WO2017222034A1 - 改変フィブロイン - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a modified fibroin. More specifically, the present invention relates to a modified fibroin having an amino acid sequence having a large hydrophobicity index locally.
- the invention also relates to a nucleic acid encoding a modified fibroin, an expression vector comprising the nucleic acid sequence, a host transformed with the expression vector, and a product made from the modified fibroin.
- Fibroin is a kind of fibrous protein and contains up to 90% glycine, alanine and serine residues that lead to the formation of ⁇ -pleated sheets (Non-patent Document 1).
- proteins salk protein, hornet silk protein, spider silk protein
- the like that constitute a thread produced by insects and spiders are known.
- Silk protein is a material that has excellent mechanical characteristics, moisture absorption characteristics and deodorization characteristics and is widely used as a raw material for clothes.
- Silk thread is an immunologically tolerant natural fiber and has high biocompatibility, so it is also used for surgical sutures and the like.
- Spider silk protein is a large toughened spider protein (MaSp) having a high toughness, a small toroidal spider protein (minor ampule spider protein, MiSp), and a whip according to the source organ.
- MoSp large toughened spider protein
- MiSp small toroidal spider protein
- Flagellform (Flag) tubular, aggregate, aggregate, aciform and piriform spider silk proteins are named.
- structural research has been concentrated on large bottle-shaped spider proteins having high toughness by having excellent strength and elongation (Patent Documents 1 and 2).
- Non-Patent Document 2 As one of the structures specific to fibroin, there is known a structure in which an amino acid motif classified as GPGXX, an extension region rich in alanine residues ((A) n or (GA) n ), GGX, and a spacer is known.
- the (GA) n motif is replaced with the (A) n motif, the elongation decreases, but the tensile strength increases, the elongation increases by increasing the number of GPGXX motifs, the number of GPGXX motifs It has been reported that the tensile strength is increased by substituting (A) n motif (Patent Document 2).
- GGX and GPGXX motifs are considered to have a flexible helical structure that gives elasticity to the yarn (Patent Document 3).
- Recombinant spider silk protein and recombinant silk protein are produced in several heterologous protein production systems.
- transgenic goats, transgenic silkworms, or recombinant plants or mammalian cells are used (Non-patent Document 3).
- these production systems are slow in production speed and are not suitable for mass production commensurate with the commercial level (Patent Documents 4 and 5).
- Many productions of recombinant fibroin by organisms such as yeast, mold, gram-negative bacteria, gram-positive bacteria, etc. have been reported as mass production systems, and certain results have been obtained, but excellent elongation and tensile strength. It has not yet been possible to industrially mass-produce recombinant fibroin (Patent Document 5).
- Patent Document 6 discloses a film using a spider silk protein.
- Patent Document 7 discloses polypeptide particles derived from spider silk proteins.
- Fibroin is attracting attention as a new material in various industrial fields such as medicine, aviation, and clothing due to its excellent characteristics. Fibroin can also be applied to molded articles such as films that have heretofore been mainly formed from petroleum-derived materials, and has attracted attention as an alternative material (bioplastic). However, in order to achieve a production amount commensurate with the commercial level, it is necessary to further improve the fibroin productivity.
- the present invention aims to provide a modified fibroin with improved bending strength and improved productivity when formed into a molded body.
- productivity can be improved by locally changing to fibroin having an amino acid sequence having a large hydrophobicity index. It was found that the produced molded body was improved in bending strength.
- the present invention is based on this novel finding.
- Formula 1 [(A) n motif-REP] A modified fibroin comprising a domain sequence represented by m , The domain sequence has one or more amino acid residues in REP substituted with amino acid residues having a higher hydrophobicity index and / or one or more hydrophobicity in REP compared to naturally occurring fibroin.
- (A) n motif represents an amino acid sequence composed of 4 to 20 amino acid residues, and (A) the number of alanine residues relative to the total number of amino acid residues in n motif is 83% or more.
- REP indicates an amino acid sequence composed of 10 to 200 amino acid residues.
- m represents an integer of 10 to 300.
- a plurality of (A) n motifs may have the same amino acid sequence or different amino acid sequences.
- Plural REPs may have the same amino acid sequence or different amino acid sequences.
- [2] The modified fibroin according to [1], wherein the region having a large local hydrophobicity index is composed of continuous 2 to 4 amino acid residues.
- the amino acid residue having a large hydrophobicity index is selected from isoleucine (I), valine (V), leucine (L), phenylalanine (F), cysteine (C), methionine (M) and alanine (A).
- the modified fibroin according to [1] or [2].
- the total number of amino acid residues contained in the region having a value of 2.6 or more is x, and the sequence from the (A) n motif located at the most C-terminal side to the C-terminus of the domain sequence is excluded from the domain sequence.
- (A) n motif represents an amino acid sequence composed of 4 to 20 amino acid residues
- (A) the number of alanine residues relative to the total number of amino acid residues in n motif is 83% or more.
- REP indicates an amino acid sequence composed of 10 to 200 amino acid residues.
- m represents an integer of 10 to 300.
- a plurality of (A) n motifs may have the same amino acid sequence or different amino acid sequences.
- Plural REPs may have the same amino acid sequence or different amino acid sequences.
- [5] Compared to naturally occurring fibroin, one or more amino acid residues in REP are replaced with amino acid residues having a large hydrophobicity index, and / or amino acids having one or more hydrophobicity index in REP [1] to [4] having an amino acid sequence corresponding to substitution, deletion, insertion and / or addition of one or more amino acid residues in addition to corresponding to insertion of residues The modified fibroin according to any one of the above.
- a modification comprising an amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 2, SEQ ID NO: 4 or SEQ ID NO: 5, or an amino acid sequence having 90% or more sequence identity with the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 2, SEQ ID NO: 4 or SEQ ID NO: 5. Fibroin.
- the tag sequence comprises the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 6.
- Modification comprising an amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 8, SEQ ID NO: 10 or SEQ ID NO: 11, or an amino acid sequence having 90% or more sequence identity with the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 8, SEQ ID NO: 10 or SEQ ID NO: 11 Fibroin.
- (A) n motif represents an amino acid sequence composed of 4 to 20 amino acid residues, and (A) the number of alanine residues relative to the total number of amino acid residues in n motif is 83% or more.
- REP indicates an amino acid sequence composed of 10 to 200 amino acid residues.
- m represents an integer of 10 to 300.
- a plurality of (A) n motifs may have the same amino acid sequence or different amino acid sequences.
- Plural REPs may have the same amino acid sequence or different amino acid sequences.
- (A) n motif represents an amino acid sequence composed of 4 to 20 amino acid residues, and (A) the number of alanine residues relative to the total number of amino acid residues in n motif is 83% or more.
- REP indicates an amino acid sequence composed of 10 to 200 amino acid residues.
- m represents an integer of 10 to 300.
- a plurality of (A) n motifs may have the same amino acid sequence or different amino acid sequences.
- Plural REPs may have the same amino acid sequence or different amino acid sequences.
- the prokaryote is a microorganism belonging to a genus selected from the group consisting of Escherichia, Brevibacillus, Serratia, Bacillus, Microbacterium, Brevibacterium, Corynebacterium and Pseudomonas, 18].
- the host according to [17] which is a eukaryote.
- the host according to [20], wherein the eukaryote is a yeast, a filamentous fungus or an insect cell.
- the yeast is a yeast belonging to a genus selected from the group consisting of Saccharomyces, Schizosaccharomyces, Kriveromyces, Trichosporon, Sivaniomyces, Pichia, Candida, Yarrowia and Hansenula [21] A host according to 1.
- the yeast belonging to the genus Saccharomyces is Saccharomyces cerevisiae, the yeast belonging to the genus Schizosaccharomyces is Schizosaccharomyces pombe, and Lactis (Kluyveromyces lactis), the yeast belonging to the genus Trichosporon is Trichosporon pullulans, the yeast belonging to the genus Siwaniomyces is the genus Siwaniomyces albius (Schwaniomyces albus), Pichia Pastoris (Pichi) pastoris), the yeast belonging to the genus Candida is Candida albicans, the yeast belonging to the genus Yarrowia is Yarrowia lipolytica, and the yeast belonging to the genus Hansenula is, [22] The host according to [22], which is Hansenula polymorpha.
- the filamentous fungus is a filamentous fungus belonging to a genus selected from the group consisting of the genus Aspergillus, Penicillium and Mucor.
- the filamentous fungus belonging to the genus Aspergillus is Aspergillus oryzae
- the filamentous fungus belonging to the genus Penicillium is Penicillium chrysogenum
- the filamentous fungus belonging to the genus Mucoa is Mucor fragilis.
- the host [26] The host according to [21], wherein the insect cell is a lepidopteran insect cell.
- the modified fibroin according to the present invention is a protein comprising a domain sequence represented by Formula 1: [(A) n motif-REP] m .
- an amino acid sequence (N-terminal sequence and C-terminal sequence) may be further added to either one or both of the N-terminal side and the C-terminal side of the domain sequence.
- the N-terminal sequence and the C-terminal sequence are not limited to these, but are typically regions having no amino acid motif repeat characteristic of fibroin and consisting of about 100 amino acids.
- modified fibroin means a fibroin whose domain sequence is different from the amino acid sequence of naturally occurring fibroin.
- Natural fibroin as used herein is also a protein comprising a domain sequence represented by Formula 1: [(A) n motif-REP] m .
- the amino acid sequence is relied on natural fibroin (for example, the gene sequence of cloned natural fibroin is modified). Modified by amino acid sequence) or artificially designed and synthesized without relying on natural fibroin (for example, desired by chemically synthesizing a nucleic acid encoding the designed amino acid sequence). Having the amino acid sequence of
- domain sequence refers to a fibroin-specific crystal region (typically corresponding to the (A) n motif in the amino acid sequence) and an amorphous region (typically in the REP of the amino acid sequence). Is equivalent to the amino acid sequence represented by the formula 1: [(A) n motif-REP] m .
- (A) n motif represents an amino acid sequence composed of 4 to 20 amino acid residues, and (A) the number of alanine residues relative to the total number of amino acid residues in n motif is 83% or more.
- REP indicates an amino acid sequence composed of 10 to 200 amino acid residues.
- m represents an integer of 10 to 300.
- a plurality of (A) n motifs may have the same amino acid sequence or different amino acid sequences.
- Plural REPs may have the same amino acid sequence or different amino acid sequences.
- the n motif may be 83% or more of the number of alanine residues relative to the total number of amino acid residues in (A) n motif, but is preferably 86% or more, and preferably 90% or more. More preferably, it is more preferably 95% or more, and even more preferably 100% (meaning that it is composed only of alanine residues). It is preferable that at least seven of the (A) n motifs present in the domain sequence are composed of only alanine residues.
- (A) n motif is (A) n (A represents an alanine residue, n represents an integer of 4 to 20, preferably an integer of 4 to 16). It has the amino acid sequence represented by these.
- the amino acid sequence of REP preferably includes at least one motif selected from GGX and GPGXX (where X represents an amino acid residue other than a glycine residue).
- the modified fibroin has a domain sequence in which one or more amino acid residues in REP are replaced with amino acid residues having a large hydrophobicity index as compared to naturally occurring fibroin, and / or Alternatively, it may have an amino acid sequence including a region having a large hydrophobicity index, which corresponds to the insertion of one or more amino acid residues having a large hydrophobicity index in REP.
- a region having a large hydrophobicity index is composed of continuous 2 to 4 amino acid residues.
- the amino acid residues having a large hydrophobicity index described above are isoleucine (I), valine (V), leucine (L), phenylalanine (F), cysteine (C), methionine (M). And an amino acid residue selected from alanine (A).
- I isoleucine
- V valine
- L leucine
- F phenylalanine
- C cysteine
- M methionine
- A amino acid residue selected from alanine
- the modified fibroin according to the present embodiment has one or more amino acid residues in REP substituted with amino acid residues having a large hydrophobicity index and / or 1 in REP compared to naturally occurring fibroin.
- one or more amino acid residues are substituted, deleted, inserted and / or compared with naturally occurring fibroin.
- the modified fibroin according to the present embodiment for example, hydrophobicizes one or more hydrophilic amino acid residues (for example, amino acid residues having a negative hydrophobicity index) in REP from the gene sequence of naturally-derived fibroin that has been cloned. It can be obtained by substituting amino acid residues (for example, amino acid residues having a positive hydrophobicity index) and / or inserting one or more hydrophobic amino acid residues in REP.
- hydrophilic amino acid residues for example, amino acid residues having a negative hydrophobicity index
- one or more hydrophilic amino acid residues in REP are substituted with hydrophobic amino acid residues from the amino acid sequence of naturally occurring fibroin, and / or one or more hydrophobic amino acid residues in REP It can also be obtained by designing an amino acid sequence corresponding to insertion of, and chemically synthesizing a nucleic acid encoding the designed amino acid sequence.
- one or more hydrophilic amino acid residues in REP have been replaced with hydrophobic amino acid residues from the amino acid sequence of naturally occurring fibroin and / or one or more hydrophobic amino acids in REP
- the amino acid sequence corresponding to the substitution, deletion, insertion and / or addition of one or more amino acid residues may be further modified.
- Substitution, deletion, insertion and / or addition of amino acid residues can be carried out by methods well known to those skilled in the art such as partial-directed mutagenesis. Specifically, Nucleic Acid Res. 10, 6487 (1982), Methods in Enzymology, 100, 448 (1983), and the like.
- Naturally-derived fibroin is a protein containing a domain sequence represented by Formula 1: [(A) n motif-REP] m , and specific examples include fibroin produced by insects or spiders.
- fibroin produced by insects include, for example, Bombyx mori, Kwako (Bombyx mandaraina), Tengea (Antheraea yamanai), ⁇ ⁇ (Antereaperanii), ⁇ ⁇ (Eriothyraminey) ), Silkworms (Samia cythia), chestnut worms (Caligula japonica), Chussa moth (Anthereaea mylitta), silkworms produced by silkworms such as Antheraea assamata, vespasam worms Examples include silk proteins.
- fibroin produced by insects include silkworm fibroin L chain (GenBank accession number M76430 (base sequence), AAA27840.1 (amino acid sequence)).
- Fibroin produced by spiders includes, for example, spiders belonging to the genus spider (Araneus spp.) Such as the spider spider, the spider spider, the red spider spider, and the bean spider, the genus spiders of the genus Araneus, the spider spider spider, the spider spider genus e Spiders, spiders such as spiders, spiders belonging to the genus Spider, spiders belonging to the genus Pronos, spiders belonging to the genus Trinofunda, such as Torinofundamas (genus Cyrtarachne) Spiders belonging to the genus (Gasteracantha), spiders belonging to the genus Spider (Ordgarius genus), such as the spiders, the spiders, and the spiders belonging to the genus Ordgarius Spiders belonging to the genus Argiope, such as the genus Argiope, spiders belonging to the genus Arachnura, such as the white-tailed spider, spiders belonging to the
- Spiders belonging to the genus Azumigumi (Menosira), spiders belonging to the genus Dyschiriognatha (genus Dyschiriognatha) such as the common spider spider, the black spider spider, the genus Spider genus belonging to the genus Spider belonging to the genus (L) and the genus Spider belonging to the genus (L) Produced by spiders belonging to the family Tetragnathidae such as spiders belonging to the genus Prostenops
- Examples include spider silk protein.
- the spider silk protein include dragline proteins such as MaSp (MaSp1 and MaSp2) and ADF (ADF3 and ADF4), MiSp (MiSp1 and MiSp2), and the like.
- fibroin produced by spiders include, for example, fibroin-3 (adf-3) [derived from Araneus diadematus] (GenBank accession numbers AAC47010 (amino acid sequence), U47855 (base sequence)), fibroin- 4 (adf-4) [derived from Araneus diadematus] (GenBank accession number AAC47011 (amino acid sequence), U47856 (base sequence)), dragline silk protein spidolin 1 [derived from Nephila clavipes (GenBank accession number AAC4, amino acid sequence A04) U37520 (base sequence)), major angul11ate spidroin 1 [La rodectus hesperus origin] (GenBank accession number ABR68856 (amino acid sequence), EF595246 (base sequence)), dragline silk protein spidroin 2 [Nephila clavata origin] (GenBank accession number AAL32447, amino acid sequence 45, amino acid sequence) major
- Naturally derived fibroin include fibroin whose sequence information is registered in NCBI GenBank.
- sequence information is registered in NCBI GenBank.
- spidin, sample, fibroin, “silk and polypeptide”, or “silk and protein” is described as a keyword in DEFINITION from sequences including INV as DIVISION among the sequence information registered in NCBI GenBank. It can be confirmed by extracting a character string of a specific product from the sequence, CDS, and a sequence in which the specific character string is described from SOURCE to TISSUE TYPE.
- the modified fibroin according to another embodiment includes a domain sequence represented by Formula 1: [(A) n motif-REP] m , and is located on the most C-terminal side (A) from the n motif to C of the domain sequence.
- the total number of amino acid residues contained in the region where the average value of the hydrophobicity index of four consecutive amino acid residues is 2.6 or more in all REPs contained in the sequence obtained by removing the sequence up to the terminal from the domain sequence.
- x where (A) the sequence from the n motif to the C terminus of the domain sequence located on the most C-terminal side is x / It has an amino acid sequence in which y is 6.2% or more.
- hydrophobicity index of amino acid residues As for the hydrophobicity index of amino acid residues, a known index (Hydropathy index: Kyte J, & Doolittle R (1982) “A simple method for displaying the hydropathic character of bio.p. 7”. 105-132). Specifically, the hydrophobicity index (hydropathic index, hereinafter also referred to as “HI”) of each amino acid is as shown in Table 1 below.
- sequence A obtained by removing the sequence from the domain sequence to the C-terminal side of the domain sequence (A) n motif to the C-terminus of the domain sequence is used.
- sequence A obtained by removing the sequence from the domain sequence to the C-terminal side of the domain sequence (A) n motif to the C-terminus of the domain sequence is used.
- sequence A obtained by removing the sequence from the domain sequence to the C-terminal side of the domain sequence (A) n motif to the C-terminus of the domain sequence is used.
- sequence A obtained by removing the sequence from the domain sequence to the C-terminal side of the domain sequence (A) n motif to the C-terminus of the domain sequence is used.
- REPs included in the sequence A the average value of the hydrophobicity index of four consecutive amino acid residues is calculated.
- the average value of the hydrophobicity index is obtained by dividing the total HI of each amino acid residue contained in the four consecutive amino acid residues by 4 (number of amino acid residues).
- the average value of the hydrophobicity index is obtained for all four consecutive amino acid residues (each amino acid residue is used for calculating the average value 1 to 4 times).
- a region where the average value of the hydrophobicity index of four consecutive amino acid residues is 2.6 or more is specified. Even if a certain amino acid residue corresponds to a plurality of “four consecutive amino acid residues whose average value of hydrophobicity index is 2.6 or more”, it should be included as one amino acid residue in the region. become.
- the total number of amino acid residues contained in the region is x.
- the total number of amino acid residues contained in sequence A is y.
- the average value of the hydrophobicity index of four consecutive amino acid residues is 2
- x / y in naturally derived fibroin will be described.
- 663 types of fibroin (of which 415 types were derived from spiders) were extracted.
- x / y was calculated by the above-described calculation method for naturally-derived fibroin containing a domain sequence represented by Formula 1: [(A) n motif-REP] m .
- the result is shown in FIG.
- the horizontal axis of FIG. 2 indicates x / y (%), and the vertical axis indicates frequency.
- x / y in naturally derived fibroin is less than 6.2% (the highest, 6.12%).
- x / y is preferably 6.2% or more, more preferably 7% or more, further preferably 10% or more, and 20% or more. Even more preferably, it is still more preferably 30% or more.
- the upper limit of x / y is not particularly limited, but may be 45% or less, for example.
- the modified fibroin according to this embodiment includes, for example, one or a plurality of hydrophilic amino acid residues (for example, hydrophobicity) in the REP so that the amino acid sequence of the naturally-derived fibroin that has been cloned satisfies the above x / y conditions.
- hydrophilic amino acid residues for example, hydrophobicity
- Substituting a hydrophobic amino acid residue (for example, an amino acid residue having a positive hydrophobicity index) and / or one or more hydrophobic amino acid residues during REP Can be obtained by locally modifying the amino acid sequence to include a region having a large hydrophobicity index.
- an amino acid sequence satisfying the above x / y conditions can be designed from the amino acid sequence of naturally derived fibroin, and a nucleic acid encoding the designed amino acid sequence can be obtained by chemical synthesis.
- one or more amino acid residues in REP were replaced with amino acid residues having a higher hydrophobicity index and / or one or more amino acid residues in REP.
- modifications corresponding to substitution, deletion, insertion and / or addition of one or more amino acid residues may be performed. .
- the amino acid residue having a large hydrophobicity index is not particularly limited, but isoleucine (I), valine (V), leucine (L), phenylalanine (F), cysteine (C), methionine (M) and alanine (A ) are preferred, and valine (V), leucine (L) and isoleucine (I) are more preferred.
- modified fibroin examples include (i) an amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 2, SEQ ID NO: 4 or SEQ ID NO: 5, or (ii) SEQ ID NO: 2, SEQ ID NO: 4 or SEQ ID NO: 5. Mention may be made of modified fibroin comprising an amino acid sequence having 90% or more sequence identity with the amino acid sequence shown.
- the modified fibroin (i) will be described.
- the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1 is an amino acid sequence in which the alanine residues in the (A) n motif of (A) naturally derived fibroin are deleted so that the number of consecutive alanine residues is five.
- the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 2 is inserted in the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 1 by inserting two amino acid sequences (VLI) each consisting of 3 amino acid residues every other REP, and shown in SEQ ID NO: 1. A part of the amino acid on the N-terminal side is deleted so that the molecular weight of the amino acid sequence is almost the same.
- the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 3 has two alanine residues inserted into the C-terminal side of each (A) n motif with respect to the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1, and a part of the glutamine (Q) residue.
- a group is substituted with a serine (S) residue, and a part of amino acids on the N-terminal side are deleted so that the molecular weight of the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 1 is almost the same.
- the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 4 is obtained by inserting one amino acid sequence (VLI) consisting of 3 amino acid residues every other REP to the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 3.
- the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 5 is obtained by inserting two amino acid sequences (VLI) each consisting of 3 amino acid residues into the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 3 every other REP.
- the modified fibroin may be composed of the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 2, SEQ ID NO: 4 or SEQ ID NO: 5.
- the modified fibroin (ii) includes an amino acid sequence having 90% or more sequence identity with the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 2, SEQ ID NO: 4 or SEQ ID NO: 5.
- the modified fibroin of (ii) is also a protein containing a domain sequence represented by Formula 1: [(A) n motif-REP] m .
- the sequence identity is preferably 95% or more.
- the modified fibroin of (ii) has 90% or more sequence identity with the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 2, SEQ ID NO: 4 or SEQ ID NO: 5 and is located on the most C-terminal side (A) from the n motif
- the amino acid residues included in the region where the average value of the hydrophobic index of 4 consecutive amino acid residues is 2.6 or more X, where x is the most C-terminal position (A) where x is the total number of amino acid residues contained in the sequence excluding the sequence from the n motif to the C terminus of the domain sequence from the domain sequence, x / Y is preferably 6.2% or more.
- modified fibroin may contain a tag sequence at one or both of the N-terminal and C-terminal. This makes it possible to isolate, immobilize, detect and visualize the modified fibroin.
- tag sequences include affinity tags that use specific affinity (binding property, affinity) with other molecules.
- affinity tag include a histidine tag (His tag).
- His tag is a short peptide with about 4 to 10 histidine residues, and has the property of binding specifically to metal ions such as nickel. Therefore, the isolation of modified fibroin by metal chelating chromatography (chelating metal chromatography) Can be used.
- Specific examples of the tag sequence include the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 5 (amino acid sequence containing a His tag).
- GST glutathione-S-transferase
- MBP maltose-binding protein
- an “epitope tag” using an antigen-antibody reaction can also be used.
- a peptide (epitope) exhibiting antigenicity as a tag sequence, an antibody against the epitope can be bound.
- HA peptide sequence of hemagglutinin of influenza virus
- myc tag peptide sequence of hemagglutinin of influenza virus
- FLAG tag peptide sequence of hemagglutinin of influenza virus
- a tag sequence that can be separated with a specific protease can also be used.
- the modified fibroin from which the tag sequence has been separated can also be recovered.
- modified fibroin containing a tag sequence (iii) an amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 8, SEQ ID NO: 10 or SEQ ID NO: 11, or (iv) SEQ ID NO: 8, SEQ ID NO: 10 or SEQ ID NO: 11 Mention may be made of modified fibroin comprising an amino acid sequence having 90% or more sequence identity with the amino acid sequence shown.
- amino acid sequences represented by SEQ ID NOs: 8, 10 and 11 are obtained by adding the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 6 (including His tag) to the N-terminus of the amino acid sequences represented by SEQ ID NOs: 2, 4 and 5, respectively. is there.
- the modified fibroin may be composed of the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 8, SEQ ID NO: 10 or SEQ ID NO: 11.
- the modified fibroin (iv) includes an amino acid sequence having 90% or more sequence identity with the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 8, SEQ ID NO: 10 or SEQ ID NO: 11.
- the modified fibroin of (iv) is also a protein containing a domain sequence represented by Formula 1: [(A) n motif-REP] m .
- the sequence identity is preferably 95% or more.
- the modified fibroin of (iv) has 90% or more sequence identity with the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 8, SEQ ID NO: 10 or SEQ ID NO: 11, and is located on the most C-terminal side (A) from the n motif
- the amino acid residues included in the region where the average value of the hydrophobic index of 4 consecutive amino acid residues is 2.6 or more X, where x is the most C-terminal position (A) where x is the total number of amino acid residues contained in the sequence excluding the sequence from the n motif to the C terminus of the domain sequence from the domain sequence, x / Y is preferably 6.2% or more.
- the aforementioned modified fibroin may contain a secretion signal for releasing the protein produced in the recombinant protein production system to the outside of the host.
- the sequence of the secretion signal can be appropriately set according to the type of host.
- nucleic acid encodes the modified fibroin according to the present invention.
- specific examples of the nucleic acid include a modified fibroin comprising the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 2, SEQ ID NO: 4 or SEQ ID NO: 5, or the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 6 at one or both of the N-terminal and C-terminal.
- a nucleic acid encoding a protein to which an amino acid sequence (tag sequence) is bound is bound.
- the nucleic acid hybridizes with a complementary strand of a nucleic acid encoding the modified fibroin according to the present invention under stringent conditions, and is represented by Formula 1: [(A) n motif-REP] m (A) Hydrophobic of 4 consecutive amino acid residues in all REPs included in the sequence including the domain sequence and located at the most C-terminal side (A) The sequence from the n motif to the C-terminus of the domain sequence is excluded from the domain sequence The total number of amino acid residues contained in the region where the average value of the index is 2.6 or more is x, and is located on the most C-terminal side. (A) The sequence from the n motif to the C-terminus of the domain sequence is excluded from the domain sequence. A nucleic acid encoding a modified fibroin, wherein x / y is 6.2% or more, where y is the total number of amino acid residues contained in the sequence.
- “Stringent conditions” refers to conditions under which so-called specific hybrids are formed and non-specific hybrids are not formed. “Stringent conditions” may be any of low stringency conditions, moderate stringency conditions, and high stringency conditions. Low stringency conditions mean that hybridization occurs only when at least 85% identity exists between sequences, eg, using 5 ⁇ SSC containing 0.5% SDS at 42 ° C. Hybridization conditions are included. Medium stringent conditions mean that hybridization occurs only when at least 90% identity exists between the sequences, for example, using 5 ⁇ SSC containing 0.5% SDS at 50 ° C. Hybridization conditions are included. High stringency conditions mean that hybridization occurs only when at least 95% identity exists between the sequences, for example, using 5 ⁇ SSC containing 0.5% SDS at 60 ° C. Hybridization conditions are included.
- the expression vector according to the present invention has the nucleic acid sequence according to the present invention and one or more regulatory sequences operably linked to the nucleic acid sequence.
- the regulatory sequence is a sequence that controls the expression of the recombinant protein in the host (for example, promoter, enhancer, ribosome binding sequence, transcription termination sequence, etc.), and can be appropriately selected according to the type of the host.
- the type of expression vector can be appropriately selected according to the type of host, such as a plasmid vector, viral vector, cosmid vector, fosmid vector, artificial chromosome vector, and the like.
- the host according to the present invention is transformed with the expression vector according to the present invention.
- any of prokaryotes and eukaryotes such as yeast, filamentous fungi, insect cells, animal cells and plant cells can be preferably used.
- a vector that can replicate autonomously in a host cell or can be integrated into a host chromosome and contains a promoter at a position where the nucleic acid according to the present invention can be transcribed is preferably used.
- the expression vector according to the present invention is capable of autonomous replication in a prokaryote, and at the same time includes a promoter, a ribosome binding sequence, a nucleic acid according to the present invention, and a transcription termination sequence.
- a vector is preferred.
- a gene that controls the promoter may also be included.
- prokaryotes examples include microorganisms belonging to the genus Escherichia, Brevibacillus, Serratia, Bacillus, Microbacterium, Brevibacterium, Corynebacterium and Pseudomonas.
- microorganisms belonging to the genus Escherichia include, for example, Escherichia coli BL21 (Novagen), Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3) (Life Technologies), Escherichia coli BLR (DE3) (Merck Millipore), Escherichia coli DH1, Escherichia ⁇ Coli GI698, Escherichia coli HB101, Escherichia coli JM109, Escherichia coli K5 (ATCC 23506), Escherichia coli KY3276, Escherichia coli MC1000, Escherichia coli MG1655 (ATCC 47076), Escherichia coli 49, Escherichia coli Rosetta (DE3) (Novagen), Escherichia coli TB1, Escherichia coli Tuner (Novagen), Escherichia coli Tuner (DE3) (Novagen), Escherichia coli W1485, Escherichia
- microorganisms belonging to the genus Brevibacillus include, for example, Brevibacillus agri, Brevibacillus bolsterensis, Brevibacillus centroporus Brevibacillus formosas, Brevibacillus invocatus, Brevibacillus latirosporus, Brevibacillus limnophilus, Brevibacillus paravis Brevibacillus reuszeli, Brevibacillus thermolver, Brevibacillus brevis 47 (FERM BP-1223), Brevibacillus brevis 47K (FERM BP-2308), Brevibacillus brevis 47-5 (FERM BP-1664), Brevi Bacillus brevis 47-5Q (JCM8975), Brevibacillus choshinensis HPD31 (FERM BP-1087), Brevibacil Choshinensis HPD31-S (FERM BP-6623), Brevibacillus choshinensis HPD31
- microorganisms belonging to the genus Serratia include, for example, Serratia lifafaciens ATCC 14460, Serratia entomofila, Serratia ficaria, Serratia foanti cola sera (Serratia grimesii), Serratia proteamaculans, Serratia odorifera, Serratia primumica, Serratia rubiae, Sera rubia e It is possible.
- microorganisms belonging to the genus Bacillus include Bacillus subtilis and Bacillus amyloliquefaciens.
- microorganisms belonging to the genus Microbacterium include, for example, Microbacterium / Ammonia Filum ATCC 15354.
- microorganisms belonging to the genus Brevibacterium include Brevibacterium divaricatam (Corynebacterium glutamicum) ATCC 14020, Brevibacterium flavum (Corynebacterium glutamicum ATCC 14067) ATCC 13826, ATCC 14067, Brevibacterium immariophyllum (Brevibaterium immariophilum) ATCC 14068, Brevibacterium lactofermentum (Corynebacterium glutamicum ATCC 13869) ATCC 13665, ATCC 13869, Brevibacterium roseum ATCC 13825, Brevibacterium saccharolyticum TCC14066, Brevibacterium Chiogenitarisu ATCC19240, Brevibacterium album ATCC15111, mention may be made of Brevibacterium Serinumu ATCC15112 and the like.
- Examples of microorganisms belonging to the genus Corynebacterium include, for example, Corynebacterium ammoniagenes ATCC6871, ATCC6872, Corynebacterium glutamicum ATCC13032, Corynebacterium glutamicolicoside ATCC14067, Lamb (Corynebacterium acetoacidophilum) ATCC 13870, Corynebacterium acetoglutamicum ATCC 15806, Corynebacterium alkanolyticum ATCC 21511, Corynebacterium carnae ATCC 15991, Corynebacterium glutamicum Arm ATCC13020, ATCC13032, ATCC13060, can be named Corynebacterium Lilium ATCC15990, Corynebacterium Merasekora ATCC 17965, Corynebacterium thermo amino monocytogenes AJ12340 (FERMBP-1539), Corynebacterium Hakyurisu ATCC13868 and the like.
- microorganisms belonging to the genus Pseudomonas include, for example, Pseudomonas putida, Pseudomonas fluorescens, Pseudomonas fluescens, Pseudomonas fluscens, Pseudomonas fluseusas, and (Pseudomonas sp.) D-0110 and the like.
- Any method can be used for introducing an expression vector into the host cell as long as it is a method for introducing DNA into the host cell.
- a method using calcium ions [Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 69, 2110 (1972)]
- the protoplast method Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 63-248394
- the methods described in Gene, 17, 107 (1982), Molecular & General Genetics, 168, 111 (1979), etc. Can be mentioned.
- Transformation of microorganisms belonging to the genus Brevibacillus can be performed, for example, by the method of Takahashi et al. (J. Bacteriol., 1983, 156: 1130-1134) or the method of Takagi et al. (Agric. Biol. Chem., 1989, 53: 3099). -3100), or the method of Okamoto et al. (Biosci. Biotechnol. Biochem., 1997, 61: 202-203).
- vectors for introducing the nucleic acid according to the present invention include pBTrp2, pBTac1, and pBTac2 (all are commercially available from Boehringer Mannheim), pKK233-2 (manufactured by Pharmacia), pSE280 ( Invitrogen), pGEMEX-1 (Promega), pQE-8 (QIAGEN), pKYP10 (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 58-110600), pKYP200 [Agric. Biol. Chem. , 48, 669 (1984)], pLSA1 [Agric. Biol. Chem.
- pGEL1 Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 82, 4306 (1985)], pBluescript II SK (-) (manufactured by Stratagene), pTrs30 (prepared from Escherichia coli JM109 / pTrS30 (FERM BP-5407)), pTrs32 (EscherichiaMJ32M4) ) Prepared], pGHA2 [prepared from Escherichia coli IGHA2 (FERM B-400), JP-A-60-221091], pGKA2 [prepared from Escherichia coli IGKA2 (FERM BP-6798), JP-A-60-221091 Gazette], pTerm2 (US4686191, US4939094, US5160735), pSup x, pUB110, pTP5, pC194, pEG400 [J. Bacteriol. 172, 2392 (1990)], pGEX
- pUC18 When using Escherichia coli as a host, pUC18, pBluescript II, pSupex, pET22b, pCold, etc. can be mentioned as suitable vectors.
- vectors suitable for microorganisms belonging to the genus Brevibacillus include pUB110, which is known as a Bacillus subtilis vector, pHY500 (JP-A-2-31682), pNY700 (JP-A-4-278091), pHY4831 (J Bacteriol., 1987, 1239-1245), pNU200 (Shigezo Tsujitaka, Journal of Japanese Society of Agricultural Chemistry 1987, 61: 669-676), pNU100 (Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol., 1989, 30: 75-80), pNU211 (J.
- the promoter is not limited as long as it functions in the host cell.
- promoters derived from Escherichia coli or phages such as trp promoter (Ptrp), lac promoter, PL promoter, PR promoter, T7 promoter and the like can be mentioned.
- artificially designed and modified promoters such as a promoter in which two Ptrps are connected in series (Ptrp ⁇ 2), a tac promoter, a lacT7 promoter, and a let I promoter can be used.
- a transcription termination sequence is not necessarily required for the expression of the nucleic acid according to the present invention, but it is preferable to arrange the transcription termination sequence immediately below the structural gene.
- Examples of eukaryotic hosts include yeast, filamentous fungi (molds, etc.) and insect cells.
- yeast examples include, for example, the genus Saccharomyces, the genus Schizosaccharomyces, the genus Kluyveromyces, the genus Trichosporon, and the genus Cwaniomyces. And yeast belonging to the genus Yarrowia and Hansenula.
- Saccharomyces cerevisiae Saccharomyces cerevisiae
- Schizosaccharomyces pombe Schizosaccharomyces pombe
- Kluyveromyces lactis Kluyveromyces lactis
- Kluyveromyces marxianus Kluyveromyces marxianus
- Trichosporon pullulans Trichosporon pullulans
- Shiwaniomaisesu - Albius (Schwaniomyces alluvius)
- Swaniomyces occidentalis Candida utilis, Pichia pastoris ( Ichia pastoris, Pichia angusta, Pichia methanolica (Pichia polymorpha), Pichia polymorpha, Pichia stipiporihani. And the like.
- Expression vectors when yeast is used as the host cell are usually an origin of replication (if amplification in the host is required) and a selectable marker for propagation of the vector in E. coli, a promoter for recombinant protein expression in yeast, and It is preferred to include a terminator as well as a selection marker for yeast.
- the expression vector is a non-integrating vector
- ARS autonomously replicating sequence
- vectors in the case of using yeast as a host include YEP13 (ATCC37115), YEp24 (ATCC37051), YCp50 (ATCC37419), YIp, pHS19, pHS15, pA0804, pHIL3O1, pHIL-S1, pPIC9K, pPICZ ⁇ , PGAZZp, ICPZB Etc.
- the promoter is not limited as long as it can be expressed in yeast.
- a glycolytic gene promoter such as hexose kinase, PHO5 promoter, PGK promoter, GAP promoter, ADH promoter, gal 1 promoter, gal 10 promoter, heat shock polypeptide promoter, MF ⁇ 1 promoter, CUP 1 promoter, pGAP promoter, Examples thereof include pGCW14 promoter, AOX1 promoter, MOX promoter and the like.
- any method for introducing an expression vector into yeast any method can be used as long as it is a method for introducing DNA into yeast.
- electroporation Methods Enzymol., 194, 182 (1990)
- spheroplast Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci., USA, 81, 4889 (1984)
- lithium acetate method J. Bacteriol., 153, 163 (1983)
- Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 75, 1929 (1978) and the like electroporation (Methods Enzymol., 194, 182 (1990)
- spheroplast Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci., USA, 81, 4889 (1984)
- lithium acetate method J. Bacteriol., 153, 163 (1983)
- filamentous fungi examples include, for example, the genus Acremonium, the genus Aspergillus, the genus Ustilago, the genus Trichoderma, the genus Neurospora, the genus Fusarium, and Fusarium, Penicillium genus, Myceliophtora genus, Botrytis genus, Magnaporthe genus, Mucor genus, Metalithium genus, Monascus genus, Monascus genus And bacteria belonging to the genus Rhizomucor.
- filamentous fungi include Acremonium alabamense, Acremonium cellulolyticus, Aspergillus algae or aspergillus sp. Aspergillus oryzae, Aspergillus salmon (Aspergillus sake), Aspergillus sojae (Aspergillus sojae), Aspergillus tubigensis (Aspergillus tubigenisgersgers) us niger, Aspergillus nidulans, Aspergillus parasiticus, Aspergillus fisium, Aspergillus fiscus, Aspergillus fiscus Aspergillus flavus, Aspergillus fumigatus (Aspergillus fumigatus), Aspergillus japonicus (Aspergillus japonicus), Trichoderma bi De (Trichoderma viride), Trichoderma Hajianumu (Trichoderma harzianum), Trichoderma reesei (Tricho
- the promoter may be any gene related to glycolysis, gene related to constitutive expression, enzyme gene related to hydrolysis, etc. Specifically, amyB, glaA, agdA, glaB, TEF1 , XynF1 tannasegene, no. 8AN, gpdA, pgkA, enoA, melO, sodM, catA, catB and the like.
- the expression vector can be introduced into filamentous fungi using a conventionally known method.
- a conventionally known method for example, the method of Cohen et al. (Calcium chloride method) [Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 69: 2110 (1972)], protoplast method [Mol. Gen. Genet. 168: 111 (1979)], competent method [J. Mol. Biol. 56: 209 (1971)], electroporation method and the like.
- Insect cells include, for example, lepidopteran insect cells. More specifically, insect cells derived from Spodoptera frugiperda such as Sf9 and Sf21, as well as nettle horsetail such as High 5 (Trichoplusia). ) Derived insect cells and the like.
- vectors when using insect cells as hosts include baculoviruses such as Autographa californica nuclear polyhedrosis virus, which are viruses that infect night stealing insects (Baculovirus virus). , A Laboratory Manual, WH Freeman and Company, New York (1992).
- baculoviruses such as Autographa californica nuclear polyhedrosis virus, which are viruses that infect night stealing insects (Baculovirus virus). , A Laboratory Manual, WH Freeman and Company, New York (1992).
- the polypeptide can be expressed by the method described in Freeman and Company, New York (1992), Bio / Technology, 6, 47 (1988), and the like. That is, after a recombinant gene transfer vector and a baculovirus are co-introduced into insect cells to obtain a recombinant virus (expression vector) in the insect cell culture supernatant, the recombinant virus is further infected with insect cells, and the polypeptide Can be expressed.
- gene transfer vectors used in the method include pVL1392, pVL1393, and pBlueBacIII (both manufactured by Invitrogen).
- Examples of a method for co-introducing a recombinant gene introduction vector and a baculovirus into insect cells for preparing a recombinant virus include, for example, the calcium phosphate method (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2-27075) and the lipofection method (Proc. Natl. Acad). Sci. USA, 84, 7413 (1987)).
- the recombinant vector according to the present invention preferably further contains a selection marker gene for selecting a transformant.
- a selection marker gene for selecting a transformant for example, in E. coli, resistance genes for various drugs such as tetracycline, ampicillin, and kanamycin can be used as selection marker genes. Recessive selectable markers that can complement genetic mutations involved in auxotrophy can also be used.
- yeast a gene resistant to geneticin can be used as a selectable marker gene, and selectable markers such as LEU2, URA3, TRP1, and HIS3, which are complementary to gene mutations involved in auxotrophy, can also be used.
- selectable markers such as LEU2, URA3, TRP1, and HIS3, which are complementary to gene mutations involved in auxotrophy, can also be used.
- filamentous fungi as a selectable marker gene, niaD (Biosci. Biotechnol.
- aureobasidin resistance gene Mol Gen Genet, 261, 290-296, (1999)
- Benomyl Marker gene selected from the group consisting of sex genes (Proc Natl Acad Sci USA, 83, 4869-4873, (1986)) and hygromycin resistance genes (Gene, 57, 21-26, (1987)), leucine-requiring complementation Genes and the like.
- sex genes Proc Natl Acad Sci USA, 83, 4869-4873, (1986)
- hygromycin resistance genes Gene, 57, 21-26, (1987)
- leucine-requiring complementation Genes and the like When the host is an auxotrophic mutant, a wild-type gene that complements the auxotrophy can be used as a selectable marker gene.
- Selection of a host transformed with the expression vector according to the present invention can be performed by plaque hybridization, colony hybridization, or the like using a probe that selectively binds to the nucleic acid according to the present invention.
- a probe obtained by modifying a partial DNA fragment amplified by the PCR method with a radioisotope or digoxigenin based on the sequence information of the nucleic acid according to the present invention can be used.
- the modified fibroin according to the present invention can be produced by expressing the nucleic acid according to the present invention in a host transformed with the expression vector according to the present invention.
- an expression method in addition to direct expression, secretory production, fusion protein expression, and the like can be performed according to the method described in Molecular Cloning 2nd edition.
- the modified fibroin When expressed in yeast, animal cells, or insect cells, the modified fibroin can be obtained as a polypeptide to which sugars or sugar chains have been added.
- the modified fibroin according to the present invention is obtained by, for example, culturing a host transformed with the expression vector according to the present invention in a culture medium, producing and accumulating the modified fibroin according to the present invention in the culture medium, and collecting from the culture medium.
- the method of culturing the host according to the present invention in a culture medium can be performed according to a method usually used for culturing a host.
- the host culture medium according to the present invention contains a carbon source, a nitrogen source, inorganic salts, etc. that can be assimilated by the host. Any natural or synthetic medium may be used as long as the medium can efficiently culture the host.
- Any carbon source may be used as long as it can be assimilated by the host.
- Examples thereof include glucose, fructose, sucrose, and carbohydrates such as molasses, starch and starch hydrolysate, and organic acids such as acetic acid and propionic acid.
- alcohols such as ethanol and propanol can be used.
- nitrogen source examples include ammonium salts of inorganic acids or organic acids such as ammonia, ammonium chloride, ammonium sulfate, ammonium acetate, and ammonium phosphate, other nitrogen-containing compounds, and peptone, meat extract, yeast extract, corn steep liquor, Casein hydrolyzate, soybean meal and soybean meal hydrolyzate, various fermented cells and digested products thereof can be used.
- inorganic acids or organic acids such as ammonia, ammonium chloride, ammonium sulfate, ammonium acetate, and ammonium phosphate, other nitrogen-containing compounds, and peptone, meat extract, yeast extract, corn steep liquor, Casein hydrolyzate, soybean meal and soybean meal hydrolyzate, various fermented cells and digested products thereof can be used.
- inorganic salts examples include monopotassium phosphate, dipotassium phosphate, magnesium phosphate, magnesium sulfate, sodium chloride, ferrous sulfate, manganese sulfate, copper sulfate, and calcium carbonate.
- Cultivation of prokaryotes such as E. coli or eukaryotes such as yeast can be performed under aerobic conditions such as shaking culture or deep aeration and agitation culture.
- the culture temperature is, for example, 15 to 40 ° C.
- the culture time is usually 16 hours to 7 days.
- the pH of the culture medium during the culture is preferably maintained at 3.0 to 9.0.
- the pH of the culture medium can be adjusted using an inorganic acid, an organic acid, an alkaline solution, urea, calcium carbonate, ammonia, or the like.
- antibiotics such as ampicillin and tetracycline may be added to the culture medium as needed during the culture.
- an inducer may be added to the medium as necessary.
- isopropyl- ⁇ -D-thiogalactopyranoside is used when cultivating a microorganism transformed with an expression vector using the lac promoter
- indole acrylic is used when culturing a microorganism transformed with an expression vector using the trp promoter.
- An acid or the like may be added to the medium.
- Insect cell culture media include commonly used TNM-FH medium (Pharmingen), Sf-900 II SFM medium (Life Technologies), ExCell400, ExCell405 (all from JRH Biosciences), Grace ' s Insect Medium (Nature, 195, 788 (1962)) can be used.
- Insect cell culture can be performed, for example, under a culture medium pH of 6 to 7, a culture temperature of 25 to 30 ° C., and a culture time of 1 to 5 days. Moreover, you may add antibiotics, such as a gentamicin, to a culture medium as needed during culture
- antibiotics such as a gentamicin
- the transformed plant cell When the host is a plant cell, the transformed plant cell may be cultured as it is, or it can be differentiated into a plant organ and cultured.
- a medium for culturing the plant cells a commonly used Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium, White medium, or a medium in which a plant hormone such as auxin or cytokinin is added to these mediums or the like is used. be able to.
- Animal cell culture can be performed, for example, under conditions such as a culture medium pH of 5-9 and a culture temperature of 20-40 ° C. for a culture time of 3-60 days. Moreover, you may add antibiotics, such as kanamycin and a hygromycin, to a culture medium as needed during culture
- antibiotics such as kanamycin and a hygromycin
- Methods for producing modified fibroin using a host transformed with the expression vector according to the present invention include a method for producing the modified fibroin in the host cell, a method for secreting it outside the host cell, and on the host cell outer membrane. There is a way to make it produce. Each of these methods can be selected by changing the host cell used and the structure of the modified fibroin produced.
- the modified fibroin when the modified fibroin is produced in or on the host cell outer membrane, the method of Paulson et al. (J. Biol. Chem., 264, 17619 (1989)), the method of Rowe et al. (Proc. Natl. Acad Sci. USA, 86, 8227 (1989), Genes Develop., 4, 1288 (1990)), or by applying the method described in JP-A-5-336963, International Publication No. 94/23021, etc.
- the modified fibroin can be modified so as to be actively secreted out of the host cell. That is, the modified fibroin can be actively secreted out of the host cell by expressing the polypeptide containing the modified fibroin active site by adding a signal peptide using a gene recombination technique.
- the modified fibroin produced by the host transformed with the expression vector according to the present invention can be isolated and purified by a method usually used for protein isolation and purification.
- a method usually used for protein isolation and purification For example, when the modified fibroin is expressed in a dissolved state in the cell, the host cell is recovered by centrifugation after culturing, suspended in an aqueous buffer, and then subjected to an ultrasonic crusher, a French press, a mantongaurine. The host cells are disrupted with a homogenizer, dynomill, or the like to obtain a cell-free extract.
- a method usually used for protein isolation and purification that is, a solvent extraction method, a salting-out method using ammonium sulfate, a desalting method, an organic solvent, etc.
- Precipitation method anion exchange chromatography method using resin such as diethylaminoethyl (DEAE) -Sepharose, DIAION HPA-75 (manufactured by Mitsubishi Kasei), positive using resin such as S-Sepharose FF (manufactured by Pharmacia)
- Electrophoresis methods such as ion exchange chromatography, hydrophobic chromatography using resins such as butyl sepharose and phenyl sepharose, gel filtration using molecular sieve, affinity chromatography, chromatofocusing, isoelectric focusing Using methods such as these alone or in combination, purification It is possible to obtain the goods.
- modified fibroin when expressed by forming an insoluble substance in the cell, the host cell is similarly collected, crushed, and centrifuged to collect the modified fibroin insoluble substance as a precipitate fraction.
- the recovered insoluble form of modified fibroin can be solubilized with a protein denaturant.
- a purified preparation of modified fibroin can be obtained by the same isolation and purification method as described above.
- the modified fibroin or a derivative having a sugar chain added to the modified fibroin can be recovered from the culture supernatant. That is, a culture supernatant is obtained by treating the culture with a technique such as centrifugation, and a purified preparation can be obtained from the culture supernatant by using the same isolation and purification method as described above.
- FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing an embodiment of a pressure molding machine used for manufacturing a molded body.
- the pressure molding machine 10 shown in FIG. 3 includes a mold 2 in which a through hole is formed and which can be heated, and an upper pin 4 and a lower pin 6 that can move up and down within the through hole of the mold 2.
- the molding composition containing the modified fibroin is introduced into the gap formed by inserting the upper pin 4 or the lower pin 6 into the mold 2, and the upper pin 4 and the lower pin are heated while the mold 2 is heated.
- a molded product can be obtained by compressing the composition at 6.
- FIG. 4 is a process diagram schematically showing an embodiment of a method for producing a molded body.
- 4A is a schematic cross-sectional view of the pressure molding machine before introducing the composition
- FIG. 4B is a schematic cross-sectional view of the pressure molding machine immediately after the introduction of the composition
- FIG. It is the model sectional drawing of the press molding machine after the state which is heating and pressurizing a composition, or heating and pressurizing.
- the composition is introduced into the through hole with only the lower pin 6 inserted into the through hole of the mold 2, and as shown in FIG.
- the upper pin 4 is inserted into the through-hole and lowered, the heating of the mold 2 is started, and the composition 8a before being heated and pressurized is heated and pressurized in the through-hole.
- the upper pin 4 is lowered until reaching a predetermined pressure, and heating and pressurization are continued until the composition reaches a predetermined temperature in the state shown in FIG. 8b is obtained. Thereafter, the temperature of the mold 2 is lowered using a cooler (for example, a spot cooler), and when the composition 8b reaches a predetermined temperature, the upper pin 4 or the lower pin 6 is removed from the mold 2 and the contents Is taken out to obtain a molded body.
- the pressurization may be performed by lowering the upper pin 4 with the lower pin 6 fixed, but both the lowering of the upper pin 4 and the raising of the lower pin 6 may be performed.
- the heating is preferably performed at 80 to 300 ° C, more preferably at 100 to 180 ° C, and further preferably at 100 to 130 ° C.
- the pressurization is preferably performed at 5 kN or more, more preferably at 10 kN or more, and further preferably at 20 kN or more.
- the time for which the treatment is continued under the condition is preferably 0 to 100 minutes, more preferably 1 to 50 minutes, and further preferably 5 to 30 minutes.
- the molding composition containing the modified fibroin may contain only the modified fibroin or may further contain an optional additive.
- an additive By including an additive, a molding composition having various different physical properties can be produced.
- additives include softeners, crystal nucleating agents, foaming agents, weathering agents, hydrolysis resistance agents, reducing agents, colorants, modifiers, stabilizers, lubricants, fillers, flame retardants, reinforcing agents, release agents.
- examples include molds, antistatic agents, and antioxidants.
- softening agent examples include high molecular weight alcohols such as glycerin and polyethylene glycol, sugars such as starch, water, and surfactants.
- crystal nucleating agent examples include kaolin, talc, montmorilloid, magnesium oxide, aluminum oxide, and other types of polyamides.
- foaming agent examples include sodium bicarbonate added with acid or alkali, aluminum powder added with acid, isocyanate added with water, and the like.
- weathering agents examples include benzotriazole, benzophenone, and triazine.
- hydrolysis-resistant agent examples include epoxy reagents, carbodiimides, isocyanates, oxazolines and the like.
- the fibroin fiber formed from the modified fibroin according to the present invention can be applied to a woven fabric, a knitted fabric, a braid, a non-woven fabric, etc. as a fiber or a yarn. It can also be applied to high-strength applications such as ropes, surgical sutures, flexible stops for electrical components, and bioactive materials for transplantation (eg, artificial ligaments and aortic bands).
- the modified fibroin according to the present invention can also be applied to filaments, films, foams, spheres, nanofibrils, hydrogels, resins, and equivalents thereof, which are disclosed in JP2009-505668A and JP2009-505668A. No. 5,678,283, No. 4638735 and the like.
- the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1 is a deletion of the amino acid sequence in which the alanine residues in the (A) n motif of the naturally derived fibroin (A) are consecutive so that the number of consecutive alanine residues is five. is there.
- the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 7 is obtained by adding the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 6 (tag sequence and hinge sequence) to the N-terminus of the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1 (Comparative Example 1).
- the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 2 is inserted in the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 1 by inserting two amino acid sequences (VLI) each consisting of 3 amino acid residues every other REP, and shown in SEQ ID NO: 1. A part of the amino acid on the N-terminal side is deleted so that the molecular weight of the amino acid sequence is almost the same.
- the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 8 is obtained by adding the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 6 (tag sequence and hinge sequence) to the N-terminus of the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 2 (Example 1).
- the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 3 has two alanine residues inserted into the C-terminal side of each (A) n motif with respect to the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1, and a part of the glutamine (Q) residue.
- a group is substituted with a serine (S) residue, and a part of amino acids on the N-terminal side are deleted so that the molecular weight of the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 1 is almost the same.
- the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 9 is obtained by adding the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 6 (tag sequence and hinge sequence) to the N-terminus of the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 2 (Comparative Example 2).
- the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 4 is obtained by inserting one amino acid sequence (VLI) consisting of 3 amino acid residues in every other REP to the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 3.
- the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 10 is obtained by adding the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 6 (tag sequence and hinge sequence) to the N-terminus of the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 4 (Example 2).
- the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 5 is obtained by inserting two amino acid sequences (VLI) each consisting of 3 amino acid residues into the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 3 every other REP.
- the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 11 is obtained by adding the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 6 (tag sequence and hinge sequence) to the N-terminus of the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 5 (Example 3).
- E. coli BLR (DE3) was transformed with a pET22b (+) expression vector containing a nucleic acid encoding a protein having the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NOs: 7 to 11.
- the transformed Escherichia coli was cultured in 2 mL of LB medium containing ampicillin for 15 hours.
- the culture solution was added to 100 mL of a seed culture medium (Table 2) containing ampicillin so that the OD 600 was 0.005.
- the culture temperature was kept at 30 ° C., and flask culture was performed until the OD 600 reached 5 (about 15 hours) to obtain a seed culture solution.
- the seed culture was added to a jar fermenter to which 500 ml of production medium (Table 3) was added so that the OD 600 was 0.05, and transformed E. coli was inoculated.
- the culture solution temperature was maintained at 37 ° C., and the culture was performed at a constant pH of 6.9. Further, the dissolved oxygen concentration in the culture solution was maintained at 20% of the dissolved oxygen saturation concentration.
- a feed solution (glucose 455 g / 1 L, Yeast Extract 120 g / 1 L) was added at a rate of 1 ml / min.
- the culture solution temperature was maintained at 37 ° C., and the culture was performed at a constant pH of 6.9.
- the dissolved oxygen concentration in the culture solution was maintained at 20% of the dissolved oxygen saturation concentration, and cultured for 20 hours.
- 1M isopropyl- ⁇ -thiogalactopyranoside (IPTG) was added to the culture solution to a final concentration of 1 mM to induce expression of the target protein.
- the culture solution was centrifuged, and the cells were collected. SDS-PAGE was performed using cells prepared from the culture solution before and after the addition of IPTG, and the expression of the target protein was confirmed by the appearance of a band of the desired protein size depending on the addition of IPTG.
- the washed precipitate was suspended in 8M guanidine buffer (8M guanidine hydrochloride, 10 mM sodium dihydrogen phosphate, 20 mM NaCl, 1 mM Tris-HCl, pH 7.0) to a concentration of 100 mg / mL, and 60 ° C. And stirred for 30 minutes with a stirrer to dissolve. After dissolution, dialysis was performed with water using a dialysis tube (cellulose tube 36/32 manufactured by Sanko Junyaku Co., Ltd.). The white aggregated protein obtained after dialysis was recovered by centrifugation, the water was removed with a freeze dryer, and the lyophilized powder was recovered.
- 8M guanidine buffer 8M guanidine hydrochloride, 10 mM sodium dihydrogen phosphate, 20 mM NaCl, 1 mM Tris-HCl, pH 7.0
- the degree of purification of the target protein in the obtained lyophilized powder was confirmed by image analysis of the result of polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis of the powder using Totallab (nonlinear dynamics ltd.). As a result, the purity of all the proteins was about 85%.
- the production amount of each target protein calculated from the weight of the lyophilized powder is shown in Tables 4 and 5 as relative values when the value of GEN495 (SEQ ID NO: 7: Comparative Example 1) is 100.
- samples each of the freeze-dried powders (hereinafter referred to as “samples”) obtained in the above [(3) Protein purification] was weighed, and this sample was molded into the mold 2 (cylinder) of the pressure molding machine 10 shown in FIG. It is a mold having a shape and has a rectangular through hole having a cross section of 35 mm ⁇ 15 mm.). At this time, the sample was added so that the thickness was uniform. After all the samples have been introduced, heating of the mold 2 is started and the upper pin 4 and the lower pin 6 are inserted into the through-hole using a hand press machine (NT-100H-V09, manufactured by NPa System Co., Ltd.). The sample was pressurized by being inserted into.
- a hand press machine NT-100H-V09, manufactured by NPa System Co., Ltd.
- the pressure condition of the sample was controlled to be 40 kN.
- the heating was stopped and the sample was cooled with a spot cooler (TS-25EP-1 manufactured by TRUSCO NAKAYAMA CORPORATION).
- TS-25EP-1 manufactured by TRUSCO NAKAYAMA CORPORATION
- the sample was taken out and deburred to obtain a molded body having a rectangular parallelepiped shape of 35 mm ⁇ 15 mm ⁇ 2 mm.
- the modified fibroin having an amino acid sequence including a region having a large hydrophobicity index locally in REP is remarkably improved in productivity (Examples 1 to 3), and the molded article produced from the modified fibroin has a bending strength. Remarkably improved (Example 1).
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Abstract
Description
[1]
式1:[(A)nモチーフ-REP]mで表されるドメイン配列を含む改変フィブロインであって、
上記ドメイン配列が、天然由来のフィブロインと比較して、REP中の1又は複数のアミノ酸残基が疎水性指標の大きいアミノ酸残基に置換されたこと、及び/又はREP中に1又は複数の疎水性指標の大きいアミノ酸残基が挿入されたことに相当する、局所的に疎水性指標の大きい領域を含むアミノ酸配列を有する、改変フィブロイン。
[式1中、(A)nモチーフは4~20アミノ酸残基から構成されるアミノ酸配列を示し、かつ(A)nモチーフ中の全アミノ酸残基数に対するアラニン残基数が83%以上である。REPは10~200アミノ酸残基から構成されるアミノ酸配列を示す。mは10~300の整数を示す。複数存在する(A)nモチーフは、互いに同一のアミノ酸配列でもよく、異なるアミノ酸配列でもよい。複数存在するREPは、互いに同一のアミノ酸配列でもよく、異なるアミノ酸配列でもよい。]
[2]
上記局所的に疎水性指標の大きい領域が、連続する2~4アミノ酸残基で構成されている、[1]に記載の改変フィブロイン。
[3]
上記疎水性指標の大きいアミノ酸残基が、イソロイシン(I)、バリン(V)、ロイシン(L)、フェニルアラニン(F)、システイン(C)、メチオニン(M)及びアラニン(A)から選ばれる、[1]又は[2]に記載の改変フィブロイン。
[4]
式1:[(A)nモチーフ-REP]mで表されるドメイン配列を含む改変フィブロインであって、
最もC末端側に位置する(A)nモチーフから上記ドメイン配列のC末端までの配列を上記ドメイン配列から除いた配列に含まれる全てのREPにおいて、連続する4アミノ酸残基の疎水性指標の平均値が2.6以上となる領域に含まれるアミノ酸残基の総数をxとし、最もC末端側に位置する(A)nモチーフから上記ドメイン配列のC末端までの配列を上記ドメイン配列から除いた配列に含まれるアミノ酸残基の総数をyとしたときに、x/yが6.2%以上である、改変フィブロイン。
[式1中、(A)nモチーフは4~20アミノ酸残基から構成されるアミノ酸配列を示し、かつ(A)nモチーフ中の全アミノ酸残基数に対するアラニン残基数が83%以上である。REPは10~200アミノ酸残基から構成されるアミノ酸配列を示す。mは10~300の整数を示す。複数存在する(A)nモチーフは、互いに同一のアミノ酸配列でもよく、異なるアミノ酸配列でもよい。複数存在するREPは、互いに同一のアミノ酸配列でもよく、異なるアミノ酸配列でもよい。]
[5]
天然由来のフィブロインと比較して、REP中の1又は複数のアミノ酸残基が疎水性指標の大きいアミノ酸残基に置換されたこと、及び/又はREP中に1又は複数の疎水性指標の大きいアミノ酸残基が挿入されたことに相当することに加え、更に1又は複数のアミノ酸残基を置換、欠失、挿入及び/又は付加したことに相当するアミノ酸配列を有する、[1]~[4]のいずれかに記載の改変フィブロイン。
[6]
上記天然由来のフィブロインが、昆虫又はクモ類由来のフィブロインである、[5]に記載の改変フィブロイン。
[7]
上記天然由来のフィブロインが、クモ類の大瓶状スパイダータンパク質(MaSp)又は小瓶状スパイダータンパク質(MiSp)である、[5]に記載の改変フィブロイン。
[8]
配列番号2、配列番号4若しくは配列番号5で示されるアミノ酸配列、又は配列番号2、配列番号4若しくは配列番号5で示されるアミノ酸配列と90%以上の配列同一性を有するアミノ酸配列を含む、改変フィブロイン。
[9]
更に、N末端及びC末端のいずれか一方又は両方にタグ配列を含む、[1]~[8]のいずれかに記載の改変フィブロイン。
[10]
上記タグ配列が、配列番号6で示されるアミノ酸配列を含む、[9]に記載の改変フィブロイン。
[11]
配列番号8、配列番号10若しくは配列番号11で示されるアミノ酸配列、又は配列番号8、配列番号10若しくは配列番号11で示されるアミノ酸配列と90%以上の配列同一性を有するアミノ酸配列を含む、改変フィブロイン。
[12]
[1]~[11]のいずれかに記載の改変フィブロインをコードする核酸。
[13]
[12]に記載の核酸の相補鎖とストリンジェントな条件下でハイブリダイズし、かつ式1:[(A)nモチーフ-REP]mで表されるドメイン配列を含む改変フィブロインをコードする核酸。
[式1中、(A)nモチーフは4~20アミノ酸残基から構成されるアミノ酸配列を示し、かつ(A)nモチーフ中の全アミノ酸残基数に対するアラニン残基数が83%以上である。REPは10~200アミノ酸残基から構成されるアミノ酸配列を示す。mは10~300の整数を示す。複数存在する(A)nモチーフは、互いに同一のアミノ酸配列でもよく、異なるアミノ酸配列でもよい。複数存在するREPは、互いに同一のアミノ酸配列でもよく、異なるアミノ酸配列でもよい。]
[14]
[13]に記載の核酸と90%以上の配列同一性を有し、かつ式1:[(A)nモチーフ-REP]mで表されるドメイン配列を含む改変フィブロインをコードする核酸。
[式1中、(A)nモチーフは4~20アミノ酸残基から構成されるアミノ酸配列を示し、かつ(A)nモチーフ中の全アミノ酸残基数に対するアラニン残基数が83%以上である。REPは10~200アミノ酸残基から構成されるアミノ酸配列を示す。mは10~300の整数を示す。複数存在する(A)nモチーフは、互いに同一のアミノ酸配列でもよく、異なるアミノ酸配列でもよい。複数存在するREPは、互いに同一のアミノ酸配列でもよく、異なるアミノ酸配列でもよい。]
[15]
[12]~[14]のいずれかに記載の核酸配列と、当該核酸配列に作動可能に連結された1又は複数の調節配列とを有する発現ベクター。
[16]
プラスミドベクター又はウイルスベクターである、[15]に記載の発現ベクター。
[17]
[15]又は[16]に記載の発現ベクターで形質転換された宿主。
[18]
原核生物である、[17]に記載の宿主。
[19]
上記原核生物が、エシェリヒア属、ブレビバチルス属、セラチア属、バチルス属、ミクロバクテリウム属、ブレビバクテリウム属、コリネバクテリウム属及びシュードモナス属からなる群より選択される属に属する微生物である、[18]に記載の宿主。
[20]
真核生物である、[17]に記載の宿主。
[21]
上記真核生物が、酵母、糸状真菌又は昆虫細胞である、[20]に記載の宿主。
[22]
上記酵母が、サッカロマイセス属、シゾサッカロマイセス属、クリベロマイセス属、トリコスポロン属、シワニオミセス属、ピキア属、キャンディダ属、ヤロウィア属及びハンゼヌラ属からなる群より選択される属に属する酵母である、[21]に記載の宿主。
[23]
上記サッカロマイセス属に属する酵母が、サッカロマイセス・セレビシエ(Saccharomyces cerevisiae)であり、上記シゾサッカロマイセス属に属する酵母が、シゾサッカロマイセス・ポンベ(Schizosaccharomyces pombe)であり、上記クリベロマイセス属に属する酵母が、クリベロマイセス・ラクチス(Kluyveromyces lactis)であり、上記トリコスポロン属に属する酵母が、トリコスポロン・プルランス(Trichosporon pullulans)であり、上記シワニオミセス属に属する酵母が、シワニオマイセス・アルビウス(Schwanniomyces alluvius)であり、上記ピキア属に属する酵母が、ピキア・パストリス(Pichia pastoris)であり、上記キャンディダ属に属する酵母がキャンディダ・アルビカンス(Candida albicans)であり、上記ヤロウィア属に属する酵母が、ヤロウィア・リポリティカ(Yarrowia lipolytica)であり、上記ハンゼヌラ属に属する酵母が、ハンゼヌラ・ポリモルファ(Hansenula polymorpha)である、[22]に記載の宿主。
[24]
上記糸状真菌が、アスペルギルス属、ペニシリウム属及びムコア属からなる群より選択される属に属する糸状真菌である、[21]に記載の宿主。
[25]
上記アスペルギルス属に属する糸状真菌が、アスペルギルス・オリゼであり、上記ペニシリウム属に属する糸状真菌が、ペニシリウム・クリゾゲナムであり、上記ムコア属に属する糸状真菌が、ムコア・フラギリスである、[24]に記載の宿主。
[26]
上記昆虫細胞が、鱗翅類の昆虫細胞である、[21]に記載の宿主。
[27]
上記昆虫細胞が、スポドプテラ・フルギペルダ(Spodoptera frugiperda)由来の昆虫細胞、又はイラクサギンウワバ(Trichoplusia ni)由来の昆虫細胞である、[26]に記載の宿主。
[28]
[1]~[11]のいずれかに記載の改変フィブロインを含み、
繊維、糸、フィラメント、フィルム、発泡体、球体、ナノフィブリル、ヒドロゲル、樹脂及びその等価物からなる群から選択される、製品。
本発明に係る改変フィブロインは、式1:[(A)nモチーフ-REP]mで表されるドメイン配列を含むタンパク質である。改変フィブロインは、ドメイン配列のN末端側及びC末端側のいずれか一方又は両方に更にアミノ酸配列(N末端配列及びC末端配列)が付加されていてもよい。N末端配列及びC末端配列は、これに限定されるものではないが、典型的には、フィブロインに特徴的なアミノ酸モチーフの反復を有さない領域であり、100残基程度のアミノ酸からなる。
本発明に係る核酸は、本発明に係る改変フィブロインをコードする。核酸の具体例として、配列番号2、配列番号4若しくは配列番号5で示されるアミノ酸配列を含む改変フィブロイン、又はこれらのアミノ酸配列のN末端及びC末端のいずれか一方若しくは両方に配列番号6で示されるアミノ酸配列(タグ配列)を結合させたタンパク質等をコードする核酸等が挙げられる。
本発明に係る発現ベクターは、本発明に係る核酸配列と、当該核酸配列に作動可能に連結された1又は複数の調節配列とを有する。調節配列は、宿主における組換えタンパク質の発現を制御する配列(例えば、プロモーター、エンハンサー、リボソーム結合配列、転写終結配列等)であり、宿主の種類に応じて適宜選択することができる。発現ベクターの種類は、プラスミドベクター、ウイルスベクター、コスミドベクター、フォスミドベクター、人工染色体ベクター等、宿主の種類に応じて適宜選択することができる。
本発明に係る発現ベクターで形質転換された宿主において、本発明に係る核酸を発現させることにより、本発明に係る改変フィブロインを生産することができる。発現方法としては、直接発現のほか、モレキュラー・クローニング第2版に記載されている方法等に準じて、分泌生産、融合タンパク質発現等を行うことができる。酵母、動物細胞、昆虫細胞により発現させた場合には、糖又は糖鎖が付加されたポリペプチドとして改変フィブロインを得ることができる。
本実施形態に係るモールド成形体は、本実施形態に係る改変フィブロインを含む成形用組成物から加圧成形機を用いて製造することができる。図3は、モールド成形体の製造に用いる加圧成形機の一実施形態を示す模式断面図である。図3に示す加圧成形機10は、貫通孔が形成され加温可能な金型2と、金型2の貫通孔内で上下動が可能な上側ピン4及び下側ピン6とを備える。金型2に、上側ピン4又は下側ピン6を挿入して生じる空隙に、改変フィブロインを含む成形用組成物を導入して、金型2を加温しつつ、上側ピン4及び下側ピン6で組成物を圧縮することで、モールド成形体を得ることができる。
本発明に係る改変フィブロインから形成されたフィブロイン繊維は、繊維又は糸として、織物、編物、組み物、不織布等に応用できる。また、ロープ、手術用縫合糸、電気部品用の可撓性止め具、さらには移植用生理活性材料(例えば、人工靭帯及び大動脈バンド)等の高強度用途にも応用できる。
天然由来のフィブロインであるNephila clavipes(GenBankアクセッション番号:P46804.1、GI:1174415)の塩基配列及びアミノ酸配列に基づき、配列番号1~5及び7~11で示されるアミノ酸配列を有するフィブロイン及び改変フィブロインを設計した。
配列番号7~11で示されるアミノ酸配列を有するタンパク質をコードする核酸を含むpET22b(+)発現ベクターで、大腸菌BLR(DE3)を形質転換した。当該形質転換大腸菌を、アンピシリンを含む2mLのLB培地で15時間培養した。当該培養液をアンピシリンを含む100mLのシード培養用培地(表2)にOD600が0.005となるように添加した。培養液温度を30℃に保ち、OD600が5になるまでフラスコ培養を行い(約15時間)、シード培養液を得た。
IPTGを添加してから2時間後に回収した菌体を20mM Tris-HCl buffer(pH7.4)で洗浄した。洗浄後の菌体を約1mMのPMSFを含む20mM Tris-HCl緩衝液(pH7.4)に懸濁させ、高圧ホモジナイザー(GEA Niro Soavi社)で細胞を破砕した。破砕した細胞を遠心分離し、沈殿物を得た。得られた沈殿物を、高純度になるまで20mM Tris-HCl緩衝液(pH7.4)で洗浄した。洗浄後の沈殿物を100mg/mLの濃度になるように8M グアニジン緩衝液(8Mグアニジン塩酸塩、10mMリン酸二水素ナトリウム、20mM NaCl、1mM Tris-HCl、pH7.0)で懸濁し、60℃で30分間、スターラーで撹拌し、溶解させた。溶解後、透析チューブ(三光純薬株式会社製のセルロースチューブ36/32)を用いて水で透析を行った。透析後に得られた白色の凝集タンパク質を遠心分離により回収し、凍結乾燥機で水分を除き、凍結乾燥粉末を回収した。
上記〔(3)タンパク質の精製〕で得られた凍結乾燥粉末(以下「サンプル」という。)をそれぞれ1.35g量り取り、このサンプルを図3に示す加圧成形機10の金型2(円柱形状の金型であり、断面が35mm×15mmの長方形状の貫通孔を有している。)の貫通孔内に導入した。この際、厚みが均等になるようにサンプルを加えていった。全てのサンプルを導入した後、金型2の加熱を開始するとともに、ハンドプレス機(NPaシステム株式会社製、NT-100H-V09)を用いて、上側ピン4と下側ピン6を貫通孔内に挿入することでサンプルの加圧を行った。この際、サンプルの加圧条件が40kNとなるように制御した。サンプルの温度が200℃になったところで加熱を中止し、スポットクーラー(トラスコ中山株式会社製、TS-25EP-1)で冷却した。サンプルの温度が50℃になったところで取り出し、バリ取りを行い、35mm×15mm×2mmの直方体形状のモールド成形体を得た。
得られたモールド成形体を、恒温恒湿槽(espec社製、LHL-113)内、20℃、65%の条件下で1日静置した後、オートグラフ(島津製作所株式会社製、AG-Xplus)と籠治具を用い、三点曲げ試験を行った。ロードセルとして定格容量50kNのものを使用した。この際、三点曲げの支点間距離を27mmに固定し、測定速度を1mm/分とした。また、モールド成形体のサイズはマイクロノギスで測定した。曲げ強度測定試験の結果を、GEN495(配列番号7:比較例1)の値を100としたときの相対値として表4に示した。
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- 式1:[(A)nモチーフ-REP]mで表されるドメイン配列を含む改変フィブロインであって、
前記ドメイン配列が、天然由来のフィブロインと比較して、REP中の1又は複数のアミノ酸残基が疎水性指標の大きいアミノ酸残基に置換されたこと、及び/又はREP中に1又は複数の疎水性指標の大きいアミノ酸残基が挿入されたことに相当する、局所的に疎水性指標の大きい領域を含むアミノ酸配列を有する、改変フィブロイン。
[式1中、(A)nモチーフは4~20アミノ酸残基から構成されるアミノ酸配列を示し、かつ(A)nモチーフ中の全アミノ酸残基数に対するアラニン残基数が83%以上である。REPは10~200アミノ酸残基から構成されるアミノ酸配列を示す。mは10~300の整数を示す。複数存在する(A)nモチーフは、互いに同一のアミノ酸配列でもよく、異なるアミノ酸配列でもよい。複数存在するREPは、互いに同一のアミノ酸配列でもよく、異なるアミノ酸配列でもよい。] - 前記局所的に疎水性指標の大きい領域が、連続する2~4アミノ酸残基で構成されている、請求項1に記載の改変フィブロイン。
- 前記疎水性指標の大きいアミノ酸残基が、イソロイシン(I)、バリン(V)、ロイシン(L)、フェニルアラニン(F)、システイン(C)、メチオニン(M)及びアラニン(A)から選ばれる、請求項1又は2に記載の改変フィブロイン。
- 式1:[(A)nモチーフ-REP]mで表されるドメイン配列を含む改変フィブロインであって、
最もC末端側に位置する(A)nモチーフから前記ドメイン配列のC末端までの配列を前記ドメイン配列から除いた配列に含まれる全てのREPにおいて、連続する4アミノ酸残基の疎水性指標の平均値が2.6以上となる領域に含まれるアミノ酸残基の総数をxとし、最もC末端側に位置する(A)nモチーフから前記ドメイン配列のC末端までの配列を前記ドメイン配列から除いた配列に含まれるアミノ酸残基の総数をyとしたときに、x/yが6.2%以上である、改変フィブロイン。
[式1中、(A)nモチーフは4~20アミノ酸残基から構成されるアミノ酸配列を示し、かつ(A)nモチーフ中の全アミノ酸残基数に対するアラニン残基数が83%以上である。REPは10~200アミノ酸残基から構成されるアミノ酸配列を示す。mは10~300の整数を示す。複数存在する(A)nモチーフは、互いに同一のアミノ酸配列でもよく、異なるアミノ酸配列でもよい。複数存在するREPは、互いに同一のアミノ酸配列でもよく、異なるアミノ酸配列でもよい。] - 天然由来のフィブロインと比較して、REP中の1又は複数のアミノ酸残基が疎水性指標の大きいアミノ酸残基に置換されたこと、及び/又はREP中に1又は複数の疎水性指標の大きいアミノ酸残基が挿入されたことに相当するのに加え、更に1又は複数のアミノ酸残基を置換、欠失、挿入及び/又は付加したことに相当するアミノ酸配列を有する、請求項1~4のいずれか一項に記載の改変フィブロイン。
- 前記天然由来のフィブロインが、昆虫又はクモ類由来のフィブロインである、請求項5に記載の改変フィブロイン。
- 前記天然由来のフィブロインが、クモ類の大瓶状スパイダータンパク質(MaSp)又は小瓶状スパイダータンパク質(MiSp)である、請求項5に記載の改変フィブロイン。
- 配列番号2、配列番号4若しくは配列番号5で示されるアミノ酸配列、又は配列番号2、配列番号4若しくは配列番号5で示されるアミノ酸配列と90%以上の配列同一性を有するアミノ酸配列を含む、改変フィブロイン。
- 更に、N末端及びC末端のいずれか一方又は両方にタグ配列を含む、請求項1~8のいずれか一項に記載の改変フィブロイン。
- 前記タグ配列が、配列番号6で示されるアミノ酸配列を含む、請求項9に記載の改変フィブロイン。
- 配列番号8、配列番号10若しくは配列番号11で示されるアミノ酸配列、又は配列番号8、配列番号10若しくは配列番号11で示されるアミノ酸配列と90%以上の配列同一性を有するアミノ酸配列を含む、改変フィブロイン。
- 請求項1~11のいずれか一項に記載の改変フィブロインをコードする核酸。
- 請求項12に記載の核酸の相補鎖とストリンジェントな条件下でハイブリダイズし、かつ式1:[(A)nモチーフ-REP]mで表されるドメイン配列を含む改変フィブロインをコードする核酸。
[式1中、(A)nモチーフは4~20アミノ酸残基から構成されるアミノ酸配列を示し、かつ(A)nモチーフ中の全アミノ酸残基数に対するアラニン残基数が83%以上である。REPは10~200アミノ酸残基から構成されるアミノ酸配列を示す。mは10~300の整数を示す。複数存在する(A)nモチーフは、互いに同一のアミノ酸配列でもよく、異なるアミノ酸配列でもよい。複数存在するREPは、互いに同一のアミノ酸配列でもよく、異なるアミノ酸配列でもよい。] - 請求項13に記載の核酸と90%以上の配列同一性を有し、かつ式1:[(A)nモチーフ-REP]mで表されるドメイン配列を含む改変フィブロインをコードする核酸。
[式1中、(A)nモチーフは4~20アミノ酸残基から構成されるアミノ酸配列を示し、かつ(A)nモチーフ中の全アミノ酸残基数に対するアラニン残基数が83%以上である。REPは10~200アミノ酸残基から構成されるアミノ酸配列を示す。mは10~300の整数を示す。複数存在する(A)nモチーフは、互いに同一のアミノ酸配列でもよく、異なるアミノ酸配列でもよい。複数存在するREPは、互いに同一のアミノ酸配列でもよく、異なるアミノ酸配列でもよい。] - 請求項12~14のいずれか一項に記載の核酸配列と、当該核酸配列に作動可能に連結された1又は複数の調節配列とを有する発現ベクター。
- プラスミドベクター又はウイルスベクターである、請求項15に記載の発現ベクター。
- 請求項15又は16に記載の発現ベクターで形質転換された宿主。
- 原核生物である、請求項17に記載の宿主。
- 前記原核生物が、エシェリヒア属、ブレビバチルス属、セラチア属、バチルス属、ミクロバクテリウム属、ブレビバクテリウム属、コリネバクテリウム属及びシュードモナス属からなる群より選択される属に属する微生物である、請求項18に記載の宿主。
- 真核生物である、請求項17に記載の宿主。
- 前記真核生物が、酵母、糸状真菌又は昆虫細胞である、請求項20に記載の宿主。
- 前記酵母が、サッカロマイセス属、シゾサッカロマイセス属、クリベロマイセス属、トリコスポロン属、シワニオミセス属、ピキア属、キャンディダ属、ヤロウィア属及びハンゼヌラ属からなる群より選択される属に属する酵母である、請求項21に記載の宿主。
- 前記サッカロマイセス属に属する酵母が、サッカロマイセス・セレビシエ(Saccharomyces cerevisiae)であり、前記シゾサッカロマイセス属に属する酵母が、シゾサッカロマイセス・ポンベ(Schizosaccharomyces pombe)であり、前記クリベロマイセス属に属する酵母が、クリベロマイセス・ラクチス(Kluyveromyces lactis)であり、前記トリコスポロン属に属する酵母が、トリコスポロン・プルランス(Trichosporon pullulans)であり、前記シワニオミセス属に属する酵母が、シワニオマイセス・アルビウス(Schwanniomyces alluvius)であり、前記ピキア属に属する酵母が、ピキア・パストリス(Pichia pastoris)であり、前記キャンディダ属に属する酵母がキャンディダ・アルビカンス(Candida albicans)であり、前記ヤロウィア属に属する酵母が、ヤロウィア・リポリティカ(Yarrowia lipolytica)であり、前記ハンゼヌラ属に属する酵母が、ハンゼヌラ・ポリモルファ(Hansenula polymorpha)である、請求項22に記載の宿主。
- 前記糸状真菌が、アスペルギルス属、ペニシリウム属及びムコア属からなる群より選択される属に属する糸状真菌である、請求項21に記載の宿主。
- 前記アスペルギルス属に属する糸状真菌が、アスペルギルス・オリゼであり、前記ペニシリウム属に属する糸状真菌が、ペニシリウム・クリゾゲナムであり、前記ムコア属に属する糸状真菌が、ムコア・フラギリスである、請求項24に記載の宿主。
- 前記昆虫細胞が、鱗翅類の昆虫細胞である、請求項21に記載の宿主。
- 前記昆虫細胞が、スポドプテラ・フルギペルダ(Spodoptera frugiperda)由来の昆虫細胞、又はイラクサギンウワバ(Trichoplusia ni)由来の昆虫細胞である、請求項26に記載の宿主。
- 請求項1~11のいずれか一項に記載の改変フィブロインを含み、
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