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The highly thermosensitive and permeable mutants are the mutants from which intracellular contents including proteins can be released when they are incubated both in the low osmolarity water and at the nonpermissive temperature (usually 37°C). After mutagenesis by using nitrosoguanidine, a highly thermosensitive and permeable mutant named Z114 was obtained from the marine yeast Cryptococcus aureus G7a. Of the total protein, 65.3% was released from the mutant cells suspended in distilled water after they were treated at 37°C overnight. However, only 12.3% of the total protein was released from the mutant cells suspended in 1.0 M sorbitol solution after they were treated at 37°C overnight. We found that intracellular density of the mutant treated at 37°C was greatly decreased, and cell volume of the mutant treated at 37°C was increased due to the increased protein release. However, no significant changes in the intracellular density and cell volume of the mutant were observed when its cells suspended in 1.0 M sorbitol solution were treated at 37°C. It was found that no big changes in cell growth, protein content, vitamin C content, nucleic acid content, fatty acids, and amino acid compositions of both the mutant and its wild type were detected. Therefore, the highly thermosensitive and permeable mutant still can be a good candidate as single-cell protein. This means that the method used in this study is a simple and efficient way to release protein from the highly thermosensitive and permeable yeast mutant cells with high protein content.
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This research was supported by grants 2006AA09Z403 from Hi-Tech Research and Development Program of China (863).
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Zhang, T., Chi, Z. & Sheng, J. A Highly Thermosensitive and Permeable Mutant of the Marine Yeast Cryptococcus aureus G7a Potentially Useful for Single-Cell Protein Production and its Nutritive Components. Mar Biotechnol 11, 280–286 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10126-008-9144-3
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