活体内磷脂酰胆碱替代磷脂酰乙醇胺影响E.coli细胞的功能

【目的】通过磷脂酰胆碱(PC)阳性大肠杆菌菌株与磷脂酰乙醇胺(PE)阳性野生型和PE阴性突变型菌株比较,并用PC+PE+双阳性菌株佐证,从细菌形态、生理生化以及巨噬细胞对细菌的吞噬作用等方面探讨活体内磷脂酰胆碱能否替代磷脂酰乙醇胺。【方法】光学和电子显微镜观察细菌形态和结构;不同条件培养细菌并使用分光光度计测定OD600值,评估细菌的生长情况;使用SDS-PAGE和2-D电泳法测定细菌间质蛋白组分;用小鼠RAW264.7巨噬细胞系检测细菌的粘附和吞噬作用。【结果】与短棒状的PE+野生型细菌AD93/pDD72相比,PC+细菌AD93/ptac67中仍有25%丝状体;与PE-突变体AD93一样,PC+细菌AD93/ptac67仍需要添加二价离子Mg2+或Ca2+才能生长;与野生型AD93/pDD72相比,PC+细菌AD93/ptac67的周质蛋白组分、粘附率与相对吞噬效率呈现明显的差异;与野生型细菌Top10/ptac85相比,PE+PC+双阳性细菌Top10/ptac66的细胞壁外层、抗逆性和周质蛋白组分也显示差别。【结论】在活体内,膜磷脂中PC替代PE不能使PE-突变体细胞的功能完全恢复至野生型状态,PE和PC在功能上存在明显的差别,两者在功能上不能相互替代。     

土壤假单胞菌593使用Pcs途径合成磷酯酰胆碱

【目的】原核生物有两条代谢途径N-甲基化途径(Pmt途径)和磷脂酰胆碱合酶途径(Pcs途径)合成磷脂酰胆碱(PC)。本文对土壤细菌Pseudomonas sp.593的磷脂酰胆碱合成进行了研究,试图弄清楚假单胞菌的磷脂酰胆碱的合成途径。【方法】通过氨基酸序列比较,获得已报道的磷脂酰胆碱合酶(Pcs)的氨基酸保守序列,并设计简并引物,从Pseudomonas sp.593总DNA中PCR扩增出磷脂酰胆碱合酶基因(pcs)的片段,然后用扩增的DNA片段作探针,对Pseudomonas sp.593基因组DNA亚克隆文库进行菌落原位杂交,获得pcs全基因序列;利用同源重组原理进行活体突变,获得Pseudomonas sp.593 pcs-突变体;采用薄层层析(TLC)法分析细菌总磷脂,检测PC含量以及pcs基因活性。【结果】TLC分析显示Pseudomonas sp.593细菌仅在添加外源胆碱的M9或LB培养基中生长时才合成PC;从Pseudomonas sp.593细菌中克隆出894 bp的DNA序列,编码的蛋白具有磷脂酰胆碱合酶活性;活体缺失pcs基因后,Pseudomonas sp.593 pcs-突变体在添加或不添加胆碱的条件下都不能合成PC。【结论】Pcs途径是土壤Pseudomonas sp.593乃至其它假单胞菌合成磷脂酰胆碱的唯一途径。     

磷脂酰肌醇转移蛋白

磷脂酰肌醇转移蛋白(phosphatidylinositol/phosphatidylcholine transfer proteins,PITP)普遍存在于真核生物细胞中,PITP能够结合并交换一分子的磷脂酰肌醇(phosphatidylinositol,PI)或磷脂酰胆碱(phosphatidylcholine,PC),并促进这两类脂分子在细胞内膜组分间的转移。PITP对细胞内膜组分间脂类的运输和代谢、分泌囊泡的形成和运输、磷脂酶C(phospholipase,PLC)调节的信号传导以及神经退化等生理生化过程具有重要的影响。综述了近年来PITP的研究进展,并对目前研究中存在的一些问题进行探讨。     

β－内酰胺酶启动子C－17缺失对其强度的影响

通过酶学手段在β-内酰胺酶启动子间隔序列中造成C-17的缺失突变.以氨苄青霉素(Amp)为底物,检测突变前后β-内酰胺酶活力变化,并作了细菌的Amp耐受性试验,实验结果表明,C-17的缺失突变使启动子强度增加约60%,含有突变启动子的细菌对Amp的抗性明显增强.突变体生长的半抑制浓度为280μg/ml,而在此浓度下野生型菌体吸光度只有突变体的50%左右,对启动子强度增加的原因进行了讨论.     

大肠杆菌质粒突变体(p#GTES)的特性分析

大肠杆菌(E.coli)RRI质粒(pGTE5)的β-内酰胺酶基因(β-lactamas gene)可以在E. coli与枯草杆菌(Bacillus subtilis)中复制和表达。但是,在E. coli细胞中向胞外分泌β-内酰胺酶量少,活力低,对氨苄青霉素(Ampicillin,简称Ap)的抗性也低。将该菌株用紫外线(30w,40cm,150s)和硫酸二乙酯双重诱变,在含Ap的LB平板上筛选到已．Coli质粒突变体(p#GTE5)。     

Kil蛋白介导的大肠杆菌外泌表达系统

利用大肠杆菌素释放基因（kil)能有效地增加细菌外膜通透性促进周质蛋白外源的原理构建了含kil基因的大肠杆菌外泌表达系统,将大肠杆菌本身的周质分泌蛋白β-内酰胺酶和异源周质分泌蛋白点状产气单胞菌脯氨酰内肽酶作为报告蛋白,观察Kil蛋白对这两种通常极少分泌到胞外的周质蛋白胞外分泌的促进作用,我们的研究显示：kil基因表达时,β-内酰胺酶的总活性较对照组提高1倍,胞外分泌活性较对照组提高近4倍,脯氨酰内肽酶的总活性较对照组提高0.8倍,胞外分泌活性较对照组提高3倍。     

磷脂酰胆碱对兔骨骼肌肌质网钙泵磷酸化微区分子运动的影响

用毫微秒荧光分光光度计研究了精制兔骨骼肌肌质网钙泵的分子内微细结构及周围磷脂对分子内运动状态的影响.磷脂酰胆碱的置换,导致钙泵脂酶体膜微粘度下降,磷脂分子运动增强,膜流动性增加.di(20:4)PC置换基本未改变钙泵分子内磷酸化微区(Domain)的运动状态.短链磷脂置换使钙泵酸化微区运动加速.结果提示,磷脂分子的平均链长是影响钙泵酸化微区运动状态的重要因素;不饱和度对分子内运动几无影响.     

磷脂酰肌醇 -3 激酶不直接调控PC12 细胞的分泌

磷脂酰肌醇-3激酶(PI3K)是磷脂酰肌醇代谢过程中一种重要的酶,通过其代谢产物参与了对多种细胞生理活动的调节,如囊泡运输、细胞骨架重组、细胞存活、吞噬作用、细胞凋亡等.为研究其对细胞分泌功能的作用,使用磷脂酰肌醇-3激酶家族的特异性抑制剂渥曼青霉素(wortmannin)阻断磷脂酰肌醇-3激酶的活性,以EGFP-2xFYVE融合蛋白与磷脂酰肌醇-3-磷酸(PtdIns-3-P)的结合为指征,使用荧光显微成像技术检测渥曼青霉素对磷脂酰肌醇-3激酶的抑制作用,采用膜片钳膜电容测量方法及光解钙离子释放技术检测渥曼青霉素对PC12细胞分泌功能的影响.实验结果表明,wortmannin阻断了磷脂酰肌醇-3激酶的活性,抑制了磷脂酰肌醇-3-磷酸(PtdIns-3-P)的产生,并使FYVE与PtdIns-3-P解离,但渥曼青霉素处理之前和处理30 min后的PC12细胞分泌反应的幅度、动力学特性和分泌的钙依赖性均无显著差异,表明磷脂酰肌醇-3激酶对PC12细胞的分泌无显著的直接影响.     

低温菌启动子探针质粒的构建

为了在宿主菌Acinetobacter sp.DWC6中构建低温菌蛋白表达载体,以pBR322质粒为基础,去除质粒上β-内酰胺酶基因的启动子片段,取而代之为来源于质粒pJRD215的卡那霉素抗性基因片段,并在pBR322中插入Acinetobacter菌属特异性ori的DNA片段,构建了能在Acinetobacter sp.DWC6和E.coli中正常复制的启动子探针质粒pBAP1。通过在质粒pBAP1中的β-内酰胺酶基因上游随机导入Acinetobacter sp.DWC6基因组片段,通过检测宿主细胞的氨苄青霉素抗性和β-内酰胺酶活性,来筛选强启动子片段,并分析了启动子探针质粒载体的功能及启动子的强度。     

急性热应激对大鼠肺细胞膜磷脂代谢及膜流动性的影响

使用高效液相色谱法测定了正常健康雄性大鼠经急性热应激致肛温达42℃后,肺细胞膜中磷脂酰丝氨酸(PS),磷脂酰胆碱(PC)的变化,同时用荧光探剂标记红细胞和肺组织细胞膜制剂,采用偏振荧光法测定了膜流动性的改变。结果表明,正常大鼠的PS和PC分别为425.1±68.1μg/g湿重和53.5±9.7mg/g湿重,肛温达42℃持续15min时,两者明显减低,分别为224.3±51.3μg/g湿重和26.5±5.5mg/g湿重。热应激大鼠置于室温下恢复4h后,两者又都回到正常水平。热应激后,大鼠红细胞膜及肺组织细胞膜的流动性明显降低。表明膜磷脂含量的改变对膜流动性有明显的影响。     

β-lactamase as a probe of membrane protein assembly and protein export

The enzyme TEM beta-lactamase constitutes a versatile gene-fusion marker for studies on membrane proteins and protein export in bacteria. The mature form of this normally periplasmic enzyme displays readily detectable and distinctly different phenotypes when localized to the bacterial cytoplasm versus the periplasm, and thus provides a useful alternative to alkaline phosphatase for probing the topology of cytoplasmic membrane proteins. Cells producing translocated forms of beta-lactamase can be directly selected as ampicillin-resistant colonies, and consequently a beta-lactamase fusion approach can be used for positive selection for export signals, and for rapid assessment of whether any protein expressed in Escherichia coli inserts into the bacterial cytoplasmic membrane. The level of ampicillin resistance conferred on a cell by an extracytoplasmic beta-lactamase derivative depends on its level of expression, and therefore a beta-lactamase fusion approach can be used to directly select for increased yields of any periplasmic or membrane-bound gene products expressed in E. coli.     

Extracellular secretion of pectate lyase by the Erwinia chrysanthemi out pathway is dependent upon Sec-mediated export across the inner membrane.

The plant pathogenic enterobacterium Erwinia chrysanthemi EC16 secretes several extracellular, plant cell wall-degrading enzymes, including pectate lyase isozyme PelE. Secretion kinetics of 35S-labeled PelE indicated that the precursor of PelE was rapidly processed by the removal of the amino-terminal signal peptide and that the resulting mature PelE remained cell bound for less than 60 s before being secreted to the bacterial medium. PelE-PhoA (alkaline phosphatase) hybrid proteins generated in vivo by TnphoA insertions were mostly localized in the periplasm of E. chrysanthemi, and one hybrid protein was observed to be associated with the outer membrane of E. chrysanthemi in an out gene-dependent manner. A gene fusion resulting in the substitution of the beta-lactamase signal peptide for the first six amino acids of the PelE signal peptide did not prevent processing or secretion of PelE in E. chrysanthemi. When pelE was overexpressed, mature PelE protein accumulated in the periplasm rather than the cytoplasm in cells of E. chrysanthemi and Escherichia coli MC4100 (pCPP2006), which harbors a functional cluster of E. chrysanthemi out genes. Removal of the signal peptide from pre-PelE was SecA dependent in E. coli MM52 even in the presence of the out gene cluster. These data indicate that the extracellular secretion of pectic enzymes by E. chrysanthemi is an extension of the Sec-dependent pathway for general export of proteins across the bacterial inner membrane.     

chiA基因在稻根联合固氮菌E26和NG13中的表达

将带有粘质沙雷氏菌几丁质酶基因 (chiA)的 1 8kbHinfⅠ片段分别克隆到表达载体pKK2 2 3 3和质粒pMC71A上 ,构建成几丁质酶表达质粒pKChiA和pMChiA。将这 2种质粒转化稻根联合固氮菌阴沟肠杆菌E2 6 (EnterobactercloacaeE2 6 )和催娩克氏菌NG1 3 (Klebsiellaoxy tocaNG1 3 ) ,chiA基因在这 2菌株中获得高效表达。对表达产物的细胞定位测定表明 ,几丁质酶不仅存在于细胞周间质和胞内 ,而且还分泌到培养物上清液中。在对数生长后期 ,胞外、胞间质和胞内的几丁质酶活性分布分别为 2 3 %～ 2 8%、45 %～ 5 1 %和 2 1 %～ 3 2 %。经SDS 聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳检测表明 ,表达的几丁质酶蛋白分子量为 5 8kD。在受体细胞内 ,质粒pMChiA的稳定性要比质粒pKChiA高。     

Correct insertion of a simple eukaryotic plasma-membrane protein into the cytoplasmic membrane of Escherichia coli

A genetic system for directly synthesizing eukaryotic membrane proteins in Escherichia coli and assessing their ability to insert into the bacterial cytoplasmic membrane is described. The components of this system are the direct expression vector, pYZ4, and the mature beta-lactamase (BlaM) cassette plasmid, pYZ5, that can be used to generate translational fusions of BlaM to any synthesized membrane protein. The beta-subunit of sheep-kidney Na,K-ATPase (beta NKA), a class-II plasma membrane protein, was synthesized in E. coli using pYZ4, and BlaM was fused to a normally extracellular portion of it. The fusion protein conferred ampicillin resistance on individual host cells, indicating that the BlaM portion had been translocated to the bacterial periplasm, and that, by inference, the eukaryotic plasma-membrane protein can insert into the bacterial cytoplasmic membrane. A series of 31 beta NKA::BlaM fusion proteins was isolated and characterised to map the topology of the eukaryotic plasma membrane protein with respect to the bacterial cytoplasmic membrane. This analysis revealed that the organisation of the beta NKA in the E. coli cytoplasmic membrane was indistinguishable from that in its native plasma membrane.     

Secretion of human epidermal growth factor (EGF) in autotrophic culture by a recombinant hydrogen-utilizing bacterium, Pseudomonas pseudoflava, carrying broad-host-range EGF secretion vector pKSEGF2.

We constructed the broad-host-range human epidermal growth factor (EGF) secretion plasmid pKSEGF2 by inserting the Escherichia coli tac promoter, the signal sequence of Pseudomonas stutzeri amylase, and the synthesized EGF gene into the broad-host-range vector pKT230. E. coli JM109 carrying pKSEGF2 secreted EGF into the periplasm and the culture medium under the control of the tac promoter. Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1161 carrying pKSEGF2 and Pseudomonas putida AC10 carrying pKSEGF2 secreted EGF into the culture medium constitutively. Four hydrogen-utilizing bacteria, Pseudomonas pseudoflava, Alcaligenes eutrophus, Alcaligenes paradoxus, and Paracoccus denitrificans, were transconjugated with pKSEGF2 from eight hydrogen-utilizing bacteria tested. In these transconjugated hydrogen-utilizing bacteria, P. pseudoflava carrying pKSEGF2 grew autotrophically and secreted EGF, confirmed by Western blot (immunoblot) analysis, into the culture medium constitutively.     

Extracellular production of recombinant human epidermal growth factor (hEGF) in Escherichia coli cells

An expression plasmid pPTK-hEGF2 was constructed to provide for the extracellular production of recombinant human epidermal growth factor by the Escherichia coli cells. The plasmid contained two expression cassettes, one of which carried a tandem of the fused genes ompF-hegf under the control of the tac promoter, ensuring regulated secretion of hEGF into the E. coli periplasm, and another one contained the kil gene from the ColE1 plasmid under the control of lac promoter. The regulated low-level biosynthesis of Kil protein increased the permeability of E. coli outer membrane for periplasmic proteins. This enabled the recombinant proteins secreted into the cell periplasm to outflow into the cultural medium. As a result, the E. coli strains that harboured this plasmid construct produced effectively the recombinant hEGF into the cultural medium. The yields of hEGF produced by the nTG1(pPTK-hEGF2) and HB101(pPTK-hEGF2) strains reached 25 and 30 mg/l of cell culture after 14 and 18 h of cultivation, respectively. The hEGF preparation isolated possessed biological activity both in vivo and in vitro.     

细菌自然转化的分子机制研究进展

自然环境中,具备自然转化能力的细菌可以自发地从外界获取DNA,从而获得新的遗传性状。为能够自然地被转化,细菌需首先建立一个被称作感受态的生理状态并在此状态下表达DNA摄取和加工相关的基因。DNA摄取基因的表达产物可组装一个能将外源DNA摄入细胞质的蛋白复合物。在细胞质中,进入的DNA可同基因组DNA发生同源重组或建立成一个独立的质粒。一般DNA摄入细胞的过程可分为两个阶段,即从外部基质到细胞周质和跨细胞内膜的转运。近年来,包括作者在内的研究人员发现大肠杆菌中存在新的自然质粒转化模式。本文将首先综述近年来细菌自然转化的分子机制,随后简要介绍大肠杆菌中独特的自然质粒转化模式。     

Cloning and sequencing of the metallothioprotein beta-lactamase II gene of Bacillus cereus 569/H in Escherichia coli

The structural gene for beta-lactamase II (EC 3.5.2.6), a metallothioenzyme, from Bacillus cereus 569/H (constitutive for high production of the enzyme) was cloned in Escherichia coli, and the nucleotide sequence was determined. This is the first class B beta-lactamase whose primary structure has been reported. The amino acid sequence of the exoenzyme form, deduced from the DNA, indicates that beta-lactamase II, like other secreted proteins, is synthesized as a precursor with a 30-amino acid N-terminal signal peptide. The pre-beta-lactamase II (Mr, 28,060) is processed in E. coli and in B. cereus to a single mature protein (Mr, 24,932) which is totally secreted by B. cereus but in E. coli remains intracellular, probably in the periplasm. The expression of the gene in E. coli RR1 on the multicopy plasmid pRWHO12 was comparable to that in B. cereus, where it is presumably present as a single copy. The three histidine residues that are involved (along with the sole cysteine of the mature protein) in Zn(II) binding and hence in enzymatic activity against beta-lactams were identified. These findings will help to define the secondary structure, mechanism of action, and evolutionary lineage of B. cereus beta-lactamase II and other class B beta-lactamases.