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Expression of human lactoferrin N-lobe in Pichia pastoris and its antibacterial activity

Pichia pastoris에서 사람 락토페린 N-lobe의 발현과 항균활성

  • Won, Su-Jin (Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology and Protein Research Center of GRRC, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies) ;
  • Jo, Jae-Hyung (Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology and Protein Research Center of GRRC, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies) ;
  • Kim, Seung-Hwan (Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology and Protein Research Center of GRRC, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies) ;
  • Kwon, Hyuk-Jin (Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology and Protein Research Center of GRRC, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies) ;
  • Lee, Hyune-Hwan (Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology and Protein Research Center of GRRC, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies)
  • 원수진 (한국외국어대학교 생명공학과) ;
  • 조재형 (한국외국어대학교 생명공학과) ;
  • 김승환 (한국외국어대학교 생명공학과) ;
  • 권혁진 (한국외국어대학교 생명공학과) ;
  • 이현환 (한국외국어대학교 생명공학과)
  • Received : 2015.09.02
  • Accepted : 2015.09.11
  • Published : 2015.09.30
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Abstract

Lactoferrin (LF) is a multifunctional, iron-binding glycoprotein found in physiological secretions of mammals. LF shows antibacterial, antiviral and antifungal activities. In the present study, a gene encoding the N-terminal lobe of human lactoferrin (hLF) was isolated, cloned and expressed in methylotrophic yeast, Pichia pastoris. The recombinant hLF-N (rhLF-N) protein was secreted into the culture medium at the level of $458{\mu}g/ml$ in 3 L fermentor. The size of purified hLF-N was estimated as 35 kDa when analyzed by SDS-PAGE and western blotting. The rhLF-N was further confirmed by immunodiffusion using the anti-hLF polyclonal antibody. The expression profile analysis by qRT-PCR showed that the relative mRNA expression of rhLF-N was maximal after 2-3 days of methanol induction and reduced gradually at 4 days. The purified rhLF-N showed broad antibacterial activities against the pathogens such as Staphylococcus aureus, E. coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Burkholderia cepacia, and Salmonella typhimurium. However, rhLF-N showed relatively lower activity when compared to peptides derived from LF. In spite of this weak activity, the rhLF-N expressed in P. pastoris might be more advantageous for the industrial application, because rhLF-N is secreted into the culture medium and the production can also be increased by optimization of culture conditions.

락토페린(LF)는 철이온과 결합하는 당 단백질로서 항균, 항바이러스, 항진균 등의 기능을 가지고 있으며, 생체의 각종 체액으로부터 분비되는 다기능성 단백질이다. 본 연구에서는 사람의 락토페린(hLF)으로부터 유래된 N-lobe의 유전자를 분리하고 산업용 균주로서 많이 사용되는 메탄올자화 효모인 Pichia pastoris에서 발현시켰다. 재조합 사람 락토페린 N-lobe (rhLF-N)는 배양액으로 분비 발현되었으며, 3L 발효조에서 약 $458{\mu}g/ml$이 수준으로 생성되었다. rhLF-N을 정제한 다음 SDS-PAGE와 western blot으로 분석하여 분자량 35 kDa 단백질을 확인하였으며, hLF에 대한 항체를 이용하여 면역확산법으로 면역성을 확인하였다. rhLF-N의 mRNA 발현양상을 qRT-PCR로 분석한 결과 메탄올 첨가에 의한 발현 유도 후 2-3일째에 발현율이 가장 높았으며, 4일째에는 점차적으로 감소하였다. 정제한 rhLF-N을 이용하여 항균활성을 조사한 결과 Staphylococcus aureus, E. coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Burkholderia cepacia, Salmonella typhimurium과 같은 병원성 균에 대해 광범위한 항균활성을 보였으나, LF유래 항균 peptide들과 항균활성을 비교하였을 때, 항균력이 상대적으로 매우 떨어지는 것으로 나타났다. 비록 본 연구에서 발현한 rhLF-N은 항균력은 떨어지나, hLF에 비해 그 크기가 작고 배양조건 연구로 P. pastoris에서 대량 생산이 가능하며, 배양액으로 분비시킬 수 있기 때문에 정제 비용 등을 고려 할 때 산업적 응용에는 보다 유리할 것으로 사료된다.

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