漆酶N端融合His-tag或S-tag标签促进其在大肠杆菌中可溶性表达

来源于地衣芽孢杆菌的漆酶具有催效率高,底物范围广等优点在工农业等领域具有重要的应用前景,但该酶在外源基因表达系统中的表达量低,影响了其在工农业等领域的应用。His-tag和S-tag两种标签由于具有分子量小,且一般不影响外源蛋白性质等特点,在外源蛋白的纯化和检测中具有重要的应用。本研究发现将来源于地衣芽孢杆菌的漆酶Cot A的N端融合Histag或S-tag构建于p ET-22b载体,并转化大肠杆菌BL21(DE3)后可以显著提高其在大肠杆菌中的可溶性表达量,其表达量较N端无融合标签的构建,His-tag可提高漆酶表达量约为37倍,S-tag约可提高20倍,His-tag与S-tag共作用约可提高28倍。     

SUMO蛋白酶Ulp1的高效表达纯化并通过His-SUMO标签制备scFv

SUMO蛋白酶(Ulp1)是切割小分子泛素修饰(SUMO)融合蛋白获得天然N端靶蛋白的一种工具酶,具有酶切效率高、特异性好等优点。但现有市售SUMO蛋白酶Ulp1价格昂贵、操作复杂,限制了SUMO融合体系的运用。利用基因工程技术,合成基因ulp1(Leu403-Lys621),并在N端和C端加入多聚组氨酸标签(His_6),构建重组表达载体psv T7-ulp1,将重组质粒转入大肠杆菌BL21(DE3)和BL21 trx B(DE3)中。经过高通量筛选技术快速确定最优的表达条件为采用BL21(DE3)作为表达宿主,转接后7h加入IPTG,IPTG的终浓度为0.1mmol/L,诱导时间为16h,最终蛋白质表达量占菌体总蛋白质量的34.5%,重组蛋白Ulp1的表达量为190mg/L,通过Ni-NTA一步纯化即可得到纯度95%以上的Ulp1。通过酶切反应,测定酶活为5.19U/μl,比酶活为5.23×10~4U/mg,是先前报道比酶活的1.87倍,通过酶活动力学分析,Ulp1的表观米氏常数K_m=0.359g/L,V_m=5.10μg/(ml·min)。将SUMO融合表达体系用于单链抗体(single-chain antibody fragment,scFv)的表达,得到可溶的SUMO-scFv融合蛋白,使用表达的Ulp1进行酶切并纯化,获得纯度高于90%且N端不含多余氨基酸的scFv,操作步骤简单,显著改善了scFv在大肠杆菌中难以高效可溶性表达纯化的现状。     

N末端亲和标签可增进人硫氧还蛋白-1对氧化剂的敏感性

人细胞质硫氧还蛋白(hTrx1)在抗氧化和氧化还原调控中起重要作用.如果静脉注射重组hTrx1,动物抗氧化能力将增高.近年来,随着人们对氧化还原调控的关注,hTrx1需求不断增加.为了快速获得高纯度重组hTrx1,N末端亲和标签,如组氨酸标签(His-tag)和谷胱甘肽S-转移酶标签(GST-tag),被用于hTrx1亲和纯化.带N末端标签的hTrx1融合蛋白在实验中用的越来越多.但N末端延长是否会影响hTrx1特性尚不清楚.我们构建与优化了hTrx1原核表达质粒,在大肠杆菌中高效表达了含天然N末端、带His-tag或带GST-tag的3种重组hTrx1.纯化蛋白在SDS-PAGE上呈现1条带,对应的分子量分别为12kD、17kD及38kD.在无氧化剂存在时,它们催化胰岛素还原的能力不分仲伯.当有H2O2存在时,天然N末端hTrx1通过形成可逆二聚体,对H2O2表现出较强的耐受性;而N末端亲和标签有干扰二聚体形成,使hTrx1对H2O2耐受性降低的作用,其中GST-tag干扰作用明显大于His-tag.此外,体内重要的氧化还原对GSH/GSSG,有增进hTrx1及其还原酶催化NADPH氧化的作用,N末端亲和标签可明显扩大GSH/GSSG的这种作用.我们分析了N末端亲和标签对hTrx1活性影响的可能机理.     

肠道病毒71型3C蛋白酶在大肠杆菌中的表达及活性研究

本研究利用大肠杆菌表达系统构建肠道病毒71型3C蛋白酶,并进行纯化,对其酶活性进行研究。首先,将3C蛋白酶基因克隆至pET28a载体,在大肠杆菌BL21(DE3)中表达,Ni-NTA柱亲和层析纯化获得3C蛋白酶,经肠激酶酶切去除N端His标签后获得无His标签的3C蛋白酶,再以荧光多肽为底物进行酶活性研究。经过双酶切鉴定和测序证实,重组表达质粒pET28a-3C构建正确,表达的重组3C蛋白酶相对分子质量约22kD;纯化后有无His标签的3C蛋白酶均能催化荧光底物3B-3C,并且两者的酶动力学数据无显著差异,含有His标签的3C蛋白酶Km、Vmax、Kcat分别为22μM、434nM.Min-1、0.0669 Min-1;其最适反应pH为7.0,最佳反应温度为30℃～37℃。本实验成功表达并纯化了重组3C蛋白酶,该酶具有良好的活力,为抗病毒抑制剂、结构蛋白组装、疫苗开发及3C蛋白酶检测方法的研发奠定了基础。     

碱性β-甘露聚糖酶基因异源表达的研究

亚克隆的碱性β-甘露聚糖酶基因(man)来源于嗜碱芽孢杆菌N16-5,构建了大肠杆菌-枯草芽孢杆菌诱导型表达质粒pDG-man,在大肠杆菌JM109中获得了活性表达,经0.5 mmol/L的IPTG诱导后,可表达5 U/mL碱性β-甘露聚糖酶。重组大肠杆菌DE3-RIL(pDG-man)表达β-甘露聚糖酶水平是大肠杆菌JM109(pDG-man)的2倍。重组枯草芽孢杆菌WB600(pDG-man)可表达19.2 U/mL碱性β-甘露聚糖酶。     

琼胶酶AgaD在大肠杆菌中的高效表达

摘要:【目的】构建琼胶酶AgaD的高效表达体系,优化发酵条件提高重组酶的表达量。【方法】首先根据大肠杆菌(E.coli)密码子偏好性,优化并合成AgaD的基因,使其适合E.coli表达系统;考察了不同的E.coli表达宿主;根据N端法则构建了突变体;评价了培养基中添加CaCl2和甘氨酸(Gly)对重组酶表达的影响。【结果】成功构建了琼胶酶AgaD 的高效表达体系,确定了E.coli AD494(DE3)为最适表达宿主;利用N端法则提高了重组酶的稳定性,缩短了发酵时间;通过在培养基中添加CaCl2和甘氨酸(Gly)进一步提高了胞外酶产量。最终,发酵上清中重组酶的活力由20 U/L提高至11300 U/L,比优化前提高了500余倍。【结论】构建了琼胶酶AgaD的高效表达体系,为GH96家族琼胶酶的深入研究奠定了基础。     

青蒿法呢醇合酶原核表达、纯化与功能鉴定

将经RACE方法克隆到的青蒿倍半萜合酶cDNA(AF304444) 开放阅读框插入到原核表达载体pET30a(+)的NcoⅠ和BamHⅠ酶切位点之间,构建N端和C端均携带有HIS₆表达标签的重组表达载体pET30SESQ。将pET30SESQ转入大肠杆菌BL21(DE3), IPTG(Isopropyl-beta-D-thiogalactoside)诱导蛋白表达,表达产物经镍琼脂糖柱纯化。纯化蛋白加入酶促反应体系(FPP),GC-MS分析酶促反应体系的正己烷萃取物,结果显示此重组酶可以催化FPP向法呢醇的转化。     

沙眼衣原体CT135蛋白的表达与抗体制备

目的:在原核表达系统中表达沙眼衣原体CT135蛋白,并制备抗体,建立CT135蛋白免疫检测方法。方法:将沙眼衣原体CT135基因(1083 bp)克隆入带有His标签的pET-32a(+)载体中,通过NdeⅠ/XhoⅠ双酶切构建CT135全长的重组质粒WT,CT135基因N端逐渐缩短的重组质粒MT1、MT2、MT3,以及CT135基因C端逐渐缩短的重组质粒MT4、MT5、MT6,在大肠杆菌BL21(DE3)中重组表达;用Ni2+-NTA亲和层析柱纯化重组蛋白,然后腹腔注射5周龄BALB/c雌鼠制备抗血清。结果:Western印迹使用高灵敏的二抗通过红外扫描系统检测到所有质粒可表达重组蛋白,但考马斯亮蓝染色结果显示只有MT6可高表达重组蛋白。制备纯化了MT6重组蛋白,通过腹腔注射免疫法制备了小鼠抗MT6血清。结论:大肠杆菌表达系统中,沙眼衣原体CT135蛋白的N端片段(1～374 bp)可以获得高表达。小鼠抗MT6血清的制备为后期检测沙眼衣原体CT135蛋白的表达奠定了基础。     

重组人α2b型干扰素的纯化与鉴定

采用单克隆抗体亲和层析一步纯化法对大肠杆菌表达的重组人a2b型干扰素(IFN－α2b)进行了纯化,然后利用凝胶过滤高压液相层析、SDS－聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳和N端25个氨基酸的序列测定等方法对纯化产品进行了鉴定,表明一步纯化的IFN—α2b达到95%以上的纯度,其比活性为2．54×10⁸U／mg但重组IFN—α2b产品N端不均一,含有约30％的去Met分子和约70％的带Met分子。从蛋白质序列的水平上证实,本实验室用定位诱变法构建的IFN—α2b基因在大肠杆菌系统中得到了正确的表达。     

肝素C5异构酶的表达优化及分子改造

肝素和硫酸乙酰肝素是一类应用于临床抗凝血的糖胺聚糖。肝素葡萄糖醛酸C5异构酶(Heparosan-N-sulfate-glucuronate 5-epimerase,C5,EC 5.1.3.17) 是肝素和硫酸乙酰肝素合成过程中重要的修饰酶,催化N-硫酸化肝素前体 (N-sulfoheparosan) 的D-葡萄糖醛酸 (D-GlcA) 上5号位羧基翻转生成L-艾杜糖醛酸 (L-iduronic acid,L-IdoA)。文中以大肠杆菌Escherichia coli为宿主对斑马鱼来源的肝素葡萄糖醛酸C5异构酶基因Glce进行重组表达优化与分子改造。比较了3种不同的表达载体pET20b(+)、pET28a(+) 和pCold Ⅲ对C5表达的差异情况,其中以嗜冷启动型载体pCold Ⅲ表达酶活最高,达到(1 873.61±5.42) U/L。为了进一步提高C5的可溶表达量,在N端融合促溶标签SET2后,可溶蛋白表达量比对照提高了50%,酶活达到 (2 409.25±6.43) U/L。在此基础上,通过理性设计对底物结合口袋进行定点突变,获得最优突变体 (V153R) 的酶活和比酶活分别为 (5 804.32±5.63) U/L和(145.14±2.33) U/mg,是原始酶的2.41倍和2.28倍。肝素C5异构酶改造与表达优化为酶法催化合成肝素奠定了基础。     

斜卧青霉L-06内切葡聚糖酶Ⅰ基因的克隆与表达

【目的】克隆斜卧青霉L-06的内切葡聚糖酶Ⅰ基因(egI),并实现其在大肠杆菌内的高效表达。【方法】利用RT-PCR技术克隆了斜卧青霉L-06的内切葡聚糖酶Ⅰ基因(egI),并将egI基因克隆到原核表达载体中,构建了重组质粒pET32a-egI。【结果】转化至大肠埃希菌Rosetta(DE3),经IPTG诱导重组蛋白表达,SDS-PAGE检测结果表明:重组表达产物的相对分子质量约为80 kD,与预期相符。重组表达的菌悬液,经破碎离心,取其上清液,进行纤维素酶活性染色,获得了活性条带。DNS法测得内切酶活力为2.56 IU/mL。【结论】构建了斜卧青霉L-06内切葡聚糖酶Ⅰ的原核表达系统。     

分散泛菌蔗糖异构酶在大肠杆菌中的表达及发酵优化

为了提高分散泛菌Pantoea dispersa UQ68J来源的蔗糖异构酶产量,研究了不同信号肽及发酵条件对蔗糖异构酶在大肠杆菌中重组表达的影响。将携带天然信号肽的蔗糖异构酶基因优化后,转入大肠杆菌Escherichia coli BL21(DE3)构建重组表达菌株——ORI菌株,摇瓶发酵总酶活和胞外酶活分别为85 U/m L、65 U/m L。从天然信号肽开始第22位氨基酸作为成熟蛋白的起始,连接Pel B或Omp A信号肽构建P22和O22菌株,其中P22菌株发酵总酶活提高至138 U/m L,是ORI菌株总酶活的1.6倍;而O22菌株发酵总酶活和ORI菌株无明显差别。采用3.0 g/L的乳糖诱导,P22菌株的蔗糖异构酶总酶活提高至168 U/m L。在3 L发酵罐中,研究甘氨酸浓度和诱导时间对蔗糖异构酶分泌的影响,当补加0.5%甘氨酸,DCW为18 g/L(OD_(600)=30)开始诱导,P22菌株的蔗糖异构酶胞外酶活最高达1 981 U/m L,同时蔗糖异构酶总酶活达到2 640 U/m L,是已报道大肠杆菌重组表达蔗糖异构酶的最高水平。     

Production and preliminary characterization of a recombinant triheme cytochrome c(7) from Geobacter sulfurreducens in Escherichia coli

Multiheme cytochromes c have been found in a number of sulfate- and metal ion-reducing bacteria. Geobacter sulfurreducens is one of a family of microorganisms that oxidize organic compounds, with Fe(III) oxide as the terminal electron acceptor. A triheme 9.6 kDa cytochrome c(7) from G. sulfurreducens is a part of the metal ion reduction pathway. We cloned the gene for cytochrome c(7) and expressed it in Escherichia coli together with the cytochrome c maturation gene cluster, ccmABCDEFGH, on a separate plasmid. We designed two constructs, with and without an N-terminal His-tag. The untagged version provided a good yield (up to 6 mg/l of aerobic culture) of the fully matured protein, with all three hemes attached, while the N-terminal His-tag appeared to be detrimental for proper heme incorporation. The recombinant protein (untagged) is properly folded, it has the same molecular weight and displays the same absorption spectra, both in reduced and in oxidized forms, as the protein isolated from G. sulfurreducens and it is capable of reducing metal ions in vitro. The shape parameters for the recombinant cytochrome c(7) determined by small angle X-ray scattering are in good agreement with the ones calculated from a homologous cytochrome c(7) of known structure.     

Removal of Feedback Inhibition of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Corynebacterium glutamicum</Emphasis> Phosphoenolpyruvate Carboxylase by Addition of a Short Terminal Peptide

Phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase (PEPC) catalyzes the carboxylation of phosphoenolpyruvate (PEP) in the presence of bicarbonate to form oxaloacetate (OAA), and it plays an important role in high-efficient production of OAA-derived metabolites such as lysine, glutamate and succinate. However, PEPCs often suffered from serious feedback inhibition by various metabolic effectors like aspartate. Here, the feedback inhibition of PEPC from Corynebacterium glutamicum was removed by adding a short terminal peptide like His-tag. The effect of His-tag location on the structure and important properties such as activity, thermostability and feedback inhibition of PEPC has been investigated. The purified untagged PEPC, Nterminal His-tagged PEPC (PEPC-N-His) and C-terminal His-tagged PEPC (PEPC-C-His) were characterized. PEPCN- His (439.71/sec/mM) showed a 1.26 and 186-fold higher catalytic efficiency than untagged PEPC (348.59/sec/mM) and PEPC-C-His (2.36/sec/mM), respectively. Both PEPCN- His and untagged PEPC were significantly inhibited by aspartate at the concentrations above 4 mM (residual activities < 10%), while PEPC-C-His was almost desensitized to aspartate within 10 mM (around 90% of residual activity). Structural analysis showed that the extension of C-terminus may cause steric hindrance for aspartate binding with enzymes, leading to the deregulation of feedback inhibition of PEPC-C-His. This study provides a deeper understanding of the effect of terminal fragments on the structure and function of PEPCs, and helps to engineer the feedback inhibition of PEPCs and structurally similar enzymes.     

乙酰乳酸合成酶基因的克隆与高效表达

【目的】乙酰乳酸合成酶(ALS)是异丁醇生物合成中的关键酶,实现ALS的高效表达对调控异丁醇代谢途径有重要意义。【方法】根据GenBank中ALS的基因序列(alsS)设计引物,以枯草芽孢杆菌168基因组DNA为模板通过PCR扩增技术得到目标酶基因,目的片段全长为1 713 bp。将alsS连接到pET-30a(+)上,得到重组质粒pET-30a(+)-alsS,并在Escherichia coli BL2l(DE3)中实现表达。【结果】对表达条件进行了优化,获得最佳表达条件为:诱导温度30°C,诱导起始菌体OD600为0.6 0.8,诱导剂IPTG浓度为1 mmol/L,诱导时间为6 h。表达的乙酰乳酸合成酶大部分以可溶性形式存在于菌体内,优化后酶活可达到24.4 U/mL,比优化前提高了7.13倍。经HisTrapTMFF亲和层析后获得电泳纯的ALS,比活为95.2 U/mg。【结论】ALS的有效表达为在大肠杆菌体内构建异丁醇代谢途径打下了基础。     

Functional recombinant rabbit muscle phosphoglucomutase from Escherichia coli

The gene coding for phosphoglucomutase (PGM) from Oryctolagus cuniculus (rabbit) has been expressed in Escherichia coli under a T7 expression system with a His-tag. About half of the expressed PGM protein was present in inclusion bodies, but this protein was inactive when solubilized. The protein in the soluble cell fraction was isolated and purified in one step on a Ni-NTA column. The eluate from this column was adjusted to 95% saturated ammonium sulfate, and the resulting protein precipitate was resuspended in sodium phosphate buffer and dialyzed against 2.5 M ammonium sulfate. The final yield of protein was about 10 mg per liter of LB medium. The protein was judged to be greater than 90% pure on the basis of gel electrophoresis and activity measurements (128 U per milligram). Our motivation for developing this bacterial production system for PGM has been to prepare sufficient quantities of stable-isotope-labeled protein for experiments that utilize recently developed NMR technologies suitable for proteins the size of PGM (61.6 kDa). Preliminary NMR studies indicate that the current level of purity is adequate for this work. The construct described here was designed to incorporate an N-terminal His-tag for ease of isolation. Although PGM is a metalloprotein, the His-tag does not appear to interfere with activity. The presence of the His-tag should not pose a problem for proposed (31)P NMR investigations of the protein and its complexes in aqueous solution or incorporated into reverse micelles. However, we plan to design a cleavable His-tag for later (1)H, (13)C, (15)N studies of the active site, which includes essential histidine residues.     

Thermostable Pyrococcus woesei beta-D-galactosidase--high level expression, purification and biochemical properties

The gene encoding beta-D-galactosidase from Pyrococcus woesei was PCR amplified, cloned, expressed in Escherichia coli under the control of an inducible T7 promoter, purified and characterized. The expression system was developed by the construction of recombinant plasmid, based on the high copy number pUET1 vector, giving four times more efficient expression of P. woesei beta-D-galactosidase (20 mg of enzyme from 1 liter of culture) than that obtained from a previously constructed one. The recombinant enzymes were purified in a two-step procedure: double heat-denaturation of E. coli cell proteins and affinity chromatography on p-aminobenzyl 1-thio-beta-D-galactopyranoside-agarose. To achieve efficient purification of P. woesei beta-D-galactosidase by immobilized metal-ion affinity chromatography (IMAC), a His-tag was placed either at the N- or the C-terminal of the coding sequence. The obtained fusion proteins revealed the same specific activity of approximately 5400 U/mg, which was 10 times lower than the wild-type beta-D-galactosidase (51100 U/mg). The activity of P. woesei beta-D-galactosidase was enhanced by thiol compounds, Mg(2+) ions and D-galactose, and was inhibited by heavy metal ions and D-glucose, while Ca(2+) ions had no effect.     

Histidine tag fusion increases expression levels of active recombinant amelogenin in Escherichia coli

Amelogenin is a dental enamel matrix protein involved in formation of dental enamel. In this study, we have expressed two different recombinant murine amelogenins in Escherichia coli: the untagged rM179, and the histidine tagged rp(H)M180, identical to rM179 except that it carries the additional N-terminal sequence MRGSHHHHHHGS. The effects of the histidine tag on expression levels, and on growth properties of the amelogenin expressing cells were studied. Purification of a crude protein extract containing rp(H)M180 was also carried out using IMAC and reverse-phase HPLC. The results of this study showed clearly that both growth properties and amelogenin expression levels were improved for E. coli cells expressing the histidine tagged amelogenin rp(H)M180, compared to cells expressing the untagged amelogenin rM179. The positive effect of the histidine tag on amelogenin expression is proposed to be due to the hydrophilic nature of the histidine tag, generating a more hydrophilic amelogenin, which is more compatible with the host cell. Human osteoblasts treated with the purified rp(H)M180 showed increased levels of secreted osteocalcin, compared to untreated cells. This response was similar to cells treated with enamel matrix derivate, mainly composed by amelogenin, suggesting that the recombinant protein is biologically active. Thus, the histidine tag favors expression and purification of biologically active recombinant amelogenin.     

重组角质酶的发酵制备及其对涤纶纤维的表面改性

对大肠杆菌表达嗜热子囊菌Thermobifida fusca角质酶的摇瓶诱导条件及3 L发酵罐扩大培养进行了研究,并探讨了角质酶对涤纶纤维的改性作用。结果表明,在摇瓶培养中,采用工业级TB培养基,用2 g/L乳糖诱导,菌体培养至对数生长前期添加0.5％甘氨酸,角质酶产量可达到128 U/mL。在3 L发酵罐扩大培养中,补料培养生物量 (OD600) 最大达到35,角质酶酶活最高达506 U/mL,是迄今国内外报道细菌来源角质酶的最高水平。紫外分光光度法分析初步表明涤纶纤维经角质酶水解产生了对苯二甲酸类物质