Abstract
Many ecosystems are currently co-contaminated with heavy metals such as cadmium (Cd(2+) ) and pesticides such as chlorpyrifos (CP) and γ-hexachlorocyclohexane (γ-HCH). A feasible approach to remediate the combined pollution of heavy metals and pesticides is the use of γ-HCH degrading bacteria endowed with CP hydrolysis and heavy metal biosorption capabilities. In this work, a recombinant microorganism capable of simultaneously detoxifying Cd(2+) , CP, and γ-HCH was constructed by display of synthetic phytochelatins (EC20) and methyl parathion hydrolase (MPH) fusion protein on the cell surface of the γ-HCH degrading Sphingobium japonicum UT26 using the truncated ice nucleation protein (INPNC) as an anchoring motif. The surface localization of INPNC-EC20-MPH was verified by cell fractionation, Western blot analysis, immunofluorescence microscopy, and proteinase accessibility experiment. Expression of EC20 on the cell surface not only improved Cd(2+) binding but also alleviated the cellular toxicity of Cd(2+) . As expected, the rates of CP and γ-HCH degradation were reduced in the presence of Cd(2+) for cells without EC20 expression. However, expression of EC20 (higher Cd(2+) accumulation) significantly restored the levels of CP and γ-HCH degradation. These results demonstrated that surface display of EC20 enhanced not only Cd(2+) accumulation but also protected the recombinant strain against the toxic effects of Cd(2+) on CP and γ-HCH degradation.
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