炭疽毒素受体与人IgG1的Fc段融合蛋白ATR_Fc在CHO细胞中的表达

ATR_Fc是人炭疽毒素受体(ATR)的胞外区与人免疫球蛋白IgG1的铰链区、CH2区和CH3区组成的融合蛋白。表达该蛋白是为了获得结合PA的抗体样分子,通过阻断PA与细胞受体的结合,而阻止炭疽致死毒素和水肿因子进入细胞内,可作为预防和治疗炭疽感染的生物制品。将编码炭疽毒素受体N端1_227氨基酸的基因和编码Fc段的基因连接,插入到pcDNA3.1的HindⅢ和NotⅠ位点得到表达ATR_Fc融合蛋白的真核表达载体pcDNA3.1ATR_Fc,并用脂质体方法将该载体转染至CHO_K1细胞中,用G418筛选并获得ATR_Fc表达水平为10～15μg(106cells·d)的基因工程CHO细胞系ATR_Fc_1D5。采用蛋白A纯化重组蛋白,并用ELISA法鉴定ATR_Fc与PA的亲和性,表明ATR_Fc可与PA特异性结合。     

hsRAGE-IgG Fc融合蛋白的表达及其生物学活性

将编码人可溶性晚期糖基化终产物受体-免疫球蛋白G Fc段(hsRAGE-IgG Fc)融合蛋白的DNA片段克隆到大肠杆菌表达载体pET-20b中,构建重组表达质粒,转化大肠杆菌Rosetta(DE3)并表达。SDS-PAGE分析表明其表达形式为包涵体,相对分子质量约为66kDa,表达量占菌体总蛋白的38.4%。经复性后,获得纯度为96.6%的融合蛋白,得率约为29.5mg/L。经Western印迹法鉴定,该融合蛋白可与sRAGE抗体产生阳性反应。同时,hsRAGE-IgG Fc融合蛋白可以显著抑制晚期糖基化终产物(AGE)引起的ECV-304细胞NF-κB p65表达的上调,其活性与hsRAGE相似。     

人类IgG—Fc受体与细菌性感染

人类血细胞及其他细胞有ＩｇＧ－Ｆｃ受体（ｈＦｃｒＲ）表达,即ｈＦｃｒＲ Ⅰ、ｈＦｃｒＲ Ⅱ和ｈＦｃｒＲ Ⅲ。它们的表达表现明显的多态性,并能介导多种生物学活性,如吞噬、ＡＤＣＣ、增强抗原提呈、促进细胞因子释放、调节免疫球蛋白产生等。细菌感染过程中ｈＦｃｒＲ表达增高,提示这类抗体在抗细菌性感染免疫中起一定作用。     

炭疽毒素受体与人IgG1的Fc段融合蛋白ATR_Fc在CHO细胞中的表达

ATR-Fc是人炭疽毒素受体（ATR）的胞外区与人免疫球蛋白IgG1的铰链区、CH2区和CH3区组成的融合蛋白。表达该蛋白是为了获得结合PA的抗体样分子,通过阻断PA与细胞受体的结合,而阻止炭疽致死毒素和水肿因子进入细胞内,可作为预防和治疗炭疽感染的生物制品。将编码炭疽毒素受体N端1-227氨基酸的基因和编码Fc段的基因连接,插入到pcDNA3-1的HindⅢ和NotⅠ位点得到表达ATR-Fc融合蛋白的真核表达载体pcDNA31/ATR9Fc,并用脂质体方法将该载体转染至CHO-K1细胞中,用G418筛选并获得ATR-Fc表达水平为10～15μg/(106cells·d)的基因工程CHO细胞系ATR-Fc-1D5。采用蛋白A纯化重组蛋白,并用ELISA法鉴定ATR-Fc与PA的亲和性,表明ATR-Fc可与PA特异性结合。     

重组BPI23—Fcγ1融合蛋白在CHO细胞中的表达

The fusion gene of BPI23 and human Fc gamma 1 was obtained by PCR method, and the expression plasmid was constructed to express recombinant BPI23-Fc gamma 1 fusion protein in CHO cells. After transfection with the plasmid and selection by methotrexate, the cell lines expressing the fusion protein were obtained. The recombinant protein was purified using cation-exchange chromatography and its bioactivity was proved with bactericidal assays.     

BLyS受体TACI、BCMA与人IgG1 Fc融合蛋白在哺乳动物细胞中的表达与鉴定

从人肝脏和肾脏cDNA文库中扩增了人IgG1Fc与B淋巴细胞刺激因子 (BLyS)的受体TACI及BCMA的胞外编码区 ,构建了TACI Fc及BCMA Fc融合表达质粒pSec1 Fc TACI与 pSec1 Fc BCMA ,并使用电穿孔法转染COS 7细胞 ,从 1L无血清培养上清中可纯化得到分泌表达的TACI Fc与BCMA Fc融合蛋白约 2mg。为获得TACI Fc与BCMA Fc的稳定来源 ,构建了TACI Fc与BCMA Fc的CHO稳定表达细胞株。免疫沉淀和ELISA结果显示 ,TACI Fc及BCMA Fc能特异性地结合其配体BLyS而不与BLyS同家族的TNF结合。TACI Fc及BCMA Fc可阻断BLyS对体外培养的小鼠B淋巴细胞的促增殖作用     

人GLP -1- IgG Fc融合蛋白在毕赤酵母中的高效表达

目的:构建GLP-1-IgG Fc融合蛋白分子并在毕赤酵母中实现高效表达.方法:使用蛋白质工程技术改造GLP -1,去除其蛋白酶降解位点,然后利用重叠延伸PCR方法得到改造后的GLP -1与人IgG-Fc片断的嵌合体基因并将其插入pPIC9K载体中.以重组载体转化巴斯德毕赤酵母菌中进行表达.采用SDS-PAGE和Western Blot方法检测重组蛋白的表达.结果:成功的构建了GLP -1-IgG Fc嵌合体基因并使其在重组毕赤酵母中高效分泌表达.在25℃条件下,摇瓶培养添加0.5％甲醇诱导72h后融合蛋白的表达量最大,为5mg/L.SDS-PAGE和Westem-Blot结果表明表达产物为GLP -1-IgG Fc融合蛋白.结论:获得了高效表达GLP -1-IgG Fc融合蛋白的毕赤酵母菌株,为GLP -1-IgG Fc的活性和半衰期测定及下一步的开发奠定了基础,并为在毕赤酵母菌中表达其他Fc融合蛋白和抗体提供了参考.     

TPO模拟肽与人IgG1 Fc片段的融合表达及其生物学特性研究

依据本室获得的人TPO模拟肽序列,合成了该模拟肽的DNA序列,分别连接至4种不同长度的人IgG1 Fc基因片段的5′端,并克隆至质粒表达载体pET28a( ),转化大肠杆菌BL21（DE3）,筛选获得了4种重组工程菌,其中3种分别高效表达了3种不同长度的融合蛋白,而第4种工程菌未表达,表达的3种融合蛋白的分子量分别约为28kD,12kD和12kD。表达量约占菌体蛋白总量的30％左右,纯化获得了3种TPO模拟肽融合蛋白,3种融合蛋白均有较好的体外活性,维持TPO依赖细胞Ba/F3-mp1生长的EC50分别为：13,10,10nmol/L,用血小板减少症小鼠动物模型,测定了它们的体内活性,3种融合蛋白均有升高血小板和缩短血小板恢复时间的功能,分别比TPO模拟肽活性提高了18,8,8倍,而对白细胞及红细胞无显著影响,分别用3种融合蛋白免疫BALB／c小鼠,均未刺激小鼠产生抗TPO模拟肽抗体,并显示了较好的应用潜力。     

p75NTR-Fc融合蛋白在毕赤酵母中的表达、鉴定和活性分析

为在酵母细胞中表达出具有生物活性的p75NTR Fc融合蛋白 ,采用PCR方法分别扩增α因子 (α factor)和p75NTR Fc基因 ,经重叠PCR ,获得α factor p75NTR Fc基因 .DNA序列分析该融合基因后 ,插入pAO815载体并构建串联多拷贝表达载体pAO815 3α factor p75NTR Fc .重组质粒电转化酵母GS115细胞后摇瓶培养 ,1%甲醇诱导表达的融合蛋白经ProteinA亲和层析和SephadexG 10 0纯化 ,Western印迹、N末端测序进行蛋白质鉴定 ,ELISA及细胞培养进行生物活性分析 .SDS PAGE分析显示 ,表达产物以可溶性分子形式存在于培养上清中 ,诱导第 4d的表达量最高 ,占上清总蛋白 6 0 %以上 ,ProteinA纯化后有 2条蛋白带 ,免疫印迹分析这 2条蛋白带均能和抗p75及抗IgG抗体结合 ,N末端序列测定证实 1条为完整p75NTR Fc ,1条为其蛋白酶降解带 .ELISA等分析表明 ,p75NTR Fc能与NGF结合 ,p75NTR Fc能抑制NGF对PC12细胞的分化作用 .     

Pharmacokinetic properties of IgG and various Fc fusion proteins in mice

Fusion to an IgG Fc region is an established strategy to extend the half-life of therapeutic proteins. Most Fc fusion proteins, however, do not achieve the long half-life of IgGs. Based on findings that scFv-Fc fusion proteins exhibit a shorter half-life than the corresponding IgG molecules, we performed a comparative study of different antibody-derived Fc fusion proteins. We could confirm that fusion of single-chain Fv (scFv) and single-chain diabody (scDb) molecules to an Fc region yields in fusion proteins with substantially extended half-lives compared with the single-chain versions. However, even fusion proteins with a size similar to that of IgG, e.g., scDb-Fc, did not have a half-life as long as an IgG molecule. Binding to the neonatal Fc receptor (FcRn) under acidic and neutral conditions was similar for IgG and all Fc fusion proteins. However, we observed differences between IgG and the Fc fusion proteins for dissociation of FcRn-bound proteins induced by shifting from acidic to neutral pH, reflecting the physiological release mechanism, further supporting a contribution of the kinetics of pH-dependent release from FcRn to the pharmacokinetic properties of IgG and Fc fusion proteins.     

Chaperone Skp from <Emphasis Type="Italic">Yersinia pseudotuberculosis</Emphasis> exhibits immunoglobulin G binding ability

A low-molecular-weight cationic protein that can bind human and rabbit immunoglobulins G has been isolated from Yersinia pseudotuberculosis cells. This immunoglobulin binding protein (IBP) interacts with IgG Fc-fragment, the association constant of the resulting complex being 3.1 μM^?1. MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry analysis of IBP revealed its molecular mass of 16.1 kDa, and capillary isoelectrofocusing analysis showed pI value of 9.2. N-Terminal sequence determination by Edman degradation revealed the sequence of the 15 terminal amino acid residues (ADKIAIVNVSSIFQ). Tryptic hydrolysate of IBP was subjected to MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry for proteolytic peptide profiling. Based on the peptide fingerprint, molecular mass, pI, and N-terminal sequence and using bioinformatic resources, IBP was identified as Y. pseudotuberculosis periplasmic chaperone Skp. Using the method of comparative modeling a spatial model of Skp has been built. This model was then used for modeling of Skp complexes with human IgG1 Fc-fragment by means of molecular docking.     

Mammalian expression of single chain variable region fragments dimerized by Fc regions

To promote application of a single chain variable region fragment (sFv) in immunoglobulins, a sFv gene was connected to an IgG1 Fc gene, designated as a sFvc gene, and used for transfection of Sp2/0. As a result, the sFvc protein was found to be secreted in a dimeric form. It is thus felt that the sFvc protein, which mimicks the shape of a naturally occurring antibody, can be simple and useful to reproduce divalency and Fc-associated effecter functions as seen in a natural antibody.Abbreviations Abbreviations sFv single chain variable region fragment - Fc constant region of immunoglobulin - sFvc single chain variable region fragment with an Fc region     

炭疽毒素受体ATRcDNA的合成和克隆及ATR-Fc融合蛋白的真核表达载体的构建

可溶性炭疽毒素受体(sATR)可以特异性结合炭疽毒素保护抗原(PA),为获得用于中和炭疽毒素以防治炭疽感染的候选抗毒素药物,构建了表达ATRFc抗体样分子融合蛋白的真核表达载体。将全长为681bp的编码炭疽毒素受体N端1～227氨基酸的基因分成长约50～60碱基的18个寡核苷酸片段,相邻片段重叠部分为20～22个碱基,利用重叠延伸PCR和引物PCR法,将合成的片段组装与扩增,得到了含有ATR_1～227的全部编码区和HindIII、BamHI位点在内的DNA片段。回收的基因片段经BamHI/HindIII双酶切连接到pUC19质粒中,挑选阳性克隆进行酶切鉴定和双向序列测定,获得了全序列正确的克隆。将ATR基因与Fc基因连接后插入pcDNA3.1载体多克隆位点HindIII和NotI之间,得到表达ATRFc融合蛋白的真核表达载体pcDNA3.1/ATRFc,为利用CHO哺乳动物细胞表达ATRFc并研究其生物学性质奠定了基础。     

Molecular characteristics of IgA and IgM Fc binding to the Fcalpha/muR

Fcalpha/mu receptor (Fcalpha/muR), a novel Fc receptor for IgA and IgM, is a type I transmembrane protein with an immunoglobulin (Ig)-like domain in the extracellular portion. Although IgA and IgM bind to Fcalpha/muR, the molecular and structural characteristics of the ligand-receptor interactions have been undetermined. Here, we developed twelve monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) against murine Fcalpha/muR by immunizing mice deficient in Fcalpha/muR gene. Eight mAbs totally or partially blocked IgA and IgM bindings to Fcalpha/muR. These blocking mAbs bound to a peptide derived from the Ig-like domain of murine Fcalpha/muR, which is conserved not only in human and rat Fcalpha/muR but also in polymeric Ig receptor (poly-IgR), another Fc receptor for IgA and IgM. These results suggest that IgA and IgM bind to an epitope in the conserved amino acids in the Ig-like domain of Fcalpha/muR as well as poly-IgR.     

A hingeless Fc fusion system for site-specific cleavage by IdeS

Fusion of proteins to the Fc region of IgG is widely used to express cellular receptors and other extracellular proteins, but cleavage of the fusion partner is sometimes required for downstream applications. Immunoglobulin G-degrading enzyme of Streptococcus pyogenes (IdeS) is a protease with exquisite specificity for human IgG, and it can also cleave Fc-fusion proteins at a single site in the N-terminal region of the CH2 domain. However, the site of IdeS cleavage results in the disulfide-linked hinge region partitioning with the released protein, complicating downstream usage of the cleaved product. To tailor the Fc fragment for release of partner proteins by IdeS treatment, we investigated the effect of deleting regions of IgG-derived sequence that are upstream of the cleavage site. Elimination of the IgG-derived hinge sequence along with several residues of the CH2 domain had negligible effects on expression and purity of the fusion protein, while retaining efficient processing by IdeS. An optimal Fc fragment comprising residues 235–447 of the human IgG1 heavy chain sufficed for efficient production of fusion proteins and minimized the amount of residual Ig-derived sequence on the cleavage product following IdeS treatment. Pairing of this truncated Fc fragment with IdeS cleavage enables highly specific cleavage of Fc-fusion proteins, thus eliminating the need to engineer extraneous cleavage sequences. This system should be helpful for producing Fc-fusion proteins requiring downstream cleavage, particularly those that are sensitive to internal miscleavage if treated with alternative proteases.     

Interaction of IgG immunoglobulins with the guinea pig peritoneal macrophage Fcγ receptors. Effect on the association of the receptors with the membrane skeleton and the cytoskeleton

Binding of ligands to cell surface receptors may induce an interaction of the receptors with the cytoskeleton and/or membrane skeleton and decrease the solubility of the receptors in nonionic detergents. Cytochalasins, reagents affecting the structure of microfilaments, inhibit some cell functions induced by cross-linking of the receptors with ligands. Information concerning the function of the cytoskeleton in insolubilization of Fcγ receptors (FcγR) and in FcγR-mediated signal transmission is rather limited. The aim of this work was to investigate the effect of binding of homologous (guinea pig IgG1 and IgG2) and heterologous (rabbit IgG) immunoglobulins to guinea pig peritoneal macrophages on association of the macrophage Fcγ receptors with the membrane skeleton and cytoskeleton. Cross-linking the macrophage Fcγ receptors with immunoglobulin ligands induced insolubilization of the receptors in nonionic detergents suggesting association of the receptors with the membrane skeleton and the cytoskeleton. The ligands showed differential effects depending on a subclass and origin of the IgG used. The process of association of the Fcγ receptors with the skeletons was fast and did not depend on temperature. Treatment of insoluble complexes with cytochalasin D, DNAse I or colchicine showed that actin microfilaments and microtubules play a role, at least partially, in insolubilization of the cross-linked macrophage Fcγ receptors. Inhibition of insolubilization of the macrophage Fcγ receptors by genistein indicated that tyrosine kinases are involved in the process of insolubilization. The association with the skeletons might be a part of the process of transduction of a signal which depended on the subclass and origin of IgG used and on the type of the Fcγ receptor.     

Rapid Fc glycosylation analysis of Fc fusions with IdeS and liquid chromatography mass spectrometry

We developed a rapid method to analyze Fc glycosylation of Fc fusion proteins, especially those with mutated Fc hinge regions. Fc fusion proteins were digested with IdeS, an IgG specific protease with exosites for substrate recognition and cleavage. The resultant fragments were directly analyzed through liquid chromatography mass spectrometry. The structures and relative quantities of Fc glycans were deduced from their masses and intensities. The separated substrate recognition and cleavage property of IdeS makes this method applicable to a broad range of Fc fusion proteins having either standard or non-canonical hinge regions.