芸苔（菜心）茎叶中的几丁质结合蛋白的分离纯化和某些特性分析

用脱氨再生几丁质亲和层析和羧甲基-纤维素CM52离子交换柱层析从芸苔（菜心）的茎叶中纯化了4种几丁质结合蛋白：CBPa,CBPb、CBPc和CBPd,SDS-PAGE显示CBPa和CBPb的分子量分别为29．04kDa和30．68kDa。凝胶过滤方法测定CBPa和CBPb的分子量分别为29．04kDa和31．2kDa,表明两者都是单体酶。4种CBP蛋白均有几丁质酶活性,其中CBPa和CBPb还有溶菌酶活性。EDTA对CBPa和CBPb溶菌酶的活性均无影响,各种类型的几丁质对CBPa和CBPb都有较强的吸附作用,PAS染色法分析表明CBPa和CBPb均为糖蛋白。     

霜霉菌或水分胁迫诱导的黄瓜叶片胞间隙27kD蛋白为几丁质酶

蛋白含量测定和十二烷基硫酸钠．聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳（SDS-PAGE）分析结果表明,水分胁迫或霜霉菌接种处理均使黄瓜（Cucumis sativus L.）叶片胞间隙总蛋白含量升高,27kD蛋白积累。通过基体辅助激光解析电离飞行时间质谱0VIALDI-TOFMS）分析纯化的27kD蛋白,将所得的PMF（肽指纹图谱）在NCBInr蛋白质数据库中比对,发现水分胁迫和霜霉菌接种所诱导的27kD蛋白是同一种蛋白,均为一种酸性的几丁质酶。其酶活性测定结果表明,水分胁迫或霜霉菌接种处理的叶片胞间隙液几丁质酶活性均高于对照。     

尖吻蝮蛇毒中一种具有抗补体活性金属蛋白酶的分离纯化及部分性质鉴定

通过离子交换和凝胶过滤层析从湖南产尖吻蝮蛇毒中分离纯化出1个抗补体活性蛋白AACI-I.还原与非还原SDS-PAGE测得其表观分子质量分别为26 kD和22 kD,等电聚焦电泳显示其等电点为pH 8.9.它能抑制补体经典途径和替代途径的溶血,且该作用具有量效和时效性.AACI-I可依次水解纤维蛋白原的Aα、Bβ、γ链,此活性能被EDTA、EGTA和1,10-phenanthroline完全抑制,不受PMSF、SBTI作用影响.同时,该蛋白无精氨酸酯酶活性,提示AACI-I是金属蛋白酶.另外,AACI-I具有azocasein水解活性和水肿活性,当0.01μg/g AACI-I注射小鼠足趾,其诱导肿胀率约为(14.06±6.78)%,而小鼠皮下注射2.6μg/g AACI-Ⅰ后没有发现其有出血毒活性.     

烟曲霉几丁质酶基因的克隆与表达

Chi4 4是烟曲霉 (Aspergillusfumigatus)YJ-407产生的一种胞外几丁质酶。通过用真菌几丁质酶保守氨基酸序列与Chi44的N-端序列检索烟曲霉部分基因组序列数据库 ,获得一个编号为contig555的烟曲霉基因组序列 ,可能包含烟曲霉几丁质酶的基因。根据检索结果用RT-PCR方法从烟曲霉YJ-407中克隆到1.4kb的cDNA片段 ,该cDNA的ORF编码一个395个氨基酸的蛋白 ,分子量为43.6kD。对其推导氨基酸序列分析表明该蛋白与其它真菌来源的几丁质酶同源 ,而且活性中心与人巨噬细胞几丁质酶高度同源。该cDNA已在E .coli与PichiapastorisGS115中获得表达 ,分别获得 43kD和44kD的重组蛋白 ,两种重组蛋白均有几丁质酶活性。与野生酶相比 ,大肠杆菌表达的43kD重组酶及Pichia酵母表达的44kD重组酶稳定性下降 ,说明Chi44的糖基化修饰可稳定酶蛋白.     

黑豆盐溶球蛋白的研究

对经凝胶过滤后的黑豆盐溶球蛋白进行Native-PAGE及双向SDS-PAGE电泳分析,结果表明黑豆7S球蛋白是由3个以非共价键相结合的亚基(MW:84．7kD,72．6kD和49．2 kD)连接而成;黑豆11S球蛋白中则含有以共价键相结合的亚基,同时也可能存在非共价键结合的亚基。其在还原条件下,可分解出5个肽链(MW：38．4kD,35．4kD,34．5kD,21kD和20．6kD),且在电泳图片上明显分为两个区域。     

红藻条斑紫菜凝集素的纯化及其色氨酸化学修饰对其活性的抑制作用

为了探索条斑紫菜凝集素(Porphyra yezoensis Ueda lectin, PYL)的作用机理,对其进行了分离和纯化．条斑紫菜经磷酸盐缓冲液浸泡、20%～75%硫酸铵分级、DEAE 纤维素52离子交换层析和Sephadex G-200凝胶过滤层析,得到PYL纯品. Sephadex G-200分子筛层析测得其分子量为63.2 kD,在非还原SDS-PAGE上显示1条蛋白染色带,分子量为63.1 kD,还原SDS-PAGE显示1条蛋白染色带,亚基分子量为15.8 kD．PYL在对兔、大鼠、鸡、羊、狗血细胞的凝集作用中,对大鼠红细胞的凝集活性最高.PYL在pH 6.50～10.53范围内均有活性,在pH 8.40～8.91活性最高．经42 ℃热处理10 min后,仍然对大鼠红细胞血凝活性保留12.5%,其活性最大温度范围为4 ℃～20 ℃, 48 ℃加热10 min后,其活性完全丧失．EDTA对PYL的凝集活性有抑制作用,最小抑制浓度为156 mmol/L,而 Ca2+和Mg2+未发生凝集抑制现象．PYL凝集大鼠红细胞的作用不被D 果糖、葡萄糖、D-半乳糖、D-甘露糖、菊粉、γ球蛋白、牛甲状腺球蛋白等所抑制,但可被蔗糖和麦芽糖抑制,最小抑制浓度蔗糖为20 mmol/L,麦芽糖为40 mmol/L．用N 溴代丁二酰亚胺(NBS) 对PYL分子中的Trp残基进行化学修饰,有2.1个Trp残基被修饰,修饰后PYL活性丧失, 表明Trp残基是PYL凝集活性所必需的基团．     

高温处理防治黄瓜霜霉病的生理生化机制

以黄瓜感病品种‘长春密刺’为试材,通过室内盆栽试验研究高温对已感染霜霉病菌的黄瓜幼苗生理生化特征的影响.结果显示:(1)在黄瓜幼苗接种霜霉菌后8h,用45℃高温处理90min防治效果最明显.(2)与只接种霜霉病菌的黄瓜幼苗相比,接种霜霉菌后进行高温处理可显著提高叶片叶绿素含量,降低丙二醛含量;与对照相比,接种霜霉菌后进行高温处理可显著提高叶片几丁质酶活性,Western blotting验证了几丁质酶的活性变化.(3)SDS-PAGE结果表明,霜霉菌侵染可诱导一种28kD蛋白表达,高温处理后28kD蛋白的表达量降低.研究结果表明高温处理可能在杀死病原菌的同时,还诱导黄瓜幼苗对霜霉病产生了部分抗性.     

小黑麦抗真菌蛋白组分的分离纯化和性质研究

以木霉为指示菌,小黑麦中饲237种子中的蛋白提取物经过分离纯化后,得到了3种主要的抗真菌蛋白组分,经酶活检测鉴定,分别是分子量为30.5 kD的ClassⅡ型几丁质酶,两种分子量为51kD和23 kD的β-1,3-葡聚糖酶。其中几丁质酶的最适反应pH为6.0,最适反应温度为37℃,测定的N末端氨基酸序列与大麦几丁质酶的有很高的同源性。在一定条件下,这3种蛋白组分都有较强的抗木霉活性,并且有明显的协同作用,同时它们对离体易感小麦叶片上白粉菌有很好的生长抑制作用。     

黄杆菌(Flavobacterium sp.)几丁质酶的纯化和性质

黄杆菌(Flavobacteium sp.)在几丁质的诱导下产生几丁质酶.通过(NH_4)_2SO_4沉淀、DEAE纤维素柱层析、Sephacryl 300柱层析及Sephadex G-75柱层析,从Flavobacterium sp.培养上清液中分离纯化了几丁质酶.SDS-聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳(SDS-PAGE)纯度分析表明,纯化后的几丁质酶达到了均一的程度.用SDS-PAGE测得该酶的分子量约45D00道尔顿.该酶水解几丁质的最适pH为 7.0,最适温度为50℃,-20C贮存两年以上仍有活性.水解几丁质的Km值为5.0mg/ml.金属离子对几丁质酶活性影响较大,Ca^(2+) 、Co^(2+)’和Cu^(2+)对酶有激活作用.而NH_4^-、Ba^(2+)、Mg^(2+)、Mn^(2+)对酶有抑制作用.几丁质酶水解几丁质的产物是几丁质二糖.     

青稞中β-1,3葡聚糖酶的纯化及部分性质研究

β-1,3-葡聚糖酶[EC．3．2．1．39]存在于大多数的高等植物中,它们由一个小的基因家族编码,在植物不同的生理活动中起着重要的作用。采用NaCl抽提、硫酸铵分部沉淀和2步离子交换法和分子筛从青稞的胚芽中提纯得到了一种β-1,3-葡聚糖酶。在非变性电泳中纯化的β-1,3-葡聚糖酶用银染只有一条蛋白带,运用底物进行的活性染色时在相同位置也只显示一条酶活性带。此活性染色可以直接在电泳胶板上快速鉴定和检验β-1,3-葡聚糖酶。纯化的β-1,3-葡聚糖酶在还原及非还原条件下的SDS-PAGE变性电泳中,呈现一条分子量为32kD的主要蛋白带及2条低分子量的弱带,表明此酶无链内二硫键存在。等电聚焦分析显示其等电点为8．1。上述结果表明纯化得到的是一种碱性β-1,3-葡聚糖酶。     

Purification and characterization of chitin-binding proteins from the hemolymph of sweet potato hornworm, Agrius convolvuli

Three chitin-binding proteins (CBPs: CBP9, CBP15, CBP66) were identified from the larval hemolymph of sweet potato hornworm, Agrius convolvuli.Two (CBP9 and CBP15) of them have been isolated and purified by gel filtration (Superdex HR 75), cation-exchange chromatography (Mono S), and reverse-phase chromatography (μRPC PC 2.1/3). In experiments to detect CBPs in hemolymph, we examined whether ionic strength and existence of bovine serum albumin in the incubation solution influenced binding affinity of CBPs to chitin. The N-terminal sequences of three CBPs were determined by the automated Edman degradation and showed the sequence homology in basic local alignment search tool search. CBP15 and CBP66 were quite similar to lysozymes and bovine serum albumins, respectively. In contrast, CBP9 is not similar to any other known protein, as judged from databank comparisons. Therefore, we concluded that CBP9 is a novel protein with binding capacity to chitin that is a component of the fungal cell wall. CBP9 has no antibacterial activity against Escherichia coli and Micrococcus luteus, and also showed negative response in hemagglutination assay. CBP9 is confirmed as a monomer with a molecular mass of 9.14 kDa by electron spray ionization and matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization mass spectrometry.     

Analysis of the chitin recognition mechanism of cuticle proteins from the soft cuticle of the silkworm, Bombyx mori

Insect cuticle is composed mainly of chitin, a polymer of N-acetylglucosamine, and chitin-binding cuticle proteins. Four major cuticle proteins, BMCP30, 22, 18, and 17, have been previously identified and purified from the larval cuticle of silkworm, B. mori. We analyzed the chitin-binding activity of BMCP30 by use of chitin-affinity chromatography. The pH optimum for the binding of BMCP30 to chitin is 6.4, which corresponds to hemolymph pH. Competition experiments using chitooligosaccharides suggested that BMCP30 recognizes 4-6 mer of N-acetylglucosamine in chitin fiber as a unit for binding. The comparison of the binding properties of BMCP30 with those of BMCP18 showed that their binding activities to chitin are similar in a standard buffer but that BMCP30 binds to chitin more stably than BMCP18 in the presence of urea. BMCPs possess the RR-1 form of the R&R consensus, about 70 amino acids region conserved widely among cuticle proteins mainly from the soft cuticle of many insect and arthropod species. Analysis of the binding activity using deletion mutants of BMCPs revealed that this type of conserved region also functions as the chitin-binding domain, similarly to the RR-2 region previously shown to confer chitin binding. Thus, the extended R&R consensus is the general chitin-binding domain of cuticle proteins in Arthropoda.     

Identification of two new peritrophic membrane proteins from larval Trichoplusia ni: structural characteristics and their functions in the protease rich insect gut

Peritrophic membrane (PM) proteins are important determinants for the structural formation and function of the PM. We identified two new chitin binding proteins, named CBP1 and CBP2, from the PM of Trichoplusia ni larvae by cDNA cloning. The proteins contain 12 and 10 tandem chitin binding domains in CBP1 and CBP2, respectively. Chitin binding studies demonstrated the chitin binding activity of CBP1 and CBP2, and confirmed the chitin binding domain sequence predicted by sequence analysis. Both CBP1 and CBP2 were not mucin-like glycoproteins, however, they were highly resistant to proteolytic degradation by trypsin. We found that in CBP1 and CBP2, potential trypsin and chymotrypsin cleavage sites reside primarily within the chitin binding domain sequences, limiting exposure of the potential cleavage sites to the digestive proteinases. This finding suggests a proteinase-resistance mechanism for non-mucin PM proteins to function in the proteinase rich gut environment. Immunohistochemical analysis showed that CBP1 and CBP2 are specifically localized in the PM. However, intact CBP1 and CBP2 proteins were not present in the PM, indicating that their partially degraded fragments were assembled into the PM. This observation suggests that the presence of a large number of chitin binding domains in PM proteins allows the proteins to tolerate limited proteolytic degradation in the midgut without loss of their chitin binding activity with multiple chitin binding domains. Alignment of the chitin binding sequences suggested that CBP1 and CBP2 evolved by gene duplication and the tandem chitin binding domains in the proteins arose from domain duplications.     

Identification of a chitin-binding protein secreted by Pseudomonas aeruginosa

One of the major proteins secreted by Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a 43-kDa protein, which is cleaved by elastase into smaller fragments, including a 30-kDa and a 23-kDa fragment. The N-terminal 23-kDa fragment was previously suggested as corresponding to a staphylolytic protease and was designated LasD (S. Park and D. R. Galloway, Mol. Microbiol. 16:263-270, 1995). However, the sequence of the gene encoding this 43-kDa protein revealed that the N-terminal half of the protein is homologous to the chitin-binding proteins CHB1 of Streptomyces olivaceoviridis and CBP21 of Serratia marcescens and to the cellulose-binding protein p40 of Streptomyces halstedii. Furthermore, a short C-terminal fragment shows homology to a part of chitinase A of Vibrio harveyi. The full-length 43-kDa protein could bind chitin and was thereby protected against the proteolytic activity of elastase, whereas the degradation products did not bind chitin. The purified 43-kDa chitin-binding protein had no staphylolytic activity, and comparison of the enzymatic activities in the extracellular medium of a wild-type strain and a chitin-binding protein-deficient mutant indicated that the 43-kDa protein supports neither chitinolytic nor staphylolytic activity. We conclude that the 43-kDa protein, which was found to be produced by many clinical isolates of P. aeruginosa, is a chitin-binding protein, and we propose to name it CbpD (chitin-binding protein D).     

Cytosolic insulin-binding proteins of mouse liver cells

It has been recently shown that insulin retains its biological activity after receptor-directed internalization and it may affect the cell metabolism by interaction with cytosolic insulin-binding proteins (CIBPs). Using affinity chromatography combined with SDS-PAGE and MALDI-TOF mass-spectrometry we have identified 7 proteins from mouse liver cells that specifically bind to the insulin, including adenylate kinase 2 (25.6 kD), kinesin superfamily protein 20B (26.0 kD), hepatic arginase 1 (34.8 kD), fructose-bisphosphate aldolase B (39.5 kD), 4-hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase (45.1 kD), betaine-homocysteine methyl-transferase (45.0 kD) and KRIT1 (83.4 kD).     

Crystal structure and binding properties of the Serratia marcescens chitin-binding protein CBP21

Chitin proteins are commonly found in bacteria that utilize chitin as a source of energy. CBP21 is a chitin-binding protein from Serratia marcescens, a Gram-negative soil bacterium capable of efficient chitin degradation. When grown on chitin, S. marcescens secretes large amounts of CBP21, along with chitin-degrading enzymes. In an attempt to understand the molecular mechanism of CBP21 action, we have determined its crystal structure at 1.55 angstroms resolution. This is the first structure to be solved of a family 33 carbohydrate-binding module. The structure reveals a "budded" fibronectin type III fold consisting of two beta-sheets, arranged as a beta-sheet sandwich, with a 65-residue "bud" consisting of three short helices, located between beta-strands 1 and 2. Remarkably, conserved aromatic residues that have been suggested previously to play a role in chitin binding were mainly found in the interior of the protein, seemingly incapable of interacting with chitin, whereas the structure revealed a surface patch of highly conserved, mainly hydrophilic residues. The roles of six of these conserved surface-exposed residues (Tyr-54, Glu-55, Glu-60, His-114, Asp-182, and Asn-185) were probed by site-directed mutagenesis and subsequent binding studies. All single point mutations lowered the affinity of CBP21 for beta-chitin, as shown by 3-8-fold increases in the apparent binding constant. Thus, binding of CBP21 to chitin seems to be mediated primarily by conserved, solvent-exposed, polar side chains.     

Comparative functional analysis of the human macrophage chitotriosidase

This work analyses the chitin-binding and catalytic domains of the human macrophage chitotriosidase and investigates the physiological role of this glycoside hydrolase in a complex mechanism such as the innate immune system, especially its antifungal activity. Accordingly, we first analyzed the ability of its chitin-binding domain to interact with chitin embedded in fungal cell walls using the β-lactamase activity reporter system described in our previous work. The data showed that the chitin-binding activity was related to the cell wall composition of the fungi strains and that their peptide-N-glycosidase/zymolyase treatments increased binding to fungal by increasing protein permeability. We also investigated the antifungal activity of the enzyme against Candida albicans. The antifungal properties of the complete chitotriosidase were analyzed and compared with those of the isolated chitin-binding and catalytic domains. The isolated catalytic domain but not the chitin-binding domain was sufficient to provide antifungal activity. Furthermore, to explain the lack of obvious pathologic phenotypes in humans homozygous for a widespread mutation that renders chitotriosidase inactive, we postulated that the absence of an active chitotriosidase might be compensated by the expression of another human hydrolytic enzyme such as lysozyme. The comparison of the antifungal properties of chitotriosidase and lysozyme indicated that surprisingly, both enzymes have similar in vitro antifungal properties. Furthermore, despite its more efficient hydrolytic activity on chitin, the observed antifungal activity of chitotriosidase was lower than that of lysozyme. Finally, this antifungal duality between chitotriosidase and lysozyme is discussed in the context of innate immunity.     

The roles of the C-terminal domain and type III domains of chitinase A1 from Bacillus circulans WL-12 in chitin degradation.

The mature form of chitinase A1 from Bacillus circulans WL-12 comprises a C-terminal domain, two type III modules (domains), and a large N-terminal domain which contains the catalytic site of the enzyme. In order to better define the roles of these chitinase domains in chitin degradation, modified chiA genes encoding various deletions of chitinase A1 were constructed. The modified chiA genes were expressed in Escherichia coli, and the gene products were analyzed after purification by high-performance liquid chromatography. Intact chitinase A1 specifically bound to chitin, while it did not show significant binding activity towards partially acetylated chitosan and other insoluble polysaccharides. Chitinases lacking the C-terminal domain lost much of this binding activity to chitin as well as colloidal chitin-hydrolyzing activity. Deletion of the type III domains, on the other hand, did not affect chitin-binding activity but did result in significantly decreased colloidal chitin-hydrolyzing activity. Hydrolysis of low-molecular-weight substrates, soluble high-molecular-weight substrates, and insoluble high-molecular-weight substrates to which chitinase A1 does not bind were not significantly affected by these deletions. Thus, it was concluded that the C-terminal domain is a chitin-binding domain required for the specific binding to chitin and that this chitin-binding activity is important for efficient hydrolysis of the sufficiently acetylated chitin. Type III modules are not directly involved in the chitin binding but play an important functional role in the hydrolysis of chitin by the enzyme bound to chitin.     

扁豆几丁酶的特性和诱导

采用再生几丁质亲和层析和两性电解质等电聚焦电泳,纯化了扁豆荚几了酶,其分子量３０ｋＤ,等电点为９．１,主要呈内切酶活性。扁豆荚中不同组织几丁酶比活力有很大差异。在豆荚发育过程中,其酶活性变化呈单峰曲线,而比活力则持续上升,表明扁豆几丁酶活性变化与发育相关。经ＨｇＣｌ２处理后,扁豆荚壳和种子的几丁酶活性均明显提高。在扁豆荚发育的不同阶段,几丁酶的诱导特性也有明显差异,幼嫩豆荚几丁酶诱导活性的增加更为明显。     

A novel gene,CBP1, encoding a putative extracellular chitin-binding protein,may play an important role in the hydrophobic surface sensing of Magnaporthe grisea during appressorium differentiation

The conidial germ tube of the rice blast fungus, Magnaporthe grisea, differentiates a specialized cell, an appressorium, required for penetration into the host plant. Formation of the appressorium is also observed on artificial solid substrata such as polycarbonate. A novel emerging germ tube-specific gene, CBP1 (chitin-binding protein), was found in a cDNA subtractive differential library. CBP1 coded for a putative extracellular protein (signal peptide) with two similar chitin-binding domains at both ends of a central domain with homology to fungal chitin deacetylases and with a C-terminus domain rich in Ser/Thr related extracellular matrix protein such as agglutinin. The consensus sequence of the chitin-binding domain found in CBP1 has never been reported in fungi and is similar to the chitin-binding motif in plant lectins and plant chitinases classes I and IV. CBPI was disrupted in order to identify its function. Null mutants of CBP1 failed to differentiate appressoria normally on artificial surface but succeeded in normally differentiating appressoria on the plant leaf surface. Since the null mutant Cbp1- showed abnormal appressorium differentiation only on artificial surfaces and was sensitive to the chemical inducers, CBP1 seemed to play an important role in the recognition of physical factors on solid surfaces.