反相高效液相层析在糖化白蛋白肽段分离纯化中的应用

采用一种简单的“甲醇-水-三氟醋酸”作为洗脱体系的反相高效液相层析（简称RP-HPLC）对通过固相合成方法合成的糖化白蛋白肽段进行了分析鉴定和分离纯化.使用酸敏性PEG载体,Fmoc保护化学法合成了白蛋白八肽NH₂-Lys-Gln-Thr-Ala-Leu-Tyr-Tyr-Cys-COOH.对其N端Lys进行糖化反应后,经Sephadex G-10柱色谱纯化后,通过RP-HPLC分析,证明得到了糖化八肽的单一峰.使用Merrifield树脂,Boc保护化学法合成了白蛋白七肽NH₂-Gln-Thr-Ala-Leu-Tyr-Tyr-Cys-COOH.通过RP-HPLC半制备分离提纯后,得到了所需的肽段.对N^α-Boc-Lys的ε氨基进行糖化反应后,经RP-HPLC分析,证明得到了比较纯的糖化赖氨酸,与纯化后的白蛋白七肽偶联后,通过RP-HPLC分析,得到了偶联产物——糖化八肽的单一峰.     

Fmoc固相合成JFT的工艺研究

目的:研究多肽JFT的合成工艺。方法:本实验采用固相合成法(spps),以Fmoc—氨基酸为原料,TBTU\HoBt\DIEA混合试剂缩合,用三氟乙酸\苯甲硫醚\巯基乙醇\苯酚\水脱保护,将多肽从MBHA树脂上切割下来。结果:粗肽的收率为62%,经RP-HPLC纯化,即可获得纯度在98%以上的目标肽。经MALDI—MS质谱分析其分子量与理论值一致。结论:此工艺操作简单,便于推广,适合大规模生产。     

杂环肽FIK的Fmoc固相合成法研究

为研究二硫键成环的杂环肽FIK的合成工艺, 以Fmoc氨基酸为原料, 采用固相合成法, 经TBTU/HOBT/DIEA复合缩合剂催化合成直链肽, 再经I2氧化肽链上两个半胱氨酸的巯基生成分子内二硫键而得到目标环肽, 将其用切割试剂切割脱离树脂得到粗产品, MALDI-MS和RP-HPLC进行鉴定, 分析和纯化。产率可以达到18%, 纯化后纯度达97%以上, 经MALDI-MS和Ellman试剂检测确定为目标肽。该合成法高效, 简便, 快速, 目标肽收到较理想产率, 适合大批量生产。     

杂环肽FIK的Fmoc固相合成法研究

为研究二硫键成环的杂环肽FIK的合成工艺, 以Fmoc氨基酸为原料, 采用固相合成法, 经TBTU/HOBT/DIEA复合缩合剂催化合成直链肽, 再经I2氧化肽链上两个半胱氨酸的巯基生成分子内二硫键而得到目标环肽, 将其用切割试剂切割脱离树脂得到粗产品, MALDI-MS和RP-HPLC进行鉴定, 分析和纯化。产率可以达到18%, 纯化后纯度达97%以上, 经MALDI-MS和Ellman试剂检测确定为目标肽。该合成法高效, 简便, 快速, 目标肽收到较理想产率, 适合大批量生产。     

人脑利钠肽的Fmoc固相合成

探讨生物活性肽人脑利钠肽(BNP)的固相合成工艺,并为工业化合成提供理论依据.本文以二氯三甲基树脂(以下简称为二氯树脂)为载体,采用9-芴甲氧羰基(Fmoc)保护的氨基酸,以1-氧-3-双二甲胺羰基苯骈三氮唑四氟化硼盐(TBTU)/1-羟基苯并三氮唑(HOBT)/二异丙基乙胺(DIEA)缩合,以碘作为环化试剂,用切割试剂将BNP粗品从树脂上切割下来.通过MALDI-MS质谱仪检测,所合成环肽的分子量与理论分子量一致,使用RP-HPLC液相色谱仪对合成的环肽进行纯化,得到的BNP纯度达到97%以上.本合成工艺具有快捷、简便、高效的特点,适合于大批量的生产目的肽.     

凤眼莲根分泌物氨基酸组分对根际肠杆菌属F2细菌的趋化作用

凤眼莲(Eichhornia crassipes)的根分泌物中含有Met等多种氨基酸,其中Met、GABA、Gly、Ala、Asp、Ser、Val和Leu(10^-7～10^-2mol·L^-1)均对凤眼莲的根际肠杆菌属F₂(Enterobacter sp.F₂)细菌有强烈的正趋化作用;Glu、Thr和His(10^-7～10^-3mol·L^-1)也对该菌有一定的正趋化作用;而Lys、Cys、Arg、Tyr、Pro、Asn、Gln、Ile、Phe和Typ则对该菌表现出一定的负趋化作用.对细菌的正趋化作用存在一个趋化物的最适浓度范围.具有正趋化作用的氨基酸在凤眼莲根际的浓度都较高,而具有负趋化作用的浓度则较低,这正是凤眼莲与该根际细菌结合为根际微生态系统的原因之一.     

人类红细胞膜带3蛋白C端域Lys892～Phe895在Cl~-转运过程中作用的研究

采用酵母表面展示系统 ,表达带 3蛋白膜段结构域 (Gln4 0 4～Val911)至酵母细胞膜 ,功能研究表明 ,表达后的膜段结构域具有离子转运的活性 ,同时 ,带 3蛋白抑制剂 4 ,4′ 二异硫氰 2 ,2′ 二黄酸芪 (DIDS)能够抑制其离子转运的功能 .利用PCR方法 ,以 pFAST Bac mdb3为模板扩增出带 3蛋白膜段结构域的 4种截断突变体 ,分别去除带 3蛋白C端域后 4个 (Ala90 8～Val911)、 16个 (Asp896～Val911)、 2 0个 (Lys892～Val911)、 32个(Asn880～Val911)氨基酸序列 ,测序后将其克隆至表达载体 pYD1上 ,构建酵母表达质粒 pYD1 Trunc4、pYD1 Trunc16、pYD1 Trunc2 0和 pYD1 Trunc32 ,诱导 4组突变体的蛋白质表达 .然后测定Cl-的转运活性 ,结果发现去除后 2 0个 (Lys892～Val911)氨基酸残基后 ,离子转运活性明显下降 ,而去除后 32个 (Asn880～Val911)后 ,离子转运没有进一步下降 ,说明Lys892～Phe895 4个氨基酸残基在带 3蛋白的离子转运过程中发挥重要作用     

水稻生防菌株多粘类芽孢杆菌WY110抗菌蛋白的纯化及其基因克隆

通过DEAE—Sephadex A-50离子交换层析和Sephacryl S-200分子筛层析并采用抑菌活性和SDS-PAGE跟踪检测,从多粘类芽孢杆菌(Paenibacillus polymyxa)WY110菌株中分离纯化到一种对稻瘟病菌具有拮抗活性的抗菌蛋白P2(分子量约26kD)。平板抑菌试验表明,在PDA培养基上1．5μg纯化的P2蛋白即可有效地抑制稻瘟病菌菌丝生长,并对所测试的稻瘟病菌不同菌株均表现出抑菌活性。对P2蛋白的N—端测序结果表明,N—末端24个氨基酸序列为H2N—Ala—Asn—Val—Phe—Trp-Glu—Pro—Leu—Ser—Tyr—Tyr—Asn—Pro—Ser—Thr—Trp—Gln—Lys—Ala—Asp—Gly—Tyr—Ser—Asn—。以此为靶序列在网上用BlastP程序对蛋白质序列数据库进行了类似性检索,发现其与来源于芽孢杆菌的β-1,3-1,4-葡聚糖酶前体具有很高的同源性。进一步用此酶的特异底物地衣多糖进行了定性检测,验证了P2蛋白具有β-1,3-1,4-葡聚糖酶的活性。在此基础上,根据P2蛋白N-末端氨基酸序列及此酶C-端保守性序列设计合成了两端引物,以WY110基因组DNA为模板,通过PCR高保真扩增获得了P2蛋白编码基因的全序列,并克隆到pMD18-T载体上。核苷酸序列分析表明,其5′端72个核苷酸序列与蛋白N-端已知的24个氨基酸序列完全吻合,序列全长为636bp(GenBank登录号：AF284449),编码212个氨基酸;与已报道的一例来源于Paenibacillus polymyxa的β—1,3-1,4-葡聚糖酶基因(gluB)相比,核苷酸和氨基酸序列同源性分别为84％和88．7％。β-1,3-1,4-葡聚糖酶具有抗稻瘟病菌活性尚未见报道。P2蛋白编码基因的克隆为水稻抗病基因工程提供了有潜在应用价值的新的目的基因。     

生物活性肽——蛋氨酸脑啡肽的免疫

源自肾上腺前脑啡肽原的具有吗啡样生物活性的内源性神经肽蛋氨酸脑啡肽(methionine enkephalin,MENK),由５个氨基酸残基Tyr Gly Gly Phe Met组成,与G蛋白偶联的７次跨膜特异性受体结合后发挥不同的生物学功能。目前,对蛋氨酸脑啡肽的作用及其机制研究已经取得了很大进展。本文就MENK对于免疫系统的调节及其对肿瘤、自身免疫病、艾滋病等免疫系统相关疾病的治疗作用予以综述。     

圈养大熊猫粘液水解氨基酸含量的初步研究

收集了成都大熊猫繁育研究基地的 8只圈养大熊猫的 12个粘液样品并测定了其中 17种水解氨基酸(AA)的含量。结果如下 :粘液干物质中Glu含量最高 ,为 9 2 4 %± 0 4 7% ,其次为Leu、Asn、Thr、Ser、Pro、Val、Lys、Ala、Tyr、Arg、Gly、Ile、Phe、Cys、His,Met含量 (1 2 5 %± 0 18% )最低 ,不同样品中同一种AA的含量不同。样品中 9种非必需氨基酸 (NEAA)的总平均含量为 4 1 1%± 2 2 % ,8种必需氨基酸(EAA)的总平均含量为 2 9 8%± 1 8% ,NEAA/EAA的平均值为 1 38± 0 0 4 ,不同粘液样品的这些数值相近。不同样品中同一种EAA与该样品中Lys含量的比值存在不同程度的差异 ,样品中 (Tyr Phe) /Lys值最高 ,为1 79± 0 31;其次为Leu/Lys和Thr/Lys;而Met/Lys值最低 ,为 0 31± 0 0 5。各种氨基酸相对于总氨基酸含量的高低顺序与各AA绝对含量高低顺序完全相同 ,Glu含量最高为 13 0 %± 0 30 % ,Met含量为 1 76 %±0 2 5 %。结果表明 ,大熊猫粘液样品各种AA特别是EAA含量丰富 ,不同样品含量存在不同程度的差异 ;认为对排粘频繁和每次排粘量大的大熊猫 ,必须补充适量的优质蛋白以弥补由粘液排泄而造成的损失 ,以促进其体况的尽快恢复。     

Ion-spray tandem mass spectrometry in peptide synthesis: structural characterization of minor by-products in the synthesis of ACP(65-74).

Ion-spray triple quadrupole mass spectrometry was used to investigate the products from the solid phase synthesis of the decapeptide (H)-Val-Gln-Ala-Ala-Ile-Asp-Tyr-Ile-Asn-Gly-(OH) [acyl carrier protein(65-74)]. The target sequence was assembled in stepwise fashion from the C-terminal using Boc chemistry on a Bly-OCH2-Pam-copoly(styrenedivinylbenzene) resin. The product was deprotected and cleaved from the resin by treatment with HF/p-cresol for 1 h at 0 degrees C. The crude product was analyzed by reverse-phase HPLC and contained a single major peptide component, one significant minor (late-eluting) component and several trace-level peptide by-products. The components were separated by HPLC and the fractions directly analyzed by mass spectrometry and tandem mass spectrometry. The major product was confirmed as the desired ACP(65-74). The significant minor component was apparently from incomplete deprotection of Asp70, an artifact of this particular experiment. The trace by-products were found to arise from succinimide formation at Asp70, succinimide formation at Asn73, acylation of the Tyr71 side chain phenolic hydroxyl leading to a branched heptadecapeptide, and tert-butylation of the decapeptide. The possible origins of these by-products are discussed in light of known peptide chemistry. Also notable was the absence, to very low detection levels, of by-products frequently reported to occur in peptide synthesis, illustrating the high degree of refinement and the accuracy of currently used synthetic methods.     

Mapping oxidations of apolipoprotein B-100 in human low-density lipoprotein by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry

Human low-density lipoprotein (LDL) is a major cholesterol carrier in blood. Elevated concentration of low-density lipoprotein, especially when oxidized, is a risk factor for atherosclerosis and other cardiac inflammatory diseases. Past research has connected free radical initiated oxidations of LDL with the formation of atherosclerotic lesions and plaque in the arterial wall. The role of LDL protein in the associated diseases is still poorly understood, partially due to a lack of structural information. In this study, LDL was oxidized by hydroxyl radical. The oxidized protein was then delipidated and subjected to trypsin digestion. Peptides derived from trypsin digestion were analyzed by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). Identification of modified peptide sequences was achieved by a database search against apo B-100 protein sequences using the SEQUEST algorithm. At different hydroxyl radical concentrations, oxidation products of tyrosine, tryptophan, phenylalanine, proline, and lysine were identified. Oxidized amino acid residues are likely located on the exterior of the LDL particle in contact with the aqueous environment or directly bound to the free radical permeable lipid layer. These modifications provided insight for understanding the native conformation of apo B-100 in LDL particles. The presence of some natural variants at the protein level was also confirmed in our study.     

Chemical characterization of recombinant human leukocyte interferon A using fast atom bombardment mass spectrometry

Proteolytic digests of biologically active fractions of recombinant human leukocyte interferon A expressed in large quantities in Escherichia coli were analyzed by fast atom bombardment mass spectrometry and high-performance liquid chromatography. The values observed in the mass spectra of digests of the major fraction of recombinant human leukocyte interferon A with trypsin and Staphylococcus aureus protease V8 accounted for 93% of the amino acid sequences of human leukocyte interferon A predicted from the nucleotide sequence of the gene encoding the protein, indicating that the major fraction of recombinant human leukocyte interferon A was expressed with the same amino acid sequence as that translated from the nucleotide sequence of the gene encoding the protein. Mass spectrometry of proteolytic digests of two minor fractions of recombinant human leukocyte interferon A and mass and amino acid analyses of their high-performance liquid chromatography fractions showed that the amino group of the N-terminal amino acid residue of interferon was in part acetylated, and the Cys-1 and Cys-98 residues were oxidized to cysteic acid or linked to glutathione. These findings suggest that amino acid residues in recombinant proteins prepared in large quantities in E. coli are modified post-translationally.     

A new face on apoptosis: death-associated protein 3 and PDCD9 are mitochondrial ribosomal proteins

Two proteins known to be involved in promoting apoptosis in mammalian cells have been identified as components of the mammalian mitochondrial ribosome. Proteolytic digestion of whole mitochondrial ribosomal subunits followed by analysis of the peptides present using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry revealed that the proapoptotic proteins, death-associated protein 3 (DAP3) and the programmed cell death protein 9, are both components of the mitochondrial ribosome. DAP3 has motifs characteristic of guanine nucleotide binding proteins and is probably the protein that accounts for the nucleotide binding activity of mammalian mitochondrial ribosomes. The observations reported here implicate mitochondrial protein synthesis as a major component in cellular apoptotic signaling pathways.     

Mass spectral characterization of a protein-nucleic acid photocrosslink

A photocrosslink between basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF155) and a high affinity ssDNA oligonucleotide was characterized by positive ion electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESIMS). The DNA was a 61-mer oligonucleotide photoaptamer bearing seven bromodeoxyuridines, identified by in vitro selection. Specific photocrosslinking of the protein to the oligonucleotide was achieved by 308 nm XeCl excimer laser excitation. The cross-linked protein nucleic acid complex was proteolyzed with trypsin. The resulting peptide crosslink was purified by PAGE, eluted, and digested by snake venom phosphodiesterase/alkaline phosphatase. Comparison of the oligonucleotide vs. the degraded peptide crosslink by high performance liquid chromatography coupled to an electrospray ionization triple quadrupole mass spectrometer showed a single ion unique to the crosslinked material. Sequencing by collision induced dissociation (MS/MS) on a triple quadrupole mass spectrometer revealed that this ion was the nonapeptide TGQYKLGSK (residues 130-138) crosslinked to a dinucleotide at Tyr133. The MS/MS spectrum indicated sequential fragmentation of the oligonucleotide to uracil covalently attached to the nonapeptide followed by fragmentation of the peptide bonds. Tyr133 is located within the heparin binding pocket, suggesting that the in vitro selection targeted this negative ion binding region of bFGF155.     

Permissible discontinuity region of the alpha-chain of hemoglobin: noncovalent interaction of heme and the complementary fragments alpha 1-30 and alpha 31-141

Generation of a fragment-complementing system of the alpha-chain on limited proteolysis with Staphylococcus aureus V8 protease has been investigated. Digestion of the alpha-chain (0.4 mM) of hemoglobin with V8 protease in phosphate buffer at pH 6.0 and 37 degrees C is limited to the peptide bonds of Glu-23, Glu-27, Glu-30, and Asp-47. Gel filtration of a V8 protease digest of the alpha-chain on a Sephadex G-50 column did not release any heme to the low molecular weight region, though some peptides were released from the protein. The filtration studies revealed the presence of two heme-containing components in the digest, the major one eluting at the alpha-chain position and the minor one eluting slightly ahead of the alpha-chain position. Reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography and amino-terminal sequence analysis demonstrated that the component eluting at the alpha-chain position contains species generated by the noncovalent interactions of heme and the complementary fragments alpha 1-30 and alpha 31-141. In dilute solutions (0.04 mM) the V8 protease digestion occurred exclusively on the carboxyl side of Glu-30(alpha). This high selectivity was also observed at pH 4.0 and pH 7.8. The visible spectra and the ultraviolet circular dichroic spectra of the digest reflect the native-like structure of the noncovalent fragment system. The dissociation constant of alpha 1-30 appears to be in the range of 10(-8) M. In tetrameric hemoglobin A the peptide bond of Glu-30-Arg-31 of the alpha-chain is not accessible to V8 protease digestion.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)     

Recent methodological advances in the mass spectrometric analysis of free and protein-associated 3-nitrotyrosine in human plasma

L-Tyrosine and L-tyrosine residues in proteins are attacked by various reactive-nitrogen species (RNS) including peroxynitrite to form 3-nitrotyrosine (NO(2)Tyr) and protein-associated 3-nitrotyrosine (NO(2)TyrProt). Circulating NO(2)Tyr and NO(2)TyrProt have been suggested and are widely used as biomarkers of oxidative stress in humans. In this article the mass spectrometry (MS)-based analytical methods recently reported for the quantification of circulating levels of NO(2)Tyr and NO(2)TyrProt are discussed. These methodologies differ in sensitivity, selectivity, specificity and accessibility to interferences with the latter mainly arising from artifactual formation of NO(2)Tyr and NO(2)TyrProt during sample treatment such as acidification and chemical derivatization. Application of these methodologies to healthy normal humans revealed basal circulating levels for NO(2)Tyr which range between 0.7 and 64 nM, i.e. by two orders of magnitude. Application of gas chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (GC-tandem MS) methods by two independent research groups by using two different protocols to avoid artifactual nitration of L-tyrosine revealed almost identical mean plasma levels of the order of 1.0 nM in healthy humans. The lower limits of quantitation (LOQ) of these methods were 0.125 and 0.3n M, respectively. This order of magnitude for basal NO(2)Tyr is supported by two liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-tandem MS) methods with LOQ values of 4.4 and 1.4 nM. On the basis of the data provided by GC-tandem MS and LC-tandem MS the use of a range of 0.5-3 nM for NO(2)Tyr and of 0.6 pmol/mg plasma protein or a molar ratio of 3-nitrotyrosine to tyrosine in plasma proteins of the order of 1:10(6) for NO(2)TyrProt in plasma of healthy humans as reference values appear reasonably justified. Recently reported clinical studies involving 3-nitrotyrosine as a biomarker of oxidative stress are discussed in particular from the analytical point of view.     

Structural analysis and immunohistochemical localization of two acidic glycosphingolipids from the porcine, parasitic nematode, Ascaris suum

The acidic glycolipid fraction (AF) of the porcine, parasitic nematode, Ascaris suum , consisted of two subfractions. The major component AF II reacted with orcinol-sulfuric acid and molybdate, while the minor component AF I gave a positive reaction with azure-A, a cationic dye specific for sulfatides. Sugar constituent analysis, methanolysis, methylation analysis, matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time- of-flight mass spectrometry, liquid secondary-ion mass spectrometry, and gas-liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry specified AF II to be an unusual phosphoinositolglycosphingolipid (Galalpha1-Ins-P-1ceramide) and the minor component AF I to be a 3-sulfogalactosylcerebroside (HSO3- 3Galss1-1ceramide). The ceramide moiety of both components consisted of lignoceric (C24:0) and cerebronic (C24h:0) acids and mainly C17 iso- branched sphingosine. Immunohistochemical localization studies of the glycolipid-bound antigenic determinants with a polyclonal antiserum against AF II and an anti-sulfatide monoclonal antibody against AF I revealed the presence of the AF II-epitope in the intestine, whereas the AF I-epitope was found in the hypodermis, contractile zone of somatic muscle cells and the external musculature of the uterus. To our knowledge, this is the first report of the presence of a sulfatide in an invertebrate.      

Effects of oxidation on copper-binding properties of Aβ1-16 peptide: A pulse radiolysis study

Abstract

The reaction of hydroxyl radicals (^?OH) with Aβ1-16 peptide was carried out using pulse radiolysis to understand the effect of oxidation of peptide on its copper-binding properties. This reaction produced oxidized, dimeric and trimeric Aβ1-16 peptide species. The formation of these products was established with the help of fluorescence spectroscopy and mass spectrometry. The mass spectral data indicate that the major site of oxidation is at His6, while the site for dimerization is at Tyr10. Diethyl pyrocarbonate-treated Aβ1-16 peptide did not produce any trimeric species upon oxidation with ^?OH. The quantitative chemical modification studies indicated that one of the three histidine residues is covalently modified during pulse radiolysis. The copper-binding studies of the oxidized peptide revealed that it has similar copper-binding properties as the unoxidized peptide. Further, the cytotoxicity studies point out that both oxidized and unoxidized Aβ1-16 peptide are equally efficient in producing free radicals in presence of copper and ascorbate that resulted in comparable cell death.     

Electrophoretic mobility and immune response of outer membrane proteins of Vibrio cholerae O139

Abstract The outer membrane (OM) protein components of a Vibrio cholerae O1 and four V. cholerae O139 strains, collected from cholera patients, were analysed by SDS-PAGE. A protein of 69 kDa molecular mass was observed only when the OMPs were prepared from strains grown in synthetic broth. As a result of passage in the rabbit ileal loop (RIL), virulence was enhanced, and a protein component around 18 kDa of the V. cholerae O139 OM became the major protein component. On immunoblot analysis with rabbit antiserum against V. cholerae O139 OM, it was shown that, apart from the major protein component of V. cholerae O1 OM of around 45 kDa and that of V. cholerae O139 OM of around 38 kDa, all other minor protein components were cross-reactive between the two serogroups. In immunoblot assays with convalescent sera obtained from V. cholerae O139-infected patients, it was observed that in addition to the lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced antibody, only the 38 kDa major protein component elicited considerable levels of antibody in the pateint. Minor OM components of 18 kDa were detected in the immunoblot analysis by LPS-directed antibody, however, as the OM proteins are known to be associated with LPS.