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2001 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

Improvement of CO2-fixaton in cyanobacteria by transforming NADH oxidase system

Research Project

Project/Area Number 12839018
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field 生物資源の変換と展開
Research InstitutionTokyo University of Agriculture

Principal Investigator

YOUICHI NIIMURA  Tokyo University of Agriculture, APPLIED BIO-SCIENCE.professor, 応用生物科学部, 教授 (00180563)

Project Period (FY) 2000 – 2001
KeywordsNADH oxi dase / AhpC / Symeshocystis / Amphi bacillus / cyamobacteria / 炭酸固定 / Symecho
Research Abstract

We previously purified an enzyme system (NADH oxidase-AhpC) which functions as peroxidase and oxidase from aerobically grown Amphibacillus xylanus that lacks both respiratory chain and catalase. The enzyme system showed a extremely high scavenging activity for both hydrogen peroxide and alkyl hydroperoxide. The final purpose of the application is to improve the ability of CO2-fixation in chloroplast, in which exess oxygen and hydrogenperoxide formed in photosynthesis inhibit CO2-fixing reacton. In order to establish an effective elimination method of the excess oxygen and hydrogenperoxide in the chloroplast, biochemical investigations and the expression of nadh oxidase ahpc gene in cyanobacteria, a model of chloroplast is performed in this application.
1.Expresstion of AhpC gene of Synechocystis sp. PCC6803 in E. coli The gene of AhpC has been cloned into pTrac99A and overexpressed in E. coli. The recombinant enzyme has been purified to homogeneity.
2.Catalytic properties of Synechocystis AhpC.
The catalytic activity of Synechocystis AhpC was examined by the peroxidase assay system with A. xylanus NADH oxidase. Regardless of a very low activity coupled with NADH oxidase, distinctly high activity was observed in cell free extract of Synechocystis, suggesting that different enzyme from Axylanus NADH oxidase reduces AhpC in Synechocystis and the expressed the NADH oxidase will not compete with the reduction enzyme system in Synechocystis.
3.Transformation and expression of nadh oxidase-ahpc gene in Synechocystis.
We have constructed a shuttle vector system between E. coli and Synechocystis and the fragment containing nadh oxidase-ahpc gene was cloned into the vector. Though the vector was transformed into Synechocystis at transformation efficiency 10 4 /μM DNA, NADH oxidase-AhpC protein was not expressed in the Synechocystis. We are reconstructing an expression system of Synechocystis to express NADH oxdase-AhpC protein in the Synechocystis. "

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All Publications (5 results)

  • [Publications] Youichi Niimura: "A Hydrogen Peroxide-Forming NADH Oxidase That Function as an Aikyl Hydroperoxicie Reductase in Amphibadilus xylanus"Journal of Bacteriology. 182. 5046-5051 (2000)

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  • [Publications] Yoshitaka Nishiyama: "A Hydrogen Peroxide-Forming NADH Oxidase Belonging to the Peroxiredoxin Oxidoreductase Family"Journal of Bacteriology. 183. 2431-2438 (2001)

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  • [Publications] 新村洋一: "NADHオキシターゼが関与する過酸化物分解系"蛋白質核酸酵素. 46. 719-725 (2001)

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  • [Publications] Niimura, Y., Nishiyama, Y., Saito, D., Tsuji, H., Hidaka, M., Miyaji, T., Watanabe, T., Massey, V.: "A Hydrogen Peroxide-Forming NADH Oxidase That Function as an Alkyl Hydroperoxide Reductase in Amphibacillus xylanus"J.Bacteriol. 182. 5046-5051 (2000)

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  • [Publications] Nishiyama, Y., Masse, V., Takeda, K., Kawasaki, S., Sto, J. Watanabe, T., and iimura, Y.: "A Hydrogen Peroxide-Forming NADH Oxidase Belonging to the Peroxiredoxin Oxidoreductase Family"J. Bacteriol. 183. 2431-2438 (2001)

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Published: 2003-09-17  

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