Efficient expression of codon-adapted human acetaldehyde dehydrogenase 2 cDNA with 6×His tag in Pichia pastoris

Abstract Human mitochondrial acetaldehyde dehydrogenase 2 (ALDH2) catalyzes the oxidation of acetaldehyde to acetic acid. Therefore, ALDH2 has therapeutic potential in detoxification of acetaldehyde. Furthermore, ALDH2 catalyzes nitroglycerin to nitrate and 1, 2-glyceryldinitrate during therapy for angina pectoris, myocardial infarction, and heart failure. Large quantities of ALDH2 will be needed for potential clinical practice. In this study, Pichia pastoris was used as a platform for expression of human ALDH2. Based on the ALDH2*1 cDNA sequence, we designed ALDH2 cDNA by choosing the P. pastoris preferred codons and by decreasing the G + C content level. The sequence was synthesized using the overlap extension PCR method. The cDNA and 6×His tags were subcloned into the plasmid pPIC9K. The recombinant protein was expressed in P. pastoris GS115 and purified using $ Ni^{2+} $-Sepharose affinity chromatography. The amount of secreted protein in the culture was 80 mg/L in shake-flask cultivation and 260 mg/L in high-density bioreactor fermentation. Secreted ALDH2 was easily purified from the culture supernatant by using $ Ni^{2+} $-Sepharose affinity chromatography. After purification of the fermentation supernatant, the enzyme had a specific activity of 1.2 U/mg protein. The yield was about 16 mg/L in a shake flask culture of P. pastoris GS115 which contained the original human ALDH2*1 cDNA..

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Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2009

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2009

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:52

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Science in China / C - 52(2009), 10 vom: Okt., Seite 935-941

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Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Zhao, YuFeng [VerfasserIn]
Lei, MingKe [VerfasserIn]
Wu, YuanXin [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, ZiSheng [VerfasserIn]
Wang, CunWen [VerfasserIn]

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Acetaldehyde dehydrogenase
Codon optimization
Overlap extension PCR

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© Science in China Press and Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2009

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10.1007/s11427-009-0134-0

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OLC2051233381