title: [Cloning and expression of human manganese superoxide dismutase cDNA in Pichia pastoris].
abstract: Human manganese superoxide dismutase (hMn-SOD) cDNA was amplified by RT-PCR from total RNA of human liver cell (L02), and cloned into yeast expression vector pPIC9K containing AOX1 promoter and the alpha-factor signal peptide sequence. The resultant pPIC9K-MnSOD was transformed to P. pastoris GS115, screened for Mut+ carrying multiple copies of hMn-SOD. The positive transformants were fermented in flasks and induced by 0.5% methanol. After 4 days of methanol induction, the expressed hMn-SOD was up to 32% of the total proteins in the supernatant by SDS-PAGE with specific activity of 247.7 u/mg.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530021, China. lingmin70@163.com
authors.forename: Min
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ling
authors.forename: Xiang-Jin
authors.initials: XJ
authors.lastname: Lai
authors.forename: Ke
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Xie
mesh_terms: D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D010843:Pichia / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D018076:DNA, Complementary; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase