Characterization of the Enzymes Involved in the Diolsynthase Pathway in Pseudomonas Aeruginosa
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Characterization of the enzymes involved in the diolsynthase pathway in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Shirin Shoja Chaghervand ADVERTIMENT. La consulta d’aquesta tesi queda condicionada a l’acceptació de les següents condicions d'ús: La difusió d’aquesta tesi per mitjà del servei TDX (www.tdx.cat) i a través del Dipòsit Digital de la UB (diposit.ub.edu) ha estat autoritzada pels titulars dels drets de propietat intel·lectual únicament per a usos privats emmarcats en activitats d’investigació i docència. No s’autoritza la seva reproducció amb finalitats de lucre ni la seva difusió i posada a disposició des d’un lloc aliè al servei TDX ni al Dipòsit Digital de la UB. No s’autoritza la presentació del seu contingut en una finestra o marc aliè a TDX o al Dipòsit Digital de la UB (framing). Aquesta reserva de drets afecta tant al resum de presentació de la tesi com als seus continguts. En la utilització o cita de parts de la tesi és obligat indicar el nom de la persona autora. ADVERTENCIA. 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FACULTAT DE FARMÀCIA I CIÈNCIES DE L’ALIMENTACIÓ PROGRAMA DE DOCTORAT: BIOTECNOLOGIA CHARACTERIZATION OF THE ENZYMES INVOLVED IN THE DIOLSYNTHASE PATHWAY IN PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA SHIRIN SHOJA CHAGHERVAND 2019 FACULTAT DE FARMÀCIA I CIÈNCIES DE L’ALIMENTACIÓ DEPARTAMENT DE BIOLOGIA, SANITAT I MEDI AMBIENT SECCIÓ MICROBIOLOGIA PROGRAMA DE DOCTORAT: BIOTECNOLOGIA CHARACTERIZATION OF THE ENZYMES INVOLVED IN THE DIOLSYNTHASE PATHWAY IN PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA Thesis presented by Shirin Shoja Chaghervand to compete to PhD degree by the University of Barcelona Thesis supervisor’s agreement: Dr. Montserrat Busquets Dr. Angeles Manresa PhD student: SHIRIN SHOJA CHAGHERVAND 2019 This PhD thesis was partially funded by the Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (Nuevos bioproductos para nuevos retos: desarrollo de biomateriales mediante estrategias microbianas y enzimáticas, project CTQ2014- 59632-R). ” تنها راهی که به شکست میانجامد، تﻻش نکردن است“. )کورش بزرگ( ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Foremost, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to my supervisors Prof. Angeles Manresa and Prof. Montse Busquets for the continuous support of my Ph.D. study and research, for their patience, motivation, enthusiasm, and immense knowledge. Their guidance helped me in all the time of research and writing of this thesis. Besides my supervisors, I would like to thank my friend Dr. Monica Estupiñán, for her encouragement, insightful comments, and hard questions. My sincere thanks also goes to Dr. Francesc Rabanal, Dr. Yolanda Cajal, Dr. M. J. Espuny and Dr. David Miñana. Thanks to Dr. J. Badia coordinator of the doctoral program in Biotechnology for her support during my Ph.D. I would like to thanks Alberto Adeva, technician of liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry service, Gemma Martinez and Yolanda Muela technician of Electron Microscopy in Parc Científic and Jordi Diaz for AFM from Scientific and Technological Centers of University of Barcelona. I am also very grateful to all those at the Department of Microbiology, especially Lucia who was always so helpful. I thank my friends Anderson, Mark, Montse, Nazanin, Nico, Guille, Yaima and Carla. Lastly, I would like to thank my family for all their love and encouragement and I would also like to say a heartfelt thank you to my mother for always believing in me and encouraging me to follow my dreams. Thank you. Contents CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................... 15 1.1 Bioeconomy and biocatalysis …………………………………………………….. 17 1.2 The genus Pseudomonas .......................................................................................... 17 1.3 Pseudomonas aeruginosa as a cell factory ............................................................... 19 1.3.1 Rhamnolipids ……………………………………………………………... 20 1.3.2 Polyhydroxyalkanoates …………………………………………………... 21 1.3.3 Hydroxy fatty acids ……………………………………………….............. 22 1.4 Biocatalysis of fatty acids ……………………………………………………….... 23 1.4.1 Oxygenases ……………………………………………………………….. 25 1.4.2 Lipoxygenases ……………………………………………………………. 25 1.4.3 Heme-containing dioxygenases …………………………………………... 26 1.4.4 Cytochrome P450 ……………………………………………………….... 27 1.4.5 Diol Synthases ……………………………………………………………. 28 1.5 Heterologous overexpression in Escherichia coli ................................................... 31 1.5.1 Inclusion body formation …………………………………………………. 31 1.5.2 Structure of inclusion body ……………………………………………….. 33 1.5.3 Protein recovery from IB …………………………………………………. 34 1.5.4 Inclusion body as mechanically stable ……………………………………. 36 2. AIMS ……………………………………………………………………………….. 37 3. MATERIALS AND METHODS ………………………………………………….. 41 3.1 Materials ………………………………………………………………………….. 43 3.1.1 Bacterial strains, plasmids and culture conditions ………………………… 43 3.1.2 Cloning and expression of 10S-dioxygenase for in vitro production of 10-H(P)OME ………………………………………………. 44 3.1.3 Expression of 10S-DOX and 7, 10-DS …………………………………..... 45 3.1.4 Expression of 10S-DOX and 7, 10-DS as inclusion bodies (IBs) ………… 45 3.2 Inclusion Body purification .……………………………………………………… 46 3.2.1 Solubilization and refolding of IBs ……………………………………...... 47 3.3 Protein determination …………………………………………………………….. 49 3.3.1 SDS-PAGE ……………………………………………………………….. 49 3.4 In vitro biotransformation assays ………………………………………………… 49 3.4.1 Substrate specificity ………………………………………………………. 50 3.5 Biochemical characterization of 10S-DOX and 7, 10-DS ………………………… 51 3.5.1 Determination of the active site metal …………………………………….. 52 3.6 Screening for oxylipin producer strains ………………………………………….... 52 3.7 Bioinformatics tools ………………………………………………………………. 54 3.8 Liquid Chromatography analysis …………………………………………………. 54 3.8.1 Liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS/MS) ……………. 55 Contents 3.9 Proteolytic digestion of inclusion bodies ................................................................... 55 3.9.1 IB identification of amyloid structure …………………………………….. 56 3.9.2 Fourier Transformed Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy ……………………... 56 3.9.3 Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) ………………………………. 56 3.9.4 Atomic force microscopy (AFM) ………………………………………..... 57 4. RESULTS & DISCUSSION ………………………………………………………. 59 4.1 Biochemical characterization of the recombinant 10S-dioxygenase and the 7,10 diol synthase …………………………………………..……………... 61 4.1.1 Expression of the recombinant enzymes …………………………………… 63 4.1.1.2 Molecular weight and active site metal ion ………………………….. 64 4.1.1.3 Substrate specificity of 10S-DOX ………………………………….... 65 4.1.2 Production of 10S-H(P)OME as a substrate for 7,10-DS characterization …. 67 4.1.3 Biochemical characterization of 10S-DOX and 7,10-DS ……………………71 4.1.3.1 Time course reaction for 10S-DOX activity …………………………. 71 4.1.3.2 Effect of pH on enzyme activity ……………………………………... 72 4.1.3.3 Effect of temperature on enzyme activity ……………………………. 73 4.1.3.4 Enzyme stability ……………………………………………………... 74 4.1.3.5 Effect of divalent cations on enzyme activity ………………………... 75 4.1.3.6 Kinetics study ………………………………………………………… 76 4.1.4 Screening for oxylipin-producing bacteria …………………………………. 78 4.2 Functional and structural characterization of the inclusion body produced by over expression of 10S-DOX and 7,10-DS …….……………………………… 89 4.2.1 Occurrence and protein activity …………………………………………... 89 4.2.2 “In vivo, in vitro” Morphology of inclusion body ……………………….. 93 4.2.3 Determination of the amyloid structure of inclusion bodies ……………... 95 4.2.4 Amyloid structure and dye binding ………………………………………. 99 4.2.4.1 Congo Red binding ………………………………………………….. 99 4.2.4.2 Thioflavin T binding florescence ………………………………….. 101 4.2.5 Digestion with Proteinase K ……………………………………………. 103 4.2.6 Structural analysis of amyloid structure by microscopy ………………… 105 4.2.6.1 Transmission electron microscopy of digested IBs ……………….. 105 4.2.6.2 Fresh observation: atomic force microscopy