Genetically modified bacteria producing three DNA repair enzymes and method for the evaluation of DNA repair activity
AssigneesUniversidad de la República, Ministerio De Defensa Nacional—Instituto Antartico Uruguayo
InventorsJuan José Marizcurrena, Susana Castro Sowinski
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Abstract
Three recombinant E. coli strains produce the enzymes CPD-photolyase, 6,4-bifunctional photolyase and 6,4-photolyase, from bacterial Antarctic isolates of the genus Hymenobacter the first one and Sphingomonas the others. It is also disclosed a process of production and purification of the recombinant enzymes with high performance, high degree of purity and high catalytic repair activity, having applications in, but it is not limited to, cosmetics and pharmaceutical industry. A fast, cheap and qualitative method is provided for the determination of the CPD photolyase activity.
Claims8
A genetically modified microorganism comprising at least one gene encoding a photolyase selected from the group consisting of:
- an isolated nucleic acid molecule comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 1;
- an isolated nucleic acid molecule containing the sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 3;
- an isolated nucleic acid molecule containing the sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 5.
An isolated nucleic acid molecule comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 1.
An isolated nucleic acid molecule comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 3.
An isolated nucleic acid molecule comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 5.
A recombinant photolyase comprising at least one gene encoding a photolyase that comprises the transformation of Escherichia coli with the host-vector comprising a DNA construct consisting of at least the sequence of an isolated nucleic acid molecule comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 1, SEQ ID NO:
- 3 or SEQ ID NO:
- 5 operatively linked to a promoter and terminator sequences of the transcription, containing a histidine tag and Kanamycin resistance.
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