA.pan(C-D) .DELTA.poxB 2XINT(BAAT5-9/Ppmmsb31)
which contains two copies of the improved beta-alanine
aminotransferase (SEQ ID NO: 18) and P. putida 3-HP dehydrogenase
(SEQ ID NO: 29) integrated into the genome. The resistance markers
were resolved from the KIppc strain, and it was transformed with
the vector pCEC/SapanD. This strain was compared to the control
strain without the KIppc marker in a biotransformation measuring
the production of 3-HP from glucose.
[0297] Cultures grown in LB media containing chloramphenicol were
used to inoculate 9 mL modified Overnight Express media (Novagen)
to an initial OD of 0.05-0.07 in a 125 mL flask. Modification to
the media included the replacement of Solution 1 with glucose at a
concentration of 0.1% and L-arabinose at 2%, and addition of 20
.mu.M Ca.sup.2+ pantothenate, 25 .mu.g/mL chloramphenicol, 5 .mu.M
pyridoxine-HCl, and 10 mM NaHCO.sub.3. IPTG was added to a
concentration of 1 mM after 2 hours of growth. After growth in
induction media for 19 hours, OD.sub.600 ranged from 8.3 (for the
KIppc strain) to 13.8 (control). A total of 32,000 OD units of each
strain was centrifuged and resuspended in 8 mL of biotransformation
media. Biotransformation media consisted of M9 salts, 100 mM MOPS
pH 8, 1% glucose, 500 uM IPTG, 5 uM pyridoxine-HCl, and 10 mM
NaHCO.sub.3. Both induction and biotransformation cultures were
grown at 30.degree. C. with shaking at 225 rpm. Samples were taken
after induction and after 7.5 and 23 hours of biotransformation,
and were acidified with 0.05 volumes of 90% formic acid,
centrifuged, filtered and analyzed for 3-HP, beta-alanine and
aspartate as described in Examples 8 and 4.
[0298] After 23 hours of biotransformation, all the glucose had
been utilized, only trace amounts of beta-alanine remained and the
strain carrying the KIppc produced 2.4 times as much 3-HP per OD as
the control (Table 5). Therefore, the increase in activity of PEP
carboxylase provides increased precursor oxaloacetate for the 3-HP
production pathway. Alternative embodiments to increasing formation
of oxaloacetate include cloning and expression PEP carboxylase on a
plasmid, or cloning and expression pyruvate carboxylase, which
converts pyruvate plus CO.sub.2/HCO.sub.3.sup.- to oxaloacetate
with the consumption of ATP.
TABLE-US-00007 TABLE 5 Effect of increased expression of ppc on
3-HP production Time Strain point (h) 3-HP (mg/L per OD)
beta-alanine (mg/L per OD) Control.sup.a ONEX.sup.b 27 114 7.5 38
30 23 92 1 KIppc ONEX 41 126 7.5 40 84 23 218 0.8 .sup.aE. coli
ATCC 11303 .DELTA.pta .DELTA.adhE .DELTA.frdABCD .DELTA.ldhA
.DELTA.pan(C-D) .DELTA.poxB 2XINT(BAAT5-9/Ppmmsb31)/pCECSapanD
.sup.bONEX = 3-HP and beta-alanine present in supernatants of
cultures in Overnight Express before centrifugation.
aspC, Aspartate Aminotransferase
[0299] Another example of a genetic construct whereby the
availability of a precursor is increased, is a strain in which the
activity of aspartate aminotransferase, catalyzing the formation of
aspartate from oxaloacetate and glutamate (FIG. 1), was increased
by placing a synthetic promoter in front of the
chromosomally-encoded gene, aspC, that encodes this function. The
segment comprising the chloramphenicol resistance marker and
promoter on pKDprom was amplified using the following primers that
carried 5' extensions homologous to regions immediately upstream of
the aspC gene:
5'-CCCTGATAGCGGACTTCCCTTCTGTAACCATAATGGAACCTCGTCGTGTAGGCT
GGAGCTGCTTC (SEQ ID NO: 48), and
5'-GCCCAGAATCGGGTCGGCAGGAGCGGCGGTAATGTTCTCAAACATATGTACCTT
TCTCCTCTTTAA (SEQ ID NO: 49).
[0300] The PCR product was recombined into the aspC site in the E.
coli BW 25113 genome by the lambda phage Red recombinase functions
as described by Datsenko and Wanner (2000). Insertion was followed
by selection for chloramphenicol resistance, and confirmed by PCR.
A strain carrying the artificial promoter and chloramphenicol
resistance cassette in front of the aspC gene is designated as
KIaspC::cam, and trains carrying the artificial promoter before the
aspC gene, from which the chloramphenicol-resistance marker was
excised, are designated KIaspC. The KIaspC::cam was transferred by
P1 phage transduction into E. coli ATCC 11303 carrying .DELTA.ldhA
.DELTA.pan(C-D) KIppc 2XINT(BAAT5-9/Ppmmsb31) which contains two
copies of the improved beta-alanine aminotransferase (SEQ ID NO:
18) and P. putida 3-HP dehydrogenase (SEQ ID NO: 29) integrated
into the genome. The resistance markers were resolved from the
KIaspC strain, and it was transformed with the vector pCEC/SapanD.
This strain was compared to the control strain without the KIaspC
marker in a biotransformation measuring the production of 3-HP from
glucose.
[0301] Cultures grown in LB media containing chloramphenicol were
used to inoculate 7 mL modified Overnight Express media (Novagen).
Modification to the media included the replacement of Solution 1
with glucose at a concentration of 0.1% and L-arabinose at 2%, and
addition of 10 .mu.M Ca.sup.2+ pantothenate, 30 .mu.g/mL
chloramphenicol, and 5 .mu.M pyridoxine-HCl. IPTG was added to a
concentration of 1 mM after 3 hours of growth. After growth in
induction media for 19 hours, 2.5 ml of each culture was diluted
with 7.5 ml of biotransformation media consisting of M9 salts, 100
mM MOPS pH 8, 1% glucose, 100 uM pyridoxine-HCl. Both induction and
biotransformation cultures were grown at 30.degree. C. with shaking
at 225 rpm. Samples were taken after 21 hours of biotransformation
and were acidified with 0.05 volumes of 90% formic acid,
centrifuged, filtered and analyzed for 3-HP as described in Example
8.
[0302] The strain with the KIaspC produced 441 mg/L.OD, a 2.5-fold
increase over the amount of 175 mg/L.OD produced by the control
strain. Therefore the increase in activity of aspartate
aminotransferase provides increased precursor aspartate for the
3-HP production pathway. Alternative embodiments whereby production
of aspartate can be increased include expressing aspartate
aminotransferase (for example on a plasmid).
gltA, Citrate Synthase
[0303] Expression of citrate synthase was modulated to elevate the
levels of oxaloacetate available as substrate for the aspartate
aminotransferase reaction, of acetyl-CoA to act as a positive
activator of pyruvate carboxylase and/or PEP carboxylase, and to
reduce the amount of carbon that is lost to carbon dioxide in the
citric acid cycle. The production of citrate synthase was reduced
by changing the ATG translational start codon to GTG and the
ribosomal binding site to a less ideal sequence for E. coli, but
can also be done using other mutations to these regions, mutations
in the promoter or coding regions, incorporation of rare codons or
secondary structure, or RNA interference technology. The mutations
used in this example, shown underlined below, were incorporated in
the downstream primer used in the Wanner gene knockout technique
(Datsenko and Wanner, 2000). The forward primer (gltAKDF) was
designed so that once the resistance marker was resolved, the
remaining "scar" replaced an equivalent number of nucleotides in
the upstream region. This region did not contain any other known
genes and is downstream of the predicted gltA promoter.
5'-CTGTACCCAGGTTTTCCCCTCTTTCACAGAGCGGCGAGCCAAATAAAAAGTGTA
GGCTGGAGCTGCTTC-3' (gltAKDF; SEQ ID NO: 50), and
5'-TCAACAGCTGTATCCCCGTTGAGGGTGAGTTTTGCTTTTGTATCAGCCACATGAA
TATCCGCCTTAGTTC-3' (gltAKDR; SEQ ID NO: 51). SEQ ID NO: 52 is the
resulting sequence of the of modified gltA locus (KDgltA) in the
resolved attenuated strain.
[0304] The gltAKDF and gltAKDR primers were used to amplify the
FRT-flanked kanamycin marker from plasmid pKD4 (Datsenko and
Wanner, 2000). The amplification was done using rTth DNA polymerase
XL (Applied Biosystems) as per the manufacturer's instructions,
using eight cycles with an annealing temperature of 52.degree. C.
and 22 cycles with an annealing temperature of 60.degree. C., and a
2.25 minute extension at 68.degree. C. The amplification product
was gel purified (Qiagen), digested for 2 hours with restriction
enzyme DpnI, and cleaned using a Qiagen PCR purification column.
Purified DNA (100 ng) was transformed into BW25115 competent cells
carrying the induced Red helper plasmid pKDO46 and transformed
cells were plated on LB media containing 25 .mu.g/mL kanamycin.
[0305] Resulting colonies were restreaked for purification and
single colonies were tested for the desired integration using
primers upstream (gltAupF; 5'-GATTCGCCATTTATTCGTCATC-3'; SEQ ID NO:
53) and downstream (gltAdwnR; 5'-CTGGGTCAAAGGTGAACAC-3'; SEQ ID NO:
54) of the replaced region, or with the upstream primer and a
primer specific to the altered nucleotides (gltAtestR;
5'-GTTTTGCTTTTGTATCAGCCACA-3'; SEQ ID NO: 55). Using an annealing
temperature of 59.5.degree. C., the gltAupF/gltAtestR primers
failed to produce a PCR product with wildtype gltA template but
produced a product of the expected size with the purified
transformants.
[0306] A P1 phage lysate was then made of the modulated gltA strain
and was used to transfer the mutation into E. coli ATCC11303
carrying .DELTA.pta .DELTA.adhE .DELTA.frdABCD .DELTA.ldhA
.DELTA.pan(C-D) .DELTA.poxB and one copy of the BAAT5-9/PpmmsB31
integration. The kanamycin marker was resolved according to the
procedures outlined in Datsenko and Wanner (2000), with the
exception that the pCP20 transformants were selected at 30.degree.
C. in liquid media containing carbenicillin and were purified twice
non-selectively at 42.degree. C.
[0307] Biotransformations from glucose to 3HP were conducted in
shake flasks to test the effect of the gltA modulation (KDgltA).
Cultures of the strains 11303 carrying .DELTA.pta .DELTA.adhE
.DELTA.frdABCD .DELTA.ldhA .DELTA.pan(C-D) .DELTA.poxB INT and
11303 carrying .DELTA.pta .DELTA.adhE .DELTA.frdABCD .DELTA.ldhA
.DELTA.pan(C-D) .DELTA.poxB INT KDgltA, both carrying the vector
pCEC/SapanD, were grown in LB media with chloramphenicol. These
cultures were used to inoculate 10 mL modified Overnight Express
media (Novagen) to an initial OD of 0.05-0.10 in a 125 mL flask.
Modification to the media included the replacement of Solution 1
with glucose at a concentration of 0.1% and arabinose at 2%, and
addition of 20 .mu.M Ca.sup.2+ pantothenate, 25 .mu.g/mL
chloramphenicol, 50 .mu.M pyridoxine-HCl, and 10 mM NaHCO.sub.3.
IPTG at a concentration of 1 mM was added after 1.25 hours of
growth. After growth in induction media for 18 hours, OD.sub.600
ranged from 4.5 (KDgltA) to 11.2 (control). A total of 32,000 OD
units (OD/ml multiplied by ml) was centrifuged and resuspended in 8
mL of biotransformation media. Biotransformation media consisted of
M9 salts, 100 mM MOPS pH 8, 1% glucose, 500 .mu.M IPTG, 50 .mu.M
pyridoxine-HCl, and 10 mM NaHCO.sub.3 Both induction and
biotransformation cultures were grown at 30.degree. C. with shaking
at 225 rpm. Samples were taken after induction and after 6 and 24
hours of biotransformation, and were analyzed for 3HP and
beta-alanine as described in Examples 8 and 4.
[0308] The strain with the modulated KDgltA showed a 2.5 to
3.7-fold increase in 3-HP per OD compared to the control (Table 6),
indicating that reducing metabolic flow through the citrate
synthase step is beneficial for the production of 3-HP.
TABLE-US-00008 TABLE 6 Effect of modulation of citrate synthase
production Time Strain point (h) 3-HP (mg/L per OD) beta-alanine
(mg/L per OD) Control.sup.a ONEX.sup.b 26 106 6 22 57 24 90 0
KDgltA ONEX.sup.b 95 159 6 77 34 24 222 22 .sup.aE. coli ATCC 11303
.DELTA.pta .DELTA.adhE .DELTA.frdABCD .DELTA.ldhA .DELTA.pan(C-D)
.DELTA.poxB INT(BAAT5-9/Ppmmsb31)/pCECSapanD .sup.bONEX = 3-HP and
beta-alanine present in supernatants of cultures in Overnight
Express before centrifugation.
atpFH, F.sub.1 and F.sub.0 Components of the F.sub.0F.sub.1-ATP
Synthase
[0309] The atpFH genes encode two proteins that couple the F.sub.1
and F.sub.0 components of the F.sub.0F.sub.1-ATP synthase. A strain
with a deletion of these two genes is unable to synthesize ATP
through proton translocation through the complex and instead
possesses a cytoplasmic F.sub.1-ATPase. ATP mutants are dependent
on substrate level phosphorylation to regenerate ATP from ADP. Flux
is increased through both glycolytic pathway to produce ATP via
phosphotransacetylase (acetate production) and through the TCA
cycle to produce GTP/ATP via succinyl-CoA synthase. The increased
flux through these pathways leads to increased production of NADH.
The cytoplasmic ATPase activity provides ADP for glycolysis, and
the decreased growth rate of the mutant reduces pyruvate
utilization for cell growth. Causey et al. (Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci.
USA 101(8): 2235-40, 2004) showed that a deletion of the atpFH gene
(.DELTA.atpFH) led to pyruvate accumulation because the increase in
glycolytic flux was greater than the capacity of the acetate
pathway.
[0310] In the aspartate pathway to 3-HP, the combination of the
.DELTA.atpFH mutation with overexpression of pyruvate or PEP
carboxylase would increase carbon flow from pyruvate to
oxaloacetate and the NADH could be used by the 3-HP dehydrogenase
to drive the pathway. Other mutations that increase the pool of
available pyruvate are .DELTA.ldhA, .DELTA.ack-pta, .DELTA.frdABCD,
.DELTA.poxB, and .DELTA.adhE. The atpFH deletion can be used in
combination with the citrate synthase attenuation to reduce flux
through the TCA cycle, although NADH itself is an allosteric
inhibitor of citrate synthase.
[0311] The following primers were used to construct the deletion of
the atpFH gene:
5'-GAGCAATATCAGAACGTTAACTAAATAGAGGCATTGTGCTGTGAATCTTGTGTA
GGCTGGAGCTGCTTC-3' (atpFHkoF; SEQ ID NO: 56), and
5'-CGCTGATTTCGGTGGAATTCAGTTGCATGCTCCAGTCCCCTTAAGACTGCATATG
AATATCCTCCTTAG-3' (atpFHkoR; SEQ ID NO: 57). These primers were
used to amplify the FRT-flanked kanamycin marker from plasmid pKD4
(Datsenko and Wanner, 2000). The amplification was done using rTth
DNA polymerase XL (Applied Biosystems) as per the manufacturer's
instructions, using eight cycles with an annealing temperature of
52.degree. C. and 22 cycles with an annealing temperature of
60.degree. C., and a two minute extension at 68.degree. C. The
amplification product was gel purified (Qiagen), digested for three
hours with restriction endonuclease DpnI, and cleaned using a
Qiagen PCR purification column. Purified DNA (100 ng) was
transformed into BW25115 competent cells carrying the induced
lambda Red helper plasmid pKD046 and transformed cells were plated
on LB media containing 25 ug/mL kanamycin. Resulting colonies were
restreaked for purification and single colonies were tested for the
desired integration using primers upstream (atpFHupF;
5'-CTCTGCTGCGTACTCAGTTC-3'; SEQ ID NO: 58) and downstream
(atpFHdnR; 5'-GATCATTTCACCCTGCATACAATC-3'; SEQ ID NO: 59) of the
replaced region. A P1 phage lysate was then made from the
BW25113.DELTA.atpFH strain and was used to transfer the mutation
into E. coli ATCC 11303 .DELTA.pta .DELTA.adhE .DELTA.frdABCD
.DELTA.ldhA .DELTA.pan(C-D). The kanamycin marker was resolved
according to the procedures outlined in Datsenko and Wanner (2000),
with the exception that the pCP20 transformants were selected at
30.degree. C. sequentially in liquid and on solid media containing
ampicillin and were purified twice non-selectively at 42.degree.
C.
[0312] Biotransformations from glucose to 3HP were conducted in
shake flasks to test the effect of the atpFH knockout. Cultures of
the strains 11303 .DELTA.pta .DELTA.adhE .DELTA.frdABCD .DELTA.ldhA
.DELTA.pan(C-D) (control) and 11303 .DELTA.pta .DELTA.adhE
.DELTA.frdABCD .DELTA.ldhA .DELTA.pan(C-D) .DELTA.atpFH, both
carrying the vectors pPRONde/SapanD/BAAT5-9/PpmmsB31 and
pPRONde/CapanD/BAAT5-9/PpmmsB31 were grown in LB media with
kanamycin, allowing more time for growth of the slower-growing
.DELTA.atpFH strains. Cultures were used to inoculate 20 mL 2YT
media containing 25 .mu.g/mL kanamycin and 10 .mu.M Ca.sup.2+
pantothenate in a 125 mL flask. Cells were induced at OD.sub.600 of
0.29 (.DELTA.atpFH) or 0.65 (control) with 1 mM IPTG and 0.2%
arabinose for both 6 hours and 22.5 hours. 4,000 OD units (OD/ml
multiplied by ml) was spun down and resuspended in 1 mL of
biotransformation media. Biotransformation media consisted of M9
salts, 100 mM MOPS pH 8, 1% glucose, 500 .mu.M IPTG, and 50 .mu.M
pyridoxine-HCl. Both induction and biotransformation cultures were
grown at 30.degree. C. with shaking at 225 rpm. Samples were taken
after approximately 23 hours and were analyzed for 3HP as described
in Example 8.
[0313] The strain carrying the .DELTA.atpFH showed a 2 to 3.4-fold
increase in 3-HP per OD compared to the control (Table 7).
TABLE-US-00009 TABLE 7 Effect of .DELTA.atpFH on 3-HP production
Strain panD Time point (h) 3-HP (mg/L per OD) Control.sup.a Ca 6 15
22.5 8 Sa 6 23 22.5 23 .DELTA.atpFH Ca 6 32 22.5 16 Sa 6 60 22.5 79
.sup.aE. coli ATCC 11303 .DELTA.pta .DELTA.adhE .DELTA.frdABCD
.DELTA.ldhA .DELTA.pan(C-D)/pPRONde/SapanD/BAAT5-9/PpmmsB31 or
pPRONde/CapanD/BAAT5-9/PpmmsB31
[0314] Biotransformations were also done to measure the production
of beta-alanine from glucose by E. coli 11303 .DELTA.pta
.DELTA.adhE .DELTA.frdABCD .DELTA.ldhA .DELTA.pan(C-D) and 11303
.DELTA.pta .DELTA.adhE .DELTA.frdABCD .DELTA.ldhA .DELTA.pan(C-D)
.DELTA.atpFH strains carrying the plasmid pCEC/SapanD. Cultures
grown in LB media with chloramphenicol were used to inoculate 10 mL
modified Overnight Express media (Novagen) to an initial OD.sub.600
of 0.05-0.15 in a 125 mL flask. Modification to the media included
the replacement of Solution 1 with glucose at a final concentration
of 0.1% and arabinose at 2%, addition of 20 .mu.M Ca.sup.2+
pantothenate, 25 .mu.g/mL chloramphenicol, 50 .mu.M pyridoxine-HCl,
and 10 mM NaHCO.sub.3. IPTG at a concentration of 1 mM was added
after 1.25 hours of growth. After growth in induction media for 20
hours, ODs ranged from 1.8 (.DELTA.atpFH) to 13.2 (control). 10,000
OD units (OD/ml multiplied by ml) was spun down and resuspended in
2.5 mL of biotransformation medium. Biotransformations were done
using 1 and 1.5 mL of resuspended culture in 14 mL Falcon tubes.
Biotransformation medium consisted of M9 salts, 100 mM MOPS pH 8,
1% glucose, 500 .mu.M IPTG, 50 .mu.M pyridoxine-HCl, and 10 mM
NaHCO.sub.3. Both induction and biotransformation cultures were
grown at 30.degree. C. with shaking at 225 rpm. Samples were taken
after induction and after 24 hours of biotransformation and were
analyzed for beta-alanine as described in Example 4.
[0315] The 11303.DELTA.pta .DELTA.adhE .DELTA.frdABCD .DELTA.ldhA
.DELTA.pan(C-D) .DELTA.atpFH/pCECSapanD strain showed a 1.4 to
2.2-fold increase in beta-alanine per OD compared to the control
(Table 8). Thus deletion of the atpFH genes leads to increased
formation of beta-alanine and 3-HP in the presence of the metabolic
pathway for 3-HP formation from beta-alanine.
TABLE-US-00010 TABLE 8 Effect of .DELTA.atpFH on beta-alanine
production Strain Time point (h) beta-alanine (mg/L per OD)
Control.sup.a ONEX.sup.b 113 24 113 .DELTA.atpFH ONEX 247 24 157
.sup.aE. coli ATCC 11303 .DELTA.pta .DELTA.adhE .DELTA.frdABCD
.DELTA.ldhA .DELTA.pan(C-D)/pCECSapanD .sup.bONEX = beta-alanine
present in supernatants of cultures in Overnight Express before
centrifugation.
[0316] While the effect of mutations designated KIppc, KIaspC,
KDgltA, and .DELTA.atpFH were determined individually, and each
shown to lead to increased production of 3-HP by cells with
aspartate decarboxylase, improved BAAT, and 3-HP dehydrogenase
activities, the combination of two or more of these mutations is
expected to further increase the amount of 3-HP production by these
cells.
Example 12
Production of Beta-Alanine
[0317] This example describes methods of producing beta-alanine,
and cells that can produce beta-alanine. One skilled in the art
will appreciate that although particular enzymes are described, the
same enzymes from other species can be used (as well as variants of
the disclosed enzymes), for example depending on the host cell in
which production of beta-alanine is desired.
[0318] Beta-alanine can be generated from aspartate, for example in
the presence of an aspartate decarboxylase (FIG. 1) in vitro, in
vivo (such as in a cell), or combinations thereof. For example,
cells (such as a microorganism) producing aspartate can be
engineered to make beta-alanine by expressing nucleic acid
molecules that encode for an enzyme having aspartate decarboxylase
activity in the cell, for example using recombinant technologies.
Exemplary aspartate decarboxylase nucleic acid molecules include
those shown in SEQ ID NOS: 38 and 40, as well as variants thereof
that retain the ability to encode an enzyme that can convert
aspartate to beta-alanine (such as a nucleic acid encoding SEQ ID
NO: 39 or 41). The cell can also have PEP carboxylase activity or
pyruvate carboxylase activity (or both), and aspartate
aminotransferase activity to permit the production of aspartate
from PEP or pyruvate (or both). Such activity can be endogenous to
the cell or exogenous (for example as supplied by an exogeous
nucleic acid molecule encoding the peptide).
[0319] In a specific example, the cell includes one or more
exogenous nucleic acids encoding PEP carboxylase, pyruvate
carboxylase, aspartate aminotransferase, and aspartate
decarboxylase, wherein expression of at least one of these nucleic
acid molecules is controlled by a non-native promoter that
increases expression of the nucleic acid molecule. In particular
examples, such increased expression increases the amount of
beta-alanine produced by the cell, for example an increase of at
least 20%. Such cells can also include mutations that increase the
available pool of pyruvate, such as a functional deletion of poxB,
adhE, atpFH, or combinations thereof. In some examples, the cells
also include mutations or nucleic acid molecules that decrease the
production of citrate synthase (such as expression of SEQ ID NO:
52).
[0320] Methods of producing beta-alanine in vivo can therefore
include culturing the disclosed cells under conditions sufficient
for producing beta-alanine from aspartate. In a particular example,
such methods of making beta-alanine include transfecting a cell
with one or more exogenous nucleic acids encoding PEP carboxylase,
pyruvate carboxylase, aspartate aminotransferase, and aspartate
decarboxylase, and culturing the transfected cell to allow the
transfected cell to make beta-alanine. The resulting beta-alanine
can be isolated from the cell culture medium or extracted from the
cells.
[0321] Methods of producing beta-alanine from aspartate in vitro
are also provided. For example, conversion of aspartate to
beta-alanine can be achieved by contacting aspartate with an enzyme
having aspartate decarboxylase activity. Such conversion can also
be performed by a combination of in vivo and in vitro methods.
[0322] The formation of beta-alanine during fermentation in vivo or
in vitro can be analyzed using HPLC (see Example 4) or other
methods (see Example 7).
Example 13
Production of Malonyl Semialdehyde
[0323] This example describes methods of producing malonyl
semialdehyde, and cells that can produce malonyl semialdehyde. In
particular examples, such methods and cells can serve as a starting
point for making 3-HP. One skilled in the art will appreciate that
although particular enzymes are described, the same enzymes from
other species can be used (as well as variant enzymes), for example
depending on the host cell in which production of malonyl
semialdehyde is desired.
[0324] Malonyl semialdehyde can be generated from beta-alanine via
BAAT (FIG. 1) in vitro, in vivo (such as in a cell), or
combinations thereof. For example, cells (such as a microorganism)
producing beta-alanine (see Example 12) can be engineered to make
malonyl semialdehyde by expressing one or more nucleic acid
molecules that encode for an enzyme having BAAT activity in the
cell, for example using recombinant technologies. Exemplary BAAT
nucleic acid molecules include those shown in SEQ ID NOS: 5, 7, 9,
11, 13, 16 and 18 as well as variants thereof that retain the
ability to encode an enzyme that can convert aspartate to
beta-alanine (such as a nucleic acid encoding SEQ ID NO: 6, 8, 10,
12, 14, 17 or 19).
[0325] Methods of producing beta-alanine in vivo can therefore
include culturing the disclosed cells under conditions sufficient
for producing malonyl semialdehyde from beta-alanine. In a
particular example, such methods of making malonyl semialdehyde
include transfecting a cell with one or more exogenous nucleic
acids encoding PEP carboxylase, pyruvate carboxylase, aspartate
aminotransferase, aspartate decarboxylase, and BAAT, and culturing
the transfected cell to allow the transfected cell to make malonyl
semialdehyde. The resulting malonyl semialdehyde can be used as a
precursor for making other products such as 3-HP. In particular
examples, malonyl semialdehyde is isolated from the cell culture
medium or extracted from the cells for use.
[0326] Methods of producing malonyl semialdehyde from beta-alanine
in vitro are also provided. For example, conversion of beta-alanine
to malonyl semialdehyde can be achieved by contacting beta-alanine
with an enzyme having BAAT activity. Such conversion can also be
performed by a combination of in vivo and in vitro methods.
[0327] The formation of malonyl semialdehyde during fermentation in
vivo or in vitro can be analyzed using HPLC or the Purpald.RTM.
aldehyde trapping dye (see Example 1).
Example 14
Production of 3-HP from Beta-Alanine
[0328] This example describes methods of producing 3-HP, and cells
that can produce 3-HP. In particular examples, such methods and
cells can serve as a starting point for making derivatives of 3-HP,
such as 3-HP esters, 1,3-propanediol, and polymerized 3-HP (see
Examples 14-16, respectively). One skilled in the art will
appreciate that although particular enzymes are described, the same
enzymes from other species can be used (as well as variant
enzymes), for example depending on the host cell in which
production of 3-HP is desired.
[0329] 3-HP can be generated from beta-alanine via malonyl
semialdehyde (FIG. 1) in vitro, in vivo (such as in a cell), or
combinations thereof. For example, cells (such as a microorganism)
producing malonyl semialdehyde (see Example 13) can be engineered
to make 3-HP by expressing one or more nucleic acid molecules that
encode for an enzyme having 3-HP dehydrogenase activity in the
cell, for example using recombinant technologies. Exemplary 3-HP
dehydrogenase nucleic acid molecules include those shown in SEQ ID
NOS: 20, 22, 26 and 29 as well as variants thereof that retain the
ability to encode an enzyme that can convert aspartate to
beta-alanine (such as a nucleic acid encoding SEQ ID NO: 21, 23,
27, or 31).
[0330] Methods of producing 3-HP in vivo can therefore include
culturing the disclosed cells under conditions sufficient for
producing 3-HP from beta-alanine and malonyl semialdehyde. In a
particular example, such methods of making 3-HP include
transfecting a cell with one or more exogenous nucleic acids
encoding PEP carboxylase, pyruvate carboxylase, aspartate
aminotransferase, aspartate decarboxylase, BAAT, and 3-HP
dehydrogenase and culturing the transfected cell to allow the
transfected cell to make 3-HP. The resulting 3-HP can be used as a
precursor for making other products such as 3-HP esters,
polymerized 3-HP, and 1,3 propanediol. In particular examples, 3-HP
is isolated from the cell culture medium or extracted from the
cells for use.
[0331] Methods of producing 3-HP from malonyl semialdehyde in vitro
are also provided. For example, conversion of malonyl semialdehyde
to 3-HP can be achieved by contacting malonyl semialdehyde with an
enzyme having 3-HP dehydrogenase activity. Such conversion can also
be performed by a combination of in vivo and in vitro methods.
[0332] The formation of 3-HP during fermentation in vivo or in
vitro can be analyzed using the methods disclosed in US
20040076982A1 (herein incorporated by reference as to those
methods).
Example 15
Producing an Ester of 3-HP
[0333] This example describes methods of producing an ester of
3-HP, and cells that can produce an ester of 3-HP. Particular
examples of 3-HP esters include, but are not limited to: methyl
3-hydroxypropionate, ethyl 3-hydroxypropionate, propyl
3-hydroxypropionate, butyl 3-hydroxypropionate, or 2-ethylhexyl
3-hydroxypropionate. One skilled in the art will appreciate that
although particular enzymes are described, the same enzymes from
other species can be used (as well as variant enzymes), for example
depending on the host cell in which production of the 3-HP ester is
desired.
[0334] An ester of 3-HP can be generated from 3-HP. For example,
cells or microorganisms producing 3-HP (such as those disclosed in
Example 14) can be engineered to make an ester of 3-HP by
expressing genes that encode for enzymes having lipase or esterase
activity (EC 3.1.1.-).
[0335] For example, cells (such as a microorganism) producing 3-HP
can be engineered to make an ester of 3-HP by expressing genes that
encode for enzymes having lipase or esterase activity. In a
particular example, a transformed cell that produces an ester of
3-HP can include one or more nucleic acid sequences (such as an
exogenous nucleic acid sequence) that encode a protein having
lipase or esterase activity, and in some examples the cell further
include one or more nucleic acid sequences that encode a protein
having PEP carboxylase activity, pyruvate carboxylase activity,
aspartate aminotransferase activity, aspartate decarboxylase
activity, BAAT activity, and 3-HP dehydrogenase activity.
[0336] Methods of producing a 3-HP ester in vivo can therefore
include culturing the disclosed cells under conditions sufficient
for producing the 3-HP ester from 3-HP. In a particular example,
such methods of making 3-HP esters include transfecting a cell with
one or more exogenous nucleic acids encoding PEP carboxylase,
pyruvate carboxylase, aspartate aminotransferase, aspartate
decarboxylase, BAAT, 3-HP dehydrogenase, and lipase or esterase and
culturing the transfected cell to allow the transfected cell to
make an ester of 3-HP. The resulting 3-HP ester can be isolated
from the cell culture medium or extracted from the cells for
use.
[0337] Methods of producing an ester of 3-HP from 3-HP in vitro are
also provided. Conversion of 3-HP to an ester of 3-HP can be
achieved by contacting 3-HP with an enzyme having lipase or
esterase activity to form an ester of 3-HP. These conversions can
also be performed using a combination of in vivo and in vitro
methods.
[0338] The formation of an ester of 3-HP during fermentation in
vivo or in an in vitro assay can be analyzed using methods
described in US 20040076982A1.
Example 16
Production of 1,3-Propanediol
[0339] This example describes methods of producing 1,3-propanediol,
and cells that can produce 1,3-propanediol. One skilled in the art
will appreciate that although particular enzymes are described, the
same enzymes from other species can be used (as well as variant
enzymes), for example depending on the host cell in which
production of 1,3-propanediol is desired.
[0340] 1,3-propanediol can be generated from 3-HP (FIG. 1). For
example, cells (such as a microorganism) producing 3-HP (such as
those disclosed in Example 14) can be engineered to make
1,3-propanediol by expressing nucleic acid molecules that encode
for enzymes having aldehyde dehydrogenase (EC 1.2.1.-) and alcohol
dehydrogenase (EC 1.1.1.1) activities.
[0341] For example, cells (such as a microorganism) producing 3-HP
can be engineered to make 1,3-propanediol by expressing genes that
encode for enzymes having aldehyde dehydrogenase activity (EC
1.2.1.-) and alcohol dehydrogenase activity (EC 1.1.1.1)). In a
particular example, a transformed cell that produces 3-HP can
include one or more nucleic acid sequences (such as an exogenous
nucleic acid sequence) that encode a protein having aldehyde
dehydrogenase activity (EC 1.2.1.-) and alcohol dehydrogenase
activity (EC 1.1.1.1), and in some examples the cell further
include one or more nucleic acid sequences that encode a protein
having PEP carboxylase activity, pyruvate carboxylase activity,
aspartate aminotransferase activity, aspartate decarboxylase
activity, BAAT activity, and 3-HP dehydrogenase activity.
[0342] Methods of producing 1,3-propanediol in vivo can therefore
include culturing the disclosed cells under conditions sufficient
for producing 1,3-propanediol from 3-HP. In a particular example,
such methods of making 1,3-propanediol includes transfecting a cell
with one or more exogenous nucleic acids encoding PEP carboxylase,
pyruvate carboxylase, aspartate aminotransferase, aspartate
decarboxylase, BAAT, 3-HP dehydrogenase, aldehyde dehydrogenase
activity (EC 1.2.1.-), and alcohol dehydrogenase activity (EC
1.1.1.1), and culturing the transfected cell to allow the
transfected cell to make 1,3-propanediol. The resulting
1,3-propanediol can be isolated from the cell culture medium or
extracted from the cells for use.
[0343] Methods of producing 1,3-propanediol from 3-HP in vitro are
also provided. 3-HP can be converted to 1,3-propanediol by
contacting 3-HP with enzymes having aldehyde dehydrogenase activity
(EC 1.2.1.-) and alcohol dehydrogenase activity (EC 1.1.1.1).
Alternatively, chemical methods of producing 1,3-propanediol from
3-HP in vitro can be used, such as the method disclosed in US
2005/0283029 by Meng, Tsobanakis, and Abraham.
[0344] The formation of 1,3-propanediol during fermentation or in
an in vitro process can be analyzed using a High Performance Liquid
Chromatography (HPLC). The chromatographic separation can be
achieved by using a Bio-Rad 87H ion-exchange column. A mobile phase
of 0.01N sulfuric acid is passed at a flow rate of 0.6 ml/min and
the column maintained at a temperature of 45-65.degree. C. The
presence of 1,3-propanediol in the sample can be detected using a
refractive index detector (Skraly et al., Appl. Environ. Microbiol.
64:98-105, 1998).
Example 17
Producing Polymerized 3-HP
[0345] This example describes methods of producing polymerized
3-HP, and cells that can produce polymerized 3-HP. One skilled in
the art will appreciate that although particular enzymes are
described, the same enzymes from other species can be used (as well
as variant enzymes), for example depending on the host cell in
which production of polymerized 3-HP is desired.
[0346] Polymerized 3-HP can be generated from 3-HP (FIG. 1). For
example, cells (such as a microorganism) producing 3-HP (such as
those described in Example 14) can be engineered to make
polymerized 3-HP by expressing nucleic acid molecules that encode
for enzymes having esterase activity.
[0347] For example, cells producing 3-HP (such as those described
in Example 14) can be engineered to make polymerized 3-HP by
expressing a gene that encode for an enzyme having esterase
activity. In a particular example, a transformed cell that produces
polymerized 3-HP can include one or more nucleic acid sequences
(such as an exogenous nucleic acid sequence) that encode a protein
having esterase activity, and in some examples the cell further
include one or more nucleic acid sequences that encode a protein
having PEP carboxylase activity, pyruvate carboxylase activity,
aspartate aminotransferase activity, aspartate decarboxylase
activity, BAAT activity, and 3-HP dehydrogenase activity.
[0348] Methods of producing polymerized 3-HP in vivo can therefore
include culturing the disclosed cells under conditions sufficient
for producing polymerized 3-HP from 3-HP. In a particular example,
such methods of making polymerized 3-HP includes transfecting a
cell with one or more exogenous nucleic acids encoding PEP
carboxylase, pyruvate carboxylase, aspartate aminotransferase,
aspartate decarboxylase, BAAT, 3-HP dehydrogenase, and esterase
activity, and culturing the transfected cell to allow the
transfected cell to make polymerized 3-HP. The resulting
polymerized 3-HP can be isolated from the cell culture medium or
extracted from the cells for use.
[0349] Methods of producing polymerized 3-HP from 3-HP in vitro are
also provided. Conversion of 3-HP to polymerized 3-HP can be
achieved by contacting 3-HP with an enzyme having esterase activity
to form polymerized 3-HP. These conversions can also be performed
using a combination of in vivo and in vitro methods.
[0350] The formation of polymerized 3-HP during fermentation in
vivo or in an in vitro assay can be analyzed using size-exclusion
HPLC.
Example 18
Peptide Synthesis and Purification
[0351] The enzymes disclosed herein, such as PEP carboxylase,
pyruvate carboxylase, aspartate aminotransferase, aspartate
decarboxylase, BAAT, 3-hydroxypropionate dehydrogenase, lipase,
esterase, aldehyde dehydrogenase, and alcohol dehydrogenase (and
variants thereof that retain the desired enzymatic activity) can be
chemically synthesized by any of a number of manual or automated
methods of synthesis known in the art. Such synthesized peptides
can be used in an in vitro reaction to produce the desired end
product.
[0352] For example, solid phase peptide synthesis (SPPS) is carried
out on a 0.25 millimole (mmole) scale using an Applied Biosystems
Model 431A Peptide Synthesizer and using
9-fluorenylmethyloxycarbonyl (Fmoc) amino-terminus protection,
coupling with dicyclohexylcarbodiimide/hydroxybenzotriazole or
2-(1H-benzo-triazol-1-yl)-1,1,3,3-tetramethyluronium
hexafluorophosphate/hydroxybenzotriazole (HBTU/HOBT), and using
p-hydroxymethylphenoxymethylpolystyrene (HMP) or Sasrin resin for
carboxyl-terminus acids or Rink amide resin for carboxyl-terminus
amides.
[0353] Fmoc-derivatized amino acids are prepared from the
appropriate precursor amino acids by tritylation and
triphenylmethanol in trifluoroacetic acid, followed by Fmoc
derivitization as described by Atherton et al. (Solid Phase Peptide
Synthesis, IRL Press: Oxford, 1989).
[0354] Sasrin resin-bound peptides are cleaved using a solution of
1% TFA in dichloromethane to yield the protected peptide. Where
appropriate, protected peptide precursors are cyclized between the
amino- and carboxyl-termini by reaction of the amino-terminal free
amine and carboxyl-terminal free acid using diphenylphosphorylazide
in nascent peptides wherein the amino acid sidechains are
protected.
[0355] HMP or Rink amide resin-bound products are routinely cleaved
and protected sidechain-containing cyclized peptides deprotected
using a solution comprised of trifluoroacetic acid (TFA),
optionally also comprising water, thioanisole, and ethanedithiol,
in ratios of 100:5:5:2.5, for 0.5-3 hours at RT.
[0356] Crude peptides are purified by preparative high pressure
liquid chromatography (HPLC), for example using a Waters Delta-Pak
C18 column and gradient elution with 0.1% TFA in water modified
with acetonitrile. After column elution, acetonitrile is evaporated
from the eluted fractions, which are then lyophilized. The identity
of each product so produced and purified may be confirmed by fast
atom bombardment mass spectroscopy (FABMS) or electrospray mass
spectroscopy (ESMS).
[0357] In view of the many possible embodiments to which the
principles of the disclosed invention may be applied, it should be
recognized that the illustrated embodiments are only examples of
the invention and should not be taken as limiting the scope of the
invention. Rather, the scope of the invention is defined by the
following claims. We therefore claim as our invention all that
comes within the scope and spirit of these claims.
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Thr Asn Ile 50 55 60Gly Tyr Gln His Pro Lys Val Val Ala Ala Ile Gln
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Val Glu Ala Arg Ser Glu 85 90 95Ala Ala Arg Leu Ile Ala Glu Arg Thr
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Gly Arg Pro Lys Val Leu Ser Ala Tyr Arg Ser 130 135 140Tyr His Gly
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160Arg Trp Ala Ser Asp Ser Ala Ser Ala Gly Val Val His Phe Trp Ala
165 170 175Pro Tyr Leu Tyr Arg Ser Arg Phe Tyr Ala Glu Thr Glu Gln
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Ala Phe Glu Gly 195 200 205Pro Gly Thr Ile Ala Ala Ile Val Leu Glu
Thr Val Pro Gly Thr Ala 210 215 220Gly Ile Met Val Pro Pro Pro Gly
Tyr Leu Ala Gly Val Arg Glu Leu225 230 235 240Cys Asp Lys Tyr Gly
Ile Val Phe Val Leu Asp Glu Val Met Ala Gly 245 250 255Phe Gly Arg
Thr Gly Glu Trp Phe Ala Ala Asp Leu Phe Asp Val Thr 260 265 270Pro
Asp Leu Met Thr Phe Ala Lys Gly Val Asn Ser Gly Tyr Val Pro 275 280
285Leu Gly Gly Val Ala Ile Ser Gly Lys Ile Ala Glu Thr Phe Gly Lys
290 295 300Arg Ala Tyr Pro Gly Gly Leu Thr Tyr Ser Gly His Pro Leu
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Ser Val Gly Glu Val Arg Gly Val Gly 355 360 365Met Phe Trp Ala Leu
Glu Leu Val Lys Asp Arg Glu Thr Arg Glu Pro 370 375 380Leu Val Pro
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400Phe Gly Ala Ala Ala Lys Ala Asn Gly Leu Trp Pro Phe Ile Asn Met
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avermitilis 5atgacccctc agccgaatcc ccaggtcggt gccgccgtca aggccgcgga
ccgtgcgcat 60gtcttccaca cctggtcagc gcaggagctc atcgacccgc tcgccgtcgc
cggtgcggag 120gggtcgtact tctgggacta cgacggcagg cggtacctgg
acttcaccag cggactcgtc 180ttcaccaaca tcgggtacca gcaccccaag
gtcgtcgccg ccattcagga gcaggccgcg 240agcctgacca ccttcgcgcc
cgccttcgcc gtcgaggcgc ggtccgaggc ggcccggctc 300atcgccgagc
ggacgcccgg agacctcgac aagatcttct tcaccaacgg cggggccgac
360gccatcgagc acgccgtgcg catggcgcgg atacacgccg ggcggcccaa
ggtgctgtcc 420gcctaccgct cctaccacgg tggcacccag caggccgtca
acatcaccgg tgatccgcgc 480cgctgggcct ccgacagcgc ctcggcgggc
gtcgtgcact tctgggcgcc gtacctctac 540cggtcgcgct tctacgcgga
gaccgagcag caggagtgtg agcgggcgct ggagcacctg 600gagacgacca
tcgccttcga ggggccgggc acgatcgccg cgatcgtgct ggagaccgtt
660ccggggaccg cggggatcat ggttccgccg cccggatatc tcgccggggt
gcgtgagctg 720tgcgacaagt acggcatcgt cttcgtcctg gacgaggtga
tggccgggtt cggacggacc 780ggtgagtggt tcgccgcgga tctcttcgac
gtcacacccg acctgatgac cttcgccaag 840ggcgtgaact ccggatatgt
gccgctgggc ggtgtcgcga tctccgggaa gatcgccgag 900accttcggga
agcgggccta cccgggcggt ctgacctact ccgggcatcc gctcgcctgc
960gccgccgccg tcgccacgat caacgtcatg gccgaggagg gggtcgtcga
gaacgcggcg 1020aacctcggcg cccgggtcat cgagccgggg ctgcgcgagc
tggccgagcg gcacccgtcc 1080gtgggcgagg tgcgcggtgt cggcatgttc
tgggcgctgg agctggtcaa ggaccgggag 1140acgcgggagc cgctggtgcc
gtacaacgcg gcgggcgagg cgaacgcgcc gatggccgcc 1200ttcggtgccg
ccgccaaggc gaacggcctg tggccgttca tcaacatgaa ccgcacgcac
1260gtcgtgcccc cgtgcaacgt cacggaggcc gaggccaagg aaggcctggc
ggccctcgac 1320gcggccctct cggtggcgga cgagtacacg gtttag
13566451PRTStreptomyces avermitilis 6Met Thr Pro Gln Pro Asn Pro
Gln Val Gly Ala Ala Val Lys Ala Ala1 5 10 15Asp Arg Ala His Val Phe
His Thr Trp Ser Ala Gln Glu Leu Ile Asp 20 25 30Pro Leu Ala Val Ala
Gly Ala Glu Gly Ser Tyr Phe Trp Asp Tyr Asp 35 40 45Gly Arg Arg Tyr
Leu Asp Phe Thr Ser Gly Leu Val Phe Thr Asn Ile 50 55 60Gly Tyr Gln
His Pro Lys Val Val Ala Ala Ile Gln Glu Gln Ala Ala65 70 75 80Ser
Leu Thr Thr Phe Ala Pro Ala Phe Ala Val Glu Ala Arg Ser Glu 85 90
95Ala Ala Arg Leu Ile Ala Glu Arg Thr Pro Gly Asp Leu Asp Lys Ile
100 105 110Phe Phe Thr Asn Gly Gly Ala Asp Ala Ile Glu His Ala Val
Arg Met 115 120 125Ala Arg Ile His Ala Gly Arg Pro Lys Val Leu Ser
Ala Tyr Arg Ser 130 135 140Tyr His Gly Gly Thr Gln Gln Ala Val Asn
Ile Thr Gly Asp Pro Arg145 150 155 160Arg Trp Ala Ser Asp Ser Ala
Ser Ala Gly Val Val His Phe Trp Ala 165 170 175Pro Tyr Leu Tyr Arg
Ser Arg Phe Tyr Ala Glu Thr Glu Gln Gln Glu 180 185 190Cys Glu Arg
Ala Leu Glu His Leu Glu Thr Thr Ile Ala Phe Glu Gly 195 200 205Pro
Gly Thr Ile Ala Ala Ile Val Leu Glu Thr Val Pro Gly Thr Ala 210 215
220Gly Ile Met Val Pro Pro Pro Gly Tyr Leu Ala Gly Val Arg Glu
Leu225 230 235 240Cys Asp Lys Tyr Gly Ile Val Phe Val Leu Asp Glu
Val Met Ala Gly 245 250 255Phe Gly Arg Thr Gly Glu Trp Phe Ala Ala
Asp Leu Phe Asp Val Thr 260 265 270Pro Asp Leu Met Thr Phe Ala Lys
Gly Val Asn Ser Gly Tyr Val Pro 275 280 285Leu Gly Gly Val Ala Ile
Ser Gly Lys Ile Ala Glu Thr Phe Gly Lys 290 295 300Arg Ala Tyr Pro
Gly Gly Leu Thr Tyr Ser Gly His Pro Leu Ala Cys305 310 315 320Ala
Ala Ala Val Ala Thr Ile Asn Val Met Ala Glu Glu Gly Val Val 325 330
335Glu Asn Ala Ala Asn Leu Gly Ala Arg Val Ile Glu Pro Gly Leu Arg
340 345 350Glu Leu Ala Glu Arg His Pro Ser Val Gly Glu Val Arg Gly
Val Gly 355 360 365Met Phe Trp Ala Leu Glu Leu Val Lys Asp Arg Glu
Thr Arg Glu Pro 370 375 380Leu Val Pro Tyr Asn Ala Ala Gly Glu Ala
Asn Ala Pro Met Ala Ala385 390 395 400Phe Gly Ala Ala Ala Lys Ala
Asn Gly Leu Trp Pro Phe Ile Asn Met 405 410 415Asn Arg Thr His Val
Val Pro Pro Cys Asn Val Thr Glu Ala Glu Ala 420 425 430Lys Glu Gly
Leu Ala Ala Leu Asp Ala Ala Leu Ser Val Ala Asp Glu 435 440 445Tyr
Thr Val 45071356DNAStreptomyces avermitilis 7atgacccctc agccgaatcc
ccaggtcggt gccgccgtca aggccgcgga ccgtgcgcat 60gtcttccact cctggtcagc
gcaggagctc atcgacccgc tcgccgtcgc cggtgcggag 120gggtcgtact
tctgggacta cgacggcagg cggtacctgg acttcaccag cggactcgtc
180ttcaccaaca tcgggtacca gcaccccaag gtcgtcgccg ccattcagga
gcaggccgcg 240agcctggcca ccttcgcgcc cgccttcgcc gtcgaggcgc
ggtccgaggc ggcccggctc 300atcgccgagc ggacgcccgg agacctcgac
aagatcttct tcaccaacgg cggggccgac 360gccatcgagc acgccgtgcg
catggcgcgg atacacgccg ggcggcccaa ggtgctgtcc 420gcctaccgct
cctaccacgg tggcacccag caggccgtca acatcaccgg tgatccgcgc
480cgctgggcct ccgacagcgc ctcggcgggc gtcgtgcact tctgggcgcc
gtacctctac 540cggtcgcgct tctacgcgga gaccgagcag caggagtgtg
agcgggcgct ggagcacctg 600gagacgacca tcgccttcga ggggccgggc
acgatcgccg cgatcgtgct ggagaccgtt 660ccggggaccg cggggatcat
ggttccgccg cccggatatc tcgccggggt gcgtgagctg 720tgcgacaagt
acggcatcgt cttcgtcctg gacgaggtga tggccgggtt cggacggacc
780ggtgagtggt tcgccgcgga tctcttcgac gtcacacccg acctgatgac
cttcgccaag 840ggcgtgaact ccggatatgt gccgctgggc ggtgtcgcga
tctccgggaa gatcgccgag 900accttcggga agcgggccta cccgggcggt
ctgacctaca ccgggcatcc gctcgcctgc 960gccgccgccg tcgccacgat
caacgtcatg gccgaggagg gggtcgtcga gaacgcggcg 1020aacctcggcg
cccgggtcat cgggccgggg ctgcgcgagc tggccgagcg gcacccgtcc
1080gtgggcgagg tgcgcggtgt cggcatgttc tgggcgctgg agctggtcaa
ggaccgggag 1140acgcgggagc cgctggtgcc gtacaacgcg gcgggcgagg
cgaacgcgcc gatggccgcc 1200ttcggtgccg ccgccaaggc gaacggcctg
tggccgttca tcaacatgaa ccgcacgcac 1260gtcgtgcccc cgtgcaacgt
cacggaggcc gaggccaagg aaggcctggc ggccctcgac 1320gcggccctct
cggtggcgga cgagtacacg gtttag 13568451PRTStreptomyces avermitilis
8Met Thr Pro Gln Pro Asn Pro Gln Val Gly Ala Ala Val Lys Ala Ala1 5
10 15Asp Arg Ala His Val Phe His Ser Trp Ser Ala Gln Glu Leu Ile
Asp 20 25 30Pro Leu Ala Val Ala Gly Ala Glu Gly Ser Tyr Phe Trp Asp
Tyr Asp 35 40 45Gly Arg Arg Tyr Leu Asp Phe Thr Ser Gly Leu Val Phe
Thr Asn Ile 50 55 60Gly Tyr Gln His Pro Lys Val Val Ala Ala Ile Gln
Glu Gln Ala Ala65 70 75 80Ser Leu Ala Thr Phe Ala Pro Ala Phe Ala
Val Glu Ala Arg Ser Glu 85 90 95Ala Ala Arg Leu Ile Ala Glu Arg Thr
Pro Gly Asp Leu Asp Lys Ile 100 105 110Phe Phe Thr Asn Gly Gly Ala
Asp Ala Ile Glu His Ala Val Arg Met 115 120 125Ala Arg Ile His Ala
Gly Arg Pro Lys Val Leu Ser Ala Tyr Arg Ser 130 135 140Tyr His Gly
Gly Thr Gln Gln Ala Val Asn Ile Thr Gly Asp Pro Arg145 150 155
160Arg Trp Ala Ser Asp Ser Ala Ser Ala Gly Val Val His Phe Trp Ala
165 170 175Pro Tyr Leu Tyr Arg Ser Arg Phe Tyr Ala Glu Thr Glu Gln
Gln Glu 180 185 190Cys Glu Arg Ala Leu Glu His Leu Glu Thr Thr Ile
Ala Phe Glu Gly 195 200 205Pro Gly Thr Ile Ala Ala Ile Val Leu Glu
Thr Val Pro Gly Thr Ala 210 215 220Gly Ile Met Val Pro Pro Pro Gly
Tyr Leu Ala Gly Val Arg Glu Leu225 230 235 240Cys Asp Lys Tyr Gly
Ile Val Phe Val Leu Asp Glu Val Met Ala Gly 245 250 255Phe Gly Arg
Thr Gly Glu Trp Phe Ala Ala Asp Leu Phe Asp Val Thr 260 265 270Pro
Asp Leu Met Thr Phe Ala Lys Gly Val Asn Ser Gly Tyr Val Pro 275 280
285Leu Gly Gly Val Ala Ile Ser Gly Lys Ile Ala Glu Thr Phe Gly Lys
290 295 300Arg Ala Tyr Pro Gly Gly Leu Thr Tyr Thr Gly His Pro Leu
Ala Cys305 310 315 320Ala Ala Ala Val Ala Thr Ile Asn Val Met Ala
Glu Glu Gly Val Val 325 330 335Glu Asn Ala Ala Asn Leu Gly Ala Arg
Val Ile Gly Pro Gly Leu Arg 340 345 350Glu Leu Ala Glu Arg His Pro
Ser Val Gly Glu Val Arg Gly Val Gly 355 360 365Met Phe Trp Ala Leu
Glu Leu Val Lys Asp Arg Glu Thr Arg Glu Pro 370 375 380Leu Val Pro
Tyr Asn Ala Ala Gly Glu Ala Asn Ala Pro Met Ala Ala385 390 395
400Phe Gly Ala Ala Ala Lys Ala Asn Gly Leu Trp Pro Phe Ile Asn Met
405 410 415Asn Arg Thr His Val Val Pro Pro Cys Asn Val Thr Glu Ala
Glu Ala 420 425 430Lys Glu Gly Leu Ala Ala Leu Asp Ala Ala Leu Ser
Val Ala Asp Glu 435 440 445Tyr Thr Val 45091356DNAStreptomyces
avermitilis 9atgacccctc agccgaatcc ccaggtcggt gccgccgtca aggccgcgga
ccgtgcgcat 60gtcttccaca cctggtcagc gcaggagctc atcgacccgc tcgccgtcgc
cggtgcggag 120gggtcgtact tctgggacta cgacggcagg cggtacctgg
acttcaccag cggactcgtc 180ttcaccaaca tcgggtacca gcaccccaag
gtcgtcgccg ccattcagga gcaggccgcg 240agcctgacca ccttcgcgcc
cgccttcgcc gtcgaggcgc ggtccgaggc ggcccggctc 300atcgccgagc
ggacgcccgg agacctcgac aagatcctct tcaccaacgg cggggccgac
360gccatcgagc acgccgtgcg catggcgcgg atacacgccg ggcggcccaa
ggtgctgtcc 420gcataccgct cctaccacgg tggcacccag caggccgtca
acatcaccgg tgatccgcgc 480cgctgggcct ccgacagcgc ctcggcgggc
gtcgtgcact tctgggcgcc gtacctctac 540cggtcgcgct tctacgcgga
gaccgagcag caggagtgtg agcgggcgct ggagcacctg 600gagacgacca
tcgccttcga ggggccgggc acgatcgccg cgatcgtgct ggagaccgtt
660ccggggaccg cggggatcat ggttccgccg cccggatatc tcgccggggt
gcgtgagctg 720tgcgacaagt acggcatcgt cttcgtcctg gacgaggtga
tggccgggtt cggacggacc 780ggtgagtggt tcgccgcgga tctcttcgac
gtcacacccg acctgatgac cttcgccaag 840ggcgtgaact ccggatatgt
gccgctgggc ggtgtcgcga tctccgggaa gatcgccgag 900accttcggga
agcgggccta cccgggcggt ctgacctact ccgggcatcc gctcgcctgc
960gccgccgccg tcgccacgat caacgtcatg gccgaggagg gggtcgtcga
gaacgcggcg 1020aacctcggcg cccgggtcat cgagccgggg ctgcgcgagc
tggccgagcg gcacccgtcc 1080gtgggcgagg tgcgcggtgt cggcatgttc
tgggcgctgg agctggtcaa ggaccgggag 1140acgcgggagc cgctggtgcc
gtacaacgcg gcgggcgagg cgaacgcgcc gatggccgcc 1200ttcggtgccg
ccgccaaggc gaacggcctg tggccgttca tcaacatgaa ccgcacgcac
1260gtcgtgcccc cgtgcaacgt cacggaggcc gaggccaagg aaggcctggc
ggccctcgac 1320gcggccctct cggtggcgga cgagtacacg gtttag
135610451PRTStreptomyces avermitilis 10Met Thr Pro Gln Pro Asn Pro
Gln Val Gly Ala Ala Val Lys Ala Ala1 5 10 15Asp Arg Ala His Val Phe
His Thr Trp Ser Ala Gln Glu Leu Ile Asp 20 25 30Pro Leu Ala Val Ala
Gly Ala Glu Gly Ser Tyr Phe Trp Asp Tyr Asp 35 40 45Gly Arg Arg Tyr
Leu Asp Phe Thr Ser Gly Leu Val Phe Thr Asn Ile 50 55 60Gly Tyr Gln
His Pro Lys Val Val Ala Ala Ile Gln Glu Gln Ala Ala65 70 75 80Ser
Leu Thr Thr Phe Ala Pro Ala Phe Ala Val Glu Ala Arg Ser Glu 85 90
95Ala Ala Arg Leu Ile Ala Glu Arg Thr Pro Gly Asp Leu Asp Lys Ile
100 105 110Leu Phe Thr Asn Gly Gly Ala Asp Ala Ile Glu His Ala Val
Arg Met 115 120 125Ala Arg Ile His Ala Gly Arg Pro Lys Val Leu Ser
Ala Tyr Arg Ser 130
135 140Tyr His Gly Gly Thr Gln Gln Ala Val Asn Ile Thr Gly Asp Pro
Arg145 150 155 160Arg Trp Ala Ser Asp Ser Ala Ser Ala Gly Val Val
His Phe Trp Ala 165 170 175Pro Tyr Leu Tyr Arg Ser Arg Phe Tyr Ala
Glu Thr Glu Gln Gln Glu 180 185 190Cys Glu Arg Ala Leu Glu His Leu
Glu Thr Thr Ile Ala Phe Glu Gly 195 200 205Pro Gly Thr Ile Ala Ala
Ile Val Leu Glu Thr Val Pro Gly Thr Ala 210 215 220Gly Ile Met Val
Pro Pro Pro Gly Tyr Leu Ala Gly Val Arg Glu Leu225 230 235 240Cys
Asp Lys Tyr Gly Ile Val Phe Val Leu Asp Glu Val Met Ala Gly 245 250
255Phe Gly Arg Thr Gly Glu Trp Phe Ala Ala Asp Leu Phe Asp Val Thr
260 265 270Pro Asp Leu Met Thr Phe Ala Lys Gly Val Asn Ser Gly Tyr
Val Pro 275 280 285Leu Gly Gly Val Ala Ile Ser Gly Lys Ile Ala Glu
Thr Phe Gly Lys 290 295 300Arg Ala Tyr Pro Gly Gly Leu Thr Tyr Ser
Gly His Pro Leu Ala Cys305 310 315 320Ala Ala Ala Val Ala Thr Ile
Asn Val Met Ala Glu Glu Gly Val Val 325 330 335Glu Asn Ala Ala Asn
Leu Gly Ala Arg Val Ile Glu Pro Gly Leu Arg 340 345 350Glu Leu Ala
Glu Arg His Pro Ser Val Gly Glu Val Arg Gly Val Gly 355 360 365Met
Phe Trp Ala Leu Glu Leu Val Lys Asp Arg Glu Thr Arg Glu Pro 370 375
380Leu Val Pro Tyr Asn Ala Ala Gly Glu Ala Asn Ala Pro Met Ala
Ala385 390 395 400Phe Gly Ala Ala Ala Lys Ala Asn Gly Leu Trp Pro
Phe Ile Asn Met 405 410 415Asn Arg Thr His Val Val Pro Pro Cys Asn
Val Thr Glu Ala Glu Ala 420 425 430Lys Glu Gly Leu Ala Ala Leu Asp
Ala Ala Leu Ser Val Ala Asp Glu 435 440 445Tyr Thr Val
450111356DNAStreptomyces avermitilis 11atgacccccc agccgaatcc
ccaggtcggt gccgccgtca aggccgcgga ccgtgcgcat 60gtcttccaca cctggtcagc
gcaggagctc atcgacccgc tcgccgtcgc cggtgcggag 120gggtcgtact
tctgggacta cgacggcagg cggtacctgg acttcaccag cggactcgtc
180ttcaccaaca tcgggtacca gcaccccaag gtcgtcgccg ccattcagga
gcaggccgcg 240agcctgacca ccttcgcgcc cgccttcgcc gtcgaggcgc
ggtccgaggc ggcccggctc 300atcgccgagc ggacgcccgg agacctcgac
aagatcctct tcaccaacgg cggggccgac 360gccatcgagc acgccgtgcg
catggcgcgg atacacaccg ggcggcccaa ggtgctgtcc 420gcataccgct
cctaccacgg tggcacccag caggccgtca acatcaccgg tgatccgcgc
480cgctgggcct ccgacagcgc ctcggcgggc gtcgtgcact tctgggcgcc
gtacctctac 540cggtcgcgct tctacgcgga gaccgagcag caggagtgtg
agcgggcgct ggagcacctg 600gagacgacca tcgccttcga ggggccgggc
acgatcgccg cgatcgtgct ggagaccgtt 660ccggggaccg cggggatcat
ggttccgccg cccggatatc tcgccggggt gcgtgagctg 720tgcgacaagt
acggcatcgt cttcgtcctg gacgaggtga tggccgggtt cggacggacc
780ggtgagtggt tcgccgcgga tctcttcgac gtcacacccg acctgatgac
cttcgccaag 840ggcgtgaact ccggatatgt gccgctgggc ggtgtcgcga
tctccgggaa gatcgccgag 900accttcggga agcgggccta cccgggcggt
ctgacctact ccgggcatcc gctcgcctgc 960gccgccgccg tcgccacgat
caacgtcatg gccgaggagg gggtcgtcga gaacgcggcg 1020aacctcggcg
cccgggtcat cgagccgggg ctgcgcgagc tggccgagcg gcacccgtcc
1080gtgggcgagg tgcgcggtgt cggcatgttc tgggcgctgg agctggtcaa
ggaccgggag 1140acgcgggagc cgctggtgcc gtacaacgcg gcgggcgagg
cgaacgcgcc gatggccgcc 1200ttcggtgccg ccgccaaggc gaacggcctg
tggccgttca tcaacatgaa ccgcacgcac 1260gtcgtgcccc cgtgcaacgt
cacggaggcc gaggccaagg aaggcctggc ggccctcgac 1320gcggccctct
cggtggcgga cgagtacacg gtttag 135612451PRTStreptomyces avermitilis
12Met Thr Pro Gln Pro Asn Pro Gln Val Gly Ala Ala Val Lys Ala Ala1
5 10 15Asp Arg Ala His Val Phe His Thr Trp Ser Ala Gln Glu Leu Ile
Asp 20 25 30Pro Leu Ala Val Ala Gly Ala Glu Gly Ser Tyr Phe Trp Asp
Tyr Asp 35 40 45Gly Arg Arg Tyr Leu Asp Phe Thr Ser Gly Leu Val Phe
Thr Asn Ile 50 55 60Gly Tyr Gln His Pro Lys Val Val Ala Ala Ile Gln
Glu Gln Ala Ala65 70 75 80Ser Leu Thr Thr Phe Ala Pro Ala Phe Ala
Val Glu Ala Arg Ser Glu 85 90 95Ala Ala Arg Leu Ile Ala Glu Arg Thr
Pro Gly Asp Leu Asp Lys Ile 100 105 110Leu Phe Thr Asn Gly Gly Ala
Asp Ala Ile Glu His Ala Val Arg Met 115 120 125Ala Arg Ile His Thr
Gly Arg Pro Lys Val Leu Ser Ala Tyr Arg Ser 130 135 140Tyr His Gly
Gly Thr Gln Gln Ala Val Asn Ile Thr Gly Asp Pro Arg145 150 155
160Arg Trp Ala Ser Asp Ser Ala Ser Ala Gly Val Val His Phe Trp Ala
165 170 175Pro Tyr Leu Tyr Arg Ser Arg Phe Tyr Ala Glu Thr Glu Gln
Gln Glu 180 185 190Cys Glu Arg Ala Leu Glu His Leu Glu Thr Thr Ile
Ala Phe Glu Gly 195 200 205Pro Gly Thr Ile Ala Ala Ile Val Leu Glu
Thr Val Pro Gly Thr Ala 210 215 220Gly Ile Met Val Pro Pro Pro Gly
Tyr Leu Ala Gly Val Arg Glu Leu225 230 235 240Cys Asp Lys Tyr Gly
Ile Val Phe Val Leu Asp Glu Val Met Ala Gly 245 250 255Phe Gly Arg
Thr Gly Glu Trp Phe Ala Ala Asp Leu Phe Asp Val Thr 260 265 270Pro
Asp Leu Met Thr Phe Ala Lys Gly Val Asn Ser Gly Tyr Val Pro 275 280
285Leu Gly Gly Val Ala Ile Ser Gly Lys Ile Ala Glu Thr Phe Gly Lys
290 295 300Arg Ala Tyr Pro Gly Gly Leu Thr Tyr Ser Gly His Pro Leu
Ala Cys305 310 315 320Ala Ala Ala Val Ala Thr Ile Asn Val Met Ala
Glu Glu Gly Val Val 325 330 335Glu Asn Ala Ala Asn Leu Gly Ala Arg
Val Ile Glu Pro Gly Leu Arg 340 345 350Glu Leu Ala Glu Arg His Pro
Ser Val Gly Glu Val Arg Gly Val Gly 355 360 365Met Phe Trp Ala Leu
Glu Leu Val Lys Asp Arg Glu Thr Arg Glu Pro 370 375 380Leu Val Pro
Tyr Asn Ala Ala Gly Glu Ala Asn Ala Pro Met Ala Ala385 390 395
400Phe Gly Ala Ala Ala Lys Ala Asn Gly Leu Trp Pro Phe Ile Asn Met
405 410 415Asn Arg Thr His Val Val Pro Pro Cys Asn Val Thr Glu Ala
Glu Ala 420 425 430Lys Glu Gly Leu Ala Ala Leu Asp Ala Ala Leu Ser
Val Ala Asp Glu 435 440 445Tyr Thr Val 450131356DNAStreptomyces
avermitilis 13atgacccatc agccgaatcc ccaggtcggt gccgccgtca
aggccgcgga ccgtgcgcat 60gtcttccact cctggtcagc gcaggagctc atcgacccgc
tcgccgtcgc cggtgcggag 120gggtcgtact tctgggacta cgacggcagg
cggtacctgg acttcaccag cggactcgtc 180ttcaccaaca tcgggtacca
gcaccccaag gtcgtcgccg ccattcagga gcaggccgcg 240agcctgacca
ccttcgcgcc cgccttcgcc gtcgaggcgc ggtccgaggc ggcccggctc
300atcgccgagc ggacgcccgg agacctcgac aagatcttct tcaccaacgg
cggggccgac 360gccatcgagc acgccgtgcg catggcgcgg atacacgccg
ggcggcccaa ggtgctgtcc 420gcctaccgct cctaccacgg tggcacccag
caggccgtca acatcaccgg tgatccgcgc 480cgctgggcct ccgacagcgc
ctcggcgggc gtcgtgcact tctgggcgcc gtacctctac 540cggtcgcgct
tctacgcgga gaccgagcag caggagtgtg agcgggcgct ggagcacctg
600gagacgacca tcgccttcga ggggccgggc acgatcgccg cgatcgtgct
ggagaccgtt 660ccggggaccg cggggatcat ggttccgccg cccggatatc
tcgccggggt gcgtgagctg 720tgcgacaagt acggcatcgt cttcgtcctg
gacgaggtga tggccgggtt cggacggacc 780ggtgagtggt tcgccgcgga
tctcttcgac gtcacacccg acctgatgac cttcgccaag 840ggcgtgaact
ccggatatgt gccgctgggc ggtgtcgcga tctccgggaa gatcgccgag
900accttcggga agcgggccta cccgggcggt ctgacctact ccgggcatcc
gctcgcctgc 960gccgccgccg tcgccacgat caacgtcatg gccgaggagg
gggtcgtcga gaacgcggcg 1020aacctcggcg cccgggtcat cgagccgggg
ctgcgcgagc tggccgagcg gcacccgtcc 1080gtgggcgagg tgcgcggtgt
cggcatgttc tgggcgctgg agctggtcaa ggaccgggag 1140acgcgggagc
cgctggtgcc gtacaacgcg gcgggcgagg cgaacgcgcc gatggccgcc
1200ttcggtgccg ccgccaaggc gaacggcctg tggccgttca tcaacatgaa
ccgcacgcac 1260gtcgtgcccc cgtgcaacgt cacggaggcc gaggccaagg
aaggcctggc ggccctcgac 1320gcggccctct cggtggcgga cgagtacacg gtttag
135614451PRTStreptomyces avermitilis 14Met Thr His Gln Pro Asn Pro
Gln Val Gly Ala Ala Val Lys Ala Ala1 5 10 15Asp Arg Ala His Val Phe
His Ser Trp Ser Ala Gln Glu Leu Ile Asp 20 25 30Pro Leu Ala Val Ala
Gly Ala Glu Gly Ser Tyr Phe Trp Asp Tyr Asp 35 40 45Gly Arg Arg Tyr
Leu Asp Phe Thr Ser Gly Leu Val Phe Thr Asn Ile 50 55 60Gly Tyr Gln
His Pro Lys Val Val Ala Ala Ile Gln Glu Gln Ala Ala65 70 75 80Ser
Leu Thr Thr Phe Ala Pro Ala Phe Ala Val Glu Ala Arg Ser Glu 85 90
95Ala Ala Arg Leu Ile Ala Glu Arg Thr Pro Gly Asp Leu Asp Lys Ile
100 105 110Phe Phe Thr Asn Gly Gly Ala Asp Ala Ile Glu His Ala Val
Arg Met 115 120 125Ala Arg Ile His Ala Gly Arg Pro Lys Val Leu Ser
Ala Tyr Arg Ser 130 135 140Tyr His Gly Gly Thr Gln Gln Ala Val Asn
Ile Thr Gly Asp Pro Arg145 150 155 160Arg Trp Ala Ser Asp Ser Ala
Ser Ala Gly Val Val His Phe Trp Ala 165 170 175Pro Tyr Leu Tyr Arg
Ser Arg Phe Tyr Ala Glu Thr Glu Gln Gln Glu 180 185 190Cys Glu Arg
Ala Leu Glu His Leu Glu Thr Thr Ile Ala Phe Glu Gly 195 200 205Pro
Gly Thr Ile Ala Ala Ile Val Leu Glu Thr Val Pro Gly Thr Ala 210 215
220Gly Ile Met Val Pro Pro Pro Gly Tyr Leu Ala Gly Val Arg Glu
Leu225 230 235 240Cys Asp Lys Tyr Gly Ile Val Phe Val Leu Asp Glu
Val Met Ala Gly 245 250 255Phe Gly Arg Thr Gly Glu Trp Phe Ala Ala
Asp Leu Phe Asp Val Thr 260 265 270Pro Asp Leu Met Thr Phe Ala Lys
Gly Val Asn Ser Gly Tyr Val Pro 275 280 285Leu Gly Gly Val Ala Ile
Ser Gly Lys Ile Ala Glu Thr Phe Gly Lys 290 295 300Arg Ala Tyr Pro
Gly Gly Leu Thr Tyr Ser Gly His Pro Leu Ala Cys305 310 315 320Ala
Ala Ala Val Ala Thr Ile Asn Val Met Ala Glu Glu Gly Val Val 325 330
335Glu Asn Ala Ala Asn Leu Gly Ala Arg Val Ile Glu Pro Gly Leu Arg
340 345 350Glu Leu Ala Glu Arg His Pro Ser Val Gly Glu Val Arg Gly
Val Gly 355 360 365Met Phe Trp Ala Leu Glu Leu Val Lys Asp Arg Glu
Thr Arg Glu Pro 370 375 380Leu Val Pro Tyr Asn Ala Ala Gly Glu Ala
Asn Ala Pro Met Ala Ala385 390 395 400Phe Gly Ala Ala Ala Lys Ala
Asn Gly Leu Trp Pro Phe Ile Asn Met 405 410 415Asn Arg Thr His Val
Val Pro Pro Cys Asn Val Thr Glu Ala Glu Ala 420 425 430Lys Glu Gly
Leu Ala Ala Leu Asp Ala Ala Leu Ser Val Ala Asp Glu 435 440 445Tyr
Thr Val 4501530DNAArtificial sequenceSynthetic oligonucleotide
primer 15aaggtacata tgacccatca gccgaatccc 30161356DNAStreptomyces
avermitilis 16atgacccatc agccgaatcc ccaggtcggt gccgccgtca
aggccgcgga ccgtgcgcat 60gtcttccaca cctggtcagc gcaggagctc atcgacccgc
tcgccgtcgc cggtgcggag 120gggtcgtact tctgggacta cgacggcagg
cggtacctgg acttcaccag cggactcgtc 180ttcaccaaca tcgggtacca
gcaccccaag gtcgtcgccg ccattcagga gcaggccgcg 240agcctgacca
ccttcgcgcc cgccttcgcc gtcgaggcgc ggtccgaggc ggcccggctc
300atcgccgagc ggacgcccgg agacctcgac aagatcctct tcaccaacgg
cggggccgac 360gccatcgagc acgccgtgcg catggcgcgg atacacaccg
ggcggcccaa ggtgctgtcc 420gcataccgct cctaccacgg tggcacccag
caggccgtca acatcaccgg tgatccgcgc 480cgctgggcct ccgacagcgc
ctcggcgggc gtcgtgcact tctgggcgcc gtacctctac 540cggtcgcgct
tctacgcgga gaccgagcag caggagtgtg agcgggcgct ggagcacctg
600gagacgacca tcgccttcga ggggccgggc acgatcgccg cgatcgtgct
ggagaccgtt 660ccggggaccg cggggatcat ggttccgccg cccggatatc
tcgccggggt gcgtgagctg 720tgcgacaagt acggcatcgt cttcgtcctg
gacgaggtga tggccgggtt cggacggacc 780ggtgagtggt tcgccgcgga
tctcttcgac gtcacacccg acctgatgac cttcgccaag 840ggcgtgaact
ccggatatgt gccgctgggc ggtgtcgcga tctccgggaa gatcgccgag
900accttcggga agcgggccta cccgggcggt ctgacctact ccgggcatcc
gctcgcctgc 960gccgccgccg tcgccacgat caacgtcatg gccgaggagg
gggtcgtcga gaacgcggcg 1020aacctcggcg cccgggtcat cgagccgggg
ctgcgcgagc tggccgagcg gcacccgtcc 1080gtgggcgagg tgcgcggtgt
cggcatgttc tgggcgctgg agctggtcaa ggaccgggag 1140acgcgggagc
cgctggtgcc gtacaacgcg gcgggcgagg cgaacgcgcc gatggccgcc
1200ttcggtgccg ccgccaaggc gaacggcctg tggccgttca tcaacatgaa
ccgcacgcac 1260gtcgtgcccc cgtgcaacgt cacggaggcc gaggccaagg
aaggcctggc ggccctcgac 1320gcggccctct cggtggcgga cgagtacacg gtttag
135617451PRTStreptomyces avermitilis 17Met Thr His Gln Pro Asn Pro
Gln Val Gly Ala Ala Val Lys Ala Ala1 5 10 15Asp Arg Ala His Val Phe
His Thr Trp Ser Ala Gln Glu Leu Ile Asp 20 25 30Pro Leu Ala Val Ala
Gly Ala Glu Gly Ser Tyr Phe Trp Asp Tyr Asp 35 40 45Gly Arg Arg Tyr
Leu Asp Phe Thr Ser Gly Leu Val Phe Thr Asn Ile 50 55 60Gly Tyr Gln
His Pro Lys Val Val Ala Ala Ile Gln Glu Gln Ala Ala65 70 75 80Ser
Leu Thr Thr Phe Ala Pro Ala Phe Ala Val Glu Ala Arg Ser Glu 85 90
95Ala Ala Arg Leu Ile Ala Glu Arg Thr Pro Gly Asp Leu Asp Lys Ile
100 105 110Leu Phe Thr Asn Gly Gly Ala Asp Ala Ile Glu His Ala Val
Arg Met 115 120 125Ala Arg Ile His Thr Gly Arg Pro Lys Val Leu Ser
Ala Tyr Arg Ser 130 135 140Tyr His Gly Gly Thr Gln Gln Ala Val Asn
Ile Thr Gly Asp Pro Arg145 150 155 160Arg Trp Ala Ser Asp Ser Ala
Ser Ala Gly Val Val His Phe Trp Ala 165 170 175Pro Tyr Leu Tyr Arg
Ser Arg Phe Tyr Ala Glu Thr Glu Gln Gln Glu 180 185 190Cys Glu Arg
Ala Leu Glu His Leu Glu Thr Thr Ile Ala Phe Glu Gly 195 200 205Pro
Gly Thr Ile Ala Ala Ile Val Leu Glu Thr Val Pro Gly Thr Ala 210 215
220Gly Ile Met Val Pro Pro Pro Gly Tyr Leu Ala Gly Val Arg Glu
Leu225 230 235 240Cys Asp Lys Tyr Gly Ile Val Phe Val Leu Asp Glu
Val Met Ala Gly 245 250 255Phe Gly Arg Thr Gly Glu Trp Phe Ala Ala
Asp Leu Phe Asp Val Thr 260 265 270Pro Asp Leu Met Thr Phe Ala Lys
Gly Val Asn Ser Gly Tyr Val Pro 275 280 285Leu Gly Gly Val Ala Ile
Ser Gly Lys Ile Ala Glu Thr Phe Gly Lys 290 295 300Arg Ala Tyr Pro
Gly Gly Leu Thr Tyr Ser Gly His Pro Leu Ala Cys305 310 315 320Ala
Ala Ala Val Ala Thr Ile Asn Val Met Ala Glu Glu Gly Val Val 325 330
335Glu Asn Ala Ala Asn Leu Gly Ala Arg Val Ile Glu Pro Gly Leu Arg
340 345 350Glu Leu Ala Glu Arg His Pro Ser Val Gly Glu Val Arg Gly
Val Gly 355 360 365Met Phe Trp Ala Leu Glu Leu Val Lys Asp Arg Glu
Thr Arg Glu Pro 370 375 380Leu Val Pro Tyr Asn Ala Ala Gly Glu Ala
Asn Ala Pro Met Ala Ala385 390 395 400Phe Gly Ala Ala Ala Lys Ala
Asn Gly Leu Trp Pro Phe Ile Asn Met 405 410 415Asn Arg Thr His Val
Val Pro Pro Cys Asn Val Thr Glu Ala Glu Ala 420 425 430Lys Glu Gly
Leu Ala Ala Leu Asp Ala Ala Leu Ser Val Ala Asp Glu 435 440 445Tyr
Thr Val 450181356DNAStreptomyces avermitilis 18atgacccatc
agccgaatcc ccaggtcggt gccgccgtca aggccgcgga ccgtgcgcat 60gtcttccaca
cctggtcagc gcaggagctc atcgacccgc tcgccgtcgc cggtgcggag
120gggtcgtact tctgggacta cgacggcagg cggtacctgg acttcaccag
cggactcgtc 180ttcaccaaca tcgggtacca gcaccctaag gtcgtcgccg
ccattcagga gcaggccgcg 240agcctgacca ccttcgcgcc cgccttcgcc
gtcgaggcgc ggtccgaggc ggcccggctc 300atcgccgagc ggacgcccgg
agacctcaac aagatcctct tcaccaacgg cggggccgac 360gccatcgagc
acgccgtgcg gatggcgcgg atacacaccg ggcggcccaa ggtgctgtcc
420gcataccgct cctaccacgg tggcacccag caggccgtca acatcaccgg
cgatccgcgc 480cgctgggcct ccgacagcgc ctcggcgggc gtcgtgcact
tctgggcgcc gtacctctac 540cggtcgcgct tctacgcgga gaccgagcag
caggagtgtg agcgggcgct ggagcacctg 600gagacgacca tcgccttcga
ggggccgggc acgatcgccg cgatcgtgct ggagaccgtt 660ccggggaccg
cggggatcat ggttccgccg cccggatatc tcgccggggt gcgtgagctg
720tgcgacaagt acggcatcgt cttcgtcctg gacgaggtga tggccgggtt
cggacggacc 780ggtgagtggt tcgccgcgga tctcttcgac gtcacacccg
acctgatgac cttcgccaag 840ggcgtgaact ccggatatgt gccgctgggc
ggtgtcgcga tctccgggaa gatcgccgag 900accttcggga agcgggccta
cccgggcggt ctgacctact ccgggcatcc gctcgcctgc 960gccgccgccg
tcgccacgat caacgtcatg gccgaggagg gggtcgtcga gaacgcggcg
1020aacctcggcg cccgggtcat cgagccgggg ctgcgcgagc tggccgagcg
gcacccgtcc 1080gtgggcgagg tgcgcggtgt cggcatgttc tgggcgctgg
agctggtcaa ggaccgggag 1140acgcgggagc cgctggtgcc gtacaacgcg
gcgggcgagg cgaacgcgcc gatggccgcc 1200ttcggtgccg ccgccaaggc
gaacggcctg tggccgttca tcaacatgaa ccgcacgcac 1260gtcgtgcccc
cgtgcaacgt cacggaggcc gaggccaagg aaggcctggc ggccctcgac
1320gcggccctct cggtggcgga cgagtacacg gtttag
135619451PRTStreptomyces avermitilis 19Met Thr His Gln Pro Asn Pro
Gln Val Gly Ala Ala Val Lys Ala Ala1 5 10 15Asp Arg Ala His Val Phe
His Thr Trp Ser Ala Gln Glu Leu Ile Asp 20 25 30Pro Leu Ala Val Ala
Gly Ala Glu Gly Ser Tyr Phe Trp Asp Tyr Asp 35 40 45Gly Arg Arg Tyr
Leu Asp Phe Thr Ser Gly Leu Val Phe Thr Asn Ile 50 55 60Gly Tyr Gln
His Pro Lys Val Val Ala Ala Ile Gln Glu Gln Ala Ala65 70 75 80Ser
Leu Thr Thr Phe Ala Pro Ala Phe Ala Val Glu Ala Arg Ser Glu 85 90
95Ala Ala Arg Leu Ile Ala Glu Arg Thr Pro Gly Asp Leu Asn Lys Ile
100 105 110Leu Phe Thr Asn Gly Gly Ala Asp Ala Ile Glu His Ala Val
Arg Met 115 120 125Ala Arg Ile His Thr Gly Arg Pro Lys Val Leu Ser
Ala Tyr Arg Ser 130 135 140Tyr His Gly Gly Thr Gln Gln Ala Val Asn
Ile Thr Gly Asp Pro Arg145 150 155 160Arg Trp Ala Ser Asp Ser Ala
Ser Ala Gly Val Val His Phe Trp Ala 165 170 175Pro Tyr Leu Tyr Arg
Ser Arg Phe Tyr Ala Glu Thr Glu Gln Gln Glu 180 185 190Cys Glu Arg
Ala Leu Glu His Leu Glu Thr Thr Ile Ala Phe Glu Gly 195 200 205Pro
Gly Thr Ile Ala Ala Ile Val Leu Glu Thr Val Pro Gly Thr Ala 210 215
220Gly Ile Met Val Pro Pro Pro Gly Tyr Leu Ala Gly Val Arg Glu
Leu225 230 235 240Cys Asp Lys Tyr Gly Ile Val Phe Val Leu Asp Glu
Val Met Ala Gly 245 250 255Phe Gly Arg Thr Gly Glu Trp Phe Ala Ala
Asp Leu Phe Asp Val Thr 260 265 270Pro Asp Leu Met Thr Phe Ala Lys
Gly Val Asn Ser Gly Tyr Val Pro 275 280 285Leu Gly Gly Val Ala Ile
Ser Gly Lys Ile Ala Glu Thr Phe Gly Lys 290 295 300Arg Ala Tyr Pro
Gly Gly Leu Thr Tyr Ser Gly His Pro Leu Ala Cys305 310 315 320Ala
Ala Ala Val Ala Thr Ile Asn Val Met Ala Glu Glu Gly Val Val 325 330
335Glu Asn Ala Ala Asn Leu Gly Ala Arg Val Ile Glu Pro Gly Leu Arg
340 345 350Glu Leu Ala Glu Arg His Pro Ser Val Gly Glu Val Arg Gly
Val Gly 355 360 365Met Phe Trp Ala Leu Glu Leu Val Lys Asp Arg Glu
Thr Arg Glu Pro 370 375 380Leu Val Pro Tyr Asn Ala Ala Gly Glu Ala
Asn Ala Pro Met Ala Ala385 390 395 400Phe Gly Ala Ala Ala Lys Ala
Asn Gly Leu Trp Pro Phe Ile Asn Met 405 410 415Asn Arg Thr His Val
Val Pro Pro Cys Asn Val Thr Glu Ala Glu Ala 420 425 430Lys Glu Gly
Leu Ala Ala Leu Asp Ala Ala Leu Ser Val Ala Asp Glu 435 440 445Tyr
Thr Val 45020897DNAPseudomonas aeruginosa 20atgaccgaca tcgcattcct
cggcctgggc aacatgggtg ggccgatggc cgccaacctg 60ctcaaggccg gccaccgggt
gaatgtcttc gacttgcagc ccaaggccgt gctgggcctg 120gtcgagcagg
gcgcgcaggg cgccgatagc gccttgcagt gctgcgaagg cgccgaagtg
180gtgatcagca tgctgccggc cgggcagcac gtggaaagcc tgtatctcgg
cgacgacggc 240ctgctcgcgc gggtcgccgg caagcccctg ctgatcgact
gctcgaccat cgccccggag 300accgcgcgca aggtcgccga ggccgccgcg
gcgaagggcc tgaccctgct cgacgcgccg 360gtttccggcg gcgtcggcgg
cgcccgcgcc ggcaccctga gcttcatcgt cggcggcccc 420gccgaaggct
tcgcgcgggc ccggccggtc ctcgagaaca tgggccggaa catcttccac
480gccggcgatc acggcgccgg ccaggtggcg aagatctgca acaacatgct
cctcggcatc 540ctcatggccg gcaccgccga ggccctggcg ctgggggtga
agaacggcct cgacccggcg 600gtgctgtccg aggtgatgaa gcagagttcc
ggcggcaact gggcgctgaa cctctacaac 660ccctggcccg gggtgatgcc
gcaggcgccg gcgagcaacg gctatgccgg cggtttccag 720gtgcgcctga
tgaacaagga cctcggcctg gcgctggcca acgcccaggc ggtgcaggcc
780tcgacgccgc tcggcgcgct ggcgcgcaac ctgttcagcc tgcacgccca
ggccgatgcc 840gagcacgagg ggctggactt ctccagcatc cagaagctct
accgcggcaa ggactga 89721298PRTPseudomonas aeruginosa 21Met Thr Asp
Ile Ala Phe Leu Gly Leu Gly Asn Met Gly Gly Pro Met1 5 10 15Ala Ala
Asn Leu Leu Lys Ala Gly His Arg Val Asn Val Phe Asp Leu 20 25 30Gln
Pro Lys Ala Val Leu Gly Leu Val Glu Gln Gly Ala Gln Gly Ala 35 40
45Asp Ser Ala Leu Gln Cys Cys Glu Gly Ala Glu Val Val Ile Ser Met
50 55 60Leu Pro Ala Gly Gln His Val Glu Ser Leu Tyr Leu Gly Asp Asp
Gly65 70 75 80Leu Leu Ala Arg Val Ala Gly Lys Pro Leu Leu Ile Asp
Cys Ser Thr 85 90 95Ile Ala Pro Glu Thr Ala Arg Lys Val Ala Glu Ala
Ala Ala Ala Lys 100 105 110Gly Leu Thr Leu Leu Asp Ala Pro Val Ser
Gly Gly Val Gly Gly Ala 115 120 125Arg Ala Gly Thr Leu Ser Phe Ile
Val Gly Gly Pro Ala Glu Gly Phe 130 135 140Ala Arg Ala Arg Pro Val
Leu Glu Asn Met Gly Arg Asn Ile Phe His145 150 155 160Ala Gly Asp
His Gly Ala Gly Gln Val Ala Lys Ile Cys Asn Asn Met 165 170 175Leu
Leu Gly Ile Leu Met Ala Gly Thr Ala Glu Ala Leu Ala Leu Gly 180 185
190Val Lys Asn Gly Leu Asp Pro Ala Val Leu Ser Glu Val Met Lys Gln
195 200 205Ser Ser Gly Gly Asn Trp Ala Leu Asn Leu Tyr Asn Pro Trp
Pro Gly 210 215 220Val Met Pro Gln Ala Pro Ala Ser Asn Gly Tyr Ala
Gly Gly Phe Gln225 230 235 240Val Arg Leu Met Asn Lys Asp Leu Gly
Leu Ala Leu Ala Asn Ala Gln 245 250 255Ala Val Gln Ala Ser Thr Pro
Leu Gly Ala Leu Ala Arg Asn Leu Phe 260 265 270Ser Leu His Ala Gln
Ala Asp Ala Glu His Glu Gly Leu Asp Phe Ser 275 280 285Ser Ile Gln
Lys Leu Tyr Arg Gly Lys Asp 290 295221387DNAAlcaligenes
faecalisCDS(408)..(1304) 22cattacacag gctctgcagc agtggcaggg
cagtgccgac ccctggttgt cccgtgccgc 60gcaaaccttc gccaaaggtg cgcctggttc
ggctcgtttg tcctttgagc tgctggagag 120ggtgcatcac ctgtctttgg
ccgatgtttt ccgtctggaa tacattgtgt cgctgcaatg 180tggcgtacag
ggcgacttcc aggaaggcat acgggcactg ctgattgata aagacaaaca
240gccgcgctgg aatcctgcct cgctggaaca ggcggatgca cgctgggtgg
aacgtttttt 300tgttcctgcc tggccggcag aaacgactca tcccttggct
gacctgtaac ccaggcagac 360cgctgcggcg ccagacggcg ccgctttcat
aatgacgagg agacaaa atg agt aac 416Met Ser Asn1acg att gca ttt atc
ggg ctg ggc cat atg ggt aaa ccc atg gcg ctg 464Thr Ile Ala Phe Ile
Gly Leu Gly His Met Gly Lys Pro Met Ala Leu 5 10 15aat ctg ctc aaa
gcc ggt cat agc ctg aac gtc ttt gac ttg aat gcg 512Asn Leu Leu Lys
Ala Gly His Ser Leu Asn Val Phe Asp Leu Asn Ala20 25 30 35caa gcc
atg cag gaa ctg cag gca gca ggg gca cag gtg ggg gaa tcg 560Gln Ala
Met Gln Glu Leu Gln Ala Ala Gly Ala Gln Val Gly Glu Ser 40 45 50gcg
gtg caa atc gcc caa gac gcg cag atg gtc ttt acc atg ctg cct 608Ala
Val Gln Ile Ala Gln Asp Ala Gln Met Val Phe Thr Met Leu Pro 55 60
65gct ggc cgc cat gtt cgt cag gtt tac gag ggc gag aac ggc ttg ctg
656Ala Gly Arg His Val Arg Gln Val Tyr Glu Gly Glu Asn Gly Leu Leu
70 75 80cag act gtg gcc ccc ggt acg gtg ctg gtc gat tgc agc acc att
gat 704Gln Thr Val Ala Pro Gly Thr Val Leu Val Asp Cys Ser Thr Ile
Asp 85 90 95gcg caa acc agc cag gat ctg gcg gcc aaa gcc agc aag ctg
ggt ctg 752Ala Gln Thr Ser Gln Asp Leu Ala Ala Lys Ala Ser Lys Leu
Gly Leu100 105 110 115ttc atg ctg gat gcg ccg gtc tcc ggt ggg acc
ggt ggc gcc att gct 800Phe Met Leu Asp Ala Pro Val Ser Gly Gly Thr
Gly Gly Ala Ile Ala 120 125 130ggc acc ttg acc ttt atg gtc ggg ggc
gag gat cag gcc ctg gaa aag 848Gly Thr Leu Thr Phe Met Val Gly Gly
Glu Asp Gln Ala Leu Glu Lys 135 140 145gcg cgc cct tac ttg gat gcc
atg ggc aag aac att ttc cac gcg ggt 896Ala Arg Pro Tyr Leu Asp Ala
Met Gly Lys Asn Ile Phe His Ala Gly 150 155 160aaa gcc ggt gcg ggt
cag gtt gcc aag att tgc aac aat atg ctc ttg 944Lys Ala Gly Ala Gly
Gln Val Ala Lys Ile Cys Asn Asn Met Leu Leu 165 170 175ggg att ttg
atg gcg ggt act gct gaa gcc ttg gct ttg ggc gtt gcc 992Gly Ile Leu
Met Ala Gly Thr Ala Glu Ala Leu Ala Leu Gly Val Ala180 185 190
195cac ggt ctg gac cct gcc gtg ctg tcg acc atc atg gcg cgc agt tcc
1040His Gly Leu Asp Pro Ala Val Leu Ser Thr Ile Met Ala Arg Ser Ser
200 205 210ggt cga aac tgg gca acc gag ctg tac aac ccc tgg cct ggg
gtg atg 1088Gly Arg Asn Trp Ala Thr Glu Leu Tyr Asn Pro Trp Pro Gly
Val Met 215 220 225ccg gat gta ccg gct tcg cgt gat tat cag ggc ggt
ttt gcg acg ggc 1136Pro Asp Val Pro Ala Ser Arg Asp Tyr Gln Gly Gly
Phe Ala Thr Gly 230 235 240ctg atg ctc aaa gac ctg ggt ctg gca gcc
gat gcg gct gtc agc cag 1184Leu Met Leu Lys Asp Leu Gly Leu Ala Ala
Asp Ala Ala Val Ser Gln 245 250 255aac agc gcg acg cct ttg ggc gaa
ctg gca cgt aac ctg ttc gcc ttg 1232Asn Ser Ala Thr Pro Leu Gly Glu
Leu Ala Arg Asn Leu Phe Ala Leu260 265 270 275cac gcc gca caa ggt
cag aat gca ggg ctg gat ttc tcc agc att ctt 1280His Ala Ala Gln Gly
Gln Asn Ala Gly Leu Asp Phe Ser Ser Ile Leu 280 285 290aat ttg tac
cgt cag aag cac taa gttctggcag tgcgtagggc aggggctgca 1334Asn Leu
Tyr Arg Gln Lys His 295gttccagcgc ctgtccttgc tccaattgaa actggccttg
ttccaggtcc gcc 138723298PRTAlcaligenes faecalis 23Met Ser Asn Thr
Ile Ala Phe Ile Gly Leu Gly His Met Gly Lys Pro1 5 10 15Met Ala Leu
Asn Leu Leu Lys Ala Gly His Ser Leu Asn Val Phe Asp 20 25 30Leu Asn
Ala Gln Ala Met Gln Glu Leu Gln Ala Ala Gly Ala Gln Val 35 40 45Gly
Glu Ser Ala Val Gln Ile Ala Gln Asp Ala Gln Met Val Phe Thr 50 55
60Met Leu Pro Ala Gly Arg His Val Arg Gln Val Tyr Glu Gly Glu Asn65
70 75 80Gly Leu Leu Gln Thr Val Ala Pro Gly Thr Val Leu Val Asp Cys
Ser 85 90 95Thr Ile Asp Ala Gln Thr Ser Gln Asp Leu Ala Ala Lys Ala
Ser Lys 100 105 110Leu Gly Leu Phe Met Leu Asp Ala Pro Val Ser Gly
Gly Thr Gly Gly 115 120 125Ala Ile Ala Gly Thr Leu Thr Phe Met Val
Gly Gly Glu Asp Gln Ala 130 135 140Leu Glu Lys Ala Arg Pro Tyr Leu
Asp Ala Met Gly Lys Asn Ile Phe145 150 155 160His Ala Gly Lys Ala
Gly Ala Gly Gln Val Ala Lys Ile Cys Asn Asn 165 170 175Met Leu Leu
Gly Ile Leu Met Ala Gly Thr Ala Glu Ala Leu Ala Leu 180 185 190Gly
Val Ala His Gly Leu Asp Pro Ala Val Leu Ser Thr Ile Met Ala 195 200
205Arg Ser Ser Gly Arg Asn Trp Ala Thr Glu Leu Tyr Asn Pro Trp Pro
210 215 220Gly Val Met Pro Asp Val Pro Ala Ser Arg Asp Tyr Gln Gly
Gly Phe225 230 235 240Ala Thr Gly Leu Met Leu Lys Asp Leu Gly Leu
Ala Ala Asp Ala Ala 245 250 255Val Ser Gln Asn Ser Ala Thr Pro Leu
Gly Glu Leu Ala Arg Asn Leu 260 265 270Phe Ala Leu His Ala Ala Gln
Gly Gln Asn Ala Gly Leu Asp Phe Ser 275 280 285Ser Ile Leu Asn Leu
Tyr Arg Gln Lys His 290 2952450DNAArtificial sequenceSynthetic
oligonucleotide primer 24tactgcggcc gcaagaagga gatatagata
tgcgtattgc attcattggc 502534DNAArtificial sequenceSynthetic
oligonucleotide primer 25cctagtctag atcaatcctt cttgcgatac ccct
3426888DNAPseudomonas putida 26atgcgtattg cattcattgg cctgggcaac
atgggcgcgc ccatggcccg caacctgatc 60aaggccgggc atcagctgaa cctgttcgac
ctgaacaagg ccgtgctggc cgagctggca 120gaactgggcg ggcagatcag
cccctcgccc aaggacgcgg cggccaacag cgagctggtg 180atcaccatgc
tgccggccgc agcccatgtg cgtagcgtgt acttgaacga ggacggcgta
240ctggccggta ttcgtcctgg cacgccgacc gttgactgca gcaccatcga
cccgcagacc 300gcacgtgacg tgtccaaggc cgcagcggca aagggcgtgg
acatggggga tgcgccggtt 360tccggtggta ctggcggcgc ggcggccggc
accctgacgt tcatggtcgg cgccagtacc 420gagttgttcg ccagcctcaa
gccggtactg gagcagatgg gccgcaacat cgtgcactgc 480ggggaagtcg
gtaccggcca gatcgccaag atctgcaaca acctgctgct cggcatttcg
540atgatcggcg tgtccgaggc catggccctg ggtaacgcgc tgggtatcga
taccaaggtg 600ctggccggca tcatcaacag ttcgaccggg cgttgctgga
gctcggacac ctacaacccg 660tggccgggca tcatcgaaac cgcacctgca
tcgcgtggct acaccggtgg ctttggcgcc 720gaactcatgc tcaaggacct
ggggttggcc accgaagcgg cacgccaggc acaccaaccg 780gtgattctcg
gtgccgtggc ccagcagctg taccaggcca tgagcctgcg aggcgagggt
840ggcaaggact tctcggccat cgtagagggg tatcgcaaga aggattga
88827295PRTPseudomonas putida 27Met Arg Ile Ala Phe Ile Gly Leu Gly
Asn Met Gly Ala Pro Met Ala1 5 10 15Arg Asn Leu Ile Lys Ala Gly His
Gln Leu Asn Leu Phe Asp Leu Asn 20 25 30Lys Ala Val Leu Ala Glu Leu
Ala Glu Leu Gly Gly Gln Ile Ser Pro 35 40 45Ser Pro Lys Asp Ala Ala
Ala Asn Ser Glu Leu Val Ile Thr Met Leu 50 55 60Pro Ala Ala Ala His
Val Arg Ser Val Tyr Leu Asn Glu Asp Gly Val65 70 75 80Leu Ala Gly
Ile Arg Pro Gly Thr Pro Thr Val Asp Cys Ser Thr Ile 85 90 95Asp Pro
Gln Thr Ala Arg Asp Val Ser Lys Ala Ala Ala Ala Lys Gly 100 105
110Val Asp Met Gly Asp Ala Pro Val Ser Gly Gly Thr Gly Gly Ala Ala
115 120 125Ala Gly Thr Leu Thr Phe Met Val Gly Ala Ser Thr Glu Leu
Phe Ala 130 135 140Ser Leu Lys Pro Val Leu Glu Gln Met Gly Arg Asn
Ile Val His Cys145 150 155 160Gly Glu Val Gly Thr Gly Gln Ile Ala
Lys Ile Cys Asn Asn Leu Leu 165 170 175Leu Gly Ile Ser Met Ile Gly
Val Ser Glu Ala Met Ala Leu Gly Asn 180 185 190Ala Leu Gly Ile Asp
Thr Lys Val Leu Ala Gly Ile Ile Asn Ser Ser 195 200 205Thr Gly Arg
Cys Trp Ser Ser Asp Thr Tyr Asn Pro Trp Pro Gly Ile 210 215 220Ile
Glu Thr Ala Pro Ala Ser Arg Gly Tyr Thr Gly Gly Phe Gly Ala225 230
235 240Glu Leu Met Leu Lys Asp Leu Gly Leu Ala Thr Glu Ala Ala Arg
Gln 245 250 255Ala His Gln Pro Val Ile Leu Gly Ala Val Ala Gln Gln
Leu Tyr Gln 260 265 270Ala Met Ser Leu Arg Gly Glu Gly Gly Lys Asp
Phe Ser Ala Ile Val 275 280 285Glu Gly Tyr Arg Lys Lys Asp 290
2952853DNAArtificial sequenceSynthetic oligonucleotide primer
28ggaggtattt atatgcgtat ygcwttyaty gghctgggca acatgggcgc gcc
5329888DNAPseudomonas putida 29atgcgtattg catttatcgg tctgggcaac
atgggcgcgc ccatggcccg caacctgatc 60aaggccgggc atcagctgaa cctgttcgac
ctgaacaagg ccgtgctggc cgagctggca 120gaactgggcg ggcagatcag
cccctcgccc aaggacgcgg cggccaacag cgagctggtg 180atcaccatgc
tgccggccgc agcccatgtg
cgtagcgtgt acttgaacga ggacggcgta 240ctggccggta ttcgtcctgg
cacgccgacc gttgactgca gcaccatcga cccgcagacc 300gcacgtgacg
tgtccaaggc cgcagcggca aagggcgtgg acatggggga tgcgccggtt
360tccggtggta ctggcggcgc ggcggccggc accctgacgt tcatggtcgg
cgccagtacc 420gagttgttcg ccagcctcaa gccggtactg gagcagatgg
gccgcaacat cgtgcactgc 480ggggaagtcg gtaccggcca gatcgccaag
atctgcaaca acctgctgct cggcatttcg 540atgatcggcg tgtccgaggc
catggccctg ggtaacgcgc tgggtatcga taccaaggtg 600ctggccggca
tcatcaacag ttcgaccggg cgttgctgga gctcggacac ctacaacccg
660tggccgggca tcatcgaaac cgcacctgca tcgcgtggct acaccggtgg
ctttggcgcc 720gaactcatgc tcaaggacct ggggttggcc accgaagcgg
cacgccaggc acaccaaccg 780gtgattctcg gtgccgtggc ccagcagctg
taccaggcca tgagcctgcg aggcgagggt 840ggcaaggact tctcggccat
cgtagagggg tatcgcaaga aggattga 88830747DNAEscherichia coli
30atgatcgttt tagtaactgg agcaacggca ggttttggtg aatgcattac tcgtcgtttt
60attcaacaag ggcataaagt tatcgccact ggccgtcgcc aggaacggtt gcaggagtta
120aaagacgaac tgggagataa tctgtatatc gcccaactgg acgttcgcaa
ccgcgccgct 180attgaagaga tgctggcatc gcttcctgcc gagtggtgca
atattgatat cctggtaaat 240aatgccggcc tggcgttggg catggagcct
gcgcataaag ccagcgttga agactgggaa 300acgatgattg ataccaacaa
caaaggcctg gtatatatga cgcgcgccgt cttaccgggt 360atggttgaac
gtaatcatgg tcatattatt aacattggct caacggcagg tagctggccg
420tatgccggtg gtaacgttta cggtgcgacg aaagcgtttg ttcgtcagtt
tagcctgaat 480ctgcgtacgg atctgcatgg tacggcggtg cgcgtcaccg
acatcgaacc gggtctggtg 540ggtggtaccg agttttccaa tgtccgcttt
aaaggcgatg acggtaaagc agaaaaaacc 600tatcaaaata ccgttgcatt
gacgccagaa gatgtcagcg aagccgtctg gtgggtgtca 660acgctgcctg
ctcacgtcaa tatcaatacc ctggaaatga tgccggttac ccaaagctat
720gccggactga atgtccaccg tcagtaa 74731248PRTEscherichia coli 31Met
Ile Val Leu Val Thr Gly Ala Thr Ala Gly Phe Gly Glu Cys Ile1 5 10
15Thr Arg Arg Phe Ile Gln Gln Gly His Lys Val Ile Ala Thr Gly Arg
20 25 30Arg Gln Glu Arg Leu Gln Glu Leu Lys Asp Glu Leu Gly Asp Asn
Leu 35 40 45Tyr Ile Ala Gln Leu Asp Val Arg Asn Arg Ala Ala Ile Glu
Glu Met 50 55 60Leu Ala Ser Leu Pro Ala Glu Trp Cys Asn Ile Asp Ile
Leu Val Asn65 70 75 80Asn Ala Gly Leu Ala Leu Gly Met Glu Pro Ala
His Lys Ala Ser Val 85 90 95Glu Asp Trp Glu Thr Met Ile Asp Thr Asn
Asn Lys Gly Leu Val Tyr 100 105 110Met Thr Arg Ala Val Leu Pro Gly
Met Val Glu Arg Asn His Gly His 115 120 125Ile Ile Asn Ile Gly Ser
Thr Ala Gly Ser Trp Pro Tyr Ala Gly Gly 130 135 140Asn Val Tyr Gly
Ala Thr Lys Ala Phe Val Arg Gln Phe Ser Leu Asn145 150 155 160Leu
Arg Thr Asp Leu His Gly Thr Ala Val Arg Val Thr Asp Ile Glu 165 170
175Pro Gly Leu Val Gly Gly Thr Glu Phe Ser Asn Val Arg Phe Lys Gly
180 185 190Asp Asp Gly Lys Ala Glu Lys Thr Tyr Gln Asn Thr Val Ala
Leu Thr 195 200 205Pro Glu Asp Val Ser Glu Ala Val Trp Trp Val Ser
Thr Leu Pro Ala 210 215 220His Val Asn Ile Asn Thr Leu Glu Met Met
Pro Val Thr Gln Ser Tyr225 230 235 240Ala Gly Leu Asn Val His Arg
Gln 2453235DNAArtificial sequenceSynthetic oligonucleotide primer
32ggtagacata tgatcgtttt agtaactgga gcaac 353335DNAArtificial
sequenceSynthetic oligonucleotide primer 33gttctcggat ccttactgac
ggtggacatt cagtc 353433DNAArtificial sequenceSynthetic
oligonucleotide primer 34ggaattccat atgcatttaa atatgttaaa atc
333532DNAArtificial sequenceSynthetic oligonucleotide primer
35cccaagcttt agccaattgt cccgtgcttt tc 323633DNAArtificial
sequenceSynthetic oligonucleotide primer 36ggaattccat atgctgcgta
ccatgttcaa gtc 333728DNAArtificial sequenceSynthetic
oligonucleotide primer 37acacaagctt taggcggtga cggcctgc
2838384DNAClostridium acetobutylicum 38atgcatttaa atatgttaaa
atctaaaatt catagagcaa cagttgttca agctgattta 60aattatgttg gaagcataac
tattgataga aaccttatgg ataaagccaa tatacttgaa 120tacgaaaagg
tagagatagc aaatataaat aatggtgcta gatttgaaac ctacgtaata
180gctggagaag ctggaagtgg aataatatgc cttaatggag ccgctgcaag
atgtgcccaa 240gctggcgata aagtaataat tatgtgctat tgcagcttaa
cacctgaaga agcatcagaa 300catagaccaa aagtcgtatt tgtaaatgat
gacaatagta tatctaatgt tacagagtac 360gaaaagcacg ggacaattgg ctaa
38439127PRTClostridium acetobutylicum 39Met His Leu Asn Met Leu Lys
Ser Lys Ile His Arg Ala Thr Val Val1 5 10 15Gln Ala Asp Leu Asn Tyr
Val Gly Ser Ile Thr Ile Asp Arg Asn Leu 20 25 30Met Asp Lys Ala Asn
Ile Leu Glu Tyr Glu Lys Val Glu Ile Ala Asn 35 40 45Ile Asn Asn Gly
Ala Arg Phe Glu Thr Tyr Val Ile Ala Gly Glu Ala 50 55 60Gly Ser Gly
Ile Ile Cys Leu Asn Gly Ala Ala Ala Arg Cys Ala Gln65 70 75 80Ala
Gly Asp Lys Val Ile Ile Met Cys Tyr Cys Ser Leu Thr Pro Glu 85 90
95Glu Ala Ser Glu His Arg Pro Lys Val Val Phe Val Asn Asp Asp Asn
100 105 110Ser Ile Ser Asn Val Thr Glu Tyr Glu Lys His Gly Thr Ile
Gly 115 120 12540420DNAStreptomyces avermitilis 40atgctgcgta
ccatgttcaa gtccaagatc caccgagcca ccgtcaccca ggccgacctg 60cactacgtcg
gatccgtcac catcgacgcc gatcttctgg acgccgccga tctgctgccc
120ggcgagttgg ttcatatcgt cgacatcacc aacggtgccc gcctggagac
gtacgtcatc 180gagggcgagc gtggctccgg agtcgtcggg atcaacgggg
cggcggccca tctcgtccac 240cccggcgacc tggtgatcat catcagctac
gctcaggttt ccgacgccga ggcgagggca 300ctgcggccga gggtcgtgca
cgtggaccgc gacaaccgcg tcgtggccct gggcgcggac 360ccggccgagc
cggtaccggg ctcggaccag gcgcgcagcc cgcaggccgt caccgcctga
42041139PRTStreptomyces avermitilis 41Met Leu Arg Thr Met Phe Lys
Ser Lys Ile His Arg Ala Thr Val Thr1 5 10 15Gln Ala Asp Leu His Tyr
Val Gly Ser Val Thr Ile Asp Ala Asp Leu 20 25 30Leu Asp Ala Ala Asp
Leu Leu Pro Gly Glu Leu Val His Ile Val Asp 35 40 45Ile Thr Asn Gly
Ala Arg Leu Glu Thr Tyr Val Ile Glu Gly Glu Arg 50 55 60Gly Ser Gly
Val Val Gly Ile Asn Gly Ala Ala Ala His Leu Val His65 70 75 80Pro
Gly Asp Leu Val Ile Ile Ile Ser Tyr Ala Gln Val Ser Asp Ala 85 90
95Glu Ala Arg Ala Leu Arg Pro Arg Val Val His Val Asp Arg Asp Asn
100 105 110Arg Val Val Ala Leu Gly Ala Asp Pro Ala Glu Pro Val Pro
Gly Ser 115 120 125Asp Gln Ala Arg Ser Pro Gln Ala Val Thr Ala 130
1354269DNAArtificial sequenceSynthetic oligonucleotide primer
42taaacttgtt accgttatca cattcaggag atggagaacc atgaaacaag tgtaggctgg
60agctgcttc 694369DNAArtificial sequenceSynthetic oligonucleotide
primer 43tcatggcatg tccttattat gacgggaaat gccacccttt ttaccttagc
atatgaatat 60cctccttag 694422DNAArtificial sequenceSynthetic
oligonucleotide primer 44gggatttggt tctcgcataa tc
224520DNAArtificial sequenceSynthetic oligonucleotide primer
45gtagggtcgt ctccgtaaac 204665DNAArtificial sequenceSynthetic
oligonucleotide primer 46aggatacagg gctatcaaac gataagatgg
ggtgtctggg gtaatgtgta ggctggagct 60gcttc 654766DNAArtificial
sequenceSynthetic oligonucleotide primer 47gagcatactg acattactac
gcaatgcgga atattgttcg ttcatatgta cctttctcct 60ctttaa
664865DNAArtificial sequenceSynthetic oligonucleotide primer
48ccctgatagc ggacttccct tctgtaacca taatggaacc tcgtcgtgta ggctggagct
60gcttc 654966DNAArtificial sequenceSynthetic oligonucleotide
primer 49gcccagaatc gggtcggcag gagcggcggt aatgttctca aacatatgta
cctttctcct 60ctttaa 665069DNAArtificial sequenceSynthetic
oligonucleotide primer 50ctgtacccag gttttcccct ctttcacaga
gcggcgagcc aaataaaaag tgtaggctgg 60agctgcttc 695170DNAArtificial
sequenceSynthetic oligonucleotide primer 51tcaacagctg tatccccgtt
gagggtgagt tttgcttttg tatcagccac atgaatatcc 60gccttagttc
7052263DNAArtificial sequenceNucleotide sequence of a modified gltA
locus 52cagagctctg tacccaggtt ttcccctctt tcacagagcg gcgagccaaa
taaaaagtgt 60aggctggagc tgcttcgaag ttcctatact ttctagagaa taggaacttc
ggaataggaa 120ctaaagcgga tattcatgtg gctgatacaa aagcaaaact
caccctcaac ggggatacag 180ctgttgaact ggatgtgctg aaaggcacgc
tgggtcaaga tgttattgat atccgtactc 240tcggttcaaa aggtgtgttc acc
2635322DNAArtificial sequenceSynthetic oligonucleotide primer
53gattcgccat ttattcgtca tc 225419DNAArtificial sequenceSynthetic
oligonucleotide primer 54ctgggtcaaa ggtgaacac 195523DNAArtificial
sequenceSynthetic oligonucleotide primer 55gttttgcttt tgtatcagcc
aca 235669DNAArtificial sequenceSynthetic oligonucleotide primer
56gagcaatatc agaacgttaa ctaaatagag gcattgtgct gtgaatcttg tgtaggctgg
60agctgcttc 695769DNAArtificial sequenceSynthetic oligonucleotide
primer 57cgctgatttc ggtggaattc agttgcatgc tccagtcccc ttaagactgc
atatgaatat 60cctccttag 695820DNAArtificial sequenceSynthetic
oligonucleotide primer 58ctctgctgcg tactcagttc 205924DNAArtificial
sequenceSynthetic oligonucleotide primer 59gatcatttca ccctgcatac
aatc 24
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