Journal of Tropical Oceanography ›› 2022, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (2): 170-176.doi: 10.11978/2021065CSTR: 32234.14.2021065

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Heterologous expression and enzymatic characterization of marine Vibrio astriarenae-derived β-Agarase gene vas1-1339

YU Fei(), JIN Xingkun, LEI Tianying, CAO Haihang, CHEN Qianghui, YANG Yaofan, LI Jiahang, ZHAO Zhe()   

  1. Department of Marine Biology, College of Oceanography, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China
  • Received:2021-05-21 Revised:2021-06-24 Online:2022-03-10 Published:2021-06-30
  • Contact: ZHAO Zhe E-mail:20190029@hhu.edu.cn;zhezhao@hhu.edu.cn
  • Supported by:
    National Natural Science Foundation of China(31872597);Jiangsu Agriculture Science and Technology Innovation Fund(CX(19)2033)

Abstract:

The marine Vibrio HN897 strain is an agarose-producing Vibrio astriarenae. Studies indicated that the absence of the gene Vas1-1339, encoding a β-agarase, significantly reduced the hydrolysis effect of Vibrio HN897 strain on agarose. Herein, we further analyzed the expression and enzymatic characterization of the β-agarase gene in heterologous bacteria, Escherichia coli (E. coli). Vas1-1339 agarase was successfully expressed in E. coli, and the optimal concentration of inducer, IPTG, was at 10 μmol·L-1. Immunoblotting analysis showed that the C-terminal of the gene expression product might be cleavage in E. coli, suggesting complex maturation process of this protein. Lugol’s iodine staining analysis revealed that E. coli, expressing Vas1-1339 agarase, was highly effective in degrading agarose, and purified protein also had this similar function, which suggests that the β-agarase Vas1-1339 of the HN897 strain can independently play the role on agarolytic degradation. These results lay a preliminary foundation for the functional study and related technology application of β-agarase derived from marine vibrion.

Key words: β-agarase, marine Vibrio, agarose hydrolysis, protein expression

CLC Number: 

  • P735.51