Coenzyme-linked glucose dehydrogenase and polynucleotide encoding the same
The present invention provides members that produce on a large scale a coenzyme-linked glucose dehydrogenase which has excellent substrate-recognizing ability toward glucose while providing low action on maltose. The present invention relates to a polynucleotide encoding a soluble coenzyme-linked glucose dehydrogenase that catalyzes the oxidation of glucose in the presence of an electron acceptor and has an activity toward maltose of 5% or lower; a polypeptide encoded by the nucleotide sequence of the polynucleotide; a recombinant vector carrying the polynucleotide; a transformed cell produced using the recombinant vector; a method for producing a polypeptide comprising culturing the transformed cell and collecting from the cultivated products a polypeptide that links to FAD to exert the glucose dehydration activity; a method for determination of glucose using the polypeptide; a reagent composition for determination of glucose; and a biosensor.
1. A cDNA encoding a coenzyme-linked glucose dehydrogenase, comprising the sequences set forth in SEQ ID NOs. 5 to 7, the coenzyme-linked glucose dehydrogenase having the following properties (a) to (d):
(a) having a subunit molecular weight of approximately 63 kDa, wherein the term “subunit molecular weight” refers to a subunit molecular weight determined by subjecting a coenzyme-linked glucose dehydrogenase without sugar chains to polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE);
(b) utilizing a FAD as a coenzyme;
(c) catalyzing a reaction in which a hydroxyl group at a 1-position of glucose is oxidized and the glucose is converted to glucono-δ-lactone; and
(d) having an activity toward maltose of 5% or less with respect to an activity toward glucose.
2. A cDNA encoding a flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD)-linked glucose dehydrogenase (GLD), the GLD comprising sequences set forth in SEQ ID NOs. 8 to 12, the coenzyme-linked glucose dehydrogenase having following properties (a) to (c):
(a) having a subunit molecular weight of approximately 63 kDa, wherein the term “subunit molecular weight” refers to a subunit molecular weight determined by subjecting a coenzyme-linked glucose dehydrogenase without sugar chains polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE);
(b) catalyzing a reaction in which a hydroxyl group at a 1-position of glucose is oxidized and the glucose is converted to glucono-δ-lactone; and
(c) having an activity toward maltose of 5% or less with respect to an activity toward glucose.
3. A cDNA encoding a flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD)-linked glucose dehydrogenase (GLD) which catalyzes dehydrogenation of glucose in presence of an electron acceptor and having an activity toward maltose of 5% or less with respect to an activity toward glucose,
wherein the GLD has an amino acid sequence with a homology of at least [[60%]] 90% to the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 2 or the amino acid sequence set forth in amino acid 20 to 592 of SEQ ID NO: 2, and the cDNA is derived from an Aspergillus terreus ( A. terreus ).
4. A cDNA encoding a flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD)-linked glucose dehydrogenase (GLD) which catalyzes dehydrogenation of glucose in presence of an electron acceptor and having an activity toward maltose of 5% or less with respect to an activity toward glucose, the cDNA comprising the nucleotide sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO. 1.
5. A vector comprising the cDNA set forth in claim 1 .
6. An isolated transformed host cell comprising the vector set forth in claim 5 .
7. A method for producing a coenzyme-linked glucose dehydrogenase, comprising culturing the isolated transformed host cell set forth in claim 6 , thereby expressing the coenzyme-linked glucose dehydrogenase having a glucose dehydrogenation activity, and collecting the coenzyme-linked glucose dehydrogenase having a glucose dehydrogenation activity from the cultivated product.
8. A cDNA encoding a flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD)-linked glucose dehydrogenase (GLD) which catalyzes dehydrogenation of glucose in presence of an electron acceptor and having an activity toward maltose of 5% or less with respect to an activity toward glucose,
wherein the GLD has an amino acid sequence with a homology of at least 90% to the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 2 or the amino acid sequence set forth in amino acid 20 to 592 of SEQ ID NO: 2, the GLD is derived from a microorganism of an Aspergillus genus, Penicillium genus, or Ganoderma genus, and the GLD comprises at least one partial amino acid sequence selected from sequences of the coenzyme-linked glucose dehydrogenase set forth in SEQ ID NOs. 8 to 12.
9. A cDNA encoding a flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD)-linked glucose dehydrogenase (GLD) catalyzing dehydrogenation of glucose in presence of an electron acceptor and having an activity toward maltose of 5% or less with respect to an activity toward glucose,
wherein the GLD has an amino acid sequence comprising sequences of the coenzyme-linked glucose dehydrogenase set forth in SEQ ID NOs. 8 to 12.
10. The cDNA of claim 1 , wherein the cDNA is derived from an Aspergillus terreus ( A. terreus ).
11. The cDNA of claim 2 , wherein the cDNA is derived from an Aspergillus terreus ( A. terreus ).
12. A vector comprising the cDNA set forth in claim 8 .
13. A vector comprising the cDNA set forth in claim 9 .
14. An isolated transformed host cell comprising the vector set forth in claim 12 .
15. An isolated transformed host cell comprising the vector set forth in claim 13 .
16. A method for producing a coenzyme-linked glucose dehydrogenase, comprising cultivating the isolated transformed host cell of claim 14 , thereby expressing the coenzyme-linked glucose dehydrogenase having a glucose dehydrogenation activity, and collecting the coenzyme-linked glucose dehydrogenase having a glucose dehydrogenation activity from the cultivated product.
17. A method for producing a coenzyme-linked glucose dehydrogenase, comprising cultivating the isolated transformed host cell of claim 15 , thereby expressing the coenzyme-linked glucose dehydrogenase having a glucose dehydrogenation activity, and collecting the coenzyme-linked glucose dehydrogenase having a glucose dehydrogenation activity from the cultivated product.