膜蛋白KCNN1在昆虫细胞Sf9中的表达与纯化

目的:利用昆虫细胞表达系统真核表达并纯化小电导钙激活钾离子通道蛋白1(KCNN1)。方法:以基因重组方法构建杆状病毒穿梭质粒reBacmid-KCNN1,将其转染至杆状病毒/Sf9细胞表达系统表达目的蛋白,并用Western印迹鉴定KCNN1的表达水平;用Ni-IDA-Sepharose CL-6B亲和层析柱纯化裂解细胞上清中的KCNN1,并用Western印迹鉴定纯化结果。结果:KCNN1在Sf9细胞中高效表达,通过亲和层析获得了纯化的KCNN1。结论:膜蛋白KCCN1在昆虫细胞Sf9中的表达与纯化,为深入研究其分子生物学功能提供了材料,也为全长膜蛋白的体外表达提供了一套可借鉴的实验方法。     

重组人PLCζ蛋白在昆虫细胞/杆状病毒表达系统内的表达、纯化及活性测定

PLCζ是PLC家族的一种新型同工酶,在哺乳动物卵母细胞激活中起着极其重要的作用。近年来,体外大量表达和纯化有活性的PLCζ蛋白用于结构生物学研究一直未能获得成功。本研究首次在杆状病毒表达系统中表达和纯化重组人PLCζ蛋白,首先将人PLCζ基因克隆至pFastBac-HTA质粒构建重组载体,转化DH10Bac发生位点特异性转座,经抗性和蓝白斑筛选,获得重组穿梭质粒Bacmid-PLCζ;在脂质体介导下将穿梭质粒转染Sf9昆虫细胞产生重组病毒,扩增病毒感染Sf9昆虫细胞进行蛋白表达;利用Ni~(2+)亲和柱及分子筛来纯化蛋白,并通过考马斯亮蓝染色、Western blotting及飞行时间质谱对蛋白进行鉴定,并进行酶活性测定。结果显示重组蛋白在Sf9昆虫细胞感染杆状病毒后72 h达到峰值并以分泌形式表达在细胞培养基中,Ni~(2+)亲和柱及分子筛纯化后的重组蛋白经Western blotting及电离飞行时间质谱鉴定为PLCζ蛋白,酶活性可达326.8 U/mL。该实验结果为重组人PLCζ蛋白大规模生产和生物医学应用研究提供了可参考利用的技术。     

重组人可溶性PDGFRβ/Fc在昆虫细胞Sf9中的表达

【目的】利用昆虫细胞Bac-to-Bac杆状病毒表达系统表达血小板源性生长因子受体β (PDGFRβ)链膜外区与人IgG Fc片段的可溶性受体融合蛋白sPDGFRβ/Fc,并检测重组蛋白的特异性和生物活性。【方法】采用Bac-to-Bac系统,构建重组转移质粒pFastbac-sPDGFRβ/Fc,转化到含穿梭载体Bacmid的感受态细胞DH10Bac中,使目的基因与杆状病毒基因组DNA发生位点特异性重组,获得重组病毒DNA,将其通过脂质体转染昆虫细胞Sf9获得重组病毒。将该重组病毒感染Sf9无血清细胞系,在Sf9细胞中表达sPDGFRβ/Fc,对表达产物进行Western blotting检测和Protein A亲合层析纯化,并进一步通过MTT法检测获得的重组蛋白生物学活性。【结果】重组病毒感染Sf9细胞后,经Western blotting分析,能检测到一条分子量约为97 kDa的特异性条带,与目的蛋白大小相符。通过Protein A亲和层析,获得了纯度达75％以上,表达量为1 μg/mL细胞培养上清的重组融合蛋白,MTT结果显示该重组融合蛋白sPDGFRβ/Fc具有抑制PDGF刺激的Balb/c 3T3细胞增殖的能力。【结论】具有生物活性的重组可溶性受体融合蛋白sPDGFRβ/Fc可在昆虫细胞中成功地得到表达。     

人细小病毒B19病毒样颗粒的制备

采用昆虫杆状病毒表达系统,制备人细小病毒B19病毒样颗粒(VLPs)。先通过PCR方法合成细小病毒B19衣壳蛋白基因VP2,将其克隆到pFastBac1质粒,然后转化含杆状病毒穿梭载体Bacmid的E.coliDH10Bac感受态细胞,获得重组杆状病毒表达质粒Bacmid-VP2。在脂质体介导下转染Sf9昆虫细胞,包装重组杆状病毒rBac-VP2。利用rBac-VP2感染Sf9细胞表达B19VP2蛋白,通过间接免疫荧光、Western blotting等方法鉴定目的蛋白表达。采用两次超速离心的方法对表达产物进行纯化,纯化产物在透射电镜下可见直径约22nm的VLPs。本研究成功制备了人细小病毒B19的VLPs,为B19感染血清学检测方法的建立提供了参考。     

人类3-磷酸甘油醛脱氢酶的原核表达、纯化和鉴定

为了研究3-磷酸甘油醛脱氧酶(GAPDH)化生物学功能,以pcDNA3.1-GAPDH质粒为模板,PCR方法扩增GAPDH基因,经BamHI和SalI双酶切后插入相同酶切的pET32a(+)载体,构建His-GAPDH融合蛋白表达质粒pET32a(+)-GAPDH;转化JM109感受态细胞,并进行阳性克隆筛选,扩增目的质粒;转化大肠杆菌BL21菌株,经IPTG诱导产生融合蛋白,亲和层析柱纯化后,用SDS-PAGE和Western blotting检测GAPDH蛋白表达情况.结果表明,构建的人GAPDH基因表达载体经序列测定证实,与GenBank数据完全一致;双酶切鉴定证实,克隆基因正确插入pET32a(+)载体;表达质粒pET32a(+)-GAPDH在大肠杆菌BL21中成功地诱导表达了可溶性His-GAPDH融合蛋白,纯化后SDS-PAGE和Western blotting检测证实融合蛋白表达成功.人GAPDH原核表达载体的成功构建,及6His-GAPDH融合蛋白的正确表达,为进一步深入研究GAPDH的生物学功能奠定了基础.     

HBV pre-c-Fc融合蛋白在杆状病毒表达系统中的表达及其生物学活性研究

目的:在杆状病毒表达系统中表达融合蛋白乙型肝炎病毒前C蛋白-小鼠IgG Fc蛋白(HBV precore protein-mouse IgG Fc,HBV pre-c-Fc),并鉴定其免疫原性。方法:目的基因HBV prec-Fc连接到pFastBac1载体,获得的pFastBac1-HBV pre-c-Fc质粒转化DH10Bac感受态,通过Tn7转座子将目的基因转座到Bacmid中,得到Bacmid-HBV pre-c-Fc穿梭载体,脂质体包被后转染Sf9昆虫细胞获得P1代病毒,重复转染Sf9获得高滴度病毒。收集细胞上清超滤后通过Protein G亲和层析柱纯化得到目的蛋白HBV pre-c-Fc。纯化的蛋白大腿内侧肌肉注射免疫BALB/c小鼠并检测血清中乙型肝炎病毒核心蛋白抗体产生量。结果:HBV pre-c-Fc在昆虫细胞中成功表达,纯化后蛋白纯度达90%以上,蛋白产量约为3.03mg/L,纯化蛋白能有效刺激BALB/c小鼠产生特异抗体。结论:成功地在杆状病毒表达系统中表达了具有免疫原性的HBV pre-c-Fc蛋白,为生产乙肝治疗性疫苗奠定了基础。     

猪瘟病毒Erns在杆状病毒系统中的表达和纯化

采用Bac-to-Bac表达系统构建重组杆状病毒rAcV-MBP-Erns,感染Sf9昆虫细胞,经免疫荧光及Western blot分析证实MBP-Erns融合蛋白在Sf9细胞中高效表达。表达的MBP-Erns以可溶和包涵体两种形式存在。在Sf9细胞中规模化增殖重组病毒,经Amylose Resin亲和层析纯化获得高纯度MBP-Erns,制备的MBP-Erns具有良好免疫原性,这些工作为研究该蛋白的生物学功能和免疫原性奠定基础。     

人视黄醇结合蛋白4在杆状病毒系统中的表达及其多克隆抗体制备

旨在利用杆状病毒系统表达、制备人视黄醇结合蛋白(RBP4)并检测其免疫原性。将人RBP4基因片段及信号肽SS64片段亚克隆到杆状病毒转移载体pFastBac-dual(pFBd)中,获得相应的重组转移质粒;转化大肠杆菌菌株DH10bac,转座后经筛选获得重组穿梭质粒rbacmid,将重组穿梭质粒转染孔板培养的Sf9细胞,获得含人RBP4表达框的重组杆状病毒,经过扩增获得毒种。毒种感染对数生长期的Sf9细胞并表达人RBP4蛋白(I-RBP4),通过SDS-PAGE和Western blotting对表达蛋白进行检测和鉴定。用毒种感染悬浮培养的Sf9细胞制备一批RBP4蛋白,完成SDS、Western blotting的检测及少量的多抗制备。纯化重组蛋白并与E.coli重组人RBP4(E-RBP4)分别免疫家兔。实验结果,酶切鉴定及测序证实重组转移质粒构建正确;成功构建重组RBP4-bacmid;人RBP4蛋白在昆虫细胞获得高效表达。表达的RBP4蛋白可以分泌到培养基中,分子量约为23 kDa,经过计算表达量为100 mg/L;纯化蛋白免疫兔子制备了多抗血清,血清滴度为1∶100 000,高于原核表达的抗体滴度(1∶10 000),与人体提纯蛋白制备的抗体滴度相近。杆状病毒系统高效表达了人的RBP4蛋白,具有较好的抗原性,并获得高亲和力的抗血清,为下一步的人血RBP4检测试剂盒的制备打下了坚实的基础。     

利用杆状病毒Bac-to-Bac系统在Sf9细胞中表达真菌细胞色素P450nor

利用BactoBac杆状病毒载体表达系统将真菌细胞色素P450nor基因克隆至转移载体pFastBac1中, 得到重组质粒pFastBacP450nor, 再将其转化进入含穿梭载体Bacmid的受体菌DH10Bac中发生转座作用, 得到含P450nor基因的重组穿梭载体rBacmid pAcP450nor。分离提取重组Bacmid DNA, 并转染培养的昆虫细胞Sf9, 得到重组病毒rAcp450nor。经酶切和PCR 鉴定, 细胞色素P450nor基因正确地插入到病毒基因组的多角体蛋白基因启动子下, SDSPAGE分析证明：表达蛋白的分子量为43kD左右。Western blotting分析结果表明：有一条特定的杂交带存在, 且分子量相同（约43kD）。进一步证明了含有真菌细胞色素P450nor基因的重组表达载体和重组病毒构建成功,并在昆虫细胞Sf9中实现了高效表达, 经MTT法测定表达的细胞色素P450nor具有还原NO的生物学活性。     

抗黄曲霉毒素B1单链抗体在Sf9昆虫细胞中的表达与性质分析

目的:在原核表达抗黄曲霉毒素B1(aflatoxin B1,AFB1)单链抗体(single chain Fv fragment,scFv)研究的基础上,为进一步了解和提高抗AFB1 scFv的活性,利用Sf9昆虫细胞表达抗AFB1 scFv,并对其活性进行探索研究。方法:构建pFastBac 1-scFv2E6VHVL重组质粒,将重组质粒转化Escherichia coli (E. coli) DH10Bac细胞,进行蓝白斑筛选,挑取阳性克隆。提取相应的重组杆状病毒穿梭载体Bacmid侵染Sf9昆虫细胞,表达scFv,利用镍亲和层析法纯化scFv,并以ELISA检测scFv活性。结果:蓝白斑筛选后,经菌落PCR和测序验证挑取的白斑阳性单克隆含有正确的单链抗体基因。提取相应的重组杆状病毒穿梭载体Bacmid侵染Sf9昆虫细胞,通过Western blot检测得知抗AFB1 scFv在Sf9昆虫细胞中成功表达。AFB1对scFv的抑制中浓度(IC₅₀)为30μg/ml。结论:与E. coli BL21(DE3)表达系统相比,scFv灵敏度转好,但仍有较大提升空间。     

Recent advances in the study of Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus replication and pathogenesis

It has now been over twenty years since a novel herpesviral genome was identified in Kaposi's sarcoma biopsies. Since then, the cumulative research effort by molecular biologists, virologists, clinicians, and epidemiologists alike has led to the extensive characterization of this tumor virus, Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus(KSHV; also known as human herpesvirus 8(HHV-8)), and its associated diseases. Here we review the current knowledge of KSHV biology and pathogenesis, with a particular emphasis on new and exciting advances in the field of epigenetics. We also discuss the development and practicality of various cell culture and animal model systems to study KSHV replication and pathogenesis.     

The structure, reproduction and taxonomy of Vidalia and Osmundaria (Rhodophyta, Rhodomelaceae)

Comprises species occurring mostly in subtidal habitats in tropical, subtropical and warm-temperate areas of the world. An analysis of the type species, V. spiralis (Sonder) Lamouroux ex J. Agardh, a species from Australia, establishes basic characters for distinguishing species in the genus. These characters are (1) branching patterns of thalli, (2) flat blades that may be spiralled on their axis, (3) width of the blade, (4) primary or secondary derivation of sterile and fertile branchlets and (5) position of sterile and fertile branchlets on the thalli. Application of the latter two characters provides an important basic method for separation of species into three major groups. Osmundaria , a genus known only in southern Australia, was studied in relation to Vidalia , and its separation from the Vidalia assemblage is not accepted. Species of Vidalia therefore are transferred to the older genus name, Osmundaria. Two new species, Osmundaria papenfussii and Osmundaria oliveae are described from Natal. Confusion in the usage of the epithet, Vidalia fimbriala Brown ex Turner has been clarified, and Vidalia gregaria Falkenberg, described as an epiphyte on Osmundaria pro/ifera Lamouroux, is revealed to be young branches of the host, Osmundaria prolifera.     

New or rare chromosome counts in Artemisia L. (Asteraceae, Anthemideae) and related genera from Kazakhstan

Fifteen chromosome counts of six Artemisia taxa and one species of each of the genera Brachanthemum, Hippolytia, Kaschgaria, Lepidolopsis and Turaniphytum are reported from Kazakhstan. Three of them are new reports, two are not consistent with previous counts and the remainder are confirmations of very scarce (one to four) earlier records. All the populations studied have the same basic chromosome number, x = 9, with ploidy levels ranging from 2x to 6x. Some correlations between ploidy level, morphological characters and distribution are noted.     

肝癌中HBV和HCV基因和抗原的分布及意义

采用原位分子杂交方法检测HCV RNA及HBV X基因;采用免疫组织化学方法研究HCV核心抗原,非结构区C33c抗原及HBxAg在肝细胞肝癌中的定位及分布.结果表明(1)HCV RNA、HBV X基因在肝细胞肝癌组织检出率分别为40%(55/136)和82%(112/136).HCV RNA定位于癌细胞的胞浆内,阳性细胞呈散在、灶状及弥漫分布三种形式;HBV X基因在肝癌细胞中的分布呈胞浆型、核型及核浆型,阳性细胞也呈上述三种分布形式;(2)HCV C33c抗原、核心抗原在肝细胞肝癌中的阳性率为81%(133/164)及86%(141/164).C33c抗原定位于癌细胞及肝细胞的胞浆内;核心抗原既定位于癌细胞核中,又可定位于胞浆中.C33c抗原阳性细胞以灶状分布为主;而核心抗原阳性细     

Selection with two alleles and complete dominance

For a plant selection model with frequency-independent viabilities, fertilities and selfing rates, it is shown that apart from global fixation, for certain parameter combinations a protected polymorphism and facultative fixation (either allele may become fixed according to initial frequencies) may both occur. Facultative fixation requires different selling rates for the dominant and recessive type. Protection of the polymorphism requires resource allocation for male and female function. In this connection the problem of purely genetically caused population extinction is discussed.
For general frequency dependence and regular segregation, the chances for establishment of a completely recessive gene are compared to those of a completely dominant gene. It is proven that the process of establishment of the recessive gene, despite a fitness advantage, may be considerably endangered by drift effects if random mating prevails. The recessive gene may reach the same effectivity in establishment as a dominant gene, only if the recessive homozygote mates exclusively with its own type during the period of establishment.