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- Title
CLONING, HETEROLOGOUS EXPRESSION AND CHARACTERISATION OF A RECOMBINANT CELLOBIOHYDROLASE FROM Humicola insolens ATCC16454 IN Pichia pastoris.
- Authors
Md Ali, Amatul Samahah; Abu Bakar, Farah Diba; Illias, Rosli Md; Hassan, Osman; Abdul Murad, Abdul Munir
- Abstract
A cellobiohydrolase gene from the thermophilic fungus Humicola insolens ATCC 16454 was expressed in the methylotrophic yeast Pichia pastoris X-33, and the biochemical properties of the recombinant protein were characterised. The full-length cDNA of the cellobiohydrolase gene avi2 was cloned into the P. pastoris expression vector pPICZαC and expressed extracellularly as a recombinant cellobiohydrolase protein with a molecular weight of approximately 52.3 kDa. The purified recombinant Avi2 enzyme displayed an optimal activity at 50°C and was found stable between temperatures of 30°C and 60°C. The optimal pH of the enzyme was pH 5.0. More than 80% of the enzyme activity was retained at pH values ranging from pH3.0 to pH9.0. Recombinant Avi2 enzyme showed its highest activity towards the substrates Avicel (0.075 U mg-1) and Sigmacell-cellulose (0.018 U mg-1). Very low or undetectable hydrolysis was observed with cellobiose and filter paper. Metal ions, such as Mn2+, Co2+, and Ba2+, increased the activity of the recombinant enzyme. Manganese ions caused the highest increase in activity of approximately 1.38-fold compared to the control assay. Other ions such as Pd2+, Cu2+, Zn2+, Fe2+, and SDS, however, inhibited Avi2 enzyme activity. Interestingly, this recombinant enzyme showed high pH stability when it was incubated in either acidic or basic solutions.
- Subjects
PICHIA pastoris; CELLULOSE 1,4-beta-cellobiosidase; RECOMBINANT proteins
- Publication
Malaysian Applied Biology, 2015, Vol 44, Issue 4, p19
- ISSN
0126-8643
- Publication type
Article