title: Over-expression of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae exo-beta-1,3-glucanase gene together with the Bacillus subtilis endo-beta-1,3-1,4-glucanase gene and the Butyrivibrio fibrisolvens endo-beta-1,4-glucanase gene in yeast.
abstract: The EXG1 gene encoding the main Saccharomyces cerevisiae exo-beta-1,3-glucanase was cloned and over-expressed in yeast. The Bacillus subtilis endo-1,3-1,4-beta-glucanase gene (beg1) and the Butyrivibrio fibrisolvens endo-beta-1,4-glucanase gene (end1) were fused to the secretion signal sequence of the yeast mating pheromone alpha-factor (MF alpha 1S) and inserted between the yeast alcohol dehydrogenase II gene promoter (ADH2P) and terminator (ADH2T). Constructs ADH2P-MF alpha 1S-beg1-ADH2T and ADH2P-MF alpha 1S-end 1-ADH2T designated BEG1 and END1, respectively, were expressed separately and jointly with EXG1 in S. cerevisiae. The construction of fur 1 ura3 S. cerevisiae strains allowed for the autoselection of these multicopy URA3-based plasmids in rich medium. Enzyme assays confirmed that co-expression of EXG1, BEG1 and END1 enhanced glucan degradation by S. cerevisiae.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Wine Biotechnology, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: van Rensburg
authors.forename: W H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: van Zyl
authors.forename: I S
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Pretorius
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001412:Bacillus subtilis / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics*; D001438:Bacteroidaceae / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics*; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D015870:Gene Expression; D043326:Glucan 1,3-beta-Glucosidase; D005936:Glucans / Q000378:metabolism; D006026:Glycoside Hydrolases / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010957:Plasmids / Q000235:genetics; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics*; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D014158:Transcription, Genetic / Q000235:genetics; D001617:beta-Glucosidase / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D005936:Glucans; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D006026:Glycoside Hydrolases; D001617:beta-Glucosidase; D043326:Glucan 1,3-beta-Glucosidase; C028020:licheninase