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1. Enzymes from extremophiles-Protein science and protein engineering- Extremophiles
Thermophile enzymes
Protein science
Protein engineering
Psychrophile enzymes
2. 1 Extremophiles Organisms inhabiting extreme environments are called ‘extremophiles.’ Extreme environments include high temperature, low temperature, low pH (acid), high pH (alkaline), high salinity, high pressure , etc.
3. Current record holders for extremophiles
4. History of research on thermophiles in brief 1960s Dr. T. Brock isolated bacteria that can grow ?80?.
1970s Biochemical researches on heat stable biomolecules
from thermophiles were activated.
1974 The term “extremophiles” dates from 1974 (MacElroy).
1975 International symposium on thermophiles was held.
1982 The first thermophile that can grow >100? was reported.
1988 ‘PCR’ method with thermophile enzyme was developed.
1995 Proteomics projects on two thermophiles started.
1996 First genome project on a thermophile was finished.
1997 The scientific journal ‘Extremophiles’ was started.
1999 Japanese Society for Extremophiles was founded.
2005 Genome projects on 21 thermophile spp. were finished.
5. Classification of thermophiles on the basis of temperature for growth Highest temp. Typical species,
for growth typical inhabitats
Mesophiles <55? E. coli
Moderate ?55? Bacillus stearothermophilus
thermophiles Compost
Extreme ?75? Thermus thermophilus
thermophiles Hot spa
Hyper- ?90? Pyrococcus furiosus
thermophiles Hydrothermal vent
6. Drawing hot water(Isolation of thermohpiles)
7. 2 Thermophile enzymes Unusual high stability
Capable of reaction at high temperature
Highly preservative
Tendency to easily form better crystals.
8. 2 Thermophile enzymes Unusual high stability
Capable of reaction at high temperature
9. PCR Taq Tth Tfl : origins = extreme thermophiles
Pfu Pwo Pyrobest Tli : hyperthermophiles
Mixture of these enzymes
10. Thermophiles as important sources of enzymes The extreme thermophile
Thermus thermophilus
Max temp for growth: 83?
Genome:1.6Mb (GC-rich)
A sole thermophile authorized as the host in gene engineering
DNA polymerases and restriction endonucleases are on sale.
The genome project has been finished in 1998, the proteomics project is in progress. The hyperthermophile
Pyrococcus furiosus
Max temp for growth: 103?
Genome: 2.1Mb (AT-rich)
An archaeon, material useful for evolution and bioscience researchs
DNA polymerases are on sale.
The genome project has been finished in 2000, the proteomics project is in progress.
11. 3 Protein sciences
12. Flow of protein science researches
13. Flow of protein science researches
14. Difficulty of every stage in protein science research E. coli genes
E. coli proteins
Crystals
3D structures
15. Why is the expression level of the thermophile genes in recombinant E. coli poor?
16. Stage 1 Overexpression of genes
17. Stage 1 Overexpression of genes
18. Flow of protein science researches
21. Frow of protein science researchs
24. Mechanisms for thermostability in thermophile proteins 1 A diverse range of structural changes may occur.
Enhancement of interactions in hydrophobic core in the interior of proteins
Enhancement of interactions, such as increase in ion-pair network, in the domain interface and the subunit interface
Stabilization (Gly?Ala) in the secondary structures
Increase in entropic stabilization, such as shortening the peptide chain, decrease in Gly, and increase in Pro
Elimination of unstable amino acids, such as Cys
2 A significant change in stability may arise in response to small changes in energy.
25. Flow of protein science researches
26. The merits and demerits of thermophile enzymes
27. 4 Protein engineering Definition: To synthesize a newly-designed protein by making the most of recombinant DNA technology and chemical synthesis of nucleic acids.
In 1982, M. Smith altered a natural gene sequence by the site-directed mutagenesis method.
In 1983, K. Ulmer advocated the new concept “Protein engineering.”
Up to now, many improved methods other than site-directed mutagenesis are proposed. i.e. Evolutionally molecular engineering, phage display method, de novo design, and so on.
28. Site-directed mutagenesis
29. Evolutionally molecular engineering
10 PRODUCE A MUTANT SPECTRUM OF SELF-REPRODUCING TEMPRATES
20 SEPARATE AND CLONE INDIVIDUAL MUTANTS
30 AMPLIFY CLONES
40 EXPRESS CLONES
50 TEST FOR OPTIMAL PHENOTYPES
60 IDENTIFY OPTIMAL GENOTYPES
70 RETERN TO 10 WITH A SAMPLE OF OPTIMAL GENOTYPES
30. Thermostabilization of enzyme by E.M.E.
31. Thermostabilization of mesophile enzyme by evolutionally molecular engineering
32. Adaptation of a thermophile enzyme to low temperature
33. 5 Psychrophile enzymes 1)Protein science
To elucidate the molecular mechanism of cold-adaptation. Why are the psychrophile enzymes highly active under low temperature?
To improve the physicochemical properties of enzyme. If we stabilize a psychrophile enzyme by protein engineering, the super enzyme having both high cold-activity and high stability will be created.
2)Biotechnology
To hunt up enzymes that are useful for industrial applications, such as research reagents, efficient fermentation in low temperature, etc.
34. 1991 Shewanella frigidimarina was isolated from the body surface of a marine fish that spoiled quickly during chilled preservation, in collaboration with Drs. S. Kimura & T. Fujii.
1998 Psychrophilic Vibrio and Photobacterium
spp. were isolated from surface water of
the Sea of Okhotsk, Hokkaido prefecture.
2004 Some psychrophiles were isolated from
deep seawater in Sagami Bay in collabo-
ration with Drs. N. Urano & H. Kabasawa.
2005 Some psychrophiles were isolated from
surface water of the Antarctic Sea in collabo-
ration with Drs. N. Urano & T. Hayashi, and
our vessel, the Umitakamaru.
36. Nucleases from Vibrio logei and S. frigidimarina
37. Cold-active enzymes from psychrophiles from deep seawater and the Antarctic seawater Promissing strains of enzyme-producing psychrophiles
Protease-producing psychrophiles
Five strains, such as Pr-76
Nuclease-producing psychrophiles
Seven strains,such as Dn-1
Lipase-producing psychrophiles
Five strains, such as 2A-25
Amylase-producing psychrophiles
Strains Am-1 and Am-2
38. Summary Overview of extremophiles, especially thermophiles
The general characteristics of thermophile enzymes and their application to PCR
The overall picture of protein science research that uses thermophile proteins as research materials
The advances in proteomics projects and the elucidation of the thermostability in thermophile enzymes
Protein engineering research for overcoming the disadvantages of the thermophilic enzymes
Psychrophile enzymes as valuable resources for enzyme modification