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KMID : 0545120100200020356
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Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
2010 Volume.20 No. 2 p.356 ~ p.360
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Effect of Expression of Genes in the Sphingolipid Synthesis Pathway on the Biosynthesis of Ceramide in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
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Kim Se-Kyung
Noh Yong-Ho
Koo Ja-Ryong
Yun Hyun-Shik
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Abstract
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Ceramide is important not only for the maintenance of the barrier function of the skin but also for the water-binding capacity of the stratum corneum. Although the exact role of ceramide in the human skin is not fully understood, ceramide has become a widely used ingredient in cosmetic and pharmaceutical industries. Compared to other microorganisms, yeast is more suitable for the production of ceramide because yeast grows fast and is non-toxic. However, production of ceramide from yeast has not been widely studied and most work in this area has been carried out using Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Regulating the genes that are involved in sphingolipd synthesis is necessary to increase ceramide production. In this study, we investigated the effect of the genes involved in the synthesis of ceramide, lcb1, lcb2, tsc10, lac1, lag1, and sur2 on ceramide production levels. The genes were cloned into pYES2 high copy number vectors. S. cerevisiae was cultivated on YPDG medium at 30℃. Ceramide was purified from the cell extracts by solvent extraction and the ceramide content was analyzed by HPLC using ELSD. The maximum production of ceramide (9.8 mg ceramide/g cell) was obtained when the tsc10 gene was amplified by the pYES2 vector. Real time PCR analysis showed that the increase in ceramide content was proportional to the increase in the tsc10 gene expression level, which was 4.56 times higher than that of the control strain.
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KEYWORD
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Saccharomyces cerevisiae, ceramide, biosynthesis, gene expression, HPLC
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