果蝇心脏发育标记基因Kruppel的多克隆抗体制备

Kruppel在果蝇发育过程中起着重要的调控作用。为了进一步研究Kruppel的功能,需要制备Kruppel蛋白及其抗体.对已有的Kruppel序列进行分析,选取适当区域进行引物设计,从果蝇心脏cDNA文库中PCR扩增得到Kruppel部分编码区序列,并其连接到pET-28a载体上。将重组质粒（pET-28a-Kruppel）转化rosetta受体菌,通过IPTG（Isopropylβ-D-thiogalactoside）诱导表达融合蛋白,用镍柱进行亲和纯化。将纯化得到的融合蛋白免疫新西兰大白兔制备多克隆抗体,并用Western blot检测抗体的效价。     

ESPRG3多克隆抗体制备及初步功能研究

ESPRG3基因是一个与干细胞功能相关的基因,mESPRG3和hESPRG3基因被构建到原核及真核表达载体进行表达,原核表达蛋白用于制备多克隆抗体开展ESPRG3基因功能研究.真核表达载体EGFP被用于亚细胞定位.构建的mESPRG3基因原核及hESPRG3真核表达载体,成功进行了表达.利用IPTG诱导表达ESPRG3蛋白制备了多克隆抗体,免疫印迹和免疫组化结果表明制备的抗体具有特异性;表达的蛋白检测到体外具有结合DNA的能力.染色质免疫沉淀联合芯片技术检测到ESPRG3可以特异性结合到染色体上,且这些结合位点与Alu、及绝缘子序列具有关联性,可能通过这些位点调控胚胎干细胞的功能.     

Heterogeneous PrPC metabolism in skeletal muscle cells

Recent reports have shown that prions, the causative agent of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies, accumulate in the skeletal muscle of diseased animals and man. In an attempt to characterise in this tissue the prion protein (PrP(C)), whose conformational rearrangement governs the generation of prions, we have analysed the protein in primary cultured murine myocytes and in different skeletal muscle types. Our results indicate that the expression and cellular processing of PrP(C) change during myogenesis, and in muscle fibres with different contractile properties. These findings imply a potential role for PrP(C) in the skeletal muscle physiology, but may also explain the different capability of muscles to sustain prion replication.     

Characterization of chicken interleukin 2 receptor alpha chain, a homolog to mammalian CD25

To identify chicken IL-2R alpha chain (chCD25), the cDNA of chCD25 was cloned and mapped onto chicken chromosome 1. The polyclonal and monoclonal antibodies raised from the recombinant chCD25 specifically bound to the cell surface of splenic mononuclear cells (SMC) and inhibited chicken IL-2-dependent proliferation of T cells. Flow cytometry analysis revealed that chCD25 molecules could be expressed on the surface of monocytes/macrophages, thrombocytes, CD4+ and CD8+ cells as well as tissue cells. Importantly, the CD4+CD25+ and CD8+CD25+ cells were upregulated dramatically in chickens infected with H9N2 avian influenza virus. These results confirm that the cloned cDNA is the nucleotide sequence of chicken IL-2R, and suggest that chicken CD4+CD25+ and CD8+CD25+ cells may play an important role in immune responses induced by H9N2 virus, and the monoclonal antibodies to chCD25 may be useful for investigating biological functions of chicken regulatory T cells.     

Analysis of specificity of antibodies against synthetic fragments of different neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subunits

We have compared specificity of a panel of polyclonal antibodies against synthetic fragments of the alpha7 subunit of homooligomeric acetylcholine receptor (AChR) and some subunits of heteromeric AChRs. The antibody interaction with extracellular domain of alpha7 subunit of rat AChR (residues 7-208) produced by heterologous expression in E. coli and rat adrenal membranes was investigated by the ELISA method. For comparison, membranes from the Torpedo californica ray electric organ enriched in muscle-type AChR and polyclonal antibodies raised against the extracellular domain (residues 1-209) of the T. californica AChR alpha1 subunit were also used. Antibody specificity was also characterized by Western blot analysis using rat AChR extracellular domain alpha7 (7-208) and the membrane-bound T. californica AChR. Epitope localization was analyzed within the framework of AChR extracellular domain model based on the crystal structure of acetylcholine-binding protein available in the literature. According to this analysis, the 179-190 epitope is located on loop C, which is exposed and mobile. Use of antibodies against alpha7 (179-190) revealed the presence of alpha7 AChR in rat adrenal membranes.     

NOVEL PROTEINS COMPRISING THE STRAMENOPILE TRIPARTITE MASTIGONEME IN OCHROMONAS DANICA (CHRYSOPHYCEAE)1

Two‐dimensional (2‐D) protein analysis of the mastigoneme fraction of the chromophyte alga Ochromonas danica E. G. Pringsh. showed the presence of several component proteins of the tubular mastigoneme. Adding to the reported gene Ocm1, three new genes (Ocm2, Ocm3, and Ocm4) belonging to the Ocm gene family were isolated using degenerate primers designed from predicted Ocm1 amino acid sequences. The predicted polypeptides encoded by Ocm2, Ocm3, and Ocm4 were smaller in size than Ocm1. However, they shared four highly conserved, cysteine‐rich, epithelial growth factor (EGF)‐like motifs, potentially involved in protein–protein interaction. In addition, Ocm2, Ocm3, and Ocm4 showed homology to the SIG protein family in the centric diatom Thalassiosira weissflogii (Grunow) Fryxell et Hasle, which is up‐regulated during early stages of sexual reproduction. Immunofluorescence analysis with a polyclonal antibody against the partial amino acid sequences of Ocm2, Ocm3, and Ocm4 showed that Ocm2 and Ocm3 were located in the basal segment region of mastigonemes attached on the surface of the anterior flagellum, and that Ocm4 was located within the tubular shaft portion similar to Ocm1.     

PRAS40(Ser183)磷酸化多克隆抗体的制备及检测

PRAS40为富含脯氨酸、分子量为40kD的Akt底物蛋白,能够与雷怕霉素哺乳动物细胞靶点复合物1(mTORC1)结合,其苏氨酸183位点(Ser183)可被mTORC1磷酸化。为了制备PRAS40(Ser183)磷酸化多克隆抗体,本实验通过蛋白疏水性抗原性分析设计多肽抗原,用其免疫家兔获得抗血清,ELISA检测其效价为1:10000;Western blotting法检测发现,通过rProtein A Sepharose亲和层析纯化并经非磷酸化的抗原条吸附处理后的抗体可以明显提高磷酸化抗体的特异性;用PRAS40抗体及PRAS40(Ser183)磷酸化抗体对正常细胞HL7702、HEK293及肿瘤细胞HepG2、A549、S180的检测显示:磷酸化的Ser183在不同细胞中表达差异不显著,而在经细胞饥饿处理的HEK293细胞中却明显观察到了S183磷酸化水平随氨基酸含量降低而减弱的现象。因此,本实验所制备的抗体可用于PRAS40(Ser183)磷酸化位点的功能研究。     

MAP dendrimer elicits antibodies for detecting rat and mouse GH‐binding proteins

The membrane‐bound rat GH‐R and an alternatively spliced isoform, the soluble rat GH‐BP, are comprised of identical N‐terminal GH‐binding domains; however, their C‐terminal sequences differ. Immunological reagents are needed to distinguish between the two isoforms in order to understand their respective roles in mediating the actions of GH. Accordingly, a tetravalent MAP dendrimer with four identical branches of a C‐terminal peptide sequence of the rat GH‐BP (GH‐BP_263–279) was synthesized and used as an immunogen in rabbits. Solid‐phase peptide synthesis of four GH‐BP_263–279 segments onto a tetravalent Lys₂‐Lys‐β‐Ala‐OH core peptide was carried out using Fmoc chemistry. The mass of the RP‐HPLC‐purified synthetic product, 8398 Da, determined by ESI‐MS, was identical to expected mass. Three anti‐rat GH‐BP_263–279 MAP antisera, BETO‐8039, BETO‐8040, and BETO‐8041, at dilutions of 10^?3, recognized both the rat GH‐BP_263–279 MAP and recombinant mouse GH‐BP with ED₅₀s within a range of 5–10 fmol, but did not cross‐react with BSA in dot blot analyses. BETO‐8041 antisera (10^?3 dilution) recognized GH‐BPs of rat serum and liver having M_rs ranging from 35 to 130 kDa, but did not recognize full‐length rat GH‐Rs. The antisera also detected recombinant mouse GH‐BPs. In summary, the tetravalent rat GH‐BP_263–279 MAP dendrimer served as an effective immunogenic antigen in eliciting high titer antisera specific for the C‐termini of both rat and mouse GH‐BPs. The antisera will facilitate studies aimed at improving our understanding of the biology of GH‐BPs. Copyright © 2008 European Peptide Society and John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

兔抗人热激蛋白70样蛋白1多克隆抗体的制备与初步鉴定

目的：制备兔抗人热激蛋白70样蛋白1（HSP70L1）的多克隆抗体并进行初步鉴定。方法：在大肠杆菌中重组表达融合蛋白GST-HSP70L1和His-HSP70L1并纯化;将GST-HSP70L1融合蛋白用于免疫新西兰大耳白兔获得多克隆抗体,用His-HSP70L1对抗血清进行分离纯化,得到抗HSP70L1多克隆抗体,用Western印迹、免疫沉淀对其进行初步鉴定。结果：获得了高表达的GST-HSP70L1和His-HSP70L1重组融合蛋白;纯化获得抗HSP70L1抗体,此抗体可用于Western印迹和免疫沉淀实验。结论：获得了兔抗人HSP70L1的多克隆抗体,为进一步研究HSP70L1的生物功能提供了有用的工具。     

抗人Elp3 的N末端抗体制备及在染色质免疫沉淀中的应用

人 Elp3（human elongator protein 3, hElp3）具有组蛋白乙酰转移酶活性,是与延伸中的 RNA 聚合酶Ⅱ结合的 elongator 复合物的催化亚基,可参与组蛋白的乙酰化修饰与基因的转录延伸. Elp3 及其复合物功能异常与人类多种疾病相关. 为运用染色质免疫沉淀等手段深入研究 Elp3 功能,PCR 法克隆 pYES2-hElp3 质粒中编码 hElp3的N端亲水区段（1～69 氨基酸残基）,构建原核表达载体 pMXB10-hElp3-210,经 IPTG 诱导和几丁质柱纯化后,免疫兔制备多克隆抗体. ELISA 检测显示,该抗体有较高的效价(不低于1∶2　500).免疫印迹实验结果表明,该抗体可与纯化的及 HeLa 细胞中的 hElp3 蛋白特异性结合.运用该抗体对转入 elp3Δ菌株的人 Elp3 的染色质免疫沉淀实验结果表明,人 Elp3 可参与酵母 SSA3 基因的转录调控,这可能是人Elp3 能够部分补偿酵母 SSA3 基因延迟表达缺陷的原因.