Identification of Proteolytic Bacteria from the Arctic Chukchi Sea Expedition Cruise and Characterization of Cold-active Proteases

박하주,이영미,김성희,위아람,한세종,김한우,김일찬,임정한,김덕규 한국미생물학회 2014 The journal of microbiology Vol.52 No.10

Following collection of seawater samples during an ArcticChukchi Sea expedition cruise of the Korean icebreakerAraon in 2012, a total of 15,696 bacteria were randomly isolatedfrom Marine Broth 2216 agar plates. Of these, 2,526(16%) showed proteolytic activity and were identified asmainly Alteromonas (31%), Staphylococcus (27%), and Pseudoalteromonas(14%). Among the proteolytic strains, sevenwere selected based on their significant ability to grow andproduce a halo on skim milk plates at low temperatures(<5°C) owing to cold-active proteases. These strains wereaffiliated with the genus Pseudoalteromonas and were dividedinto three groups based on phylogenetic analysis of the 16SrRNA genes. Profiling cell membrane fatty acids confirmedthe 16S rRNA-based differentiation and revealed the accordancebetween the two analyses. Seven genes for serine proteaseprecursors were amplified from the correspondingstrains, and based on sequence similarities, these genes weredivided into three groups that were identical to those identifiedby the 16S rRNA phylogenetic analysis. Three proteasegenes from the representative strains of each groupwere composed of 2,127–2,130 bp, encoding 708–709 aminoacids, and these genes yielded products with calculated molecularweights of approximately 72.3–72.8 kDa. Amino acidsequence analysis suggested that the precursors are membersof the subtilase serine endo- and exo-peptidase clan and containfour domains (signal peptide, N-terminal prosequence,catalytic domain, and two pre-peptidase C-terminal domains). Upon expression in E. coli, each recombinant protease exhibitedproteolytic activity on zymogram gels.

Alaska 툰드라 토양의 깊이 및 해동 영향에 따른 미생물 군집과 토양 유기 탄소 분해 특성

박하주,김덕규,박현,이방용,이유경,Park, Ha Ju,Kim, Dockyu,Park, Hyun,Lee, Bang Yong,Lee, Yoo Kyung 한국미생물학회 2016 미생물학회지 Vol.52 No.3

고위도에서의 온도 상승은 $0.6^{\circ}C$/10 년으로, 이는 토양 유기 탄소에 대한 미생물의 분해 활성 증가를 유도한다. 게다가, 분해된 토양 유기 탄소는 이산화탄소 또는 메탄 같은 온실가스로 전환, 방출되어 기후 변화를 가속화시킨다. 따라서, 토양 유기 탄소 분해와 관련된 미생물의 다양성 및 기능 이해를 위한 토양 해동 모델 연구가 필요하다. 이러한 연구를 위하여 Alaska Council의 두 깊이의 토양(SPF와 PF라 각각 명명한 30-40와 50-60 cm 깊이의 토양)을 $0^{\circ}C$에서 108일 동안 배양하였다. 환경 모사 실험 동안 pyrosequencing을 수행하였고, metagenome을 분석하여 총 111,804개의 미생물 sequence를 얻었다. 이 중, 574-1,128개의 세균 operational taxonomic unit (OTU)과 30-57개의 고세균 OTU를 확인하였다. 토양 배양에 따라 두 토양 모두에서 Crenarchaeota phyla의 상대적 분포가 증가하였으며, Actinobacteria와 Firmicutes phyla의 분포가 SPF와 PF에서 각각 크게 증가하였다. 추출한 토양 유기 탄소에 대한 무게 측정 및 gel permeation chromatography를 통해, 환경 모사 실험이 진행되는 동안 토양 유기 탄소의 주요 구성 성분인 부식산(humic acids)이 중합화(humification)되는 것을 확인하였다. 결론적으로, 냉대 툰드라 동토의 해동은 Crenarchaeota, Actinobacteria 및 Firmicutes phyla의 증가를 야기시키며, 미생물에 의한 토양 유기 탄소 분해 및 이용을 야기시키는 것으로 예측된다. In high-latitude regions, temperature has risen ($0.6^{\circ}C$ per decade) and this leads to the increase in microbial degradability against soil organic carbon (SOC). Furthermore, the decomposed SOC is converted into green-house gases ($CO_2$ and $CH_4$) and their release could further increase the rate of climate change. Thus, understanding the microbial diversity and their functions linked with SOC degradation in soil-thawing model is necessary. In this study, we divided tundra soil from Council, Alaska into two depth regions (30-40 cm and 50-60 cm of depth, designated as SPF and PF, respectively) and incubated that for 108 days at $0^{\circ}C$. A total of 111,804 reads were obtained through a pyrosequencing-based metagenomic study during the microcosm experiments, and 574-1,128 of bacterial operational taxonomic units (OTUs) and 30-57 of archaeal OTUs were observed. Taxonomic analysis showed that the distribution of bacterial taxa was significantly different between two samples. In detail, the relative abundance of phyla Actinobacteria and Firmicutes largely increased in SPF and PF soil, respectively, while phyla Crenarchaeota was increased in both soil samples. Weight measurement and gel permeation chromatography of the SOC extracts demonstrated that polymerization of humic acids, main component of SOC, occurred during the microcosm experiments. Taken together our results indicate that these bacterial and archaeal phyla could play a key function in SOC degradation and utilization in cold tundra soil.

Characterization of an Antarctic alkaline protease, a cold-active enzyme for laundry detergents

박하주,한세종,임정한,김덕규,Park, Ha Ju,Han, Se Jong,Yim, Joung Han,Kim, Dockyu The Microbiological Society of Korea 2018 미생물학회지 Vol.54 No.1

남극 해양세균 Pseudoalteromonas arctica PAMC 21717로부터 저온활성 alkaline protease (Pro21717)를 부분정제하였다. Pro21717 효소 추출액은 skim milk를 포함하는 zymogram gel 상에서 약 37 kDa (낮은 활성)과 74 kDa (높은 활성) 위치에서 두 개의 뚜렷한 투명밴드(clear zone)를 형성하였다. 단백질 분해활성을 나타내는 두 개의 효소단백질은 동일한 N-말단 아미노산 서열을 가지고 있었으며, 하나의 유전자에서 발현된 미성숙 단백질(precursor)이 37 kDa 크기의 단백질분해효소로 성숙화과정을 거친 후 74 kDa 크기로 이량체화됨으로써 좀 더 높은 활성을 가지는 것으로 판단된다. Pro21717은 $0-40^{\circ}C$ (최고활성 온도 $40^{\circ}C$) 온도 범위에서 단백질분해활성을 나타내었고 pH 5.0-10.0 (최적 pH 9.0) 범위에서 효소활성을 유지하였다. 주목할만한 특성으로써, Pro21717은 $40^{\circ}C$에서의 최고 효소활성(100%) 대비, $0^{\circ}C$와 $10^{\circ}C$에서 각각 30%와 45%의 높은 저온활성을 나타내었다. 또한 다양한 합성 펩타이드류에 대해 분해활성을 나타내는 Pro21717은 $Cu^{2+}$에 의해 활성이 증가하였으며, 시판용 세탁세제(commercial detergent formulation)에 포함되어 있는 다양한 종류의 계면활성제, 화학성분, 금속이온에 의해 활성이 감소되지 않았다. 전반적으로 저온활성 Pro21717은 글로벌 상업용효소 생산회사 Novozymes이 시판하고 있는 중온성 효소 Subtilisin Carlsberg (trademark Alcalase)에 버금가는 유용한 효소학적 특성이 있는 동시에 상대적으로 더 높은 저온활성을 보여주고 있다. 위의 실험결과들은, Pro21717은 $15^{\circ}C$ 이하의 차가운 수돗물에서도 세척력을 유지하는 새로운 세탁세제 효소첨가제로서의 개발 가능성을 보여주고 있다. A cold-active and alkaline serine protease (Pro21717) was partially purified from the Antarctic marine bacterium Pseudoalteromonas arctica PAMC 21717. On a zymogram gel containing skim milk, Pro21717 produced two distinct clear-zones of approximately 37 kDa (low intensity) and 74 kDa (high intensity). These were found to have identical N-terminal sequences, suggesting they arose from an identical precursor and that the 37 kDa protease might homodimerize to the more active 74 kDa form of the protein. Pro21717 displayed proteolytic activity at $0-40^{\circ}C$ (optimal temperature of $40^{\circ}C$) and maintained this activity at pH 5.0-10.0 (optimal pH of 9.0). Notably, relative activities of 30% and 45% were observed at $0^{\circ}C$ and $10^{\circ}C$, respectively, in comparison to the 100% activity observed at $40^{\circ}C$, and this enzyme showed a broad substrate range against synthetic peptides with a preference for proline in the cleavage reaction. Pro21717 activity was enhanced by $Cu^{2+}$ and remained stable in the presence of detergent surfactants (linear alkylbenzene sulfonate and sodium dodecyl sulfate) and other chemical components ($Na_2SO_4$ and metal ions, such as $Ba^{2+}$, $Mg^{2+}$, $Ca^{2+}$, $Zn^{2+}$, $Fe^{2+}$, $K^+$, and $Na^{2+}$), which are often included in commercial detergent formulations. These data indicate that the psychrophilic Pro21717 has properties comparable to the well-characterized mesophilic subtilisin Carlsberg, which is commercially produced by Novozymes as the trademark Alcalase. Thus it has the potential to be used as a new additive enzyme in laundry detergents that must work well in cold tap water below $15^{\circ}C$.

Construction of Pseudoalteromonas - Escherichia coli shuttle vector based on a small plasmid from the marine organism Pseudoalteromonas

김덕규,박하주,박현,Kim, Dockyu,Park, Ha Ju,Park, Hyun The Microbiological Society of Korea 2016 미생물학회지 Vol.52 No.1

남극 해양세균 Pseudoalteromonas sp. PAMC 21150에서 분리한 소형 플라스미드(small plasmid, pDK4)의 크기는 3,480bp이고 G+C 함량은 41.64%이며, 3개의 open reading frames(ORFs)을 포함하고 있다. 3개의 ORF는 replication initiation protein (RepA), conjugative mobilization protein (Mob), 그리고 기능이 밝혀지지 않은 단백질을 코팅하고 있다. PCR 반응으로 증폭한 pDK4를 Escherichia coli high-copy pUC19 클로닝 벡터에 삽입하여 fusion vector (pDOC153)를 제작하였고, pDOC 153에 chloramphenicol 저항성 유전자를 삽입하여 ampicillin/chloramphenicol 저항성 Pseudoalteromonas - Escherichia coli 셔틀 벡터(shuttle vector; 7,216 bp 크기; pDOC155)를 제작하였다. 북극 해양세균 P. issachenkonii PAMC 22718이 보유한 2개의 유전자(TonB-dependent receptor gene, chi22718_IV, and exochitinase gene, chi22718_III)를 pDOC155에 삽입하여 두 개의 pDOC155 변형체(pDOC158, pDOC165)를 제작하였다. pDOC158 혹은 pDOC165을 이용하여 triparental mating 방법에 의해 플리스미드 미보유 해양세균인 Pseudoalteromonas sp. PAMC 22137를 형질전환하였다. PCR을 이용한 유전자 증폭실험을 통해서, pDOC158와 pDOC165에 삽입된 유전자들은 Pseudoalteromonas sp. PAMC 22137와 E. coli $DH5{\alpha}$ 내에서 안정적으로 유지되는 것을 확인하였다. 위의 결과는 셔틀 벡터 pDOC155는 Pseudoalteromonas spp. 유래 유전자들을 다른 Pseudoalteromonas spp. 세포 안으로 전달할 수 있는 새로운 유전자 전달시스템으로 이용될 수 있음을 보여주었다. A small plasmid (pDK4) from the Antarctic marine organism Pseudoalteromonas sp. PAMC 21150, was purified, sequenced and analyzed. pDK4 was determined to be 3,480 bp in length with a G+C content of 41.64% and contains three open reading frames encoding a replication initiation protein (RepA), a conjugative mobilization protein (Mob) and a hypothetical protein. PCR-amplified pDK4 was cloned in high-copy pUC19 to yield the fusion vector pDOC153. The chloramphenicol resistance gene was inserted into pDOC153 to give an ampicillin and chloramphenicol-resistant, Pseudoalteromonas - Escherichia coli shuttle vector (7,216 bp; pDOC155). The TonB-dependent receptor (chi22718_IV ) and exochitinase (chi22718_III ) genes from Arctic marine P. issachenkonii PAMC 22718 were cloned into pDOC155 to produce pDOC158 and pDOC165, respectively. Both vector derivatives were transferred into plasmid-free Pseudoalteromonas sp. PAMC 22137 by the triparental mating method. PCR experiments showed that the genes were stably maintained both in Pseudoalteromonas sp. PAMC 22137 and E. coli $DH5{\alpha}$ cells, indicating the potential use of pDOC155 as a new gene transfer system into marine Pseudoalteromonas spp.

남북극 유래 저온성 박테리아 Culture Collection에서 저온활성 프로테아제 생산균주의 스크리닝과 효소 특성

김덕규,박하주,이영미,홍순규,이홍금,임정한,Kim, Doc-Kyu,Park, Ha-Ju,Lee, Yung-Mi,Hong, Soon-Gyu,Lee, Hong-Kum,Yim, Joung-Han 한국미생물학회 2010 미생물학회지 Vol.46 No.1

극지연구소(KOPRI)는 국내외적으로 유일하게 남북극 지역에서 분리한 저온적응성 박테리아 균주를 대상으로 culture collection(약 6,300균주)을 구축하여 운영하고 있다. 보유 중인 프로테아제(protease) 생산 균주들(총 874균주) 중에서 활성이 높은 프로테아제를 생산하는 78개의 균주들을 1차 선발한 후, 1% skim milk가 포함된 0.1${\times}$ ZoBell 고체배지에 접종하고 다양한 온도($5-30^{\circ}C$)에서 배양하면서 세포외분비성 프로테아제의 활성을 비교하였다. 위의 신속하고 직접적인 균주 스크리닝 방법을 통해서, 최종적으로 저온활성 프로테아제를 생산하는 15개의 저온적응성 균주들을 선발하였다. 최종 선발된 균주들은 16S rRNA 유전자의 분석결과 Pseudoalteromonas (13균주)와 Flavobacterium (2균주) 속(genus)으로 분류되었고, $5-15^{\circ}C$ 저온에서도 활성을 나타내는 저온성 프로테아제를 생산하였다. 15개 균주들이 생산하는 각각의 프로테아제는 특이적 화합물에 의한 효소활성 억제 정도에 따라 5개의 그룹(serine protease, aspartic protease, cysteine protease, metalloprotease, 그리고 미분류 프로테아제)으로 분류되었다. 본 실험을 통해서 선발한 남북극 유래 박테리아 균주들은 새로운 저온활성 프로테아제를 발굴하기 위한 유용한 생물자원으로서의 가치를 가지고 있다. The Korea Polar Research Institute (KOPRI) has assembled a culture collection of cold-adapted bacterial strains from both the Arctic and Antarctic. To identify excellent protease-producers among the proteolytic bacterial collection (874 strains), 78 strains were selected in advance according to their relative activities and were subsequently re-examined for their extracellular protease activity on $0.1{\times}$ ZoBell plates supplemented with 1% skim milk at various temperatures. This rapid and direct screening method permitted the selection of a small group of 15 cold-adapted bacterial strains, belonging to either the genus Pseudoalteromonas (13 strains) or Flavobacterium (2 strains), that showed proteolytic activities at temperatures ranging between $5-15^{\circ}C$. The cold-active proteases from these strains were classified into four categories (serine protease, aspartic protease, cysteine protease, and metalloprotease) according to the extent of enzymatic inhibition by a class-specific protease inhibitor. Since highly active and/or cold-adapted proteases have the potential for industrial or commercial enzyme development, the protease-producing bacteria selected in this work will be studied as a valuable natural source of new proteases. Our results also highlight the relevance of the Antarctic for the isolation of protease-producing bacteria active at low temperatures.

Humic substances degradation by a microbial consortium enriched from subarctic tundra soil

김덕규,박하주,남성진,김석철,이형석 한국미생물학회 2019 미생물학회지 Vol.55 No.4

The largest constituent of soil organic matter in polar cold regions, humic substances (HS), are natural aromatic heteropolymers, with a composition similar to lignin. The microbes in subarctic tundra soil from Alaska, USA, were able to degrade humic acids (HA, a major component of HS) during microcosm experiments at a low temperature of 5°C, which is similar to natural soil temperature during the thawing period (an average temperature of 5.6°C in 2011~2012). The relative abundance of HA decreased to approximately 71% compared with the non-incubated soil control (100%). The microbes, however, were unable to degrade HA at 25°C, which is in the ideal soil temperature range for planting most plants. When enriched at 15°C in liquid mineral medium provided with HA as a sole carbon source, the HA-enriched microbial consortium was metabolically activated to degrade abundant soil carbons (e.g., 4-hydroxybenzoic acid and D-cellobiose) and completely degraded 2-methoxy phenols (ferulic and vanillic acids), which are lignin-derived mono-aromatics. Our data indicate that the microbial community of Alaska tundra soil is cold-adapted and symbiotically degrades HS, possibly via a bacterial lignincatabolic pathway in which vanillic acid is a primary metabolite. To our knowledge, this is the first report describing a HSdegradative pathway at the microbial consortium level.

Complete genome sequence of a cold-adapted humic acid degrading bacterium Pedobacter sp. PAMC 27299 from the Antarctic seashore

김혜진,박재완,박하주,김덕규,설우준,Kim, Hye-Jin,Park, Jae Wan,Park, Ha Ju,Kim, Dockyu,Sul, Woo Jun The Microbiological Society of Korea 2016 미생물학회지 Vol.52 No.3

부식산(humic acid)을 이용하여 저온에서 배양된 Pedobacter sp. PAMC 27299는 남극 바톤 반도(Barton Peninsula) King George Island의 해안가 이끼(moss debris)로부터 분리되었다. 본 연구에서는 Pedobacter sp. PAMC 27299의 유전체 서열을 해독하였으며 크기 6,147,290 bp, G+C 함량 40.54%의 PAMC 27299는 지구 온난화 관련 저온적응 부식산 분해 효소를 보유하는 것으로 확인되었다. Pedobacter sp. PAMC 27299 with humic acid cultivated on low temperature was isolated from the moss debris on the coast of the Barton Peninsula of King George Island of the maritime Antarctic region. Here, we present the complete genome sequence of Pedobacter sp. PAMC 27299, which contains 6,147,290 bp with a G+C content of 40.54%. PAMC 27299 may possess cold-adapted humic acid degradation enzymes with implication on global warming.

유전자조작, 균주분리 니트릴 분해효소 생산균인 Rhodococcus erythropolis의 발굴 및 효소 특성 연구

박효정 ( Hyo Jung Park ),박하주 ( Ha Joo Park ),엄기남 ( Ki Nam Uhm ),김형권 ( Hyung Kwoun Kim ) 한국미생물생명공학회 2006 한국미생물·생명공학회지 Vol.34 No.3

극지유래 저온활성 Chitinase 생산균주의 스크리닝과 Chitinase 유전자 클로닝

박유경,김정은,이형석,김지현,박하주,김덕규,박미라,임정한,김일찬,Park, Yu Kyung,Kim, Jung Eun,Lee, Hyoungseok,Kim, Ji Hyun,Park, Ha Ju,Kim, Dockyu,Park, Mira,Yim, Joung Han,Kim, Il-Chan 한국미생물학회 2012 미생물학회지 Vol.48 No.4

극지의 다양한 환경으로부터 분리되어 극지연구소 PAMC(Polar and Alpine Microbial Collection)에 보관중인 169개 균주들을 0.4% colloidal chitin이 첨가된 ZoBell 고체배지에서 배양하여 chitinase 활성을 균주 27개를 선별하였다. 그 중 PAMC 21693 균주는 저온에서 pNP-$(GlcNAc)_1$를 기질로 사용했을 때 가장 큰 활성을 보였고, $4-37^{\circ}C$의 온도 범위 중 $4^{\circ}C$에서 가장 높은 개체수 증가율을 보였다. PAMC 21693의 chitinase 유전자를 클로닝한 결과 2,619 bp의 ORF를 포함하는 총 2,857 bp의 염기서열을 확보하였다. 대장균에서 chitinase 유전자의 재조합 단백질을 발현한 결과 분자량 96 kDa의 재조합 단백질을 확인할 수 있었다. 본 논문에서는 극지 미생물 유래 저온활성 chitinase들의 생물공학 분야에서의 이용가능성을 제시하였다. Of the 169 strains of microorganisms stored in Polar and Alpine Microbial Collection of Korea Polar Research Institute, 27 strains were selected for their chitinase activity on ZoBell plates supplemented with 0.4% colloidal chitin. Among them, PAMC 21693 strain have shown the highest chitinolytic enzyme activity toward pNP-$(GlcNAc)_1$ at low temperature and the highest growth rate at $4^{\circ}C$. We cloned a full-length chitinase gene of 2,857 bp which contains an open reading frame of 2,169 bp encoding 872-amino acid polypeptide. Recombinant chitinase protein was expressed in E. coli and its molecular weight was confirmed 96 kDa. In this paper, we suggest the potential use of cold-active chitinase from polar microorganisms in the field of biotechnology.