丙型肝炎病毒ns2基因的克隆及其表达

以p90-HCV为模板,通过PCR分别得到全长和截短(2881-3078 bp)ns2基因.将截短ns2基因克隆到pET32a原核表达载体,并在大肠杆菌中获得了Trx-His-NS2C融合蛋白的可溶性高表达.通过His 树脂纯化得到融合蛋白,免疫家兔获得高效价高特异性的抗体.同时构建了含有全长ns2基因的重组腺病毒,利用该重组病毒感染HepG2和293细胞成功的表达23.2kDa的NS2蛋白.本文的研究为进一步开展NS2蛋白的结构与功能研究奠定了良好的基础.     

H5N1亚型禽流感病毒NS1基因截短体的克隆与原核表达

禽流感病毒H5N1 NS1蛋白是一种非结构蛋白,在病毒感染过程中发挥着重要的作用.构建基因截短的重组蛋白,可为进一步研究NS1不同结构域与宿主蛋白间的相互作用奠定基础.在成功克隆禽流感病毒H5N1全长NS1基因并测序的基础上,将部分截短基因序列克隆到表达栽体pET28a(+)上,构建基因截短的重组表达质粒pET28a-NS1-RBD和pET28a-NS1-ED,转化大肠埃希菌BL21(DE3),阳性重组质粒经IPTG诱导表达后进行SDS-PAGE检测,获得预期蛋白的表达,然后利用Ni-NTA树脂蛋白纯化系统对重组蛋白进行纯化,并通过Western Blotting进一步确认NS1及截短体蛋白的表达.结果表明,实验成功构建禽流感病毒H5N1亚型的NS1蛋白截短体,并在大肠埃希菌中高效表达,这为进一步研究NS1蛋白不同结构域与宿主蛋白的相互作用提供了实验材料,为深入研究NS1蛋白的生物学功能奠定了坚实基础.     

流感病毒ns1基因的克隆及其原核表达载体的构建

为了解H5N1亚型流感病毒株的ns1基因特性及其规模制备NS1蛋白,首先将病毒在鸡胚中传代,从收获的尿囊液中提取RNA,采用RT-PCR技术扩增流感病毒全长ns基因。测序显示H5N1亚型流感病毒NS1cDNA全长678bp,编码225个氨基酸。BLAST分析表明,Qa/ST/852/01(H5N1)病毒株ns1基因与近年来从华南地区分离的禽H5N1毒株的ns1基因有很高的同源性。之后采用PCR方法扩增ns1基因的cDNA片段,将其克隆到pGEX-4T-3载体中,与谷胱甘肽巯基转移酶(GST)基因融合,构建重组质粒pGEX-4T-3/NS1cDNA,转化大肠杆菌BL21(DE3)并进行诱导表达。SDS-PAGE和凝胶扫描分析,GST-NS1融合蛋白在大肠杆菌中获得了高效表达,并且以可溶形式存在,重组融合蛋白的表达量占菌体总蛋白的28.5%,表达产物经亲和层析纯化后蛋白质纯度达96%以上。经免疫印记证实重组融合蛋白可以被GST特异性抗体所识别。该表达载体的构建为获得大量NS1蛋白进行功能研究及抗体制备提供了基础。     

流感病毒ns1基因的克隆及其原核表达载体的构建

为了解H5N1亚型流感病毒株的ns1基因特性及其规模制备NS1蛋白,首先将病毒在鸡胚中传代,从收获的尿囊液中提取RNA,采用RT-PCR技术扩增流感病毒全长ns基因.测序显示H5N1亚型流感病毒NS1 cDNA全长678bp,编码225个氨基酸.BLAST分析表明,Qa/ST/852/01(H5N1)病毒株ns1基因与近年来从华南地区分离的禽H5N1毒株的ns1基因有很高的同源性.之后采用PCR方法扩增ns1基因的cDNA片段,将其克隆到pGEX-4T-3载体中,与谷胱甘肽巯基转移酶(GST)基因融合,构建重组质粒pGEX-4T-3/NS1 cDNA,转化大肠杆菌BL21(DE3)并进行诱导表达.SDS-PAGE和凝胶扫描分析,GST-NS1融合蛋白在大肠杆菌中获得了高效表达,并且以可溶形式存在,重组融合蛋白的表达量占菌体总蛋白的28.5%,表达产物经亲和层析纯化后蛋白质纯度达96%以上.经免疫印记证实重组融合蛋白可以被GST特异性抗体所识别.该表达载体的构建为获得大量NS1蛋白进行功能研究及抗体制备提供了基础.     

黑胸大蠊浓核病毒NS2蛋白的表达、抗体制备及亚细胞定位

ns2是黑胸大蠊浓核病毒的一个非结构基因, 所编码的蛋白质大小为30 kD, 是一个功能未知的基因。为了对该基因进行深入的功能研究, 从感染了黑胸大蠊浓核病毒的蟑螂的后肠组织中通过RT-PCR得到ns2基因编码序列, 将其构建于原核表达载体pET-28a, 转化大肠杆菌BL21(DE3) 获得融合表达产物。此融合蛋白经分离纯化后, 免疫新西兰大白兔, 制备其多克隆抗体。采用Western印迹技术, 用该抗体检测ns2基因的真核表达产物, 证明该抗体有较好的针对NS2蛋白的专一性, 可用于对NS2结构和功能的研究。同时, 将此编码序列克隆至果蝇细胞表达载体pAC, 得到重组质粒后转染果蝇S2细胞表达重组蛋白, 通过共聚焦显微镜用该抗体检测该蛋白在S2细胞中的亚细胞定位, 发现NS2蛋白主要定位于细胞质, 核内仅有少量分布。     

2型登革病毒ns1基因克隆及其表达产物的生物学特性研究

目的 克隆并表达2型登革病毒非结构蛋白ns1基因片段,初步鉴定重组蛋白的生物学特性.方法 利用登革热2型病毒重组质粒,经PCR方法扩增出ns1全长基因片段,在pQE30表达系统中表达,表达产物用Ni柱亲和层析纯化后,用鼠抗登革病毒免疫血清对重组蛋白进行Western Blot及ELISA鉴定.结果 构建的重组质粒pQE-30/NSl,pQE-30/NS1-N,pQE-30/NS1-80-200aa和pQE-30/NS1-C经IPTG诱导,重组蛋白高效表达并纯化成功,经Western Blot及ELISA证实重组蛋白可以被免疫血清特异识别.结论 2型登革病毒结构蛋白表达载体在大肠杆菌SG13009中高效表达.纯化产物具有较强的免疫原性,为进一步研究NS1的生物学特性和血清学检测奠定了基础.     

人微小病毒3个主要蛋白基因真核表达载体的构建

目的:分别克隆人细小病毒B19三个主要蛋白VP1、VP2、NS1全长基因,构建真核表达载体。方法:利用PCR和分子克隆技术,分别将B19病毒vp1、vp2、ns1基因全长片段扩增后,构建带荧光标签的真核表达载体;在人体细胞中表达并通过荧光、RT-PCR和Western Blot、测序等方法鉴定。结果:成功构建了包含B19病毒vp1、vp2、ns1全长基因,并在人体细胞中表达了VP1、VP2、NS1蛋白。结论:人微小病毒B19三个主要蛋白基因得到克隆和表达,为进行相关的研究奠定了基础。     

利用优化改造的家蚕杆状病毒表达系统提高NS1表达产量

为优化家蚕杆状病毒表达系统,提高外源基因的表达产量。文中通过同源重组技术,用串联的氯霉素基因(Cm)表达盒和绿色荧光蛋白基因(egfp)表达盒将其替换,从而获得Chitinase和Cystein Protease两个基因缺失的家蚕杆状病毒载体。通过转座,将多角体启动子控制的家蚕二分浓核病毒(Bm BDV)ns1基因表达盒,定点插入到改造后的该分子载体中。将重组载体转染Bm N细胞,获得能表达家蚕二分浓核病毒(Bm BDV)NS1的缺失型重组病毒;另外,将多角体启动子控制的ns1基因转座到野生型Bm-bacmid中,获得能表达Bm BDV NS1的野生型重组病毒。将这两种病毒分别皮下注射家蚕,对感染后的家蚕血液中NS1表达水平进行比较,发现缺失Chitinase和Cystein Protease重组病毒感染的家蚕血液中,NS1的表达量是对照组的3倍,从而建立了一种高效表达可溶性NS1蛋白的方法,为靶蛋白的结构与功能研究奠定基础。     

表达丙型肝炎病毒(HCV)截短型NS3与core融合抗原的重组腺病毒疫苗在小鼠中的免疫原性与保护效果分析

为研发安全广谱有效的丙型肝炎病毒(Hepatitis C virus,HCV)T细胞疫苗,本研究构建了表达HCV截短型非结构蛋白3(Nonstructural protein 3,NS3)与核心蛋白(core)融合抗原的重组腺病毒疫苗。体外免疫荧光及蛋白印迹实验表明该融合抗原可有效表达;小鼠免疫结果表明该重组腺病毒疫苗除了激发抗原特异的抗体反应外,还可激发较强的针对NS3抗原特异的T细胞免疫应答。该T细胞免疫应答主要表现为IFN-γ+与TNF-α+CD4+T细胞亚群。采用异型(JFH1,2a型)HCV重组痘病毒接种小鼠进行保护效果分析,与对照组相比,表达截短型NS3与core融合抗原的重组腺病毒疫苗2针免疫后可产生明显的交叉免疫保护。本研究为进一步研究HCV免疫保护机制及新型疫苗研制提供了参考。     

KDM3A全长及截短质粒构建及其在细胞中的定位探究

赖氨酸去甲基化酶3A(lysine demethylase 3A,KDM3A)是组蛋白去甲基化酶家族成员之一,通过特异性对组蛋白H3K9甲基化进行去甲基化的作用调控基因转录。目前研究证实KDM3A在肝癌、雌激素受体(estrogen receptorα,ERα)阳性乳腺癌及前列腺癌等肿瘤中发挥促癌作用,但其具体作用机制仍有待更深层次的研究。为深入解析KDM3A在各种肿瘤中的作用及其分子机制,本研究利用分子生物学方法构建了KDM3A基因的全长和截短基因表达质粒,酶切鉴定及测序证实KDM3A全长及截短基因的表达质粒构建成功。在此基础上,再将构建成功的上述多种表达质粒分别转染到HEK293细胞和MCF7细胞中,进行Western blotting和免疫荧光共聚焦实验,进一步对各重组表达质粒在培养的哺乳动物细胞中的蛋白表达及蛋白细胞定位进行初步探究。Western blotting结果显示KDM3A全长基因表达的蛋白约147 kD,其他KDM3A截短基因表达的蛋白均对应其特异性的蛋白条带;免疫荧光共聚焦实验结果显示KDM3A全长质粒以及pN1、pN2、p N3、pΔ截短质粒表达的蛋白分布在细胞核,pC1、pC2截短质粒表达的蛋白分布在细胞质,pC3截短质粒表达的蛋白分别分布于细胞核与细胞质。本实验为后续深入研究KDM3A在肿瘤中的作用及分子机制提供了实验基础。     

Purification and characterization of protein tyrosine phosphatase PTP-MEG2

PTP-MEG2 is an intracellular protein tyrosine phosphatase with a putative lipid-binding domain at the N-terminus. The present study reports expression, purification, and characterization of the full-length form of the enzyme plus a truncated form containing the catalytic domain alone. Full-length PTP-MEG2 was expressed with an adenovirus system and purified from cytosolic extracts of human 293 cells infected with the recombinant adenovirus. The purification scheme included chromatographic separation of cytosolic extracts on fast flow Q-Sepharose, heparin-agarose, l-histidyldiazobenzylphosphonic acid agarose, and hydroxylapatite. The enrichment of PTP-MEG2 from the cytosol was about 120-fold. The truncated form of PTP-MEG2 was expressed in E. coli cells as a non-fusion protein and purified by using a chromatographic procedure similar to that used for the full-length enzyme. The purified full-length and truncated enzymes showed single polypeptide bands on SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis under reducing conditions and behaved as monomers on gel exclusion chromatography. With para-nitrophenylphosphate and phosphotyrosine as substrates, both forms of the enzyme exhibited classical Michaelis-Menten kinetics. Their responses to pH, ionic strength, metal ions, and protein phosphatase inhibitors are similar to those observed with other characterized tyrosine phosphatases. Compared with full-length PTP-MEG2, the truncated DeltaPTP-MEG2 displayed significantly higher V(max) and lower K(m) values, suggesting that the N-terminal putative lipid-binding domain may have an inhibitory role. The full-length and truncated forms of PTP-MEG2 were also expressed as GST fusion proteins in E. coli cells and purified to near homogeneity through affinity columns. However, the specific phosphatase activities of the GST fusion proteins were 10-25-fold below those obtained with the correspondent non-fusion proteins.     

Recombinant and truncated tetanus neurotoxin light chain: cloning, expression, purification, and proteolytic activity

Tetanus neurotoxin (TeNT) consists of two disulfide-linked polypeptide chains, heavy (H) and light (L). The L chain is a zinc endopeptidase protein highly specific for vesicle-associated membrane protein (VAMP), which is an essential component of the exocytosis apparatus. Here we describe the cloning of the L chain of TeNT from Clostridium tetani strain Y-IV-3 (WS 15) and its expression in Escherichia coli as a glutathione S-transferase fusion protein. The full-length recombinant L chain, corresponding to residues 1-457, was obtained as a mixture of proteins of slightly different mass with identical N-terminal ends. To obtain a product useful for structural analysis and crystallization, a COOH-terminally truncated L chain (residues 1-427) was cloned, expressed, and purified with high yield. This truncated L chain is more active than the full-length and wild-type proteins in the hydrolysis of VAMP. Preliminary experiments of crystallization of the truncated recombinant L chain gave encouraging results.     

Effects of the C-terminal truncation in NS1 protein of the 2009 pandemic H1N1 influenza virus on host gene expression

The 2009 pandemic H1N1 influenza virus encodes an NS1 protein with 11 amino acids (aa) truncation at the C-terminus. The C-terminal tail of influenza virus NS1 protein constitutes a nucleolar localization signal (NoLS) and is the binding domain of the cellular pre-mRNA processing protein, poly(A)-binding protein II (PABII). Here, our studies showed that the C-terminal-truncated NS1 of the 2009 pandemic virus was inefficient at blocking host gene expression, extension of the truncated NS1 to its full length increased the inhibition of host gene expression. Mechanistically, this increased inhibition of host gene expression by the full-length NS1 was not associated with nucleolar localization, but was due to the restoration of NS1's binding capacity to PABII. Furthermore, in vitro and in vivo characterization of two recombinant viruses encoding either the C-terminal 11-aa truncated or full-length NS1 of the 2009 pandemic virus showed that the C-terminal 11-aa truncation in NS1 did not significantly alter virus replication, but increased virus pathogenicity in mice.     

白喉毒素-白细胞介素2重组嵌合毒素的克隆表达及特异性细胞毒作用的研究

应用PCR技术分别扩增出编码白喉毒素氨基端 389个氨基酸 (DT3 89)的基因片段及人IL 2全基因 ,将两基因串连插入 pET3a载体 ,构建成含有DT3 89 IL 2融合基因的表达载体 ,转化大肠杆菌BL2 1,经表达、纯化后 ,用3 H Leucine掺入法测定其对HUT 10 2细胞的蛋白合成抑制作用。SDS PAGE电泳分析表明 ,表达产物分子质量 (Mr)约为 5 8kD ;重组嵌合毒素能够特异性地抑制高表达IL 2受体的HUT 10 2细胞的蛋白生物合成 ,且有一定的剂量反应关系 ,其细胞半数抑制浓度 (IC50 )约为 3 3× 10 -11mol/L。为进一步研制特异性的抗IL 2受体高表达肿瘤和相关疾病的药物打下了基础。     

Cloning,expression, and purification of mouse heparanase

Heparanase is an endoglucuronidase that plays an important role in tumor invasion and metastasis. A full-length heparanase gene was cloned from a mouse embryo cDNA library and determined to encode a protein of 535 amino acids that is 77% identical to human heparanase. The full-length mouse gene was stably expressed in NS0 myeloma cells. The recombinant mouse heparanase protein was purified to homogeneity from cell lysates by a combination of Con-A affinity chromatography, heparin affinity chromatography, and size exclusion chromatography. The purified protein consisted of a non-covalent heterodimer of 50- and 8-kDa polypeptides, similar to the human homolog. The protein was enzymatically active in assays using radiolabeled ECM and heparan sulfate as substrates. The maximum heparanase activity was observed at acidic conditions; however, significant activity was also detected at neutral pH. The enzymatic activity of mouse heparanase was blocked by known heparanase inhibitors.     

High-level expression of the tick-borne encephalitis virus NS1 protein by using an adenovirus-based vector: protection elicited in a murine model.

Tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) encodes an abundant, highly immunogenic nonstructural glycoprotein, NS1. The function of this protein has yet to be determined. We have cloned the NS1 gene from the Neudorfl strain of TBEV under the control of the powerful constitutive cytomegalovirus major immediate-early promoter into an adenovirus E1 deletion mutant. The novel combination of the cytomegalovirus immediate-early promoter and the adenovirus vector produced extremely high levels of NS1 expression in cells which do not support replication of the adenovirus deletion mutant. The recombinant protein was shown to be indistinguishable from authentic TBEV NS1 in its (i) apparent molecular weight by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, (ii) glycosylation pattern, (iii) ability to form high-molecular-weight complexes, and (iv) ability to be secreted from cells. Appropriate processing of NS1 expressed by the adenovirus recombinant occurred independently of any additional TBEV-encoded gene function. When directly inoculated into mice, the recombinant adenovirus RAd51 was shown to elicit an antibody response to the TBEV NS1 protein. Immunization with RAd51 conferred protection against challenge with TBEV.     

人核受体Nurr1基因的克隆和表达及产物纯化(英文)

核受体相关因子 1(nuclearreceptor relatedfactor 1,Nurr1)是主要表达于中脑黑质及腹侧被盖区多巴胺能神经元的一种转录因子 ,属于核受体超家族成员 ,其功能性配体尚未被确认 .研究表明 ,Nurr1对中脑多巴胺神经元的发育、存活以及成熟后功能的维持具有特殊重要意义 .如能找到它的特异性配体 ,将为最终筛选出治疗帕金森病等中枢多巴胺失调性疾病的药物或化学合成先导物打下基础 .为了获取Nurr1蛋白以标定其配体以及研究蛋白质间的相互作用 ,采用RT PCR技术 ,从人胚中脑组织特异性扩增及克隆了人Nurr1cDNA ,并获得一个在氨基端缺失 35 0bp碱基的Nurr1突变体 .将正常的Nurr1基因片段亚克隆至表达载体pET2 8a ,分别在TNTRT7偶联网织红细胞溶胞系统和大肠杆菌BL2 1(DE3)中获得表达 ,均以可溶性形式存在 ,且产自于体外转录 翻译系统的真核表达Nurr1蛋白已标记上同位素3 5S .Western印迹分析表明 ,所表达的重组目的蛋白具有特异的免疫反应性 .经Ni NTA亲和层析 ,得到了初步纯化的rhNurr1蛋白 .     

Expression and Deletion Mutagenesis of Tryptophan Hydroxylase Fusion Proteins: Delineation of the Enzyme Catalytic Core

Abstract: cDNAs encoding the full-length sequence for tryptophan hydroxylase, and deletion mutants consisting of the regulatory (amino acids 1–98) or catalytic (amino acids 99–444) domains of the enzyme, were cloned and expressed as glutathione S -transferase fusion proteins in E. coli . The recombinant fusion proteins could be purified to near homogeneity within minutes by affinity chromatography on glutathione-agarose. The full-length enzyme and the catalytic core expressed very high levels of tryptophan hydroxylase activity. The regulatory domain was devoid of activity. The full-length enzyme and the catalytic core, while adsorbed to glutathione-agarose beads, obeyed Michaelis-Menten kinetics, and the kinetic properties of each recombinant enzyme for cofactor and substrate compared very closely to native, brain tryptophan hydroxylase. Both active forms of the glutathione S -transferase-tryptophan hydroxylase fusion proteins had strict requirements for ferrous iron in catalysis and expressed much higher levels of activity ( V _max) than the brain enzyme. Analysis of full-length tryptophan hydroxylase and the catalytic core by molecular sieve chromatography under nondenaturing conditions revealed that each fusion protein behaved as a tetrameric species. These results indicate that a truncated tryptophan hydroxylase, consisting of amino acids 99–444 of the full-length enzyme, contains the sequence motifs needed for subunit assembly. Both wild-type tryptophan hydroxylase and the catalytic core are expressed as apoenzymes which are converted to holoenzymes by exogenous iron. The tryptophan hydroxylase catalytic core is also as active as the full-length enzyme, suggesting the possibility that the regulatory domain exerts a suppressive effect on the catalytic core of tryptophan hydroxylase.     

水母雪莲查尔酮合酶基因的克隆、表达及酶活分析

从水母雪莲Saussurea medusa Maxim. cDNA文库中得到一段查尔酮合酶基因 (SmCHS) 片段,然后通过RT-PCR得到完整的查尔酮合酶基因cDNA。序列分析表明SmCHS全长1 313 bp,其开放阅读框为1 170 bp,编码389个氨基酸,预测表达蛋白的分子量为43 kDa。构建原核表达质粒pET28a(+)-SmCHS,重组质粒转化大肠杆菌BL21(DE3),获得表达菌株。经IPTG诱导表达后,对表达产物进行SDS-PAGE分析,结果显示,表达的融合蛋白以部分可溶的形式存在。用Ni-NTA预装柱对融合蛋白进行亲和纯化,对纯化蛋白进行酶活检测,结果表明融合蛋白具有查尔酮合酶活性,可催化底物4-香豆酰辅酶A和丙二酰辅酶A缩合生成产物柚皮素查尔酮。