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Doctoral Thesis
DOI
https://doi.org/10.11606/T.42.2019.tde-29012019-091634
Document
Author
Full name
Karen Lopes Almeida
Institute/School/College
Knowledge Area
Date of Defense
Published
São Paulo, 2018
Supervisor
Committee
Gomez, José Gregorio Cabrera (President)
Fernandes, Andrea Balan
Freire, Denise Maria Guimarães
Maldonado, Gabriel Padilla
Queiroz, Sonia Regina da Silva
Title in Portuguese
Expressão heteróloga de genes rhlA envolvidos na síntese de 3-(3-hidroxialcanoiloxi)-alcanoato, o precursor de ramnolipídeos.
Keywords in Portuguese
Burkholderia
Pseudomonas
Biossurfactante
Gene rhlA
Ramnolipídeo
Abstract in Portuguese
Os ramnolipídeos (RLs) são biossurfactantes glicolipídeos que podem ser produzidos por diferentes espécies bacterianas. P. aeruginosa produz RLs ricos em 3-hidroxidecanoato, já o RL produzido por B. thailandensis apresenta elevada proporção de 3-hidroxitetradecanoato. A enzima RhlA sintetiza o 3-(3-hidroxialcanoiloxi)alcanoato (HAA), porção lipídica de RLs, e apresenta diferenças estruturais nas espécies de P. aeruginosa e B. thailandensis. Esse trabalho concentrou-se na clonagem e expressão heteróloga dos genes rhlA da linhagem P. aeruginosa LFM634 e Burkholderia thailandensis E264. Os HAAs e RLs produzidos pelas linhagens recombinantes foram caracterizados. Além disso, genes quiméricos foram sintetizados com a finalidade de modificar a especificidade das enzimas RhlAs. Os resultados obtidos neste trabalho demonstraram que a expressão de genes rhlA de diferentes espécies modificou a composição dos HAAs e/ou RLs produzidos em P. aeruginosa, B. thailandensis e E. coli. Os dados indicam que a enzima RhlA desempenha um papel importante na composição dos HAAs produzidos, porém o metabolismo bacteriano também é responsável pela composição desses tensoativos. Além disso, os resultados sugerem que a enzima RhlB, responsável pela ligação de ramnose ao HAA, também apresenta diferenças de especificidade. Quando as enzimas quiméricas foram avaliadas, detectou-se um comportamento semelhante à RhlA de B. thailandensis indicando que a estrutura de RhlA de P. aeruginosa é muito específica para funcionar adequadamente junto com a enzima RhlB. Por fim, as propriedades tensoativas demonstraram diferenças quando há modificações na composição dos 3-hidroxiácidos incorporados aos RLs.
Title in English
Heterologous expression of rhlA genes involved in synthesis of 3-(3- hydroxyalkanoyloxy)-alkanoate, the precursor of rhamnolipids.
Keywords in English
Burkholderia
Pseudomonas
rhlA gene
Biosurfactant
Rhamnolipid
Abstract in English
Rhamnolipids (RLs) are glycolipid biosurfactants that can be produced by different bacterial species. P. aeruginosa produces RLs rich in 3-hydroxydecanoate, whereas the RL produced by B. thailandensis presents a high proportion of 3-hydroxytetradecanoate. RhlA enzyme synthesizes 3-(3-hydroxyalkanoyloxy)alkanoate (HAA), lipid portion of RLs, and presents structural differences in P. aeruginosa and B. thailandensis. HAAs and RLs produced by the recombinant strains were characterized. In addition, chimeric genes were synthesized for the purpose of modifying the specificity of the RhlAs enzymes. The results obtained in this study demonstrated that the expression of rhlA genes from different species modified the composition of HAAs and/or RLs produced by P. aeruginosa, B. thailandensis and Escherichia coli. The data also strongly suggest that the composition of the RLs produced depends on the 3-hidroxiacids supplies by the cellular metabolism. Futhermore, the results suggest that the RhlB enzyme that binds to the molecule of HAA a d-TDP-L-rhamnose, also exhibits differences in specificity. When the chimeric enzymes were evaluated, a RhlA-like behavior of B. thailandensis was detected indicating that the RhlA structure of P. aeruginosa is very specific to function properly together with the RhlB enzyme. Finally, the results also indicate differences in the tensoactive properties of the RLs with different compositions.
 
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2019-01-29
 
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