人DNAJB6蛋白与人巨细胞病毒皮层蛋白pUL23相互作用的鉴定

pUL23是人巨细胞病毒（HCMV）UL23基因编码的皮层蛋白. HCMV皮层蛋白与病毒颗粒的形成、病毒转移、免疫调控等病毒生活过程相关.利用GAL4 酵母双杂交系统筛选人胚肾cDNA文库,获得与人巨细胞病毒皮层蛋白pUL23相互作用的宿主蛋白分子DNAJB6 ［DnaJ (Hsp40) homolog, subfamily B, member 6］.回复酵母双杂交、体外GST-Pull down和免疫共沉淀试验再次确认两者之间的相互作用.该结果为进一步研究pUL23蛋白在HCMV生活周期中的作用机制提供依据.     

利用酵母双杂交技术筛选人PROKR2蛋白C端相互作用蛋白

目的:利用酵母双杂交技术从人c DNA文库中筛选人前动力蛋白受体2(hPROKR2)C端相互作用蛋白。方法:复苏酵母菌Y2HGold-hPROKR2-C,与人c DNA文库杂交,计算杂交效率;筛选相互作用克隆并测序,寻找hPROKR2蛋白C端相互作用蛋白;通过在DDO/X、QDO/A/X平皿上划线,对筛选到的人c DNA文库质粒的自活性进行验证;采用GST pull down进一步验证两者之间的相互作用。结果:酵母双杂交实验的杂交融合效率为1.375×10~8;在人cDNA文库中筛选出hPROKR2蛋白C端相互作用蛋白SNAPIN,GST pull down实验证实两者之间存在相互作用。结论:SNAPIN可与hPROKR2蛋白C端结合。     

利用酵母双杂交系统筛选与人巨细胞病毒皮层蛋白pUL23相互作用的病毒编码蛋白

人巨细胞病毒(HCMV) UL23基因编码病毒皮层蛋白,该基因缺失时,病毒在人包皮成纤维细胞(HFF)中的繁殖速度加快.为进一步阐述HCMV UL23基因编码产物 pUL23的功能及调控机制,采用鸟枪法构建了融合于GAL4活性区域的HCMV Towne株 基因组随机表达文库.利用酵母双杂交技术,以pGBKT7 -UL23为诱饵质粒,从构建 的HCMV基因组表达文库中筛选到与pUL23相互作用的病毒编码蛋白pUL24. GST-pull down实验和免疫共沉淀实验进一步确认两种病毒蛋白之间的相互作用.结果 表明,构建的HCMV基因组表达文库能够用于GAL4酵母双杂交系统筛选与诱饵蛋白相互作用的病毒自身编码蛋白.病毒蛋白pUL23和pUL24之间具有相互作用,这为进一 步阐述pUL23在HCMV感染过程中的功能提供依据.该研究为揭示HCMV病毒感染机制奠定了基础.     

利用酵母双杂交系统筛选水稻组蛋白去乙酰化酶HDA705的互作蛋白

为了解水稻(Oryza sativa)组蛋白去乙酰化酶HDA705的生物学功能,构建了HDA705酵母双杂交诱饵表达载体与双杂交文库,并筛选了与HDA705相互作用的蛋白。结果表明,HDA705的诱饵载体无自激活活性且对酵母无毒性作用,文库的滴度也适合常规的酵母双杂交文库筛选。通过对酵母双杂交文库的筛选,共获得了164个阳性克隆,经DNA测序分析,这些克隆编码47个可能与HDA705相互作用的蛋白,其中包括3个在逆境响应或激素信号转导过程中起到重要作用的(辅)转录因子、6个参与光合作用的叶绿体蛋白、1个含有R3H结构域的蛋白以及22种酶类等。这为进一步研究HDA705的生物学功能提供了重要的线索。     

利用酵母双杂交系统从人胚胎肝脏cDNA文库中筛选与JNKK2相互作用的蛋白

目的:利用酵母双杂交系统,以149位赖氨酸突变成甲硫氨酸的c-Jun N端激酶激酶2(JNKK2)失活突变体(JNKK2KM)为诱饵,从人胎肝文库中筛选能与JNKK2作用的蛋白。方法:构建诱饵质粒p GBKT7-JNKK2KM,将其转化到AH109感受态酵母菌中进行扩增,而后检测融合蛋白表达、自激活活性以及对宿主的毒性;将诱饵酵母菌与含有人胎肝c DNA文库质粒的Y187交配进行酵母双杂交筛选,经缺陷型培养基筛选排除假阳性克隆;取阳性菌落抽提质粒进行酶切鉴定,对鉴定后的阳性克隆进行测序及生物信息学分析,明确筛选出的蛋白信息,通过免疫共沉淀实验验证筛选出的蛋白与JNKK2的相互作用。结果:构建了诱饵质粒,检测到融合蛋白的表达,且无自激活作用,未发现对宿主存在毒性;初步筛选到120个阳性克隆,经多轮重复验证得到阳性克隆11个,经生物信息学分析最后确定3个可以与JNKK2相互作用的新蛋白质分子为鸟嘌呤核苷酸结合蛋白β多肽2样蛋白1(GNB2L1)、开放读框60(ORF60)与泛素样修饰物激活酶3(UBA3),免疫共沉淀实验表明它们均能与JNKK2发生相互作用。结论:筛选到3个新的JNKK2相互作用蛋白,为深入探究JNKK2在肝脏中的作用奠定了基础。     

应用酵母双杂交技术筛选与埃博拉病毒VP24、VP35、VP40蛋白相互作用的宿主蛋白

目的:用酵母双杂交实验筛选人肝cDNA文库,得到与埃博拉病毒VP24、VP35、VP40蛋白相互作用的蛋白质,用以研究VP24、VP35、VP40蛋白的生物学功能。方法:以埃博拉病毒VP24、VP35、VP40为诱饵蛋白,利用酵母双杂交技术对人肝cDNA文库进行初步筛选,并采用DNA测序技术及生物信息学技术进行分析。结果:筛选到13个可能与VP24、VP35、VP40相互作用的蛋白,包括视黄酸受体应答蛋白2(RARRES2)、PRKA激酶相互作用蛋白1(AKIP1)、白蛋白(ALB)、补体因子1(CF1)、人肿瘤易感基因(TSG101)等。结论:应用酵母双杂交技术初步筛选出与埃博拉病毒VP24、VP35、VP40相互作用的宿主蛋白,并完成了初步功能分析。     

Bax Inhibitor-1与Herp的相互作用

应用酵母双杂交技术筛选Herp的相互作用蛋白。构建编码Herp的基因HERPUD1真核表达载体HERPUD1plexA,应用MATCHMAKERLexA酵母双杂交系统筛选人胎脑cDNA文库,获得的阳性克隆的插入子为Herp的候选相互作用蛋白质,将Herp与筛选到的相互作用蛋白再一对一回复进行酵母双杂交实验,去除假阳性。对阳性克隆插入子的DNA序列测序,在GenBank中作匹配及生物信息学分析。结果得到其中1个阳性克隆的插入子序列与TEGT基因序列一致,编码蛋白为Baxinhibitor1。得出结论:Herp与Baxinhibitor1相互作用,Baxinhibitor1具有调节凋亡特性,提示Herp可能参与凋亡调节。     

BFAR与p75NTR的蛋白相互作用抑制p75NTR信号转导

p75NTR是低亲和力的神经生长因子受体,能与高亲和力受体TrkA协同作用促进细胞增殖,也能与细胞内配体结合介导死亡信号通路,诱导细胞凋亡.为了探讨p75NTR功能的调控机制,本文利用膜蛋白酵母双杂交技术从人胎脑cDNA文库中筛选到一个新的p75NTR相互作用蛋白--BFAR.通过对酵母的共转化、GST pull-down和免疫共沉淀实验,证实了p75NTR与BFAR蛋白在体内外相互作用的特异性.荧光共定位实验发现,两者可共定位于细胞质中.此外,荧光素酶检测实验表明,共转染p75NTR和BFAR能够抑制p75NTR介导的NFκB和JNK信号通路.细胞周期实验发现,BFAR在PC-12细胞和HEK293T细胞中的高表达使细胞周期中的G2/M期细胞数增加,S期细胞数量减少,而G0/G1期细胞数无显著差异.     

鼻咽癌下调新基因NOR1相互作用蛋白的筛选和鉴定

NOR1基因是新的鼻咽癌相关基因,该基因在鼻咽癌细胞系HNE1和鼻咽癌组织中表达下调．在鼻咽癌细胞HNE1中恢复NOR1基因表达抑制了鼻咽癌细胞的生长和增殖能力．为了探讨NOR1基因的生物学功能,以NOR1基因为诱饵运用酵母双杂交技术在人胎脑文库中筛选其交互作用蛋白,挑选阳性克隆,进行DNA序列分析和同源检索,阳性克隆编码7个不同的蛋白质,其中一个阳性克隆编码线粒体ATP合成酶亚基OSCP蛋白．瞬时转染pCMV-myc-NOR1质粒进入鼻咽癌5-8F细胞,通过密度梯度离心法分离线粒体蛋白,Western blot检测表明myc-NOR1蛋白分布于线粒体与胞浆．免疫荧光检测表明在鼻咽正常上皮细胞NP69中内源性NOR1蛋白与线粒体存在明显共定位．随后采用特异性酵母双杂交、免疫荧光共定位、免疫共沉淀技术证实了NOR1与OSCP在线粒体内存在交互作用．提示,NOR1是一个新的线粒体蛋白,可能通过结合OSCP蛋白调控细胞能量代谢,为深入探讨其功能提供了重要线索．     

利用酵母双杂交系统筛选与黄瓜花叶病毒外壳蛋白互作的寄主蛋白

利用酵母双杂交系统,以黄瓜花叶病毒(Cucumber mosaic virus,CMV)的外壳蛋白(coat protein,CP)为诱饵,从番茄叶片c DNA文库中筛选与其互作的蛋白。结果显示,诱饵载体pBT3-SUC-CMV-CP均能在酵母细胞中正确表达,无自激活活性而且对酵母无毒性;通过对酵母双杂交文库的筛选和回转验证,共获得了98个阳性克隆,分别编码67个可能与CMV-CP相互作用的蛋白,分别参与植物防御反应、光合作用、物质转运、信号转导、能量代谢、氨基酸代谢、细胞壁的形态建成、植物的激素代谢等。本研究结果表明,CMV CP可同时调控寄主的多个代谢过程,在CMV的致病过程中有多重功能。     

Identification of host cell proteins which interact with herpes simplex virus type 1 tegument protein pUL37

The herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) structural tegument protein pUL37, which is conserved across the Herpesviridae family, is known to be essential for secondary envelopment during the egress of viral particles. To shed light on additional roles of pUL37 during viral replication a yeast two-hybrid screen of a human brain cDNA library was undertaken. This screen identified ten host cell proteins as potential pUL37 interactors. One of the interactors, serine threonine kinase TAOK3, was subsequently confirmed to interact with pUL37 using an in vitro pulldown assay. Such host cell/pUL37 interactions provide further insights into the multifunctional role of this herpesviral tegument protein.     

Identification and Characterization of MT-1X as a Novel FHL3-Binding Partner

Four and a half LIM domain protein 3 (FHL3) is a member of the FHL protein family that plays roles in the regulation of cell survival, cell adhesion and signal transduction. However, the mechanism of action for FHL3 is not yet clear. The aim of present study was to identify novel binding partner of FHL3 and to explore the underlying mechanism. With the use of yeast two-hybrid screening system, FHL3 was used as the bait to screen human fetal hepatic cDNA library for interacting proteins. Methionine-1X was identified as a novel FHL3 binding partner. The interaction between FHL3 and the full length MT-1X was further confirmed by yeast two-hybrid assay, co-immunoprecipitation and GST pull-down assays. Furthermore,the result demonstrated that MT-1X knockdown promoted the FHL3-induced inhibitory effect on HepG2 cells by regulating FHL3-mediated Smad signaling and involving in the modulation the expression of G2/M phase-related proteins through interaction with FHL3. These findings suggest that functional interactions between FHL3 and MT-1X may provide some clues to the mechanisms of FHL3-regulated cell proliferation.     

Host protein Snapin interacts with human cytomegalovirus pUL130 and affects viral DNA replication

The interplay between the host and Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) plays a pivotal role in the outcome of an infection. HCMV growth in endothelial and epithelial cells requires expression of viral proteins UL128, UL130, and UL131 proteins (UL128-131), of which UL130 is the largest gene and the only one that is not interrupted by introns. Mutation of the C terminus of the UL130 protein causes reduced tropism of endothelial cells (EC). However, very few host factors have been identified that interact with the UL130 protein. In this study, HCMV UL130 protein was shown to directly interact with the human protein Snapin in human embryonic kidney HEK293 cells by Yeast two-hybrid screening, in vitro glutathione S-transferase (GST) pull-down, and co-immunoprecipitation. Additionally, heterologous expression of protein UL130 revealed co-localization with Snapin in the cell membrane and cytoplasm of HEK293 cells using fluorescence confocal microscopy. Furthermore, decreasing the level of Snapin via specific small interfering RNAs decreased the number of viral DNA copies and titer in HCMV-infected U373-S cells. Taken together, these results suggest that Snapin, the pUL130 interacting protein, has a role in modulating HCMV DNA synthesis.     

酵母双杂交筛选与蛋白激酶CK2α′相互作用蛋白——泛素-52氨基酸融合蛋白的鉴定

蛋白激酶CK2是一种真核细胞中普遍存在的信使非依赖性丝/苏氨酸蛋白激酶. 为研究CK2α′亚基在精子发生中的作用机制,将构建于pACT2质粒的人睾丸cDNA文库和人蛋白激酶CK2α′为诱饵蛋白进行酵母双杂交实验. 以初步筛选与人蛋白激酶CK2α′相互作用蛋白的阳性候选克隆,筛选获得8个阳性克隆,其中1个与人泛素-52氨基酸融合蛋白基因（UBA52）的cDNA序列有高度同源性（100％）. GST pull-down实验在细胞外进一步证实了CK2α′与UBA52之间存在相互作用. 本实验证明,人泛素-52氨基酸（UBA52）融合蛋白是人CK2α′亚基的相互作用蛋白, 它们之间的相互作用对精子发生机制的影响尚不清楚,进一步分子机制研究正在进行中.     

RACK1 protein interacts with Helicobacter pylori VacA cytotoxin: the yeast two-hybrid approach.

The VacA toxin is the major virulence factor of Helicobacter pylori. The studies on VacA intracellular expression suggest that it interacts with cytosolic proteins and that this interaction contributes significantly to vacuolization. The aim of this study was to identify the host protein(s) that interacts with the VacA protein. We used the fragments of VacA protein fused with GAL4-BD as the baits in the yeast two-hybrid approach. The yeast transformed with plasmids encoding bait proteins were screened with human gastric mucosa cDNA library, encoded C-terminal fusion proteins with GAL4-AD. Three independent His-beta-Gal-positive clones were identified in VacA-b1 screen; they matched two different lengths of cDNA encoding RACK1 protein. The specific activity of beta-galactosidase found in the yeast expressing both VacA-b1 and RACK1 fusion proteins was 12-19 times higher compared to all negative controls used. VacA is capable of binding the RACK1 in vitro as was confirmed by the pull-down assay with GST fusion VacA protein and [(35)S]Met-labeled RACK1 protein fragments.     

Identification and characterization of FHL3 as a novel angiogenin-binding partner

Angiogenin (Ang) is known to induce cell proliferation and inhibit apoptosis by cellular signaling pathways and by direct nuclear functions of Ang, but the mechanism of action for Ang is not yet clear. The aim of present study was to identify novel binding partner of Ang and to explore the underlying mechanism. With the use of yeast two-hybrid screening system, Ang was used as the bait to screen human fetal hepatic cDNA library for interacting proteins. Four and a half LIM domains 3 (FHL3) was identified as a novel Ang binding partner. The interaction between Ang and the full length FHL3 was further confirmed by yeast two-hybrid assay, co-immunoprecipitation and GST pull-down assays. Furthermore, FHL3 was required for Ang-mediated HeLa cell proliferation and nuclear translocation of Ang. These findings suggest that the interaction between Ang and FHL3 may provide some clues to the mechanisms of Ang-regulated cell growth and apoptosis.     

酵母双杂交系统筛选GATA-1相互作用蛋白质及功能验证

目的 利用酵母双杂交技术从人脑cDNA文库中筛选与人GATA-1相互作用的蛋白质.方法 从人K562细胞中扩增出全长GATA1基因,设计引物将其3段截断体亚克隆入酵母表达载体pDBLeu中,转化至AH109感受态酵母中,利用酵母双杂交技术筛选人脑cDNA文库中与其相互作用的蛋白质,阳性克隆通过回转及免疫共沉淀试验进行验证,利用3xGATA荧光素酶报告基因对相互作用蛋白质进行功能验证.结果 成功构建出酵母诱饵蛋白表达质粒pDBLeu-GATA1（1）,pDBLeu-GATA1（2）,pDBLeu-GATA1（3）,筛到34个阳性克隆,用生物信息学分析及回转验证得到5个与GATA-1相互作用的候选蛋白,通过免疫共沉淀试验进一步验证,获得3个蛋白质能与GATA-1相互作用,分别是ECSIT,EFEMP1和GPS2.荧光素酶试验表明这3个蛋白质均能对GATA1的转录活性产生影响,证实它们之间的相互作用具有影响GATA1转录的功能.结论 应用酵母双杂交技术及免疫共沉淀试验,从人脑cDNA文库中成功获得3个与GATA-1相互作用并对其转录活性具有调节作用的蛋白质,为研究GATA1蛋白质的功能提供了新的线索.     

Identification and characterization of AGTRAP, a human homolog of murine Angiotensin II Receptor-Associated Protein (Agtrap).

Several classes of cytoplasmic proteins have been found to interact specifically with the carboxyl-terminal cytoplasmic region of the angiotensin II type 1 (AT(1)) receptor to regulate different aspects of AT(1) receptor physiology. The murine Angiotensin II Receptor-Associated Protein (Agtrap) is a new member of them. We have recently cloned a new human gene cDNA that codes for a homolog of the murine Agtrap protein from a human fetal brain cDNA library. The deduced polypeptide product of the cDNA is 22 kDa in size, and its DNA and amino acid sequences are 85 and 77% identical to those of the mouse Agtrap gene, respectively. Hence we have named it the human Angiotensin II Receptor-Associated Protein (AGTRAP) gene. The mRNA of AGTRAP was most abundantly expressed in kidney, heart, pancreas and thyroid. Using the yeast two-hybrid screening of a human fetal brain cDNA library, we have identified a new interaction partner of the human AGTRAP protein, RACK1 (Receptor of Activated Protein C Kinase). The AGTRAP-RACK1 interaction was confirmed by GST fusion protein pull-down assays, co-immunoprecipitation and surface plasmon resonance. We suggest that the AGTRAP-RACK1 interaction may help to recruit signaling complex to the AT(1) receptor to affect AT(1) receptor signaling.