Panwad Pingkhanont. Metabolic engineering of synechococcus elongatus pcc 7942 for mycosporine-2-glycine production under salt stress condition. Master's Degree(Microbiology and Microbial Technology). Chulalongkorn University. Office of Academic Resources. : Chulalongkorn University, 2018.
Metabolic engineering of synechococcus elongatus pcc 7942 for mycosporine-2-glycine production under salt stress condition
Abstract:
Mycosporine-like amino acids (MAAs) are a group of secondary metabolite which are synthesized by various microorganisms and algae. These compounds have a major role as UV screening compound. The additional roles of MAAs, such as, antioxidant, protection against stresses, and osmotic regulation are also reported. Mycosporine-2-glycine (M2G) is one of MAAs which has higher antioxidant property than other MAAs. Thus, it is interesting to increase the M2G production for cosmetic and pharmaceutical applications. In this study, M2G biosynthetic gene cluster (Ap3858-3855) from Aphanothece halophytica was successfully expressed in a fresh water cyanobacterium Synechococcus elongatus PCC 7942. Transcriptional analysis of Ap3858-3855 revealed that these four genes are independently transcribed, which is called monocistronic mRNA. Heterologous expression of Ap3858-3855 in S. elongatus showed that all four genes were highly up-regulated. Under NaCl stress, the highest up-regulation was observed in Ap3857 for approximately 2.39 ± 0.25 folds. Under KCl stress, the highest up-regulation was observed in Ap3856 for approximately 3.70 ± 0.35 folds. The expression level of antioxidant-related genes (sodB, catB and tpxA) in expressing cells revealed that only tpxA was up-regulated for 4.58 ± 0.58 folds under NaCl stress. While under KCl stress, sodB and tpxA were up-regulated for 4.09 ± 0.86 and 11.81 ± 1.02 folds, respectively. The expression of osmolyte-related genes: Synpcc7942_0808 and Synpcc7942_2522 revealed only Synpcc7942_0808 was up-regulated 3.89 ± 0.30 folds in expressing cells culturing under NaCl stress. Under KCl stress, Synpcc7942_0808 and Synpcc7942_2522 were up-regulated for 9.40 ± 0.88 and 3.52 ± 0.29 folds, respectively. Moreover, protein analysis by western blotting displayed the specific band of DDG-synthase (encoded by Ap3858). In expressing cells culturing under NaCl stress, protein expression was highly induced for 7.20 folds. Metabolite analysis revealed that M2G accumulation was increased in both salinity conditions. The highest M2G level was observed under NaCl stress together with exogenous supplementation of serine in which accounted for 7.35 ng/mgFW.
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