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ArticleMicrobial cell factories2014

Double mutation of cell wall proteins CspB and PBP1a increases secretion of the antibody Fab fragment from Corynebacterium glutamicum.

Yoshihiko Matsuda, Hiroshi Itaya, Yuki Kitahara, Natalia Maria Theresia, Ekaterina Aleksandrovna Kutukova, Yurgis Antanas Vladovich Yomantas, Masayo Date, Yoshimi Kikuchi, Masaaki Wachi

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9 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Yoshihiko Matsuda
Hiroshi Itaya
Yuki Kitahara
Natalia Maria Theresia
Ekaterina Aleksandrovna Kutukova
Yurgis Antanas Vladovich Yomantas
Masayo Date
Yoshimi Kikuchi
Masaaki WachiDepartment of Bioengineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8501, Japan. mwachi@bio.titech.ac.jp.
Ajinomoto (Japan) · JPTokyo Institute of Technology · JPAjinomoto (Russia) · RUGenetika · RU

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Abstract

backgroundAmong other advantages, recombinant antibody-binding fragments (Fabs) hold great clinical and commercial potential, owing to their efficient tissue penetration compared to that of full-length IgGs. Although production of recombinant Fab using microbial expression systems has been reported, yields of active Fab have not been satisfactory. We recently developed the Corynebacterium glutamicum protein expression system (CORYNEX®) and demonstrated improved yield and purity for some applications, although the system has not been applied to Fab production.

resultsThe Fab fragment of human anti-HER2 was successfully secreted by the CORYNEX® system using the conventional C. glutamicum strain YDK010, but the productivity was very low. To improve the secretion efficiency, we investigated the effects of deleting cell wall-related genes. Fab secretion was increased 5.2 times by deletion of pbp1a, encoding one of the penicillin-binding proteins (PBP1a), mediating cell wall peptidoglycan (PG) synthesis. However, this Δpbp1a mutation did not improve Fab secretion in the wild-type ATCC13869 strain. Because YDK010 carries a mutation in the cspB gene encoding a surface (S)-layer protein, we evaluated the effect of ΔcspB mutation on Fab secretion from ATCC13869. The Δpbp1a mutation showed a positive effect on Fab secretion only in combination with the ΔcspB mutation. The ΔcspBΔpbp1a double mutant showed much greater sensitivity to lysozyme than either single mutant or the wild-type strain, suggesting that these mutations reduced cell wall resistance to protein secretion.

conclusionThere are at least two crucial permeability barriers to Fab secretion in the cell surface structure of C. glutamicum, the PG layer, and the S-layer. The ΔcspBΔpbp1a double mutant allows efficient Fab production using the CORYNEX® system.

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Bacterial ProteinsCell WallCorynebacterium glutamicumErb-b2 Receptor Tyrosine KinasesEscherichia coli ProteinsHumansImmunoglobulin Fab FragmentsMutationPenicillin-Binding ProteinsPeptidoglycan GlycosyltransferaseBacterial Proteinscold-shock protein CspB, BacteriaERBB2 protein, humanErb-b2 Receptor Tyrosine KinasesEscherichia coli ProteinsImmunoglobulin Fab Fragmentspenicillin-binding protein 1A, E coliPenicillin-Binding ProteinsPeptidoglycan Glycosyltransferase

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PMID24731213
PMCPMC4021378
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