Expressão de uricase de Bacillus subtilis em escherichia coli

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DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2007

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Bacillus subtilis URICASE EXPRESSION IN Escherichia coli Uricase, an enzyme that converts uric acid into allantoin, is commonly used in commercial kits for uric acid detection. Aiming to produce this enzyme in industrial scale using Genetic Engineering techniques, the uricase gene of Bacillus subtilis subtilis was cloned and expressed in Escherichia coli. In order to achieve this, a PCR was performed using B. subtilis cromossomal DNA as template and specific primers to amplify the gene pucL. The amplicon was sub-cloned following sequencing to confirm the gene sequence and cloning of the gene pucL in vector of expression pET21a. This vector of expression permits the fusion of the uricase gene with a histidine tag His . The resulting vector, pETURI, was used to transform the strains of 6x E. coli BL21 DE3? pLysS, BL21 (DE3) C41, BL21 (DE3) C43, BL21 (DE3) PRILL, and SURE, and the expression was induced by adding IPTG to the culture media. Samples of E. coli BL21 DE3? pLysS strain were selected to be used in the present study. These cells were collected in several induction times and analyzed by SDS- PAGE, which revealed the presence of a ~63-kDa induction protein. Mass espectrometry was used to determine the molecular mass of the recombinant enzyme, having detected an ion with molecular mass of 58,67 kDa. Western Blot analyses confirmed the presence of the histidine tag in the induction protein and detected degradation of the recombinant enzyme in the N-terminal portion. Purification was carried out in Ni-NTA affinity column. Enzymatic essays detected a stable protein with optimum pH 8.0, optimum temperature ranging from 25C and 37C, and uricase activity in the eluding fraction with specific activity of 39 U/mg.

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hyperuricemia hiperuricemia ácido úrico bacillus subtilis biofisica molecular uric acid bacillus subtilis uricase uricase

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