利用酿酒酵母YPG30验证橡胶树白粉菌OhIsc1蛋白的分泌功能

橡胶树白粉菌(0idium heveae)引起的橡胶树白粉病严重影响天然橡胶产量而造成经济损失.水杨酸(salicylic acid,SA)是植物细胞内一种重要的抗病防卫反应的信号分子.植物病原物在致病过程中会分泌出异分支酸酶(isochorismatase,ISC)水解异分支酸,从而抑制植物中SA的积累并影响植物的抗病性.本研究通过生物信息学方法鉴定到橡胶树白粉菌中存在一个异分支酸酶同源蛋白的编码基因(OhIsc1),长度为693 bp,具有3个内含子,cDNA大小为600 bp,编码199个氨基酸,且该蛋白为预测的非经典型分泌蛋白,具有ISC保守结构域,属于异分支酸酶蛋白家族,但不具有信号肽.利用同源克隆法获得OhIsc 1的cDNA序列,并构建pYES2-0hIsc1载体,将载体转化到酿酒酵母(Saccharomyces cerevisiae)菌株YPG30,获得表达OhIsc 1的转化子.通过Western blot免疫印迹方法在转化子的胞外液中检测到OhIsc1-HA,表明OhIsc1可被酵母细胞分泌至胞外.本研究证实OhIsc1为分泌蛋白,为后续深入研究验证OhIsc 1的分泌功能及其在病菌致病过程的角色提供了基础.     

蛋白激发子Hrip1互作蛋白的筛选及其原核表达

蛋白激发子Hrip1是从极细链格孢菌(Alternaria tenuissima)中分离纯化出的一种新型超敏反应诱导蛋白,能激发烟草、拟南芥和水稻等多种植物的免疫防御反应,提高广谱抗病性。为了探究Hrip1诱导植物抗性反应的分子机制,以Hrip1为诱饵蛋白,通过酵母双杂交,在水稻c DNA文库中筛选Hrip1的互作蛋白。经回转验证和x-a-gal染色得到了一个Hrip1互作蛋白-CSN5。构建了互作蛋白CSN5的原核表达载体pGEX-6P-2-CSN5,并转化大肠杆菌表达菌株BL21。经IPTG诱导后获得了可溶性的融合表达蛋白,用GST亲和层析柱纯化获得单一条带的融合表达蛋白,并用Western blot鉴定了融合表达蛋白的正确性。研究结果为进一步鉴定Hrip1的互作蛋白及其功能奠定了基础。     

酮古龙酸菌细胞色素c氧化酶亚基Ⅱ的融合表达及纯化

目的:利用大肠杆菌融合表达酮古龙酸菌细胞色素c氧化酶亚基Ⅱ(CcoⅡ)与谷胱甘肽S-转移酶(GST)并纯化。方法:根据酮古龙酸菌Y25基因组序列设计引物,通过PCR扩增CcoⅡ基因,酶切后连接pGEX-KG表达载体,转化至大肠杆菌获得重组菌,经IPTG诱导表达融合蛋白GST-CcoⅡ,用谷胱甘肽-Sepharose 4B树脂亲和纯化融合蛋白,并利用Western印迹及质谱对表达蛋白进行鉴定。结果:扩增得到867 bp的CcoⅡ基因,构建了pGEX-KG-CcoⅡ融合表达载体,重组菌经0.4 mmol/L IPTG于20℃诱导16 h,SDS-PAGE分析显示有可溶性表达条带,相对分子质量约为59×103;Western印迹及质谱分析表明,利用亲和层析方法纯化到了目的蛋白。结论:表达并纯化了GST-CcoⅡ融合蛋白,为酮古龙酸菌电子传递链的研究奠定了基础。     

人铜锌超氧化物歧化酶在大肠杆菌中的融合表达与纯化

目的:在大肠杆菌中表达并纯化人铜锌超氧化物歧化酶(HuSOD1)。方法:合成HuSOD1编码基因,PCR扩增后连入pMAL-p5x质粒构建融合表达载体,转化大肠杆菌BL21(DE3)感受态,IPTG诱导表达,NBT法测定HuSOD1酶活,利用麦芽糖结合蛋白亲和层析柱纯化MBP-HuSOD1融合蛋白,经因子Ⅹa酶切及分子筛柱层析纯化HuSOD1蛋白。结果:构建了pMAL-p5x-HuSOD1表达载体,在大肠杆菌中实现了高表达,目的蛋白占全菌蛋白的30%,其中可溶性表达占63%,具有超氧化物歧化酶活性;通过亲和层析纯化得到纯度大于95%的融合蛋白MBP-HuSOD1,经因子Ⅹa酶切后纯化得到纯度约90%的HuSOD1蛋白。结论:在大肠杆菌中表达并纯化获得有活性的MBP-HuSOD1,经进一步酶切、纯化后得到HuSOD1。     

人泛素结合酶9的原核表达与纯化

目的:表达和纯化高纯度的人泛素结合酶9(hUBC9)。方法:将hUBC9基因克隆到原核表达载体pGEX-6p-1上并转化大肠杆菌BL21(DE3),于30℃、1mmol/LIPTG诱导4h,表达GST-hUBC9融合蛋白。用Glutathione-Sepharose4B柱分离GST-hUBC9融合蛋白,用鼻病毒3C蛋白水解酶切去GST-hUBC9融合蛋白的GST标签,再用FPLC分子筛层析法进一步纯化hUBC9。结果和结论:获得了重组表达质粒GST-hUBC9并在大肠杆菌中可溶性表达,经亲和层析、酶切、分子筛层析后获得了可溶的、高纯度的hUBC9,为进一步研究hUBC9的功能和结构奠定了基础。     

重组阳离子抗肿瘤肽AIK的原核表达、纯化及活性测定

利用Gateway克隆技术构建重组抗瘤肽AIK的原核表达体系,建立表达及纯化重组AIK的最优条件,为深入研究和利用AIK奠定基础。首先,设计含AttB重组位点的引物,通过重叠PCR技术扩增出Att B-TEV-FLAG-AIK序列,利用BP重组反应将目的序列TEV-FLAG-AIK克隆到供体载体pDONR223中,构建入门载体,再通过LR重组反应,将目的序列转移到目的载体pDEST15中,构建GST-AIK融合蛋白原核表达质粒。随后,在BL21(DE3)工程菌中优化诱导融合蛋白表达的条件。以谷胱甘肽磁珠纯化GST-AIK融合蛋白,再以rTEV酶切除GST,获得FLAG-AIK重组蛋白。最后以MTS法检测FLAG-AIK对白血病细胞HL-60的细胞毒性。菌液PCR验证和测序分析表明成功构建了重组抗瘤肽AIK的入门质粒和原核表达质粒。在BL21(DE3)工程菌中实现了GST-AIK融合蛋白的高效可溶性表达。并测得在37℃下以0.1 mmol/L IPTG诱导工程菌(OD600=1.0)4 h,重组蛋白表达量占菌体总蛋白的30%以上。经GST亲和层析、rTEV酶切除GST标签及二次GST亲和层析获得纯度高于95%的FLAG-AIK蛋白。MTS法测得所制备的FLAG-AIK蛋白抑瘤活性与化学合成的AIK相当。总之,本课题应用Gateway克隆系统成功构建了抗瘤肽AIK的原核表达质粒,实现了GST-AIK融合蛋白的高效可溶性表达,经亲和层析获得了有生物活性的重组AIK多肽,为后续深入研究和大规模制备奠定了基础。     

少棘蜈蚣候选杀虫肽κ-SLPTX-Ssm2e的原核表达与纯化

κ-SLPTX-Ssm2e是一条通过生物信息学同源序列分析获得的与已知具有杀虫活性的毒素κ-SLPTX-Ssm2a高度同源的少棘蜈蚣毒素,由31个氨基酸残基组成,且含有3对二硫键。为了后续便于对其结构和功能进行研究,现采用原核表达与纯化的方法来获取较高产量的毒素多肽。文中首先利用大肠杆菌自动诱导表达系统,在大肠杆菌表达菌株BL21(DE3)中表达融合蛋白GST-SUMO-κ-SLPTX-Ssm2e,将其通过GST亲和层析纯化后,采用Ulp1激酶酶切,以释放毒素分子。随后,通过反相高效液相色谱(RP-HPLC)进一步纯化。最后,利用MALDI-TOF/TOF质谱仪鉴定目的多肽峰的相对分子质量为3 475.732,与κ-SLPTX-Ssm2e的理论相对分子质量3 475.07基本一致,说明κ-SLPTX-Ssm2e很有可能被成功表达。上述结果为进一步研究κ-SLPTX-Ssm2e的杀虫活性奠定了基础。     

乙型肝炎病毒DNA聚合酶反式调节蛋白HBVDNAPTP1的表达、纯化与初步鉴定

目的构建HBVDNAPTP1基因的原核表达载体,诱导其在大肠埃希菌中表达,并对融合蛋白进行纯化。方法利用逆转录-PCR获得乙型肝炎病毒(HBV)DNA聚合酶(Polymerase)反式调节人类新基因HBVD-NAPTP1,测序正确后插入至原核表达载体pET-32a(+)中,转化BL21(DE3)宿主菌进行诱导,并利用组氨酸亲和层析方法对融合蛋白进行纯化。结果 HBVDNAPTP1原核表达载体转化宿主菌后,经0.5 mmol/L IPTG、30℃诱导5 h获得了分子量约为31 kD的HBVDNAPTP1融合蛋白的优化表达,Western blotting证实融合蛋白的特异性。亲和层析纯化后得到较纯的HBVDNAPTP1融合蛋白,每升培养菌液中可获得2.24 mg的纯化蛋白。结论成功获得纯化的HBVDNAPTP1融合蛋白,为今后开展HBVDNAPTP1的生物学功能研究奠定了物质基础。     

病原诱导的小麦ERF转录因子TaERF1b的原核表达及纯化

为了得到纯化的TaERFlb活性蛋白,将TaERFlb基因含有AP2／ERF结构域的片段插入原核表达载体pGEX-4T-1的多克隆位点中,构建GST-TaERFlb融合蛋白表达载体,并转化到犬肠杆菌BL21（DE3）中。0．1mmol／L1PTG即能诱导融合蛋白表达,37℃诱导4h或30℃诱导8h,融合蛋白均以包涵体的形式表达,16℃诱导12h,融合蛋白不表达。包涵体经溶解及稀释复性后,过GST亲和层析柱,获得纯化的融合蛋白,考马斯亮蓝法测得纯化蛋白的浓度约为0．5ug／ul,凝胶阻滞实验表明包涵体复性成功．所得蛋白具有生物活性：     

δ-睡眠肽与GFP融合蛋白的表达和纯化

构建δ-睡眠肽(DSIP)蛋白与GFP的融合基因表达载体,高效表达和纯化GFP-DSIP融合蛋白。通过SOE-PCR拼接DSIP全长编码基因,并使得DSIP上游具有肠激酶识别位点,经双酶切定向克隆至表达载体pET-28a,构建重组载体pET-28a-DSIP,通过PCR扩增GFP全长编码基因,经双酶切定向克隆至pET-28a-DSIP,构建原核重组表达载体pET-28a-GFP-DSIP,通过双酶切和测序鉴定后,导入E.coli BL21宿主菌中,IPTG诱导表达融合蛋白,采用镍亲和层析和分子筛凝胶层析获得高纯度蛋白,SDS-PAGE分析鉴定。经测序鉴定成功构建了原核重组表达载体pET-28a-GFP-DSIP,在IPTG诱导下获得可溶性的绿色荧光蛋白与睡眠肽的融合蛋白,经Ni-NTA亲和层析纯化成功获得高纯度的融合蛋白。成功构建了DSIP与GFP融合基因的重组表达载体,确定了GFP-DSIP融合蛋白诱导表达的最佳条件,获得了较高纯度的融合蛋白,为进一步研究DSIP蛋白的生物学功能奠定了基础。     

Cloning and characterization of an esophageal-gland-specific chorismate mutase from the phytoparasitic nematode Meloidogyne javanica

Root-knot nematodes are obligate plant parasites that alter plant cell growth and development by inducing the formation of giant feeder cells. It is thought that nematodes inject secretions from their esophageal glands into plant cells while feeding, and that these secretions cause giant cell formation. To elucidate the mechanisms underlying the formation of giant cells, a strategy was developed to clone esophageal gland genes from the root-knot nematode Meloidogyne javanica. One clone, shown to be expressed in the nematode's esophageal gland, codes for a potentially secreted chorismate mutase (CM). CM is a key branch-point regulatory enzyme in the shikimate pathway and converts chorismate to prephenate, a precursor of phenylalanine and tyrosine. The shikimate pathway is not found in animals, but in plants, where it produces aromatic amino acids and derivative compounds that play critical roles in growth and defense. Therefore, we hypothesize that this CM is involved in allowing nematodes to parasitize plants.     

Crystal structure of chorismate synthase: a novel FMN-binding protein fold and functional insights

Chorismate synthase catalyzes the conversion of 5-enolpyruvylshikimate 3-phosphate to chorismate in the shikimate pathway, which represents an attractive target for discovering antimicrobial agents and herbicides. Chorismate serves as a common precursor for the synthesis of aromatic amino acids and many aromatic compounds in microorganisms and plants. Chorismate synthase requires reduced FMN as a cofactor but the catalyzed reaction involves no net redox change. Here, we have determined the crystal structure of chorismate synthase from Helicobacter pylori in both FMN-bound and FMN-free forms. It is a tetrameric enzyme, with each monomer possessing a novel "beta-alpha-beta sandwich fold". Highly conserved regions, including several flexible loops, cluster together around the bound FMN to form the active site. The unique FMN-binding site is formed largely by a single subunit, with a small contribution from a neighboring subunit. The isoalloxazine ring of the bound FMN is significantly non-planar. Our structure illuminates the essential functional roles played by the cofactor.     

Structure and function of a complex between chorismate mutase and DAHP synthase: efficiency boost for the junior partner

Chorismate mutase catalyzes a key step in the shikimate biosynthetic pathway towards phenylalanine and tyrosine. Curiously, the intracellular chorismate mutase of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MtCM; Rv0948c) has poor activity and lacks prominent active‐site residues. However, its catalytic efficiency increases >100‐fold on addition of DAHP synthase (MtDS; Rv2178c), another shikimate‐pathway enzyme. The 2.35 Å crystal structure of the MtCM–MtDS complex bound to a transition‐state analogue shows a central core formed by four MtDS subunits sandwiched between two MtCM dimers. Structural comparisons imply catalytic activation to be a consequence of the repositioning of MtCM active‐site residues on binding to MtDS. The mutagenesis of the C‐terminal extrusion of MtCM establishes conserved residues as part of the activation machinery. The chorismate‐mutase activity of the complex, but not of MtCM alone, is inhibited synergistically by phenylalanine and tyrosine. The complex formation thus endows the shikimate pathway of M. tuberculosis with an important regulatory feature. Experimental evidence suggests that such non‐covalent enzyme complexes comprising an AroQ_δ subclass chorismate mutase like MtCM are abundant in the bacterial order Actinomycetales.     

Relationships Among Mycobacteria and Nocardiae Based upon Deoxyribonucleic Acid Reassociation

Chorismate mutase from Streptomyces aureofaciens was purified 12-fold. This enzyme preparation did not show any activity when tested for anthranilate synthetase, prephenate dehydrogenase, or prephenate dehydratase. The catalytic activity of chorismate mutase has a broad optimum between pH 7 and 8. The initial velocity data followed regular Michaelis-Menten kinetics with a K(m) of 5.3 x 10(-4) M, and the molecular weight of the enzyme was determined by sucrose gradient centrifugation to be 50,000. Heat inactivation of chorismate mutase, which occurs above temperatures of 60 C, is reversible. The enzyme activity can be restored even when chorismate mutase is treated at the temperature of a boiling-water bath for 15 min. Heat-denatured and renatured enzymes showed the same Michaelis constant and the same molecular weight as the native enzyme. l-Phenylalanine, l-tyrosine, l-tryptophan, and metabolites of the aromatic amino acid pathway were tested as potential modifiers of chorismate mutase activity. The activity of the enzyme was inhibited by none of these substances. Chorismate mutase of S. aureofaciens was not repressed in cells grown in minimal medium supplemented with l-phenylalanine, l-tyrosine, or l-tryptophan.     

Molecular cloning and analysis of a cDNA coding for chorismate synthase from the higher plant Corydalis sempervirens Pers.

Chorismate synthase catalyzes the last common step in the biosynthesis of the three aromatic amino acids in microorganisms and plants. We have cloned a cDNA for this enzyme from the higher plant Corydalis sempervirens. This is the first chorismate synthase cDNA from a eukaryotic organism. The nucleotide sequence was determined and the identity of the cDNA was confirmed by the amino acid sequence of tryptic peptides obtained from purified chorismate synthase. The homology to the two known bacterial sequences is about 48%. The cDNA contains an open reading frame of 1341 base pairs, encoding a protein of 447 amino acids. This protein with a molecular mass of 48,100 daltons resembles a chorismate synthase precursor targeted for chloroplast import. Multiple sites of polyadenylation were observed in chorismate synthase mRNAs.     

Aromatic amino acid biosynthesis: gene-enzyme relationships in Bacillus subtilis

Single step mutants of Bacillus subtilis which required either one or all of the aromatic amino acids for growth were isolated. The relevant gene defect was determined for each mutant by enzyme assays in vitro. A mutant deficient in each enzyme step of aromatic amino acid biosynthesis was found with the exceptions of the shikimate kinase and the phenylalanine and tyrosine transaminases. Representative mutants carrying the defective genes were mapped by deoxyribonucleic acid mediated transformation by reference to the aromatic amino acid gene (aro) cluster and, alternately, to any of the other unlinked aro genes. The genes coding for dehydroquinate synthetase, 3-enol pyruvylshikimate 5-phosphate synthetase, one form of chorismate mutase, and prephenate dehydrogenase are linked to the aro cluster. Except for the previously identified linkage between the genes of 3-deoxy-d-arabino heptulosonic acid 7-phosphate synthetase and one species of chorismate mutase, the other genes involved in this pathway are neither linked to the aro cluster nor to each other.     

Expression of a bacterial feedback-insensitive 3-deoxy-D-arabino-heptulosonate 7-phosphate synthase of the shikimate pathway in Arabidopsis elucidates potential metabolic bottlenecks between primary and secondary metabolism

The shikimate pathway of plants mediates the conversion of primary carbon metabolites via chorismate into the three aromatic amino acids and to numerous secondary metabolites derived from them. However, the regulation of the shikimate pathway is still far from being understood. We hypothesized that 3-deoxy-d-arabino-heptulosonate 7-phosphate synthase (DAHPS) is a key enzyme regulating flux through the shikimate pathway. To test this hypothesis, we expressed a mutant bacterial AroG gene encoding a feedback-insensitive DAHPS in transgenic Arabidopsis plants. The plants were subjected to detailed analysis of primary metabolism, using GC-MS, as well as secondary metabolism, using LC-MS. Our results exposed a major effect of bacterial AroG expression on the levels of shikimate intermediate metabolites, phenylalanine, tryptophan and broad classes of secondary metabolite, such as phenylpropanoids, glucosinolates, auxin and other hormone conjugates. We propose that DAHPS is a key regulatory enzyme of the shikimate pathway. Moreover, our results shed light on additional potential metabolic bottlenecks bridging plant primary and secondary metabolism.     

A single point mutation results in a constitutively activated and feedback-resistant chorismate mutase of Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

The Saccharomyces cerevisiae ARO7 gene product chorismate mutase, a single-branch-point enzyme in the aromatic amino acid biosynthetic pathway, is activated by tryptophan and subject to feedback inhibition by tyrosine. The ARO7 gene was cloned on a 2.05-kilobase EcoRI fragment. Northern (RNA) analysis revealed a 0.95-kilobase poly(A)+ RNA, and DNA sequencing determined a 771-base-pair open reading frame capable of encoding a protein 256 amino acids. In addition, three mutant alleles of ARO7 were cloned and sequenced. These encoded chorismate mutases which were unresponsive to tyrosine and tryptophan and were locked in the on state, exhibiting a 10-fold-increased basal enzyme activity. A single base pair exchange resulting in a threonine-to-isoleucine amino acid substitution in the C-terminal part of the chorismate mutase was found in all mutant strains. In contrast to other enzymes in this pathway, no significant homology between the monofunctional yeast chorismate mutase and the corresponding domains of the two bifunctional Escherichia coli enzymes was found.     

The 2.15 A crystal structure of Mycobacterium tuberculosis chorismate mutase reveals an unexpected gene duplication and suggests a role in host-pathogen interactions

Chorismate mutase catalyzes the first committed step toward the biosynthesis of the aromatic amino acids, phenylalanine and tyrosine. While this biosynthetic pathway exists exclusively in the cell cytoplasm, the Mycobacterium tuberculosis enzyme has been shown to be secreted into the extracellular medium. The secretory nature of the enzyme and its existence in M. tuberculosis as a duplicated gene are suggestive of its role in host-pathogen interactions. We report here the crystal structure of homodimeric chorismate mutase (Rv1885c) from M. tuberculosis determined at 2.15 A resolution. The structure suggests possible gene duplication within each subunit of the dimer (residues 35-119 and 130-199) and reveals an interesting proline-rich region on the protein surface (residues 119-130), which might act as a recognition site for protein-protein interactions. The structure also offers an explanation for its regulation by small ligands, such as tryptophan, a feature previously unknown in the prototypical Escherichia coli chorismate mutase. The tryptophan ligand is found to be sandwiched between the two monomers in a dimer contacting residues 66-68. The active site in the "gene-duplicated" monomer is occupied by a sulfate ion and is located in the first half of the polypeptide, unlike in the Saccharomyces cerevisiae (yeast) enzyme, where it is located in the later half. We hypothesize that the M. tuberculosis chorismate mutase might have a role to play in host-pathogen interactions, making it an important target for designing inhibitor molecules against the deadly pathogen.