WO2024172163A1 - タンパク質の分泌生産法 - Google Patents
タンパク質の分泌生産法 Download PDFInfo
- Publication number
- WO2024172163A1 WO2024172163A1 PCT/JP2024/005612 JP2024005612W WO2024172163A1 WO 2024172163 A1 WO2024172163 A1 WO 2024172163A1 JP 2024005612 W JP2024005612 W JP 2024005612W WO 2024172163 A1 WO2024172163 A1 WO 2024172163A1
- Authority
- WO
- WIPO (PCT)
- Prior art keywords
- protein
- gene
- amino acid
- acid sequence
- signal peptide
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Ceased
Links
Images
Classifications
-
- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C12—BIOCHEMISTRY; BEER; SPIRITS; WINE; VINEGAR; MICROBIOLOGY; ENZYMOLOGY; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING
- C12P—FERMENTATION OR ENZYME-USING PROCESSES TO SYNTHESISE A DESIRED CHEMICAL COMPOUND OR COMPOSITION OR TO SEPARATE OPTICAL ISOMERS FROM A RACEMIC MIXTURE
- C12P21/00—Preparation of peptides or proteins
- C12P21/02—Preparation of peptides or proteins having a known sequence of two or more amino acids, e.g. glutathione
-
- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C07—ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
- C07K—PEPTIDES
- C07K19/00—Hybrid peptides, i.e. peptides covalently bound to nucleic acids, or non-covalently bound protein-protein complexes
-
- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C12—BIOCHEMISTRY; BEER; SPIRITS; WINE; VINEGAR; MICROBIOLOGY; ENZYMOLOGY; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING
- C12N—MICROORGANISMS OR ENZYMES; COMPOSITIONS THEREOF; PROPAGATING, PRESERVING, OR MAINTAINING MICROORGANISMS; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING; CULTURE MEDIA
- C12N1/00—Microorganisms, e.g. protozoa; Compositions thereof; Processes of propagating, maintaining or preserving microorganisms or compositions thereof; Processes of preparing or isolating a composition containing a microorganism; Culture media therefor
- C12N1/20—Bacteria; Culture media therefor
-
- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C12—BIOCHEMISTRY; BEER; SPIRITS; WINE; VINEGAR; MICROBIOLOGY; ENZYMOLOGY; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING
- C12N—MICROORGANISMS OR ENZYMES; COMPOSITIONS THEREOF; PROPAGATING, PRESERVING, OR MAINTAINING MICROORGANISMS; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING; CULTURE MEDIA
- C12N15/00—Mutation or genetic engineering; DNA or RNA concerning genetic engineering, vectors, e.g. plasmids, or their isolation, preparation or purification; Use of hosts therefor
- C12N15/09—Recombinant DNA-technology
- C12N15/63—Introduction of foreign genetic material using vectors; Vectors; Use of hosts therefor; Regulation of expression
- C12N15/74—Vectors or expression systems specially adapted for prokaryotic hosts other than E. coli, e.g. Lactobacillus, Micromonospora
- C12N15/77—Vectors or expression systems specially adapted for prokaryotic hosts other than E. coli, e.g. Lactobacillus, Micromonospora for Corynebacterium; for Brevibacterium
-
- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C12—BIOCHEMISTRY; BEER; SPIRITS; WINE; VINEGAR; MICROBIOLOGY; ENZYMOLOGY; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING
- C12N—MICROORGANISMS OR ENZYMES; COMPOSITIONS THEREOF; PROPAGATING, PRESERVING, OR MAINTAINING MICROORGANISMS; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING; CULTURE MEDIA
- C12N9/00—Enzymes; Proenzymes; Compositions thereof; Processes for preparing, activating, inhibiting, separating or purifying enzymes
- C12N9/0004—Oxidoreductases (1.)
-
- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C12—BIOCHEMISTRY; BEER; SPIRITS; WINE; VINEGAR; MICROBIOLOGY; ENZYMOLOGY; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING
- C12N—MICROORGANISMS OR ENZYMES; COMPOSITIONS THEREOF; PROPAGATING, PRESERVING, OR MAINTAINING MICROORGANISMS; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING; CULTURE MEDIA
- C12N15/00—Mutation or genetic engineering; DNA or RNA concerning genetic engineering, vectors, e.g. plasmids, or their isolation, preparation or purification; Use of hosts therefor
- C12N15/09—Recombinant DNA-technology
- C12N15/63—Introduction of foreign genetic material using vectors; Vectors; Use of hosts therefor; Regulation of expression
- C12N15/74—Vectors or expression systems specially adapted for prokaryotic hosts other than E. coli, e.g. Lactobacillus, Micromonospora
Definitions
- the present invention relates to a method for secretory production of heterologous proteins.
- Non-Patent Document 1 Bacillus bacteria
- Non-Patent Document 2 the methanol-utilizing yeast Pichia pastoris
- Aspergillus filamentous fungi Non-Patent Documents 3 and 4.
- Patent Document 1 Non-Patent Document 5
- Non-Patent Document 5 the secretion of proteases such as subtilisin
- Non-Patent Document 6 the secretion of proteins using signal peptides of cell surface proteins PS1 and PS2 (also called CspB) of coryneform bacteria
- Patent Document 2 the secretion of fibronectin-binding proteins using the signal peptide of PS2
- Non-Patent Document 7 Non-Patent Document 7
- the secretion of protransglutaminase using signal peptides of PS2 (CspB) and SlpA also called CspA
- Patent Document 3 the secretion of proteins using mutant secretion apparatus
- Patent Document 4 the secretion of protransglutaminase by mutant strains
- Patent Document 5 the secretion of protransglutaminase by mutant strains
- Patent Documents 6 and 7 known techniques for increasing the secretion production of heterologous proteins by coryneform bacteria include reducing the activity of cell surface proteins (Patent Documents 6 and 7), reducing the activity of penicillin-binding proteins (Patent Document 6), enhancing the expression of genes encoding metallopeptidases (Patent Document 7), introducing a mutation into the ribosomal protein S1 gene (Patent Document 8), and expressing a heterologous protein by inserting an amino acid sequence containing Gln-Glu-Thr between the signal peptide and the heterologous protein (Patent Document 9).
- Non-Patent Document 8 A common protein secretion pathway is the Sec system, which is widely present in prokaryotes and eukaryotes, but in recent years, a protein secretion pathway completely different from the Sec system has been discovered in the thylakoid membrane of the chloroplasts of plant cells (Non-Patent Document 8).
- This novel secretion pathway has been named the Tat system (Twin-Arginine Translocation system) because the signal sequences of the proteins secreted through it share a common arginine-arginine sequence (Non-Patent Document 8).
- Non-Patent Document 9 There have also been reports of secretory production of proteins using Tat system-dependent signal peptides in coryneform bacteria.
- Malate dehydrogenase is an oxidoreductase that catalyzes the conversion of malate to oxaloacetate and/or the reverse reaction.
- C. glutamicum has two types of malate dehydrogenase, namely, cytosolic malate dehydrogenase (Mdh) encoded by the mdh gene and transmembrane malate:quinone-oxidoreductase (Mqo) encoded by the mqo gene, and these two types of malate dehydrogenase function in concert.
- Mqo is responsible for most of the reaction converting malate to oxaloacetate, and Mdh functions only when the concentration of oxaloacetate is low or when the concentration of malate is high.
- mqo gene-deficient strains cannot grow in minimal medium, but mdh gene-deficient strains grow in the same way as wild-type strains, suggesting that Mqo can compensate for the function of Mdh (Non-Patent Document 10).
- Non-Patent Document 11 deletion of the mdh gene increases isobutanol production capacity
- Non-Patent Document 11 enhancement of Mdh activity increases L-amino acid production capacity
- Patent Document 12 enhancement of Mdh activity increases succinic acid production capacity
- the objective of the present invention is to develop a new technology for improving the secretion production of heterologous proteins by coryneform bacteria, and to provide a method for the secretion production of heterologous proteins by coryneform bacteria.
- a method for producing a heterologous protein comprising the steps of: Cultivating a coryneform bacterium having a gene construct for secretory expression of a heterologous protein; and recovering the secreted and produced heterologous protein, the coryneform bacterium has been modified so that activity of an Mdh protein is reduced as compared to a non-modified strain; the genetic construct comprises, in a 5' to 3' direction, a promoter sequence functional in a coryneform bacterium, a nucleic acid sequence encoding a signal peptide functional in a coryneform bacterium, and a nucleic acid sequence encoding a heterologous protein; The method, wherein the heterologous protein is expressed as a fusion protein with the signal peptide.
- the Mdh protein is a protein described in the following (a), (b), or (c): (a) a protein comprising the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:40; (b) a protein comprising an amino acid sequence containing a substitution, deletion, insertion, and/or addition of 1 to 10 amino acid residues in the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 40, and having malate dehydrogenase activity; (c) a protein comprising an amino acid sequence having 90% or more identity to the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 40 and having malate dehydrogenase activity.
- [3] The method (specifically, the method described in [1] or [2]) above, wherein the activity of the Mdh protein is reduced by reducing expression of the mdh gene or by disrupting the mdh gene.
- [4] The method (specifically, the method described in any of [1] to [3]) above, wherein the activity of the Mdh protein is reduced by deletion of a part or all of the amino acid sequence of the Mdh protein.
- [5] The method (specifically, the method described in [4]) above, in which at least the site corresponding to positions 313 to 328 of SEQ ID NO: 40 in the amino acid sequence of the Mdh protein is deleted.
- amino acid residue other than aromatic amino acids and histidine is a lysine residue, an alanine residue, a valine residue, a serine residue, a cysteine residue, a methionine residue, an aspartic acid residue, or an asparagine residue.
- the method in which the wild-type PhoS protein is a protein described in the following (a), (b), or (c): (a) a protein comprising an amino acid sequence shown in any one of SEQ ID NOs: 2 to 7; (b) a protein comprising an amino acid sequence including a substitution, deletion, insertion, and/or addition of 1 to 10 amino acid residues in the amino acid sequence shown in any one of SEQ ID NOs: 2 to 7, and having a function as a sensor kinase of the PhoRS system; (c) a protein comprising an amino acid sequence having 90% or more identity to any of the amino acid sequences shown in SEQ ID NOs: 2 to 7 and having a function as a sensor kinase of the PhoRS system.
- the method (specifically, the method according to any one of [1] to [11]) wherein the signal peptide is a Tat system-dependent signal peptide.
- the Tat system-dependent signal peptide is any one signal peptide selected from the group consisting of a TorA signal peptide, a SufI signal peptide, a PhoD signal peptide, a LipA signal peptide, and an IMD signal peptide.
- the gene construct further comprises, between the nucleic acid sequence encoding an amino acid sequence containing Gln-Glu-Thr and the nucleic acid sequence encoding a heterologous protein, a nucleic acid sequence encoding an amino acid sequence used for enzymatic cleavage.
- the method (specifically, the method described in any one of [1] to [19]) above, wherein the coryneform bacterium is a bacterium of the genus Corynebacterium.
- the method (specifically, the method described in [20]) above, wherein the coryneform bacterium is Corynebacterium glutamicum.
- coryneform bacterium is a modified strain derived from Corynebacterium glutamicum AJ12036 (FERM BP-734) or a modified strain derived from Corynebacterium glutamicum ATCC 13869.
- the method (specifically, the method described in any one of [1] to [22]) wherein the coryneform bacterium is a coryneform bacterium in which the number of molecules of a cell surface protein per cell is reduced compared to a non-modified strain.
- the present invention enables efficient secretion and production of heterologous proteins.
- the method of the present invention is a method for producing a heterologous protein, comprising culturing a coryneform bacterium having a gene construct for secretory expression of the heterologous protein and recovering the secreted and produced heterologous protein, in which the coryneform bacterium has been modified to reduce the activity of the Mdh protein.
- Coryneform bacteria used in the method of the present invention are coryneform bacteria having a gene construct for secretion and expression of a heterologous protein, and are coryneform bacteria modified to reduce the activity of Mdh protein.
- the coryneform bacteria used in the method of the present invention are also referred to as "bacteria of the present invention” or “coryneform bacteria of the present invention”.
- the gene construct for secretion and expression of a heterologous protein carried by the bacterium of the present invention is also referred to as "gene construct used in the present invention”.
- the bacterium of the present invention or a strain used to construct the bacterium is also referred to as "host”.
- Coryneform bacteria capable of secreting and producing a heterologous protein The coryneform bacteria of the present invention have the ability to secrete and produce a heterologous protein.
- the coryneform bacteria of the present invention have the ability to secrete and produce a heterologous protein based on having at least a gene construct for secreting and expressing a heterologous protein (gene construct used in the present invention).
- the coryneform bacteria of the present invention may have the ability to secrete and produce a heterologous protein by having a gene construct for secreting and expressing a heterologous protein, or by having a gene construct for secreting and expressing a heterologous protein in combination with other properties. Examples of other properties include modifications that reduce the activity of Mdh protein and other properties as described below.
- secretion of a protein refers to the transfer of the protein outside the bacterial cell (outside the cell).
- Examples of “outside the bacterial cell” include in the medium and on the bacterial cell surface. That is, the secreted protein molecule may be present, for example, in the medium, on the bacterial cell surface, or both in the medium and on the bacterial cell surface. That is, "secretion" of a protein is not limited to the case where all of the protein molecules are ultimately placed in a completely free state in the medium, but also includes, for example, the case where all of the protein molecules are present on the bacterial cell surface, or the case where some of the protein molecules are present in the medium and the remaining molecules are present on the bacterial cell surface.
- the "ability to secrete and produce a heterologous protein” refers to the ability to secrete a heterologous protein into the medium and/or onto the cell surface when the bacterium of the present invention is cultured in a medium, and accumulate the heterologous protein to an extent that it can be recovered from the medium and/or the cell surface.
- the amount of accumulation may be, for example, in the medium, preferably 10 ⁇ g/L or more, more preferably 1 mg/L or more, particularly preferably 100 mg/L or more, and even more preferably 1 g/L or more.
- the amount of accumulation may be, for example, in the cell surface, such that when the heterologous protein on the cell surface is recovered and suspended in a liquid of the same volume as the medium, the heterologous protein concentration in the suspension is preferably 10 ⁇ g/L or more, more preferably 1 mg/L or more, and particularly preferably 100 mg/L or more.
- the "protein" to be secreted and produced is a concept that also includes forms known as peptides, such as oligopeptides and polypeptides.
- heterologous protein refers to a protein that is exogenous to the coryneform bacterium that expresses and secretes the protein.
- the heterologous protein may be, for example, a protein derived from a microorganism, a protein derived from a plant, a protein derived from an animal, a protein derived from a virus, or even a protein whose amino acid sequence has been artificially designed.
- the heterologous protein may be, in particular, a protein derived from a human.
- the heterologous protein may be a monomeric protein or a multimeric protein.
- a multimeric protein refers to a protein that can exist as a multimer consisting of two or more subunits.
- the subunits may be linked by covalent bonds such as disulfide bonds, or by non-covalent bonds such as hydrogen bonds or hydrophobic interactions, or by a combination thereof. It is preferable that the multimer contains one or more intermolecular disulfide bonds.
- the multimer may be a homomultimer consisting of a single type of subunit, or a heteromultimer consisting of two or more types of subunits.
- the multimeric protein is a heteromultimer
- at least one of the subunits constituting the multimer may be a heterologous protein. That is, all of the subunits may be derived from a heterologous species, or only some of the subunits may be derived from a heterologous species.
- the heterologous protein may be a naturally secreted protein or a naturally non-secreted protein, but is preferably a naturally secreted protein.
- the heterologous protein may be a naturally secreted protein dependent on the Tat system, or a naturally secreted protein dependent on the Sec system. Specific examples of "heterologous proteins" will be described later.
- the heterologous protein produced may be of only one type, or of two or more types. Furthermore, when the heterologous protein is a heteromultimer, only one type of subunit may be produced, or of two or more types of subunits.
- "secreting and producing a heterologous protein” includes not only the secretion and production of all subunits that constitute the heterologous protein of interest, but also the secretion and production of only some of the subunits.
- Coryneform bacteria are aerobic gram-positive rod-shaped bacteria.
- Examples of corynebacterium bacteria include bacteria of the genus Corynebacterium, Brevibacterium, and Microbacterium.
- the advantages of using corynebacterium bacteria include that, compared with filamentous fungi, yeast, Bacillus bacteria, and other bacteria that have been used in the secretion and production of heterologous proteins, very little protein is secreted outside the bacterial cell, which is expected to simplify or omit the purification process when secreting and producing heterologous proteins; they also grow well in simple media containing sugars, ammonia, inorganic salts, and the like, and are excellent in terms of medium cost, culture method, and culture productivity.
- coryneform bacteria include the following species: Corynebacterium acetoacidophilum Corynebacterium acetoglutamicum Corynebacterium alkanolyticum Corynebacterium callunae Corynebacterium crenatum Corynebacterium glutamicum Corynebacterium lilium Corynebacterium melassecola Corynebacterium thermoaminogenes (Corynebacterium efficiens) Corynebacterium herculis Brevibacterium divaricatum (Corynebacterium glutamicum) Brevibacterium flavum (Corynebacterium glutamicum) Brevibacterium immariophilum Brevibacterium lactofermentum (Corynebacterium glutamicum) Brevibacterium roseum Brevibacterium saccharolyticum Brevibacterium thiogenitalis Corynebacterium ammoniagenes (Corynebacterium stationis) Brevibacterium album Brevibacterium cerinum
- coryneform bacteria include the following strains: Corynebacterium acetoacidophilum ATCC 13870 Corynebacterium acetoglutamicum ATCC 15806 Corynebacterium alkanolyticum ATCC 21511 Corynebacterium callunae ATCC 15991 Corynebacterium crenatum AS1.542 Corynebacterium glutamicum ATCC 13020, ATCC 13032, ATCC 13060, ATCC 13869, FERM BP-734 Corynebacterium lilium ATCC 15990 Corynebacterium melassecola ATCC 17965 Corynebacterium efficiens (Corynebacterium thermoaminogenes) AJ12340 (FERM BP-1539) Corynebacterium herculis ATCC 13868 Brevibacterium divaricatum (Corynebacterium glutamicum) ATCC 14020 Brevibacterium flavum (Corynebacterium glutamicum) ATCC
- Corynebacterium also includes bacteria that were previously classified as Brevibacterium but have now been integrated into the genus Corynebacterium (Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 41, 255(1991)).
- Corynebacterium stationis also includes bacteria that were previously classified as Corynebacterium ammoniagenes but have now been reclassified as Corynebacterium stationis based on 16S rRNA sequence analysis, etc. (Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 60, 874-879(2010)).
- strains can be obtained, for example, from the American Type Culture Collection (Address: 12301 Parklawn Drive, Rockville, Maryland 20852, P.O. Box 1549, Manassas, VA 20108, United States of America). That is, each strain is assigned a registration number, and can be obtained by using this registration number (see http://www.atcc.org/). The registration number corresponding to each strain is listed in the catalog of the American Type Culture Collection. These strains can also be obtained, for example, from the depository institution where each strain was deposited.
- C. glutamicum AJ12036 (FERM BP-734), which was isolated as a streptomycin (Sm)-resistant mutant from the wild-type C. glutamicum ATCC 13869, is predicted to have a mutation in a gene controlling functions related to protein secretion compared to its parent strain (wild-type strain), and has an extremely high protein secretion production ability, with the amount accumulated under optimal culture conditions being approximately 2 to 3 times higher, making it an ideal host bacterium (WO2002/081694).
- AJ12036 was originally deposited as an international deposit at the Microbial Industrial Technology Institute, Agency of Industrial Science and Technology (currently the Patent Organism Depositary of the National Institute of Technology and Evaluation (NITE IPOD), Postal Code: 292-0818, Address: Room 120, 2-5-8 Kazusa Kamatari, Kisarazu City, Chiba Prefecture, Japan) on March 26, 1984, and has been assigned the deposit number FERM BP-734.
- Corynebacterium thermoaminogenes AJ12340 (FERM BP-1539) was originally deposited as an international deposit at the Microbial Industrial Technology Institute, Agency of Industrial Science and Technology (currently the Patent Organism Depositary Center, National Institute of Technology and Evaluation, Independent Administrative Institution, Postal Code: 292-0818, Address: Room 120, 2-5-8 Kazusa Kamatari, Kisarazu City, Chiba Prefecture, Japan) on March 13, 1987, and has been assigned the deposit number FERM BP-1539.
- Brevibacterium flavum AJ12418 (FERM BP-2205) was originally deposited as an international deposit on December 24, 1988 at the Microbial Industrial Technology Institute, Agency of Industrial Science and Technology (currently the Patent Organism Deposit Center, National Institute of Technology and Evaluation, Japan; postal code: 292-0818; address: Room 120, 2-5-8 Kazusa Kamatari, Kisarazu City, Chiba Prefecture, Japan) and has been assigned the deposit number FERM BP-2205.
- a strain with enhanced protein secretion production ability can be selected using mutation or genetic recombination techniques and used as a host.
- a strain with enhanced protein secretion production ability can be selected after treatment with ultraviolet light or a chemical mutagen such as N-methyl-N'-nitrosoguanidine.
- a strain modified so as not to produce cell surface proteins which facilitates purification of the heterologous protein secreted into the medium or on the cell surface.
- Such modifications can be achieved by introducing a mutation into the coding region of the cell surface protein on the chromosome or into its expression regulatory region by mutation or genetic recombination techniques.
- An example of a coryneform bacterium modified so as not to produce cell surface proteins is the C. glutamicum YDK010 strain (WO2004/029254), which is a strain of C. glutamicum AJ12036 (FERM BP-734) that is defective in the cell surface protein PS2.
- a coryneform bacterium capable of secreting and producing a heterologous protein can be obtained by introducing and retaining the gene construct used in the present invention in a coryneform bacterium as described above. That is, the bacterium of the present invention may be, for example, a modified strain derived from a coryneform bacterium as described above. Specifically, the bacterium of the present invention may be, for example, a modified strain derived from C. glutamicum AJ12036 (FERM BP-734) or a modified strain derived from C. glutamicum ATCC 13869. The modified strain derived from C. glutamicum AJ12036 (FERM BP-734) also corresponds to the modified strain derived from C. glutamicum ATCC 13869. The gene construct used in the present invention and the method of introducing the same will be described later.
- the bacterium of the present invention has been modified to reduce the activity of the Mdh protein. Specifically, the bacterium of the present invention has been modified to reduce the activity of the Mdh protein compared to a non-modified strain. The activity of the Mdh protein may be reduced, for example, compared to C. glutamicum AJ12036 (FERM BP-734) or C. glutamicum ATCC 13869. More specifically, the bacterium of the present invention may be modified to reduce the expression of the mdh gene or to disrupt the mdh gene.
- the ability of the bacterium to secrete and produce a heterologous protein can be improved, i.e., the secretion and production of a heterologous protein by the bacterium can be increased.
- the bacterium of the present invention can be obtained by modifying a coryneform bacterium having the ability to secrete and produce a heterologous protein so that the activity of the Mdh protein is reduced.
- the bacterium of the present invention can also be obtained by modifying a coryneform bacterium so that the activity of the Mdh protein is reduced, and then imparting the ability to secrete and produce a heterologous protein.
- modifications for constructing the bacterium of the present invention can be performed in any order.
- the strain used for constructing the bacterium of the present invention before being modified to reduce the activity of the Mdh protein may or may not be able to secrete and produce a heterologous protein, assuming that it has a gene construct for secreting and expressing a heterologous protein. That is, the bacterium of the present invention may be, for example, one that has acquired the ability to secrete and produce a heterologous protein by being modified to reduce the activity of the Mdh protein.
- the bacterium of the present invention may be one obtained from a strain that was unable to secrete and produce a heterologous protein even if it had a gene construct for secreting and expressing a heterologous protein before being modified to reduce the activity of the Mdh protein, and that has become able to secrete and produce a heterologous protein by being modified to reduce the activity of the Mdh protein.
- the Mdh protein and the mdh gene that encodes it are described below.
- the Mdh protein is a cytoplasmic malate dehydrogenase (EC 1.1.1.37).
- “Malate dehydrogenase” refers to a protein (enzyme) that has the activity of catalyzing the reaction of converting malic acid to oxaloacetate in the presence of an electron acceptor, and/or the reaction of converting oxaloacetate to malic acid in the presence of a potential donor. This activity is also called “malate dehydrogenase activity.”
- electron acceptors include NAD + .
- Examples of potential donors include NADH.
- the nucleotide sequences of the mdh genes of coryneform bacteria and the amino acid sequences of the Mdh proteins encoded thereby can be obtained from public databases such as NCBI (National Center for Biotechnology Information).
- NCBI National Center for Biotechnology Information
- the nucleotide sequences of the mdh genes of C. glutamicum ATCC 13869 and the amino acid sequences of the Mdh proteins encoded thereby are shown in SEQ ID NOs: 39 and 40, respectively. That is, the mdh gene may be, for example, a gene having the nucleotide sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 39.
- the Mdh protein may be, for example, a protein having the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 40.
- the mdh gene may be a variant of the mdh gene exemplified above (e.g., a gene having the nucleotide sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 39) so long as the original function is maintained.
- the Mdh protein may be a variant of the Mdh protein exemplified above (e.g., a protein having the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 40) so long as the original function is maintained.
- Such a variant that maintains the original function may be referred to as a "conservative variant.”
- the term "mdh gene" is not limited to the mdh gene exemplified above, but includes conservative variants thereof.
- Mdh protein is not limited to the Mdh protein exemplified above, but includes conservative variants thereof.
- Conservative variants include, for example, homologs and artificially modified forms of the mdh genes and Mdh proteins exemplified above.
- “Maintaining the original function” means that the gene or protein variant has a function (e.g., activity or property) corresponding to the function (e.g., activity or property) of the original gene or protein. That is, in the case of the mdh gene, “maintaining the original function” may mean that the gene variant encodes a protein (i.e., Mdh protein) whose original function is maintained. Also, in the case of the Mdh protein, “maintaining the original function” may mean that the protein variant has the function of the Mdh protein (e.g., the function of a protein consisting of the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 40).
- “maintaining the original function” may mean that the protein variant has malate dehydrogenase activity. That is, “function as the Mdh protein” may specifically be malate dehydrogenase activity.
- Malate dehydrogenase activity (oxaloacetate direction) can be measured by incubating the enzyme with substrate (malate) in the presence of NAD + and measuring the production of NADH.
- Mesalate dehydrogenase activity (malate direction) can be measured by incubating the enzyme with substrate (oxaloacetate) in the presence of NADH and measuring the reduction of NADH.
- Homologs of the mdh gene or homologs of the Mdh protein can be easily obtained from public databases, for example, by BLAST search or FASTA search using the nucleotide sequence of the mdh gene or the amino acid sequence of the Mdh protein as a query sequence.
- Homologs of the mdh gene can also be obtained, for example, by PCR using the chromosome of a coryneform bacterium as a template and oligonucleotides prepared based on the nucleotide sequences of these known mdh genes as primers.
- the mdh gene may be a gene encoding a protein having an amino acid sequence in which one or several amino acids at one or several positions in the amino acid sequence of the Mdh protein exemplified above (for example, the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 40) have been substituted, deleted, inserted, and/or added, so long as the original function is maintained.
- the above-mentioned "one or several” varies depending on the position of the amino acid residue in the three-dimensional structure of the protein and the type of amino acid residue, but specifically means, for example, 1 to 50, 1 to 40, 1 to 30, preferably 1 to 20, more preferably 1 to 10, even more preferably 1 to 5, and particularly preferably 1 to 3.
- substitutions, deletions, insertions, and/or additions of one or several amino acids are conservative mutations that maintain the normal function of the protein.
- a typical example of a conservative mutation is conservative substitution.
- a conservative substitution is a mutation in which Phe, Trp, and Tyr are substituted with each other when the substitution site is an aromatic amino acid, Leu, Ile, and Val are substituted with each other when the substitution site is a hydrophobic amino acid, Gln and Asn are substituted with each other when the substitution site is a polar amino acid, Lys, Arg, and His are substituted with each other when the substitution site is a basic amino acid, Asp and Glu are substituted with each other when the substitution site is an acidic amino acid, and Ser and Thr are substituted with each other when the substitution site is an amino acid with a hydroxyl group.
- substitutions that are considered to be conservative substitutions include substitutions of Ala to Ser or Thr, substitutions of Arg to Gln, His, or Lys, substitutions of Asn to Glu, Gln, Lys, His, or Asp, substitutions of Asp to Asn, Glu, or Gln, substitutions of Cys to Ser or Ala, substitutions of Gln to Asn, Glu, Lys, His, Asp, or Arg, substitutions of Glu to Gly, Asn, Gln, Lys, or Asp, substitutions of Gly to Pro, substitutions of His to Asn, Lys, Gln, Arg, or Tyr, substitutions of Il Examples of substitutions include substitutions of Lys with Leu, Met, Val, or Phe, substitutions of Leu with Ile, Met, Val, or Phe, substitutions of Lys with Asn, Glu, Gln, His, or Arg, substitutions of Met with Ile, Leu, Val, or Phe, substitutions of Phe, substitution
- the mdh gene may be a gene encoding a protein having an amino acid sequence that has an identity of 80% or more, preferably 90% or more, more preferably 95% or more, even more preferably 97% or more, and particularly preferably 99% or more to the entire amino acid sequence of the Mdh protein exemplified above (e.g., the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:40), so long as the original function is maintained.
- the mdh gene may be a DNA that hybridizes under stringent conditions with a probe that can be prepared from a complementary sequence or the same complementary sequence of the base sequence of the mdh gene exemplified above (for example, the base sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 39), so long as the original function is maintained.
- Stringent conditions refer to conditions under which so-called specific hybrids are formed and non-specific hybrids are not formed.
- DNAs with high identity for example DNAs with an identity of 80% or more, preferably 90% or more, more preferably 95% or more, even more preferably 97% or more, and particularly preferably 99% or more, hybridize with each other, and DNAs with lower identity do not hybridize with each other, or where washing is performed once, preferably 2 to 3 times, at a salt concentration and temperature equivalent to the washing conditions for normal Southern hybridization, which are 60°C, 1xSSC, 0.1% SDS, preferably 60°C, 0.1xSSC, 0.1% SDS, and more preferably 68°C, 0.1xSSC, 0.1% SDS.
- a salt concentration and temperature equivalent to the washing conditions for normal Southern hybridization which are 60°C, 1xSSC, 0.1% SDS, preferably 60°C, 0.1xSSC, 0.1% SDS, and more preferably 68°C, 0.1xSSC, 0.1% SDS.
- the above probe may be, for example, a part of the complementary sequence of a gene.
- a probe can be prepared by PCR using oligonucleotides prepared based on the base sequence of a known gene as primers and a DNA fragment containing these base sequences as a template.
- primers for example, a DNA fragment of about 300 bp in length can be used.
- washing conditions for hybridization include 50°C, 2xSSC, and 0.1% SDS.
- the mdh gene may also have a base sequence in which any codon in the base sequence of the mdh gene or a conservative variant thereof exemplified above is replaced with an equivalent codon.
- gene and protein variants can also be applied mutatis mutandis to any protein, such as the PhoRS protein, cell surface proteins, the Tat secretion system, and the heterologous proteins secreted and produced in the present invention, as well as the genes that encode them.
- the bacterium of the present invention may have any desired properties as long as it is capable of secreting and producing a heterologous protein.
- the bacterium of the present invention may have a reduced activity of a cell surface protein (WO2013/065869, WO2013/065772, WO2013/118544, WO2013/062029).
- the bacterium of the present invention may be modified to reduce the activity of a penicillin-binding protein (WO2013/065869).
- the bacterium of the present invention may be modified to increase the expression of a gene encoding a metallopeptidase (WO2013/065772).
- the bacterium of the present invention may be modified to have a mutant ribosomal protein S1 gene (mutant rpsA gene) (WO2013/118544).
- the bacterium of the present invention may be modified to have a mutant phoS gene (WO2016/171224).
- the bacterium of the present invention may also be modified to reduce the activity of the RegX3 protein (WO2018/074578).
- the bacterium of the present invention may also be modified to reduce the activity of the HrrSA system (WO2018/074579).
- the bacterium of the present invention may also be modified to increase the activity of the Tat secretion apparatus.
- a mutant phoS gene is also referred to as “having a mutant phoS gene” or “having a mutation in the phoS gene.” Furthermore, “carrying a mutant phoS gene” is also referred to as “having a mutant PhoS protein” or “having a mutation in the PhoS protein.”
- the phoS gene and the PhoS protein are explained below.
- the phoS gene is a gene that encodes the PhoS protein, which is a sensor kinase in the PhoRS system.
- the PhoRS system is one of the two-component regulatory systems that triggers a response to environmental phosphate deficiency.
- the PhoRS system consists of the sensor kinase PhoS, which is encoded by the phoS gene, and the response regulator PhoR, which is encoded by the phoR gene.
- a PhoS protein having a "specific mutation” is also referred to as a "mutant PhoS protein” and the gene encoding it as a "mutant phoS gene.”
- a “mutant phoS gene” is a phoS gene having a "specific mutation.”
- a PhoS protein not having a “specific mutation” is also referred to as a "wild-type PhoS protein” and the gene encoding it as a "wild-type phoS gene.”
- a "wild-type phoS gene” is a phoS gene not having a "specific mutation.” Note that the term “wild-type” used here is a convenient description to distinguish it from a "mutant,” and is not limited to those obtained in nature, as long as they do not have a "specific mutation.” A “specific mutation” will be described later.
- a wild-type phoS gene is the phoS gene of coryneform bacteria.
- Specific examples of the phoS gene of coryneform bacteria include the phoS genes of C. glutamicum YDK010 strain, C. glutamicum ATCC13032 strain, C. glutamicum ATCC14067 strain, C. callunae, C. crenatum, and C. efficiens.
- the nucleotide sequence of the phoS gene of C. glutamicum YDK010 strain is shown in SEQ ID NO:1.
- the amino acid sequences of the wild-type PhoS proteins encoded by these phoS genes are shown in SEQ ID NOs:2 to 7, respectively.
- the wild-type phoS gene may be a variant of the wild-type phoS gene exemplified above, so long as it does not have a "specific mutation” and maintains its original function.
- the wild-type PhoS protein may be a variant of the wild-type PhoS protein exemplified above, so long as it does not have a "specific mutation” and maintains its original function.
- the term "wild-type phoS gene” is not limited to the wild-type phoS gene exemplified above, but includes its conservative variants that do not have a "specific mutation".
- wild-type PhoS protein is not limited to the wild-type PhoS protein exemplified above, but includes its conservative variants that do not have a "specific mutation".
- wild-type PhoS protein and variants of the wild-type phoS gene the above description of the Mdh protein and conservative variants of the mdh gene can be applied mutatis mutandis.
- the wild-type phoS gene may be a gene that encodes a protein having an amino acid sequence in which one or several amino acids at one or several positions in the above amino acid sequence are substituted, deleted, inserted, and/or added, so long as it does not have a "specific mutation" and the original function is maintained.
- the wild-type phoS gene may be a gene that encodes a protein having an amino acid sequence that has 80% or more, preferably 90% or more, more preferably 95% or more, even more preferably 97% or more, and particularly preferably 99% or more identity to the entire above amino acid sequence, so long as it does not have a "specific mutation" and the original function is maintained.
- maintaining the original function may mean that, in the case of a wild-type PhoS protein, the variant of the protein has the function of a PhoS protein (for example, the function of a protein consisting of the amino acid sequences shown in SEQ ID NOs: 2 to 7). Also, “maintaining the original function” may mean that, in the case of a wild-type PhoS protein, the variant of the protein has the function of a sensor kinase of the PhoRS system. That is, the "function as a PhoS protein” may specifically mean the function of a sensor kinase of the PhoRS system.
- the "function as a sensor kinase of the PhoRS system” may specifically mean the function of conjugating with the PhoR protein, which is a response regulator, to trigger a response to phosphate deficiency in the environment.
- the “function as a sensor kinase of the PhoRS system” may more specifically mean the function of sensing phosphate deficiency in the environment, being autophosphorylated, and activating the PhoR protein by phosphoryl transfer.
- PhoS protein variant functions as a sensor kinase for the PhoRS system can be confirmed, for example, by introducing a gene encoding the variant into a phoS gene-deficient strain of a coryneform bacterium and confirming whether or not the responsiveness to phosphate deficiency is complemented. Complementation of the responsiveness to phosphate deficiency can be detected, for example, as an improvement in growth under phosphate-deficient conditions, or as induction of expression of a gene known to be induced under phosphate-deficient conditions (J. Bacteriol., 188, 724-732 (2006)).
- phoS gene-deficient strains of coryneform bacteria examples include a phoS gene-deficient strain of C. glutamicum YDK010 and a phoS gene-deficient strain of C. glutamicum ATCC13032.
- the histidine residue that is autophosphorylated is conserved. That is, it is preferable that the conservative mutation occurs in an amino acid residue other than the histidine residue that is autophosphorylated.
- the "histidine residue that is autophosphorylated” refers to the histidine residue at position 276 of the wild-type PhoS protein.
- the wild-type PhoS protein has a conserved sequence of, for example, the wild-type PhoS protein exemplified above. That is, it is preferable that the conservative mutation occurs in an amino acid residue that is not conserved in, for example, the wild-type PhoS protein exemplified above.
- the mutant PhoS protein has a "specific mutation" in the amino acid sequence of the wild-type PhoS protein as described above.
- the mutant PhoS protein may be identical to the wild-type PhoS protein or its conservative variant exemplified above, except for the "specific mutation".
- the mutant PhoS protein may be a protein having the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 2 to 7, except for the "specific mutation”.
- the mutant PhoS protein may be a protein having an amino acid sequence including one or several amino acid substitutions, deletions, insertions, and/or additions in the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 2 to 7, except for the "specific mutation".
- the mutant PhoS protein may be a protein having an amino acid sequence that has 80% or more, preferably 90% or more, more preferably 95% or more, more preferably 97% or more, and particularly preferably 99% or more identity to the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 2 to 7, except for the "specific mutation".
- the mutant PhoS protein may be a variant of the wild-type PhoS protein exemplified above that has a "specific mutation” and further includes a conservative mutation at a position other than the "specific mutation.”
- the mutant PhoS protein may be a protein having an amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NOs: 2 to 7 that has a "specific mutation” and further includes one or several amino acid substitutions, deletions, insertions, and/or additions at a position other than the "specific mutation.”
- the mutant phoS gene is not particularly limited, as long as it encodes a mutant PhoS protein as described above.
- the "specific mutation” is not particularly limited as long as it changes the amino acid sequence of the wild-type PhoS protein as described above and is effective for the secretory production of a heterologous protein.
- the "specific mutation” is preferably a mutation that improves the secretion production amount of a heterologous protein.
- "Improvement of the secretion production amount of a heterologous protein” means that a coryneform bacterium (modified strain) modified to have a mutant phoS gene can secrete and produce a greater amount of a heterologous protein than a non-modified strain.
- the "non-modified strain” refers to a control strain that does not have a mutation in the phoS gene, i.e., a control strain that does not have a mutant phoS gene, and may be, for example, a wild-type strain or a parent strain.
- secretion production of a greater amount of a heterologous protein than a non-modified strain is not particularly limited as long as the secretion production amount of the heterologous protein is increased compared to a non-modified strain, but may mean, for example, secretion production of an amount of a heterologous protein that is preferably 1.1 times or more, more preferably 1.2 times or more, even more preferably 1.3 times or more, even more preferably 2 times or more, and particularly preferably 5 times or more, of the non-modified strain in terms of the amount accumulated in the medium and/or on the cell surface.
- "secreting and producing a greater amount of a heterologous protein than a non-modified strain” may mean that the heterologous protein cannot be detected when the unconcentrated culture supernatant of the non-modified strain is subjected to SDS-PAGE and stained with CBB, but the heterologous protein can be detected when the unconcentrated culture supernatant of the modified strain is subjected to SDS-PAGE and stained with CBB.
- “improving the secretory production amount of a heterologous protein” does not necessarily mean improving the secretory production amount of all heterologous proteins, but it is sufficient to improve the secretory production amount of the heterologous protein set as the target for secretory production.
- “Improving the secretory production amount of a heterologous protein” may specifically mean, for example, improving the secretory production amount of the heterologous protein described in the Examples.
- Whether or not a certain mutation improves the secretion production of a heterologous protein can be confirmed, for example, by preparing a strain based on a strain belonging to the coryneform bacteria that has been modified to have a gene encoding a PhoS protein having the mutation, quantifying the amount of the heterologous protein secreted when the modified strain is cultured in a medium, and comparing this with the amount of the heterologous protein secreted when the unmodified strain (unmodified strain) is cultured in a medium.
- the preferred change in amino acid sequence is the substitution of an amino acid residue.
- the "specific mutation” is preferably a substitution of any amino acid residue in the wild-type PhoS protein with another amino acid residue.
- the amino acid residue substituted by the "specific mutation” may be one residue, or a combination of two or more residues.
- the amino acid residue substituted by the "specific mutation” may preferably be an amino acid residue other than the histidine residue that is autophosphorylated.
- the amino acid residue substituted by the "specific mutation” may more preferably be an amino acid residue in the HisKA domain other than the histidine residue that is autophosphorylated.
- the "histidine residue that is autophosphorylated” refers to the histidine residue at position 276 of the wild-type PhoS protein.
- the "HisKA domain” refers to the region consisting of amino acid residues at positions 266 to 330 of the wild-type PhoS protein.
- the amino acid residue substituted by the "specific mutation” may particularly preferably be the tryptophan residue at position 302 (W302) of the wild-type PhoS protein.
- the substituted amino acid residues include those other than the original amino acid residues among K (Lys), R (Arg), H (His), A (Ala), V (Val), L (Leu), I (Ile), G (Gly), S (Ser), T (Thr), P (Pro), F (Phe), W (Trp), Y (Tyr), C (Cys), M (Met), D (Asp), E (Glu), N (Asn), and Q (Gln).
- the substituted amino acid residue can be selected, for example, to improve the secretion production of the heterologous protein.
- amino acid residue after substitution can be an aromatic amino acid or an amino acid residue other than histidine.
- amino acid residues other than aromatic amino acids and histidine include K (Lys), R (Arg), A (Ala), V (Val), L (Leu), I (Ile), G (Gly), S (Ser), T (Thr), P (Pro), C (Cys), M (Met), D (Asp), E (Glu), N (Asn), and Q (Gln).
- amino acid residues other than aromatic amino acids and histidine include K (Lys), A (Ala), V (Val), S (Ser), C (Cys), M (Met), D (Asp), and N (Asn).
- a "specific mutation” in the phoS gene refers to a mutation in the base sequence that causes the above-mentioned "specific mutation” in the encoded PhoS protein.
- amino acid residue at position X of the wild-type PhoS protein refers to the amino acid residue corresponding to the amino acid residue at position X of SEQ ID NO: 2.
- W302 refers to the amino acid residue corresponding to the tryptophan residue at position 302 of SEQ ID NO: 2.
- the positions of the above amino acid residues indicate relative positions, and their absolute positions may change due to deletion, insertion, addition, etc. of amino acids.
- a wild-type PhoS protein consisting of the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 2
- the original amino acid residue at position X becomes the amino acid residue at position X-1 or X+1, respectively, counting from the N-terminus, but is considered to be the "amino acid residue at position X of the wild-type PhoS protein".
- W302 refers to the tryptophan residues at positions 302, 302, 302, 321, 275, and 286, respectively.
- the "histidine residue at position 276 of the wild-type PhoS protein refers to the histidine residues at positions 276, 276, 276, 295, 249, and 260, respectively.
- the "region consisting of amino acid residues at positions 266 to 330 of the wild-type PhoS protein (HisKA domain)" refers to the region consisting of amino acid residues at positions 266 to 330, 266 to 330, 266 to 330, 285 to 349, 239 to 303, and 250 to 314, respectively.
- W302 here is usually a tryptophan residue, but does not have to be a tryptophan residue. In other words, when the wild-type PhoS protein has an amino acid sequence other than the amino acid sequences shown in SEQ ID NOs: 2 to 7, "W302" may not be a tryptophan residue.
- mutant in which W302 is replaced with a cysteine residue is not limited to mutations in which the tryptophan residue is replaced with a cysteine residue when "W302" is a tryptophan residue, but also includes mutations in which the amino acid residue is replaced with a cysteine residue when "W302” is K (Lys), R (Arg), H (His), A (Ala), V (Val), L (Leu), I (Ile), G (Gly), S (Ser), T (Thr), P (Pro), F (Phe), Y (Tyr), M (Met), D (Asp), E (Glu), N (Asn), or Q (Gln).
- K Lys
- R Arg
- H His
- A Al
- L Leu
- I Ile
- G Gly
- S (Ser) S
- T Thr
- P Pro
- F Phe
- Y (Tyr M (Met), D (Asp), E (Glu), N
- amino acid sequence of any PhoS protein which amino acid residue corresponds to the amino acid residue at position X in SEQ ID NO:2 can be determined by aligning the amino acid sequence of the PhoS protein with the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:2. Alignment can be performed, for example, using known gene analysis software. Specific examples of such software include DNASIS manufactured by Hitachi Solutions and GENETYX manufactured by Genetyx (Elizabeth C. Tyler et al., Computers and Biomedical Research, 24(1), 72-96, 1991; Barton GJ et al., Journal of molecular biology, 198(2), 327-37. 1987).
- the mutant phoS gene can be obtained, for example, by modifying the wild-type phoS gene so that the encoded PhoS protein has the "specific mutation" described above.
- the wild-type phoS gene that is the source of the modification can be obtained, for example, by cloning from an organism having a wild-type phoS gene, or by chemical synthesis.
- the mutant phoS gene can also be obtained without going through the wild-type phoS gene.
- the mutant phoS gene can be obtained directly by chemical synthesis.
- the obtained mutant phoS gene can be further modified before use.
- a desired mutation can be introduced into a desired site in DNA by site-specific mutagenesis.
- site-specific mutagenesis include a method using PCR (Higuchi, R., 61, in PCR technology, Erlich, H. A. Eds., Stockton press (1989); Carter, P., Meth. in Enzymol., 154, 382 (1987)) and a method using phages (Kramer, W. and Frits, H. J., Meth. in Enzymol., 154, 350 (1987); Kunkel, T. A. et al., Meth. in Enzymol., 154, 367 (1987)).
- a coryneform bacterium can be modified to have a mutant phoS gene by introducing the mutant phoS gene into the coryneform bacterium.
- a coryneform bacterium can be modified to have a mutant phoS gene by introducing the above-mentioned "specific mutation" into the phoS gene on the chromosome of the coryneform bacterium.
- Introduction of a mutation into a gene on a chromosome can be achieved by natural mutation, mutagen treatment, or genetic engineering techniques.
- the method for introducing the mutant phoS gene into the coryneform bacterium is not particularly limited.
- the mutant phoS gene may be held in an expressible manner under the control of a promoter that functions in the coryneform bacterium.
- the promoter may be a promoter derived from the host or a promoter derived from a heterologous species.
- the promoter may be a promoter specific to the phoS gene or a promoter of another gene.
- the mutant phoS gene may be present on a vector that replicates autonomously outside the chromosome, such as a plasmid, or may be incorporated into the chromosome.
- the bacterium of the present invention may have only one copy of the mutant phoS gene, or may have two or more copies.
- the bacterium of the present invention may have only one type of mutant phoS gene, or may have two or more types of mutant phoS genes.
- the mutant phoS gene may be introduced in the same manner as the introduction of a gene in a method for increasing gene expression, which will be described later, or the introduction of a gene construct used in the present invention.
- the bacterium of the present invention may or may not have a wild-type phoS gene, but it is preferable that it does not have one.
- a coryneform bacterium that does not have a wild-type phoS gene can be obtained by disrupting the wild-type phoS gene on the chromosome.
- the wild-type phoS gene can be disrupted by known techniques. Specifically, for example, the wild-type phoS gene can be disrupted by deleting part or all of the promoter region and/or coding region of the wild-type phoS gene.
- the PhoS protein functions in conjunction with the PhoR protein, which is a response regulator, that is, it triggers a response to phosphate deficiency in the environment. Therefore, the bacterium of the present invention has the phoR gene so that the mutant PhoS protein functions.
- the phoR gene is a gene that encodes the PhoR protein, which is a response regulator of the PhoRS system. "Having the phoR gene” is also referred to as "having the PhoR protein.” Usually, it is sufficient that the PhoR protein inherently possessed by the bacterium of the present invention functions in conjunction with the mutant PhoS protein.
- an appropriate phoR gene may be introduced into the bacterium of the present invention in addition to or instead of the phoR gene inherently possessed by the bacterium of the present invention.
- the phoR gene there are no particular limitations on the phoR gene to be introduced, so long as it encodes a PhoR protein that functions in conjunction with the mutant PhoS protein.
- the phoR gene can be, for example, the phoR gene of coryneform bacteria.
- Specific examples of the phoR gene of coryneform bacteria include the phoR genes of C. glutamicum YDK010 strain, C. glutamicum ATCC13032 strain, C. glutamicum ATCC14067 strain, C. callunae, C. crenatum, and C. efficiens.
- the nucleotide sequence of the phoR gene and the amino acid sequence of the PhoR protein of C. glutamicum ATCC13032 strain are shown in SEQ ID NOs: 8 and 9, respectively.
- the phoR gene may be a variant of the phoR gene exemplified above, so long as the original function is maintained.
- the PhoR protein may be a variant of the PhoR protein exemplified above, so long as the original function is maintained. That is, the term “phoR gene” includes the phoR gene exemplified above, as well as its conservative variants.
- the term “PhoR protein” includes the PhoR protein exemplified above, as well as its conservative variants. The above description of the Mdh protein and the conservative variants of the mdh gene can be applied mutatis mutandis to the variants of the PhoR protein and the phoR gene.
- the phoR gene may be a gene encoding a protein having an amino acid sequence in which one or several amino acids at one or several positions in the above amino acid sequence are substituted, deleted, inserted, and/or added, so long as the original function is maintained.
- the phoR gene may be a gene encoding a protein having an amino acid sequence that is 80% or more identical to the entire amino acid sequence, preferably 90% or more, more preferably 95% or more, even more preferably 97% or more, and particularly preferably 99% or more identical to the entire amino acid sequence, so long as the original function is maintained.
- “maintaining the original function” may mean that, in the case of the PhoR protein, a variant of the protein has a function as a PhoR protein (for example, a function of a protein consisting of the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 9).
- “maintaining the original function” may mean that, in the case of the PhoR protein, a variant of the protein has a function as a response regulator of the PhoRS system. That is, the "function as a PhoR protein” may specifically mean a function as a response regulator of the PhoRS system.
- the "function as a response regulator of the PhoRS system” may specifically mean a function of conjugating with the PhoS protein, which is a sensor kinase, to induce a response to phosphate deficiency in the environment. More specifically, the “function of the PhoRS system as a response regulator” may be a function that is activated by phosphoryl transfer from the autophosphorylated PhoS protein upon sensing phosphate deficiency in the environment, thereby controlling the expression of genes that respond to phosphate deficiency in the environment.
- a variant of the PhoR protein functions as a response regulator of the PhoRS system can be confirmed, for example, by introducing a gene encoding the variant into a phoR gene-deficient strain of a coryneform bacterium and confirming whether or not the responsiveness to phosphate deficiency is complemented. Complementation of the responsiveness to phosphate deficiency can be detected, for example, as an improvement in growth under phosphate-deficient conditions, or as induction of expression of a gene known to be induced under phosphate-deficient conditions (J. Bacteriol., 188, 724-732 (2006)).
- Examples of coryneform bacterium strains that can be used are the phoR gene-deficient strain of C. glutamicum YDK010 and the phoR gene-deficient strain of C. glutamicum ATCC13032.
- the bacterium of the present invention may be one in which the activity of a cell surface protein is reduced. Specifically, the bacterium of the present invention may be one in which the activity of a cell surface protein is reduced compared to a non-modified strain. "Reduction in activity of a cell surface protein” may particularly mean a reduction in the number of molecules of the cell surface protein per cell. The cell surface proteins and the genes encoding them are described below.
- Cell surface proteins are proteins that make up the cell surface (S-layer) of bacteria and archaea.
- Examples of cell surface proteins of coryneform bacteria include PS1 and PS2 (CspB) of C. glutamicum (JP Patent Publication 6-502548) and SlpA (CspA) of C. stationis (JP Patent Publication 10-108675). Of these, it is preferable to reduce the activity of the PS2 protein.
- the nucleotide sequence of the cspB gene of C. glutamicum ATCC13869 and the amino acid sequence of the PS2 protein (CspB protein) encoded by the gene are shown in SEQ ID NOs: 10 and 11, respectively.
- CspB homologues from 28 strains of C. glutamicum have been reported (J Biotechnol., 112, 177-193 (2004)).
- GenBank accession numbers of these 28 strains of C. glutamicum and their cspB gene homologues in the NCBI database are shown below (the numbers in parentheses indicate the GenBank accession numbers).
- C. glutamicum ATCC13058 (AY524990) C. glutamicum ATCC13744 (AY524991)
- glutamicum ATCC14017 AY524993
- glutamicum ATCC14020 AY525009
- glutamicum ATCC14067 AY524994
- glutamicum ATCC14068 (AY525010) C. glutamicum ATCC14747 (AY525011) C. glutamicum ATCC14751 (AY524995) C. glutamicum ATCC14752 (AY524996) C. glutamicum ATCC14915 (AY524997) C. glutamicum ATCC15243 (AY524998) C. glutamicum ATCC15354 (AY524999) C. glutamicum ATCC17965 (AY525000) C. glutamicum ATCC17966 (AY525001) C. glutamicum ATCC19223 (AY525002) C. glutamicum ATCC19240 (AY525012) C. glutamicum ATCC21341 (AY525003) C. glutamicum ATCC21645 (AY525004) C.
- glutamicum ATCC31808 (AY525013) C. glutamicum ATCC31830 (AY525007) C. glutamicum ATCC31832 (AY525008) C. glutamicum LP-6 (AY525014) C. glutamicum DSM20137 (AY525015) C. glutamicum DSM20598 (AY525016) C. glutamicum DSM46307 (AY525017) C. glutamicum 22220 (AY525005) C. glutamicum 22243 (AY525006)
- the gene encoding the cell surface protein may be a variant of the gene encoding the cell surface protein exemplified above, so long as the original function is maintained.
- the cell surface protein may be a variant of the cell surface protein exemplified above, so long as the original function is maintained. That is, for example, the term “cspB gene” includes the cspB gene exemplified above, as well as its conservative variants.
- the term "CspB protein” includes the CspB protein exemplified above, as well as its conservative variants.
- the gene encoding the cell surface protein may be a gene encoding a protein having an amino acid sequence in which one or several amino acids at one or several positions in the above amino acid sequence are substituted, deleted, inserted, and/or added, so long as the original function is maintained.
- the gene encoding the cell surface protein may be a gene encoding a protein having an amino acid sequence that has an identity of 80% or more, preferably 90% or more, more preferably 95% or more, even more preferably 97% or more, and particularly preferably 99% or more to the entire amino acid sequence, so long as the original function is maintained.
- "the original function is maintained” may mean, for example, that the cell surface protein has a property of increasing the secretion production amount of a heterologous protein when its activity is reduced in a coryneform bacterium compared to a non-modified strain.
- Non-modified strain refers to a control strain in which the activity of the cell surface protein is not reduced, and may be, for example, a wild-type strain or a parent strain.
- “Secreting and producing a greater amount of a heterologous protein than a non-modified strain” is not particularly limited as long as the amount of secretion and production of the heterologous protein is increased compared to a non-modified strain, but may mean, for example, secreting and producing an amount of heterologous protein that is preferably 1.1 times or more, more preferably 1.2 times or more, even more preferably 1.3 times or more, and particularly preferably 2 times or more of the non-modified strain in terms of the amount accumulated in the medium and/or on the cell surface.
- "secreting and producing a greater amount of a heterologous protein than a non-modified strain” may also mean that when the culture supernatant of an unconcentrated non-modified strain is subjected to SDS-PAGE and stained with CBB, the heterologous protein cannot be detected, but when the culture supernatant of an unconcentrated modified strain is subjected to SDS-PAGE and stained with CBB, the heterologous protein can be detected.
- Whether or not a certain protein has the property of increasing the amount of secreted heterologous protein produced when its activity is reduced in a coryneform bacterium compared to a non-modified strain can be confirmed by preparing a strain based on a strain belonging to coryneform bacteria that has been modified to reduce the activity of the protein, quantifying the amount of the heterologous protein secreted when the modified strain is cultured in a medium, and comparing this with the amount of the heterologous protein secreted when the unmodified strain (non-modified strain) is cultured in a medium.
- the activity of a cell surface protein is reduced includes cases where the coryneform bacterium has been modified to reduce the activity of the cell surface protein, and cases where the activity of the cell surface protein is originally reduced in the coryneform bacterium.
- "When the activity of a cell surface protein is originally reduced in the coryneform bacterium” includes cases where the coryneform bacterium does not originally have a cell surface protein. That is, an example of a coryneform bacterium with reduced activity of a cell surface protein is a coryneform bacterium that does not originally have a cell surface protein.
- coryneform bacterium does not originally have a cell surface protein
- the coryneform bacterium does not originally have a gene that codes for a cell surface protein.
- the coryneform bacterium does not originally have a cell surface protein may mean that the coryneform bacterium does not originally have one or more proteins selected from the cell surface proteins found in other strains of the species to which the coryneform bacterium belongs.
- C. glutamicum does not naturally have cell surface proteins may mean that the C. glutamicum strain does not naturally have one or more proteins selected from cell surface proteins found in other C.
- glutamicum strains i.e., PS1 and/or PS2 (CspB).
- CspB An example of a coryneform bacterium that does not naturally have cell surface proteins is C. glutamicum ATCC 13032, which does not naturally have the cspB gene.
- the bacterium of the present invention has a protein secretion system.
- the protein secretion system is not particularly limited as long as it can secrete the heterologous protein of interest.
- Examples of the protein secretion system include the Sec system (Sec secretion apparatus) and the Tat system (Tat secretion apparatus).
- the bacterium of the present invention may have an enhanced protein secretion system.
- the bacterium of the present invention may be modified so that the expression of one or more genes selected from genes encoding the Tat secretion apparatus is increased. In the present invention, such a modification is also referred to as "enhancement of the Tat secretion apparatus". Enhancement of the Tat secretion apparatus is particularly suitable for secreting and producing a heterologous protein using a Tat-dependent signal peptide.
- a method for increasing the expression of genes encoding the Tat secretion apparatus is described in Japanese Patent No. 4730302.
- Genes that code for the Tat system secretion apparatus include the tatA gene, the tatB gene, the tatC gene, and the tatE gene.
- genes encoding the Tat system secretion apparatus include the tatA, tatB, and tatC genes of C. glutamicum.
- the tatA, tatB, and tatC genes of C. glutamicum ATCC 13032 correspond to the complementary sequences of the sequences from positions 1571065 to 1571382, 1167110 to 1167580, and 1569929 to 1570873, respectively, in the genome sequence registered in the NCBI database as GenBank accession NC_003450 (VERSION NC_003450.3 GI:58036263).
- the TatA, TatB, and TatC proteins of C are examples of C.
- the nucleotide sequences of the tatA gene, tatB gene, and tatC gene of C. glutamicum ATCC 13032 and the amino acid sequences of the TatA protein, TatB protein, and TatC protein are shown in SEQ ID NOs: 12 to 17.
- genes encoding the Tat system secretion apparatus include the tatA, tatB, tatC, and tatE genes of E. coli.
- the tatA, tatB, tatC, and tatE genes of E. coli K-12 MG1655 correspond to the sequences at positions 4019968-4020237, 4020241-4020756, 4020759-4021535, and 658170-658373, respectively, in the genome sequence registered in the NCBI database as GenBank accession NC_000913 (VERSION NC_000913.2 GI:49175990).
- the gene encoding the Tat system secretion apparatus may be a variant of the gene encoding the Tat system secretion apparatus exemplified above, so long as the original function is maintained.
- the Tat system secretion apparatus may be a variant of the Tat system secretion apparatus exemplified above, so long as the original function is maintained. That is, for example, the terms "tatA gene”, “tatB gene”, “tatC gene”, and “tatE gene” include the tatA gene, tatB gene, tatC gene, and tatE gene exemplified above, as well as conservative variants thereof.
- TatA protein examples include the TatA protein, TatB protein, TatC protein, and TatE protein exemplified above, as well as conservative variants thereof.
- the gene encoding the Tat system secretion apparatus may be a gene encoding a protein having an amino acid sequence in which one or several amino acids at one or several positions in the above amino acid sequence are substituted, deleted, inserted, and/or added, so long as the original function is maintained.
- the gene encoding the Tat system secretion apparatus may be a gene encoding a protein having an amino acid sequence that has an identity of 80% or more, preferably 90% or more, more preferably 95% or more, even more preferably 97% or more, and particularly preferably 99% or more to the entire amino acid sequence, so long as the original function is maintained.
- “maintaining the original function” may mean, in the case of the Tat system secretion apparatus, that the protein has a function of secreting a protein to which a Tat system-dependent signal peptide has been added at the N-terminus outside the cell.
- Methods for reducing protein activity Methods for reducing the activity of proteins such as Mdh proteins are described below.
- the methods for reducing protein activity described below can also be used to disrupt the wild-type PhoS protein.
- Non-modified strain here means a control strain that has not been modified to reduce the activity of the target protein. Examples of non-modified strains include wild-type strains and parent strains. Examples of non-modified strains include type strains of each bacterial species. Examples of non-modified strains include the strains exemplified in the explanation of coryneform bacteria.
- the activity of the protein may be reduced compared to a type strain (i.e., a type strain of the species to which the bacterium of the present invention belongs).
- the activity of the protein may be reduced compared to C. glutamicum ATCC 13032.
- the activity of the protein may be reduced compared to C. glutamicum ATCC 13869.
- the activity of the protein may be decreased compared to C. glutamicum AJ12036 (FERM BP-734).
- the activity of the protein may be decreased compared to C. glutamicum YDK010 strain.
- the term "decreased activity of a protein" also includes a case where the activity of the protein is completely lost.
- the term “decreased activity of a protein” may mean a decrease in the number of molecules of the protein per cell and/or a decrease in the function of the protein per molecule compared to a non-modified strain. That is, the "activity" in the term “decreased activity of a protein” is not limited to the catalytic activity of the protein, but may also mean the transcription amount (mRNA amount) or translation amount (protein amount) of the gene encoding the protein.
- the term “number of molecules of a protein per cell” may mean the average number of molecules of the protein per cell.
- the term “decreased number of molecules of a protein per cell” also includes a case where the protein is completely absent.
- the function per molecule of a protein is reduced also includes the case where the function per molecule of the protein is completely lost.
- the degree of reduction in protein activity is not particularly limited as long as the activity of the protein is reduced compared to that of a non-modified strain.
- the activity of the protein may be reduced to, for example, 50% or less, 20% or less, 10% or less, 5% or less, or 0% of that of a non-modified strain.
- a modification that reduces the activity of a protein can be achieved, for example, by reducing the expression of the gene that codes for the protein.
- “Reduced gene expression” means that the expression of the gene is reduced compared to an unmodified strain.
- “Reduced gene expression” specifically means that the expression level of the gene per cell is reduced compared to an unmodified strain.
- “Expression level of the gene per cell” may mean the average expression level of the gene per cell.
- “Reduced gene expression” may more specifically mean that the transcription level (mRNA level) of the gene is reduced and/or the translation level (protein level) of the gene is reduced.
- “Reduced gene expression” also includes cases where the gene is not expressed at all.
- “Reduced gene expression” is also referred to as "weakened gene expression.” Gene expression may be reduced to, for example, 50% or less, 20% or less, 10% or less, 5% or less, or 0% of that of an unmodified strain.
- the reduction in gene expression may be due to, for example, a reduction in transcription efficiency, a reduction in translation efficiency, or a combination of these.
- the reduction in gene expression can be achieved, for example, by modifying the expression regulatory sequence of the gene.
- the "expression regulatory sequence" is a general term for sites that affect gene expression, such as promoters, Shine-Dalgarno (SD) sequences (also called ribosome binding sites (RBS)), and spacer regions between the RBS and the start codon.
- SD Shine-Dalgarno
- RBS ribosome binding sites
- the expression regulatory sequence can be determined, for example, using a promoter search vector or gene analysis software such as GENETYX.
- the expression regulatory sequence is modified preferably by one or more bases, more preferably two or more bases, and particularly preferably three or more bases.
- the reduction in gene transcription efficiency can be achieved, for example, by replacing the promoter of a gene on a chromosome with a weaker promoter.
- the "weaker promoter” means a promoter that weakens the transcription of a gene compared to the wild-type promoter that is originally present.
- An example of a weaker promoter is an inducible promoter. That is, an inducible promoter can function as a weaker promoter under non-inducing conditions (e.g., in the absence of an inducer). A part or all of the expression regulatory sequence may be deleted (deleted).
- a reduction in gene expression can also be achieved, for example, by manipulating factors involved in expression control.
- Factors involved in expression control include small molecules (inducers, inhibitors, etc.), proteins (transcription factors, etc.), and nucleic acids (siRNA, etc.) involved in transcription and translation control.
- a reduction in gene expression can also be achieved, for example, by introducing a mutation into the coding region of the gene that reduces the expression of the gene.
- the expression of the gene can be reduced by replacing the codons in the coding region of the gene with synonymous codons that are used less frequently in the host.
- the expression of the gene itself can be reduced by disrupting the gene as described below.
- Modifications that reduce the activity of a protein can be achieved, for example, by disrupting the gene that codes for the protein. "The gene is disrupted” means that the gene is modified so that it does not produce a protein that functions normally. "Does not produce a protein that functions normally” includes cases where no protein is produced from the gene, and cases where the gene produces a protein with reduced or lost function (e.g. activity or properties) per molecule.
- the destruction of a gene can be achieved, for example, by deleting (deleting) the gene on a chromosome.
- Gene deletion refers to the deletion of a part or the entire region of the coding region of a gene.
- the entire gene may be deleted, including the sequences before and after the coding region of the gene on the chromosome.
- the sequences before and after the coding region of the gene may include, for example, a gene expression regulatory sequence.
- the region to be deleted may be any region, such as the N-terminal region (the region that codes for the N-terminal side of the protein), an internal region, or a C-terminal region (the region that codes for the C-terminal side of the protein).
- the region to be deleted may be, for example, a region that is 10% or more, 20% or more, 30% or more, 40% or more, 50% or more, 60% or more, 70% or more, 80% or more, 90% or more, or 95% or more in length of the entire coding region of the gene.
- the sequences before and after the region to be deleted do not have the same reading frame. Reading frame mismatches can result in frameshifts downstream of the region to be deleted.
- Gene disruption can also be achieved, for example, by introducing an amino acid substitution (missense mutation) into the coding region of a gene on a chromosome, introducing a stop codon (nonsense mutation), or adding or deleting one or two bases (frameshift mutation) (Journal of Biological Chemistry 272:8611-8617(1997), Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA 95 5511-5515(1998), Journal of Biological Chemistry 26 116, 20833-20839(1991)).
- Gene disruption can also be achieved, for example, by inserting another base sequence into the coding region of the gene on a chromosome.
- the insertion site may be in any region of the gene, but the longer the inserted base sequence, the more reliably the gene can be inactivated. It is also preferable that the sequences before and after the insertion site do not match in reading frame. A mismatch in reading frame can cause a frameshift downstream of the insertion site.
- the destruction of a gene may be carried out so that the amino acid sequence of the encoded protein is deleted (missing).
- a modification that reduces the activity of a protein can be achieved, for example, by deleting the amino acid sequence of the protein (a part or all of the region of the amino acid sequence), specifically by modifying the gene so that the gene encodes a protein from which the amino acid sequence (a part or all of the region of the amino acid sequence) is deleted.
- deletion of the amino acid sequence of a protein refers to the deletion of a part or all of the region of the amino acid sequence of a protein.
- deletion of the amino acid sequence of a protein refers to the disappearance of the original amino acid sequence in the protein, and also includes the case where the original amino acid sequence is changed to a different amino acid sequence. That is, for example, a region that has been changed to a different amino acid sequence by a frameshift may be considered as a deleted region.
- deletion of the amino acid sequence of a protein typically shortens the full length of the protein, there may be cases where the full length of the protein does not change or is extended. For example, the deletion of a part or all of the region of the coding region of a gene can delete the region coded by the deleted region in the amino acid sequence of the encoded protein.
- the region coded by the region downstream of the introduction site in the amino acid sequence of the encoded protein can be deleted.
- the region coded by the frameshift site can be deleted.
- the position and length of the region deleted in the deletion of an amino acid sequence can be determined mutatis mutandis from the explanation of the position and length of the region deleted in the deletion of a gene.
- Mdh protein for example, at least 1, 3, 5, 7, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, or 19 residues may be deleted from the C-terminus of the amino acid sequence. In the case of Mdh protein, particularly, at least 16 residues from the C-terminus of the amino acid sequence may be deleted.
- the amino acid sequence from positions 313 to 328 of SEQ ID NO: 40 is the "16 residues at the C-terminus".
- Mdh protein for example, at least a portion of the amino acid sequence of Mdh protein that corresponds to the above-mentioned C-terminus portion of SEQ ID NO: 40 (for example, the 16 residues at the C-terminus) may be deleted.
- the position of the "portion corresponding to the above-mentioned C-terminus portion of SEQ ID NO: 40" in any Mdh protein the above explanation regarding the position of the "amino acid residue at position X of wild-type PhoS protein" can be applied mutatis mutandis.
- the above-mentioned modification of a gene on a chromosome can be achieved, for example, by creating a disrupted gene modified so that it does not produce a protein that functions normally, transforming a host with recombinant DNA containing the disrupted gene, and causing homologous recombination between the disrupted gene and the wild-type gene on the chromosome, thereby replacing the wild-type gene on the chromosome with the disrupted gene.
- it is easier to manipulate the recombinant DNA if it contains a marker gene according to the host's characteristics such as nutritional requirements.
- disrupted genes include genes in which part or all of the coding region of a gene has been deleted, genes in which a missense mutation has been introduced, genes in which a nonsense mutation has been introduced, genes in which a frameshift mutation has been introduced, and genes in which an insertion sequence such as a transposon or marker gene has been inserted.
- a missense mutation has been introduced
- genes in which a nonsense mutation has been introduced
- genes in which a frameshift mutation has been introduced
- an insertion sequence such as a transposon or marker gene has been inserted.
- a host can be transformed with a linear DNA containing a disrupted gene, with the linear DNA having upstream and downstream sequences of the wild-type gene on the chromosome at both ends, and homologous recombination can be caused upstream and downstream of the wild-type gene, respectively, to replace the wild-type gene with the disrupted gene in one step.
- homologous recombination can be caused upstream and downstream of the wild-type gene, respectively, to replace the wild-type gene with the disrupted gene in one step.
- a protein encoded by the disrupted gene is produced, it has a three-dimensional structure different from that of the wild-type protein, and its function is reduced or lost.
- Such gene disruption by gene replacement using homologous recombination has already been established, and there are several methods known as "Red-driven integration" (Datsenko, K. A, and Wanner, B. L. Proc.
- Red-driven integration method and a ⁇ phage-derived excision system include a method using linear DNA, such as a combination of a method using a plasmid with a temperature-sensitive replication origin and a method using a plasmid capable of conjugation transfer, and a method using a suicide vector that does not have a replication origin that functions in the host (U.S. Pat. No. 6,303,383, JP 05-007491 A).
- chromosome modification techniques using homologous recombination are not limited to the destruction of target genes, and can be used for any modification of chromosomes, such as modification of expression regulatory sequences.
- Modifications that reduce the activity of a protein may also be performed, for example, by mutation treatment.
- mutation treatments include irradiation with X-rays, irradiation with ultraviolet light, and treatment with mutagens such as N-methyl-N'-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine (MNNG), ethyl methanesulfonate (EMS), and methyl methanesulfonate (MMS).
- MNNG N-methyl-N'-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine
- EMS ethyl methanesulfonate
- MMS methyl methanesulfonate
- the decrease in protein activity can be confirmed by measuring the activity of the protein.
- the decrease in protein activity can also be confirmed by confirming the decrease in expression of the gene that codes for the protein.
- the decrease in gene expression can be confirmed by confirming the decrease in the transcription level of the gene or the decrease in the amount of protein expressed from the gene.
- the reduced amount of gene transcription can be confirmed by comparing the amount of mRNA transcribed from the gene with that of a non-modified strain.
- Methods for evaluating the amount of mRNA include Northern hybridization, RT-PCR, microarrays, and RNA-Seq (Sambrook, J., et al., Molecular Cloning: A Laboratory Manual/Third Edition, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, Cold Spring Harbor (USA), 2001).
- the amount of mRNA may be reduced to, for example, 50% or less, 20% or less, 10% or less, 5% or less, or 0% of that of a non-modified strain.
- the reduction in the amount of protein can be confirmed by performing SDS-PAGE and checking the intensity of the separated protein bands.
- the reduction in the amount of protein can also be confirmed by Western blotting using antibodies (Sambrook, J., et al., Molecular Cloning: A Laboratory Manual/Third Edition, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, Cold Spring Harbor (USA), 2001).
- the amount of protein (e.g., number of molecules per cell) may be reduced to, for example, 50% or less, 20% or less, 10% or less, 5% or less, or 0% of that of the unmodified strain.
- gene disruption can be confirmed by determining the base sequence, restriction enzyme map, or full length of part or all of the gene.
- the above-mentioned methods for reducing protein activity can be used to reduce the activity of any protein or the expression of any gene.
- “Gene expression is increased” means that the expression of the gene is increased compared to a non-modified strain.
- Gene expression is increased specifically means that the expression level of the gene per cell is increased compared to a non-modified strain.
- “Non-modified strain” here means a control strain that has not been modified to increase the expression of the target gene. Examples of non-modified strains include wild-type strains and parent strains. Examples of non-modified strains specifically include type strains of each bacterial species. Examples of non-modified strains specifically include the strains exemplified in the explanation of coryneform bacteria.
- gene expression may be increased compared to a type strain (i.e., a type strain of the species to which the bacterium of the present invention belongs).
- gene expression may be increased compared to C. glutamicum ATCC 13032.
- gene expression may be increased compared to C. glutamicum ATCC 13869.
- the expression of the gene may be increased compared to C. glutamicum AJ12036 (FERM BP-734).
- the expression of the gene may be increased compared to C. glutamicum YDK010 strain.
- "Expression amount of a gene per cell” may mean the average expression amount of the gene per cell.
- “Increased gene expression” may mean, more specifically, that the transcription amount (mRNA amount) of the gene increases and/or the translation amount (protein amount) of the gene increases. "Increased gene expression” is also referred to as “enhanced gene expression.” The degree of increase in gene expression is not particularly limited as long as the expression of the gene is increased compared to the unmodified strain. The expression of the gene may be increased preferably by 1.5 times or more, more preferably by 2 times or more, and even more preferably by 3 times or more, compared to the unmodified strain. Furthermore, “increasing gene expression” includes not only increasing the expression level of a target gene in a strain in which the gene is originally expressed, but also expressing the gene in a strain in which the gene is not originally expressed. In other words, “increasing gene expression” also includes, for example, introducing the gene into a strain that does not harbor the target gene and expressing the gene.
- Increased gene expression can be achieved, for example, by increasing the copy number of the gene.
- the copy number of a gene can be increased by introducing the gene into a host chromosome.
- Introduction of a gene into a chromosome can be achieved, for example, by homologous recombination (Miller I, J. H. Experiments in Molecular Genetics, 1972, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory).
- Examples of gene introduction methods that utilize homologous recombination include a method using linear DNA such as Red-driven integration (Datsenko, K. A, and Wanner, B. L. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U. S. A.
- a method using a plasmid containing a temperature-sensitive replication origin a method using a conjugatively transferable plasmid, a method using a suicide vector that does not have a replication origin that functions in the host, and a transduction method using a phage.
- a host is transformed with recombinant DNA containing a target gene, and homologous recombination occurs with a target site on the host chromosome, thereby introducing the gene into the host chromosome.
- the structure of the recombinant DNA used for homologous recombination is not particularly limited as long as it allows homologous recombination to occur in a desired manner.
- a host is transformed with linear DNA containing a target gene, and the linear DNA has sequences upstream and downstream of the target site on the chromosome at both ends of the gene, respectively, and homologous recombination occurs upstream and downstream of the target site, respectively, thereby replacing the target site with the gene.
- the recombinant DNA used for homologous recombination may have a marker gene for selecting a transformant. Only one copy of the gene may be introduced, or two or more copies may be introduced. For example, multiple copies of a gene can be introduced into a chromosome by performing homologous recombination with a base sequence that has multiple copies on a chromosome as a target.
- base sequences that have multiple copies on a chromosome include repetitive DNA sequences and inverted repeats that exist at both ends of a transposon. Homologous recombination may also be performed by targeting an appropriate base sequence on a chromosome, such as a gene that is not necessary for the production of a target substance. Genes can also be randomly introduced into a chromosome using transposons or Mini-Mu (JP Patent Publication 2-109985, US Pat. No. 5,882,888, EP0805867B1). Artificial transposons may also be used as transposons (JP Patent Publication 9-70291). Such chromosome modification techniques using homologous recombination are not limited to the introduction of target genes, and can be used for any modification of chromosomes, such as modification of expression regulatory sequences.
- the introduction of the target gene into the chromosome can be confirmed by Southern hybridization using a probe with a sequence complementary to all or part of the gene, or by PCR using primers created based on the sequence of the gene.
- the copy number of a gene can also be increased by introducing a vector containing the gene into a host.
- a DNA fragment containing a target gene can be linked to a vector that functions in a host to construct an expression vector for the gene, and the host can be transformed with the expression vector to increase the copy number of the gene.
- a DNA fragment containing a target gene can be obtained, for example, by PCR using the genomic DNA of a microorganism having the target gene as a template.
- a vector capable of autonomously replicating in the host cell can be used as the vector.
- the vector is preferably a multicopy vector.
- the vector preferably has a marker such as an antibiotic resistance gene.
- the vector may also have a promoter or terminator for expressing the inserted gene.
- the vector may be, for example, a bacterial plasmid-derived vector, a yeast plasmid-derived vector, a bacteriophage-derived vector, a cosmid, or a phagemid.
- Specific examples of vectors capable of autonomous replication in coryneform bacteria include pHM1519 (Agric. Biol. Chem., 48, 2901-2903 (1984)); pAM330 (Agric. Biol. Chem., 48, 2901-2903 (1984)); and plasmids having drug resistance genes improved from these, pCRY30 (JP Patent Publication No.
- pVK7 JP Patent Publication No. 10-215883
- pVK9 US2006-0141588
- pVC7 JP Patent Publication No. 9-070291
- pVS7 WO2013/069634
- promoter that functions in the host.
- the promoter may be a host-derived promoter or a heterologous promoter.
- the promoter may be a promoter specific to the gene to be introduced or a promoter of another gene.
- a promoter that functions in coryneform bacteria as described below, can be used.
- a terminator for terminating transcription can be placed downstream of the gene.
- the terminator may be a terminator derived from the host or a terminator derived from a heterologous species.
- the terminator may be a terminator inherent to the gene to be introduced or a terminator from another gene.
- each gene When introducing two or more genes, each gene only needs to be retained in the host in an expressible state.
- the genes may all be retained on a single expression vector, or all may be retained on a chromosome.
- the genes may also be retained separately on multiple expression vectors, or may be retained separately on a single or multiple expression vectors and on a chromosome. Two or more genes may also be introduced as an operon.
- the gene to be introduced is not particularly limited as long as it encodes a protein that functions in the host.
- the gene to be introduced may be a gene derived from the host or a gene derived from a heterologous species.
- the gene to be introduced may be obtained by PCR, for example, using primers designed based on the base sequence of the gene and a template such as the genomic DNA of an organism having the gene or a plasmid carrying the gene.
- the gene to be introduced may also be totally synthesized, for example, based on the base sequence of the gene (Gene, 60(1), 115-127 (1987)).
- the obtained gene may be used as is or after appropriate modification. That is, by modifying the gene, its variant may be obtained. Gene modification may be performed by known techniques.
- a desired mutation may be introduced into a desired site of DNA by site-directed mutagenesis. That is, for example, a coding region of a gene may be modified by site-directed mutagenesis so that the encoded protein contains substitution, deletion, insertion, and/or addition of amino acid residues at a specific site.
- Site-directed mutagenesis techniques include PCR (Higuchi, R., 61, in PCR technology, Erlich, H. A. Eds., Stockton press (1989); Carter, P., Meth. in Enzymol., 154, 382 (1987)) and phage (Kramer, W. and Frits, H. J., Meth. in Enzymol., 154, 350 (1987); Kunkel, T. A. et al., Meth. in Enzymol., 154, 367 (1987)).
- gene variants can be synthesized in their entirety.
- Increased gene expression can be achieved by improving gene transcription efficiency.
- Increasing gene expression can be achieved by improving gene translation efficiency.
- Gene transcription efficiency and translation efficiency can be improved, for example, by modifying expression regulatory sequences.
- "Expression regulatory sequence” is a general term for a site that affects gene expression. Examples of expression regulatory sequences include promoters, Shine-Dalgarno (SD) sequences (also called ribosome binding sites (RBS)), and spacer regions between the RBS and the start codon.
- Expression regulatory sequences can be determined using promoter search vectors or gene analysis software such as GENETYX. These expression regulatory sequences can be modified, for example, by using homologous recombination. Modification techniques using homologous recombination include a method using a temperature-sensitive vector and the Red-driven integration method (WO2005/010175).
- the transcription efficiency of a gene can be improved, for example, by replacing the promoter of the gene on the chromosome with a stronger promoter.
- a "stronger promoter” means a promoter that enhances the transcription of the gene more than the wild-type promoter that is originally present. Examples of stronger promoters that can be used in coryneform bacteria include the artificially engineered P54-6 promoter (Appl. Microbiol.
- the pta, aceA, aceB, adh, and amyE promoters that can be induced in coryneform bacteria by acetate, ethanol, pyruvate, etc.
- the cspB, SOD, and tuf (EF-Tu) promoters which are strong promoters that are highly expressed in coryneform bacteria (Journal of Biotechnology 104 (2003) 311-323, Appl Environ Microbiol. 2005 Dec;71(12):8587-96.)
- the lac promoter, the tac promoter, and the trc promoter the lac promoter, the tac promoter, and the trc promoter.
- a highly active version of a conventional promoter may be obtained by using various reporter genes.
- promoter activity can be increased by making the -35 and -10 regions in the promoter region closer to the consensus sequence (WO 00/18935).
- highly active promoters include various tac-like promoters (Katashkina JI et al. Russian Federation Patent application 2006134574). Methods for evaluating promoter strength and examples of strong promoters are described in Goldstein et al.'s paper (Prokaryotic promoters in biotechnology. Biotechnol. Annu. Rev., 1, 105-128 (1995)).
- SD Shine-Dalgarno
- RBS ribosome binding site
- Improvement of gene translation efficiency can also be achieved, for example, by modifying codons.
- the efficiency of gene translation can be improved by replacing rare codons present in the gene with synonymous codons that are used more frequently. That is, the gene to be introduced may be modified to have optimal codons depending on the codon usage frequency of the host to be used. Codon replacement can be performed, for example, by site-directed mutagenesis. Alternatively, gene fragments with replaced codons may be totally synthesized. The frequency of codon usage in various organisms is disclosed in the "Codon Usage Database" (http://www.kazusa.or.jp/codon; Nakamura, Y. et al, Nucl. Acids Res., 28, 292 (2000)).
- Increasing gene expression can also be achieved by amplifying regulators that increase gene expression, or by deleting or weakening regulators that decrease gene expression.
- the method of transformation is not particularly limited, and any conventionally known method can be used.
- a method of treating recipient cells with calcium chloride to increase DNA permeability as reported for Escherichia coli K-12 (Mandel, M. and Higa, A., J. Mol. Biol. 1970, 53, 159-162), or a method of preparing competent cells from cells in the growth stage and introducing DNA, as reported for Bacillus subtilis (Duncan, C. H., Wilson, G. A. and Young, F. E.., 1977. Gene 1: 153-167), can be used.
- recombinant DNA can be introduced into the recipient bacteria by preparing the recipient cells in a protoplast or spheroplast state that readily takes up the recombinant DNA, as is known for Bacillus subtilis, actinomycetes, and yeasts (Chang, S. and Choen, S. N., 1979. Mol. Gen. Genet. 168: 111-115; Bibb, M. J., Ward, J. M. and Hopwood, O. A. 1978. Nature 274: 398-400; Hinnen, A., Hicks, J. B. and Fink, G. R. 1978. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 75: 1929-1933).
- transformation of coryneform bacteria can be carried out by, for example, the protoplast method (Gene, 39, 281-286 (1985)), the electroporation method (Bio/Technology, 7, 1067-1070 (1989)), the electric pulse method (JP Patent Publication 2-207791), etc.
- Increased gene expression can be confirmed, for example, by confirming increased activity of the protein expressed from the gene. Increased protein activity can be confirmed by measuring the activity of the protein.
- increased activity of the Tat secretion apparatus can be confirmed, for example, by confirming an increase in the secretory production of a protein having a Tat-dependent signal peptide added to its N-terminus.
- the secretory production of a protein having a Tat-dependent signal peptide added to its N-terminus is increased, for example, by 1.5 times or more, 2 times or more, or 3 times or more compared to an unmodified strain.
- increased gene expression can be confirmed, for example, by confirming an increase in the transcription level of the gene or an increase in the amount of protein expressed from the gene.
- the increase in the transcription level of a gene can be confirmed by comparing the amount of mRNA transcribed from the gene with that of a non-modified strain such as a wild-type strain or a parent strain.
- Methods for evaluating the amount of mRNA include Northern hybridization, RT-PCR, microarray, and RNA-Seq (Sambrook, J., et al., Molecular Cloning A Laboratory Manual/Third Edition, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, Cold Spring Harbor (USA), 2001).
- the amount of mRNA (e.g., number of molecules per cell) may be increased, for example, by 1.5-fold or more, 2-fold or more, or 3-fold or more compared to that of a non-modified strain.
- the increase in protein amount can be confirmed by performing SDS-PAGE and checking the intensity of the separated protein bands.
- the increase in protein amount can also be confirmed by Western blotting using antibodies (Molecular cloning (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, Cold Spring Harbor (USA), 2001)).
- the amount of protein (e.g., number of molecules per cell) may be increased, for example, by 1.5-fold or more, 2-fold or more, or 3-fold or more compared to the unmodified strain.
- secretory proteins are generally translated as preproteins (also called prepeptides) or preproproteins (also called prepropeptides), and then processed to become mature proteins.
- secretory proteins are generally translated as preproteins or preproproteins, and then the prepart, a signal peptide, is cleaved by a protease (generally called a signal peptidase) to convert them into mature proteins or proproteins, and the proprotein is further cleaved by a protease to become a mature protein.
- a signal peptide is used for the secretory production of heterologous proteins.
- secretory protein precursors the preproteins and preproproteins of secretory proteins are sometimes collectively referred to as "secretory protein precursors".
- a “signal peptide” also called a “signal sequence” refers to an amino acid sequence that is present at the N-terminus of a secretory protein precursor and is not usually present in a natural mature protein.
- the gene construct used in the present invention includes, from the 5' to 3' direction, a promoter sequence that functions in coryneform bacteria, a nucleic acid sequence that encodes a signal peptide that functions in coryneform bacteria, and a nucleic acid sequence that encodes a heterologous protein.
- the nucleic acid sequence that encodes the signal peptide may be linked downstream of the promoter sequence so that the signal peptide is expressed under the control of the promoter.
- the nucleic acid sequence that encodes the heterologous protein may be linked downstream of the nucleic acid sequence that encodes the signal peptide so that the heterologous protein is expressed as a fusion protein with the signal peptide.
- the fusion protein is also called the "fusion protein of the present invention.”
- the signal peptide and the heterologous protein may or may not be adjacent to each other.
- the heterologous protein is expressed as a fusion protein with the signal peptide is not limited to the case where the heterologous protein is expressed as a fusion protein with the signal peptide adjacent to the signal peptide, but also includes the case where the heterologous protein is expressed as a fusion protein with the signal peptide via another amino acid sequence.
- the fusion protein of the present invention may include an insertion sequence between the signal peptide and the heterologous protein, such as an amino acid sequence containing Gln-Glu-Thr or an amino acid sequence used for enzymatic cleavage.
- the finally obtained heterologous protein does not need to have a signal peptide.
- the heterologous protein is expressed as a fusion protein with a signal peptide means that the heterologous protein is sufficient to constitute a fusion protein with a signal peptide when expressed, and the finally obtained heterologous protein does not need to constitute a fusion protein with a signal peptide.
- a promoter sequence is also called a "promoter".
- a nucleic acid sequence may be read as a "gene”.
- a nucleic acid sequence encoding a heterologous protein is also called a "gene encoding a heterologous protein” or a "heterologous protein gene”.
- nucleic acid sequences include DNA.
- the gene construct used in the present invention may have a control sequence (operator, SD sequence, terminator, etc.) effective for expressing the fusion protein of the present invention in a coryneform bacterium at an appropriate position so that it can function.
- the promoter used in the present invention is not particularly limited as long as it is a promoter that functions in coryneform bacteria.
- the promoter may be a promoter derived from coryneform bacteria (e.g., derived from a host) or a promoter derived from a heterologous species.
- the promoter may be a promoter specific to a heterologous protein gene or a promoter of another gene.
- a "promoter that functions in coryneform bacteria” refers to a promoter that has promoter activity in coryneform bacteria.
- heterologous promoters include E. coli-derived promoters such as the tac promoter, lac promoter, trp promoter, and araBAD promoter. Among these, strong promoters such as the tac promoter and inducible promoters such as the araBAD promoter are preferred.
- promoters derived from coryneform bacteria include the promoters of the genes encoding cell surface proteins PS1, PS2 (also known as CspB), and SlpA (also known as CspA), as well as the promoters of various amino acid biosynthetic genes.
- promoters of various amino acid biosynthesis genes include the glutamate dehydrogenase gene in the glutamate biosynthesis system, the glutamine synthase gene in the glutamine synthesis system, the aspartokinase gene in the lysine biosynthesis system, the homoserine dehydrogenase gene in the threonine biosynthesis system, the acetohydroxy acid synthase gene in the isoleucine and valine biosynthesis system, the 2-isopropylmalate synthase gene in the leucine biosynthesis system, the glutamate kinase gene in the proline and arginine biosynthesis system, the phosphoribosyl-ATP pyrophosphorylase gene in the histidine biosynthesis system, the deoxyarabinoheptulosonate phosphate (DAHP) synthase gene in the aromatic amino acid biosynthesis system such as tryptophan, tyrosine, and phenylalanine, the phosphoribosyl pyrophosphate
- promoters that function in coryneform bacteria include stronger promoters that can be used in coryneform bacteria, as described above.
- promoters may be obtained and used in highly active forms of conventional promoters by using various reporter genes. For example, promoter activity can be increased by making the -35 and -10 regions in the promoter region closer to the consensus sequence (International Publication No. 00/18935). Methods for evaluating promoter strength and examples of strong promoters are described in a paper by Goldstein et al. (Prokaryotic promoters in biotechnology. Biotechnol. Annu. Rev., 1, 105-128 (1995)).
- the signal peptide used in the present invention is not particularly limited as long as it is a signal peptide that functions in coryneform bacteria.
- the signal peptide may be a signal peptide derived from coryneform bacteria (e.g., derived from a host) or may be a signal peptide derived from a heterologous species.
- the signal peptide may be a signal peptide inherent to a heterologous protein or a signal peptide of another protein.
- a "signal peptide that functions in coryneform bacteria” refers to a peptide that, when linked to the N-terminus of a target protein, enables the coryneform bacteria to secrete the protein. Whether a certain signal peptide functions in coryneform bacteria can be confirmed, for example, by fusing the target protein with the signal peptide, expressing the protein, and confirming whether the protein is secreted.
- Signal peptides include Tat-dependent signal peptides and Sec-dependent signal peptides.
- Tat system-dependent signal peptide refers to a signal peptide that is recognized by the Tat system.
- Tat system-dependent signal peptide may be a peptide that, when linked to the N-terminus of a target protein, causes the protein to be secreted by the Tat system secretion apparatus.
- Tat-dependent signal peptides include the signal peptide of the E. coli TorA protein (trimethylamine-N-oxide reductase), the signal peptide of the E. coli SufI protein (suppressor of ftsI), the signal peptide of the Bacillus subtilis PhoD protein (phosphodiesterase), the signal peptide of the Bacillus subtilis LipA protein (lipoic acid synthase), and the signal peptide of the Arthrobacter globiformis IMD protein (isomaltodextranase).
- E. coli TorA protein trimethylamine-N-oxide reductase
- the signal peptide of the E. coli SufI protein secretor of ftsI
- the signal peptide of the Bacillus subtilis PhoD protein phosphodiesterase
- the signal peptide of the Bacillus subtilis LipA protein lipoic acid synthase
- TorA signal peptide MNNNDLFQASRRRFLAQLGGLTVAGMLGPSLLTPRRATA (SEQ ID NO: 18)
- SufI signal peptide MSLSRRQFIQASGIALCAGAVPLKASA (SEQ ID NO: 19)
- PhoD signal peptide MAYDSRFDEWVQKLKEESFQNNTFDRRKFIQGAGKIAGLSLGLTIAQS (SEQ ID NO: 20)
- LipA signal peptide: MKFVKRRTTALVTTLMLSVTSLFALQPSAKAAEH SEQ ID NO: 21
- IMD signal peptide MMNLSRRTLLTTGSAATLAYALGMAGSAQA (SEQ ID NO: 22)
- Tat-dependent signal peptides have a twin-arginine motif.
- twin-arginine motifs include S/T-R-R-X-F-L-K (SEQ ID NO: 23) and R-R-X-#-# (X: naturally occurring amino acid residue, #: hydrophobic amino acid residue).
- Sec system-dependent signal peptide refers to a signal peptide that is recognized by the Sec system.
- the term “Sec system-dependent signal peptide” may be a peptide that, when linked to the N-terminus of a target protein, causes the protein to be secreted by the Sec system secretion apparatus.
- Sec system-dependent signal peptides include, for example, signal peptides of cell surface proteins of coryneform bacteria.
- the cell surface proteins of coryneform bacteria are as described above.
- Examples of cell surface proteins of coryneform bacteria include PS1 and PS2 (CspB) derived from C. glutamicum (JP Patent Publication No. 6-502548), and SlpA (CspA) derived from C. stationis (JP Patent Publication No. 10-108675).
- the amino acid sequence of the signal peptide of PS1 (PS1 signal peptide) of C. glutamicum is shown in SEQ ID NO: 25
- the amino acid sequence of the signal peptide of PS2 (CspB) (PS2 signal peptide) of C. glutamicum is shown in SEQ ID NO: 26
- the amino acid sequence of the signal peptide of SlpA (CspA) of C. stationis is shown in SEQ ID NO: 27.
- the Tat-dependent signal peptide may be a variant of the above-mentioned Tat-dependent signal peptide, so long as it has a twin-arginine motif and maintains its original function.
- the Sec-dependent signal peptide may be a variant of the above-mentioned Sec-dependent signal peptide, so long as it maintains its original function.
- the above-mentioned description of the conservative variants of the Mdh protein and mdh gene may be applied mutatis mutandis to the variants of the signal peptide and the gene encoding it.
- the signal peptide may be a peptide having an amino acid sequence in which one or several amino acids at one or several positions in the amino acid sequence of the above-mentioned signal peptide is substituted, deleted, inserted, and/or added.
- the above-mentioned "one or several" in the variant of the signal peptide specifically means preferably 1 to 7, more preferably 1 to 5, even more preferably 1 to 3, and particularly preferably 1 to 2.
- TorA signal peptide “SufI signal peptide,” “PhoD signal peptide,” “LipA signal peptide,” “IMD signal peptide,” “PS1 signal peptide,” “PS2 signal peptide,” and “SlpA signal peptide” are intended to include the peptides set forth in SEQ ID NOs: 18 to 22 and 25 to 27, respectively, as well as conservative variants thereof.
- "Maintaining the original function" of a Tat system-dependent signal peptide means that it is recognized by the Tat system, and specifically, when linked to the N-terminus of a target protein, it may have the function of secreting the protein by the Tat system secretion apparatus. Whether a peptide functions as a Tat system-dependent signal peptide can be confirmed, for example, by confirming that the secretory production amount of a protein with the peptide added to its N-terminus is increased by enhancing the Tat system secretion apparatus, or by confirming that the secretory production amount of a protein with the peptide added to its N-terminus is decreased by the deficiency of the Tat system secretion apparatus.
- "Maintaining the original function" of a Sec system-dependent signal peptide means that it is recognized by the Sec system, and specifically, when linked to the N-terminus of a target protein, it may have the function of secreting the protein by the Sec system secretion apparatus. Whether a peptide functions as a Sec system-dependent signal peptide can be confirmed, for example, by confirming that the secretory production amount of a protein with the peptide added to its N-terminus is increased by enhancing the Sec system secretion apparatus, or by confirming that the secretory production amount of a protein with the peptide added to its N-terminus is decreased by a deficiency in the Sec system secretion apparatus.
- Signal peptides are generally cleaved by signal peptidase when the translation product is secreted outside the bacterial cell. In other words, the heterologous protein finally obtained does not need to have a signal peptide.
- the gene encoding the signal peptide can be used in its natural form, but it can also be modified to have optimal codons depending on the codon usage frequency of the host used.
- a nucleic acid sequence encoding an amino acid sequence containing Gln-Glu-Thr may be inserted between the nucleic acid sequence encoding the signal peptide and the nucleic acid sequence encoding the heterologous protein (WO2013/062029).
- the "amino acid sequence containing Gln-Glu-Thr" is also referred to as the "insertion sequence used in the present invention.”
- Examples of the insertion sequence used in the present invention include the amino acid sequence containing Gln-Glu-Thr described in WO2013/062029.
- the insertion sequence used in the present invention can be preferably used in combination with a Sec-system dependent signal peptide in particular.
- the insertion sequence used in the present invention is preferably a sequence consisting of three or more amino acid residues from the N-terminus of the mature protein of the cell surface protein CspB of coryneform bacteria (hereinafter also referred to as "mature CspB” or “mature CspB protein”).
- "A sequence consisting of three or more amino acid residues from the N-terminus” refers to the amino acid sequence from the first amino acid residue at the N-terminus to the third or more amino acid residues.
- the cell surface protein CspB of coryneform bacteria is as described above.
- Specific examples of CspB include CspB from C. glutamicum ATCC13869 and the 28 strains of C. glutamicum listed above, as well as variants thereof.
- the amino acid sequence of CspB from C. glutamicum ATCC13869 shown in SEQ ID NO:11 the amino acid residues at positions 1 to 30 correspond to the signal peptide, and the amino acid residues at positions 31 to 499 correspond to the mature CspB protein.
- the amino acid sequence of the mature CspB protein from C. glutamicum ATCC13869 excluding the 30 amino acid residues in the signal peptide portion is shown in SEQ ID NO:28.
- the amino acid residues at positions 1 to 3 at the N-terminus correspond to Gln-Glu-Thr.
- the insertion sequence used in the present invention is preferably an amino acid sequence extending from the amino acid residue at position 1 to any of the amino acid residues at positions 3 to 50 of mature CspB. It is more preferable that the insertion sequence used in the present invention is an amino acid sequence extending from the amino acid residue at position 1 to any of the amino acid residues at positions 3 to 8, 17, or 50 of mature CspB. It is particularly preferable that the insertion sequence used in the present invention is an amino acid sequence extending from the amino acid residue at position 1 to any of the amino acid residues at positions 4, 6, 17, or 50 of mature CspB.
- the insertion sequence used in the present invention is preferably an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of the amino acid sequences A to H below.
- A Gln-Glu-Thr
- B Gln-Glu-Thr-Xaa1
- C Gln-Glu-Thr-Xaa1-Xaa2
- D Gln-Glu-Thr-Xaa1-Xaa2-Xaa3
- E an amino acid sequence in which amino acid residues at positions 4 to 7 of mature CspB are added to Gln-Glu-Thr
- E an amino acid sequence in which amino acid residues at positions 4 to 8 of mature CspB are added to Gln-Glu-Thr
- G an amino acid sequence in which amino acid residues at positions 4 to 17 of mature CspB are added to Gln-Glu-Thr
- H an amino acid sequence in which amino acid residues at positions 4 to 50 of mature CspB are added to Gln-Glu-Thr.
- Xaa1 is Asn, Gly, Thr, Pro, or Ala
- Xaa2 is Pro, Thr, or Val
- Xaa3 is Thr or Tyr.
- amino acid residues at positions 4 to X of mature CspB are added to Gln-Glu-Thr means that amino acid residues at positions 4 to X of the N-terminus of mature CspB are added to Thr of Gln-Glu-Thr.
- the 1st to 3rd amino acid residues at the N-terminus of mature CspB are Gln-Glu-Thr.
- amino acid sequence in which amino acid residues at positions 4 to X of mature CspB are added to Gln-Glu-Thr is synonymous with the amino acid sequence consisting of amino acid residues at positions 1 to X of mature CspB.
- the insertion sequence used in the present invention is preferably an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of, for example, Gln-Glu-Thr-Asn-Pro-Thr (SEQ ID NO: 32), Gln-Glu-Thr-Gly-Thr-Tyr (SEQ ID NO: 33), Gln-Glu-Thr-Thr-Val-Thr (SEQ ID NO: 34), Gln-Glu-Thr-Pro-Val-Thr (SEQ ID NO: 35), and Gln-Glu-Thr-Ala-Val-Thr (SEQ ID NO: 36).
- amino acid residue at position X of mature CspB means an amino acid residue corresponding to the amino acid residue at position X in SEQ ID NO:28.
- which amino acid residue in the amino acid sequence of any mature CspB is "the amino acid residue corresponding to the amino acid residue at position X in SEQ ID NO:28” can be determined by aligning the amino acid sequence of any mature CspB with the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:28.
- Heterologous proteins secreted and produced by the method of the present invention include, for example, physiologically active proteins, receptor proteins, antigenic proteins used as vaccines, enzymes, and any other proteins.
- enzymes include transglutaminase, protein glutaminase, isomaltodextranase, protease, endopeptidase, exopeptidase, aminopeptidase, carboxypeptidase, collagenase, chitinase, etc.
- transglutaminase examples include secretory transglutaminases from actinomycetes such as Streptoverticillium mobaraense IFO 13819 (WO01/23591), Streptoverticillium cinnamoneum IFO 12852, Streptoverticillium griseocarneum IFO 12776, and Streptomyces lydicus (WO9606931), and filamentous fungi such as Oomycetes (WO9622366).
- An example of a protein glutaminase is protein glutaminase from Chryseobacterium proteolyticum (WO2005/103278).
- An example of an isomaltodextranase is isomaltodextranase from Arthrobacter globiformis (WO2005/103278).
- physiologically active proteins include growth factors, hormones, cytokines, and antibody-related molecules.
- growth factors include epidermal growth factor (EGF), insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1), transforming growth factor (TGF), nerve growth factor (NGF), brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF), and granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF).
- EGF epidermal growth factor
- IGF-1 insulin-like growth factor-1
- TGF transforming growth factor
- NGF nerve growth factor
- BDNF brain-derived neurotrophic factor
- VEGF vascular endothelial growth factor
- G-CSF granulocyte-colony stimulating factor
- G-CSF granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor
- GM-CSF yte-macrophage-colony stimulating factor
- PDGF platelet-derived growth factor
- EPO erythropoietin
- TPO thrombopoietin
- aFGF or FGF1 acidic fibroblast growth factor
- bFGF or FGF2 basic fibroblast growth factor
- KGF-1 or FGF7 keratinocyte growth factor
- KGF-2 or FGF10 hepatocyte growth factor
- hormones include insulin, glucagon, somatostatin, human growth hormone (hGH), parathyroid hormone (PTH), calcitonin, and exenatide.
- cytokines include interleukins, interferons, and tumor necrosis factors (TNFs).
- TNFs tumor necrosis factors
- growth factors, hormones, and cytokines do not need to be strictly distinguished from one another.
- a physiologically active protein may belong to any one group selected from growth factors, hormones, and cytokines, or may belong to multiple groups selected from these.
- the physiologically active protein may be the entire protein or a portion thereof.
- An example of a portion of a protein is a portion having physiological activity.
- a specific example of a portion having physiological activity is the physiologically active peptide Teriparatide, which consists of the N-terminal 34 amino acid residues of the mature form of parathyroid hormone (PTH).
- An antibody-related molecule refers to a protein containing a molecular species consisting of a single domain selected from the domains constituting a complete antibody or a combination of two or more domains.
- the domains constituting a complete antibody include the heavy chain domains VH, CH1, CH2, and CH3, and the light chain domains VL and CL.
- the antibody-related molecule may be a monomeric protein or a multimeric protein, so long as it contains the above-mentioned molecular species.
- the antibody-related molecule when the antibody-related molecule is a multimeric protein, it may be a homomultimer consisting of a single type of subunit, or a heteromultimer consisting of two or more types of subunits.
- antibody-related molecules include complete antibodies, Fab, F(ab'), F(ab') 2 , Fc, dimers consisting of heavy chains (H chains) and light chains (L chains), Fc fusion proteins, heavy chains (H chains), light chains (L chains), single chain Fvs (scFv), sc(Fv) 2 , disulfide-linked Fvs (sdFv), diabodies, and VHH fragments (Nanobody (registered trademark)). More specific examples of antibody-related molecules include trastuzumab, adalimumab, and nivolumab.
- the receptor protein is not particularly limited, and may be, for example, a receptor protein for a physiologically active protein or other physiologically active substance. Examples of other physiologically active substances include neurotransmitters such as dopamine.
- the receptor protein may also be an orphan receptor for which the corresponding ligand is not known.
- the antigen protein used as a vaccine is not particularly limited as long as it is capable of eliciting an immune response, and may be appropriately selected depending on the intended target of the immune response.
- LFABP liver-type fatty acid-binding protein
- fluorescent proteins include Green Fluorescent Protein (GFP).
- Immunoglobulin-binding proteins include Protein A, Protein G, and Protein L.
- Albumins include human serum albumin.
- Extracellular proteins include fibronectin, vitronectin, collagen, osteopontin, laminin, and partial sequences thereof.
- Laminin is a protein with a heterotrimeric structure consisting of an ⁇ chain, a ⁇ chain, and a ⁇ chain.
- Laminins include mammalian laminins. Mammals include primates such as humans, monkeys, and chimpanzees, rodents such as mice, rats, hamsters, and guinea pigs, and various other mammals such as rabbits, horses, cows, sheep, goats, pigs, dogs, and cats. Mammals include humans in particular.
- Subunit chains of laminins include five types of ⁇ chains ( ⁇ 1 to ⁇ 5), three types of ⁇ chains ( ⁇ 1 to ⁇ 3), and three types of ⁇ chains ( ⁇ 1 to ⁇ 3).
- Laminins are composed of various isoforms depending on the combination of these subunit chains. Specific examples of laminins include laminin 111, laminin 121, laminin 211, laminin 213, laminin 221, laminin 311, laminin 321, laminin 332, laminin 411, laminin 421, laminin 423, laminin 511, laminin 521, and laminin 523.
- laminin partial sequences examples include laminin E8, which is an E8 fragment of laminin.
- laminin E8 is a protein having a heterotrimeric structure consisting of an E8 fragment of the ⁇ chain ( ⁇ chain E8), an E8 fragment of the ⁇ chain ( ⁇ chain E8), and an E8 fragment of the ⁇ chain ( ⁇ chain E8).
- the subunit chains of laminin E8 i.e., ⁇ chain E8, ⁇ chain E8, and ⁇ chain E8) are collectively referred to as "E8 subunit chains".
- Examples of the E8 subunit chain include the E8 fragments of the laminin subunit chains exemplified above.
- Laminin E8 forms various isoforms by combining these E8 subunit chains.
- laminin E8 examples include laminin 111E8, laminin 121E8, laminin 211E8, laminin 221E8, laminin 332E8, laminin 421E8, laminin 411E8, laminin 511E8, and laminin 521E8.
- Genes encoding heterologous proteins such as these proteins can be used as is or after appropriate modification. Genes encoding heterologous proteins can be modified, for example, depending on the host used and/or to obtain a desired activity. For example, genes encoding heterologous proteins may be modified so that the amino acid sequence of the encoded heterologous protein includes substitution, deletion, insertion, and/or addition of one or several amino acids.
- the above description of the Mdh protein and variants of the mdh gene can also be applied mutatis mutandis to the heterologous proteins secreted and produced by the method of the present invention and the genes encoding them.
- the protein specified by the originating organism is not limited to the protein itself found in the organism, but includes proteins having the amino acid sequence of the protein found in the organism and variants thereof. These variants may or may not be found in the organism. That is, for example, a "human-derived protein” is not limited to the protein itself found in humans, but includes proteins having the amino acid sequence of the protein found in humans and variants thereof.
- a gene encoding a heterologous protein may have any codon replaced with an equivalent codon.
- a gene encoding a heterologous protein may be modified to have optimal codons depending on the codon usage frequency of the host used.
- the gene construct of the present invention may further contain a nucleic acid sequence encoding an amino acid sequence used for enzymatic cleavage between the nucleic acid sequence encoding an amino acid sequence containing Gln-Glu-Thr and the nucleic acid sequence encoding a heterologous protein.
- the amino acid sequence used for enzymatic cleavage is not particularly limited as long as it is a sequence that is recognized and cleaved by an enzyme that hydrolyzes peptide bonds, and a sequence that can be used may be appropriately selected depending on the amino acid sequence of the target heterologous protein.
- the nucleic acid sequence that codes for the amino acid sequence used for enzymatic cleavage can be appropriately designed based on the amino acid sequence.
- the nucleic acid sequence that codes for the amino acid sequence used for enzymatic cleavage can be designed to have optimal codons depending on the codon usage frequency of the host.
- the amino acid sequence used for enzymatic cleavage is preferably a recognition sequence for a protease with high substrate specificity.
- Specific examples of such amino acid sequences include the recognition sequences for Factor Xa protease and proTEV protease.
- the N-terminal region of the heterologous protein finally obtained by the method of the present invention may or may not be identical to the natural protein.
- the N-terminal region of the heterologous protein finally obtained may have one or several extra amino acids added or deleted compared to the natural protein.
- the above "one or several” varies depending on the full length and structure of the heterologous protein of interest, but specifically preferably means 1 to 20, more preferably 1 to 10, even more preferably 1 to 5, and particularly preferably 1 to 3.
- the heterologous protein produced by secretion may be a protein with a pro-structure added (proprotein).
- the heterologous protein produced by secretion is a proprotein
- the heterologous protein finally obtained may or may not be a proprotein. That is, the proprotein may be cleaved at the pro-structure to become a mature protein. Cleavage can be performed, for example, by a protease.
- a protease is used, from the viewpoint of the activity of the finally obtained protein, it is generally preferable that the proprotein is cleaved at approximately the same position as the natural protein, and more preferably, the proprotein is cleaved at exactly the same position as the natural protein to obtain a mature protein identical to the natural one.
- a specific protease that cleaves the proprotein at a position that produces a protein identical to the naturally occurring mature protein is most preferable.
- the N-terminal region of the finally obtained heterologous protein does not have to be the same as the natural protein.
- a protein whose N-terminus is one to several amino acids longer or shorter than the natural protein may have more appropriate activity.
- Proteases that can be used in the present invention include commercially available ones such as Dispase (manufactured by Boehringer Mannheim) as well as ones obtained from culture media of microorganisms, for example, culture media of actinomycetes.
- proteases can be used in an unpurified state, or may be purified to an appropriate degree of purity as necessary.
- a mature protein is obtained by cleaving a pro-structure, the inserted amino acid sequence containing Gln-Glu-Thr is cleaved and removed together with the pro-structure, so that the desired protein can be obtained without locating an amino acid sequence used for enzymatic cleavage after the amino acid sequence containing Gln-Glu-Thr.
- the method for introducing the gene construct used in the present invention into a coryneform bacterium is not particularly limited.
- “Introduction of the gene construct used in the present invention” refers to having the gene construct retained in the host.
- “Introduction of the gene construct used in the present invention” is not limited to the case where the gene construct constructed in advance is introduced into the host all at once, but also includes the case where at least a heterologous protein gene is introduced into the host and the gene construct is constructed within the host.
- the gene construct used in the present invention may be present on a vector that replicates autonomously outside the chromosome, such as a plasmid, or may be incorporated into the chromosome.
- the gene construct used in the present invention can be introduced in the same manner as, for example, the introduction of a gene in the above-mentioned method for increasing gene expression.
- the introduction of the genetic construct used in the present invention, the reduction in activity of the Mdh protein, and other modifications can be performed in any order.
- the gene construct used in the present invention can be introduced into a host using, for example, a vector containing the gene construct.
- the gene construct used in the present invention can be linked to a vector to construct an expression vector for the gene construct, and the host can be transformed with the expression vector to introduce the gene construct into the host.
- an expression vector for the gene construct used in the present invention can also be constructed by linking a base sequence encoding the fusion protein of the present invention downstream of the promoter.
- the vectors that can be used in coryneform bacteria are as described above.
- the gene construct used in the present invention can be introduced onto the host chromosome using a transposon such as an artificial transposon.
- a transposon such as an artificial transposon.
- the gene construct used in the present invention is introduced onto the chromosome by homologous recombination or its own transposition ability.
- the gene construct used in the present invention can also be introduced onto the host chromosome by other introduction methods using homologous recombination. Examples of introduction methods using homologous recombination include methods using linear DNA, a plasmid containing a temperature-sensitive replication origin, a conjugatively transferable plasmid, or a suicide vector that does not have a replication origin that functions in the host.
- At least a heterologous protein gene may be introduced onto the chromosome to construct the gene construct used in the present invention on the chromosome.
- some or all of the components of the gene construct used in the present invention other than the heterologous protein gene may be originally present on the host chromosome.
- a promoter sequence originally present on the host chromosome and a nucleic acid sequence encoding a signal peptide connected downstream of the promoter sequence can be used as is, and only the gene connected downstream of the nucleic acid sequence encoding the signal peptide can be replaced with a heterologous protein gene of interest, thereby constructing a gene construct for use in the present invention on a chromosome and constructing a bacterium for use in the present invention.
- Introduction of a part of the gene construct for use in the present invention, such as a heterologous protein gene, into a chromosome can be carried out in the same manner as introduction of the gene construct for use in the present invention into a chromosome.
- the gene construct and its components (promoter sequence, nucleic acid sequence encoding a signal peptide, nucleic acid sequence encoding a heterologous protein, etc.) used in the present invention can be obtained, for example, by cloning.
- a heterologous protein gene can be obtained by cloning from an organism having the heterologous protein of interest, and the gene construct used in the present invention can be obtained by modifying the gene, for example by introducing a base sequence encoding a signal peptide or a promoter sequence.
- the gene construct and its components used in the present invention can also be obtained by chemical synthesis (Gene, 60(1), 115-127 (1987)). The obtained gene construct and its components can be used as is, or with appropriate modifications.
- the gene constructs for the secretory expression of each protein may be retained in the bacterium of the present invention so that the secretory expression of the target heterologous protein can be achieved.
- the gene constructs for the secretory expression of each protein may all be retained on a single expression vector, or all may be retained on a chromosome.
- the gene constructs for the secretory expression of each protein may be retained separately on multiple expression vectors, or may be retained separately on a single or multiple expression vectors and on a chromosome. "When two or more types of proteins are expressed" refers to, for example, when two or more types of heterologous proteins are secreted and produced, or when a heteromultimeric protein is secreted and produced.
- the method for introducing the gene construct used in the present invention into a coryneform bacterium is not particularly limited, and commonly used methods such as the protoplast method (Gene, 39, 281-286 (1985)), electroporation method (Bio/Technology, 7, 1067-1070 (1989)), and electric pulse method (JP Patent Publication No. 2-207791) can be used.
- the bacteria of the present invention can be cultured according to commonly used methods and conditions.
- the bacteria of the present invention can be cultured in a normal medium containing a carbon source, a nitrogen source, and inorganic ions.
- organic micronutrients such as vitamins and amino acids can also be added as necessary.
- Carbohydrates such as glucose and sucrose, organic acids such as acetic acid, alcohols, and others can be used as carbon sources.
- Ammonia gas, ammonia water, ammonium salts, and others can be used as nitrogen sources.
- Calcium ions, magnesium ions, phosphate ions, potassium ions, iron ions, and others can be used as inorganic ions as needed.
- the culture is carried out under aerobic conditions at an appropriate pH range of 5.0 to 8.5 and 15°C to 37°C for about 1 to 7 days.
- the culture conditions for L-amino acid production by coryneform bacteria and the conditions described in the secretory production method of proteins using Sec-dependent or Tat-dependent signal peptides can be used (see WO01/23591, WO2005/103278).
- a promoter inducer can be added to the medium and cultured. By culturing the bacterium of the present invention under such conditions, the target protein is produced in large amounts within the bacterial cells and efficiently secreted outside the bacterial cells.
- the produced heterologous protein is secreted outside the bacterial cell, so that proteins that are generally lethal when accumulated in large amounts inside the bacterial cell of a microorganism, such as transglutaminase, can be produced continuously without being affected by lethal effects.
- the protein secreted into the medium by the method of the present invention can be separated and purified from the medium after culture according to a method well known to those skilled in the art.
- the protein can be separated and purified by known appropriate methods such as salting out, ethanol precipitation, ultrafiltration, gel filtration chromatography, ion exchange column chromatography, affinity chromatography, medium to high pressure liquid chromatography, reverse phase chromatography, hydrophobic chromatography, or a combination of these.
- the culture or culture supernatant may be used as is.
- the protein secreted onto the bacterial cell surface by the method of the present invention can also be solubilized by a method well known to those skilled in the art, such as increasing the salt concentration or using a surfactant, and then separated and purified in the same manner as when it was secreted into the medium.
- the protein secreted onto the bacterial cell surface may be used as an immobilized enzyme without being solubilized.
- Secretion and production of the target heterologous protein can be confirmed by performing SDS-PAGE using the culture supernatant and/or a fraction containing the bacterial cell surface as a sample and confirming the molecular weight of the separated protein band.
- Secretion and production of the target heterologous protein can also be confirmed by Western blotting using an antibody using the culture supernatant and/or a fraction containing the bacterial cell surface as a sample (Molecular cloning (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, Cold Spring Harbor (USA), 2001)).
- Secretion and production of the target heterologous protein can also be confirmed by detecting the N-terminal amino acid sequence of the target protein using a protein sequencer.
- Secretion and production of the target heterologous protein can also be confirmed by determining the mass of the target protein using a mass spectrometer. Furthermore, if the heterologous protein of interest is an enzyme or has some measurable physiological activity, secretion and production of the heterologous protein of interest can be confirmed by measuring the enzyme activity or physiological activity of the heterologous protein of interest using the culture supernatant and/or a fraction containing the cell surface as a sample.
- Example 1 Construction of Corynebacterium glutamicum lacking the malate dehydrogenase gene mdh (1) Construction of vector pBS5T ⁇ 2278 for mdh gene deletion The genome sequence of C. glutamicum ATCC13869 strain and the nucleotide sequence of the mdh gene encoding malate dehydrogenase (hereinafter referred to as Mdh) have already been determined (Genbank Accession No. AP017557, NCBI locus_tag CGBL_0122780). The nucleotide sequence of the mdh gene is shown in ⁇ SEQ ID NO:39>, and the amino acid sequence of Mdh is shown in ⁇ SEQ ID NO:40>.
- the bands of interest were excised and recovered from the gel using Wizard(R) SV Gel and PCR Clean-Up System (Promega).
- the two DNA fragments thus recovered were inserted into the SmaI site of pBS5T described in WO2006/057450 by infusion reaction to obtain the mdh gene-deficient vector pBS5T ⁇ 2278.
- the infusion reaction was performed using the In-Fusion(R) HD Cloning Kit (Takara Bio) under the reaction conditions recommended by the manufacturer.
- Example 2 Construction of Corynebacterium glutamicum with a stop codon inserted into the malate dehydrogenase gene mdh (1) Construction of vector pBS5Ts2278 for inserting a stop codon into the mdh gene A strain was obtained in which a stop codon was inserted into the mdh gene by the method described below, thereby modifying the gene so that it encodes a C-terminal deleted Mdh in which the amino acid sequence from position 313 onwards of the 328 residues of Mdh was deleted.
- the primer ⁇ SEQ ID NO:46> was designed to insert two stop codons (TAGTAG) between GCG encoding Ala at position 312 and AAT encoding Asn at position 313.
- Pyrobest(R) DNA polymerase (Takara Bio) was used for PCR, and the reaction conditions were in accordance with the protocol recommended by the manufacturer.
- the amplified DNA fragments of about 1 kbp each were subjected to agarose gel electrophoresis, and the bands of interest were excised and recovered from the gel using Wizard(R) SV Gel and PCR Clean-Up System (Promega).
- the two recovered DNA fragments were inserted into the SmaI site of pBS5T described in WO2006/057450 by infusion reaction to obtain pBS5Ts2278, a vector for inserting a stop codon into the mdh gene.
- the infusion reaction was performed using In-Fusion(R) HD Cloning Kit (Takara Bio), and the reaction conditions were in accordance with the protocol recommended by the manufacturer.
- Example 3 Secretion and expression of Protein L using mdh gene-deficient Corynebacterium glutamicum
- the YDK010::phoS(W302C) strain and the YDK010::phoS(W302C) ⁇ 2278 strain obtained in Example 1(2) were transformed with the Protein L secretion and expression plasmid pPK4_CspAss_ProteinL described in Japanese Patent Application No. 2016-206702 to obtain the YDK010::phoS(W302C)/pPK4_CspAss_ProteinL strain and the YDK010::phoS(W302C) ⁇ 2278/pPK4_CspAss_ProteinL strain.
- Each of the transformants obtained was cultured at 30°C for 72 hours in MMTG liquid medium containing 25 mg/l kanamycin (glucose 120 g, magnesium sulfate heptahydrate 3 g, ammonium sulfate 30 g, potassium dihydrogen phosphate 1.5 g, ferrous sulfate heptahydrate 0.03 g, manganese sulfate pentahydrate 0.03 g, thiamine hydrochloride 0.45 mg, biotin 0.45 mg, DL-methionine 0.15 g, soybean hydrochloric acid hydrolysate (total nitrogen 0.2 g), calcium carbonate 50 g, and water to make 1 L, pH adjusted to 7.0).
- kanamycin glucose 120 g, magnesium sulfate heptahydrate 3 g, ammonium sulfate 30 g, potassium dihydrogen phosphate 1.5 g, ferrous sulfate heptahydrate 0.03 g, manganese
- the Protein L band intensity was quantified using the image analysis software Multi Gauge (FUJIFILM), and the average band intensity when Protein L was expressed in the YDK010::phoS(W302C) ⁇ 2278 strain was calculated as a relative value, with the average band intensity when Protein L was expressed in the YDK010::phoS(W302C) strain set at 1.00.
- the amount of Protein L secreted in the YDK010::phoS(W302C) ⁇ 2278 strain was approximately 2.30-fold higher than that in the YDK010::phoS(W302C) strain (Table 1).
- the ⁇ mdh mutation (deficiency of the mdh gene) is an effective mutation that improves the secretion amount of Protein L in secretory production using the Sec system CspA secretion signal.
- Example 4 Secretory expression of Protein L using Corynebacterium glutamicum with a stop codon inserted into the mdh gene
- the Protein L secretory expression plasmid pPK4_CspAss_ProteinL was used to transform the YDK010::phoS(W302C) strain and the YDK010::phoS(W302C)::s2278 strain obtained in Example 2(2), respectively, to obtain the YDK010::phoS(W302C)/pPK4_CspAss_ProteinL strain and the YDK010::phoS(W302C)::s2278/pPK4_CspAss_ProteinL strain.
- Each of the transformants obtained was cultured at 30°C for 72 hours in MMTG liquid medium containing 25 mg/l kanamycin (glucose 120 g, magnesium sulfate heptahydrate 3 g, ammonium sulfate 30 g, potassium dihydrogen phosphate 1.5 g, ferrous sulfate heptahydrate 0.03 g, manganese sulfate pentahydrate 0.03 g, thiamine hydrochloride 0.45 mg, biotin 0.45 mg, DL-methionine 0.15 g, soybean hydrochloric acid hydrolysate (total nitrogen 0.2 g), calcium carbonate 50 g, and water to make 1 L, pH adjusted to 7.0).
- kanamycin glucose 120 g, magnesium sulfate heptahydrate 3 g, ammonium sulfate 30 g, potassium dihydrogen phosphate 1.5 g, ferrous sulfate heptahydrate 0.03 g, manganese
- the Protein L band intensity was quantified using the image analysis software Multi Gauge (FUJIFILM), and the average band intensity when Protein L was expressed in the YDK010::phoS(W302C)::s2278 strain was calculated as a relative value to the average band intensity when Protein L was expressed in the YDK010::phoS(W302C) strain, which was set at 1.00.
- the amount of Protein L secreted in the YDK010::phoS(W302C)::s2278 strain was approximately 2.78-fold higher than that of the YDK010::phoS(W302C) strain (Table 2).
- Example 5 Secretory expression of liver-type fatty acid-binding protein (LFABP) using Corynebacterium glutamicum with a stop codon inserted into the mdh gene
- LFABP liver-type fatty acid-binding protein
- pPK4_CspB6Xa-LFABP is a secretory expression plasmid for human liver-type fatty acid-binding protein (hereinafter referred to as LFABP).
- LFABP human liver-type fatty acid-binding protein
- pPK4_CspB6Xa-LFABP has a promoter for the cspB gene (PS2 gene) derived from C. glutamicum ATCC13869 strain, and a gene encoding a fusion protein (hereinafter referred to as CspB6Xa-LFABP) of the 30 amino acid residues of the signal peptide of CspB derived from C.
- glutamicum ATCC13869 strain the N-terminal 6 amino acid residues of the CspB mature protein derived from the same strain, the recognition sequence IEGR of Factor Xa protease, and LFABP, which are linked in an expressible manner downstream of the promoter.
- Each of the transformants obtained was cultured at 30°C for 72 hours in MMTG liquid medium containing 25 mg/l kanamycin (glucose 120 g, magnesium sulfate heptahydrate 3 g, ammonium sulfate 30 g, potassium dihydrogen phosphate 1.5 g, ferrous sulfate heptahydrate 0.03 g, manganese sulfate pentahydrate 0.03 g, thiamine hydrochloride 0.45 mg, biotin 0.45 mg, DL-methionine 0.15 g, soybean hydrochloric acid hydrolysate (total nitrogen 0.2 g), calcium carbonate 50 g, and water to make 1 L, pH adjusted to 7.0).
- kanamycin glucose 120 g, magnesium sulfate heptahydrate 3 g, ammonium sulfate 30 g, potassium dihydrogen phosphate 1.5 g, ferrous sulfate heptahydrate 0.03 g, manganese
- the band intensity of CspB6Xa-LFABP was quantified using the image analysis software Multi Gauge (FUJIFILM), and the average band intensity when CspB6Xa-LFABP was expressed in the YDK010::phoS(W302C)::s2278 strain was calculated as a relative value to the average band intensity when CspB6Xa-LFABP was expressed in the YDK010::phoS(W302C) strain, which was set at 1.00.
- FUJIFILM image analysis software Multi Gauge
- disruption of the mdh gene is an effective mutation that improves the secretion amount of CspB6Xa-LFABP in the YDK010::phoS(W302C) strain.
- Example 6 Secretory expression of protransglutaminase from the Sec secretory pathway using Corynebacterium glutamicum with a stop codon inserted into the mdh gene Using pPKSPTG1 described in WO2001/23591, the YDK010::phoS(W302C) strain and the YDK010::phoS(W302C)::s2278 strain obtained in Example 2(2) were transformed to obtain the YDK010::phoS(W302C)/pPKSPTG1 strain and the YDK010::phoS(W302C)::s2278/pPKSPTG1 strain.
- pPKSPTG1 is a secretory expression plasmid for protransglutaminase (transglutaminase with a pro structure; hereinafter referred to as PTG) derived from S. mobaraense.
- pPKSPTG1 has a promoter for the cspB gene (PS2 gene) derived from the C. glutamicum ATCC13869 strain, and a gene encoding a fusion protein of the 25 amino acid residue signal peptide of CspA (SlpA; Genbank Accession No. BAB62413) derived from the C. ammoniagenes ATCC6872 strain and PTG, which is linked downstream of the promoter in an expressible manner.
- Each of the transformants obtained was cultured at 30°C for 72 hours in MMTG liquid medium containing 25 mg/l kanamycin (glucose 120 g, magnesium sulfate heptahydrate 3 g, ammonium sulfate 30 g, potassium dihydrogen phosphate 1.5 g, ferrous sulfate heptahydrate 0.03 g, manganese sulfate pentahydrate 0.03 g, thiamine hydrochloride 0.45 mg, biotin 0.45 mg, DL-methionine 0.15 g, soybean hydrochloric acid hydrolysate (total nitrogen 0.2 g), calcium carbonate 50 g, and water to make 1 L, pH adjusted to 7.0).
- kanamycin glucose 120 g, magnesium sulfate heptahydrate 3 g, ammonium sulfate 30 g, potassium dihydrogen phosphate 1.5 g, ferrous sulfate heptahydrate 0.03 g, manganese
- the PTG band intensity was quantified using the image analysis software Multi Gauge (FUJIFILM), and the average band intensity when PTG was expressed in the YDK010::phoS(W302C)::s2278 strain was calculated as a relative value, with the average band intensity when PTG was expressed in the YDK010::phoS(W302C) strain set at 1.00.
- the amount of PTG secreted in the YDK010::phoS(W302C)::s2278 strain was approximately 1.86-fold higher than that in the YDK010::phoS(W302C) strain (Table 4).
- disruption of the mdh gene is an effective mutation that improves secretion levels in the PTG secretion production in the YDK010::phoS(W302C) strain.
- Example 7 Expression and secretion of protransglutaminase from the Tat secretion pathway using Corynebacterium glutamicum with a stop codon inserted into the mdh gene
- pPK6_T_PTG described in WO2016/171224
- the YDK010::phoS(W302C) strain and the YDK010::phoS(W302C)::s2278 strain obtained in Example 2(2) were transformed to obtain the YDK010::phoS(W302C)/pPK6_T_PTG strain and the YDK010::phoS(W302C)::s2278/pPK6_T_PTG strain.
- pPK6_T_PTG is a co-expression plasmid of the TatABC secretion apparatus and protransglutaminase (transglutaminase with a pro structure; hereinafter referred to as PTG) derived from S. mobaraense.
- pPK6_T_PTG has a promoter of the cspB gene (PS2 gene) derived from C. glutamicum ATCC13869 strain, and a gene encoding a fusion protein of the TorA signal peptide derived from E. coli and PTG linked in an expressible manner downstream of the promoter.
- Each of the transformants obtained was cultured at 30°C for 72 hours in MMTG liquid medium containing 25 mg/l kanamycin (glucose 120 g, magnesium sulfate heptahydrate 3 g, ammonium sulfate 30 g, potassium dihydrogen phosphate 1.5 g, ferrous sulfate heptahydrate 0.03 g, manganese sulfate pentahydrate 0.03 g, thiamine hydrochloride 0.45 mg, biotin 0.45 mg, DL-methionine 0.15 g, soybean hydrochloric acid hydrolysate (total nitrogen 0.2 g), calcium carbonate 50 g, and water to make 1 L, pH adjusted to 7.0).
- kanamycin glucose 120 g, magnesium sulfate heptahydrate 3 g, ammonium sulfate 30 g, potassium dihydrogen phosphate 1.5 g, ferrous sulfate heptahydrate 0.03 g, manganese
- the PTG band intensity was quantified using the image analysis software Multi Gauge (FUJIFILM), and the average band intensity when PTG was expressed in the YDK010::phoS(W302C)::s2278 strain was calculated as a relative value, with the average band intensity when PTG was expressed in the YDK010::phoS(W302C) strain set at 1.00.
- the amount of PTG secreted in the YDK010::phoS(W302C)::s2278 strain was approximately 1.83-fold higher than that in the YDK010::phoS(W302C) strain (Table 5).
- disruption of the mdh gene is an effective mutation that improves secretion levels even in PTG secretion production using the TorA signal sequence in the YDK010::phoS(W302C) strain.
- disruption of the mdh gene is a mutation that can significantly improve the secretion levels of heterologous proteins not only in the Sec secretion pathway, but also in the Tat secretion pathway.
- SEQ ID NO: 1 Nucleotide sequence of the phoS gene of C. glutamicum YDK010
- SEQ ID NO: 2 Amino acid sequence of the PhoS protein of C. glutamicum YDK010
- SEQ ID NO: 3 Amino acid sequence of the PhoS protein of C. glutamicum ATCC 13032
- SEQ ID NO: 4 Amino acid sequence of the PhoS protein of C. glutamicum ATCC 14067
- SEQ ID NO: 6 Amino acid sequence of the PhoS protein of C.
- crenatum SEQ ID NO: 7 Amino acid sequence of the PhoS protein of C. efficiens
- SEQ ID NO: 8 Nucleotide sequence of the phoR gene of C. glutamicum ATCC 13032
- SEQ ID NO: 9 Amino acid sequence of the PhoR protein of C. glutamicum ATCC 13032
- SEQ ID NO: 10 Nucleotide sequence of the cspB gene of C. glutamicum ATCC 13869
- SEQ ID NO: 11 Amino acid sequence of the PhoS protein of C. glutamicum ATCC
- SEQ ID NO:12 Nucleotide sequence of the tatA gene of C.
- glutamicum ATCC 13032 SEQ ID NO:13 Amino acid sequence of the TatA protein of C. glutamicum ATCC 13032 SEQ ID NO:14: Nucleotide sequence of the tatB gene of C. glutamicum ATCC 13032 SEQ ID NO:15: Amino acid sequence of the TatB protein of C. glutamicum ATCC 13032 SEQ ID NO:16: Nucleotide sequence of the tatC gene of C. glutamicum ATCC 13032 SEQ ID NO:17: C.
- SEQ ID NOs: 29-31 Skipped sequences
- SEQ ID NOs: 32 to 36 Amino acid sequences of one embodiment of the insertion sequence used in the present invention
- SEQ ID NO: 37 Recognition sequence of Factor Xa protease
- SEQ ID NO: 38 Recognition sequence of ProTEV protease
- SEQ ID NO: 39 Nucleotide sequence of mdh gene of C. glutamicum ATCC 13869
- SEQ ID NO: 40 Amino acid sequence of Mdh protein of C. glutamicum ATCC 13869
- SEQ ID NOs: 41 to 48 Primers
Landscapes
- Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
- Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
- Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
- Organic Chemistry (AREA)
- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Genetics & Genomics (AREA)
- Zoology (AREA)
- Wood Science & Technology (AREA)
- Bioinformatics & Cheminformatics (AREA)
- Biochemistry (AREA)
- Biotechnology (AREA)
- General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
- Molecular Biology (AREA)
- Microbiology (AREA)
- Biomedical Technology (AREA)
- Medicinal Chemistry (AREA)
- Proteomics, Peptides & Aminoacids (AREA)
- Biophysics (AREA)
- Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
- General Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
- Virology (AREA)
- Tropical Medicine & Parasitology (AREA)
- Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Plant Pathology (AREA)
- Preparation Of Compounds By Using Micro-Organisms (AREA)
- Micro-Organisms Or Cultivation Processes Thereof (AREA)
Abstract
Description
[1]
異種タンパク質の製造方法であって、
異種タンパク質の分泌発現用の遺伝子構築物を有するコリネ型細菌を培養すること、および
分泌生産された異種タンパク質を回収することを含み、
前記コリネ型細菌が、Mdhタンパク質の活性が非改変株と比較して低下するように改変されており、
前記遺伝子構築物が、5’から3’方向に、コリネ型細菌で機能するプロモーター配列、コリネ型細菌で機能するシグナルペプチドをコードする核酸配列、および異種タンパク質をコードする核酸配列を含み、
前記異種タンパク質が、前記シグナルペプチドとの融合タンパク質として発現する、方法。
[2]
前記Mdhタンパク質が、下記(a)、(b)、または(c)に記載のタンパク質である、前記(具体的には、[1]に記載の)方法:
(a)配列番号40に示すアミノ酸配列を含むタンパク質;
(b)配列番号40に示すアミノ酸配列において、1~10個のアミノ酸残基の置換、欠失、挿入、および/または付加を含むアミノ酸配列を含み、且つ、リンゴ酸デヒドロゲナーゼ活性を有するタンパク質;
(c)配列番号40に示すアミノ酸配列に対して90%以上の同一性を有するアミノ酸配列を含み、且つ、リンゴ酸デヒドロゲナーゼ活性を有するタンパク質。
[3]
mdh遺伝子の発現を低下させることにより、またはmdh遺伝子を破壊することにより、Mdhタンパク質の活性が低下した、前記(具体的には、[1]または[2]に記載の)方法。
[4]
Mdhタンパク質のアミノ酸配列の一部または全部の欠失により、Mdhタンパク質の活性が低下した、前記(具体的には、[1]~[3]のいずれかに記載の)方法。
[5]
少なくとも、Mdhタンパク質のアミノ酸配列における、配列番号40の313位~328位に相当する部位が欠失した、前記(具体的には、[4]に記載の)方法。
[6]
少なくとも、Mdhタンパク質のアミノ酸配列のC末端の16残基が欠失した、前記(具体的には、[4]に記載の)方法。
[7]
前記欠失が、mdh遺伝子のコード領域の一部又は全部の領域の欠失、mdh遺伝子のコード領域への終止コドンの導入、mdh遺伝子のコード領域におけるフレームシフト、またはそれらの組み合わせにより生じた、前記(具体的には、[4]~[6]のいずれかに記載の)方法。
[8]
前記コリネ型細菌が、さらに、変異型PhoSタンパク質をコードするphoS遺伝子を保持するように改変されている、前記(具体的には、[1]~[7]のいずれかに記載の)方法。
[9]
前記変異が、野生型PhoSタンパク質において、配列番号2の302位のトリプトファン残基に相当するアミノ酸残基が芳香族アミノ酸およびヒスチジン以外のアミノ酸残基に置換される変異である、前記(具体的には、[8]に記載の)方法。
[10]
前記芳香族アミノ酸およびヒスチジン以外のアミノ酸残基が、リジン残基、アラニン残基、バリン残基、セリン残基、システイン残基、メチオニン残基、アスパラギン酸残基、またはアスパラギン残基である、前記(具体的には、[9]に記載の)方法。
[11]
前記野生型PhoSタンパク質が、下記(a)、(b)、又は(c)に記載のタンパク質である、前記(具体的には、[9]または[10]に記載の)方法:
(a)配列番号2~7のいずれかに示すアミノ酸配列を含むタンパク質;
(b)配列番号2~7のいずれかに示すアミノ酸配列において、1~10個のアミノ酸残基の置換、欠失、挿入、および/または付加を含むアミノ酸配列を含み、且つ、PhoRSシステムのセンサーキナーゼとしての機能を有するタンパク質;
(c)配列番号2~7のいずれかに示すアミノ酸配列に対し90%以上の同一性を有するアミノ酸配列を含み、且つ、PhoRSシステムのセンサーキナーゼとしての機能を有するタンパク質。
[12]
前記シグナルペプチドがTat系依存シグナルペプチドである、前記(具体的には、[1]~[11]のいずれかに記載の)方法。
[13]
前記Tat系依存シグナルペプチドが、TorAシグナルペプチド、SufIシグナルペプチド、PhoDシグナルペプチド、LipAシグナルペプチド、およびIMDシグナルペプチドからなる群より選択されるいずれか1つのシグナルペプチドである、前記(具体的には、[12]に記載の)方法。
[14]
前記コリネ型細菌が、さらに、Tat系分泌装置をコードする遺伝子から選択される1種またはそれ以上の遺伝子の発現が非改変株と比較して上昇するように改変されている、前記(具体的には、[12]または[13]に記載の)方法。
[15]
前記Tat系分泌装置をコードする遺伝子が、tatA遺伝子、tatB遺伝子、tatC遺伝子、およびtatE遺伝子からなる、前記(具体的には、[14]に記載の)方法。
[16]
前記シグナルペプチドがSec系依存シグナルペプチドである、前記(具体的には、[1]~[11]のいずれかに記載の)方法。
[17]
前記Sec系依存シグナルペプチドが、PS1シグナルペプチド、PS2シグナルペプチド、およびSlpAシグナルペプチドからなる群より選択されるいずれか1種のシグナルペプチドである、前記(具体的には、[16]に記載の)方法。
[18]
前記遺伝子構築物が、コリネ型細菌で機能するシグナルペプチドをコードする核酸配列と異種タンパク質をコードする核酸配列との間に、さらに、Gln-Glu-Thrを含むアミノ酸配列をコードする核酸配列を含む、前記(具体的には、[1]~[17]のいずれかに記載の)方法。
[19]
前記遺伝子構築物が、Gln-Glu-Thrを含むアミノ酸配列をコードする核酸配列と異種タンパク質をコードする核酸配列との間に、さらに、酵素的切断に使用されるアミノ酸配列をコードする核酸配列を含む、前記(具体的には、[18]に記載の)方法。
[20]
前記コリネ型細菌が、コリネバクテリウム属細菌である、前記(具体的には、[1]~[19]のいずれかに記載の)方法。
[21]
前記コリネ型細菌が、コリネバクテリウム・グルタミカムである、前記(具体的には、[20]に記載の)方法。
[22]
前記コリネ型細菌が、コリネバクテリウム・グルタミカムAJ12036(FERM BP-734)に由来する改変株またはコリネバクテリウム・グルタミカムATCC 13869に由来する改変株である、前記(具体的には、[21]に記載の)方法。
[23]
前記コリネ型細菌が、細胞表層タンパク質の細胞当たりの分子数が非改変株と比較して低下しているコリネ型細菌である、前記(具体的には、[1]~[22]のいずれかに記載の)方法。
本発明の方法に用いられるコリネ型細菌は、異種タンパク質の分泌発現用の遺伝子構築物を有するコリネ型細菌であって、且つ、Mdhタンパク質の活性が低下するように改変されたコリネ型細菌である。なお、本発明の方法に用いられるコリネ型細菌を「本発明の細菌」または「本発明のコリネ型細菌」ともいう。また、本発明の細菌が有する異種タンパク質の分泌発現用の遺伝子構築物を「本発明に用いられる遺伝子構築物」ともいう。また、本発明の細菌またはそれを構築するために用いられる株を「宿主」ともいう。
本発明のコリネ型細菌は、異種タンパク質を分泌生産する能力を有する。本発明のコリネ型細菌は、少なくとも異種タンパク質の分泌発現用の遺伝子構築物(本発明に用いられる遺伝子構築物)を有することに依拠して、異種タンパク質を分泌生産する能力を有する。本発明のコリネ型細菌は、具体的には、異種タンパク質の分泌発現用の遺伝子構築物を有することにより、または異種タンパク質の分泌発現用の遺伝子構築物を有することと他の性質との組み合わせにより、異種タンパク質を分泌生産する能力を有していてよい。他の性質としては、Mdhタンパク質の活性を低下させる改変や、後述するような他の性質が挙げられる。
コリネバクテリウム・アセトアシドフィラム(Corynebacterium acetoacidophilum)
コリネバクテリウム・アセトグルタミカム(Corynebacterium acetoglutamicum)
コリネバクテリウム・アルカノリティカム(Corynebacterium alkanolyticum)
コリネバクテリウム・カルナエ(Corynebacterium callunae)
コリネバクテリウム・クレナタム(Corynebacterium crenatum)
コリネバクテリウム・グルタミカム(Corynebacterium glutamicum)
コリネバクテリウム・リリウム(Corynebacterium lilium)
コリネバクテリウム・メラセコーラ(Corynebacterium melassecola)
コリネバクテリウム・サーモアミノゲネス(コリネバクテリウム・エフィシエンス)(Corynebacterium thermoaminogenes (Corynebacterium efficiens))
コリネバクテリウム・ハーキュリス(Corynebacterium herculis)
ブレビバクテリウム・ディバリカタム(コリネバクテリウム・グルタミカム)(Brevibacterium divaricatum (Corynebacterium glutamicum))
ブレビバクテリウム・フラバム(コリネバクテリウム・グルタミカム)(Brevibacterium flavum (Corynebacterium glutamicum))
ブレビバクテリウム・イマリオフィラム(Brevibacterium immariophilum)
ブレビバクテリウム・ラクトファーメンタム(コリネバクテリウム・グルタミカム)(Brevibacterium lactofermentum (Corynebacterium glutamicum))
ブレビバクテリウム・ロゼウム(Brevibacterium roseum)
ブレビバクテリウム・サッカロリティカム(Brevibacterium saccharolyticum)
ブレビバクテリウム・チオゲニタリス(Brevibacterium thiogenitalis)
コリネバクテリウム・アンモニアゲネス(コリネバクテリウム・スタティオニス)(Corynebacterium ammoniagenes (Corynebacterium stationis))
ブレビバクテリウム・アルバム(Brevibacterium album)
ブレビバクテリウム・セリナム(Brevibacterium cerinum)
ミクロバクテリウム・アンモニアフィラム(Microbacterium ammoniaphilum)
Corynebacterium acetoacidophilum ATCC 13870
Corynebacterium acetoglutamicum ATCC 15806
Corynebacterium alkanolyticum ATCC 21511
Corynebacterium callunae ATCC 15991
Corynebacterium crenatum AS1.542
Corynebacterium glutamicum ATCC 13020, ATCC 13032, ATCC 13060, ATCC 13869, FERM BP-734
Corynebacterium lilium ATCC 15990
Corynebacterium melassecola ATCC 17965
Corynebacterium efficiens (Corynebacterium thermoaminogenes) AJ12340 (FERM BP-1539)
Corynebacterium herculis ATCC 13868
Brevibacterium divaricatum (Corynebacterium glutamicum) ATCC 14020
Brevibacterium flavum (Corynebacterium glutamicum) ATCC 13826, ATCC 14067, AJ12418 (FERM BP-2205)
Brevibacterium immariophilum ATCC 14068
Brevibacterium lactofermentum (Corynebacterium glutamicum) ATCC 13869
Brevibacterium roseum ATCC 13825
Brevibacterium saccharolyticum ATCC 14066
Brevibacterium thiogenitalis ATCC 19240
Corynebacterium ammoniagenes (Corynebacterium stationis) ATCC 6871, ATCC 6872
Brevibacterium album ATCC 15111
Brevibacterium cerinum ATCC 15112
Microbacterium ammoniaphilum ATCC 15354
本発明の細菌は、Mdhタンパク質の活性が低下するように改変されている。本発明の細菌は、具体的には、Mdhタンパク質の活性が非改変株と比較して低下するように改変されている。Mdhタンパク質の活性は、例えば、C. glutamicum AJ12036(FERM BP-734)またはC. glutamicum ATCC 13869と比較して低下してよい。本発明の細菌は、より具体的には、mdh遺伝子の発現が低下するように、またはmdh遺伝子が破壊されるように、改変されていてよい。Mdhタンパク質の活性が低下するようにコリネ型細菌を改変することにより、同細菌の異種タンパク質を分泌生産する能力を向上させることができる、すなわち、同細菌による異種タンパク質の分泌生産を増大させることができる。
本発明の細菌は、異種タンパク質を分泌生産できる限り、所望の性質を有していてよい。例えば、本発明の細菌は、細胞表層タンパク質の活性が低下していてよい(WO2013/065869、WO2013/065772、WO2013/118544、WO2013/062029)。また、本発明の細菌は、ペニシリン結合タンパク質の活性が低下するように改変されていてよい(WO2013/065869)。また、本発明の細菌は、メタロペプチダーゼをコードする遺伝子の発現が上昇するように改変されていてよい(WO2013/065772)。また、本発明の細菌は、変異型リボソームタンパク質S1遺伝子(変異型rpsA遺伝子)を有するように改変されていてよい(WO2013/118544)。また、本発明の細菌は、変異型phoS遺伝子を有するように改変されていてよい(WO2016/171224)。また、本発明の細菌は、RegX3タンパク質の活性が低下するように改変されていてよい(WO2018/074578)。また、本発明の細菌は、HrrSAシステムの活性が低下するように改変されていてよい(WO2018/074579)。また、本発明の細菌は、Tat系分泌装置の活性が増大するように改変されていてよい。これらの性質または改変は、単独で、あるいは適宜組み合わせて、利用することができる。
本発明の細菌は、変異型phoS遺伝子を保持するように改変されていてよい。「変異型phoS遺伝子を保持する」ことを、「変異型phoS遺伝子を有する」または「phoS遺伝子に変異を有する」ともいう。また、「変異型phoS遺伝子を保持する」ことを、「変異型PhoSタンパク質を有する」または「PhoSタンパク質に変異を有する」ともいう。
本発明の細菌は、細胞表層タンパク質の活性が低下しているものであってよい。本発明の細菌は、具体的には、細胞表層タンパク質の活性が非改変株と比較して低下しているものであってよい。「細胞表層タンパク質の活性が低下する」とは、特に、細胞表層タンパク質の細胞当たりの分子数が低下することを意味してもよい。以下に、細胞表層タンパク質およびそれをコードする遺伝子について説明する。
C. glutamicum ATCC13058(AY524990)
C. glutamicum ATCC13744(AY524991)
C. glutamicum ATCC13745(AY524992)
C. glutamicum ATCC14017(AY524993)
C. glutamicum ATCC14020(AY525009)
C. glutamicum ATCC14067(AY524994)
C. glutamicum ATCC14068(AY525010)
C. glutamicum ATCC14747(AY525011)
C. glutamicum ATCC14751(AY524995)
C. glutamicum ATCC14752(AY524996)
C. glutamicum ATCC14915(AY524997)
C. glutamicum ATCC15243(AY524998)
C. glutamicum ATCC15354(AY524999)
C. glutamicum ATCC17965(AY525000)
C. glutamicum ATCC17966(AY525001)
C. glutamicum ATCC19223(AY525002)
C. glutamicum ATCC19240(AY525012)
C. glutamicum ATCC21341(AY525003)
C. glutamicum ATCC21645(AY525004)
C. glutamicum ATCC31808(AY525013)
C. glutamicum ATCC31830(AY525007)
C. glutamicum ATCC31832(AY525008)
C. glutamicum LP-6(AY525014)
C. glutamicum DSM20137(AY525015)
C. glutamicum DSM20598(AY525016)
C. glutamicum DSM46307(AY525017)
C. glutamicum 22220(AY525005)
C. glutamicum 22243(AY525006)
本発明の細菌は、タンパク質の分泌系を有する。タンパク質の分泌系は、目的の異種タンパク質を分泌できるものであれば、特に制限されない。タンパク質の分泌系としては、Sec系(Sec系分泌装置)やTat系(Tat系分泌装置)が挙げられる。本発明の細菌は、タンパク質の分泌系が増強されていてもよい。例えば、本発明の細菌は、Tat系分泌装置をコードする遺伝子から選択される1またはそれ以上の遺伝子の発現が上昇するように改変されていてもよい。本発明において、このような改変を「Tat系分泌装置の増強」ともいう。Tat系分泌装置の増強は、特に、Tat系依存シグナルペプチドを利用して異種タンパク質を分泌生産する場合に好適である。Tat系分泌装置をコードする遺伝子の発現を上昇させる手法については特許第4730302号に記載されている。
以下に、Mdhタンパク質等のタンパク質の活性を低下させる手法について説明する。なお、以下に記載するタンパク質の活性を低下させる手法は、野生型PhoSタンパク質の破壊にも利用できる。
以下に、Tat系分泌装置をコードする遺伝子等の遺伝子の発現を上昇させる手法について説明する。
分泌性タンパク質(secretory protein)は、一般に、プレタンパク質(プレペプチドともいう)またはプレプロタンパク質(プレプロペプチドともいう)として翻訳され、その後、プロセッシングにより成熟タンパク質(mature protein)になることが知られている。具体的には、分泌性タンパク質は、一般に、プレタンパク質またはプレプロタンパク質として翻訳された後、プレ部分であるシグナルペプチドがプロテアーゼ(一般にシグナルペプチダーゼと呼ばれる)によって切断されて成熟タンパク質またはプロタンパク質に変換され、プロタンパク質はプロテアーゼによってさらにプロ部分が切断されて成熟タンパク質になる。よって、本発明の方法においては、異種タンパク質の分泌生産にシグナルペプチドを利用する。なお、本発明において、分泌型タンパク質のプレタンパク質およびプレプロタンパク質を総称して「分泌型タンパク質前駆体」という場合がある。本発明において、「シグナルペプチド」(「シグナル配列」ともいう)とは、分泌性タンパク質前駆体のN末端に存在し、かつ、通常、天然の成熟タンパク質には存在しないアミノ酸配列をいう。
TorAシグナルペプチド:MNNNDLFQASRRRFLAQLGGLTVAGMLGPSLLTPRRATA(配列番号18)
SufIシグナルペプチド:MSLSRRQFIQASGIALCAGAVPLKASA(配列番号19)
PhoDシグナルペプチド:MAYDSRFDEWVQKLKEESFQNNTFDRRKFIQGAGKIAGLSLGLTIAQS(配列番号20)
LipAシグナルペプチド:MKFVKRRTTALVTTLMLSVTSLFALQPSAKAAEH(配列番号21)
IMDシグナルペプチド:MMNLSRRTLLTTGSAATLAYALGMAGSAQA(配列番号22)
(A)Gln-Glu-Thr
(B)Gln-Glu-Thr-Xaa1
(C)Gln-Glu-Thr-Xaa1-Xaa2
(D)Gln-Glu-Thr-Xaa1-Xaa2-Xaa3
(E)Gln-Glu-Thrに成熟CspBの4~7位のアミノ酸残基が付加されたアミノ酸配列
(F)Gln-Glu-Thrに成熟CspBの4~8位のアミノ酸残基が付加されたアミノ酸配列
(G)Gln-Glu-Thrに成熟CspBの4~17位のアミノ酸残基が付加されたアミノ酸配列
(H)Gln-Glu-Thrに成熟CspBの4~50位のアミノ酸残基が付加されたアミノ酸配列
A~Hのアミノ酸配列において、Xaa1はAsn、Gly、Thr、Pro、またはAlaであり、Xaa2はPro、Thr、またはValであり、Xaa3はThrまたはTyrである。また、A~Hのアミノ酸配列において、「Gln-Glu-Thrに成熟CspBの4~X位のアミノ酸残基が付加された」とは、Gln-Glu-ThrのThrに成熟CspBのN末端の4位からX位までのアミノ酸残基が付加されていることを意味する。なお、通常、成熟CspBのN末端の1~3番目のアミノ酸残基はGln-Glu-Thrであり、その場合、「Gln-Glu-Thrに成熟CspBの4~X位のアミノ酸残基が付加されたアミノ酸配列」とは、成熟CspBの1~X位のアミノ酸残基からなるアミノ酸配列と同義である。
上記のようにして得られる本発明の細菌を培養し、異種タンパク質を発現させることにより、菌体外に分泌された多量の異種タンパク質が得られる。
(1)mdh遺伝子欠損用ベクターpBS5TΔ2278の構築
C. glutamicum ATCC13869株のゲノム配列およびリンゴ酸デヒドロゲナーゼ(以下、Mdhと表記する)をコードするmdh遺伝子の塩基配列は既に決定されている(Genbank Accession No. AP017557, NCBI locus_tag CGBL_0122780)。mdh遺伝子の塩基配列を<配列番号39>に、Mdhのアミノ酸配列を<配列番号40>に示す。
実施例1(1)で構築したpBS5TΔ2278で、WO2016/171224に記載のYDK010::phoS(W302C)株を形質転換した。得られた形質転換体からWO2006/057450に記載の方法に従って菌株の選択を行い、mdh遺伝子が欠損したYDK010::phoS(W302C)Δ2278株を得た。
(1)mdh遺伝子への終始コドン挿入用ベクターpBS5Ts2278の構築
以下の方法で、mdh遺伝子に終始コドンを挿入することにより、328残基から成るMdhの313位以降のアミノ酸配列を欠失したC末端欠失型Mdhをコードするように同遺伝子を改変した株を取得した。
実施例2(1)で構築したpBS5Ts2278で、WO2016/171224に記載のYDK010::phoS(W302C)株を形質転換した。得られた形質転換体からWO2006/057450に記載の方法に従って菌株の選択を行い、mdh遺伝子中に終止コドンが挿入されたYDK010::phoS(W302C)::s2278株を得た。
特願2016-206702に記載のProtein Lの分泌発現プラスミドpPK4_CspAss_ProteinLを用いて、YDK010::phoS(W302C)株および実施例1(2)で得られたYDK010::phoS(W302C)Δ2278株のそれぞれを形質転換し、YDK010::phoS(W302C)/pPK4_CspAss_ProteinL株およびYDK010::phoS(W302C)Δ2278/pPK4_CspAss_ProteinL株を得た。
Protein Lの分泌発現プラスミドpPK4_CspAss_ProteinLを用いて、YDK010::phoS(W302C)株および実施例2(2)で得られたYDK010::phoS(W302C)::s2278株のそれぞれを形質転換し、YDK010::phoS(W302C)/pPK4_CspAss_ProteinL株およびYDK010::phoS(W302C)::s2278/pPK4_CspAss_ProteinL株を得た。
WO2016/171224に記載のpPK4_CspB6Xa-LFABPを用いて、YDK010::phoS(W302C)株および実施例2(2)で得られたYDK010::phoS(W302C)::s2278株のそれぞれを形質転換し、YDK010::phoS(W302C)/pPK4_CspB6Xa-LFABP株およびYDK010::phoS(W302C)::s2278/pPK4_CspB6Xa-LFABP株を得た。pPK4_CspB6Xa-LFABPは、ヒトのLiver-type fatty acid-binding protein(以下、LFABPと表記する)の分泌発現プラスミドである。pPK4_CspB6Xa-LFABPは、C. glutamicum ATCC13869株由来のcspB遺伝子(PS2遺伝子)のプロモーター、並びに同プロモーターの下流に発現可能に連結されたC. glutamicum ATCC13869株由来のCspBのシグナルペプチド30アミノ酸残基、同株由来のCspB成熟タンパク質のN末端6アミノ酸残基、Factor Xaプロテアーゼの認識配列IEGR、およびLFABPの融合タンパク質(以下、CspB6Xa-LFABPと表記する)をコードする遺伝子を有する。
WO2001/23591に記載のpPKSPTG1を用いて、YDK010::phoS(W302C)株および実施例2(2)で得られたYDK010::phoS(W302C)::s2278株のそれぞれを形質転換し、YDK010::phoS(W302C)/pPKSPTG1株およびYDK010::phoS(W302C)::s2278/pPKSPTG1株を得た。pPKSPTG1は、S. mobaraense由来のプロトランスグルタミナーゼ(プロ構造部付きトランスグルタミナーゼ;以下、PTGと表記する)の分泌発現プラスミドである。pPKSPTG1は、C. glutamicum ATCC13869株由来のcspB遺伝子(PS2遺伝子)のプロモーター、並びに同プロモーターの下流に発現可能に連結されたC. ammoniagenes ATCC6872株由来のCspA(SlpA;Genbank Accession No. BAB62413)のシグナルペプチド25アミノ酸残基とPTGの融合タンパク質をコードする遺伝子を有する。
WO2016/171224に記載のpPK6_T_PTGを用いて、YDK010::phoS(W302C)株および実施例2(2)で得られたYDK010::phoS(W302C)::s2278株のそれぞれを形質転換し、YDK010::phoS(W302C)/pPK6_T_PTG株およびYDK010::phoS(W302C)::s2278/pPK6_T_PTG株を得た。pPK6_T_PTGは、TatABC分泌装置と、S. mobaraense由来のプロトランスグルタミナーゼ(プロ構造部付きトランスグルタミナーゼ;以下、PTGと表記する)の共発現プラスミドである。pPK6_T_PTGは、C. glutamicum ATCC13869株由来のcspB遺伝子(PS2遺伝子)のプロモーター、並びに同プロモーターの下流に発現可能に連結されたE. coli由来のTorAシグナルペプチドとPTGの融合タンパク質をコードする遺伝子を有する。
配列番号1:C. glutamicum YDK010のphoS遺伝子の塩基配列
配列番号2:C. glutamicum YDK010のPhoSタンパク質のアミノ酸配列
配列番号3:C. glutamicum ATCC 13032のPhoSタンパク質のアミノ酸配列
配列番号4:C. glutamicum ATCC 14067のPhoSタンパク質のアミノ酸配列
配列番号5:C. callunaeのPhoSタンパク質のアミノ酸配列
配列番号6:C. crenatumのPhoSタンパク質のアミノ酸配列
配列番号7:C. efficiensのPhoSタンパク質のアミノ酸配列
配列番号8:C. glutamicum ATCC 13032のphoR遺伝子の塩基配列
配列番号9:C. glutamicum ATCC 13032のPhoRタンパク質のアミノ酸配列
配列番号10:C. glutamicum ATCC 13869のcspB遺伝子の塩基配列
配列番号11:C. glutamicum ATCC 13869のCspBタンパク質のアミノ酸配列
配列番号12:C. glutamicum ATCC 13032のtatA遺伝子の塩基配列
配列番号13:C. glutamicum ATCC 13032のTatAタンパク質のアミノ酸配列
配列番号14:C. glutamicum ATCC 13032のtatB遺伝子の塩基配列
配列番号15:C. glutamicum ATCC 13032のTatBタンパク質のアミノ酸配列
配列番号16:C. glutamicum ATCC 13032のtatC遺伝子の塩基配列
配列番号17:C. glutamicum ATCC 13032のTatCタンパク質のアミノ酸配列
配列番号18:TorAシグナルペプチドのアミノ酸配列
配列番号19:SufIシグナルペプチドのアミノ酸配列
配列番号20:PhoDシグナルペプチドのアミノ酸配列
配列番号21:LipAシグナルペプチドのアミノ酸配列
配列番号22:IMDシグナルペプチドのアミノ酸配列
配列番号23:ツイン・アルギニンモチーフのアミノ酸配列
配列番号24:スキップされた配列(skipped sequence)
配列番号25:PS1シグナルペプチドのアミノ酸配列
配列番号26:PS2シグナルペプチドのアミノ酸配列
配列番号27:SlpAシグナルペプチドのアミノ酸配列
配列番号28:C. glutamicum ATCC 13869のCspB成熟タンパク質のアミノ酸配列
配列番号29~31:スキップされた配列(skipped sequence)
配列番号32~36:本発明で用いられる挿入配列の一態様のアミノ酸配列
配列番号37:Factor Xaプロテアーゼの認識配列
配列番号38:ProTEVプロテアーゼの認識配列
配列番号39:C. glutamicum ATCC 13869のmdh遺伝子の塩基配列
配列番号40:C. glutamicum ATCC 13869のMdhタンパク質のアミノ酸配列
配列番号41~48:プライマー
Claims (23)
- 異種タンパク質の製造方法であって、
異種タンパク質の分泌発現用の遺伝子構築物を有するコリネ型細菌を培養すること、および
分泌生産された異種タンパク質を回収することを含み、
前記コリネ型細菌が、Mdhタンパク質の活性が非改変株と比較して低下するように改変されており、
前記遺伝子構築物が、5’から3’方向に、コリネ型細菌で機能するプロモーター配列、コリネ型細菌で機能するシグナルペプチドをコードする核酸配列、および異種タンパク質をコードする核酸配列を含み、
前記異種タンパク質が、前記シグナルペプチドとの融合タンパク質として発現する、方法。 - 前記Mdhタンパク質が、下記(a)、(b)、または(c)に記載のタンパク質である、請求項1に記載の方法:
(a)配列番号40に示すアミノ酸配列を含むタンパク質;
(b)配列番号40に示すアミノ酸配列において、1~10個のアミノ酸残基の置換、欠失、挿入、および/または付加を含むアミノ酸配列を含み、且つ、リンゴ酸デヒドロゲナーゼ活性を有するタンパク質;
(c)配列番号40に示すアミノ酸配列に対して90%以上の同一性を有するアミノ酸配列を含み、且つ、リンゴ酸デヒドロゲナーゼ活性を有するタンパク質。 - mdh遺伝子の発現を低下させることにより、またはmdh遺伝子を破壊することにより、Mdhタンパク質の活性が低下した、請求項1または2に記載の方法。
- Mdhタンパク質のアミノ酸配列の一部または全部の欠失により、Mdhタンパク質の活性が低下した、請求項1または2に記載の方法。
- 少なくとも、Mdhタンパク質のアミノ酸配列における、配列番号40の313位~328位に相当する部位が欠失した、請求項4に記載の方法。
- 少なくとも、Mdhタンパク質のアミノ酸配列のC末端の16残基が欠失した、請求項4に記載の方法。
- 前記欠失が、mdh遺伝子のコード領域の一部又は全部の領域の欠失、mdh遺伝子のコード領域への終止コドンの導入、mdh遺伝子のコード領域におけるフレームシフト、またはそれらの組み合わせにより生じた、請求項4に記載の方法。
- 前記コリネ型細菌が、さらに、変異型PhoSタンパク質をコードするphoS遺伝子を保持するように改変されている、請求項1または2に記載の方法。
- 前記変異が、野生型PhoSタンパク質において、配列番号2の302位のトリプトファン残基に相当するアミノ酸残基が芳香族アミノ酸およびヒスチジン以外のアミノ酸残基に置換される変異である、請求項8に記載の方法。
- 前記芳香族アミノ酸およびヒスチジン以外のアミノ酸残基が、リジン残基、アラニン残基、バリン残基、セリン残基、システイン残基、メチオニン残基、アスパラギン酸残基、またはアスパラギン残基である、請求項9に記載の方法。
- 前記野生型PhoSタンパク質が、下記(a)、(b)、又は(c)に記載のタンパク質である、請求項9に記載の方法:
(a)配列番号2~7のいずれかに示すアミノ酸配列を含むタンパク質;
(b)配列番号2~7のいずれかに示すアミノ酸配列において、1~10個のアミノ酸残基の置換、欠失、挿入、および/または付加を含むアミノ酸配列を含み、且つ、PhoRSシステムのセンサーキナーゼとしての機能を有するタンパク質;
(c)配列番号2~7のいずれかに示すアミノ酸配列に対し90%以上の同一性を有するアミノ酸配列を含み、且つ、PhoRSシステムのセンサーキナーゼとしての機能を有するタンパク質。 - 前記シグナルペプチドがTat系依存シグナルペプチドである、請求項1または2に記載の方法。
- 前記Tat系依存シグナルペプチドが、TorAシグナルペプチド、SufIシグナルペプチド、PhoDシグナルペプチド、LipAシグナルペプチド、およびIMDシグナルペプチドからなる群より選択されるいずれか1つのシグナルペプチドである、請求項12に記載の方法。
- 前記コリネ型細菌が、さらに、Tat系分泌装置をコードする遺伝子から選択される1種またはそれ以上の遺伝子の発現が非改変株と比較して上昇するように改変されている、請求項12に記載の方法。
- 前記Tat系分泌装置をコードする遺伝子が、tatA遺伝子、tatB遺伝子、tatC遺伝子、およびtatE遺伝子からなる、請求項14に記載の方法。
- 前記シグナルペプチドがSec系依存シグナルペプチドである、請求項1または2に記載の方法。
- 前記Sec系依存シグナルペプチドが、PS1シグナルペプチド、PS2シグナルペプチド、およびSlpAシグナルペプチドからなる群より選択されるいずれか1種のシグナルペプチドである、請求項16に記載の方法。
- 前記遺伝子構築物が、コリネ型細菌で機能するシグナルペプチドをコードする核酸配列と異種タンパク質をコードする核酸配列との間に、さらに、Gln-Glu-Thrを含むアミノ酸配列をコードする核酸配列を含む、請求項1または2に記載の方法。
- 前記遺伝子構築物が、Gln-Glu-Thrを含むアミノ酸配列をコードする核酸配列と異種タンパク質をコードする核酸配列との間に、さらに、酵素的切断に使用されるアミノ酸配列をコードする核酸配列を含む、請求項18に記載の方法。
- 前記コリネ型細菌が、コリネバクテリウム属細菌である、請求項1または2に記載の方法。
- 前記コリネ型細菌が、コリネバクテリウム・グルタミカムである、請求項20に記載の方法。
- 前記コリネ型細菌が、コリネバクテリウム・グルタミカムAJ12036(FERM BP-734)に由来する改変株またはコリネバクテリウム・グルタミカムATCC 13869に由来する改変株である、請求項21に記載の方法。
- 前記コリネ型細菌が、細胞表層タンパク質の細胞当たりの分子数が非改変株と比較して低下しているコリネ型細菌である、請求項1または2に記載の方法。
Priority Applications (5)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| JP2025501239A JPWO2024172163A1 (ja) | 2023-02-16 | 2024-02-16 | |
| CN202480013138.7A CN120693407A (zh) | 2023-02-16 | 2024-02-16 | 蛋白质的分泌生产方法 |
| KR1020257030808A KR20250151452A (ko) | 2023-02-16 | 2024-02-16 | 단백질의 분비 생산법 |
| EP24757002.1A EP4667580A1 (en) | 2023-02-16 | 2024-02-16 | Method for secretory production of proteins |
| AU2024221604A AU2024221604A1 (en) | 2023-02-16 | 2024-02-16 | Method for secretory production of proteins |
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| JP2023-022171 | 2023-02-16 | ||
| JP2023022171 | 2023-02-16 |
Publications (1)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| WO2024172163A1 true WO2024172163A1 (ja) | 2024-08-22 |
Family
ID=92419941
Family Applications (1)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| PCT/JP2024/005612 Ceased WO2024172163A1 (ja) | 2023-02-16 | 2024-02-16 | タンパク質の分泌生産法 |
Country Status (6)
| Country | Link |
|---|---|
| EP (1) | EP4667580A1 (ja) |
| JP (1) | JPWO2024172163A1 (ja) |
| KR (1) | KR20250151452A (ja) |
| CN (1) | CN120693407A (ja) |
| AU (1) | AU2024221604A1 (ja) |
| WO (1) | WO2024172163A1 (ja) |
Citations (44)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPS5835197A (ja) | 1981-08-26 | 1983-03-01 | Kyowa Hakko Kogyo Co Ltd | プラスミドpcg2 |
| JPH01191686A (ja) | 1988-01-26 | 1989-08-01 | Mitsubishi Petrochem Co Ltd | 複合プラスミド |
| JPH0272876A (ja) | 1988-09-08 | 1990-03-13 | Mitsubishi Petrochem Co Ltd | トリプトフアンシンターゼの製造法 |
| JPH02109985A (ja) | 1988-02-22 | 1990-04-23 | Eurolysine | 細菌染色体上ヘの目的遺伝子の組み込み方法及び該方法によって得られた細菌 |
| JPH02207791A (ja) | 1989-02-07 | 1990-08-17 | Ajinomoto Co Inc | 微生物の形質転換法 |
| US4965197A (en) | 1987-06-12 | 1990-10-23 | Massachusetts Institute Of Technology | Coryneform expression and secretion system |
| JPH03210184A (ja) | 1990-01-11 | 1991-09-13 | Mitsubishi Petrochem Co Ltd | 新規プラスミドベクター |
| JPH057491A (ja) | 1990-10-15 | 1993-01-19 | Ajinomoto Co Inc | 温度感受性プラスミド |
| US5185262A (en) | 1988-07-27 | 1993-02-09 | Mitsubishi Petrochemical Co., Ltd. | DNA fragment containing gene which encodes the function of stabilizing plasmid in host microorganism |
| JPH06502548A (ja) | 1991-07-30 | 1994-03-24 | オルサン | 特にコリネバクテリア中で用いることのできる蛋白質の発現および分泌系 |
| WO1996006931A1 (en) | 1994-08-26 | 1996-03-07 | Novo Nordisk A/S | Microbial transglutaminases, their production and use |
| WO1996022366A1 (en) | 1995-01-19 | 1996-07-25 | Novo Nordisk A/S | Transglutaminases from oomycetes |
| JPH0970291A (ja) | 1995-06-30 | 1997-03-18 | Ajinomoto Co Inc | 人工トランスポゾンを用いた遺伝子増幅方法 |
| JPH10108675A (ja) | 1996-10-07 | 1998-04-28 | Ajinomoto Co Inc | コリネバクテリウム・アンモニアゲネス由来の新規な細胞表層蛋白質 |
| JPH10215883A (ja) | 1996-12-05 | 1998-08-18 | Ajinomoto Co Inc | L−リジンの製造法 |
| US5882888A (en) | 1995-01-23 | 1999-03-16 | Novo Nordisk A/S | DNA integration by transposition |
| JPH11169182A (ja) | 1997-12-10 | 1999-06-29 | Mitsubishi Chemical Corp | コリネ型細菌内で蛋白質を効率よく培地中へ分泌させる変異型分泌装置遺伝子 |
| WO2000018935A1 (en) | 1998-09-25 | 2000-04-06 | Ajinomoto Co.,Inc. | Process for constructing amino acid-producing bacterium and process for producing amino acid by fermentation method with the use of the thus constructed amino acid-producing bacterium |
| WO2001023591A1 (en) | 1999-09-30 | 2001-04-05 | Ajinomoto Co., Inc. | Process for producing transglutaminase |
| US6303383B1 (en) | 1999-03-16 | 2001-10-16 | Ajinomoto Co., Inc. | Temperature sensitive plasmid for coryneform bacteria |
| WO2002081694A1 (fr) | 2001-03-30 | 2002-10-17 | Ajinomoto Co.,Inc. | Procede de secretion et de production de proteine |
| JP2003144161A (ja) | 1999-07-02 | 2003-05-20 | Ajinomoto Co Inc | L−アミノ酸の製造法 |
| WO2004029254A1 (ja) | 2002-09-30 | 2004-04-08 | Ajinomoto Co.,Inc. | 安定同位体標識タンパク質の製造方法 |
| WO2005010175A1 (en) | 2003-07-29 | 2005-02-03 | Ajinomoto Co., Inc. | Method for producing l-lysine or l-threonine using escherichia bacteria having attnuated malic enzyme activity |
| WO2005103278A1 (ja) | 2004-04-20 | 2005-11-03 | Ajinomoto Co., Inc. | タンパク質の製造法 |
| WO2006057450A1 (en) | 2004-11-25 | 2006-06-01 | Ajinomoto Co., Inc. | L-amino acid-producing bacterium and a method for producing l-amino acid |
| US20060141588A1 (en) | 2004-12-28 | 2006-06-29 | Jun Nakamura | L-glutamic acid-producing microorganism and a method for producing l-glutamic acid |
| WO2006121165A1 (ja) * | 2005-05-12 | 2006-11-16 | Ajinomoto Co., Inc. | タンパク質の製造法 |
| RU2006134574A (ru) | 2006-09-29 | 2008-04-10 | Закрытое акционерное общество "Научно-исследовательский институт Аджиномото-Генетика" (ЗАО АГРИ) (RU) | Способ конструирования рекомбинантных бактерий, принадлежащих к роду pantoea и способ продукции l-аминокислот с использованием бактерий, принадлежащих к роду pantoea |
| JP2009254323A (ja) * | 2008-04-21 | 2009-11-05 | Ajinomoto Co Inc | L−グルタミン酸系アミノ酸の製造法 |
| JP4760121B2 (ja) | 2005-05-17 | 2011-08-31 | 三菱化学株式会社 | コハク酸の製造方法 |
| WO2013062029A1 (ja) | 2011-10-25 | 2013-05-02 | 味の素株式会社 | タンパク質の分泌生産法 |
| WO2013065772A1 (ja) | 2011-11-02 | 2013-05-10 | 味の素株式会社 | タンパク質の分泌生産法 |
| WO2013065869A1 (en) | 2011-11-02 | 2013-05-10 | Ajinomoto Co.,Inc. | Method for secretory production of protein |
| WO2013069634A1 (ja) | 2011-11-11 | 2013-05-16 | 味の素株式会社 | 発酵法による目的物質の製造法 |
| WO2013118544A1 (ja) | 2012-02-08 | 2013-08-15 | 味の素株式会社 | タンパク質の分泌生産法 |
| WO2016171224A1 (ja) | 2015-04-24 | 2016-10-27 | 味の素株式会社 | タンパク質の分泌生産法 |
| JP2016206702A (ja) | 2015-04-15 | 2016-12-08 | 東芝テック株式会社 | レシート印刷システム、レシート管理装置およびその制御プログラム |
| WO2018074579A1 (ja) | 2016-10-21 | 2018-04-26 | 味の素株式会社 | タンパク質の分泌生産法 |
| WO2018074578A1 (ja) | 2016-10-21 | 2018-04-26 | 味の素株式会社 | タンパク質の分泌生産法 |
| WO2019203368A1 (ja) * | 2018-04-20 | 2019-10-24 | 味の素株式会社 | タンパク質の分泌生産法 |
| JP2021192900A (ja) | 2020-06-08 | 2021-12-23 | 京三電機株式会社 | タンク清掃装置用制御装置、タンク清掃装置、タンク清掃装置用制御方法およびタンク清掃装置用制御プログラム |
| JP2023183799A (ja) | 2022-06-16 | 2023-12-28 | シャープ株式会社 | 非接触型の温度測定装置及びそれを備えた画像形成装置 |
| JP2025134500A (ja) | 2024-03-04 | 2025-09-17 | アイホン株式会社 | 電気機器 |
-
2024
- 2024-02-16 JP JP2025501239A patent/JPWO2024172163A1/ja active Pending
- 2024-02-16 CN CN202480013138.7A patent/CN120693407A/zh active Pending
- 2024-02-16 WO PCT/JP2024/005612 patent/WO2024172163A1/ja not_active Ceased
- 2024-02-16 EP EP24757002.1A patent/EP4667580A1/en active Pending
- 2024-02-16 KR KR1020257030808A patent/KR20250151452A/ko active Pending
- 2024-02-16 AU AU2024221604A patent/AU2024221604A1/en active Pending
Patent Citations (48)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPS5835197A (ja) | 1981-08-26 | 1983-03-01 | Kyowa Hakko Kogyo Co Ltd | プラスミドpcg2 |
| US4965197A (en) | 1987-06-12 | 1990-10-23 | Massachusetts Institute Of Technology | Coryneform expression and secretion system |
| JPH01191686A (ja) | 1988-01-26 | 1989-08-01 | Mitsubishi Petrochem Co Ltd | 複合プラスミド |
| JPH02109985A (ja) | 1988-02-22 | 1990-04-23 | Eurolysine | 細菌染色体上ヘの目的遺伝子の組み込み方法及び該方法によって得られた細菌 |
| US5185262A (en) | 1988-07-27 | 1993-02-09 | Mitsubishi Petrochemical Co., Ltd. | DNA fragment containing gene which encodes the function of stabilizing plasmid in host microorganism |
| JPH0272876A (ja) | 1988-09-08 | 1990-03-13 | Mitsubishi Petrochem Co Ltd | トリプトフアンシンターゼの製造法 |
| JPH02207791A (ja) | 1989-02-07 | 1990-08-17 | Ajinomoto Co Inc | 微生物の形質転換法 |
| JPH03210184A (ja) | 1990-01-11 | 1991-09-13 | Mitsubishi Petrochem Co Ltd | 新規プラスミドベクター |
| JPH057491A (ja) | 1990-10-15 | 1993-01-19 | Ajinomoto Co Inc | 温度感受性プラスミド |
| JPH06502548A (ja) | 1991-07-30 | 1994-03-24 | オルサン | 特にコリネバクテリア中で用いることのできる蛋白質の発現および分泌系 |
| WO1996006931A1 (en) | 1994-08-26 | 1996-03-07 | Novo Nordisk A/S | Microbial transglutaminases, their production and use |
| WO1996022366A1 (en) | 1995-01-19 | 1996-07-25 | Novo Nordisk A/S | Transglutaminases from oomycetes |
| US5882888A (en) | 1995-01-23 | 1999-03-16 | Novo Nordisk A/S | DNA integration by transposition |
| EP0805867B1 (en) | 1995-01-23 | 2003-12-17 | Novozymes A/S | Dna integration by transposition |
| JPH0970291A (ja) | 1995-06-30 | 1997-03-18 | Ajinomoto Co Inc | 人工トランスポゾンを用いた遺伝子増幅方法 |
| JPH10108675A (ja) | 1996-10-07 | 1998-04-28 | Ajinomoto Co Inc | コリネバクテリウム・アンモニアゲネス由来の新規な細胞表層蛋白質 |
| JPH10215883A (ja) | 1996-12-05 | 1998-08-18 | Ajinomoto Co Inc | L−リジンの製造法 |
| JPH11169182A (ja) | 1997-12-10 | 1999-06-29 | Mitsubishi Chemical Corp | コリネ型細菌内で蛋白質を効率よく培地中へ分泌させる変異型分泌装置遺伝子 |
| WO2000018935A1 (en) | 1998-09-25 | 2000-04-06 | Ajinomoto Co.,Inc. | Process for constructing amino acid-producing bacterium and process for producing amino acid by fermentation method with the use of the thus constructed amino acid-producing bacterium |
| US6303383B1 (en) | 1999-03-16 | 2001-10-16 | Ajinomoto Co., Inc. | Temperature sensitive plasmid for coryneform bacteria |
| JP2003144161A (ja) | 1999-07-02 | 2003-05-20 | Ajinomoto Co Inc | L−アミノ酸の製造法 |
| WO2001023591A1 (en) | 1999-09-30 | 2001-04-05 | Ajinomoto Co., Inc. | Process for producing transglutaminase |
| JP4320769B2 (ja) | 1999-09-30 | 2009-08-26 | 味の素株式会社 | トランスグルタミナーゼの製造法 |
| WO2002081694A1 (fr) | 2001-03-30 | 2002-10-17 | Ajinomoto Co.,Inc. | Procede de secretion et de production de proteine |
| JP4362651B2 (ja) | 2001-03-30 | 2009-11-11 | 味の素株式会社 | タンパク質の分泌生産法 |
| WO2004029254A1 (ja) | 2002-09-30 | 2004-04-08 | Ajinomoto Co.,Inc. | 安定同位体標識タンパク質の製造方法 |
| WO2005010175A1 (en) | 2003-07-29 | 2005-02-03 | Ajinomoto Co., Inc. | Method for producing l-lysine or l-threonine using escherichia bacteria having attnuated malic enzyme activity |
| WO2005103278A1 (ja) | 2004-04-20 | 2005-11-03 | Ajinomoto Co., Inc. | タンパク質の製造法 |
| JP4730302B2 (ja) | 2004-04-20 | 2011-07-20 | 味の素株式会社 | タンパク質の製造法 |
| WO2006057450A1 (en) | 2004-11-25 | 2006-06-01 | Ajinomoto Co., Inc. | L-amino acid-producing bacterium and a method for producing l-amino acid |
| US20060141588A1 (en) | 2004-12-28 | 2006-06-29 | Jun Nakamura | L-glutamic acid-producing microorganism and a method for producing l-glutamic acid |
| WO2006121165A1 (ja) * | 2005-05-12 | 2006-11-16 | Ajinomoto Co., Inc. | タンパク質の製造法 |
| JP4760121B2 (ja) | 2005-05-17 | 2011-08-31 | 三菱化学株式会社 | コハク酸の製造方法 |
| RU2006134574A (ru) | 2006-09-29 | 2008-04-10 | Закрытое акционерное общество "Научно-исследовательский институт Аджиномото-Генетика" (ЗАО АГРИ) (RU) | Способ конструирования рекомбинантных бактерий, принадлежащих к роду pantoea и способ продукции l-аминокислот с использованием бактерий, принадлежащих к роду pantoea |
| JP2009254323A (ja) * | 2008-04-21 | 2009-11-05 | Ajinomoto Co Inc | L−グルタミン酸系アミノ酸の製造法 |
| WO2013062029A1 (ja) | 2011-10-25 | 2013-05-02 | 味の素株式会社 | タンパク質の分泌生産法 |
| WO2013065869A1 (en) | 2011-11-02 | 2013-05-10 | Ajinomoto Co.,Inc. | Method for secretory production of protein |
| WO2013065772A1 (ja) | 2011-11-02 | 2013-05-10 | 味の素株式会社 | タンパク質の分泌生産法 |
| WO2013069634A1 (ja) | 2011-11-11 | 2013-05-16 | 味の素株式会社 | 発酵法による目的物質の製造法 |
| WO2013118544A1 (ja) | 2012-02-08 | 2013-08-15 | 味の素株式会社 | タンパク質の分泌生産法 |
| JP2016206702A (ja) | 2015-04-15 | 2016-12-08 | 東芝テック株式会社 | レシート印刷システム、レシート管理装置およびその制御プログラム |
| WO2016171224A1 (ja) | 2015-04-24 | 2016-10-27 | 味の素株式会社 | タンパク質の分泌生産法 |
| WO2018074579A1 (ja) | 2016-10-21 | 2018-04-26 | 味の素株式会社 | タンパク質の分泌生産法 |
| WO2018074578A1 (ja) | 2016-10-21 | 2018-04-26 | 味の素株式会社 | タンパク質の分泌生産法 |
| WO2019203368A1 (ja) * | 2018-04-20 | 2019-10-24 | 味の素株式会社 | タンパク質の分泌生産法 |
| JP2021192900A (ja) | 2020-06-08 | 2021-12-23 | 京三電機株式会社 | タンク清掃装置用制御装置、タンク清掃装置、タンク清掃装置用制御方法およびタンク清掃装置用制御プログラム |
| JP2023183799A (ja) | 2022-06-16 | 2023-12-28 | シャープ株式会社 | 非接触型の温度測定装置及びそれを備えた画像形成装置 |
| JP2025134500A (ja) | 2024-03-04 | 2025-09-17 | アイホン株式会社 | 電気機器 |
Non-Patent Citations (44)
| Title |
|---|
| "Fundamental Microbiology", vol. 8, 1987, KYORITSU SHUPPAN CO., LTD, article "Genetic Engineering" |
| "Genbank", Database accession no. BAB62413 |
| "GenBank", Database accession no. NP_415160 |
| AGRIC. BIOL. CHEM., vol. 48, 1984, pages 2901 - 2903 |
| APPL. ENVIRON. MICROB., vol. 77, 2011, pages 3300 - 3310 |
| APPL. ENVIRON. MICROBIOL., vol. 61, 1995, pages 1610 - 1613 |
| APPL. ENVIRON. MICROBIOL., vol. 63, 1997, pages 4392 - 4400 |
| APPL. ENVIRON. MICROBIOL., vol. 71, no. 12, December 2005 (2005-12-01), pages 8587 - 96 |
| APPL. MICROBIOL. BIOTECHNOL., vol. 53, 2000, pages 674 - 679 |
| BARTON G J ET AL., JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, vol. 198, no. 2, 1987, pages 327 - 37 |
| BIBB, M. J.WARD, J. M.HOPWOOD, O. A., NATURE, vol. 274, 1978, pages 398 - 400 |
| BIO/TECHNOLOGY, vol. 61, 1989, pages 1067 - 1070 |
| BIOTECHNOL, vol. 11, 1993, pages 905 - 910 |
| BIOTECHNOL, vol. 6, 1988, pages 1419 - 1422 |
| BIOTECHNOL, vol. 9, 1991, pages 976 - 981 |
| CARTER P, METH. IN ENZYMOL., vol. 154, 1987, pages 382 |
| CHANG, S.CHOEN, S. N., MOL. GEN. GENET., vol. 168, 1979, pages 111 - 115 |
| CHO, E. H.GUMPORT, R I.GARDNER, J. F., J. BACTERIOL., vol. 184, 2002, pages 5200 - 5203 |
| DATSENKO, K. A.WANNER, B. L., PROC. NATL. ACAD. SCI., vol. 97, 2000, pages 6640 - 6645 |
| DUNCAN, C. H.WILSON, G. A.YOUNG, F. E., GENE, vol. 1, 1977, pages 153 - 167 |
| ELIZABETH C. TYLER ET AL., COMPUTERS AND BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH, vol. 24, no. 1, 1991, pages 72 - 96 |
| EMBO J., vol. 14, 1995, pages 2715 - 2722 |
| GENE, vol. 39, 1985, pages 281 - 286 |
| GENE, vol. 60, no. 1, 1987, pages 115 - 127 |
| GOLDSTEIN ET AL.: "Prokaryotic Promoters in Biotechnology", BIOTECHNOL. ANNU. REV., vol. 1, 1995, pages 105 - 128 |
| HINNEN, A.HICKS, J. B.FINK, G. R., PROC. NATL. ACAD. SCI., vol. 75, 1978, pages 1929 - 1933 |
| INT. J. SYST. BACTERIOL., vol. 41, 1991, pages 255 |
| INT. J. SYST. EVOL. MICROBIOL., vol. 60, 2010, pages 874 - 879 |
| J. BACTERIOL., vol. 174, 1992, pages 1854 - 1861 |
| J. BACTERIOL., vol. 182, 2000, pages 6884 - 6891 |
| J. BACTERIOL., vol. 188, 2006, pages 724 - 732 |
| J. BIOL. CHEM., vol. 273, no. 52, 1998, pages 34868 - 74 |
| J. BIOTECHNOL., vol. 112, 2004, pages 177 - 193 |
| JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY, vol. 26, no. 116, 1991, pages 20833 - 20839 |
| JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY, vol. 272, 1997, pages 8611 - 8617 |
| JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY, vol. 104, 2003, pages 311 - 323 |
| KRAMER, WFRITS, H. J., METH. IN ENZYMOL., vol. 154, 1987, pages 382 |
| MANDEL, M.HIGA, A., J. MOL. BIOL., vol. 53, 1970, pages 159 - 162 |
| MICROBIOL. REV., vol. 57, 1993, pages 109 - 137 |
| MILLERI, J. H.: "Experiments in Molecular Genetics", 1972, COLD SPRING HARBOR LABORATORY |
| NAKAMURA, Y. ET AL., NUCL. ACIDS RES., vol. 28, 2000, pages 292 |
| OLINS P. O. ET AL., GENE, vol. 73, 1988, pages 227 - 235 |
| PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, vol. 95, 1998, pages 5511 - 5515 |
| SAMBROOK, J. ET AL.: "Molecular Cloning: A Laboratory Manual", 2001, COLD SPRING HARBOR LABORATORY PRESS |
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
|---|---|
| JPWO2024172163A1 (ja) | 2024-08-22 |
| CN120693407A (zh) | 2025-09-23 |
| AU2024221604A1 (en) | 2025-09-11 |
| EP4667580A1 (en) | 2025-12-24 |
| KR20250151452A (ko) | 2025-10-21 |
Similar Documents
| Publication | Publication Date | Title |
|---|---|---|
| JP6741000B2 (ja) | タンパク質の分泌生産法 | |
| US10894810B2 (en) | Protein secretory production method | |
| JP7021639B2 (ja) | タンパク質の分泌生産法 | |
| JPWO2013118544A1 (ja) | タンパク質の分泌生産法 | |
| JP2023184699A (ja) | タンパク質の分泌生産法 | |
| US20210246479A1 (en) | Method for Secretory Production of Protein | |
| KR20240032941A (ko) | 비천연 아미노산 함유 단백질의 분비 생산법 | |
| WO2024172163A1 (ja) | タンパク質の分泌生産法 |
Legal Events
| Date | Code | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 121 | Ep: the epo has been informed by wipo that ep was designated in this application |
Ref document number: 24757002 Country of ref document: EP Kind code of ref document: A1 |
|
| WWE | Wipo information: entry into national phase |
Ref document number: 2025501239 Country of ref document: JP |
|
| WWE | Wipo information: entry into national phase |
Ref document number: 202480013138.7 Country of ref document: CN |
|
| WWE | Wipo information: entry into national phase |
Ref document number: AU2024221604 Country of ref document: AU |
|
| ENP | Entry into the national phase |
Ref document number: 2024221604 Country of ref document: AU Date of ref document: 20240216 Kind code of ref document: A |
|
| WWE | Wipo information: entry into national phase |
Ref document number: 202547086540 Country of ref document: IN |
|
| WWE | Wipo information: entry into national phase |
Ref document number: 2024757002 Country of ref document: EP |
|
| NENP | Non-entry into the national phase |
Ref country code: DE |
|
| WWP | Wipo information: published in national office |
Ref document number: 202480013138.7 Country of ref document: CN |
|
| WWP | Wipo information: published in national office |
Ref document number: 202547086540 Country of ref document: IN |
|
| WWP | Wipo information: published in national office |
Ref document number: 1020257030808 Country of ref document: KR |
|
| ENP | Entry into the national phase |
Ref document number: 2024757002 Country of ref document: EP Effective date: 20250916 |