Enhancing ergosterol production in Pichia pastoris GS115 by overexpressing squalene synthase gene from Glycyrrhiza uralensis  

作　　者：LIU Ying ZHU Xiao-Qing LI Wen-Dong WEN Hao LIU Chun-Sheng 

机构地区：[1]School of Chinese Pharmacy,Beijing University of Chinese Medicine [2]Beijing Institute for Drug Control

出　　处：《Chinese Journal of Natural Medicines》2015年第5期338-345,共8页中国天然药物（英文版）

基　　金：supported by National Natural Science Fundation of China(No.81373909)

摘　　要：The present study was designed to determine the effects of copy number variations(CNVs) of squalene synthase 1(SQS1) gene on the mevalonate(MVA) pathway.SQS1 gene from G.uralensis(Gu SQS1) was cloned and over-expressed in Pichia pastoris GS115.Six recombinant P.pastoris strains containing different copy number of Gu SQS1 were constructed.HPLC was used to assay the level of ergosterol in all transgenic P.pastoris strains containing Gu SQS1.HPLC analysis showed that the contents of ergosterol in all of the transgenic P.pastoris containing Gu SQS1 were higher than that in the negative control.And with the increase of copy number of Gu SQS1,the content of ergosterol showed an increasing-decreasing-increasing pattern.The contents of ergosterol in 10-copy-Gu SQS1 P.pastoris and 47-copy-Gu SQS1 P.pastoris were significantly higher than that in the rest recombinant P.pastoris strains.In conclusion,the CNVs of Gu SQS1 influence the content of secondary metabolites in the MVA pathway.The present study provides a basis for over-expressing Gu SQS1 and increasing the content of glycyrrhizin in G.uralensis cultivars.The present study was designed to determine the effects of copy number variations （CNVs） of squalene synthase I（SQS1） gene on the mevalonate （MVA） pathway. SQS1 gene from G. uralensis （GuSQS1） was cloned and over-expressed in Piehia pastoris GS 115. Six recombinant P. pastoris strains containing different copy number of GuSQS 1 were constructed. HPLC was used to assay the level of ergosterol in all transgenic P. pastoris strains containing GuSQS1. HPLC analysis showed that the contents of ergosterol in all of the transgenic P. pastoris containing GuSQS 1 were higher than that in the negative control. And with the increase of copy number of GuSQS1, the content of ergosterol showed an increasing-decreasing-increasing pattern. The contents of ergosterol in 10-copy-GuSQS 1 P. pastoris and 47-copy-GuSQS 1 P. pastoris were significantly higher than that in the rest recombinant P. pastoris strains. In conclusion, the CNVs of GuSQS 1 influence the content of secondary metabolites in the MVA pathway. The present study provides a basis for over-expressing GuSQSI and increasing the content of glycyrrhizin in G uralensis cultivars.

关 键 词：Glycyrrhiza uralensis GuSQS1 OVER-EXPRESSION Pichia pastoris Copy number variations 

分 类 号：Q812[生物学—生物工程]