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dc.creatorEspinoza-Sánchez,Edward Alexander
dc.creatorÁlvarez-Hernández,Marianela Hazel
dc.creatorTorres-Castillo,Jorge Ariel
dc.creatorRascón-Cruz,Quintín
dc.creatorGutiérrez-Díez,Adriana
dc.creatorZavala-García,Francisco
dc.creatorSinagawa-García,Sugey Ramona
dc.date2015-05-01
dc.date.accessioned2019-05-03T12:45:17Z
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dc.identifierhttps://scielo.conicyt.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0717-34582015000300004
dc.identifier.urihttp://revistaschilenas.uchile.cl/handle/2250/85472
dc.descriptionBackground The high capacity of chloroplast genome response to integrate and express transgenes at high levels makes this technology a good option to produce proteins of interest. This report presents the stable expression of Pectin lyase (PelA gene) and the first stable expression of manganese peroxidase (MnP-2 gene) from the chloroplast genome. Results pES4 and pES5 vectors were derived from pPV111A plasmid and contain the PelA and MnP-2 synthetic genes, respectively. Both genes are flanked by a synthetic rrn16S promoter and the 3'UTR from rbcL gene. Efficient gene integration into both inverted repeats of the intergenic region between rrn16S and 3'rps'12 was confirmed by Southern blot. Stable processing and expression of the RNA were confirmed by Northern blot analysis. Enzymatic activity was evaluated to detect expression and functionality of both enzymes. In general, mature plants showed more activity than young transplastomic plants. Compared to wild type plants, transplastomic events expressing pectin lyase exhibited enzymatic activity above 58.5% of total soluble protein at neutral pH and 60°C. In contrast, MnP-2 showed high activity at pH 6 with optimum temperature at 65°C. Neither transplastomic plant exhibited an abnormal phenotype. Conclusion This study demonstrated that hydrolytic genes PelA and MnP-2 could be integrated and expressed correctly from the chloroplast genome of tobacco plants. A whole plant, having ~ 470 g of biomass could feasibly yield 66,676.25 units of pectin or 21,715.46 units of manganese peroxidase. Also, this study provides new information about methods and strategies for the expression of enzymes with industrial value.
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dc.publisherPontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso
dc.relation10.1016/j.ejbt.2015.03.002
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.sourceElectronic Journal of Biotechnology v.18 n.3 2015
dc.subjectCell wall
dc.subjectChloroplast genetic transformation
dc.subjectHydrolytic enzyme
dc.subjectNicotiana tabacum
dc.titleStable expression and characterization of a fungal pectinase and bacterial peroxidase genes in tobacco chloroplast


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