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Proteins expressed by the bacterial cold shock genes are highly conserved at sequence level and perform various biological functions in both the cold-stressed and normal cells. To study the effects of various agents on the cold shock genes of Staphylococcus aureus, we have cloned the upstream region of cspC from S. aureus Newman and found that the above region possesses appreciable promoter (P(c)) activity even at 37 degrees C. A reporter S. aureus strain CHANDA2, constructed by inserting the P(c)-lacZ transcriptional fusion into S. aureus RN4220 genome, was found to express very low level of beta-galactosidase after cold shock, indicating that low temperature induces P(c) very weakly. Interestingly, transcription from P(c ) was induced very strongly by several antibiotics, hydrogen peroxide and arsenate salt. Cold shock proteins expressed by S. aureus are highly identical at sequence level and bear single-strand nucleic acid binding motifs. A 16 nt downstream box and a 13 nt upstream box were identified at the downstream of initiation codon and at the upstream of ribosome binding site of csp transcripts. Their roles in S. aureus cold shock gene expression have been discussed elaborately.
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PMID:Antibiotics, arsenate and H2O2 induce the promoter of Staphylococcus aureus cspC gene more strongly than cold. 1880 57

A psychrotrophic bacterium producing a cold-adapted beta-galactosidase upon growth at low temperatures was classified as Arthrobacter sp. 20B. A genomic DNA library of strain 20B introduced into Escherichia coli TOP10F' and screening on X-Gal (5-bromo-4-chloro-3-indolyl-beta-D-galactopyranoside)-containing agar plates led to the isolation of beta-galactosidase gene. The beta-galactosidase gene (bgaS) encoding a protein of 1,053 amino acids, with a calculated molecular mass of 113,695 kDa. Analysis of the amino acid sequence of BgaS protein, deduced from the bgaS ORF, suggested that it is a member of the glycosyl hydrolase family 2. A native cold-adapted beta-galactosidase was purified to homogeneity and characterized. It is a homotetrameric enzyme, each subunit being approximately 116 kDa polypeptide as deduced from native and SDS-PAGE, respectively. The beta-galactosidase was optimally active at pH 6.0-8.0 and 25 degrees Celsius. P-nitrophenyl-beta-D-galactopyranoside (PNPG) is its preferred substrate (three times higher activity than for ONPG-o-nitrophenyl-beta-D-galactopyranoside). The Arthrobacter sp. 20B beta-galactosidase is activated by thiol compounds (53% rise in activity in the presence of 10 mM 2-mercaptoethanol), some metal ions (activity increased by 50% for Na(+), K(+) and by 11% for Mn(2+)) and inactivated by pCMB (4-chloro-mercuribenzoic acid) and heavy metal ions (Pb(2+), Zn(2+), Cu(2+)).
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PMID:A new beta-galactosidase with a low temperature optimum isolated from the Antarctic Arthrobacter sp. 20B: gene cloning, purification and characterization. 1977 12

The putative beta-galactosidase gene (lacZ) of Lactobacillus acidophilus has a very low degree of homology to the Escherichia coli beta-galactosidase gene (lacZ) and locates in a special lac gene cluster which contains two beta-galactosidase genes. No functional characteristic of the putative beta-galactosidase has been described so far. In this study, the lacZ gene of L. acidophilus was hetero-expressed in E. coli and the recombinant protein was purified by a three-step procedure. The product of the lacZ gene was also extracted from L. acidophilus ATCC 4356 and active staining was carried out. The enzymatic properties of the purified recombinant LacZ were assayed. The results of hetero-expression showed the recombinant LacZ without tag had beta-galactosidase activity. The purified recombinant LacZ had a specific activity of 43.2 U/mg protein. The result of active staining showed that the functional product of the lacZ gene did exist in L. acidophilus. The L. acidophilus beta-galactosidase (LacZ) had an optimal pH of 6, an optimal temperature of 37 degrees C and could hydrolyze 73% of lactose in milk in 30 h at 10 degrees C. The L. acidophilus beta-galactosidase (LacZ) was identified as cold-adapted beta-galactosidase in this study for the first time, and may be useful for lactose removal from dairy products at low temperatures.
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PMID:Functional identification of a putative beta-galactosidase gene in the special lac gene cluster of Lactobacillus acidophilus. 1984 76

Single enzyme molecule assays were performed on beta-galactosidase from the thermophilic bacteria Geobacillus stearothermophilus using a capillary electrophoresis-based continuous flow assay and the substrate DDAO-beta-D: -galactoside. The enzyme was found to be heterogeneous with respect to catalytic rate, electrophoretic mobility and activation energy of catalysis. Catalytic rate was also found to vary over time for individual molecules at elevated temperature. Comparison with beta-galactosidase from the mesophilic bacteria Escherichia coli showed that the variation in activity over time was less pronounced and the average activation energy of catalysis was lower for the Geobacillus stearothermophilus enzyme. Attempts to measure the properties of individual beta-galactosidase molecules from the thermophilic bacteria Thermus thermophilus and the cold-adapted bacteria Pseudoalteromas haloplanktis using this assay were unsuccessful.
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PMID:Heterogeneous properties of individual molecules of beta-galactosidase from the thermophilic bacteria Geobacillus stearothermophilus. 2004 17

The analysis of the cold-shock domain (CSD)-encoding genes, capB and cspA, by PCR amplification showed presence of capB in all 18 Antarctic Pseudomonas isolates, but the absence of cspA. Nucleotide sequence analysis of capB ORF from a biodegradative Pseudomonas 30/3 and its regulatory sequences including the promoter and 5'-UTR was determined and compared with the other CSD-encoding genes. Expression analysis using translational gene fusion of the putative capB promoter and its flanking sequence from Pseudomonas sp. 30/3 with lacZ' exhibited a significant increase in beta-galactosidase activity at 15 and 6 degrees C. Unlike the expression of E. coli CspA, Pseudomonas sp. 30/3 showed a slow but steady increase of the CapB expression at 6 degrees C. Subcellular localization of CapB at 6 degrees C showed accumulation in and around the nucleoid whereas at 22 or 30 degrees C, it was identified around the nucleoid as well as in the cytosol. Our study attempts to elucidate the detailed structure of capB from Pseudomonas 30/3 and the role of 5'UTR in the transcriptional regulation along with the possible role of CapB in transcription and translation suited for the cold adaptation of this bacterium in Antarctic environment.
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PMID:Occurrence and distribution of capB in Antarctic microorganisms and study of its structure and regulation in the Antarctic biodegradative Pseudomonas sp. 30/3. 2009 Oct 73

The baculovirus expression vector system has been used extensively to produce numerous proteins originating from both prokaryotic and eukaryotic sources. In addition to easy cloning techniques and abundant viral propagation, the system's insect cell environment provides eukaryotic post-translational modification machinery. The baculovirus display vector system provides a number of advantages over prokaryotic systems, allowing the combination of genotype with phenotype, enabling presentation of foreign peptides or even complex proteins on the baculoviral envelope or capsid. Baculoviruses permit larger gene insertions, are easily propagated, and can be grown to high titers. Furthermore, surface modifications of the viral capsid enable specific targeting. This strategy can be used to enhance viral binding and entry to a wide variety of both dividing and nondividing mammalian cells, as well as to produce antibodies against the displayed antigen. In addition, the technology should enable modifications of intracellular behavior, i.e., trafficking of recombinant "nanoparticles," a highly relevant feature for studies of targeted gene or protein delivery. Although baculovirus titer can be determined by standard methods such as classical plaque assays or end-point dilution assays, such methods often are tedious and time-consuming. The protocol described here is rapid and can be performed directly using marker genes such as green fluorescent protein or beta-galactosidase regulated by baculovirus-specific promoters, or indirectly as an immunoassay with baculovirus-specific antibodies (e.g., anti-gp64).
Cold Spring Harb Protoc 2010 Mar
PMID:Determination of recombinant baculovirus display viral titer. 2019 63

This protocol provides a method for identification of specific cell types in frozen adult Drosophila retina using beta-galactosidase staining.
Cold Spring Harb Protoc 2010 May
PMID:Beta-galactosidase activity staining of frozen adult Drosophila retinas. 2043 6

When a transient or stable transfection assay is developed for a promoter, a primary objective is to quantify promoter strength. Because transfection efficiency in such assays can be low, promoters are commonly fused to heterologous reporter genes that encode enzymes that can be quantified using highly sensitive assays. The reporter protein's activity or fluorescence within a transfected cell population is approximately proportional to the steady-state mRNA level. Although the Escherichia coli lacZ gene, encoding beta-galactosidase (beta-gal), can be used as a standard reporter for monitoring the strength of a promoter or enhancer in a transient or stable transfection assay, it is predominantly used as an internal control during transient transfection experiments. When used in this manner, cells are usually transfected with the control plasmid (containing a ubiquitously active viral promoter fused to the E. coli lacZ gene) and an experimental plasmid containing another reporter gene (e.g., luciferase or chloramphenicol acetyltransferase [CAT]) under the control of the promoter or enhancer of interest. The basic colorimetric assay described here is the simplest and least expensive assay for quantifying beta-gal activity. The cells are lysed and, after determining the total protein concentration in the extracts, an aliquot of the extract is mixed with the reaction substrate, O-nitrophenyl-beta-D-galactopyranoside (ONPG), in a buffer containing sodium phosphate and magnesium chloride. When the yellow product becomes visible, the optical densities of the samples are determined spectrophotometrically.
Cold Spring Harb Protoc 2010 May
PMID:Beta-galactosidase assay. 2043 10

While formulating proteins into solid particles prior to microsphere preparation is regarded as an effective way to stabilize such macromolecules, the protein particles may still contact the aqueous continuous phase and be re-dissolved. Dissolved proteins may not only leak into the aqueous continuous phase (resulting in reduced loading efficiency), but also contact water-oil (the hydrophobic polymer solution) interfaces, factors known to denature proteins. To avoid dissolution of solidified protein particles, we developed a microencapsulation procedure involving a hydrophilic "oil" (hO) continuous phase to which the hydrophobic solution of the controlled-release polymer was dispersed. The hydrophilic "oil" phase was a glycerol-based liquid mixed with ethylene glycol and polyvinyl alcohol solution to adjust viscosity and surface tension. This non-water hydrophilic continuous phase is immiscible with the hydrophobic polymer solution yet unable to dissolve pre-formulated protein particles. After the embryonic microspheres loaded with the protein particles were formed in this hydrophilic "oil" phase, the formulation was transferred into a cold ethanol bath where the microspheres were immediately hardened due to extracting the organic solution by ethanol. This method was examined by microencapsulating bovine serum albumin (BSA) and beta-galactosidase (beta-gal) into polylactide-co-glycolide (PLGA) microspheres for encapsulation efficiency, release kinetics and bioactivity preservation. As measured using size exclusion chromatography (SEC-HPLC), up to 90% added BSA was encapsulated in microspheres, and the release kinetics of the protein was adjusted by selecting surfactants used in microencapsulation emulsification. The assay of enzymatic activity of beta-galactosidase in hydrolysis of o-nitrophenyl-beta-d-galactopyranoside (ONPG) indicated that over 90% of the protein recovered from the microspheres was active.
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PMID:Preparation of protein-loaded sustained-release microspheres via 'solid-in-oil-in-hydrophilic oil-in-ethanol (S/O/hO/E)' emulsification. 2048 70

A novel beta-galactosidase gene, zd410, was isolated by screening a soil metagenomic library. Sequence analysis revealed that zd410 encodes a protein of 672 amino acids with a predicted molecular weight of 78.6 kDa. The recombinant ZD410 was expressed and purified in Pichia pastoris, with a yield of ca. 300 mg from 1 L culture. The purified enzyme displayed optimal activity at 38 degrees C and pH 7.0. Given that the enzyme had 54% of the maximal activity at 20 degrees C and 11% of the maximal activity at close to 0 degrees C, ZD410 was regarded as a cold-adapted beta-galactosidase. ZD410 displays high enzymatic activity for its synthetic substrate-ONPG (o-nitrophenyl-beta-D-galactopyranoside, 243 U/mg) and its natural substrate-lactose (25.4 U/mg), while its activity was slightly stimulated by addition of Na(+), K(+), or Ca(2+) at low concentrations. ZD410 is a good candidate of beta-galactosidases for food industry after further study.
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PMID:A novel metagenome-derived beta-galactosidase: gene cloning, overexpression, purification and characterization. 2061 17


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