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Engineering Saccharomyces cerevisiae for the production of mannosylglycerate: a yeast model for assessing its application in the protein stabilization
| Resumo: | Mannosylglycerate (MG) is an osmolyte widespread in microorganisms adapted to hot environments. The effect of MG on the protection of model proteins against heat-induced denaturation and aggregation has been amply demonstrated in vitro. These characteristics make MG a valuable compound in biotechnological applications. However, the practical application of MG is hampered by the high production cost. In this work, we engineered Saccharomyces cerevisiae for the production of MG. Two strains (VSY71 and CEN.PK2) and several carbon sources were examined to optimize the production of MG. Using glucose as carbon source, the strain VSY71 accumulated 90 μmol MG/g of dry mass, an increase of 2-fold compared with strain CEN.PK2. The effect of several carbon sources (sucrose, mannose, galactose and raffinose) on MG production by strain VSY71 was also investigated. Synthesis of MG (28.1 μmol/g of dry mass) was detected with sucrose only. In addition to the biotechnological importance of being a MG producer, this strain can serve as a platform to assess protein stabilization by osmolytes in vivo. Therefore, we used it to evaluate the effect of MG on the aggregating-prone protein, α-synuclein (α-Syn). For that, the S. cerevisiae strain VSY72, harboring two copies of α-Syn-EGFP integrated in the genome, was engineered to synthesize MG. As a control, a mutant transformed with the empty MG-plasmid was also constructed. The accumulation of MG (20 μmol/g of dry mass) prior to α-Syn over-production clearly reduced the formation of inclusions of this protein; moreover, the formation of reactive oxygen species induced by α-Syn overproduction decreased in the MG-producing strain. Additionally, when MG accumulation was induced in cells harboring large inclusions of α-Syn there was an effective solubilization of these forms. This work clearly shows that MG inhibits the aggregation of α-Syn and promotes the solubilization of α-Syn inclusions in vivo. |
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| Autores principais: | Faria, Cristiana Silva, 1985- |
| Assunto: | Microbiologia Manosilglicerato Leveduras Biotecnologia Teses de mestrado - 2010 |
| Ano: | 2010 |
| País: | Portugal |
| Tipo de documento: | dissertação de mestrado |
| Tipo de acesso: | acesso aberto |
| Instituição associada: | Universidade de Lisboa |
| Idioma: | inglês |
| Origem: | Repositório da Universidade de Lisboa |
| Resumo: | Mannosylglycerate (MG) is an osmolyte widespread in microorganisms adapted to hot environments. The effect of MG on the protection of model proteins against heat-induced denaturation and aggregation has been amply demonstrated in vitro. These characteristics make MG a valuable compound in biotechnological applications. However, the practical application of MG is hampered by the high production cost. In this work, we engineered Saccharomyces cerevisiae for the production of MG. Two strains (VSY71 and CEN.PK2) and several carbon sources were examined to optimize the production of MG. Using glucose as carbon source, the strain VSY71 accumulated 90 μmol MG/g of dry mass, an increase of 2-fold compared with strain CEN.PK2. The effect of several carbon sources (sucrose, mannose, galactose and raffinose) on MG production by strain VSY71 was also investigated. Synthesis of MG (28.1 μmol/g of dry mass) was detected with sucrose only. In addition to the biotechnological importance of being a MG producer, this strain can serve as a platform to assess protein stabilization by osmolytes in vivo. Therefore, we used it to evaluate the effect of MG on the aggregating-prone protein, α-synuclein (α-Syn). For that, the S. cerevisiae strain VSY72, harboring two copies of α-Syn-EGFP integrated in the genome, was engineered to synthesize MG. As a control, a mutant transformed with the empty MG-plasmid was also constructed. The accumulation of MG (20 μmol/g of dry mass) prior to α-Syn over-production clearly reduced the formation of inclusions of this protein; moreover, the formation of reactive oxygen species induced by α-Syn overproduction decreased in the MG-producing strain. Additionally, when MG accumulation was induced in cells harboring large inclusions of α-Syn there was an effective solubilization of these forms. This work clearly shows that MG inhibits the aggregation of α-Syn and promotes the solubilization of α-Syn inclusions in vivo. |
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