亲和标签在重组蛋白表达与纯化中的应用

亲和标签融合技术为重组蛋白的纯化提供了一种简单方便的纯化工具,具有结合特异性高、洗脱条件温和、通用性强、纯化倍数高等显著优点。概述了亲和标签对融合蛋白表达的影响,可以提高重组蛋白的产量,增强重组蛋白的可溶性,促进重组蛋白的正确折叠;回顾了在重组蛋白表达与纯化中广泛使用的几种亲和标签,以及近年来相继出现的几种比较新颖的纯化标签;介绍了亲和标签的组合使用策略,His6-MBP组合标签集合了两个标签的优点,串联亲和纯化可以纯化获得生理条件下的蛋白质复合体;展望了亲和标签未来的发展趋势,认为仍需继续开发性能更加优越、纯化效果更加显著的纯化标签系统。     

类弹性蛋白标签在重组蛋白分离纯化中的应用

类弹性蛋白(elastin-like polypeptide,ELP)是一种非常有前途的重组蛋白分离纯化标签.这种人工合成的蛋白质多肽是由五肽重复序列单元(VPGXG)串联组成,具有温度诱导的可逆相变特性.ELP与目的蛋白融合后,赋予重组蛋白相类似的可逆相变性质.多次可逆相变循环(inverse transition cycling,ITC)之后,就可以从蛋白溶液混合液中选择性地分离出ELP融合蛋白,再经特异性酶切或者改变环境条件引发内含肽发生自我剪切去除ELP标签,从而得到单一的目的蛋白,实现简单快速分离纯化重组蛋白.目前,该技术已成功应用于原核大肠杆菌和植物表达系统中.大肠杆菌表达ELP-绿色荧光融合蛋白的最高产量可达1.6 g/L.这种非色谱分离纯化重组蛋白的方法具有技术简单、操作快速、成本低、易于扩大等优点.重点从该技术的原理、技术路线以及发展方向进行综述.     

利用蛋白标签纯化酿酒酵母RAVE-V_1复合物

RAVE(regulator of the H+-ATPase of the vacuolar and endosomal membranes)是调节液泡ATP酶(V-ATP酶)装配与拆卸过程的调节酶,由Rav1p、Rav2p和Skp1p 3个亚基构成。在酿酒酵母细胞中,当葡萄糖耗尽时,V-ATP酶分解成V1、V0两部分,此时,RAVE与V1以复合物的形式存在于细胞质中。本研究利用同源重组技术,构建在基因RAV2的3'端定点插入FLAG标签的重组菌株BY4742 RAV2-FLAG,通过亲和层析原理纯化RAVE-V1复合物,为后续利用电子显微镜对其进行三维结构研究奠定坚实的基础。结果表明:FLAG标签添加到Rav2p的C端可以成功纯化出RAVE-V1复合物;结合质谱鉴定首次发现了Leu1p与RAVE存在相互作用关系,这使得对RAVE的研究转向一个全新的方向;此外,本研究方案对其他调节蛋白及与之相互作用的蛋白组的分离纯化具有借鉴意义。     

重组蛋白质亲和标签的选择与串联亲和纯化的应用进展

重组蛋白质技术作为蛋白质研究的重要手段之一,在生物化学与生物物理学研究领域,扮演着极其重要的角色.亲和纯化作为最为方便与快捷的重组蛋白质纯化手段,日益得到广泛的应用.由于各种亲和标签,纯化介质层出不穷,性质各异.应根据自身研究对象具体情况选择合适的亲和纯化标签.近年双亲和标签进行串联亲和纯化日益成为蛋白质相互作用研究的重要方法.多种亲和标签的搭配已得到成功应用,部分已进入商业化,并在各种模式生物中得到广泛的应用,本文就重组蛋白质亲和标签的选择与串联亲和纯化作一综述.     

多聚组氨酸融合标签在蛋白药物开发中的应用

纯化技术是制约蛋白质药物开发及其产业化的关键技术之一。构建多聚组氨酸标签融合蛋白,采用固定金属离子亲和层析进行纯化,是一种高效的蛋白质纯化策略。介绍多聚组氨酸融合标签在蛋白质药物开发中的应用基础和应用概况,分析多聚组氨酸标签在融合蛋白中的位置对亲和层析纯化的影响,总结常用的多聚组氨酸融合表达方式,并对其融合表达样品的预处理、亲和层析纯化条件及其对目的蛋白药物药用安全性和有效性的影响进行探讨。     

重组人蛋白C的研究进展

人蛋白C具有抗凝,促纤维蛋白溶解和潜在的抗炎作用,本在简要介绍了人蛋白C的结构,功能的基础上,重点对哺乳动物细胞和转基因动物表达重组人蛋白C的研究进展作了综述。     

重组蛋白质纯化技术

90年代以来 ,基因重组技术得到很大的发展 ,基因工程产品的分离纯化的成本约占其全部成本的 6 0 %～ 80 %,因此重组蛋白的分离纯化技术越来越重要。着重介绍了扩张柱床吸附层析技术 ,径向膜层析技术 ,灌注层析技术 ,液液萃取技术 ,置换层析技术和金属螯合亲和层析技术近年来进展情况以及它们的优缺点和应用范围。     

FLAG融合短肽在重组蛋白质纯化中的应用

FLAG融合标签由八个氨基酸组成(AspTyrLysAspAspAspAspLys),专门设计用于重组蛋白质的免疫吸附纯化。现已发展出了多个针对该短肽的抗体,包括M1、M2和M5单克隆抗体。FLAG标签与融合的重组蛋白质之间一般含有一个肠激酶切割位点,可以用肠激酶切割除去。FLAG融合标签技术具有简单、快速进行定量检测的优点,在重组蛋白质的分离纯化中应用广泛。     

Histone deacetylase complexes: functional entities or molecular reservoirs

Using the dextran-binding domain (DBD) of a type of glucosyltransferase (GTF) from Streptococcus sobrinus, we have developed a novel method for purifying recombinant proteins. DBD-tagged green and red fluorescent proteins as well as the parent GTF and DBD moiety were adsorbed well to commercially available cross-linked dextran (such as Sephadex beads and Sephacryl beads), and eluted efficiently with water-soluble dextran. The purity of the eluted proteins after this one-step affinity purification was 90% or better. The results suggest that DBD can be used as a powerful carrier for purification of various recombinant proteins.     

Hyphenation of multi-dimensional chromatography and mass spectrometry for the at-line-analysis of the integrity of recombinant protein drugs

A robust tool is proposed for the rapid at-line verification of the identity and integrity of (recombinant) proteins, namely the hyphenation of multidimensional chromatography and mass spectrometry (MS). A recombinant human antibody produced in Chinese hamster ovary cells is taken as pertinent example. The recombinant human antibody is first captured from the production environment by affinity chromatography (rProtein A, isolation/concentration of the target molecule) and automatically transferred to an enzyme reactor (immobilized trypsin column) for digestion, thereby yielding different peptides corresponding to the protein sequence. The peptides are then separated on a reversed-phase column before being analyzed and identified by MS. This step does not require a fine resolution since the mass spectrometer can identify a variety of substances at the same time. The results are then analyzed in silico with suitable bio-informatic tools. When the gene sequence of the protein product is known, proteolytic cleavages can be predicted and the exact mass and hence the amino acid sequence of each peptide can thereby be deduced. Fitting experimental data and reference peptide sequences then provides important information about the integrity of the protein and more particularly about its sequence. In our case, the integrity of 45% of the light and 75% of the heavy chain sequences of the antibody could be verified within minutes.     

Application of sandwich ELISA for detecting tag fusion proteins in high throughput

Based on a series of mAbs against four frequently used tags—the human Ig Fc fragment, GST, maltose-binding protein, and thioredoxin—we developed corresponding sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) to detect these tag fusion proteins. As a supplement for Western blot, the successfully established ELISA was specific, sensitive, quantitative, easy to perform, time-saving, and last but not least, suitable for high-throughput screening of tag fusion proteins. Determination of soluble tag fusion proteins expressed by various systems with the sandwich ELISA developed in the present study could be a valuable and promising tool for the wide application of tag-protein fusion systems in the rapidly growing field of proteomics research. Zhu-wei Xu, Tao Zhang, and Chao-jun Song Contributed equally to this work.     

A non-innovator version of etanercept for treatment of arthritis

Etanercept is a soluble tumor necrosis factor (TNF) receptor originally approved for treatment of moderate-to-severe rheumatoid arthritis, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, and psoriatic arthritis. We have developed a non-innovator version of the recombinant protein etanercept, with the investigational name AVG01 (trade name AVENT™), using a novel expression vector-based technology. Here we show, by extensive analytical characterization, that AVG01 is highly similar to the reference product Enbrel^® and demonstrates similar efficacy in pre-clinical studies.     

重组白细胞介素2体外折叠的实验研究

包涵体中的重组蛋白抽提后可以在变性状态下纯化,而纯化后的体外折叠（即复性）是基因工程下游处埋中的重要环节。荧光光谱研究表明,ＩＬ－２分子折叠过程中荧光强度逐渐减小,最大发射峰由３１６ｎｍ红移到３４８ｎｍ。以Ｔｒｐ残基的暴露程度反映分子的折叠状态。ＧＭ－ＣＳＦ在折叠过程中的荧光强度有类似变化;凝胶排阻ＨＰＬＣ可以检测折叠过程中的聚合体;而反相ＨＰＬＣ可以将ＩＬ－２分成三个相互独立的异构体色谱峰。据此可以计算出ＩＬ－２分子的正确折叠率。常用的稀释复性方法,随着ＩＬ－２浓度的增高,它的正确折叠率逐渐降低,蛋白浓度的对数与正确折叠率之间大致呈线性关系。当ＩＬ－２浓度为１ｍｇ／ｍＬ时,其正确折叠率仅为３０％,而采取较低的蛋白浓度进行复性会因大量的样品体积导致后期纯化的困难。     

Determination of AMP-activated protein kinase phosphorylation sites in recombinant protein expressed using the pET28a vector: A cautionary tale

AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) is responsible for sensing of the cell’s energetic status and it phosphorylates numerous substrates involved in anabolic and catabolic processes as well as interacting with signaling cascades. Mutations in the gene encoding the γ2 regulatory subunit have been shown to cause hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) with conduction abnormalities. As part of a study to examine the role of AMPK in the heart, we tested whether specific domains of the thick filament component cardiac myosin binding protein-C (cMyBP-C) were good in vitro AMPK substrates. The commercially available pET28a expression vector was used to generate a recombinant form of the cMyBP-C C8 domain as a fusion protein with a hexahistidine tag. In vitro phosphorylation with activated kinase showed that the purified fusion protein was a good AMPK substrate, phosphorylated at a similar rate to the control SAMS peptide and with phosphate incorporation specifically in serine residues. However, subsequent analysis of alanine replacement mutants and thrombin digestion revealed that the strong AMPK phosphorylation site was contained within the thrombin cleavage sequence encoded by the vector. As this sequence is common to many commercial pET vectors, caution is advised in the mapping of AMPK phosphorylation sites when this sequence is present.     

Immunological characterization of the sheep prion protein expressed as fusion proteins in Escherichia coli

The prion protein (PrP) from sheep was produced in large quantities of entire protein in Escherichia coli after fusion with a carboxy-terminal hexahistidine sequence. In contrast, amino-terminal fusion with glutathione S-transferase (GST) revealed a high susceptibility toward cleavage of the protein. Both recombinant proteins were recognised, at variable levels, in Western blots using a panel of antibodies against the 40-56, 89-104, 98-113 and 112-115 sequences of the prion protein, similarly to the abnormal prion protein extracted from scrapie-infected sheep. Interestingly, monoclonal antibody 3F4 was found to react with these three proteins in Western blot.     

二硫键异构酶的纯化及其对重组蛋白体外折叠的影响

自牛肝中纯化了蛋白二硫键异构酶(PDI),并对重组蛋白的酶促折叠过程进行了探讨．结果表明。在等摩尔PDl的催化作用下,可使1mg／ml的IIJ-2的正确折叠率提高到58%以上,比活性由4×10⁶u／mg增加到8．2×10⁶u／mg,PDl还能部分纠正二硫键错配的IL-2异构体成为正确折叠的lL-2和防止IL-2通过cys的链问交联形成聚合体。GM-CSF在PDl催化下也有类似的结果。PDl作用的关键是它所催化的琉基一二硫键的交换反应。