Abstract
BackgroundManganese peroxidase (MnP) from Irpex lacteus F17 has been shown to have a strong ability to degrade recalcitrant aromatic pollutants. In this study, a recombinant MnP from I. lacteus F17 was expressed in Escherichia coli Rosetta (DE3) in the form of inclusion bodies, which were refolded to achieve an active enzyme. Further, we optimized the in vitro refolding conditions to increase the recovery yield of the recombinant protein production. Additionally, we attempted to express recombinant MnP in soluble form in E. coli, and compared its activity with that of refolded MnP.ResultsRefolded MnP was obtained by optimizing the in vitro refolding conditions, and soluble MnP was produced in the presence of four additives, TritonX-100, Tween-80, ethanol, and glycerol, through incubation at 16 °C. Hemin and Ca2+ supplementation was crucial for the activity of the recombinant protein. Compared with refolded MnP, soluble MnP showed low catalytic efficiencies for Mn2+ and H2O2 substrates, but the two enzymes had an identical, broad range substrate specificity, and the ability to decolorize azo dyes. Furthermore, their enzymatic spectral characteristics were analysed by circular dichroism (CD), electronic absorption spectrum (UV-VIS), fluorescence and Raman spectra, indicating the differences in protein conformation between soluble and refolded MnP. Subsequently, size exclusion chromatography (SEC) and dynamic light scattering (DLS) analyses demonstrated that refolded MnP was a good monomer in solution, while soluble MnP predominantly existed in the oligomeric status.ConclusionsOur results showed that two forms of recombinant MnP could be expressed in E. coli by varying the culture conditions during protein expression.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12896-016-0317-2) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
Highlights
Manganese peroxidase (MnP) from Irpex lacteus F17 has been shown to have a strong ability to degrade recalcitrant aromatic pollutants
The results indicated that urea, GSSG, glycerol, and pH significantly affected the enzyme activity, while MnSO4 and KCl had no obvious effects
K1 was the sum of the specific activities for each factor when the factor level is 1, and k1 was the average number of K1, and so on, for K2 and K3, as well as for k2 and k3
Summary
Manganese peroxidase (MnP) from Irpex lacteus F17 has been shown to have a strong ability to degrade recalcitrant aromatic pollutants. A recombinant MnP from I. lacteus F17 was expressed in Escherichia coli Rosetta (DE3) in the form of inclusion bodies, which were refolded to achieve an active enzyme. Refolding is a result of trial and error, and it requires much effort to obtain a renatured protein It is of great interest and importance to explore soluble protein production in E. coli. In this regard, alternative methods have been examined, such as choosing a suitable vector and host [15], changing the type of promoter [16], switching the location of an affinity tag [16], decreasing the growth temperature [17], optimizing codon usage [18], adding osmolytes to the expression medium [19], coexpressing chaperones [20], and site-directed mutagenesis [21]. Far, no strategy has yielded soluble MnP in E. coli
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