甘油脱水酶β亚基融合蛋白在大肠杆菌中的表达和纯化

为了表达及纯化甘油脱水酶β亚基蛋白,采用PCR及DNA重组技术将甘油脱水酶β亚基基因gldB重组到含麦芽糖结合蛋白(MBP)的融合蛋白表达载体pMAL-c2x中,在大肠杆菌中进行表达。结果表明,转化重组质粒pMAL/gldB的大肠杆菌经IPTG诱导,SDS-PAGE分析显示：表达出的MBP-glddB融合蛋白相对分子质量约72000,与预期大小一致,并经Western blot分析证实。进一步通过直链淀粉树脂亲和层析纯化得到电泳均一的融合蛋白。已获得的重组甘油脱水酶β亚基蛋白有利于研究其生物学性能。     

MBP-gldABC融合蛋白基因的原核表达载体的构建

目的：构建可高效生产甘油脱水酶的大肠杆菌工程菌,方法：将编码甘油脱水酶的三个基因gldA、gldB、gldC,分别克隆至克隆载体pMD18-T和pSIM-T中,经测序正确后,再亚克隆至表达融合蛋白的高效表达载体pMAL-c2X上,构建成表达质粒pMAL-gldABC,并转化大肠杆菌E.coli DH5α。结果：成功地将甘油脱水酶基因gldABC以同向串联方式克隆到大肠杆菌融合表达载体pMAL-c2X中,结论：得到了含gldABC基因的MBP融合蛋白表达载体,为研究甘油脱水酶基因（gldABC）的在原核表达载体中的串联表达奠定了基础。     

凋亡抑制因子Survivin在大肠杆菌TB1中的表达纯化及鉴定

 本文旨在克隆凋亡抑制因子Survivin基因,并在大肠杆菌中进行可溶性表达与初步纯化. 采用RT-PCR法,扩增人凋亡抑制因子survivin cDNA,并克隆入原核表达载体pMAL p2X中,转化TB1大肠杆菌感受态细胞.经0.3 mmol/L IPTG诱导2 h后,收集菌体蛋白,进行SDS-PAGE、ELISA及Western 印迹鉴定. 实验获得凋亡抑制因子survivin编码区cDNA,以构建的原核表达载体pMAL-p2X survivin转化菌株后,可表达凋亡抑制因子survivin和麦芽糖结合蛋白(MBP)的融合蛋白,相对分子质量(Mr) 为58 000.并成功利用Factor Xa将融合蛋白裂解开.ELISA和Western 印迹表明,融合蛋白能与抗凋亡抑制因子survivin单克隆抗体特异性结合.获得的凋亡抑制因子survivin全长cDNA可在大肠杆菌TB1中以MBP survivin融合蛋白的形式表达,成功地将survivin目的蛋白和MBP蛋白分离,为深入研究survivin的结构和功能奠定了基础.     

大鼠热休克蛋白70的融合表达及纯化鉴定

目的：在大肠杆菌中高效表达并纯化大鼠热休克蛋白（HSP）70与麦芽糖结合蛋白（MBP）的融合蛋白,以进一步研究细胞外HSfr70的生物学功能。方法：用RT-PCR方法扩增目的基因,并将其克隆到原核表达载体pMAL-c2X中,酶切鉴定并进行DNA测序;将该重组表达载体转化大肠杆菌B121,用IPTG在不同温度及时间下进行诱导表达,建立最佳诱导表达条件;采用Amylose树脂预装柱对目的蛋白进行亲和纯化,并对不同表达条件下的产物进行SDS-PAGE及Westernblot分析。结果：克隆出目的基因,构建了融合表达载体pMAL-c2X／hsp70;诱导表达后经SDS-PAGE检测表明获得了目的条带,并纯化出纯度较高的融合蛋白;免疫印迹鉴定表明其具有抗原活性。结论：在大肠杆菌中高效表达并纯化了融合蛋白MBP-HSP70,为进一步研究细胞外HSP70的生物学效应提供了有用的材料。     

奥利亚罗非鱼促性腺激素释放激素前体蛋白的克隆与表达

促性腺激素释放激素（gonadotropin—relying hormone,GnRH）是下丘脑分泌产生的神经激素,对脊椎动物生殖的调控起重要作用。为研究GnRH对性腺发育的作用,构建了GnRH cDNA的原核表达载体并进行融合表达。利用RT—PCR方法从奥利亚罗非鱼丘脑中扩增出长约400bp的目的序列GnRH基因,克隆至T载体中,经酶切鉴定和序列测定分析确认序列的正确性后将此片段克隆到表达载体pMAL—c2x中构建重组表达质粒pMAL—GnRH,并在大肠杆菌TB1中获得了高表达,目的蛋白约占菌体总蛋白的41．6％。菌体经溶菌酶裂解,制备无细胞抽提液,Amylose—sepharose柱层析后得到分子量为56kD单一条带的目的蛋白。目的蛋白经Factor Xa酶切裂解,Amylose—sepharose过柱纯化后得到纯化的GnRH前体蛋白。该研究为鱼类GnRH蛋白的控制性腺成熟和抗体制备打下了基础．是国内鱼类GnRH前体蛋白在原核细胞中成功表扶的首次报道．     

牛γ-干扰素在大肠杆菌中的表达及抗原性鉴定

目的在大肠杆菌中高效表达牛γ-干扰素（bovine interferon-γ,BovIFN-γ）,并对其生物活性进行初步鉴定。方法依据GenBank上基因序列人工合成BovIFN-γ基因,PCR方法扩增该基因,将其插入PET-28a载体构建原核表达质粒,转化大肠杆菌BL21中,在IPTG诱导下表达BovIFN-γ,并进行Western blot鉴定。Ni-NTA亲和层析法和电洗脱方法纯化表达的重组蛋白,用Western blot和商品化的BovIFN-γ检测试剂盒进行重组蛋白的抗原性检测。结果成功构建了BovIFN-γ原核表达载体PET-28a-BIFN-γ,并在大肠杆菌中高效表达,表达蛋白约占菌体总蛋白的32%,表达产物主要以可溶性形式存在于菌体裂解液上清中;重组蛋白可与BovIFN-γ单克隆抗体反应,Ni-NTA亲和层析法纯化的重组蛋白抗原活性比电洗脱方法纯化的抗原活性高。结论在大肠杆菌中成功表达了可溶性的BovIFN-γ蛋白,可与BovIFN-γ单抗发生反应,纯化的重组蛋白具有良好的反应原性。     

小鼠CSRP2基因的克隆、融合表达及蛋白的分离纯化

目的：获得小鼠CSRP2（cysteine rich protein2）基因片段,高效表达、纯化CSRP2。方法：用RT-PCR技术从小鼠心脏组织中提取总DNA并扩增出相应大小的CSRP2DNA片段,将其与pGEM—T—easy载体连接后测序,将测序正确的CSRP2从BamHⅠ和HindⅢ酶切位点克隆入原核表达载体pRSET—A,将连接产物转化大肠杆菌BL21,挑出阳性克隆,IPTG诱导表达重组的6xHis融合蛋白,对重组融合蛋白通过镍柱进行纯化。结果与结论：PCR获得的C职咫序列与GenBank报道的一致（为675bp）;重组载体在大肠杆菌BIJ21中以包涵体形式高效表达;融合蛋白经SDS—PAGE和Western blot分析,在相对分子质量约24×10^3处有特异的蛋白条带,目的蛋白表达量占菌体总蛋白量的25％;重组蛋白经镍柱纯化后,得到了高纯度的CSRP2融合蛋白。     

重组人βNGF在大肠杆菌中的可溶表达、纯化及活性鉴定

旨在大肠杆菌中可溶表达重组人神经生长因子(Recombinant humanβnerve growth factor,rhβNGF),并对表达产物进行分离纯化和生物学活性鉴定。成功扩增h NGFβ亚基基因,将其克隆入pMAL-c2X表达载体,构建了hβNGF-MBP的大肠杆菌表达体系并进行诱导表达,表达产物经纯化后以Factor Xa酶切去除麦牙糖结合蛋白(MBP),Western blot鉴定后以TF-1细胞法检测生物学活性。结果显示,pMAL-c2X-hβNGF经酶切和测序证实构建正确,25℃、180 r/min、0.5 mmol/L IPTG诱导下可溶表达hβNGF-MBP融合蛋白。hβNGF-MBP经Factor Xa酶切后可去除MBP标签,SDS-PAGE分析纯化的hβNGF位于13 k D左右,纯度可达95%。Western blot鉴定为hβNGF,结果表明,比活约为1×10~6 U/mg。在大肠杆菌中成功可溶表达hβNGF,并具有较高的生物学活性。     

重组SARS冠状病毒M蛋白的表达、纯化及鉴定

SARS冠状病毒是人的严重急性呼吸综合征的病原体。根据对其他种类冠状病毒的研究结果 ,膜蛋白 (M蛋白 )是病毒主要的结构蛋白 ,重组M蛋白可被用来作为抗原检测对应冠状病毒的感染和制备疫苗。SARS病毒M蛋白基因克隆到原核表达载体pMAL cRI中 ,利用N端和C端分别融合麦芽糖结合蛋白 (maltosebindingprotein和MxeGyrAinteinCBD的策略 ,在大肠杆菌中初步表达了重组M蛋白 ,并通过Western印迹和质谱对蛋白质进行了鉴定。重组蛋白质经亲和层析得到了部分纯化 ,纯化后的蛋白质将用于功能研究与诊断试剂盒的研制。     

重组虎纹捕鸟蛛毒素Ⅺ用pMAL-p2X载体的表达和纯化

虎纹捕鸟蛛毒素Ⅺ基因通过PCR扩增 ,插入pMAL p2X载体 ,基因 5′端插入凝血酶切割位点 .在大肠杆菌中经IPTG诱导高效分泌表达 .表达产物N端含麦芽糖结合蛋白 ,融合蛋白被分泌到大肠杆菌的胞间质 .经冷渗透休克后 ,透析脱盐 ,用凝血酶切割融合蛋白 ,再经SuperdexTM75分子筛柱层析、高效液相色谱反相C18柱纯化 ,得到重组虎纹捕鸟蛛毒素Ⅺ .质谱分析表明 ,rHWTX Ⅺ系正确表达产物 ,重组HWTX Ⅺ表现出与天然HWTX Ⅺ一致的生物学活性 .     

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.     

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.     

Enterovirus 71 3C proteolytically processes the histone H3 N-terminal tail during infection

Highlights
1. The N-terminal tail of histone H3 is specifically cleaved during EV71 infection.
2. Viral protease 3C is identified as a protease responsible for proteolytically processing the N-terminal H3 tail.
3. Our finding reveals a new epigenetic regulatory mechanism for Enterovirus 71 in virus-host interactions.     

Detection of EBV and HHV6 in the Brain Tissue of Patients with Rasmussen’s Encephalitis

Rasmussen’s encephalitis (RE) is a rare pediatric neurological disorder, and the exact etiology is not clear. Viral infection may be involved in the pathogenesis of RE, but conflicting results have reported. In this study, we evaluated the expression of both Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and human herpes virus (HHV) 6 antigens in brain sections from 30 patients with RE and 16 control individuals by immunohistochemistry. In the RE group, EBV and HHV6 antigens were detected in 56.7% (17/30) and 50% (15/30) of individuals, respectively. In contrast, no detectable EBV and HHV6 antigen expression was found in brain tissues of the control group. The co-expression of EBV and HHV6 was detected in 20.0% (6/30) of individuals. In particular, a 4-year-old boy had a typical clinical course, including a medical history of viral encephalitis, intractable epilepsy, and hemispheric atrophy. The co-expression of EBV and HHV6 was detected in neurons and astrocytes in the brain tissue, accompanied by a high frequency of CD8⁺ T cells. Our results suggest that EBV and HHV6 infection and the activation of CD8⁺ T cells are involved in the pathogenesis of RE.     

Perinatal Vertical Transmission of Chikungunya Virus in Ruili,a Town on the Border between China and Myanmar

正Dear Editor,Chikungunya virus (CHIKV), an arbovirus in the family of Togaviridae, genus Alphavirus, is transmitted by the A.aegyptii or A. albopictus mosquito, and causes disease in humans characterized by fever, rash, and arthralgia (Silva and Dermody 2017; Suhrbier 2019). It was first reported in 1953 in Tanzania, and caused only a few outbreaks and sporadic cases in Africa and Asia in last century. However, in the epidemic in 2004, CHIKV acquired mutations that conferred enhanced transmission by the A. albopictus mosquito(Schuffenecker et al. 2006). Since then, it has successively caused outbreaks in Africa, the Indian Ocean, South East Asia, the South America, and Europe (Zeller et al. 2016).     

Development of a Novel Reverse Transcription Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Method for Rapid Detection of SARS-CoV-2

In conclusion, the novel visual RT-LAMP assay is a simple, rapid, and sensitive approach for detection of SARS-CoV-2, and it is ready for application in primary care and community hospitals or health care centers, and even patients' own houses in response to the current SARS-CoV-2 epidemic because the assay does not require sophisticated equipment and skilled personnel. Furthermore, it is also ready to be used in fields for screening samples from wild animals and environments to facilitate the identification of potential intermediate hosts that mediate the cross-species transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from bats to humans.