Authors: Jose Alberto EspinozaMolina Carlos Horacio AcostaMuñiz D R Sepulveda Paul Baruk ZamudioFlores Claudio RiosVelasco
Publish Date: 2016/07/09
Volume: 58, Issue: 10, Pages: 657-664
Abstract
Codon optimization of the Bos taurus Chymosin gene CYM for its expression in Pichia pastoris was performed in this study A synthetic CYM gene was designed in silico by replacing codons rarely used by P pastoris with equivalent nucleotide combinations that codify for the same amino acid but that are more frequently encountered in the genome of P pastoris A total of 332 nucleotides were modified to optimize 289 codons The synthetic CYM gene was cloned into the expression vector pPICZαA and transformed into P pastoris The transformed strains were grown in artificial media supplemented with glycerol as a carbon source to increase biomass and then cultured in a similar medium replacing glycerol with methanol as a carbon source to initiate gene induction Raw extracts of the growth media exhibited milkclotting activity of 14611 SU/mL Produced recombinant chymosin showed coagulant activity from 25 to 50 °C and within a pH range of 5–69 having optimum activity at 35–40 °C and pH 50 These results show that codon optimization is a viable strategy to improve CYM gene expression levels in P pastoris for the production of recombinant chymosin
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