Expressão e produção de monoxigenases bacterianas em komagataella phafii (pichia pastoris) para utilização como enzimas acessórias para desconstrução de biomassa

Abstract

The discovery of copper-dependent lytic polysaccharide monooxygenase (LPMOs), auxiliary proteins which act in synergy with other enzymes on the cellulose degradation, generated a great interest from the scientific community due to their potential application in biofuels production from lignocellulosic residues. The search for these auxiliary proteins in microorganisms has emerged as a promising strategy because there is a great diversity of isoforms and availability of genomic sequences. Thus, the present work aimed to express bacterial LPMOs in Komagataella phafii. Clones of K. phafii transformed with 6 genes selected from database were obtained. Analysis of protein expression kinetics by western blot technique showed accumulation only of the LPMO of 25 kDa coded by the gene from Thermobifida fusca YX. Production of LPMO from T. fusca was tested in 1 L bioreactor and 250 mL and 1000 mL Erlenmeyer flasks. In Erlenmeyer flasks experiments, there was protein detection, confirmed by SDS-PAGE and western blot, and a high microbial growth. In the bioreactor assay, there was no target protein detection, and microbial growth was low. After confirmation of LPMO expression in Erlenmeyer flasks assays, protein were partially purified and confirmed by protein gel and western blot. Results obtained showed that the expression system of K. phafii was effective, expressing the LPMO from T. fusca.