Patent Application: US-93900297-A

Abstract:
disclosed is a cellobiose phosphorylase gene coding for a protein consisting of the amino acid sequence of seq id no : 16 as set forth in the sequence listing , a plasmid vector comprising the cellobiose phosphorylase gene and a transformant transformed with the plasmid vector .

Description:
by the present inventors , cellobiose phosphorylase extracted from microorganisms of the genus cellvibrio having the ability to produce cellobiose phosphorylase was highly purified , and its n - terminal amino acid sequence was determined . further , this cellobiose phosphorylase was digested with an enzyme to prepare peptide fragments , and their amino acid sequences were determined . then , primers ( seq id nos : 13 and 14 ) were prepared based on nucleotide sequences deduced from these amino acid sequences . the primers were used in polymerase chain reaction ( pcr ) using as a template genomic dna extracted from microorganisms of the genus cellvibrio , whereby a clear band of a 820 bp dna nucleotide sequence was obtained . the resulting band ( pcr product ) was cloned and sequenced using a dna sequencer ( see seq id no : 15 ). when the dna nucleotide sequence thus determined was translated into amino acids , amino acid sequences corresponding to the previously obtained peptide fragments ( see seq id nos : 3 to 7 ) were present , so these peptide fragments were found to be parts of a product of the cellobiose phosphorylase gene . then , the cellobiose phosphorylase gene was cloned using this pcr product as a probe . first , genomic dna extracted from microorganisms of the genus cellvibrio was disgusted with enzyme and subjected to in vitro packaging into lambda - phase to prepare a phage library . this phage library was screened for phage carrying the cellobiose phosphorylase gene by use of the above pcr product as a probe , and said gene was extracted from the resulting positive phage . further , the gene was extracted from the phage and decomposed with a restriction enzyme and the resulting dna fragments were subjected to southern hybridization . as a result , it was confirmed that the target cellobiose phosphorylase gene is present in a 3 . 1 kbp dna fragment . the fragment containing the cellobiose phosphorylase gene was sub - cloned to prepare a plasmid . this plasmid was used to transform e . coli in a usual manner to give a transformant . as described above , the cellobiose phosphorylase gene of the present invention is derived from microorganisms of the genus cellvibrio having the ability to produce cellobiose phosphorylase . such cellvibrio strains having the ability to produce cellobiose phosphorylase include cellvibrio gilvus atcc 13127 etc . cellobiose phosphorylase can be obtained from the above microorganism . specifically , the above strain is cultured in a nutrient medium in a usual manner , and then the microorganism is separated from the culture and disrupted in a usual manner and centrifuged to give a cellobiose phosphorylase fraction . then , purification means such as column chromatography , fplc , hplc etc . can be used to obtain highly purified cellobiose phosphorylase . then , this purified cellobiose phosphorylase was determined for its n - terminal amino acid sequence . for sequencing , protein sequencer model 477a ( manufactured by perkin elmer ) was used . the determined n - terminal amino acid sequence is as shown in seq id no : 2 in the sequence listing . further , this cellobiose phosphorylase was digested with an enzyme to prepare peptide fragments which were then determined for their amino acid sequences ( see seq id no : 3 to 12 in the sequence listing ). the nucleotide sequence of the target gene was deduced from the amino acid sequences thus determined . primers ( seq id nos : 13 and 14 ) were prepared based on the deduced nucleotide sequence and these were used in pcr where genomic dna extracted from microorganisms of the genus cellvibrio was used as a template . as a result , a clear band of a 820 bp dna nucleotide sequence was obtained . the resulting band ( pcr product ) was cloned and then determined for its dna nucleotide sequence in a dna sequencer ( see seq id no : 15 ). when this dna nucleotide sequence was translated into amino acids , amino acid sequences corresponding to the previously obtained peptide fragments ( see seq id nos : 3 to 7 in the sequence listing ) were present , so these peptide fragments were found to be parts of a product of the cellobiose phosphorylase gene . then , the cellobiose phosphorylase gene was cloned using this pcr product as a probe . first , dna was extracted from microorganisms of the genus cellvibrio and cleaved with a restriction enzyme to give a fraction , which was then subjected to in vitro packaging into lambda - phage to prepare a phage library . the phage library was screened for phage having the cellobiose phosphorylase gene by use of the above pcr product as a probe to give positive phage . the gene is extracted from the positive phage and digested with a restriction enzyme to give partial digests which are then , after being separated by agarose gel electrophoresis , subjected to southern hybridization ( page 157 in &# 34 ; cloning and sequence &# 34 ; compiled by watanabe and published by noson bunkasha ( 1989 )). as a result , it was confirmed that the target cellobiose phosphorylase gene is present in a 3 . 1 kbp dna fragment . the cellobiose phosphorylase gene of the present invention has the nucleotide sequence of seq id no : 1 in sequence listing . the cellobiose phosphorylase according to the present invention is an enzyme having a novel amino acid sequence , and no protein with 65 % or more homology thereto was found . then , this 3 . 1 kbp dna fragment was separated by agarose gel electrophoresis and sub - cloned in a previously dephosphorylated plasmid by use of a dna ligation kit ( produced by takara shuzo co ., ltd .) to prepare plasmid puc - 2 . the transformed e . coli ( e . coli puc - 2 ) has been deposited with the national institute of bioscience and human - technology , agency of industrial science and technology , japan , and its accession number is ferm bp - 6033 . plasmid puc - 2 contains the cellobiose phosphorylase gene . the expression of cellobiose phosphorylase can be confirmed by culturing the resulting e . coli transformant and measuring cellobiose phosphorylase in the e . coli or the culture supernatant ( journal of biochemistry , 112 , 40 - 44 ( 1992 )). this transformant is cultured in a nutrient medium at 20 ° to 37 ° c . for 1 to 3 days , and the grown microorganism is disrupted and separated into solid and liquid , and the resulting supernatant is purified in a usual manner to give cellobiose phosphorylase . hereinafter , the present invention is described in more detail by reference to examples , which however are not intended to limit the present invention . cellvibrio gilvus atcc 13127 was cultured in a nutrient medium and the microorganism was then separated from the culture . then , said microorganism was disrupted in a usual manner and centrifuged to give a disruption liquid , which was then purified by hydrophobic chromatography , ion - exchange chromatography , whereby highly purified cellobiose phosphorylase was obtained . this purified cellobiose phosphorylase was determined for its n - terminal sequence in protein sequencer model 477a ( perkin elmer ). the sequence thus determined is shown in seq id no : 2 in the sequence listing . further , this cellobiose phosphorylase was digested with lysyl endopeptidase ( merck ) to give peptide fragments , and 10 peptide fragments were determined for their amino acid sequences . the determined amino acid sequences are shown respectively in seq id nos : 3 to 12 in the sequence listing . forward primers and reverse primers were prepared respectively based on 6 selected regions with less codon degeneracy in the determined amino acid sequences . a combination of these primers was used for amplification by pcr where genomic dna from cellvibrio gilvus atcc 13127 was used as a template . the result indicated that a 820 bp clear band was obtained by pcr when the forward primer shown in seq id no : 13 in the sequence listing and the reverse primer shown in seq id no : 14 in the sequence listing were selected as a combination of primers . the resulting band was cloned , and its analysis in a dna sequencer revealed the dna nucleotide sequence of seq id no : 15 . when this dna nucleotide sequence was translated into amino acids , amino acid sequences corresponding to the amino acid sequences of seq id nos : 3 to 7 out of the previously obtained peptide fragments were present , so these peptide fragments were found to be parts of a product of the cellobiose phosphorylase gene . then , the cellobiose phosphorylase gene was cloned using this pcr product as a probe . genomic dna was extracted from cellvibrio gilvus atcc 13127 by the saito &# 39 ; s method (&# 34 ; tanpakushitsu kakusan kouso &# 34 ; ( protein , nucleic acid and enzyme ), vol . 11 , page 446 ). this genomic dna was partially digested with restriction enzyme sau iii al and then ultracentrifuged so that an about 20 kbp fraction was obtained . this fraction was subjected to in vitro packaging into lambda - phase by use of gigapack ii gold ( stratagene ) to prepare a phage library . the phage library was screened for phage carrying the cellobiose phosphorylase gene by using the above probe in a usual manner ( page 134 in &# 34 ; cloning and sequence &# 34 ; compiled by watanabe and published by noson bunkasha ( 1989 )). as a result , 5 positive phages were obtained . further , the gene was extracted from the phage and partially digested with restriction enzymes sac i and pst i , and the resulting restriction enzyme digests were separated by agarose gel electrophoresis and subjected to southern hybridization ( page 157 in &# 34 ; cloning and sequence &# 34 ; compiled by watanabe and published by noson bunkasha ( 1989 )). as a result , it was confirmed that the target cellobiose phosphorylase gene is present in a 3 . 1 kbp dna fragment . then , this 3 . 1 kbp fragment was separated by agarose gel electrophoresis according to the method described by sambrook , j ., fritsch , e . f . and maniatis , t . in molecular cloning , a laboratory manual , 2nd edition , ch . 6 . 3 , vol . 1 ( 1989 ). separately , plasmid puc - 18 was decomposed with restriction enzymes sac i and pst i and then dephosphorylated with alkaline phosphatase . the above 3 . 1 kbp fragment was sub - cloned in this dephosphorylated plasmid by using a dna ligation kit ( takara shuzo co ., ltd .) in a usual manner ( see the method described on page 134 in &# 34 ; cloning and sequence &# 34 ; compiled by watanabe and published by noson bunkasha ( 1989 )), whereby plasmid puc - 2 was prepared . further , this plasmid was transformed into e . coli according to the method described by sambrook , j ., fritsch , e . f . and maniatis , t . in molecular cloning , a laboratory manual , 2nd edition , ch . 1 . 74 , vol . 1 ( 1989 ). the transformed e . coli has been deposited with the national institute of bioscience and human - technology , agency of industrial science and technology , japan , and its accession number is ferm bp - 6033 . plasmid puc - 2 contains the cellobiose phosphorylase gene . plasmid puc - 2 was prepared in a large amount from the transformant thus obtained and determined for its nucleotide sequence by use of d - rhodamine terminator cycle sequencing kit ( perkin elmer ). by combining the information of the determined nucleotide sequences , the cellobiose phosphorylase gene was constituted . the nucleotide sequence of said gene and its coding amino acid sequence are as shown in seq id no : 1 . the amino acid sequence as shown in seq id no : 1 in the sequence listing , encoded by the cellobiose phosphorylase gene , was compared with the previously revealed amino acid sequences . as a result , the n - terminal amino acid sequence ( see seq id no : 2 in the sequence listing ) of cellobiose phosphorylase agreed with the partial sequence at the 1 - to 42 - positions in the amino acid sequence as shown in seq id no : 1 . further , the sequences of peptide fragments derived from cellobiose phosphorylase ( seq id nos : 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 and 12 ) agreed with the partial sequences at the 90 - to 114 - positions , 115 - to 131 - positions , 132 - to 142 - positions , 189 - to 219 - positions , 235 - to 252 - positions , 278 - to 288 - positions , 289 - to 319 - positions , 411 - to 424 - positions , 551 - to 557 - positions and 590 - to 618 - positions in the amino acid sequence as shown in seq id no : 1 . when the molecular weight of active cellobiose phosphorylase was determined with laser ionization tof - ms kompact maldi iii ( shimadzu ), its molecular weight was 91 , 000 dalton which agreed well with the molecular weight 90 , 813 of the protein encoded by the present gene . from the above results , the cellobiose phosphorylase gene was found in the nucleotide sequence . that is , the structural gene of cellobiose phosphorylase was confirmed to be located within the 359 - to 2827 - positions in the nucleotide sequence . according to the present invention , there is provided the cellobiose phosphorylase gene . the enzyme obtained by expressing the gene permits phosphorolysis reaction or its reverse reaction to proceed , thus efficiently producing various phosphosaccharides and heterodisaccharides useful in the fields of food manufacturing industry and pharmaceutical industry . the entire disclosure of japanese patent application no . 9 - 221193 filed on aug . 4 , 1997 including specification , claims and summary are incorporated herein by reference in its entirety . __________________________________________________________________________sequence listing ( 1 ) general information :( iii ) number of sequences : 16 ( 2 ) information for seq id no : 1 :( i ) sequence characteristics :( a ) length : 3157 base pairs ( b ) type : nucleic acid ( c ) strandedness : double ( d ) topology : linear ( ii ) molecule type : dna ( genomic )( vi ) original source :( a ) organism : cellvibrio gilvus ( b ) strain : atcc 13127 ( c ) individual isolate : direct origin : puc - 2 ( ix ) feature :( a ) name / key : mat . sub .-- peptide ( b ) location : 359 .. 2824 ( d ) other information : / note = &# 34 ; method for determiningsequence : e &# 34 ;( ix ) feature :( a ) name / key : cds ( b ) location : 359 .. 2824 ( xi ) sequence description : seq id no : 1 : 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( 2 ) information for seq id no : 2 :( i ) sequence characteristics :( a ) length : 40 amino acids ( b ) type : amino acid ( c ) strandedness : single ( d ) topology : linear ( ii ) molecule type : peptide ( v ) fragment type : n - terminal ( vi ) original source :( a ) organism : cellvibrio gilvus ( b ) strain : atcc 13127 ( c ) individual isolate : direct origin :( vii ) immediate source :( b ) clone : digest of an enzyme produced by cellvibriogilvus ( xi ) sequence description : seq id no : 2 : metargtyrglyhispheaspaspalaalaargglutyrvalilethr151015thrprohisthrprotyrprotrpileasntyrleuglyserglugln202530phepheserleuleuserhisgln3540 ( 2 ) information for seq id no : 3 :( i ) sequence characteristics :( a ) length : 25 amino acids ( b ) type : amino acid ( c ) strandedness : single ( d ) topology : linear ( ii ) molecule type : peptide ( v ) fragment type : internal ( vi ) original source :( a ) organism : cellvibrio gilvus ( b ) strain : atcc 13127 ( c ) individual isolate : direct origin :( vii ) immediate source :( b ) clone : digest of an enzyme produced by cellvibriogilvus ( xi ) sequence description : seq id no : 3 : alaaspleuasphispheglualaarghisglyleuglytyrserarg151015ilethrglygluargasnglyleulys2025 ( 2 ) information for seq id no : 4 :( i ) sequence characteristics :( a ) length : 17 amino acids ( b ) type : amino acid ( c ) strandedness : single ( d ) topology : linear ( ii ) molecule type : peptide ( v ) fragment type : internal ( vi ) original source :( a ) organism : cellvibrio gilvus ( b ) strain : atcc 13127 ( c ) individual isolate : direct origin :( vii ) immediate source :( b ) clone : digest of an enzyme produced by cellvibriogilvus ( xi ) sequence description : seq id no : 4 : valgluthrleuphephevalproleuglygluasnalagluvalgln151015lys ( 2 ) information for seq id no : 5 :( i ) sequence characteristics :( a ) length : 11 amino acids ( b ) type : amino acid ( c ) strandedness : single ( d ) topology : linear ( ii ) molecule type : peptide ( v ) fragment type : internal ( vi ) original source :( a ) organism : cellvibrio gilvus ( b ) strain : atcc 13127 ( c ) individual isolate : direct origin :( vii ) immediate source :( b ) clone : digest of an enzyme produced by cellvibriogilvus ( xi ) sequence description : seq id no : 5 : valthrvalthrasnthrseraspalaprolys1510 ( 2 ) information for seq id no : 6 :( i ) sequence characteristics :( a ) length : 31 amino acids ( b ) type : amino acid ( c ) strandedness : single ( d ) topology : linear ( ii ) molecule type : peptide ( v ) fragment type : internal ( vi ) original source :( a ) organism : cellvibrio gilvus ( b ) strain : atcc 13127 ( c ) individual isolate : direct origin :( vii ) immediate source :( b ) clone : digest of an enzyme produced by cellvibriogilvus ( xi ) sequence description : seq id no : 6 : thrglutyrarggluargargasphistyralavalpheglyvalasn151015thrargalaaspglypheaspthraspargaspthrphevalgly202530 ( 2 ) information for seq id no : 7 :( i ) sequence characteristics :( a ) length : 18 amino acids ( b ) type : amino acid ( c ) strandedness : single ( d ) topology : linear ( ii ) molecule type : peptide ( v ) fragment type : internal ( vi ) original source :( a ) organism : cellvibrio gilvus ( b ) strain : atcc 13127 ( c ) individual isolate : direct origin :( vii ) immediate source :( b ) clone : digest of an enzyme produced by cellvibriogilvus ( xi ) sequence description : seq id no : 7 : seralaaspservalalaserglytrptyrproileglyserhisser151015valala ( 2 ) information for seq id no : 8 :( i ) sequence characteristics :( a ) length : 11 amino acids ( b ) type : amino acid ( c ) strandedness : single ( d ) topology : linear ( ii ) molecule type : peptide ( v ) fragment type : internal ( vi ) original source :( a ) organism : cellvibrio gilvus ( b ) strain : atcc 13127 ( c ) individual isolate : direct origin :( vii ) immediate source :( b ) clone : digest of an enzyme produced by cellvibriogilvus ( xi ) sequence description : seq id no : 8 : trpalaaspaspalahisglnvalvalasnlys1510 ( 2 ) information for seq id no : 9 :( i ) sequence characteristics :( a ) length : 31 amino acids ( b ) type : amino acid ( c ) strandedness : single ( d ) topology : linear ( ii ) molecule type : peptide ( v ) fragment type : internal ( vi ) original source :( a ) organism : cellvibrio gilvus ( b ) strain : atcc 13127 ( c ) individual isolate : direct origin :( vii ) immediate source :( b ) clone : digest of an enzyme produced by cellvibriogilvus ( xi ) sequence description : seq id no : 9 : alaproalahisalaleuleuglyargphealathrsergluglnval151015aspalaalaleuglualaleuasnsertyrtrpthrasnleuleu202530 ( 2 ) information for seq id no : 10 :( i ) sequence characteristics :( a ) length : 14 amino acids ( b ) type : amino acid ( c ) strandedness : single ( d ) topology : linear ( ii ) molecule type : peptide ( v ) fragment type : internal ( vi ) original source :( a ) organism : cellvibrio gilvus ( b ) strain : atcc 13127 ( c ) individual isolate : direct origin :( vii ) immediate source :( b ) clone : digest of an enzyme produced by cellvibriogilvus ( xi ) sequence description : seq id no : 10 : argglyasnasnaspileglyserglypheasnaspasppro1510 ( 2 ) information for seq id no : 11 :( i ) sequence characteristics :( a ) length : 7 amino acids ( b ) type : amino acid ( c ) strandedness : single ( d ) topology : linear ( ii ) molecule type : peptide ( v ) fragment type : internal ( vi ) original source :( a ) organism : cellvibrio gilvus ( b ) strain : atcc 13127 ( c ) individual isolate : direct origin :( vii ) immediate source :( b ) clone : digest of an enzyme produced by cellvibriogilvus ( xi ) sequence description : seq id no : 11 : tyrvalaspgluvalargala15 ( 2 ) information for seq id no : 12 :( i ) sequence characteristics :( a ) length : 29 amino acids ( b ) type : amino acid ( c ) strandedness : single ( d ) topology : linear ( ii ) molecule type : peptide ( v ) fragment type : internal ( vi ) original source :( a ) organism : cellvibrio gilvus ( b ) strain : atcc 13127 ( c ) individual isolate : direct origin :( vii ) immediate source :( b ) clone : digest of an enzyme produced by cellvibriogilvus ( xi ) sequence description : seq id no : 12 : iletrpilegluproglnglyphealavalmetalaglyileglyval151015glygluglyproaspaspalaaspalaproalavallys2025 ( 2 ) information for seq id no : 13 :( i ) sequence characteristics :( a ) length : 17 base pairs ( b ) type : nucleic acid ( c ) strandedness : single ( d ) topology : linear ( ii ) molecule type : other nucleic acid ( a ) description : / desc = &# 34 ; prepared from amino acidsequence &# 34 ;( vi ) original source :( a ) organism : cellvibrio gilvus ( b ) strain : atcc 13127 ( c ) individual isolate : direct origin :( vii ) immediate source :( b ) clone : digest of an enzyme produced by cellvibriogilvus ( xi ) sequence description : seq id no : 13 : gartaygtsatyacsac17 ( 2 ) information for seq id no : 14 :( i ) sequence characteristics :( a ) length : 17 base pairs ( 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