角毛壳菌几丁质酶基因chi58多点突变及在毕赤酵母中的高效表达

应用重叠延伸PCR技术(gene splicing by overlap extension PCR,gene SOEing),简称SOE-PCR对角毛壳菌(Chaetomium cupreum)的几丁质酶基因chi58进行多点突变.依据毕赤酵母密码子偏爱性,将毕赤酵母中编码Arg使用频率几乎为0的密码子CGC突变为使用频率高的AGA,构建了含有正确突变的酵母表达载体pPIC9K-chi58A,电转化毕赤酵母GS115,获得的重组酵母株在诱导120 h酶活力最高,平均可达101.71 U/mL±3.33 U/mL;其活力比未优化重组酵母株(31.83 U/mL±4.85 U/mL)提高了约3倍,且经10代传代培养后遗传稳定性良好.表达产物的SDS-PAGE分析表明,酶蛋白分子大小为58 kD.     

苏云金芽胞杆菌CcpA蛋白对几丁质酶基因chiA和chiB的表达调控作用

【目的】研究苏云金芽胞杆菌Bti75中糖代谢蛋白Ccp A对两种几丁质酶基因chi A和chi B的表达调控。【方法】利用PREDetector软件分析Bti75 chi A和chi B的基因上游区序列,EMSA方法在体外验证Ccp A是否能与chi A和chi B基因的启动子区域片段特异性结合。构建ccp A基因敲除载体以获得敲除突变株Δccp A,运用实时荧光定量PCR技术和Western blot技术比较有无葡萄糖存在的情况下,Ccp A对chi A和chi B基因表达的影响。【结果】计算机分析显示,chi B上游启动子区存在一个潜在的Ccp A结合位点crechi B,而chi A上游启动子区未发现类似序列。体外实验表明,Ccp A蛋白在共阻遏蛋白Hpr-Ser45-P的参与下可与chi B基因启动子区特异性结合,而与chi A基因启动子区没有特异性结合;实时荧光定量PCR和Western blot结果均显示,Bti75中ccp A基因敲除后,同样在葡萄糖存在下chi B的表达量提高而chi A的表达量变化不明显。【结论】在葡萄糖存在的情况下,Ccp A蛋白能抑制苏云金芽胞杆菌中几丁质酶chi B的表达,而chi A的表达不受Ccp A调控。     

一种几丁质酶基因的克隆表达及酶解产物分析

【目的】克隆耐冷菌假交替单胞菌(Pseudoalteromonas sp.DL-6)的几丁质酶基因并进行原核表达,纯化重组蛋白并研究其酶解产物。【方法】采用PCR扩增法从Pseudoalteromonas sp.DL-6中克隆几丁质酶基因(chi A),连接到表达载体p ET28a,导入Escherichia coli BL21(DE3)进行诱导表达。SDS-PAGE检测几丁质酶Chi A的分子量与纯度,4-甲基伞形酮荧光底物4MU-(Glc NAc)2测定酶活,电喷雾质谱(ESI-MS)检测酶解产物。【结果】chi A基因(Gen Bank登录号KF234015)在大肠杆菌中高效表达,Ni-NTA亲和层析柱纯化几丁质酶Chi A的总活力可达168.68 U。ESI-MS检测结果表明重组蛋白酶解1%胶体几丁质的产物为几丁寡糖。【结论】利用内切几丁质酶Chi A水解几丁质生产几丁寡糖,为其在食品、医药和农业等领域的潜在应用提供有利参考。     

低温几丁质酶基因在乳酸克鲁维酵母中的重组表达及酶学性质表征

【目的】通过构建假交替单胞菌(Pseudoalteromonassp.DL-6)低温几丁质酶(chitinaseA,chi A;chitinase C,chi C)的重组乳酸克鲁维酵母菌株、纯化重组蛋白并对其进行酶学性质表征,为低温几丁质酶潜在工业化生产几丁寡糖奠定理论基础。【方法】人工合成密码子优化的几丁质酶基因,构建重组乳酸克鲁维酵母表达质粒(p KLAC1-chi A、p KLAC1-chi C)并用电脉冲法转化到乳酸克鲁维酵母中,实现低温几丁质酶的可溶表达。利用镍柱亲和层析纯化得到高纯度的重组几丁质酶。【结果】成功构建产低温几丁质酶的重组乳酸克鲁维酵母并纯化获得高纯度的重组几丁质酶。经SDS-PAGE分析在110 k Da与90 k Da附近出现符合预期大小的蛋白条带。铁氰化钾法测得Chi A和Chi C的酶活分别为51.45 U/mg与108.56 U/mg。最适反应温度分别为20°C和30°C,最适p H分别为8.0和9.0。在低于40°C,p H 8.0–12.0时,Chi A和Chi C重组酶较稳定。Chi A和Chi C对胶体几丁质以及粉状底物α-几丁质与β-几丁质具有明显的降解活性,且具有一定协同降解能力。【结论】首次实现假交替单胞菌来源的低温几丁质酶在乳酸克鲁维酵母中的重组表达、纯化、酶学性质及其降解产物分析,为其他低温几丁质酶的研究提供借鉴意义。     

苏云金芽胞杆菌chiA73基因的克隆、表达和酶活性分析

旨在对苏云金芽胞杆菌几丁质酶基因进行分子鉴定和酶活测定,从产几丁质酶活力高的Bt DLD171菌株中提取基因组DNA,通过PCR法克隆得到几丁质酶chi A73基因(Gen Bank登录号为KJ508093)。结果显示,对chi A73基因进行表达,获得大小约74 k D的表达产物。用荧光底物对表达产物进行酶活测定,发现表达产物只能水解荧光底物4-甲基伞形酮几丁三糖[4-MU-(Glc NAc)3],而不能水解4-甲基伞形酮几丁单糖(4-MU-Glc NAc)。结果表明,Chi A73为一种内切几丁质酶,在p H值为8、温度为40℃时酶活性最高。     

改进重叠延伸PCR技术构建定点双突变

目的:目的DNA片段中快速构建位点不同的定点双突变体。方法: 借鉴DNA shuffling技术中DNA小片段延伸扩增获得全长DNA片段的工作原理,与常规基因定点突变技术相结合,改进重叠延伸PCR技术构建定点双突变。结果:对嗜酸热脂肪杆菌(Alicyclobacillus acidocaldarius)Tc-12-31的甘露聚糖酶基因AamanA中两个可能的活性位点E151和E231进行双点突变,先后经过无引物和有引物两步PCR,扩增获得全长DNA,测序结果表明得到预期的定点双突变体;酶活性检测和薄层层析结果表明双点突变体丧失了酶的活性。结论: 改良的重叠PCR技术,能经济、简便、高效地获得双点定点突变体,在酶的催化机理的阐述、蛋白质结构改造等分子生物学领域中具有较高的应用价值。     

D-泛解酸内酯水解酶的定向进化

易错PCR结合DNA改组方法向D-泛解酸内酯水解酶基因中引入突变,并构建突变体库。利用酶的催化特点和产物特性建立了基于平板初筛和高效液相复筛的两步法D-泛解酸内酯水解酶活性筛选系统。用该筛选系统以酶活力和pH稳定性为指标对突变体库进行筛选,最终获得一株酶活力高且在低pH条件下稳定性好的突变体Mut E-861。该突变体的酶活力是野生型酶的5.5倍。对突变体和野生型酶在pH 6.0和pH 5.0条件下的残余酶活进行对比,在这两种pH条件下,突变体酶的酶活残留分别为75%和50%,而野生型酶只能保持原来的40%和20%。通过软件对突变体Mut E-861酶基因和野生型酶基因进行分析对比,发现突变体Mut E-861酶基因发生了三处点突变,其中突变使两处氨基酸取代,另一处为沉默突变,未引起氨基酸的变化。     

一种具有高β-葡聚糖酶活性的几丁质外切酶基因的克隆、表达和性质鉴定

【目的】表达并鉴定来源于维氏气单胞菌的几丁质酶Chi92并研究其作为水产饲用酶的有效性。【方法】自A.veronii B565中克隆chi92基因并在Pichia pastoris GS115中进行表达,对表达成功的Chi92进行分离纯化和生化鉴定。最后将Chi92添加到含有毕赤酵母粉的饲料中饲喂斑马鱼2周,研究Chi92添加对斑马鱼生长、饲料利用率、肠道微绒毛形态和抗病性能的影响。【结果】chi92基因编码具有864个氨基酸残基的多肽。Chi92在p H 6.0和40°C时表现最佳酶活。Chi92对蛋白酶有抗性,同时酶活不受金属离子显著影响。Chi92具备高几丁质酶活(69.4 U/m L)。以胶体几丁质和β-1,3-1,4-葡聚糖作为底物时,比活力分别为809.2 U/mg和235.6 U/mg。薄层层析和电喷雾电离质谱联用技术均表明N-乙酰葡糖胺二聚体是Chi92酶解胶体几丁质的主要产物。Chi92在对酵母细胞壁的降解方面比其他几丁质酶性能更加优良。经过2周饲喂,添加有Chi92的饲料显著提高了斑马鱼肠道微绒毛的高度和密度,同时斑马鱼的生长,饲料利用率,以及抗病性能均得到了一定提高。【结论】Chi92具有p H稳定性、抗逆性和高酵母细胞壁降解功能,能较好地作为饲用酶用于温水水产养殖。     

检测SortaseA酶催化蛋白质连接效率的新型报道系统

利用分子进化技术对Sortase A酶的催化活性进行定向改造已经成为当前的研究热点和重点,为了高效筛选特定催化活性的Sortase A酶突变体,需要建立一种能够快速准确鉴定Sortase A酶活性的方法。为此,设计了由GFP-LPETG蛋白和GGGYK-Biotin组成的新型报道底物系统。利用重组基因工程技术,成功制备GFP-LPETG蛋白,野生型Sortase A酶及近期报道的一个高活性突变型Sortase A酶。以GFP-LPETG及GGGYK-Biotin为报道底物建立连接体系,结果显示,连接反应动力学可直接通过SDS-PAGE凝胶电泳法精确测定。用此连接体系比较野生型与突变型Sortase A酶催化的连接反应效率,证实高活性突变酶具有野生酶无法比拟的高催化活性。此报道系统简单快速灵敏,可应用于系统的筛选,为后续进一步定向优化Sortase A酶奠定了基础。     

一种快速构建基因多个点突变体方法的建立

蛋白质内部多个位点的翻译后修饰在基因的功能调节过程中发挥重要作用,基因的点突变体在其结构和功能研究中发挥非常关键的作用,因此,高效、快速构建基因的多个点突变体在基因的功能研究中意义重大．本研究在建立了对目的基因进行高效准确的单点突变方法的基础上,以SRrp53点突变体的构建为例,设计了新型的以反向PCR为基础的多个点突变的实验流程,获得的多位点突变体质粒经测序后均与预期相符,将测序正确的多位点突变体质粒转染293T细胞后,均表达了分子质量正确的蛋白质．以上结果表明,该实验设计方案能够高效、方便地用于基因多个点突变体的构建,为进一步研究它们的分子功能打下了基础．     

肝靶向穿膜肽与家蝇天蚕素基因的融合及其分子特征分析

本研究利用改进SOE-PCR技术构建肝靶向穿膜肽(HTPP)与家蝇天蚕素(MDC)融合基因并对其分子特征进行了预测和分析。结果表明:成功融合了HTPP与MDC,并构建了HTPP-MDC融合基因的克隆重组质粒HTPP-MDC/pMD20-T。PCR和KpnⅠ/HindⅢ双酶切结果显示获得与预期大小一致的基因片段,测序结果显示获得的基因序列没有发生突变,与预期完全一致。分子特征分析表明,该融合基因编码60个氨基酸,分子量为6516.2Da,理论等电点为9.31,二级结构主要由α-螺旋、无规则卷曲、延伸链和β-转角组成。研究结果为HTPP-MDC后续的功能研究奠定了基础,同时也为应用SOE-PCR技术构建融合基因提供了有益借鉴。     

Isolation and characterization of chitinases from Verticillium lecanii

Degenerate PCR primers corresponding to conserved domains of fungal chitinases were designed, and PCR was performed on genomic DNA of the entomogenous fungus Verticillium lecanii (Zimmermann) Viegas. Two distinct PCR fragments, chf1 and chf2, were isolated and used to identify two DNA contigs. Analyses of these two contigs revealed that we had obtained the full-length DNA sequence including the promoter, 5' untranslated region, open reading frame (ORF), and 3' untranslated regions for two distinct chitinase-like genes. These two genomic DNA sequences exhibited 51% identity at the amino acid (aa) level and were designed as acidic (chi1) and basic (chi2) chitinase-like genes. The isolated cDNA for chi1 gene is 1110 bp with a predicted protein of 370 aa and molecular mass of 40.93 kDa, and its ORF was uninterrupted in its corresponding genomic DNA sequence. The cDNA for the chi2 gene is 1269 bp, a predicted ORF of 423 aa and molecular mass of 45.95 kDa. In contrast, the ORF was interrupted by three introns in its corresponding genomic DNA. The basic chitinase gene (chi2) was successfully expressed in the Pichia pastoris system; optimum enzymatic activity was observed at 22 degrees C and at pH 7.5. CHI1 and CHI2 were clustered into two different phylogenetic groups according to their sequence alignments with 28 other fungal chitinases. A chitin-binding domain, comprising two sub-domains that exhibit similarities at the aa level to chitin binding domains in bacteria, was identified in 30 fungal chitinase sequences examined.     

SOE-PCR法合成狂犬病毒单链抗体基因Fv57

目的:通过一系列短引物拼接合成狂犬病毒糖蛋白单链抗体基因Fv57.方法:采用SOE-PCR的方法,利用多条短的寡核苷酸引物,经过6轮PCR,拼接合成800bp左右的狂犬病毒糖蛋白单链抗体基因Fv57,并利用此方法修正了上述PCR过程中产生的多处突变,从而获得正确的单链抗体基因序列.结果:采用SOE-PCR法合成的基因序列经测序及酶切鉴定,与预期结果一致.结论:成功地利用SOE-PCR法合成了狂犬病毒糖蛋白单链抗体基因Fv57,为其下一步构建原核表达载体,在大肠杆菌中进行表达奠定基础.     

Biochemical Studies on the χ Mutation of Bacteriophage T4: Differential Inhibition of χ+ and χ DNA Synthesis by Mitomycin C

Biochemical studies were carried out to determine the effect of chi mutation on T4 DNA synthesis. The rate and final extent of DNA synthesis are almost the same with T4D- and T4chi-infected cells, although the burst size of T4chi is about one-sixth that of the wild type. The DNA synthesis of T4chi-infected cells is more readily inhibited by mitomycin C than is that of T4 wild type. When mitomycin C was added during active phage growth, DNA synthesis of T4chi halted almost immediately. T4 DNA polymerases isolated from chi(+)- and chi-infected cells, however, exhibit no difference with regard to their sensitivities to mitomycin C, priming activities with alkylated or ultraviolet light-irradiated templates and other enzymatic properties.     

人肝癌细胞基因组中HBV DNA的整合与c-fos、p53基因表达之间的关系

为了探讨HBVDNA、c-fos和p53在肝癌发生中的作用及其关系。利用PCR技术和免疫组化ABC法,检测了肝癌基因组中HBVDNA的整合、c-fos和突变p53的表达。HBVDNA整合率为67%,C-FOS蛋白阳性率为67%,突变P53蛋白阳性率为58%。HBVDNA整合与c-fos激活、p53突变有显著的一致性(P＞0.05;P＞0.05),c-fos激活与p53突变之间呈负相关,但无显著意义(r=-0.2816,P＞0.05)。HBVDNA的整合可能引起c-fos的激活和/或p53的突变,从而导致肝癌的发生。     

Cloning and Expression of a Novel Chitinase chi58 from Chaetomium cupreum in Pichia pastoris

A gene encoding a novel chitinase chi58 was cloned from the fungus Chaetomium cupreum by using inverse PCR. The DNA sequence of chi58 contains a 1,602 bp open reading frame and two introns that are 52 and 201 bp in length. Regarding our in silico analysis, chi58 is a modular enzyme composed of a family-18 catalytic domain, which is responsible for chitinase activity, and a chitin-binding domain containing several cysteines. Apparently, the function of these domains is to anchor the enzyme tightly onto the large insoluble polymeric substrate. Chi58 has a pI of 4.47 and a deduced molecular mass of 58 kDa. The optimal pH and temperature conditions were determined to be 5.8 and 45°C, respectively, when colloidal chitin was used as the substrate. SDS-PAGE and zymogram analyses indicated the presence of a single active chitinase. Cells with pPIC9K-chi58 produced an extracellular chitinase that had an activity of 39 U/ml protein. Metal ions such as Ba²⁺, Mg²⁺, K⁺, Cu²⁺, Fe³⁺, Zn²⁺, and Co²⁺ also influenced the activity of the recombinant enzyme.     

A simple and universal ligation mediated fusion of genes based on hetero-staggered PCR for generating immunodominant chimeric proteins

We developed a simple T4 DNA ligase mediated strategy for inframe splicing of two or more cohesive genes generated by hetero-staggered PCR and directionally cloning the spliced product bearing sticky overhangs in to a correspondingly cut vector. For this, two pairs of primers are used in two different parallel PCRs, for generation of each cohesive gene product. We exemplified this strategy by splicing two major super-antigen genes of Staphylococcus aureus, namely, staphylococcal enterotoxin A (sea), and toxic shock syndrome toxin (tsst-1) followed by its directional cloning into pre-digested pRSET A vector. The fusion gene encoding chimeric recombinant SEA-TSST protein (32 kDa) was expressed in E. coli BL21(DE3) host strain. The recombinant chimeric protein retained the antigenicity of both toxins as observed by the strong immunoreactivity with commercial antibodies against both SEA and TSST-1 toxin components by Western blot analysis. We observed that the present method for gene splicing with cohesive ends is simple since it does not require elaborate standardization and a single fusion product is obtained consistently during nested PCR with forward primer of first gene and reverse primer of second gene. For comparison, we fused the same genes using splicing by overlap extension PCR (SOE-PCR) and consistently obtained DNA smearing and multiple non-specific bands even after several rounds of PCRs from gel excised product. Moreover, the newly described method requires only two to six complimentary sticky ends between the genes to be spliced, in contrast to long stretch of overlapping nucleotides in case of SOE-PCR.     

肺炎链球菌pbp2b和pbp1a基因突变与青霉素耐药的相关性研究

目的探讨耐青霉素肺炎链球菌pbp2b和pbp1 a基因的突变与青霉素耐药的关系,为明了肺炎链球菌的耐药性变异机制,防治其感染提供实验依据。方法从呼吸道感染患儿痰标本中分离肺炎链球菌163株,液体培养基连续稀释法测定其对青霉素的最小抑菌浓度(M IC),套式聚合酶链反应(nPCR)扩增pbp2b和pbp1 a基因,扩增产物直接DNA测序,所测序列与青霉素敏感株(SPN R6)的基因序列进行比较,并分析其氨基酸结构的改变。结果 163株肺炎链球菌中检出青霉素敏感菌75株,中度敏感17株,青霉素耐药菌71株(44%)。耐药菌中58株存在pbp2b突变(81.7%),其中,56株为点突变,2株为CCT插入突变;在27株有pbp2b基因突变的B型和C型耐药菌中,21株出现了不同程度的pbp1 a基因突变。PBP2B氨基酸结构改变以苏氨酸变为丙氨酸、精氨酸变为赖氨酸为主,PBP1A以丙氨酸变为苏氨酸、谷氨酸变为天门冬氨酸为主。结论肺炎链球菌的pbp2b和pbp1 a基因突变与对青霉素的耐药性密切相关,PBP2b突变导致低水平耐药;PBP2b和PBP1A突变导致高水平耐药。     

Epstein-Barr virus and oral squamous cell carcinoma in patients without HIV infection: viral detection by polymerase chain reaction.

In order to test the hypothesis that Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) may be a cofactor for oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) the authors evaluated tumour cells from OSCC of 108 patients without HIV infection, for the presence of EBV DNA by polymerase chain reaction. The sequences of oligonucleotides used in the amplification and hybridization included a set for the DNA polymerase region. The amplification was detected using an ELISA assay with peroxidase. EBV DNA was detected in 17.59% of the tumours. Inhibition studies showed that the ability to detect EBV DNA was not affected by the pathological material, suggesting that the negative PCR results in these samples were not caused by PCR inhibitors in the biopsy. Results revealed that 63.1% of the tumours (12 cases) were DNA positive affecting the lateral margin of the tongue, and were statistically significant (p < 0.001; chi 2). In the pool of tumours with EBV DNA only 26.3% (5 of 19 cases) were well differentiated OSCCs whereas the remaining 73.7% (14 of 19 cases) were moderately and poorly differentiated OSCCs, with a statistical significance of p = 0.08; chi 2. This study suggests a relationship between OSCC and EBV.     

改进重叠延伸法引入DNA定点突变的新方法

目的：改进重叠延伸PCR法,实现一种引入DNA定点突变的准确简便方法。方法：通过应用不同的扩增酶和反应体系,以重叠延伸PCR的方法产生引入突变位点的DNA片断,然后再亚克隆到载体中。该文以人cyclin D1启动子的NF-κB位点（-39/-30）为例。结果：通过DNA测序证明定点突变成功引入。一次引入4个突变碱基。突变引入率为100%。