Expression, Purification, and Characterization of Acylphosphatase Muscular Isoenzyme as Fusion Protein with GlutathioneS-Transferase

A genetic construct consisting of the synthetic gene coding for human muscle acylphosphatase linked to the gene for glutathioneS-transferase has been prepared. This gene was transformed into and expressed by theEscherichia colistrains DB1035 and TB1, respectively. The fusion protein was purified by affinity chromatography and subsequently cleaved to the fully active acylphosphatase, which was further purified by gel filtration chromatography. Such a purification procedure is very rapid and suitable for obtaining considerable amounts of enzyme at a very high yield. The purified human muscle acylphosphatase was fully active and showed structural features, as well as kinetic and stability parameters, identical to those of the native enzyme.     

人组织激肽释放酶成熟蛋白在大肠杆菌中的高效表达

将编码人组织激肽释放酶成熟蛋白的基因片段扩增并分别克隆到原核表达载体pET2 8(b)及分泌型表达载体pET2 0 (b)中 ,使其C端融合 6×HisTag序列 .转化不同受体菌 ,IPTG诱导表达后利用SDS PAGE、免疫印记等方法对重组蛋白进行分析 .在 6株基因工程菌株中 ,均表达出分子量约30kD的激肽释放酶融合蛋白 ,其中激肽释放酶在pET2 8载体中的表达水平高于pET2 0载体 .pET2 8和pET2 0载体表达的重组激肽释放酶蛋白分别占菌体总蛋白约 2 6 %和 10 % .Western印迹分析表明 ,目的蛋白可与抗人血清KK单克隆抗体发生特异性反应 .未经纯化的激肽释放酶融合蛋白具有一定的水解苯甲酰精胺酸乙酯 (BAEE)的能力 .在大肠杆菌中获得了人组织激肽释放酶的高效表达 ,表达产物具有免疫原性和生物活力 ,这为研究其生物功能和开发基因工程药物奠定基础     

Construction, Overexpression, and Purification of Arthrobacter globiformis Amine Oxidase–Strep-Tag II Fusion Protein

The copper-containing amine oxidase from Arthrobacter globiformis has been expressed and purified as a fusion protein with a C-terminal Strep-tag II peptide. This tag facilitates the rapid purification of the enzyme on a large scale using the StrepTactin POROS medium. For example, we have demonstrated that 50 mg of protein can be obtained in 2 days from 2 L of Escherichia coli. The purified fusion protein displays turnover and spectroscopic properties that are essentially identical to those of the wild-type enzyme. Given the location of the C-terminus in four amine oxidase crystal structures, this strategy should be quite general for the rapid purification of amine oxidases from multiple sources.     

Overexpression and Purification of an Immunologically Reactive His–BIV Capsid Fusion Protein

The gene of the capsid protein of bovine immunodeficiency virus (BIV) was linked to a sequence encoding for six histidines and expressed as the (His)₆p26 capsid fusion protein. The fusion protein was strongly expressed as both soluble and insoluble forms after induction by isopropylthio-β- -galactoside. Purification was based on interaction of the hexa-histidine polypeptide with metal ions. Expression could represent 11% of the total protein inEscherichia coli,allowing more than 20 mg of highly purified protein to be obtained per liter of bacterial culture. The (His)₆p26 capsid fusion protein purified by immobilized metal affinity chromatography reacted specifically in Western blot with sera from cattle experimentally infected by BIV, as well as with two monoclonal antibodies directed against different epitopes of the Gag protein. The ease of expression, purification, and specificity of this fusion protein should permit a thorough study of prevalence of BIV infection in large-scale serological studies of field samples.     

Protein Purification with C-Terminal Fusion of Maltose Binding Protein

For affinity-chromatography-based purification of proteins that are prone to abnormal termination of translation or that may not be modified at their N-termini, affinity tags are needed which can be fused to the C-terminus. In this publication we describe that maltose binding protein (MBP) fused to the C-terminus of the plant photoreceptor phytochrome B allows purification of the fusion protein via amylose affinity chromatography. After overexpression in yeast a 125-fold enrichment could be achieved. The spectral properties of phytochrome B were not impaired by the fusion and purification. These results demonstrate that not only the widely used N-terminal fusions of MBP but also C-terminal fusions can be employed for protein purification.     

重组GM—CSF／IL—3融合蛋白的纯化

重组粒细胞－巨噬细胞集落刺激因子／白细胞介素３（ＧＭ－ＣＳＦ／ＩＬ－３）融合蛋白是一种很有发展潜力与应用前景的重组药物,它在大肠杆菌中是以饱含体形式表达的,针对这一重组蛋白饱含体的洗涤、变性、复性以及最终的纯化过程,进行了深入地研究,重点分析和比较了不同条件及因素对于重组蛋白包含体变性及复性过程听影响。实验结果表明,８ｍｏｌ／Ｌ尿素及１０ｍｍｏｌ／Ｌ的ＤＴＴ可以使包含体充分溶解。在复性过程中,采用     

Prokaryotic Ubiquitin-Like ThiS Fusion Enhances the Heterologous Protein Overexpression and Aggregation in Escherichia coli

Fusion tags are commonly employed to enhance target protein expression, improve their folding and solubility, and reduce protein degradation in expression of recombinant proteins. Ubiquitin (Ub) and SUMO are highly conserved small proteins in eukaryotes, and frequently used as fusion tags in prokaryotic expression. ThiS, a smaller sulfur-carrier protein involved in thiamin synthesis, is conserved among most prokaryotic species. The structural similarity between ThiS and Ub provoked us into expecting that the former could be used as a fusion tag. Hence, ThiS was fused to insulin A and B chains, murine Ribonuclease Inhibitor (mRI) and EGFP, respectively. When induced in Escherichia coli, ThiS-fused insulin A and B chains were overexpressed in inclusion bodies, and to higher levels in comparison to the same proteins fused with Ub. On the contrast, ThiS fusion of mRI, an unstable protein, resulted in enhanced degradation that was not alleviated in protease-deficient strains. While the degradation of Ub- and SUMO-fused mRI was less and seemed protease-dependent. Enhanced degradation of mRI did not occur for the fusions with half-molecules of ThiS. When ThiS-tag was fused to the C-terminus of EGFP, higher expression, predominantly in inclusion bodies, was observed again. It was further found that ThiS fusion of EGFP significantly retarded its refolding process. These results indicated that prokaryotic ThiS is able to promote the expression of target proteins in E. coli, but enhanced degradation may occur in case of unstable targets. Unlike eukaryotic Ub-based tags usually increase the solubility and folding of proteins, ThiS fusion enhances the expression by augmenting the formation of inclusion bodies, probably through retardation of the folding of target proteins.     

重组融合蛋白EGF-E4orf4多聚体的鉴定及结构分析

目的:确认重组融合蛋白EGF-E4orf4为多聚体及其具有EGFR结合活性。方法:通过凝胶过滤层析、SDS-PAGE和免疫印迹分析重组融合蛋白EGF-E4orf4是否形成聚合物。利用动态光散射、静态光散射和圆二色谱测定EGF-E4orf4的分子半径、分子量和二级结构。应用流式细胞术分析EGF-E4orf4与细胞表面EGFR结合能力。结果:凝胶过滤等方法证实EGF-E4orf4形成了多聚体,光散射实验证明了EGF-E4orf4多聚体的分子量和分子半径分别为1.656×107Da、67.90nm,约为820聚体。圆二色谱表明该聚合体融合蛋白含有大量的β-折叠结构。受体结合实验证明该聚合物具有EGFR结合活性。结论:重组融合蛋白EGF-E4orf4以蛋白多聚体形式存在,可以与EGFR结合。因此,EGF-E4orf4作为一种新型靶向性抗肿瘤药物,具有潜在的临床应用前景。     

水蛭素融合蛋白的表达及其与靶向适配子的偶联

目的:优化表达并纯化水蛭素融合蛋白SA-H-RGD,检测其生物学活性,获得能够与生物素标记的纤维蛋白适配子G81-2结合的偶联物。方法:将序列正确的质粒p ET-44b-SA-H-RGD进行原核表达,采用不同浓度的IPTG及时间优化融合蛋白表达条件,镍亲和凝胶层析柱纯化融合蛋白,Western-blot鉴定蛋白。通过凝血酶原时间(PT)和抗血小板聚集实验检测融合蛋白活性;之后按照生物素-G81-2:SA-H-RGD摩尔比为4:1的比例制备纤维蛋白特异性的偶联物,用凝胶迁移阻滞实验(EMSA)验证二者的偶联。结果:融合蛋白SA-H-RGD在IPTG 0.9 mmol/L、5 h时在大肠杆菌中获得可溶性高效表达,纯化的融合蛋白具有延长PT的作用和抑制血小板聚集的活性,EMSA表明SA-H-RGD具有结合生物素标记的G81-2适配子的功能。结论:本研究成功地优化表达了具有抗凝血和抗血小板聚集功能的融合蛋白SA-H-RGD,获得了水蛭素融合蛋白与生物素-G81-2适配子组成的靶向偶联物。     

膜转运蛋白的功能性超表达和纯化

膜转运蛋白结构和功能的研究是功能膜蛋白质组研究中的一个重要内容,而大量蛋白质的分离纯化是进行蛋白质的结构和功能研究的基础.目前,结构和功能膜蛋白质组学相关研究的瓶颈,在于不能有效地超量表达和纯化具有生物活性的膜转运蛋白.影响膜转运蛋白超量表达和纯化的关键因素,包括目标蛋白的拓扑学结构分析和去垢剂的选择.进行膜转运蛋白拓扑学结构的分析,对于构建用于活体表达的重组膜转运蛋白具有指导意义.去垢剂能够稳定去膜状态的膜蛋白,在膜转运蛋白的离体表达和亲和纯化以及包涵体的处理过程中具有重要的作用.本文就目前功能膜蛋白质组学研究中所涉及的有关膜转运蛋白功能性超表达和分离纯化策略及关键技术作一简述.     

抗HBsAg-碱性磷酸酶双功能抗体分子的构建

为构建带有碱性磷酸酶活性的双功能基因工程抗体, 用PCR方法克隆大肠杆菌碱性磷酸酶基因, 通过酶切分析和DNA序列测定核实后,将其重组到抗乙肝表面抗原(HBsAg) Fab段的Fd羧基端,构建重组融合蛋白表达载体pHBFAP, 转化大肠杆菌XL1-Blue, 经异丙基硫代-β-D-半乳糖苷诱导表达后, 采用ELISA法检测到培养上清中存在与HBsAg的结合活性和碱性磷酸酶的催化活性, 显示抗HBsAg-碱性磷酸酶双功能抗体分子在大肠杆菌中获得了表达.     

凝血靶向通用效应因子tTF/SA融合蛋白的表达及活性鉴定

制备凝血靶向通用效应因子tTF/SA融合蛋白,并鉴定其生物学活性。利用PCR技术构建tTF与链霉亲和素SA的融合基因,克隆至表达载体pET22b( ),在E.coliBL21(DE_3)中表达,镍亲和层析柱纯化tTF/SA融合蛋白。凝血实验和FⅩ活化实验鉴定融合蛋白中tTF的活性,ELISA鉴定融合蛋白中SA与生物素Biotin结合的活性。获得序列正确的tTF/SA/pET22b( )重组子,融合基因在E.coliBL21(DE_3)中高效表达。纯化后的融合蛋白具有活化FⅩ、引起血液凝固的能力,且能与生物素结合。融合基因已成功在E.coliBL21(DE_3)中表达,tTF/SA融合蛋白具有TF和SA活性。融合蛋白tTF/SA可作为通用效应因子,与生物素化的肿瘤组织血管特异性载体联用,实现选择性诱发肿瘤组织血管栓塞的多点治疗。     

Overexpression of Acetohydroxyacid Synthase from Arabidopsis as an Inducible Fusion Protein in Escherichia coli: Production of Polyclonal Antibodies, and Immunological Characterization of the Enzyme

Acetohydroxyacid synthase (AHAS, EC 4.1.3.18) is the first enzyme unique to the biosynthesis of valine, leucine, and isoleucine. This enzyme is the target site of several classes of structurally unrelated herbicides. The conventional method of antibody production using purified protein has not been successful with this enzyme. Two separate fragments of a gene encoding a portion of the mature region of AHAS from Arabidopsis were fused with the trpE gene from Escherichia coli using the pATH1 vector. E. coli cells transformed with each respective plasmid expressed a fusion protein at levels greater than 10% of the total cell protein. The fusion protein was purified and used to immunize rabbits. Antisera obtained from the immunized rabbits immunoprecipitated AHAS activity from Arabidopsis cell free extracts. The anti-AHAS antisera reacted with a 65 kilodalton protein band in electrophoretically resolved extracts of Arabidopsis. In cross-reactivity tests, this antibody was able to immunoprecipitate AHAS activity from various plant species. Furthermore, a protein band with a molecular mass of 65 kilodaltons was detected in the crude extracts of all plant species tested on a Western blot. These results indicate that the 65 kilodalton protein represents AHAS in various plant species. The wide spectrum of cross-reactivity for the antisera supports the view that the AHAS enzyme is highly conserved across all plant species.     

SCT-OGP的融合表达与活性的初步研究

根据天然鲑鱼降钙素(Salmoncalcitonin,SCT)和骨生长肽(OsteogenicGrowthPeptide,OGP)的序列,人工合成了6个DNA片段,进行退火、连接和转化后,获得含有SCT与OGP融合基因的pPIC9-SCT-OGP表达载体,经测序后将此重组质粒电击转化毕赤酵母GS115,通过培养、筛选以及SDS-PAGE鉴定,在毕赤酵母中获得了SCT-OGP融合蛋白的可溶性表达,经分子筛纯化后在5kD左右可见单一条带。将此条带进行了N端氨基酸组分分析,证实此目的蛋白为SCT-OGP融合蛋白。MTT法显示SCT-OGP融合蛋白在体外可以促进成骨细胞和成纤维细胞增殖,以小鼠为模型的试验显示SCT-OGP融合蛋白在体内可以提高碱性磷酸酶活性和降低血钙,表明该融合蛋白具有抑制破骨细胞的活性和刺激成骨细胞增殖的活性,从而提示该融合蛋白具有治疗骨质疏松症的药用潜力。     

Overexpression of Protein Disulfide Isomerase in Aspergillus

One of the major problems with the production of biotechnologically valuable proteins has been the purification of the product. For Escherichia coli and Saccharomyces cerevisiae, there are several techniques for the purification of intracellular proteins, but these are time consuming and often result in poor yields. Purification can be considerably facilitated, if the product is secreted from the host cell. In the work presented, we have constructed an expression vector (pSGNH2) for the secretion of protein disulfide isomerase (PDI; EC 5.3.4.1) from Aspergillus niger, in which the retention signal His-Asp-Glu-Leu (H-D-E-L) was modified to Ala-Leu-Glu-Gln (A-L-E-Q) via the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method. The PDI gene was placed under the control of the A. oryzaeα-amylase promoter. This expression vector was transformed into A. niger NRRL3, resulting in PDI secretion into the medium. The catalytic activity of overexpressed PDI from A. niger was indistinguishable from that of PDI isolated from bovine liver. With further strain improvement and optimization of culture conditions, it could be possible to raise the PDI production to the bioprocessing scale. Received: 26 April 2000 / Accepted: 30 May 2000     

铜绿假单胞菌OprF/I融合蛋白疫苗研制现状

铜绿假单胞菌是一种革兰阴性非发酵和需氧的机会性致病菌,是医院获得性感染的常见病原体。铜绿假单胞菌治疗面临巨大挑战,研制疫苗是防治铜绿假单胞菌感染的有效替代方法。融合外膜蛋白OprF/I是一种保护性抗疫苗以及重组沙门菌疫苗的研制现状进行综述。     

拟南芥谷胱甘肽S-转移酶Zeta类进化酶的获得及其特性分析

拟南芥谷胱甘肽S-转移酶Zeta类(AtGSTZ)是一种与细胞代谢和环境净化密切相关的多功能酶.应用易错PCR和多轮DNA洗牌技术构建了AtGSTZ随机突变文库;再利用pH指示剂颜色改变法对突变文库进行筛选,获得了9个二氯乙酸脱氯活性提高的突变子.其中,NN23含25个氨基酸突变,比活力提高120%,NN20含24个氨基酸突变,比活力提高102%,EC1含2个氨基酸突变,比活力提高47%,其他6个为单点突变,比活力分别提高9%～60%.酶学分析显示,所有进化酶对底物二氯乙酸的催化效率和对谷胱甘肽的亲和力以及个别进化酶的复性能力都得到不同程度的提高,但热稳定性均没有明显改善.同时,对一系列与AtGSTZ空间折叠及催化活性相关位点进行了讨论.     

Targeting the Unfolded Protein Response in Glioblastoma Cells with the Fusion Protein EGF-SubA

Rapidly growing tumors require efficient means to allow them to adapt to fluctuating microenvironments consisting of hypoxia, nutrient deprivation, and acidosis. The unfolded protein response (UPR) represents a defense mechanism allowing cells to respond to these adverse conditions. The chaperone protein GRP78 serves as a master UPR regulator that is aberrantly expressed in a variety of cancers, including glioma. Therefore, cancer cells may be particularly reliant upon the adaptive mechanisms offered by the UPR and targeting GRP78 may represent a unique therapeutic strategy. Here we report that diffuse expression of GRP78 protein is present in Grade III-IV, but not Grade I-II glioma. To determine the role GRP78 plays in glioblastoma tumorigenesis, we explored the anti-tumor activity of the novel fusion protein EGF-SubA, which combines EGF with the cytotoxin SubA that has been recently shown to selectively cleave GRP78. EGF-SubA demonstrated potent tumor-specific proteolytic activity and cytotoxicity in glioblastoma lines and potentiated the anti-tumor activity of both temozolomide and ionizing radiation. To determine if the tumor microenvironment influences EGF-SubA activity, we maintained cells in acidic conditions that led to both UPR activation and increased EGF-SubA induced cytotoxicity. EGF-SubA was well tolerated in mice and led to a significant tumor growth delay in a glioma xenograft mouse model. The UPR is emerging as an important adaptive pathway contributing to glioma tumorigenesis. Targeting its primary mediator, the chaperone protein GRP78, through specific, proteolytic cleavage with the immunotoxin EGF-SubA represents a novel and promising multi-targeted approach to cancer therapy.     

人金属硫蛋白在乳酸菌中的融合表达及其预防食源性镉污染的应用

目的:镉(Cd)是一种重要的环境污染物,其具有半衰期长、不能生物降解等特性使之易于在人体重要脏器中蓄积并对人身体健康造成不可逆的损伤。为此,减少镉的摄入,尤其是经胃肠道,是预防人体慢性镉中毒的有效方法。方法:构建以α-半乳糖苷酶作为筛选标记、表达金属硫蛋白融合蛋白(GST-SUMO-MT)的重组乳酸乳球菌MG1363/p M-GSMT。原子吸收光谱法分析重组乳酸菌对Cd~(2+)和Zn~+的结合能力。以灌胃方式,对雄性Sprague-Dawley大鼠每天口服不同剂量的重组乳酸菌(2×10~9~2×10~(11)CFU/d)及CdCl_2溶液[5mg/(kg·d)],连续处理56天。收集实验动物肝、肾、脑及睾丸,利用原子吸收光谱法检测这些脏器中镉离子的含量。生化分析检测血清中尿素及丙氨酸转氨酶的含量。石蜡切片及苏木精-伊红染色分析各组织的病理变化。结果:获得不含抗生素抗性的重组乳酸菌MG1363/p M-GSMT,其吸附Cd~(2+)、Zn~(2+)能力比对照组分别提高3.52倍和1.60倍。动物实验结果显示,镉能在肝、肾、脑及睾丸中蓄积,并对这些器官造成明显的病理损伤。原子吸收光谱分析、血清生化指标及病理切片结果都显示,重组乳酸菌能有效降低胃肠道中镉的摄入,进而减少Cd~(2+)在各脏器中的蓄积及对器官功能的损伤。结论:为预防人体食源性慢性镉中毒提供了一种有效的生物材料和使用方法。