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L-Amino Acid-Producing Bacterium and Method for Producing L-Amino Acid

a technology of l-amino acid and bacterium, which is applied in the field of l-amino acid-producing bacterium and method for producing lamino acid, can solve the problems that the use of methylophilus /i>bacteria in the production of l-amino acids has not been reported, and achieves enhanced l-amino acid biosynthetic enzyme activity, enhanced dihydrodipicolinate synthase activity and aspar

Inactive Publication Date: 2008-02-14
GUNJI YOSHIYA +6
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[0015] It is an object of the present invention to provide the Methylophilus bacterium as described above, wherein L-amino acid biosynthetic enzyme activity is enhanced.
[0016] It is an object of the present invention to provide the Methylophilus bacterium as described above, wherein dihydrodipicolinate synthase activity and aspartokinase activity are enhanced, and the bacterium has L-lysine-producing ability.
[0017] It is an object of the present invention to provide the Methylophilus bacterium as described above, wherein dihydrodipicolinate synthase activity is enhanced, and the bacterium has L-lysine-producing ability.
[0018] It is an object of the present invention to provide the Methylophilus bacterium as described above, wherein aspartokinase activity is enhanced, and the bacterium has L-lysine-producing ability.
[0021] It is an object of the present invention to provide the bacterium as described above, wherein activities of aspartokinase, homoserine dehydrogenase, homoserine kinase, and threonine synthase, is / are enhanced, and the bacterium has L-threonine-producing ability.

Problems solved by technology

To date, however, the use of Methylophilus bacteria in production of L-amino acids has not been reported.

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Creation of L-Lysine-Producing Bacterium: (I)

[0165] (1) Introduction of Mutant lysC and Mutant dapA into Methylophilus Bacterium

[0166] A Methylophilus bacterium was transformed with plasmid RSFD80 (see WO95 / 16042) which contained a mutant lysC and a mutant dapA. RSFD80 is plasmid pVIC40 (International Publication WO90 / 04636, Japanese Patent Application Laid-open (Kohyo) No. 3-501682 / 1991) derived from the broad host spectrum vector plasmid pAYC32 (Chistorerdov, A. Y., Tsygankov, Y. D., Plasmid, 16, 161-167, (1986)), which is a derivative of RSF1010. RSF1010 contains a mutant dapA and a mutant lysC derived from E. coli located downstream of the promoter (tetP) of the tetracycline resistance gene of pVIC40 in this order, so that the transcription directions of the genes are ordinary with respect to tetP. The mutant dapA codes for a mutant DDPS with a tyrosine in place of the histidine at position 118. The mutant lysC codes for a mutant AKIII with an isoleucine in place of the threon...

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Creation of L-Lysine-Producing Bacterium (II)

[0180] (1) Introduction of the tac Promoter Region into a Broad Host Spectrum Vector

[0181] In order to produce a large amount of a L-lysine biosynthetic enzyme in Methylophilus methylotrophus, the tac promoter was used for gene expression of this target enzyme. This promoter is frequently used in E. coli.

[0182] The tac promoter region was obtained by amplification through PCR using pKK233-3 (Pharmacia) as the template, DNA fragments having the nucleotide sequences of SEQ ID NOS: 15 and 16 as primers, and a heat-resistant DNA polymerase. The PCR was performed with cycles of 94° C. for 20 seconds, 60° C. for 30 seconds, and 72° C. for 60 seconds, repeated 30 times. Then, the amplified DNA fragment was collected and treated with restriction enzymes EcoRI and PstI. The broad host spectrum vector pRS (see Japanese Patent Application Laid-open (Kohyo) No. 3-501682 / 1991) was also digested with the same restriction enzymes, and the aforementio...

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Creation of L-Lysine-Producing Bacterium (III)

[0189] The Methylophilus methylotrophus AS1 strain (NCIMB10515) was inoculated into 121M1 medium and cultured at 37° C. for 15 hours. The obtained bacterial cells were treated with NTG in a conventional manner (NTG concentration: 100 mg / L, 37° C., 5 minutes), and spread onto 121M1 agar medium containing 7 g / L of S-(2-aminoethyl)-cysteine (AEC) and 3 g / L of L-threonine. The cells were cultured at 37° C. for 2 to 8 days, and the colonies which formed were picked up to obtain AEC-resistant strains.

[0190] The aforementioned AEC-resistant strains were inoculated into 121 production medium, and cultured at 37° C. for 38 hours under aerobic conditions. After the culture was completed, the cells and calcium carbonate were removed from the medium by centrifugation, and the L-lysine concentration in the culture supernatant was measured by an amino acid analyzer (JASCO Corporation [Nihon Bunko], high performance liquid chromatography). The strain...

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Abstract

An L-amino acid is produced by culturing a Methylophilus bacterium which can grow by using methanol as the main carbon source and has L-amino acid-producing ability, for example, a Methylophilus bacterium in which dihydrodipicolinate synthase activity and aspartokinase activity are enhanced by transformation of cells with a DNA coding for dihydrodipicolinate synthase that is desensitized to feedback inhibition by L-lysine and a DNA coding for aspartokinase that is desensitized to feedback inhibition by L-lysine, or a Methylophilus bacterium which is casamino acid auxotrophic, in a medium containing methanol as a main carbon source, to produce and accumulate an L-amino acid in culture, and collecting the L-amino acid from the culture.

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[0001] This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §120 as a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09 / 926,299, filed Oct. 9, 2001, now allowed, which in turn claimed priority under 35 U.S.C. §119 to Japanese Patent Application 11-103143, filed Apr. 9, 1999, Japanese Patent Application 11-169447, filed Jun. 16, 1999, Japanese Patent Application 11-368097, filed Dec. 24, 1999, and PCT Application No. PCT / JP00 / 02295, filed Apr. 7, 2000. These applications are hereby incorporated by reference in their entireties.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] 1. Field of the Invention [0003] The present invention relates to techniques useful in the microbial industry. In particular, the present invention relates to a method for producing an L-amino acid by fermentation, and a microorganism which can be used in the method. [0004] 2. Brief Description of the Related Art [0005] Amino acids such as L-lysine, L-glutamic acid, L-threonine, L-leucine, L-isoleucine, L-valine, and L-phenylalani...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): C12N15/74C12N1/20C12P13/04C12N1/21C12N9/12C12N9/88C12N15/11C12N15/52C12P13/08C12R1/01
CPCC12N9/1217C12N9/88C12P13/08C12R1/01C12P13/04C12R2001/01C12N1/205
Inventor GUNJI, YOSHIYAYASUEDA, HISASHISUGIMOTO, SHINICHITSUJIMOTO, NOBUHARUSHIMAOKA, MEGUMIMIYATA, YURIOBA, MANAMI
Owner GUNJI YOSHIYA
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