VEGF受体KDR胞外区基因的克隆及其在昆虫细胞中的表达

VEGF(血管内皮细胞生长因子,Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor)是刺激内皮细胞增殖和新生血管形成的最重要因子,与多种实体瘤的生长和转移密切相关。应用其可溶性受体阻断它的病理作用是一个非常有前景的课题。将VEGF受体KDR胞外区前三个Loop 969碱基对的cDNA片段克隆到杆状病毒表达载体pFastBacI,与杆状病毒表达载体Bacmid同源重组后,转染昆虫细胞SF9,获得重组杆状病毒并证明了目的基因的高效表达。经Western blot证实表达产物的特异性。经ELISA和体外生物学活性检测表明表达产物可阻断VEGF的生物学活性,抑制鸡胚CAM血管的生长。     

人可溶性CD14基因克隆表达及功能研究

利用反转录PCR技术,从U₉₃₇细胞总RNA中,扩增编码人可溶性CD₁₄的基因序列,构建了重组表达质粒pEF1/HisC/sCD₁₄^348aa;用脂质体转染法,实现了在真核细胞中的高效表达;用免疫亲和层析纯化表达产物,纯度达90%以上;LPS刺激U₉₃₇细胞产生CD₁₄的变化,证明了表达产物具有结合LPS的功能。     

双基因双重组AcNPV的构建及其杀虫活性

质粒pAcIEneo携带杆状病毒极早期基因IE1启动子驱动的新霉素抗性基因(neo),经酶切回收后插入到质粒pAc34DZ1的SacI位点上,构建成多角体外膜蛋白基因(pe)失活的转移载体pAc34DZ2。我们曾构建了一个多角体完整(ocu+)的表达苏云金杆菌(Bt)截短cryIab基因的重组病毒(1)vAcPhBtT。为了改进这一重组病毒的杀虫效率,将转移载体pAc34DZ2与重组病毒(1)vAcPhBtT DNA共转染Sf9细胞,进行第二次同源重组。由于neo基因的表达,用G418筛选得到重组病毒(2)vAcPhBtTPE^-;Southern blot证明vAcPhBtTPE-的构建是正确的,经SDS-PAGE分析,重组病毒(2)仍然能在昆虫细胞中表达80kD的Bt截短毒蛋白,但不表达34kD的多角体外膜蛋白。电镜观察重组病毒(2)无多角体外膜,碱解时病毒粒子释放的速度快于重组病毒(1)。以重组病毒(2)感染甜菜夜蛾三龄幼虫,LC₅₀比野生型病毒小了接近1倍,LT₅₀提前近2d。     

抗CD3基因工程嵌合抗体IgG在哺乳动物细胞中的表达和活性测定

利用基因工程方法将鼠源性抗CD3抗体HIT3a的可变区和人源抗体(IgG)的完整的恒定区连接起来,构建全抗型抗CD3嵌合抗体,该型抗体具有较低的免疫源性可作为免疫抑制剂应用于器官移植,减少受体产生免疫排斥,提高移植器官的存活率。利用PCR方法从抗CD3 ScFv重组噬菌体表达载体pCANTAB 5E上扩增抗CD₃抗体的轻链和重链可变区,将轻链和重链可变区组装到含有人抗体（IgG）恒定区的表达载体中,构建抗CD3嵌合抗体IgG的轻链和重链表达载体PKN100和PG1D105,并用脂质体法共转染CHO细胞。结果证明,抗CD₃嵌合抗体的V_L和V_H与HIT3a抗体的V_L和V_H完全相符,ELISA和Western blot检测结果证实转染细胞的培养上清中含有抗CD₃嵌合抗体IgG的表达,表达产物能与Jurkat细胞结合,并能竞争性抑制HIT3a抗体和Jurkat细胞结合活性,³H-TdR掺入实验表明, 抗CD3嵌合抗体与亲代抗体HIT3a一样,具有促进外周血单核细胞增殖的作用。我室构建的全抗型抗CD3嵌合抗体分子表达载体可在CHO细胞中稳定表达,表达产物有较好生物活性,具有潜在的临床应用价值。     

重组人血管内皮细胞生长因子121 cDNA的基因克隆、表达和鉴定

应用RT-PCR方法,扩增人VEGF₁₂₁ cDNA基因片段,与酵母表达载体pPIC9K重组,获得表达质粒p9KVEGF₁₂₁.该质粒转化毕赤酵母菌GS115,用G418-YPD平板筛选高拷贝转化子,PCR鉴定VEGF₁₂₁ cDNA与酵母染色体整合状态,高拷贝转化子用甲醇诱导表达.工程菌用5 L发酵罐发酵,表达产物r-hVEGF₁₂₁占培养液中总蛋白量70%以上.纯化产物促进牛毛细血管内皮(BCE)细胞增殖,并强烈促进血管通透.     

SelS高表达保护人脐静脉内皮细胞免于H2O2诱导的细胞损伤

采用以下方法探讨SelS在内皮细胞中的表达和作用：将SelS基因克隆到真核表达载体pLNCX2，RT-PCR、XhoⅠ/ClaⅠ双酶切以及DNA序列分析验证目的基因；利用脂质体转染技术将pLNCX2-SelS或pLNCX2转染至人脐静脉内皮细胞(ECV₃₀₄细胞)，RT-PCR检测重组基因SelS的表达；MTT方法检测转染后过氧化氢(H₂O₂)对内皮细胞增殖能力的影响；硫代巴比妥酸法测定暴露于H₂O₂中不同转染组细胞脂质过氧化产物丙二醛含量. 结果表明：成功构建真核表达载体pLNCX2-SelS；转染后重组SelS mRNA表达水平是内源性水平的1.76倍；H₂O₂对ECV₃₀₄细胞损伤后，高表达SelS组细胞活性增强、H₂O₂诱导产生的丙二醛减少. 上述结果表明，高表达SelS可保护内皮细胞免于H₂O₂诱导的细胞损伤，其作用机制与抗氧化有关.     

重组腺病毒介导VEGF121 cDNA体外转移与表达

构建携带VEGF₁₂₁ cDNA重组复制缺陷型腺病毒表达载体,制备重组腺病毒,该腺病毒能介导VEGF₁₂₁ cDNA基因促进人脐静脉血管内皮细胞增殖,促进毛细血管管腔样结构形成.ELISA检测表明VEGF₁₂₁ cDNA基因表达产物分泌至培液上清,并显示强烈血管通透作用.为进一步利用重组腺病毒介导VEGF₁₂₁ cDNA进行缺血性疾病的基因治疗奠定良好的基础.     

鸡贫血病毒VP1和VP2蛋白在家蚕中的联合表达

将鸡贫血病毒vp1和vp2基因分别克隆入转移载体pBacPAK8中,获得重组转移质粒pBac-vp1和pBac-vp2。以上两质粒分别与Cvn Ⅰ酶切线性化的亲本病毒Bm\|BacPAK6 DNA共转染家蚕细胞,通过蓝白斑筛选,纯化得到重组病毒Bm-vp1和Bm-vp2。PCR分析表明vp1和vp2基因已整合进杆状病毒基因组中。将Bm-vp1和Bm-vp2共感染5龄家蚕,通过表达产物免疫SPF鸡产生的抗血清与CAV感染的MDCCMSB1细胞的间接荧光抗体分析,证明表达产物能诱导鸡产生相应的抗体,而且能够保护子代鸡免受CAV的攻击。该研究表明,表达VP1和VP2蛋白的重组家蚕杆状病毒(Recombinant BmNPV)是很有前途的CAV亚单位疫苗的生产系统。     

前列腺素核受体系统信号转导及基因表达调控

脂肪酸和前列腺素等脂代谢的产物不仅通过膜受体起作用,也可以通过与核受体结合来调节基因表达.前列腺素I₂(PGI₂)既可以与G蛋白偶联的细胞表面IP受体起作用,也可以通过核受体过氧化物酶体增殖因子活化受体（PPARs）发挥生物学功能.前列腺素E₂(PGE₂)的受体（EPs）不仅仅在质膜上有,最近在核膜上也发现了EPs受体.前列腺素核受体介导的信号转导途径与膜受体介导的信号途径不同,对于基因转录的调控机制也不同.     

马尾松毛虫质型多角体病毒多角体蛋白基因的表达与定位

为了表达马尾松毛虫质型多角体病毒(DpCPV)多角体蛋白基因(S10片段)并探讨多角体蛋白在真核细胞中的定位,从DpCPV中分离出S10,与pET-28a载体连接成重组表达质粒pET28-S10;将S10克隆到杆状病毒转座载体pFASTBACHTb中,依次筛选出重组转座质粒pFASTBACS10,重组穿梭质粒BacmidS10,重组杆状病毒AcS10。多角体蛋白基因表达后,用SDS-PAGE、Western-blot和免疫荧光技术对表达产物进行了检测。结果表明:S10原核表达质粒、重组杆状病毒成功获得;在昆虫细胞中表达的质型多角体蛋白主要定位于细胞质,同时有少量产物定位于细胞核。     

hEPO cDNA重组逆转录病毒的构建

通过DNA重组技术,将不含非编码区的hEPO cDNA片段重组到逆转录病毒质粒pLXSN, pLNCX中重组质粒转染PA317细胞后,经G418筛选,抗性克隆细胞培养上清能成功地感染NIH3T3细胞,使之在筛选培养基中形成典型的G418抗性克隆,该克隆细胞染色体中成功地整合了EPOcDNA,并且表达出有生物学活性的红细胞生成素(EPO)产物。     

Expression of human tyrosine hydroxylase cDNA in invertebrate cells using a baculovirus vector

A human cDNA containing the complete coding sequence for a human tyrosine hydroxylase (EC 1.14.16.2, form 2) was introduced into the genome of Autographa californica nuclear polyhedrosis virus (AcNPV) downstream to the polyhedrin promoter. Infection of Spodoptera frugiperda cells (SF9) with recombinant virus resulted in the expression of human tyrosine hydroxylase in these invertebrate cells. Characterization of tyrosine hydroxylase activity in infected SF9 cells demonstrated both substrate and cofactor kinetics that were characteristic of those previously reported for the native human enzyme. Both 3-iodotyrosine and alpha-methyl-p-tyrosine competitively inhibited the recombinantly produced tyrosine hydroxylase with Ki values of 1.2 and 16 microM, respectively, similar to those previously reported for the rat and human enzymes. Western blot analysis of extracts of SF9 cells infected with the recombinant baculovirus containing human tyrosine hydroxylase cDNA revealed a major immunoreactive band with an apparent Mr of 60 kDa, identical to the size of the immunoreactive protein from rat adrenal and caudate nucleus. The use of the baculovirus expression system to produce abundant quantities of each of the multiple forms of active human tyrosine hydroxylase in eukaryotic cells should facilitate structural analysis and help clarify the physiological significance of each of the isoenzymes.     

Short form of α9 promotes α9β1 integrin-dependent cell adhesion by modulating the function of the full-length α9 subunit

The α9β1 integrin is a multifunctional receptor that interacts with a variety of ligands including vascular cell adhesion molecule 1, tenascin-C, and osteopontin. A 2.3-kb truncated form of α9 integrin subunit cDNA was identified by searching the Medline database. This splice variant, which we called the short form of α9 integrin (SFα9), encodes a 632-aa isoform lacking transmembrane and cytoplasmic domains, and its authentic expression was verified by PCR and Western blotting. SFα9 is expressed on the cell surface but cannot bind ligand in the absence of the full-length α9 subunit. Over-expression of SFα9 in cells expressing full-length α9 promotes α9-dependent cell adhesion. This promoting effect of SFα9 requires the authentic cytoplasmic domain of the co-expressed full-length α9 subunit. Thus, SFα9 is a novel functional modulator of α9β1 integrin by inside-out signaling.     

Expression of the Mouse Serotonin Receptor (5HT1c) cDNA in Cultured Insect Cells

Baculovirus-mediated cloning and expression of the mouse serotonin receptor (5HT1c) cDNA in insect cells was proposed to create an alternative to the oocyte-based system commonly employed in electrophysiological studies of ionic channels. A recombinant bacmid was constructed, and the 5HT1c cDNA was transferred into the AcNPV genome to yield a recombinant baculovirus. Infected insect Sf9 cells produced recombinant 5HT1c.     

Expression of the mouse serotonin receptor (5HT1c) cDNA in cultured insect cells

Baculovirus-mediated cloning and expression of the mouse serotonin receptor (5HT1c) cDNA in insect cells was proposed to obtain an alternative to an oocyte-based system, which is commonly employed in electrophysiological studies of ionic channels. A recombinant bacmid was constructed, and the 5HT1c cDNA transferred into the AcNPV genome to yield a recombinant baculovirus. Infected inset Sf9 cells produced recombinant 5HT1c.     

Purification and functional characterization of the human beta 2-adrenergic receptor produced in baculovirus-infected insect cells.

A human cDNA fragment bearing the complete coding region for the beta 2-adrenergic receptor was introduced into the genome of Autographa california nuclear polyhedrosis virus under the control of the polyhedrin promoter. Binding studies using [125I]iodocyanopindolol showed that Sf9 insect cells infected with the recombinant virus expressed approximately 1 x 10(6) beta 2-adrenergic receptors on their cell surface. Photoaffinity labeling of whole cells and membranes revealed a molecular weight of approximately 46,000 for the expressed receptor. The receptor produced in insect cells is glycosylated but the extent and pattern differ from that of the receptor from human tissue. The heterologously expressed receptor was purified by alprenolol affinity chromatography, and was able to activate isolated Gs-protein.