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Phycobilin heterologous production from the Rhodophyta Porphyridium cruentum

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JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY
卷 341, 期 -, 页码 30-42

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DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2021.09.001

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Phycobilin; Heterologous; Phycobiliproteins; Biliverdin; P; cruentum; Transcriptome

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  1. Minciencias [745]
  2. National Science and Engineering Research of Canada [RGPIN 227271]
  3. Global Affairs Canada

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Phycobiliproteins are colored and active molecules with potential industrial uses, primarily sourced from algae. Research on production in bacterial models is seen as a more efficient alternative due to traditional algae culture restrictions. This study focused on characterizing enzymes involved in chromophore production using Porphyridium cruentum protein sequences as a basis.
Phycobiliproteins are colored, active molecules with potential use in different industries. They are the union of proteins and bilins (Chromophores). The primary source of phycobiliproteins is algae; however, the traditional algae culture has production restrictions. The production in bacterial models can be a more efficient alternative to produce these molecules. However, the lack of knowledge in some steps of the phycobiliprotein metabolic pathway limits this alternative. Porphyridium cruentum is a single cell red alga with a high phycobiliprotein content. Its protein sequences were the basis for phycobilin production in this study. In this study, we cloned and characterized enzymes presumably involved in the chromophore production of P. cruentum. Using sequences obtained from its transcriptome, we characterized two cDNA sequences predicted to code respectively for a ferredoxin-dependent bilin reductase and a bilin lyase-isomerase. We expressed these enzymes in Escherichia coli to obtain in vivo evidence of their enzymatic activity on the substrate biliverdin IX alpha. Lastly, we analyzed them using thin-layer chromatography, spectrophotometry, and fluorescence spectroscopy. These experiments provided evidence of bilin modification. The expressed bilin lyase-isomerase did not show significant activity over the biliverdin molecule. On the contrary, the expressed ferredoxin-dependent bilin reductase showed activity over the biliverdin.

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