抗癌胚抗原嵌合重链与核心链霉亲和素基因的融合及 …

将抗癌胚抗原（ＣＥＡ）单克隆抗体的重链可变区与人的恒定区（Ｃγ３）连接,制备抗癌胚抗原嵌合重链用于放免治疗及其他导向治疗,可减少人抗鼠抗体反应（ＨＡＭＡ）。为纯化及核素标记抗体,将嵌合重链基因与核心链霉亲和素基因融合。融合基因在大肠杆菌得到高效表达,表达量占菌体总蛋白的２４％。ＳＤＳ－ＰＡＧＥ和蛋白质印迹图谱显示表达产物分子量为７０ｋＤ,与其基因编码蛋白质的理论推算值相符。以ＨＲＰ标记的生物素作为     

抗癌胚抗原单链抗体基因与核心链霉亲和素基因融 …

将抗癌胚抗原单链抗体基因与核心链霉亲和素基因融合插入昆虫杆状病毒供体质粒ｐＦａｓｔＢａｃＨＴａ中,在粉纹夜蛾Ｔｎ－５Ｂ１－４细胞中进行表达。ＳＤＳ－ＰＡＧＥ分析结果表明,表达产物分子量为４１ｋＤ左右,Ｗｅｓｔｅｒｎ印迹分析结果表明,以ＨＲＰ标记的生物素进行蛋白质印迹在４１ｋＤ处可见表达条带,表明融合蛋白能特异性的与生物素结合,放射免疫分析表明重组杆状病毒表达产生的ＳｃＦｖ－ＣＳ蛋白能特异性结合癌胚     

抗癌胚抗原单链抗体基因的构建及高效表达

采用重组ＰＣＲ技术将已获得的抗癌胚抗原鼠源单克隆抗体Ｅ７Ｂ１０重,轻链可变区基因经（Ｇｌｙ３Ｓｅｒ）３编码的寡核苷酸拼接成单链抗体基因,并在大肠杆菌中高效表达了单链抗体Ｃ端的融合蛋白,其表达量达到菌体总蛋白的２０％,ＳＤＳ－ＰＡＧＥ和Ｗｅｓｔｅｒｎ印迹图谱显示表达产物分子量为２７ｋＤ,与其基因编码蛋白的理论推算值相符。     

抗癌胚抗原单链抗体基因与核心链霉亲和素基因融合在昆虫细胞中的表达

将抗癌胚抗原单链抗体基因与核心链霉亲和素基因融合插入昆虫杆状病毒供体质粒 pFastBacHTa中 ,在粉纹夜蛾Tn 5B1 4细胞中进行表达。SDS PAGE分析结果表明 ,表达产物分子量为 4 1kD左右 ,Western印迹分析结果表明 ,以HRP标记的生物素进行蛋白质印迹在 4 1kD处可见表达条带 ,表明融合蛋白能特异性的与生物素结合 ,放射免疫分析表明重组杆状病毒表达产生的ScFv CS蛋白能特异性结合癌胚抗原     

Mn-SOD与抗癌胚抗原单链抗体基因的融合及高效表达

将Ｍｎ－ＳＯＤ与抗癌胚抗原（ＣＥＡ）单链抗体基因（Ｓｃ－Ｆｖ ｇｅｎｅ）融合,重组到含Ｔ７启动子的表达载体ｐＥＴ－２２ｂ（＋）中,构建表达质粒ｐＥＴＭｎ－ＳＯＤ－ＳｃＦｖ,并转化大肠杆菌ＢＬ２１（ＤＥ３）,进行高效表达,表达物占菌体可溶性总蛋白的２４％。ＳＤＳ－ＰＡＧＥ和蛋白质和迹图谱显示表达物分子量为４５ｋＤ与融合基因编码蛋白质的理论值相符。该蛋白质在大肠杆菌中为泌型表达有利于纯化。ＲＩＡ测定表     

乙肝病毒表面抗原抗体可变区基因的克隆及人－鼠嵌合抗体重链基因的表达

本文采用反转录－聚合酶链反应（ＲＴ－ＰＣＲ）技术,从鼠抗乙肝病毒表面抗原（ＨＢｓＡｇ）单克隆细胞中克隆到了该抗体重、轻链可变区（Ⅴ区）基因,并分别将其与人的恒定区基因Ｃγ３,Ｃｋ相拼接,构建人－鼠嵌合抗体基因。ＳＤＳ－ＰＡＧＥ和Ｗｅｓｔｅｒｎ－Ｂｌｏｔ分析结果证实嵌合抗体重链基因在Ｅ．ｃｏｌｉ中得到了表达。间接ＥＬＩＳＡ法免疫测定的结果表明该表达产物具有与乙肝表面抗原结合的能力。     

乙肝表面抗原专一的单链嵌合抗体在大肠杆菌中的表达

利用重组ＰＣＲ技术将乙肝表面抗原专一单抗的Ｖｋ与人源的Ｃ基因拼接成轻链嵌合抗体Ｖ－Ｃ,再通过编码柔性肽段（Ｇｌｙ４Ｓｅｒ）的Ｌｉｎｋｅｒ与Ｖ连接成单链嵌合抗体ＳｃＦＶ－Ｃ,并分别在大肠杆菌的热敏与分泌型表达系统中进行表达。表达产物的Ｗｅｓｔｅｒｎ－ｂｌｏｔ与间接ＥＬＩＳＡ检测结果表明,ＳＣＦｖ－Ｃ产两种系统中的表达产物均具有抗原结合活性,并已在分泌肽的指导下ＳｃＦｖ－Ｃｋ能被Ｅ．ｃｏｌｉ分泌出胞外。     

组织型纤溶酶原激活剂A链与尿激酶原B链嵌合分子的构建与表达

利用 Ｄ Ｎ Ａ 重组技术和定位删除技术,将组织型纤溶酶原激活剂（ｔ Ｐ Ａ）的 Ａ 链（ Ｓｅｒｌ Ｔｈｒ２６３）基因与尿激酶原（ｐｒｏ Ｕ Ｋ）的 Ｂ链（ Ｓｅｒ１３８ Ｌｅｕ４１１）基因相连,得到嵌合分子基因ｔｕ ｐａ,并在昆虫杆状病毒系统中进行表达,表达量可达 ５００ Ｉ Ｕ／ｍ ｌ．经单克隆抗体免疫亲和层析纯化细胞表达上清液,得到ｔｕ Ｐ Ａ 嵌合分子,其比活为 ２００ ０００ Ｉ Ｕ／ｍ ｇ 蛋白． Ｓ Ｄ Ｓ Ｐ Ａ Ｇ Ｅ 及 Ｗ ｅｓｔｅｒｎ ｂｌｏｔ 鉴定证明此表达产物分子量约为 ６０ ｋ Ｄ,与预期值相符．纤维蛋白平板测活及纤维蛋白亲和性分析初步证明,此嵌合分子的溶纤活性与ｐｒｏ Ｕ Ｋ 相近,而纤维蛋白亲和性高于 ｐｒｏ Ｕ Ｋ．     

抗癌胚抗原单链抗体基因在家蚕细胞和幼虫中的表达

将抗癌胚抗原（ＣＥＡ）单链抗体基因插入家蚕杆状病毒转移载体ｐＢａｃＰＡＫＨｉｓ, 与修饰的家蚕核型多角体病毒ＢｍＢａｃＰＡＫＤＮＡ共转染家蚕细胞, 经同源重组得到含有在多角体蛋白基因启动子控制下的抗ＣＥＡＳｃＦｖ 基因的重组病毒ＢｍＢａｃＳｃＦｖ。用重组病毒分别感染家蚕细胞和幼虫, 在两者中均得到了高效表达, 产物分子量为２８ｋＤ, 前者占细胞总蛋白的６ ％ , 后者为０ ．３ ｍｇ／ 蚕。目的基因在家蚕细胞和幼虫中表达产物经Ｎｉ２＋ＩＤＡＳｅｐｈａｒｏｓｅ６Ｂ亲和柱纯化, 前者纯度可达９０％ 以上, 后者纯度较低; 纯化后的融合蛋白具有ＣＥＡ 结合活力, 其亲和常数分别为５ ．４×１０８／ｍｏｌ·Ｌ－ １ 和２．３ ×１０８／ｍｏｌ·Ｌ－１ , 略低于其亲本单抗Ｅ７Ｂ１０ ２．７ ×１０９／ｍｏｌ·Ｌ－ １ 。     

基因工程重组嵌合抗原作为丙型肝炎诊断试剂的应用

利用基因工程重组技术获得了三种嵌合抗原,两种为丙型肝炎病毒（ＨＣＶ）结构区核壳蛋白Ｃ２２和ＮＳ３非结构区Ｃ３３ｃ双表位的嵌合抗原Ｂ１和Ｂ２,另一种是既具有上述两段优势抗原,还包括ＮＳ４非结构区Ｃ１００多表位的嵌合抗原Ｃ２５。在大肠杆菌水解酶阴性Ｂ株菌中表达的产物,经ＳＤＳ－ＰＡＧＥ分析,Ｂ１,Ｂ２和Ｃ２５嵌合抗原分子量分别为４３,５３和７０ｋＤ,抗原蛋白表达量分别各占电泳蛋白条带的４０％,１０％和     

A Unique Protease Cleavage Site Predicted in the Spike Protein of the Novel Pneumonia Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Potentially Related to Viral Transmissibility

正Dear Editor,In December 2019, a novel human coronavirus caused an epidemic of severe pneumonia(Coronavirus Disease 2019,COVID-19) in Wuhan, Hubei, China(Wu et al. 2020; Zhu et al. 2020). So far, this virus has spread to all areas of China and even to other countries. The epidemic has caused 67,102 confirmed infections with 1526 fatal cases     

Curcuminoids as inhibitors of thioredoxin reductase: A receptor based pharmacophore study with distance mapping of the active site

Curcumin is the yellow pigment of turmeric that interacts irreversibly forming an adduct with thioredoxin reductase (TrxR), an enzyme responsible for redox control of cell and defence against oxidative stress. Docking at both the active sites of TrxR was performed to compare the potency of three naturally occurring curcuminoids, namely curcumin, demethoxy curcumin and bis-demethoxy curcumin. Results show that active sites of TrxR occur at the junction of E and F chains. Volume and area of both cavities is predicted. It has been concluded by distance mapping of the most active conformations that Se atom of catalytic residue SeCYS498, is at a distance of 3.56 from C13 of demethoxy curcumin at the E chain active site, whereas C13 carbon atom forms adduct with Se atom of SeCys 498. We report that at least one methoxy group in curcuminoids is necessary for interation with catalytic residues of thioredoxin. Pharmacophore of both active sites of the TrxR receptor for curcumin and demethoxy curcumin molecules has been drawn and proposed for design and synthesis of most probable potent antiproliferative synthetic drugs.     

Comparative morphology of the carpel in the Liliaceae: Hewardieae, Petrosavieae, and Tricyrteae

The young pistils in the melanthioid tribes, Hewardieae, Petrosavieae and Tricyrteae, are uniformly tricarpellate and syncarpous. They lack raphide idioblasts. All are multiovulate, with bitegmic ovules. The Petrosavieae are marked by the presence of septal glands and incomplete syncarpy. Tepals and stamens adhere to the ovary in the Hewardieae and the Petrosavieae but not in the Tricyrteae. Two vascular bundles occur in the stamens of the Hewartlieae and Tricyrtis latifolia. Ventral bundles in the upper part of the ovary of the Hewardieae are continuous with compound septal bundles and placental bundles in the lower part. Putative ventral bundles occur in the alternate position in the Tricyrteae and putative placental bundles in the opposite. position in the Petrosavieae. The dichtomously branched stigma in each carpel of the Tricyrteae is supplied by a bifurcated dorsal bundle.     

Enterovirus 71 3C proteolytically processes the histone H3 N-terminal tail during infection

Highlights
1. The N-terminal tail of histone H3 is specifically cleaved during EV71 infection.
2. Viral protease 3C is identified as a protease responsible for proteolytically processing the N-terminal H3 tail.
3. Our finding reveals a new epigenetic regulatory mechanism for Enterovirus 71 in virus-host interactions.     

Detection of EBV and HHV6 in the Brain Tissue of Patients with Rasmussen’s Encephalitis

Rasmussen’s encephalitis (RE) is a rare pediatric neurological disorder, and the exact etiology is not clear. Viral infection may be involved in the pathogenesis of RE, but conflicting results have reported. In this study, we evaluated the expression of both Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and human herpes virus (HHV) 6 antigens in brain sections from 30 patients with RE and 16 control individuals by immunohistochemistry. In the RE group, EBV and HHV6 antigens were detected in 56.7% (17/30) and 50% (15/30) of individuals, respectively. In contrast, no detectable EBV and HHV6 antigen expression was found in brain tissues of the control group. The co-expression of EBV and HHV6 was detected in 20.0% (6/30) of individuals. In particular, a 4-year-old boy had a typical clinical course, including a medical history of viral encephalitis, intractable epilepsy, and hemispheric atrophy. The co-expression of EBV and HHV6 was detected in neurons and astrocytes in the brain tissue, accompanied by a high frequency of CD8⁺ T cells. Our results suggest that EBV and HHV6 infection and the activation of CD8⁺ T cells are involved in the pathogenesis of RE.     

Perinatal Vertical Transmission of Chikungunya Virus in Ruili,a Town on the Border between China and Myanmar

正Dear Editor,Chikungunya virus (CHIKV), an arbovirus in the family of Togaviridae, genus Alphavirus, is transmitted by the A.aegyptii or A. albopictus mosquito, and causes disease in humans characterized by fever, rash, and arthralgia (Silva and Dermody 2017; Suhrbier 2019). It was first reported in 1953 in Tanzania, and caused only a few outbreaks and sporadic cases in Africa and Asia in last century. However, in the epidemic in 2004, CHIKV acquired mutations that conferred enhanced transmission by the A. albopictus mosquito(Schuffenecker et al. 2006). Since then, it has successively caused outbreaks in Africa, the Indian Ocean, South East Asia, the South America, and Europe (Zeller et al. 2016).     

Development of a Novel Reverse Transcription Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Method for Rapid Detection of SARS-CoV-2

In conclusion, the novel visual RT-LAMP assay is a simple, rapid, and sensitive approach for detection of SARS-CoV-2, and it is ready for application in primary care and community hospitals or health care centers, and even patients' own houses in response to the current SARS-CoV-2 epidemic because the assay does not require sophisticated equipment and skilled personnel. Furthermore, it is also ready to be used in fields for screening samples from wild animals and environments to facilitate the identification of potential intermediate hosts that mediate the cross-species transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from bats to humans.