热敏型核酸酶在毕赤酵母中的分泌表达及催化特性

核酸酶在生物工程领域有着重要的应用价值。本研究在优化北极虾核酸酶(Shrimp nuclease,SNU)基因序列的基础上,构建SNU的毕赤酵母分泌表达载体SNU-p PICZαA并转化酵母,以高拷贝整合转化子为基础,优化酶表达的条件,并对该酶的催化特性进行分析,结果显示SNU可在毕赤酵母SMD1168H中高效分泌表达,最佳诱导表达条件为:培养基BMMY p H 6.0,甲醇浓度为1%,诱导时间为72 h,诱导后粗酶液比活力为1.4×10~5 U/m L。经过DEAE Sephadex阴离子交换层析可纯化获得高纯度的目标蛋白,每升菌液可纯化15 mg目标蛋白,比活力达到6.291×10~6 U/mg,该酶表观分子量为50 k Da,PNGase F酶切证实该酶存在糖基化现象。二价金属离子Ca~(2+)、Mn~(2+)、Co~(2+)、Mg~(2+)及还原剂DTT、β-ME能显著地提高其水解活性,但Zn~(2+)、Cu~(2+)、SDS、高浓度Na Cl抑制该酶的活性,SNU为Ca~(2+)/Mg~(2+)依赖型核酸酶。70℃处理10 min可使该酶不可逆的失活。     

少根根霉(Rhizopus arrhizus)脂肪酶基因在毕赤酵母中的分泌表达

利用PCR技术从少根根霉中扩增出脂肪酶基因(包括前导序列和成熟肽),并将其连接到酵母分泌表达载体pPIC9K中,转化毕赤酵母GS115。利用抗生素G418从重组阳性克隆中筛选得到高拷贝的转化子。在5 L的发酵罐中,当碳源耗尽后开始流加甲醇诱导脂肪酶的表达,经过96 h培养后发酵液上清液中重组脂肪酶(rRAL)的表达量约为90 mg/L。rRAL经过超滤,SP-Sepharose离子交换层析和Butyl-Sepharose疏水层析纯化。纯化后的蛋白在SDS-PAGE上为单一条带,表观分子量为32 kDa,比酶活为1 543 U/mg。N-端序列分析表明rRAL是经过加工后的产物。同时没有发现全长的Rhizopus arrhizus脂肪酶(RAL)被分泌表达。     

N-糖酰胺酶F在大肠杆菌中的高效表达及其脱糖基化作用研究

从脑膜炎脓杆菌（Flavobacterium meningosepticum）基因组中通过PCR扩增了N-糖酰胺酶F（PNGase F）基因,经酶切后与表达载体pET28a连接,获得的重组质粒转入大肠杆菌BL21(DE3)。重组大肠杆菌经诱导表达和纯化提取后,获取大量高纯度N-糖酰胺酶F,其纯度达90%以上。试验证明,经纯化的重组N-糖酰胺酶F可以切除核糖核酸酶B、转铁蛋白和人IgG等糖蛋白上的N-糖链,具有脱糖基化作用。     

耐热羧肽酶Taq基因在毕赤酵母中的表达

为了获取表达羧肽酶Taq毕赤酵母工程菌,通过密码子优化,依据毕赤酵母密码子偏爱性,在体外合成了栖热水生菌的耐热羧肽酶Taq基因。将该基因克隆到毕赤酵母表达载体p HBM905A上并引入6×His标签,构建了重组质粒p HBM905A-Cpase Taq。将该重组质粒转化毕赤酵母GS115,经1%甲醇诱导表达72 h,酶产量达0.1 mg/m L。对纯化的重组酶进行酶活性分析表明在75℃,p H为7.5时,该酶比酶活性为80 U/mg。本研究首次证明了羧肽酶Taq能在毕赤酵母中有效分泌表达,可以被大量制备,进而为多肽水解为氨基酸奠定工业基础。     

东方肉座菌EU7-22纤维素内切酶Ⅰ的异源表达

[目的]实现东方肉座菌纤维素内切酶EGⅠ在毕赤酵母中的表达,获得重组EGⅠ。[方法]通过RT-PCR获得EGⅠ开放阅读框。将EGⅠ成熟肽和PHO1信号肽的DNA片段插入p PIC3. 5K后,重组表达载体电转化毕赤酵母。通过甲醇诱导表达和镍柱纯化获得EGⅠ。以羟甲基纤维素钠检测活性,以肽N-糖苷酶F分析N-糖基化,以SDSPAGE分析表达情况和糖基化修饰。[结果]获得EGⅠ分泌表达菌株,诱导96 h后上清液活性为0. 513±0. 002 U/m L,纯化后的EGⅠ活性为0. 558±0. 012 U/mg。SDS-PAGE表明EGⅠ分子量在100～180 k Da,远高于预测值47. 3k Da,经肽N-糖苷酶F处理后,降至63～75 k Da。[结论]实现了EGⅠ的分泌表达,获得活性为0. 558±0. 012 U/mg的糖基化重组EGⅠ。     

粟酒裂殖酵母N-糖酰胺酶在大肠杆菌中的表达、纯化及活性分析

根据GenBank中公布的粟酒裂殖酵母(Schizosaccharomyces pombe)N-糖酰胺酶(Png1p)cDNA序列, 设计并合成一对特异性引物, 利用RT-PCR技术从粟酒裂殖酵母中克隆出糖酰胺酶cDNA。将得到的基因克隆到表达载体pET-15b中。重组质粒转入大肠杆菌BL21(DE3)中, 经诱导表达和纯化提取后, 进行酶活测定。实验结果表明, 该酶的分子量约为39 kD, 纯化后的重组N-糖酰胺酶可以对变性处理的糖蛋白进行糖链的切除, 且这种作用需要还原剂DTT的辅助作用; N-糖酰胺酶只对错误折叠的糖蛋白有作用, 对天然的糖蛋白没有作用。等量粟酒裂殖酵母Png1p在不同温度、pH、DTT浓度和底物变性温度下对等量核糖核酸酶B(RNase B)的脱糖基化检测发现, 重组酶的最适反应温度30°C, 最适反应pH为7.0, 需要的最适DTT浓度为10 mmol/L, 底物在100°C处理10 min时酶的脱糖基化率最高。     

粟酒裂殖酵母N-糖酰胺酶在大肠杆菌中的表达、纯化及活性分析

根据GenBank中公布的粟酒裂殖酵母(Schizosaccharomyces pombe)N-糖酰胺酶(Png1p)cDNA序列, 设计并合成一对特异性引物, 利用RT-PCR技术从粟酒裂殖酵母中克隆出糖酰胺酶cDNA。将得到的基因克隆到表达载体pET-15b中。重组质粒转入大肠杆菌BL21(DE3)中, 经诱导表达和纯化提取后, 进行酶活测定。实验结果表明, 该酶的分子量约为39 kD, 纯化后的重组N-糖酰胺酶可以对变性处理的糖蛋白进行糖链的切除, 且这种作用需要还原剂DTT的辅助作用; N-糖酰胺酶只对错误折叠的糖蛋白有作用, 对天然的糖蛋白没有作用。等量粟酒裂殖酵母Png1p在不同温度、pH、DTT浓度和底物变性温度下对等量核糖核酸酶B(RNase B)的脱糖基化检测发现, 重组酶的最适反应温度30°C, 最适反应pH为7.0, 需要的最适DTT浓度为10 mmol/L, 底物在100°C处理10 min时酶的脱糖基化率最高。     

Man8GlcNAc2糖基化的酿酒酵母菌株的构建

酿酒酵母糖蛋白的N-糖基化经过高尔基体的修饰后形成聚合度约150-200的甘露寡糖,高尔基体N-糖基化的糖基转移酶Mnn1p和Och1p在甘露寡糖的形成过程中起关键作用。通过同源重组置换敲除了酵母中的MNN1和OCH1基因阻断高尔基体N-糖基化修饰,分离纯化了mnn1 och1突变株中的N-糖蛋白,糖酰胺酶PNGaseF酶解释放的N-糖链经过2-氨基吡啶衍生后,利用HPLC和MALDITOF/MS结合的方法分析了突变株糖蛋白上的N-糖链。结果显示mnn1 och1突变株中的糖蛋白的N-糖链为结构单一的糖链,分子量为1794.66,推测为Man8GlcNAc2。     

里氏木霉Cel5A基因优化及其在毕赤酵母中的高效表达

内切纤维素酶Cel5A缺乏是限制纤维素酶制剂高效酶解天然纤维素的关键因素。本文尝试构建高效表达里氏木霉Cel5A的毕赤酵母重组菌株以弥补目前Cel5A的天然分泌不足,通过基因密码子偏好性优化里氏木霉Cel5A基因和构建表达载体p PIC9K-eg2,并将其电转入毕赤酵母GS115以构建重组子,利用浓度梯度平板和摇瓶发酵筛选获得一株高产毕赤酵母Pichia pastoris菌株GS115-EGⅡ。重组酶的酶学性质分析显示,该酶分子量50 k Da、最适p H(p H 4.5)略有降低及最适反应温度为60℃,专一性地作用于非结晶纤维素,与天然里氏木霉Cel5A并无明显区别。通过摇瓶发酵的初步优化,该菌摇瓶培养条件:培养温度28℃、起始p H 5.0、接种量2%、每24 h添加甲醇1.5%(V/V)、每24 h添加山梨醇4 g/L及吐温80添加4 g/L,发酵192 h重组酶酶活达到24.0 U/m L。进一步上罐(5 L)发酵180 h,该重组酶Cel5A酶活高达270.9 U/m L,蛋白含量达到4.16 g/L。重组毕赤酵母P.pastoris GS115-EGⅡ是一株适合于外源表达Cel5A的工程菌,该重组酶可替代天然分泌Cel5A适用于当前酶基生物炼制模式下木质纤维素基质高效水解中。     

低温几丁质酶基因在乳酸克鲁维酵母中的重组表达及酶学性质表征

【目的】通过构建假交替单胞菌(Pseudoalteromonassp.DL-6)低温几丁质酶(chitinaseA,chi A;chitinase C,chi C)的重组乳酸克鲁维酵母菌株、纯化重组蛋白并对其进行酶学性质表征,为低温几丁质酶潜在工业化生产几丁寡糖奠定理论基础。【方法】人工合成密码子优化的几丁质酶基因,构建重组乳酸克鲁维酵母表达质粒(p KLAC1-chi A、p KLAC1-chi C)并用电脉冲法转化到乳酸克鲁维酵母中,实现低温几丁质酶的可溶表达。利用镍柱亲和层析纯化得到高纯度的重组几丁质酶。【结果】成功构建产低温几丁质酶的重组乳酸克鲁维酵母并纯化获得高纯度的重组几丁质酶。经SDS-PAGE分析在110 k Da与90 k Da附近出现符合预期大小的蛋白条带。铁氰化钾法测得Chi A和Chi C的酶活分别为51.45 U/mg与108.56 U/mg。最适反应温度分别为20°C和30°C,最适p H分别为8.0和9.0。在低于40°C,p H 8.0–12.0时,Chi A和Chi C重组酶较稳定。Chi A和Chi C对胶体几丁质以及粉状底物α-几丁质与β-几丁质具有明显的降解活性,且具有一定协同降解能力。【结论】首次实现假交替单胞菌来源的低温几丁质酶在乳酸克鲁维酵母中的重组表达、纯化、酶学性质及其降解产物分析,为其他低温几丁质酶的研究提供借鉴意义。     

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.     

肝癌中HBV和HCV基因和抗原的分布及意义

采用原位分子杂交方法检测HCV RNA及HBV X基因;采用免疫组织化学方法研究HCV核心抗原,非结构区C33c抗原及HBxAg在肝细胞肝癌中的定位及分布.结果表明(1)HCV RNA、HBV X基因在肝细胞肝癌组织检出率分别为40%(55/136)和82%(112/136).HCV RNA定位于癌细胞的胞浆内,阳性细胞呈散在、灶状及弥漫分布三种形式;HBV X基因在肝癌细胞中的分布呈胞浆型、核型及核浆型,阳性细胞也呈上述三种分布形式;(2)HCV C33c抗原、核心抗原在肝细胞肝癌中的阳性率为81%(133/164)及86%(141/164).C33c抗原定位于癌细胞及肝细胞的胞浆内;核心抗原既定位于癌细胞核中,又可定位于胞浆中.C33c抗原阳性细胞以灶状分布为主;而核心抗原阳性细     

Comparative morphology of the carpel in the Liliaceae: Hewardieae, Petrosavieae, and Tricyrteae

The young pistils in the melanthioid tribes, Hewardieae, Petrosavieae and Tricyrteae, are uniformly tricarpellate and syncarpous. They lack raphide idioblasts. All are multiovulate, with bitegmic ovules. The Petrosavieae are marked by the presence of septal glands and incomplete syncarpy. Tepals and stamens adhere to the ovary in the Hewardieae and the Petrosavieae but not in the Tricyrteae. Two vascular bundles occur in the stamens of the Hewartlieae and Tricyrtis latifolia. Ventral bundles in the upper part of the ovary of the Hewardieae are continuous with compound septal bundles and placental bundles in the lower part. Putative ventral bundles occur in the alternate position in the Tricyrteae and putative placental bundles in the opposite. position in the Petrosavieae. The dichtomously branched stigma in each carpel of the Tricyrteae is supplied by a bifurcated dorsal bundle.