集成干扰素突变体IIFN72C的构建及其聚乙二醇定点修饰

目的：设计构建集成干扰素突变体IIFN72C并进行聚乙二醇定点修饰,以获得高活性的长效干扰素分子。方法：利用蛋白质分子同源模建,选择在集成干扰素分子IIFN的第72位引入半胱氨酸残基构成集成干扰素突变体IIFN72C。诱导表达后经包涵体变复性和层析纯化,与单甲氧基聚乙二醇（mPEGMAL）定点偶联。修饰产物经纯化后,以SDSPAGE考察其纯度,用WISHVSV系统进行生物活性测定。结果：IIFN72C以包涵体形式表达,表达量占菌体总蛋白的30%以上,比活性与突变前相当;修饰产物大多数为单修饰体,纯化后纯度大于98%,比活性保留约为修饰前的8%。结论：成功设计并表达IIFN72C用于PEG定点修饰,修饰产物活性保留得以提高。     

集成干扰素突变体Ⅱ的分子构建、表达及提纯

目的：通过定点突变,构建集成干扰素突变体Ⅱ（IFN-Con-m2）,以期获得兼具高效作用和可定点聚乙二醇（PEG）修饰的新型药物分子。 方法：采用PCR体外定点突变技术,使集成干扰素突变体Ⅰ（IFN-Con-m1）基因的第86位密码子由TAC突变为TGC。将扩增片段克隆入pET-23b表达载体,重组质粒转化大肠杆菌BL21（DE3）。IPTG诱导后,表达的IFN-Con-m2经包含体变复性、疏水层析、DEAE层析和凝胶过滤层析等纯化后,用WISH-VSV系统进行生物活性测定。 结果：IFN-Con-m2以包涵体形式表达,表达量占菌体总蛋白的30%以上。纯化后,IFN-Con-m2的纯度大于95%,比活性大于5.0×108IU/mg。 结论：构建了IFN-Con-m2的表达载体,并成功地在大肠杆菌中表达,获得了高活性突变分子IFN-Con-m2,建立了IFN-Con-m2的纯化工艺。     

干扰素α-2bHis89/His159的分子获得及性能分析

目的：通过结构分析和定点突变,构建干扰素α-2bHis89/His159(IFNα-2bHis89/His159),以期获得高性能干扰素突变体。方法：采用PCR体外定点突变技术,使干扰素α-2b基因的第89位密码子由编码酪氨酸的TAC突变为编码组氨酸的CAC,第159位密码子由编码谷氨酸的GAA突变为编码组氨酸的CAC。将扩增片段克隆入pET23b表达载体,重组质粒转化大肠杆菌BL21(DE3)。表达的IFNα-2bHis89/His159经包涵体变性、复性、DEAE层析和CM层析纯化后,用WISH-VSV系统进行生物活性测定。以SD大鼠进行初步药代动力学研究。结果：IFNα-2bHis89/His159主要以包涵体形式表达,表达量占菌体总蛋白的40%以上。纯化后,IFNα-2bHis89/His159的纯度大于95%,比活性大于2.8×108IU/mg。相对于IFNα-2b较短的消除半衰期,IFNα-2bHis89/His159的消除半衰期得到延长,为2.34±0.27h。结论：构建了IFNα-2bHis89/His159的重组表达载体,并成功地在大肠杆菌中实现了高效表达,建立了IFNα-2bHis89/His159的纯化工艺,获得了体外活性增高并且体内稳定性得到改善的新型干扰素α-2b突变体。     

重组人表皮生长因子包涵体的表达、纯化及复性

目的:通过优化人表皮生长因子(hEGF)基因序列,利用大肠杆菌大量表达重组hEGF(rhEGF)包涵体,经过包涵体纯化复性获得高活性的rhEGF。方法:采用全基因合成优化后的序列,克隆至pET-30a表达载体中,转化大肠杆菌BL21(DE3),经IPTG诱导表达,将rhEGF包涵体用尿素溶解后过Ni柱纯化并稀释复性,根据药典对得到的rhEGF进行纯度及活性测定。结果:构建了rhEGF的表达载体pET-30a-rhEGF,表达出的蛋白主要存在于包涵体中,相对分子质量为6.5×10~3,包涵体经过纯化复性后获得的rhEGF纯度可达92.8%,生物活性约4.94×10~7IU/mg。结论:得到了具有较高活性的rhEGF。     

Flt3配体胞外域的原核表达纯化及活性鉴定

目的:构建pET32a(+)-hFLext原核表达载体,诱导hFLext蛋白表达、纯化及活性鉴定.方法:以人淋巴细胞cDNA文库为模板,克隆hFlext,构建pET32a(+)-hFLext重组表达载体.转化大肠杆菌BL21,IPTG诱导蛋白表达,镍珠亲合层析纯化蛋白,SDS-PAGE及Western blot鉴定.细胞增殖实验检测其生物学活性.结果:成功克隆获得hFLext,并构建了pET32a(+)-hFLext重组表达载体.在大肠杆菌BL21,经1 mM IPTG 30℃诱导12 h,成功表达Trx-hFLext融合蛋白,主要以包涵体形式存在.经8M尿素变性包涵体蛋白,逐步透析复性,镍珠亲合层析纯化蛋白,SDS-PAGE及Western blot鉴定,成功获得高纯度的Trx-hFLext融合蛋白.细胞增殖实验证实其具有生物学活性,能够有效刺激脐血细胞增殖.结论:成功构建了pET32a(+)-hFLext重组表达载体,表达、纯化了具有生物学活性的Trx-hFLext融合蛋白,为造血干/祖细胞的体外扩增研究奠定了基础.     

人干扰素和脑啡肽融合蛋白的表达和生物学活性

以INFα-m基因为模版,采用overlapping PCR技术构建甲硫氨酸脑啡肽干扰素表达质粒pBV220/Enk-/Met-INFα-m,转化大肠杆菌DH5α表达,产物以包涵体形式存在.包涵体经分离、变性、复性,然后经CM-Sepharose-FF、DEAE-Sepharose-FF离子交换层析和Sephacryal-HR100分子筛纯化,获得较纯的Enk-IFNα-m融合蛋白.生物活性检测表明,融合蛋白不仅具有干扰素的抗病毒、抗增殖、增强NK细胞功能的活性,而且具有脑啡肽的脑内镇痛作用.     

人白细胞介素18半胱氨酸的定点突变及其对活性的影响

为研究IL 18结构与功能的关系 ,用重叠延伸PCR定点突变技术构建人白细胞介素 18(hIL 18) 4个半胱氨酸的突变体hIL 18C74 S、C10 4 S、C112 S和C163 S。将突变体的cDNA与原核细胞表达载体pJW2重组并转化大肠杆菌JM10 1。经热诱导后 ,4个突变体在大肠杆菌中均得到了高效表达。表达的蛋白质主要以包涵体的形式存在。包涵体经超声破碎 ,2mol/L尿素洗涤 ,8mol/L尿素溶解 ,SephadexG 10 0柱纯化后 ,纯度可达 90 %以上。以诱导人外周血单个核细胞 (PBMC)产生IFN γ的能力为指标检测复性突变体的活性。结果显示除C10 4 S外 ,其他 3个突变体的生物活性均低于野生型hIL 18,C74 S、C112 S和C163 S的活性分别是野生型hIL 18活性的 5 %、5 8%和11%。证明Cys74 、Cys163 为hIL 18诱导产生IFN γ的功能所必需     

大肠杆菌中高效表达rhBMP-4的探讨及初步活性测定

目的 在大肠杆菌中表达具有生物活性的rhBMP-4。方法 在不改变氨基酸序列的前提下,以全基因合成的方式对人BMP-4成熟肽基因全长进行定点突变,将之重组入pET-3c表达载体并转化至大肠杆菌BL21(DE)plysS。IPTG诱导和包涵体复性后,利用C2C12细胞横向成骨细胞分化实验以及小鼠肌袋异位骨形成实验检测其活性。 结果 获得0.348 kb的BMP-4 DNA序列,表达的目的蛋白主要以包涵体的形式存在。经纯化及复性后,体内与体外的活性检测表明rhBMP-4有良好的诱骨生成活性。结论 该方案能够实现rhBMP-4在大肠杆菌中的高效表达。     

重组猪a干扰素基因定点突变及在大肠杆菌中的表达

用巨引物PCR法介导的定点突变把猪α干扰素(PoIFN-α)第86位Cys(TGC)突变为Tyr(TAC),同时将其成熟蛋白N端第一个密码子TGT同义突变大肠杆菌偏爱的密码子TGC,构建了大肠杆菌融合基因表达载体pGEX-IFN,表达产物占菌体总蛋白的20%.将以包涵体形式表达的目的蛋白经变、复性处理,并以FPLC进一步纯化,得到了具有较高生物活性的产物(5200IU/mg).     

人白细胞介素18突变体的构建及其功能

为研究人白细胞介素 18(hIL 18)结构与功能的关系 ,用PCR定点突变技术分别构建了N末端、C末端缺失突变体(ΔNC)和IL 1特征样序列突变体S154A/Y156F/E157P/C163 T (S)。将突变体cDNA与原核表达载体 pJW 2重组并转化大肠杆菌DH5α ,经热诱导表达蛋白质 ,SDS PAGE证实表达的目的蛋白质以包涵体形式存在。菌体经超声破碎后 ,包涵体以 2mol/L尿素洗涤 ,8mol/L尿素溶解 ,并经SephadexG 75柱纯化 ,纯度可达 95 %以上。突变体蛋白质经逐步稀释复性后 ,以诱导人外周血单个核细胞 (PBMC)产生干扰素 γ(IFN γ)及对核因子 κB(NF κB)的激活能力为指标 ,检测突变体的生物学活性。结果显示ΔNC、S这 2个突变体对IFN γ的诱生能力显著低于野生型hIL 18,分别为野生型hIL 18的 13%和 4 8%。同时 ,ΔNC、S对NF κB的激活能力也低于野生型hIL 18,分别为野生型hIL 18的 6 9.7%和 89.8%。这些结果表明缺失的片段或突变的位点对hIL 18的功能有重要的作用。     

Recent advances in the study of Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus replication and pathogenesis

It has now been over twenty years since a novel herpesviral genome was identified in Kaposi's sarcoma biopsies. Since then, the cumulative research effort by molecular biologists, virologists, clinicians, and epidemiologists alike has led to the extensive characterization of this tumor virus, Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus(KSHV; also known as human herpesvirus 8(HHV-8)), and its associated diseases. Here we review the current knowledge of KSHV biology and pathogenesis, with a particular emphasis on new and exciting advances in the field of epigenetics. We also discuss the development and practicality of various cell culture and animal model systems to study KSHV replication and pathogenesis.     

A Unique Protease Cleavage Site Predicted in the Spike Protein of the Novel Pneumonia Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Potentially Related to Viral Transmissibility

正Dear Editor,In December 2019, a novel human coronavirus caused an epidemic of severe pneumonia(Coronavirus Disease 2019,COVID-19) in Wuhan, Hubei, China(Wu et al. 2020; Zhu et al. 2020). So far, this virus has spread to all areas of China and even to other countries. The epidemic has caused 67,102 confirmed infections with 1526 fatal cases     

Curcuminoids as inhibitors of thioredoxin reductase: A receptor based pharmacophore study with distance mapping of the active site

Curcumin is the yellow pigment of turmeric that interacts irreversibly forming an adduct with thioredoxin reductase (TrxR), an enzyme responsible for redox control of cell and defence against oxidative stress. Docking at both the active sites of TrxR was performed to compare the potency of three naturally occurring curcuminoids, namely curcumin, demethoxy curcumin and bis-demethoxy curcumin. Results show that active sites of TrxR occur at the junction of E and F chains. Volume and area of both cavities is predicted. It has been concluded by distance mapping of the most active conformations that Se atom of catalytic residue SeCYS498, is at a distance of 3.56 from C13 of demethoxy curcumin at the E chain active site, whereas C13 carbon atom forms adduct with Se atom of SeCys 498. We report that at least one methoxy group in curcuminoids is necessary for interation with catalytic residues of thioredoxin. Pharmacophore of both active sites of the TrxR receptor for curcumin and demethoxy curcumin molecules has been drawn and proposed for design and synthesis of most probable potent antiproliferative synthetic drugs.     

The structure, reproduction and taxonomy of Vidalia and Osmundaria (Rhodophyta, Rhodomelaceae)

Comprises species occurring mostly in subtidal habitats in tropical, subtropical and warm-temperate areas of the world. An analysis of the type species, V. spiralis (Sonder) Lamouroux ex J. Agardh, a species from Australia, establishes basic characters for distinguishing species in the genus. These characters are (1) branching patterns of thalli, (2) flat blades that may be spiralled on their axis, (3) width of the blade, (4) primary or secondary derivation of sterile and fertile branchlets and (5) position of sterile and fertile branchlets on the thalli. Application of the latter two characters provides an important basic method for separation of species into three major groups. Osmundaria , a genus known only in southern Australia, was studied in relation to Vidalia , and its separation from the Vidalia assemblage is not accepted. Species of Vidalia therefore are transferred to the older genus name, Osmundaria. Two new species, Osmundaria papenfussii and Osmundaria oliveae are described from Natal. Confusion in the usage of the epithet, Vidalia fimbriala Brown ex Turner has been clarified, and Vidalia gregaria Falkenberg, described as an epiphyte on Osmundaria pro/ifera Lamouroux, is revealed to be young branches of the host, Osmundaria prolifera.     

New or rare chromosome counts in Artemisia L. (Asteraceae, Anthemideae) and related genera from Kazakhstan

Fifteen chromosome counts of six Artemisia taxa and one species of each of the genera Brachanthemum, Hippolytia, Kaschgaria, Lepidolopsis and Turaniphytum are reported from Kazakhstan. Three of them are new reports, two are not consistent with previous counts and the remainder are confirmations of very scarce (one to four) earlier records. All the populations studied have the same basic chromosome number, x = 9, with ploidy levels ranging from 2x to 6x. Some correlations between ploidy level, morphological characters and distribution are noted.