Abstract

The genes for cellulases of Pseudomonas sp. LBC505 and CYC10, potent cellulase complex-producing strains, were cloned in Escherichia coli with pUC19. Recombinant plasmids pLCl and pLC2 were isolated from transformants producing cellulase by Congo red staining, and their genes cloned were 0.7 kb and 4.6 kb HindIII fragments, respectively. The inserts of pLCl and pLC2 were hybridized to chromosomal DNAs digested with HindIII from Pseudomona~ sp. LBC505 and CYC10, respectively. Immunodiffusion assays revealed that pLC1-and pLC2-encoded cellulase showed similarity with that of host strains. About 24% of cellulase activity was observed in the extracellular fraction of E. coli carrying pLC1, and its activity was higher about 1.4 times than that of LBC505. The enzymatic properties of pLC1 and pLC2 encoded cellulase were the same as those of cellulase from host strains. HPLC analysis and substrate specificity showed that cellulases were the same as those of cellulase from host strains. HPLC analysis and substrate specificity showed that cellulases cloned were endocellulase.

Cellulase 복합체와 xylanase를 동시에 분비하는 Pseudomonas sp. LBC 505와 CYC 10의 cellulase 유전자를 pUC19를 사용하여 E.coli에 클로닝시켰다. Congo red 염색시 노란색 환을 형성하는 대장균 형질전환에서 7.0Kb-와 4.6Kb-HindIII 단편을 함유한 재조합 플라스미드 pLC1과 pLC2를 가각 분리하였다. DNA hybridization 실험에서 pLC1 과 pLC2는 Pseudomonas sp. LBC 505와 CYC 10 유래임이 각각 밝혀졌고, Immunoassay 실험에서도 유사성이 인정되었다. pLC1을 함유하고 있는 대장균은 cellulas의 24를 세포외로 분비하였고, 효소활성은 모균주에 비해 1.4배 증가하였다. pLC1과 pLC2의 효소학적 성질도 모균주와 동일하였으며, 기질특이성과 HPLC로 유리당을 분석한 결과, 클로닝된 유전자는 endo type인 것으로 나타났다.

Keywords

• Pseudomonas sp.;
• cellulase gene;
• cloning