Cloning of the gene encoding α-glucosidase from Aspergillus niger and its expression in Pichia pastoris

Abstract:

[Objective] α-glucosidase from Aspergillus niger SG136 was expressed in Pichia pastoris. [Methods] cDNA of mature α-glucosidase(aglu) was amplified from the total DNA of A. niger SG136 by PCR and overlap-PCR with primers designed based on the sequence of A. niger CBS 513.88 in NCBI database. The gene was cloned into pMD18-T simple vector. The sequencing result showed that the gene encoded for a protein of 960 amino acids residues, which was 1 amino acid different from that of A. niger CBS 513.88. The expression vector pPIC9K-aglu was constructed by subcloning the gene into plasmid pPIC9K, and then transformed into P. pastoris through electroporation after linearized by BglⅡ digestion. The recombinant P. pastoris KM71/pPIC9K-aglu were screened in MD and YPD/G418 plates, and identified by PCR. In shaking culture condition, methanol was added to a final concentration of 1 % to induce the secretion of α-glucosidase. [Results] Electrophoresis analysis of KM71/pPIC9K-aglu culture supernatant showed that there were two major protein bands corresponding to 98 kDa and 33 kDa respectively in SDS-PAGE, and there was only one band in Native PAGE; while in the control experiment of KM71/pPIC9K, there were no visible bands. Transglucosidation reaction from crude enzyme revealed that contents of isomaltooligosaccharides were up to 26.0 % under the optimal conditions of pH 5 and 60 ℃ at 24 h. [Conclusion] A. niger α-glucosidase was expressed in P. pastoris with transglucosidation activity.