Overexpression and biochemical characterization of DagA from Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2): an endo-type β-agarase producing neoagarotetraose and neoagarohexaose

Appl Microbiol Biotechnol. 2011 Nov;92(4):749-59. doi: 10.1007/s00253-011-3347-7. Epub 2011 Jun 8.

Abstract

The DagA product of Streptomyces coelicolor is an agarase with a primary translation product (35 kDa) of 309 amino acids, including a 30-amino acid signal peptide. Although dagA expression in Streptomyces lividans under the control of its own set of promoters was previously reported, its enzymatic properties have never been elucidated. To develop an improved expression system for dagA, three types of strong promoters for the Streptomyces host were linked to dagA, and their efficiencies in DagA production were compared in S. lividans TK24. All of the transformants with dagA grew at improved rates and produced larger amounts of DagA in the modified R2YE medium containing 0.5% agar as the sole carbon source. Of the three transformants, the S. lividans TK24/pUWL201-DagA (ermE promoter) produced the highest agarase activity (A (540)=4.24), and even the S. lividans TK24/pHSEV1-DagA (tipA promoter) and S. lividans TK24/pWHM3-DagA (sprT promoter) produced higher agarase activity (A (540)=0.24 and 0.12, respectively) than the control (A (540)=0.01) in the modified R2YE medium. The mature form of DagA protein (32 kDa) was successfully purified by one-step affinity column chromatography by using agarose beads with excellent yield. The purified DagA was found to exhibit maximal agarase activity at 40 °C and pH 7.0. The K(m), V(max), and K(cat) values for agarose were 2.18 mg/ml (approximately 1.82 × 10(-5) M), 39.06 U/mg of protein, and 9.5 × 10(3)/s, respectively. Thin layer chromatography (TLC) analysis, matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-time-of-flight (MALDI-TOF) mass spectrometry, and Fourier transform nuclear magnetic resonance (FT-NMR) spectrometry of the hydrolyzed products of agarose by DagA revealed that DagA is an endo-type β-agarase that degrades agarose into neoagarotetraose and neoagarohexaose.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Bacterial Proteins / chemistry
  • Bacterial Proteins / genetics
  • Bacterial Proteins / isolation & purification
  • Bacterial Proteins / metabolism*
  • Chromatography, Affinity
  • Chromatography, Thin Layer
  • Culture Media / chemistry
  • Galactosides / metabolism*
  • Gene Expression*
  • Glycoside Hydrolases / chemistry
  • Glycoside Hydrolases / genetics
  • Glycoside Hydrolases / isolation & purification
  • Glycoside Hydrolases / metabolism*
  • Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
  • Kinetics
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Molecular Weight
  • Oligosaccharides / metabolism*
  • Recombinant Proteins / chemistry
  • Recombinant Proteins / genetics
  • Recombinant Proteins / isolation & purification
  • Recombinant Proteins / metabolism
  • Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization
  • Streptomyces coelicolor / enzymology*
  • Streptomyces coelicolor / genetics
  • Streptomyces lividans / enzymology
  • Streptomyces lividans / genetics
  • Temperature

Substances

  • Bacterial Proteins
  • Culture Media
  • Galactosides
  • Oligosaccharides
  • Recombinant Proteins
  • neoagarotetraose
  • Glycoside Hydrolases
  • agarase
  • dagA protein, Streptomyces coelicolor