GST-Ccd1融合蛋白的表达、纯化及多克隆抗体制备

目的：利用大肠杆菌DH5α表达GST—Ccd1融合蛋白,并用亲和层析分离纯化,进行动物免疫制备多克隆抗体。方法：利用本室构建好的pGEX-5X-1-Ccd1-N原核表达重组质粒,转化大肠杆菌DH5α,经IPTG诱导表达,在大肠杆菌表达系统中获得可溶性表达。经谷胱甘肽Sepharose 4B介质填充的层析柱分离纯化蛋白,制备抗原免疫动物,得到Ccd1的兔源多克隆抗体。结果：ELISA结果显示血清抗体效价可以达到1∶40 000。免疫组化分析表明自制的抗体能特异性与Ccd1蛋白相互作用,可以用于实验分析。结论：制备了效价高特异性良好的抗Ccd1多克隆抗体,经实验验证获得的抗体能够满足针对Ccd1的免疫印迹和免疫组化检测的实验要求,为今后深入研究Ccd1表达的组织分布、细胞内定位及其生物学功能提供了有用的实验工具。     

沙门菌外膜蛋白D的原核表达及多克隆抗体制备

目的:在大肠杆菌中表达沙门菌外膜蛋白(OMP)D,纯化后制备兔抗OMPD抗体。方法:用PCR方法从鼠伤寒沙门菌中扩增出ompD基因,并插入融合表达载体pET-28a(+)的多克隆位点,构建重组表达质粒pET28a(+)-ompD;以重组质粒转化大肠杆菌BL21(DE3),筛选阳性重组菌株,经IPTG诱导目的蛋白表达,在变性条件下对目的蛋白进行亲和层析纯化;以表达的OMPD蛋白免疫家兔,制备抗OMPD的多克隆抗体并进行鉴定。结果:扩增了ompD基因,测序证实正确后亚克隆于表达载体pET-28a(+)中,经PCR筛选和酶切鉴定获得阳性克隆,经诱导在大肠杆菌中表达出相对分子质量为40×103的目的蛋白并进行纯化;纯化的OMPD免疫家兔后,能有效地刺激特异性抗体的产生,抗血清的效价达到1∶10000以上,且具有良好的特异性。结论:构建ompD基因的原核表达载体,并在大肠杆菌中获得高效表达;制备出兔抗OMPD抗体,效价及特异性均良好,为进一步制备肠黏膜高亲和力疫苗奠定了基础。     

GST/MKRN1融合蛋白的表达、纯化及多克隆抗体制备

目的:利用大肠杆菌BL21(DE3)表达GST/MKRN1融合蛋白,亲和层析分离纯化目的蛋白,进行动物免疫制备多克隆抗体。方法:MKRN1cDNA全长1449bp,编码482个氨基酸残基。将其基因片段克隆到pGEX-4T-1载体上,获得pGEX-4T-1-MKRN1原核表达重组质粒,转化大肠杆菌BL21(DE3),经IPTG诱导表达,在大肠杆菌表达系统中获得可溶性表达,经谷胱甘肽Sepharose4B介质填充的层析柱分离纯化蛋白,制备抗原免疫动物,得到pGEX-4T-1-MKRN1多克隆抗体。结果:ELISA结果显示血清抗体效价可达到1∶256000。通过Western免疫印迹及免疫细胞荧光分析,自制的多克隆抗体能特异地与MKRN1蛋白相互作用,可用于免疫细胞化学分析。结论:制备了效价和特异性良好的抗MKRN1多克隆抗体,经实验验证获得的免疫血清能够满足针对MKRN1的Western免疫印迹和细胞免疫组化检测的实验要求,为今后深入研究MKRN1表达的组织分布、细胞内定位及与端粒酶催化亚基(hTERT)之间相互作用的生物学意义提供了有用的实验工具。     

人类博卡病毒(HBoV)非结构蛋白NS1基因的克隆、原核表达及多克隆抗体的制备

目的:克隆、表达、纯化人类博卡病毒(HBoV)非结构蛋白NS1,制备抗NS1多克隆抗体。方法:利用PCR扩增HBoV非结构蛋白NS1基因,将其克隆至pMAL-c2X表达载体上,重组质粒转化大肠杆菌DH10B,IPTG诱导表达。表达的融合蛋白经Amylose Resin亲和层析柱纯化后,免疫新西兰大白兔制备多克隆抗体。用间接ELISA法检测抗体效价。结果:原核表达融合蛋白MBP-NS1,并获得了其多克隆抗体,抗体效价达到1∶32000。结论:在原核表达系统中表达、纯化了融合蛋白,制备抗NS1多克隆抗体,为进一步研究该病毒非结构蛋白基因的转录和翻译机制提供可靠的工具。     

家蚕GAPDH内参蛋白多克隆抗体的制备及其检测

制备家蚕GAPDH内参蛋白多克隆抗体,并对该抗体进行检测。利用PCR技术从家蚕中克隆GAPDH基因,构建其原核表达载体,转化大肠杆菌,诱导表达重组蛋白并纯化。纯化后的蛋白作为抗原免疫新西兰大白兔制备GAPDH多克隆抗体。用酶联免疫吸附法和Western blot检测抗体的效价和特异性。结果显示,成功构建GAPDH/p ET-28a原核表达载体,获得高纯度的GAPDH重组融合蛋白;经SDS-PAGE和抗His单抗检测,纯化后蛋白的分子量大小与预测的一致;以该蛋白为免疫抗原,采用4次免疫方式对新西兰大白兔进行免疫,获得GAPDH多克隆抗体血清。酶联免疫吸附检测结果表明,GAPDH抗体的效价为1:8000,并能与天然家蚕蛋白特异性结合。成功制备了家蚕内参蛋白GAPDH多克隆抗体,为深入研究家蚕中不同蛋白的生理功能和作用奠定了坚实的基础。     

人CD24分子成熟多肽的原核表达及抗体制备

目的: 为获得抗人CD24分子成熟多肽核心蛋白(hCD24N)的多克隆抗体。方法: 制备CD24表达阳性的人肿瘤细胞cDNA,采用PCR法扩增hCD24N的编码基因,构建pGEX-KGV-hCD24N原核表达质粒;转化大肠杆菌BL21(DE3),乳糖诱导表达;经GST亲和柱层析、SDS-PAGE和Western blotting制备并鉴定纯化的GST-StraptagII-hCD24N融合蛋白;免疫新西兰大白兔制备抗血清并用rProtein A亲和柱层析纯化多克隆IgG抗体;用间接ELISA法测定抗体效价,Western blotting鉴定抗体特异性,同时采用细胞免疫荧光检测技术对抗体的特异性和应用可行性作进一步评价。结果: 实现了hCD24N基因的克隆以及在原核细胞中的可溶性重组融合表达,得到了纯化后的目的融合蛋白,并以其为免疫原获得了效价高于1:100 000的抗hCD24N多克隆抗体,Western blotting及细胞免疫荧光检测证明该抗体与当前市售的抗人CD24抗体具有相似的免疫反应特异性,并且能够与CD24阳性人肿瘤细胞表达并加工的高度糖基化CD24天然分子发生特异性抗原-抗体反应。结论: 抗hCD24N多克隆抗体的成功制备为进一步以CD24分子为靶点的肿瘤生物学基础研究以及相关癌症的诊断试剂开发奠定基础。     

Dhori病毒核蛋白基因的重组表达及其抗体制备

[目的]表达和纯化Dhori病毒(DHOV)核蛋白(NP),并制备多克隆抗体。[方法]RT-PCR扩增NP基因,并克隆至原核表达载体pET-28a和真核表达载体pcDNA3.1中。将重组质粒pET-28a-NP转化至大肠杆菌BL21中诱导表达,SDS-PAGE分析重组蛋白NP(rNP)的表达并亲和层析纯化rNP,以抗DHOV阳性羊血清检测其抗原性,免疫新西兰兔制备抗血清,以ELISA法检测其效价。将pcDNA3.1-NP转染至Vero细胞,以间接免疫荧光法评估抗体的结合活性,Western Blotting检测抗体与重组蛋白的特异性反应能力。[结果]pET-28a-NP和pcDNA3.1-NP重组质粒构建正确,原核表达的rNP约为55.3 kDa,并能被阳性羊血清识别,制备的抗体效价为1:409 600,能特异性识别真核及原核表达产物。[结论]成功表达和纯化rNP,并制备了多克隆抗体,可用于深入研究DHOV核蛋白的生物学特性及其检测试剂。     

抗人DR5多克隆抗体的制备与纯化

目的:分离纯化融合蛋白GST-eDR5,免疫小鼠制备抗人DR5多克隆抗体.方法:用GST纯化试剂盒和电泳两次纯化的融合蛋白GST-eDR5免疫小鼠,制备抗CST-eDR5抗血清,然后用GST纯化得到抗人DR5抗血清.通过Westem blot、ELISA方法鉴定抗血清特异性和效价.结果:通过亲和纯化得到了高纯度的融合蛋白GST-eDR5,其浓度为0.65μg/μl.免疫产生的DR5抗血清特异性高,且效价高达1:25600,纯化后的抗人DR5抗血清不再识别GST,只识别人DR5.结论:成功制备了高特异性、高效价的抗人DR5多克隆抗体,为深入研究其对肿瘤细胞的生长抑制和凋亡作用提供了实验工具.     

猪FcγRⅢ的原核表达及多克隆抗体的制备

目的:构建猪FcγRIII基因的原核表达载体,诱导表达重组蛋白,制备鼠抗猪FcγRIII抗血清。方法:从质粒pTG19-T-FcγRIII中用PCR方法克隆到编码完整猪FcγRIII蛋白分子的基因片段,将其插入到原核表达载体pET-32a中,构建了猪FcγRIII原核表达载体pET-FcγRIII,转化大肠杆菌BL21(DE3),IPTG诱导蛋白表达,经尿素洗涤纯化后,以纯化后的融合蛋白FcγRIII-His为抗原免疫小鼠,获得抗血清。Western blotting、ELISA法鉴定获得的抗血清,ELISA结果显示抗体效价为1∶16000,具有高度特异性,免疫印迹结果显示制备的多抗可以与重组猪FcγRIII蛋白特异性结合。结果:成功构建猪FcγRIII原核表达载体,纯化到融合蛋白FcγRIII-His,用纯化的融合蛋白免疫小鼠制备了多克隆抗体,Western blotting、ELISA法证实多克隆抗体制备成功。结论:成功获得了猪FcγRIII多克隆抗体,为进一步研究猪FcγRIII蛋白的功能奠定了基础。     

Scytovirin在大肠杆菌中的可溶性表达

目的:获得Scytovirin(SVN)蛋白及其多克隆抗体.方法:按照NCBI上公布的SVN基因序列设计合成引物,合成SVN基因,构建pET32c-SVN原核表达重组质粒,经限制性酶切分析、DNA序列测定插入片段正确;将该重组质粒转化大肠杆菌BL21(DE3),IPTG诱导重组蛋白表达;用离子交换层析法及金属亲合层析法纯化蛋白,采用Tris-Tricine系统分析;以经过纯化的蛋白为抗原免疫白兔,制备SVN多克隆抗体.结果:对表达产物进行了分离纯化,SVN纯度达到91%;用纯化的样品制备了多克隆抗体,抗血清效价为1∶102 400.结论:SVN在大肠杆菌表达系统中获得了高效可溶表达,并制备了其多克隆抗体,为进一步深入研究SVN提供了材料.     

The heat capacity of proteins

The heat capacity plays a major role in the determination of the energetics of protein folding and molecular recognition. As such, a better understanding of this thermodynamic parameter and its structural origin will provide new insights for the development of better molecular design strategies. In this paper we have analyzed the absolute heat capacity of proteins in different conformations. The results of these studies indicate that three major terms account for the absolute heat capacity of a protein: (1) one term that depends only on the primary or covalent structure of a protein and contains contributions from vibrational frequencies arising from the stretching and bending modes of each valence bond and internal rotations; (2) a term that contains the contributions of noncovalent interactions arising from secondary and tertiary structure; and (3) a term that contains the contributions of hydration. For a typical globular protein in solution the bulk of the heat capacity at 25°C is given by the covalent structure term (close to 85% of the total). The hydration term contributes about 15 and 40% to the total heat capacity of the native and unfolded states, respectively. The contribution of non-covalent structure to the total heat capacity of the native state is positive but very small and does not amount to more than 3% at 25°C. The change in heat capacity upon unfolding is primarily given by the increase in the hydration term (about 95%) and to a much lesser extent by the loss of noncovalent interactions (up to ～5%). It is demonstrated that a single universal mathematical function can be used to represent the partial molar heat capacity of the native and unfolded states of proteins in solution. This function can be experimentally written in terms of the molecular weight, the polar and apolar solvent accessible surface areas, and the total area buried from the solvent. This unique function accurately predicts the different magnitude and temperature dependences of the heat capacity of both the native and unfolded states, and therefore of the heat capacity changes associated with folding/unfolding transitions. © 1995 Wiley-Liss, Inc.     

A large scale test of computational protein design: folding and stability of nine completely redesigned globular proteins

A previously developed computer program for protein design, RosettaDesign, was used to predict low free energy sequences for nine naturally occurring protein backbones. RosettaDesign had no knowledge of the naturally occurring sequences and on average 65% of the residues in the designed sequences differ from wild-type. Synthetic genes for ten completely redesigned proteins were generated, and the proteins were expressed, purified, and then characterized using circular dichroism, chemical and temperature denaturation and NMR experiments. Although high-resolution structures have not yet been determined, eight of these proteins appear to be folded and their circular dichroism spectra are similar to those of their wild-type counterparts. Six of the proteins have stabilities equal to or up to 7kcal/mol greater than their wild-type counterparts, and four of the proteins have NMR spectra consistent with a well-packed, rigid structure. These encouraging results indicate that the computational protein design methods can, with significant reliability, identify amino acid sequences compatible with a target protein backbone.     

Characterization of the impact of alternative splicing on protein dynamics: the cases of glutathione S-transferase and ectodysplasin-A isoforms

Recent studies have shown how alternative splicing (AS), the process by which eukaryotic genes express more than one product, affects protein sequence and structure. However, little information is available on the impact of AS on protein dynamics, a property fundamental for protein function. In this work, we have addressed this issue using molecular dynamics simulations of the isoforms of two model proteins: glutathione S-transferase and ectodysplasin-A. We have found that AS does not have a noticeable impact on global or local structure fluctuations. We have also found that, quite interestingly, AS has a significant effect on the coupling between key structural elements such as surface cavities. Our results provide the first atom-level view of the impact of AS on protein dynamics, as far as we know. They can contribute to refine our present view of the relationship between AS and protein disorder and, more importantly, they reveal how AS may modify structural dynamic couplings in proteins.     

A review of visualisations of protein fold networks and their relationship with sequence and function

Proteins form arguably the most significant link between genotype and phenotype. Understanding the relationship between protein sequence and structure, and applying this knowledge to predict function, is difficult. One way to investigate these relationships is by considering the space of protein folds and how one might move from fold to fold through similarity, or potential evolutionary relationships. The many individual characterisations of fold space presented in the literature can tell us a lot about how well the current Protein Data Bank represents protein fold space, how convergence and divergence may affect protein evolution, how proteins affect the whole of which they are part, and how proteins themselves function. A synthesis of these different approaches and viewpoints seems the most likely way to further our knowledge of protein structure evolution and thus, facilitate improved protein structure design and prediction.     

Improvement of protein stability in protein microarrays

Protein stability in microarrays was improved using protein stabilizers. PEG 200 at 30% (w/v) was the most efficient stabilizer giving over 4-fold improvement in protein stability compared to without the stabilizer. PEG 200 above 10% (w/v) in the array solution prevented the evaporation of water in the sample and thereby improved protein stability in the microarray. When the streptavidin-biotin binding reaction was performed under optimized conditions, biotin-BSA-fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC) was detected from 1 ng ml^–1 to 5 g ml^–1 by fluorescence analysis.     

Characterization of membrane association of Rinderpest virus matrix protein

Paramyxovirus matrix protein is believed to play a crucial role in the assembly and maturation of the virus particle by bringing the major viral components together at the budding site in the host cell. The membrane association capability of many enveloped virus matrix proteins has been characterized to be their intrinsic property. In this work, we have characterized the membrane association of Rinderpest virus matrix (M) protein. The M protein of Rinderpest virus when expressed in the absence of other viral proteins is present both in the cytoplasm and plasma membrane. When expressed as GFP fusion protein, the M protein gets localized into plasma membrane protrusions. High salt and alkaline conditions resulted in partial dissociation of M protein from cell membrane. Thus, M protein behaves like an integral membrane protein although its primary structure suggests it to be a peripheral membrane protein.     

Amyloid-like properties of bacterial inclusion bodies

Bacterial inclusion bodies are major bottlenecks in protein production, narrowing the spectrum of relevant polypeptides obtained by recombinant DNA. While regarded as amorphous deposits formed by passive and rather unspecific precipitation of unfolded chains, we prove here that they are instead organized aggregates sharing important structural and biological features with amyloids. By using an Escherichia coli beta-galactosidase variant, we show that aggregation does not necessarily require unfolded polypeptide chains but rather depends on specific interactions between solvent-exposed hydrophobic stretches in partially structured species. In addition, purified inclusion bodies are efficient and highly selective nucleation seeds, promoting deposition of soluble homologous but not heterologous polypeptides in a dose-dependent manner. Finally, inclusion bodies bind amyloid-diagnostic dyes, which, jointly with Fourier transform infra red spectroscopy data, indicates a high level of organized intermolecular beta-sheet structure. The evidences of amyloid-like structure of bacterial inclusion bodies, irrespective of potential applications in bioprocess engineering, prompts the use of bacterial models to explore the molecular determinants of protein aggregation by means of simple biological systems.     

Rapid cooperative two-state folding of a miniature alpha-beta protein and design of a thermostable variant

There is a great deal of interest in developing small stably folded miniature proteins. A limited number of these molecules have been described, however they typically have not been characterized in depth. In particular, almost no detailed studies of the thermodynamics and folding kinetics of these proteins have been reported. Here we describe detailed studies of the thermodynamics and kinetics of folding of a 39 residue mixed alpha-beta protein (NTL9(1-39)) derived from the N-terminal domain of the ribosomal protein L9. The protein folds cooperatively and rapidly in a two-state fashion to a native state typical of those found for normal globular proteins. At pH 5.4 in 20mM sodium acetate, 100mM NaCl the temperature of maximum stability is 6 degrees C, the t(m) is 65.3 degrees C, deltaH degrees (t(m)) is between 24.6 kcalmol(-1) and 26.3 kcalmol(-1), and deltaC(p) degrees is 0.38 kcalmol(-1)deg(-1). The thermodynamic parameters are in the range expected on the basis of per residue values determined from databases of globular proteins. H/2H exchange measurements reveal a set of amides that exchange via global unfolding, exactly as expected for a normal cooperatively folded globular protein. Kinetic measurements show that folding is two-state folding. The folding rate is 640 s(-1) and the value of deltaG degrees calculated from the folding and unfolding rates is in excellent agreement with the equilibrium value. A designed thermostable variant, generated by mutating K12 to M, was characterized and found to have a t(m) of 82 degrees C. Equilibrium and kinetic measurements demonstrate that its folding is cooperative and two-state.