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ScienceAsia (): 405-413 |doi:
10.2306/scienceasia1513-1874...405
Cloning, characterization, and heterologous expression of a dextranase gene from Penicilliumÿpinophilum SMCU3-14
PananÿRerngsamran*, PimonrutÿTemjitpukdee, NilnateÿAssavasirijinda, SupatÿChareonpornwattana, SuthepÿThaniyavarn
ABSTRACT: A DNA fragment encoding dextranase was cloned from Penicillium pinophilum SMCU3-14 using the genome walking approach. Sequence analysis of the gene (SMCU-DEX) revealed a putative CAAT box at −165 (CCAAT), a putative TATA box at −93 (TATAA) in the 5′-noncoding region, and a polyadenylation signal (AATAAG) in the 3′-noncoding region. A cDNA sequence analysis revealed no evidence of introns. The deduced open reading frame is 1824ÿbp in length and encodes a predicted protein of 608 amino acids (molecular weight (MW) of ∼66ÿkDa), with a putative N-terminal 20-amino acid signal peptide, giving a predicted mature protein of 588 amino acids (MW of ∼64ÿkDa) that belongs to glycosyl hydrolase family 49, as with other fungal dextranases. This is the first report of a dextranase gene sequence from P.ÿpinophilum. The cDNA was cloned and expressed in Escherichia coli, and the transformants showed dextranase activity on a dextran-containing agar medium. Crude extracts from the transformants analysed by sodium dodecyl sulphate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis containing blue dextran revealed a distinct specific band of dextranase activity at an MW of approximately 66ÿkDa. This recombinant dextranase is likely to have valuable and cost-effective applications in medicine and industry.
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| DepartmentÿofÿMicrobiology, FacultyÿofÿScience, ChulalongkornÿUniversity, Payathai, Bangkokÿ10330ÿThailand |
* Corresponding author, E-mail: panan.r@chula.ac.th
Received 31 Mar 2014, Accepted 11 Nov 2014
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