抗TNF-α/抗ED-B双特异抗体在酵母中的分泌表达与活性分析

赋予抗TNF-α单链抗体片段(TNF-sc Fv)对炎症组织的特异性,用一段来自人清蛋白(HSA)的柔性连接肽在基因水平上连接TNF-sc Fv和抗B型纤维连接蛋白(B-FN)的额外域B(ED-B)的sc Fv L19,构建了抗TNF-α/抗ED-B单链双特异抗体Bs Db,其中B-FN为炎症组织中特异表达的抗原。Bs Db在毕赤酵母中获得了分泌表达,表达产物经鉴定和纯化制备后,进行了功能分析。结果表明,Bs Db保留了其亲本抗体TNF-sc Fv和L19对抗原的免疫反应性,能够同时结合TNF-α和ED-B,并中和TNF-α的生理作用。而且,Bs Db对抗原的亲和力及中和能力与大肠杆菌包涵体来源的亲本抗体相比显著增强。在小鼠佐剂型关节炎(AIA)模型中,Bs Db能选择性地积累和保留于小鼠的炎症关节,并快速从血浆中清除。说明Bs Db兼备炎症组织的特异性和正常组织的低毒性,在类风湿关节炎及其他慢性炎症性疾病的治疗上具有较大潜力。     

抗TNF-α单链抗体噬菌体展示文库的建立和鉴定

应用噬菌体展示技术构建抗肿瘤坏死因子α(tumornecrosis factor α,TNF-α)单链抗体(single chain Fv,scFv)文库,从中筛选抗TNF-αscFv并进行鉴定.利用重组人TNF-α(rhTNF-α)免疫小鼠,分别扩增小鼠VH和VL基因,经重叠延伸反应将VH和VL基因拼接成scFv基因,以SfiⅠ/NotⅠ位点定向插入pCANTAB 5E噬菌粒载体,转化E.coli TG1,构建了库容为4.6×108的抗TNF-α单链抗体库.对抗体库进行3轮富集筛选后,ELISA检测阳性克隆的抗原特异性,取1株阳性克隆进行测序分析.结果表明,抗TNF-αscFv基因序列长774bp,编码258个氨基酸.将此阳性克隆转化E.coliHB2151,IPTG诱导可溶性scFv的表达,经SDS-PAGE和Western印迹分析,scFv的分子量约为28kD.经亲和纯化后的scFv可与rhTNF-α结合,并可中和由rhTNF-α引起的L929细胞毒性.本文利用噬菌体抗体库筛选到了高亲和力的抗TNF-αscFv,为研制临床免疫治疗的新型抗体奠定了实验基础.     

抗TNF-α单链抗体的表达及其纯化

克隆抗人肿瘤坏死因子(TNF-α)鼠源单抗的可变区基因以构建其单链抗体(ScFv)表达载体,实现在大肠杆菌的表达,并进行ScFv的可溶性纯化与鉴定。采用RT-PCR技术,以前导肽序列的引物从1个分泌抗人TNF-α的鼠单抗杂交瘤细胞系中克隆抗体轻链、重链可变区基因(VL,VH),构建ScFv基因,将ScFv基因片段与pGEX-4T-1表达载体连接,在大肠杆菌中表达并采用十二烷基肌氨酸钠(Sarkosyl)进行可溶性纯化,最后鉴定其生物活性。结果显示,得到了功能性重排的轻、重链可变区基因,分别构建了VH和VL不同连接顺序的HLL(VH-Linker-VL)和LLH(VL-Linker-VH)两种ScFv,LLH的表达量较HLL的高,但亲和力不及HLL。采用Sarkosyl溶解包涵体,对目的蛋白进行可溶性纯化,蛋白纯度达到90%,纯化后的蛋白经ELISA和WB证明ScFv维持了亲本抗体与TNF-α特异性结合的能力,且具有细胞毒中和活性。实验中研究探索了一种新颖的,操作简单,省时的裂解、纯化方案,实现了单链抗体经原核系统的表达后得以可溶性纯化。     

芍药苷对哮喘模型小鼠气道炎症趋化因子及受体的干预作用

目的观察芍药苷给药后对小鼠哮喘模型气道炎症趋化因子及受体的影响。方法用卵蛋白(OVA)致敏和激发建立小鼠哮喘模型;ELISA法检测血清IL-6、TNF-α水平及支气管肺泡灌洗液(bronchoalveolar lavage fluid,BALF)中卵蛋白特异性Ig E(OVA-Ig E)和趋化因子CCL19、CCL21水平;RT-PCR法检测肺组织中趋化因子受体CCR7mRNA表达;Western blot检测肺组织CCR7及核转录因子-κB(nuclear factor-κB,NF-κB)蛋白表达。结果芍药苷干预组小鼠血清IL-6、TNF-α水平显著下降;BALF中OVA-Ig E和CCL19、CCL21水平显著降低;肺组织CCR7mRNA、CCR7及NF-κB蛋白表达明显减少。结论芍药苷对哮喘模型小鼠气道炎症趋化因子CCL19/CCL21及其受体CCR7具有显著的抑制作用。     

抗前列腺特异抗原的单链抗体的克隆和表达

本文克隆了抗前列腺特异抗原(PSA)单抗526的轻、重链可变区基因,构建了在大肠杆菌中表达单链抗体的具有强启动子PR和PL的温度诱导型表达载体,表达了抗前列腺特异抗原的单链抗体。表达产物经ELISA测定证明具有特异结合PSA的能力。     

抗速灭威单链抗体基因在巴斯德毕赤酵母中的表达及性质研究

选用巴斯德毕赤酵母(Pichia pastoris)系统表达特异性抗速灭威单链抗体(scFv)基因,以为速灭威特异性抗体的大量制备奠定基础。设计引物扩增阳性克隆scFv基因,亚克隆至表达载体pPICZαC,获得重组酵母表达质粒pPICZαC-scFv,线性化pPICZαC-scFv并高效电转P.pastoris(X-33),对转化子进行抗性梯度筛选得到一株高效表达的X-33-Pp-SMW-12-6菌株。对获得的菌株先后进行表达条件的优化、优化条件下的诱导表达及单链抗体性质研究。结果表明:P.pastoris-scFv的质量接近其亲本E.coli-scFv的质量,X-33-Pp-SMW12-6在优化条件下的表达产量达28mg/L,比未优化前的产量提高了约8mg/L,经纯化后抗体纯度可达85%以上。因此,利用P.pastoris表达系统制备抗速灭威单链抗体比细菌表达系统更有效、更经济。     

抗CD47单链抗体制备及抗原结合活性分析

[目的]研究旨在制备抗CD47小分子单链抗体,并分析其与抗原的结合能力和阻断作用的活性。[方法]采用DNA合成方法,将抗CD47的单克隆抗体B6H12的重链可变区(VH)和轻链可变区(VL),通过短肽(Gly4Ser)3连接形成B6H12单链抗体(B6H12-scFv),在大肠杆菌中可溶性表达并纯化B6H12-scFv。ELISA和Western Blot方法检测与人重组CD47的结合。检测EC9706和KYSE150两种食管癌细胞表面CD47的表达,细胞ELISA和流式细胞术分析B6H12-scFv与细胞表面CD47的结合。最后采用竞争ELISA分析B6H12-scFv对CD47与髓样细胞表面的信号调节蛋白α(SIRPα)结合的阻断能力。[结果]成功获得纯度达到90%以上的可溶性单链抗体。EC9706和KYSE150细胞均高表达CD47。细胞ELISA和流式检测B6H12-scFv浓度为50μg/m L可与EC9706表面CD47有较好结合。B6H12-scFv浓度为40μg/m L时也可以竞争性阻断CD47与SIRPα的结合。[结论]成功地构建了抗CD47单链抗体,浓度在20μg/m L具有EC9706的结合活性,也具有阻断作用。     

一株针对人EGFR的单链抗体克隆与哺乳细胞表达

目的:制备特异性抗人表皮生长因子受体(EGFR)的单链抗体(sc Fv),鉴定其生物学活性,为进一步研究基于单链抗体的免疫治疗奠定基础。方法:从分泌抗人EGFR单克隆抗体的杂交瘤细胞系提取总RNA,利用5'RACE技术扩增轻链和重链可变区(VL、VH)基因,构建具有VL、VH基因的单链抗体基因,并将构建的单链抗体基因克隆到真核细胞表达载体pc DNA3.1中进行表达和鉴定。ELISA鉴定单链抗体对抗原的特异性;Fortebio检测抗原抗体间的亲和力,流式细胞术检测单链抗体结合肺癌细胞系天然EGFR的功能活性。结果:获得唯一的轻重链可变区序列VL、VH,成功构建EGFR-sc Fv,特异性与天然EGFR蛋白结合,亲和力达3.22×10-9mol/L。结论:成功构建了抗人EGFR单链抗体,为肺癌免疫导向治疗研究奠定了基础。     

人源抗A型肉毒毒素单链抗体的体外亲和筛选*

以重组制备的A型肉毒毒素保护性抗原为配体,对人源噬菌体免疫抗体文库进行体外定向亲和筛选,获得特异结合子,其中与抗原高亲和力结合的抗体克隆B17基因全长750bp,可编码250个氨基酸,抗体可变区基因同源分析表明,分属VH4和κchainⅡ家族,是一株人源特异单链抗体基因。人源单链抗体B17在大肠杆菌中获得了重组表达,表达产物可以竞争特异肉毒抗毒素马血清与抗原的结合,是国内首次获得的抗A型肉毒毒素保护性抗原的人源单链抗体,可以在肉毒毒素检测和治疗研究中发挥作用。     

人源抗A型肉毒毒素单链抗体的体外亲和筛选

以重组制备的A型肉毒毒素保护性抗原为配体,对人源噬菌体免疫抗体文库进行体外定向亲和筛选,获得特异结合子,其中与抗原高亲和力结合的抗体克隆B17基因全长750bp,可编码250个氨基酸,抗体可变区基因同源分析表明,分属VH4和κ chain Ⅱ家族,是一株人源特异单链抗体基因。人源单链抗体B17在大肠杆菌中获得了重组表达,表达产物可以竞争特异肉毒抗毒素马血清与抗原的结合,是国内首次获得的抗A型肉毒毒素保护性抗原的人源单链抗体,可以在肉毒毒素检测和治疗研究中发挥作用。     

人卵母细胞样细胞体内分化模型的建立

干细胞通过诱导培养,在体外能够分化为卵母细胞样细胞 (Oocyte-like cell, OLC),将其置于体内环境能够有效地改善OLC的质量和发育能力。通过检测猪卵泡液中激素和Bmp 15蛋白的含量,选取了中等卵泡的卵泡液对人羊水干细胞进行体外诱导培养,10 d后,经实时定量PCR检测发现,早期生殖细胞样细胞团高表达生殖基因oct4和重新甲基化转移酶基因dnmt3b。将这些细胞团用猪卵泡膜包裹后形成移植物,移植到小鼠肾被膜下。1个月后取出移植物,发现移植物内的细胞在形态上,不仅与正常的卵母细胞极为相似,而且还表达生殖细胞和卵母细胞特异标记基因 (oct4、nanog、stella、ifitm3、dazl、nanos3、bmp15和gdf9)。证明技术体系能够有效改善OLC的形成和发育能力。     

Bone morphogenetic protein 15 induces differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells derived from human follicular fluid to oocyte-like cell

Follicular fluid (FF) is essential for developing ovarian follicles. Besides the oocytes, FF has abundant undifferentiated somatic cells containing stem cell properties, which are discarded in daily medical procedures. Earlier studies have shown that FF cells could differentiate into primordial germ cells via forming embryoid bodies, which produced oocyte-like cells (OLC). This study aimed at isolating mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) from FF and evaluating the impacts of bone morphogenetic protein 15 (BMP15) on the differentiation of these cells into OLCs. Human FF-derived cells were collected from 78 women in the assisted fertilization program and cultured in human recombinant BMP15 medium for 21 days. Real-time polymerase chain reaction and immunocytochemistry staining characterized MSCs and OLCs. MSCs expressed germline stem cell (GSC) markers, such as OCT4 and Nanog. In the control group, after 15 days, OLCs were formed and expressed zona pellucida markers (ZP2 and ZP3), and reached 20–30 µm in diameter. Ten days after induction with BMP15, round cells developed, and the size of OLCs reached 115 µm. A decrease ranged from 0.04 to 4.5 in the expression of pluripotency and oocyte-specific markers observed in the cells cultured in a BMP15-supplemented medium. FF-derived MSCs have an innate potency to differentiate into OLCs, and BMP15 is effective in promoting the differentiation of these cells, which may give an in vitro model to examine germ cell development.     

猪bmp15基因报告载体的构建及其特异性

为了研究骨形态发生蛋白15(bmp15)基因的表达和调控特性,通过克隆猪bmp15基因2.2 kb启动子片段,构建pBMP15-EGFP报告载体,实现监测干细胞向类卵母细胞分化的过程。以猪卵巢组织和中国仓鼠卵巢细胞(CHO)、成肌细胞(C2C12)、猪羊水干细胞(pAFSC)为材料,通过RT-PCR、免疫荧光、细胞转染、显微注射检测bmp15组织特异性表达,并且通过单层细胞诱导检测该基因体外示踪类卵母细胞获得过程的能力。RT-PCR结果显示bmp15在猪的卵巢组织中特异表达,在CHO中表达,而在C2C12和pAFSC中不表达。卵巢组织切片免疫荧光检测结果显示bmp15表达于卵泡发育的各个阶段。瞬时转染不同细胞发现启动子只在CHO中有活性,而在C2C12和pAFSC中均无活性。显微注射重组质粒片段结果显示增强绿色荧光蛋白(Enhanced Green Fluorecence Protein,EGFP)在卵母细胞体外成熟18 h启动表达,并能够持续至4-细胞期胚胎。单层细胞诱导结果显示诱导12 d的pAFSC出现携带EGFP的圆形细胞团。说明bmp15具有表达特异性和示踪干细胞诱导分化为类卵母细胞的潜能。     

In vitro and in vivo germ line potential of stem cells derived from newborn mouse skin

We previously reported that fetal porcine skin-derived stem cells were capable of differentiation into oocyte-like cells (OLCs). Here we report that newborn mice skin-derived stem cells are also capable of differentiating into early OLCs. Using stem cells from mice that are transgenic for Oct4 germline distal enhancer-GFP, germ cells resulting from their differentiation are expected to be GFP(+). After differentiation, some GFP(+) OLCs reached 40-45 μM and expressed oocyte markers. Flow cytometric analysis revealed that ～ 0.3% of the freshly isolated skin cells were GFP(+). The GFP-positive cells increased to ～ 7% after differentiation, suggesting that the GFP(+) cells could be of in vivo origin, but are more likely induced upon being cultured in vitro. To study the in vivo germ cell potential of skin-derived cells, they were aggregated with newborn ovarian cells, and transplanted under the kidney capsule of ovariectomized mice. GFP(+) oocytes were identified within a subpopulation of follicles in the resulting growth. Our finding that early oocytes can be differentiated from mice skin-derived cells in defined medium may offer a new in vitro model to study germ cell formation and oogenesis.     

Germ‐like cell differentiation from induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs)

Historically, our understanding of molecular genetic aspects of germ cell development has been limited. Recently, results demonstrated that the derivation of pluripotent stem cells may provide the necessary genetic system to study germ cell development. Here, we characterized an induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) line, which can spontaneously differentiate into embryonic bodies (EBs) after 3 days of suspension culture, expressing specific markers of three germ layers. Then, we induced the iPSCs to differentiate into germ cells by culturing adherent EBs in retinoic acid (RA) and porcine follicular fluid (PFF) differentiation medium or seminiferous tubule transplantation. Our results indicated that RA and PFF were beneficial for the derivation of germ cells and oocyte‐like cells from iPSCs, and iPSCs transplantation could make a contribution to repairing the testis of infertile mice. Our study offers an approach for further study on the development and the differentiation of germ cells derived from iPSCs. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Differentiation potential of germ line stem cells derived from the postnatal mouse ovary

General belief in reproductive biology is that in most mammals female germ line stem cells are differentiated to primary oocytes during fetal development and oogenesis starts from a pool of primordial follicles after birth. This idea has been challenged previously by using follicle kinetics studies and demonstration of mitotically active germ cells in the postnatal mouse ovary (Johnson et al., 2004; Kerr et al., 2006; Zhang et al., 2008). However, the existence of a population of self-renewing ovarian germ line stem cells in postnatal mammals is still controversial (Eggan et al., 2006; Telfer et al., 2005; Gosden, 2004). Recently, production of offspring from a germ line stem cell line derived from the neonatal mouse ovary was reported (Zou et al., 2009). This report strongly supports the existence of germ line stem cells and their ability to expand in vitro. Recently, using a transgenic mouse model in which GFP is expressed under a germ cell-specific Oct-4 promoter, we isolated and generated multipotent cell lines from male germ line stem cells (Izadyar et al., 2008). Using the same strategy we isolated and derived cell lines from postnatal mouse ovary. Interestingly, ovarian germ line stem cells expanded in the same culture conditions as the male suggesting that they have similar requirements for their self-renewal. After 1 year of culture and many passages, ovarian germ line stem cells maintained their characteristics and telomerase activity, expressed germ cell and stem cell markers and revealed normal karyotype. As standard protocol for differentiation induction, these cells were aggregated and their ability to form embryoid bodies (EBs) was investigated. EBs generated in the presence of growth factors showed classical morphology and expressed specific markers for three germ layers. However, in the absence of growth promoting factors EBs were smaller and large cells with the morphological and molecular characteristics of oocytes were formed. This study shows the existence of a population of germ line stem cell in postnatal mouse ovary with multipotent characteristics.     

Beta-catenin can induce hair follicle stem cell differentiation into transit-amplifying cells through c-myc activation

Hair follicle stem cells play important roles in maintaining homeostasis and skin tissue self-renewal. Transit-amplifying cells represent the transition of cells from hair follicle stem cells into differentiated epidermal cells. Thus far, the signaling pathway and the molecular biological mechanism that regulate the proliferation and differentiation of hair follicle stem cells remain unclear. In this paper, we studied the relationship between β-catenin and c-myc during the process of the differentiation of hair follicle stem cells into transit-amplifying cells. Based on our results, the expression of β-catenin can activate the nuclear gene c-myc and regulate the expression of transit-amplifying cell markers K15, K19, a6-integrin and β1-integrin, indicating that β-catenin is involved in the transformation process from hair follicle stem cells to transit-amplifying cells and suggesting that β-catenin plays an important biological role in the induction of this differentiation process.     

小鼠胚胎干细胞向生殖细胞分化的研究

小鼠胚胎干细胞(ESC)在体外可以分化为多种细胞类型,其中包括各阶段的生殖细胞,甚至精细胞和成熟卵母细胞。ESC向生殖细胞分化的效率受到包括生长因子、激素和体细胞等多种因素的影响,在体外形成的是雌性配子还是雄性配子与ESC是XX型还是XY型没有必然联系。简要综述了小鼠生殖细胞在体内外的分化发育、性别决定和增殖等,并总结和展望了ESC向生殖细胞分化研究面临的问题和应用前景。     

Germ line stem cell differentiation in Drosophila requires gap junctions and proceeds via an intermediate state

Gap junctions coordinate processes ranging from muscle contraction to ovarian follicle development. Here we show that the gap junction protein Zero population growth (Zpg) is required for germ cell differentiation in the Drosophila ovary. In the absence of Zpg the stem cell daughter destined to differentiate dies. The zpg phenotype is novel, and we used this phenotype to genetically dissect the process of stem cell maintenance and differentiation. Our findings suggest that germ line stem cells differentiate upon losing contact with their niche, that gap junction mediated cell-cell interactions are required for germ cell differentiation, and that in Drosophila germ line stem cell differentiation to a cystoblast is gradual.     

猪原始生殖细胞生物学特性的研究

胚胎生殖细胞（embryonic germ cell,EGC）是由胎儿原始生殖细胞（primordial germ cell,PGC）经体外驯化培养获得的一种多潜能干细胞。研究猪PGC生物学特性对于建立猪EGC及了解猪生殖细胞发育机制具有重要意义。该研究以原代培养的猪PGC为对象,探讨了其生长行为特征及其重编程过程中多能性、生殖系标志基因的表达模式。结果显示,26 d胚胎生殖嵴分离的PGC呈碱性磷酸酶阳性,细胞体积及核质比较大;体外培养初期呈现出较强的增殖及迁移能力,培养第5 d细胞增殖达到平台期,此时克隆高表达Oct4、Sox2、Nanog、c-Myc、Klf4和Ifi tm3（P〈0.05）,低表达Blimp1（P〈0.05）,Nanos1和Stella的表达水平与猪胎儿成纤维细胞无差异;猪PGC形成的原代克隆已经具有多向分化潜能。