棉花凝集素的纯化及性质研究

抗枯萎、抗黄萎病的棉种的浸取液,经硫酸铵分级,纤维素柱、亲和层析后,再经分子筛过滤,获得在ＰＡＧＥ、ＳＤＳ－ＰＡＧＥ或ＨＰＬＣ柱上均呈现单一蛋白带的棉花凝集素。该凝集素只凝集兔红细胞,对人Ａ、Ｂ或Ｏ型血细胞均不凝集,其凝集活性可被半乳糖或猪甲状腺球蛋白等所抑制。棉花凝集素在６５℃加热５ ｍ ｉｎ,即丧失全部凝集活性;它的凝集活性强烈地依赖于Ｃａ２＋ ;Ｍｎ２＋ 对活性也有促进作用,Ｍｇ２＋ 则无作用。经凝胶过滤或ＳＤＳ－ＰＡＧＥ测定,凝集素的分子量为６３０００,Ｎ－末端氨基酸为Ｖａｌ。凝集素含有１．５％ 的中性糖,是一种促有丝分裂原,细胞转化率为５０．３％ 。     

甘薯凝集素的提取及性质研究

抗蔓割病甘薯的叶片组织浸取液,经硫酸铵分级沉淀,甲壳素柱层析及葡聚糖凝胶过滤得到一种在PAGE或SDS－PAGE上均呈现单一蛋白带的甘薯凝集素。该凝集素没有血型专一性及被测动物红细胞专一性,其凝集活性可被N－乙酰葡萄糖胺或岩藻糖所抑制。甘薯凝集素在75℃加热10min,即丧失全部凝集活性,其凝集活性依赖于Ca^2 和Mg^2 ,Mn^2 则无作用。经Sephadex G-100和SDS－PAGE测定,凝集素相对分子质量为63000,中性糖含量为6.21%,该凝集素对蔓割病菌有抑制作用,是一种酸性糖蛋白。     

一株产凝集素的三叶半夏内生真菌的研究

研究三叶半夏内生真菌及其凝集素,旨在为半夏内生真菌及其凝集素的开发利用提供依据。对三叶半夏块茎内生真菌分离、纯化,液体发酵培养代谢产物,无水乙醇提取总蛋白,兔血红细胞检测其凝集活性,筛选出菌株gs1,其总蛋白对兔血红细胞凝集活性显著。使用甘露聚糖-Sepharose 4B亲和层析柱纯化菌株gs1总蛋白,得到凝集素。Brandford法定量检测分析表明,1000 ml gs1发酵培养液中含有9.58 mg 凝集素。SDS-PAGE 电泳分析显示该凝集素为单一条带,分子量约为12 kDa。凝集活性实验表明,该凝集素对兔、大鼠和小鼠的血红细胞具有凝集作用,对兔血红细胞效果最显著;而对人（A＼B＼O＼AB型）和鸡的血红细胞无凝集作用。糖结合活性实验表明,甘露糖对该凝集素的凝集活性具有抑制作用。通过初步分类鉴定,菌株gs1为半知菌亚门,丝孢纲,丛梗孢目,丛梗孢科,曲霉属。     

蒙古口蘑子实体凝集素性质初步研究

对蒙古口蘑干燥子实体研磨后,用磷酸盐缓冲液浸提,得到蒙古口蘑子实体的凝集素粗提物。对其性质进行分析表明,蒙古口蘑子实体凝集素对牛血和羊血都能凝集,且对羊血的凝集作用较强;D-果糖、β-葡萄糖、半乳糖和木糖对蒙古口蘑子实体凝集素均具有抑制作用;弱酸或弱碱性浸提液有利于凝集素的提取;蒙古口蘑子实体凝集素具有一定的热稳定性,直到70℃以后凝集红细胞的活力才丧失;凝集素的凝集活性对Ca2+、Mg2+、Mn2+和Fe3+这4种离子有不同程度的依赖。     

酪氨酸的不同化学修饰对黄精凝集素生物学活性的影响

凝集素作为一类非免疫原的糖结合蛋白,在与细胞的识别和结合中介导了一系列事件的发生,如促淋巴细胞有丝分裂、对肿瘤细胞的特异凝集、抑制病原微生物的生长等[1].凝集素的特性主要归因于其特异的糖结合活性,而特殊氨基酸对它保持这种结合活性是必需的.故确定这些特异的氨基酸是研究凝集素结构与功能关系的基础.化学修饰可以鉴别哪些氨基酸位于功能区[2].黄精凝集素(Polyg-onatumcyrtonemaHua.lectin,PCL)是具有多种生物学活性的糖蛋白,二硫键、巯基、色氨酸、金属离子并不影响其兔红细胞凝集活性[3].本文报道用不同试剂修饰酪氨酸,以研究…     

三叶半夏和掌叶半夏凝集素原核表达及特性研究

通过原核表达获得大量具有生物活性的三叶半夏和掌叶半夏凝集素,比较分析两种半夏凝集素的异同,并深入探讨半夏凝集素和亚基之间凝集活性的差异。结果表明,掌叶半夏凝集素的凝集活力为三叶半夏凝集素的4倍,凝集素第三个活性位点两个氨基酸的差异可能是引起三叶半夏和掌叶半夏凝集素凝集活性不同甚至药理作用不同的主要原因。原核表达系统获得的凝集素亚基不能凝集兔血红细胞。该研究为深入探讨两种半夏凝集素的区别,及半夏凝集素和亚基之间凝集活性的差异打下了基础,也为解决半夏资源紧缺提供了一个可能的方法。     

家蝇幼虫血淋巴中凝集素的研究

家蝇幼虫血淋巴中凝集素不但能凝集兔、羊、鸡、豚鼠、小鼠和大鼠的红细胞,而且能凝集任何血型人的红细胞,其凝集活性能被D-半乳糖和乳糖所抑制。比较了不同诱导源诱导后血凝活性的动力学变化,发现体壁损伤后凝集素应答较快,活性高、消退快;~(60)Coγ射线诱导后凝集素应答较慢、活性低、消退较慢;超声波和紫外线几乎无诱导作用。还发现化蛹后24小时的血淋巴其凝集活性也较正常的高。     

厚果鸡血藤凝集素的纯化及性质

从厚果鸡血藤（ＭｉｌｅｔｉａｐａｃｈｙｃａｒｐａＢｅｎｔｈ．）的种子中分离纯化出一种具强凝集活性和强促有丝分裂原的凝集素。种子经磨粉、浸取、硫酸铵分级、ＤＥＡＥＳｅｐｈａｒｏｓｅ离子交换和ＳｅｐｈａｄｅｘＧ１００分子筛层析,即可获得在ＰＡＧＥ和ＳＤＳＰＡＧＥ上均呈现单一蛋白染色带的凝集素纯品,分子筛层析测得分子量为４０７００,ＳＤＳＰＡＧＥ测得亚基分子量为１９８００;含有１７８％的中性糖。氨基酸组成分析表明,该凝集素富含Ａｓｐ、Ｇｌｕ、Ｔｈｒ、Ｓｅｒ和Ｌｅｕ,同时含有４个Ｔｒｐ,当凝集素浓度为０．４８μｇ／ｍＬ时,即可凝集兔红细胞;对人Ａ、Ｂ和Ｏ型血细胞都能发生凝集,故无血型专一性;其凝集兔红细胞的凝集活性,不能被常见糖类抑制,但可被甲状腺球蛋白、胃粘蛋白和卵粘蛋白所抑制;其凝集活性强烈地依赖于Ｃａ２＋的存在,但Ｍｇ２＋、Ｍｎ２＋、Ｚｎ２＋对其凝集活性全无促进作用;该凝集素是一种强促有丝分裂原,对人外围血中淋巴细胞的转化率高达８４３％,细胞分裂比率可达７８％。     

野花生豆凝集素的纯化和性质

用猪胃粘蛋白-Sepharose 4B作亲和吸附剂,可从野花生豆(Crotalarta mucronata)的种子中分离纯化出对人类A型血专一凝集的凝集素。该凝集素可用pH30.,Gly-HCl-1mol/L NaCl溶液解吸附。纯化的凝集素在PAGE或SDS-PAGE中均显示单一蛋白带,表明凝集素分子内只有一种亚基。用SDS-PAGE测得其亚基分子量为49,000。氨基酸组成分析表明,该凝集素富含甘氨酸和谷氨酸,不合甲硫氮酸。纯化的野花生豆凝集素(简称CML)含有4.11％的中性糖。它对人A型血细胞有强烈凝集作用,对AB型血有弱凝集作用,但对B型和O型血均不凝集。其对A型血细胞的凝集作用可被N-乙酰半乳糖胺抑制,但对AB型血则无抑制作用。CML是一个促有絲分裂原,对人外周血中淋巴细胞有促有絲分裂作用。     

蛇毒C-型凝集素研究进展

蛇毒中含有丰富的非酶活性C－型凝集素蛋白,根据其结构及功能的差异,该类蛋白可分为Ca^2 依赖的有糖基识别活性的C－型真凝集素及无糖基识别活性的C－型凝集素样蛋白。C－型真凝集素的结构相似度高,而功能却较为单一,具有特异性糖结合活性;C－型凝集样蛋白的结构变异度大,活性亦具有多样性。后者能通过特异性的蛋白质－蛋白质相互作用而作用于血液凝固系统及血小板,从而发挥抗凝或促凝的生理功能。     

First report of an arabinose-specific fungal lectin

To date, arabinose-binding lectins have been reported only from the human opportunistic pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa, the plant aggressive pathogen Ralstonia solanacearum, and the sponge Pellina semitubulosa. An arabinose-binding lectin with mitogenic activity toward splenocytes and a high specific hemagglutinating activity was isolated in the present study from a wild discomycete mushroom, Peziza sylvestris. The maximal mitogenic activity was induced by a lectin concentration of 8 microM. The lectin was a single-chained protein with a molecular mass of 20 kDa. Its N-terminal sequence showed only slight resemblance to other mushroom lectins. It was adsorbed on both diethylaminoethyl-cellulose and carboxymethyl-cellulose. Unlike previously reported mushroom lectins, the hemagglutinating activity of the lectin was inhibited by arabinose, but not by a large variety of other carbohydrates. The lectin activity was adversely affected in the presence of 0.05 M NaOH or 0.025 M HCl, and when the ambient temperature was elevated above 35 degrees C.     

Mushroom lectins: Current status and future perspectives

Lectins are nonimmune proteins or glycoproteins that bind specifically to cell surface carbohydrates, culminating in cell agglutination. These are known to play key roles in host defense system and also in metastasis. Many new sources have been explored for the occurrence of lectins during the last few years. Numerous novel lectins with unique specificities and exploitable properties have been discovered. Mushrooms have attracted a number of researchers in food and pharmaceuticals. Many species have long been used in traditional Chinese medicines or functional foods in Japan and other Asian countries. A number of bioactive constituents have been isolated from mushrooms including polysaccharides, polysaccharopeptides, polysaccharide–protein complexes, proteases, ribonucleases, ribosome inactivating proteins, antifungal proteins, immunomodulatory proteins, enzymes, lectins, etc. Mushroom lectins are endowed with mitogenic, antiproliferative, antitumor, antiviral, and immunestimulating potential. In this review, an attempt has been made to collate the information on mushroom lectins, their blood group and sugar specificities, with an emphasis on their biomedical potential and future perspectives.     

Mitogenic activity of edible mushroom lectins

A special group of lectins were isolated from three popular Asian edible mushrooms: Volvariella volvacea, Pleurotus flabellatus and Hericium erinacium, and their mitogenic activities towards mouse T cells were compared to the extensively investigated Agaricus bisporus lectin (ABL) and the Jack bean lectin, Concanavalin A (Con A). Among the four mushroom lectins tested, V. volvacea lectin (VVL) exhibited strong mitogenic activity as demonstrated by 3H-thymidine incorporation, which was at least 10-fold more effective than that of Con A, and the other mushroom lectins did not exhibit any proliferative activity. Treatment with VVL and ABL resulted in activation of the protein tyrosine kinase, p56lck, and expression of early activation markers, CD69 and CD25, but only VVL induced intracellular calcium influx while ABL triggered cell death. The calcium influx was sensitive to calcium channel antagonists such as nifedipine and verapamil. The P. flabellatus lectin (PFL) and H. erinacium lectin (HEL) did not stimulate p56lck expression and cell proliferation. Neither of these lectins interfered with Con A-mediated lymphocyte proliferation, which further indicated that both PFL and HEL were non-mitogenic. Taken all results together, VVL induced mitogenesis through T cell receptors and the subsequent calcium signaling pathway.     

Bioactive proteins from mushrooms

Mushrooms have been used as food or medicine for thousands of years. Due to low-fat content and absence of cholesterol, many mushrooms are excellent sources of protein. There are various mushroom proteins with interesting biological activities, such as lectins, fungal immunomodulatory proteins (FIP), ribosome inactivating proteins (RIP), ribonucleases, laccases, and other proteins, which have become popular sources of natural antitumor, antiviral, antimicrobial, antioxidative, and immunomodulatory agents. The aim of this review is to update the present status of bioactive proteins in mushrooms, and to discuss their biomedical potential and future prospectives.     

四种蕈菌凝集素的筛选及活性检测

以长刺猴、白平菇、毛尖蘑、滑菇四种蕈菌为材料,经硫酸铵沉淀、透析,得到蛋白质提取液,用不同类型的红细胞检测凝集活性(人的A型、B型、AB型、O型血,兔血、鸡血、蛤蟆血)。结果表明,长刺猴、白平菇、滑菇3种蕈菌的提取物中均含有凝集素,桦树蘑对兔红细胞凝集性最强。凝集活性可分别被一种或多种类型糖所抑制。同时它们均表现出较好的热稳定性及pH耐受性,金属离子对凝集素的影响也相当大。     

Basidiomycete Clitocybe nebularis is rich in lectins with insecticidal activities

Basidiomycete mushrooms are a rich source of unique substances, including lectins, that could potentially be useful in biotechnology or biomedical applications. Lectins are a group of carbohydrate-binding proteins with diverse biological activities and functions. Here, we demonstrate the presence of a number of lectins in the basidiomycete mushroom Clitocybe nebularis. Glucose-, galactose-, sucrose-, lactose-, and Sepharose-binding lectins were isolated from fruiting bodies using affinity chromatography on Sepharose-immobilized sugars or on Sepharose. The lectins were characterized biochemically and their binding specificities examined by agglutination and agglutination inhibition assays. In addition, insecticidal and anti-nutritional properties of the lectins were studied against a model organism, fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster), and Colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata). Of the several basidiomycete mushrooms screened, C. nebularis extract showed the most potent insecticidal activity. Sucrose-binding lectin showed the strongest activity against D. melanogaster, followed by lactose- and galactose-binding lectins. Feeding bioassays with Colorado potato beetle revealed that C. nebularis extract exhibited high anti-nutritional activity against the insect; and of those tested, only lactose-binding lectin, named CNL showed the effect. Mushroom C. nebularis is shown to be rich in a variety of lectins with versatile biological activities, including insecticidal and anti-nutritional effects. C. nebularis lectins could thus have potential for use as natural insecticides.     

蘑菇子实体内杀虫蛋白质的研究

许多蘑菇都对昆虫表现出毒性。为了证实与杀虫毒性有关的化合物,对14种蘑菇的毒性在水溶性、热敏性和可透析性等方面进行了研究。研究数据表明,蛋白质对大多数蘑菇子实体的杀虫活性起着重要作用,也许是一种可以用于植物抵抗害虫的基因源。在数种蛋白质中,凝集素和溶血素因不受蛋白酶的影响而成为良好的杀虫剂候选材料。     

Proteins as active compounds involved in insecticidal activity of mushroom fruitbodies

Many mushrooms are toxic to insects. To identify the chemicals involved in insecticidal activity, the toxicity of 14 species has been studied for water solubility, thermolability, and dialysis. The data strongly suggest that proteins are responsible for most of the insecticidal activity of mushroom fruitbodies and may be a source of genes available for plant protection against insects. Among proteins, lectins and hemolysins were good insecticide candidates because the toxicities were not affected by protease.     

Current trends of lectins from microfungi

Lectins are widespread in nature and have been isolated from plants, animals, microorganisms, and viruses. Although several lectins have been reported from microfungi, many more genera still remain unexplored and their physiological role is also uncertain. Microfungal lectins show wide disparity regarding their specificity to erythrocytes. Only a few lectins display specificity to particular human blood types. In addition, they also show agglutination to various animal erythrocytes. Many lectins from microfungi exhibit stringent specificity to animal glycoproteins, while a few have much more simplified sugar binding properties. The role of few microfungal lectins in host-parasite interactions, as storage proteins, and in growth and morphogenesis has been proposed. The current review focuses on an overview of lectins from microfungi, their specificity towards erythrocytes and carbohydrates, physicochemical characteristics, and their possible role and applications.