微生物尿酸氧化酶的筛选、酶学性质及重组表达

尿酸氧化酶(Urate oxidase,Uox)是一种催化尿酸氧化为尿囊素的酶,常用于尿酸的检测以及痛风和高尿酸血症治疗。文中从土壤中筛选出一株Uox高产菌株OUC-1,经16S rRNA部分基因序列分析,与苛求芽孢杆菌Bacillus fastidiosus序列相似度达99%。B.fastidiosus OUC-1的Uox经纯化后,分析表明该酶反应最适pH和温度分别为10.0和40℃;Uox以尿酸为底物反应动力学参数K_m值为(0.15±0.04)mmol/L(n=5)。Mg~(2+)能够提高该酶性活性,而Zn~(2+)和SDS能强烈抑制该酶的酶活。参考GenBank中苛求芽孢杆菌基因组中的uox基因序列,成功扩增出uox基因,通过SWISS-MODEL对Uox空间结构进行预测,推测该酶是同源四聚体,单亚基分子量为35.38 kDa。文中将uox基因克隆并在大肠杆菌中表达,为后续的Uox的性能改造提供条件和技术支持。     

氧化葡萄糖酸杆菌中5-葡萄糖酸脱氢酶基因的克隆、表达及酶学性质分析

根据NCBI上的报道的基因序列设计引物,以氧化葡萄糖酸杆菌(Gluconobacter oxydans)H24的基因组为模板,获得5-葡萄糖酸脱氢酶(Ga5DH)基因,将其与表达载体pET-28a连接,构建重组质粒pET-28a-Ga5DH,并转化大肠杆菌Rosetta进行表达。SDS-PAGE检测结果显示,表达蛋白的分子大小为26.5 kD,纯化后酶活达7.83 U/mg。酶学性质分析表明,该酶的最适反应温度为40℃,最适pH为11。在pH 9-11的缓冲中保温8 h,酶活力仍有80%以上的残余。该酶对多种有机溶剂具有良好的耐受性。     

多形拟杆菌肝素酶Ⅰ的SUMO融合表达及酶学特性分析

【目的】克隆多形拟杆菌(Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron) Heparinase I基因,在大肠杆菌(Escherichiac。")中进行基因工程表达获得重组酶SUMO-Bt-HepI和Bt-HepI,并研究其酶学特性。【方法】对B.thetaiotaomicron肝素酶I (Bt-HepI)的基因序列进行密码子优化,PCR扩增得到目的基因,构建表达载体pET-28a-Bt-HepI和pE-SUMO-Bt-HepI,并转化至E. colt Rosetta (DE3)进行表达,分别得到重组产物Bt-HepI和SUMO-Bt-HepI,以肝素钠为底物研究两者的酶学性质。【结果】SDS-PAGE检测显示Bt-HepI和SUMO-Bt-HepI的分子量大小分别约为42.5 kDa和55 kDa。与Bt-HepI相比,融合SUMO-Tag后的肝素酶I比酶活提高了 48.9%。酶学性质表明:Bt-HepI和SUMO-Bt-HepI的最适pH和温度均为pH 9、45℃,二者在pH 5-9都具有很好的稳定性,但pH<5时,SUMO-Bt-HepI的耐酸性明显高于Bt-HepI0同时,在温度低于50 ℃时,SUMO-Bt-HepI的比酶活高于Bt-Hepl。此外,Ca^2+和Mg^2+对重组肝素酶I具有明显的促进作用,而CU^2+、Mr^2+、Zt^2+则表现出一定的抑制作用,提示在多形拟杆菌肝素酶I的结构中除了存在已知的Ca2+结合位点外,可能还存在Mg2+的结合位点。【结论】本研究首次将多形拟杆菌来源的肝素酶I和SUMO-Tag进行了融合表达,使其比酶活得到了显著的提高,为其生产应用奠定了基础。     

地衣芽胞杆菌碱性蛋白酶基因克隆与表达特性

目的建立高产量和高活力的地衣芽胞杆菌碱性蛋白酶基因表达体系。方法采用PCR技术克隆获得目的基因,将其连入表达质粒pET-32 a构建原核表达重组质粒,经测序鉴定后,转化BL21大肠埃希菌,不同温度下IPTG诱导表达融合蛋白,测定酶活;进一步对该基因和编码蛋白进行同源性比较和酶学性质分析。结果碱性蛋白酶基因序列全长1 149 bp,编码382个氨基酸,同源性为99%,融合蛋白分子质量为62 kD,蛋白酶酶活为29 000 U/mL,并且在25℃时是以可溶蛋白形式表达,37℃时部分蛋白以包涵体形式存在。结论此种表达体系可以成功表达具有生物活性的碱性蛋白酶,诱导温度对蛋白酶存在形式具有较大影响。     

链霉菌zxy19木聚糖酶酶学性质及酶基因克隆

采用平板筛选法,从红树林放线菌中筛选到一株有较强木聚糖酶活的菌株zxy19,其16SrDNA序列与Streptomyces sampsonii的同源性仅为96%.该菌株木聚糖酶活为852.41 IU/mL,酶反应最适pH值为7,最适反应温度为60℃.用针对木聚糖酶基因保守结构域的一对简并引物扩增到该酶基因部分序列,进而通过反向PCR扩增到了完整的酶基因,对该基因序列分析结果表明此木聚糖酶基因属于糖基水解酶家族11的成员,酶蛋白氨基酸序列与已报道序列同源性最高为79%(Streptomyces lividans xylanase B).构建了该酶重组表达质粒pET-28a-xyl 696,经过IPTG诱导实现了该酶蛋白在大肠杆菌BL21(DE3)中的异源表达,且通过镍柱纯化后的表达产物具有生物学活性.     

重组磷脂酰丝氨酸合成酶的分离纯化及酶学性质研究

利对重组枯草芽孢杆菌(pBES-pss)表达的磷脂酰丝氨酸合成酶进行分离纯化及酶学性质研究.pBES-pss发酵后的粗酶液经硫酸铵盐析、中空纤维膜除盐浓缩、SP-Sepharose HP离子交换层析和Sephadex G-75凝胶层析,基本获得电泳纯的重组磷脂酰丝氨酸合成酶,比活力可达13.62 U/mg,分子量约为53 kD.酶学性质研究表明,该酶催化卵磷脂水解反应的最适pH8.0,最适温度为35℃.稳定性研究表明:该酶在pH 6.5～9.5 区间和低于45℃温度下稳定.表面活性剂及金属离子对该酶水解活性的影响结果表明,SDS、Tween20、Tween80对该酶有抑制作用,Triton X-100对该酶有增强作用;Mg2+、Zn2+、K+对该酶有抑制作用,Ca2+、Mn2+和EDTA对该酶有增强作用.     

一种来源于克劳氏芽孢杆菌的高碱性尿酸氧化酶的异源表达及重组酶性质分析

以碱性蛋白酶生产菌克劳氏芽孢杆菌(Bacillus clausii)基因组DNA为模板PCR扩增获得尿酸氧化酶基因(BcU),插入原核表达载体pET28α中,构建表达载体pET-BcU,并转化大肠杆菌BL21(DE3)获得重组大肠杆菌BL21(DE3)/pET-BcU。经IPTG诱导,重组菌BL21(DE3)/pET-BcU表达出有活性的尿酸氧化酶,含空质粒的重组菌在同样条件下没有酶活。酶学性质分析显示,重组酶最适pH值为9.0,在pH值9.0～11范围内酶活几乎不变,是一种高碱性尿酸氧化酶。     

紫色色杆菌苯丙氨酸羟化酶的异源表达及重组酶学性质研究

来源于紫色色杆菌(Chromobacterium violaceum)的苯丙氨酸羟化酶结构简单,性质更接近于人的苯丙氨酸羟化酶,具有潜在的医药应用价值。从紫色色杆菌基因组中克隆得到苯丙氨酸羟化酶基因pah。构建重组表达载体pET24a-pah,并在Escherichia coli BL21(DE3)中实现高效表达。离子层析纯化后,重组蛋白比酶活高达503.2 U/mg。酶学性质研究显示,该重组酶的最适温度为40℃左右,50℃时PAH的半衰期为15 min;最适pH在7.5左右,在pH6-8范围内较稳定。37℃,pH7.5条件下,Km值为1.5 mmol/L,Vmax为0.5 mmol/min,kcat为5.05/s,催化效率kcat/Km为3.37 L/mmol·s。     

重组鱼腥藻脂肪氧合酶基因的克隆表达、分离纯化及活性分析

克隆鱼腥藻PCC7120基因组中脂肪氧合酶(ana-LOX)基因,对该功能基因进行了定点突变研究,确定了ana-LOX的最短功能基因长度,构建原核重组表达载体,对重组ana-LOX进行了分离纯化和性质研究。从GenBank中搜索到鱼腥藻PCC7120基因组中含有LOX基因,通过序列分析和比对,发现LOX功能基因位于双功能酶AOS(单加氧酶)-LOX的C端,通过定点突变研究,证实了ana-LOX活性中心位点为His197、His202、His369、Asn373和Ile455。通过逐步缩短基因长度的策略,获得ana-LOX基因的最短功能基因长度为1 254 bp。构建的表达载体pET-32a/ana-LOX转化入BL21(DE3)宿主内,在低温16℃条件下的诱导表达,重组脂肪氧合酶活力可达6 750 U/mL。表达产物通过Ni-NTA亲和柱进行分离纯化,比活达到11.4×104U/mg蛋白,酶活回收率为60.89%。重组ana-LOX最适反应温度45℃,最适反应pH 6.0,在常温下具有较好的稳定性,金属离子Fe2+、Mg2+、Ca2+对该酶存在明显的激活作用,而Fe3+和Cu2+对该酶有强烈的抑制作用。重组ana-LOX能够改善面团的显微结构。该研究获得了高效表达重组ana-LOX,为实现其在食品加工中的应用提供了参考。     

Secreted expression of the pullulanase in Bacillus amyloliquefaciens BF7658

根据文献报道的核苷酸序列合成Bacillus deramificans普鲁兰酶成熟肽编码基因BdP.将BdP基因插入芽孢杆菌分泌表达载体pUC980信号肽编码区下游,获得重组质粒pUC980-BdP,重组质粒转化中温α-淀粉酶生产菌解淀粉芽孢杆菌BF7658菌株.摇瓶发酵实验表明,重组转化子发酵液有明显普鲁兰酶酶活,约48 h酶活达到最高水平,为2.8 ASPU/mL.酶学性质分析表明,重组酶最适作用温度约为60℃,最适反应pH为5.0,60℃保温3h仍保存50％的活性.重组酶性质适合淀粉糖化工艺的要求.     

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.