癌胚抗原单链抗体在细菌表面的展示及其应用

癌胚抗原(carcinoembryonic antigen, CEA)作为肿瘤标志物,在临床肿瘤诊断及肿瘤靶向治疗等方面具有重要应用价值。癌胚抗原单链抗体（CEA-specific single chain antibody fragments , CEA-scFv）能够特异性结合癌胚抗原。本研究将癌胚抗原单链抗体展示于大肠杆菌细胞表面,分析其作为癌胚抗原检测平台和细菌靶向载体的可行性。首先将CEA-scFv基因克隆到表面展示载体pBAD-OmpA-mCherry 中,经酶切和测序证实,成功构建了重组质粒pBAD-OmpA-mCherry-CEA。重组菌经阿拉伯糖诱导后可检测到红色荧光,荧光强度在胰酶的作用下降低,全菌ELISA检测呈阳性反应,提示融合蛋白和目的蛋白质在重组菌表面展示成功。由Western印迹分析可知,融合蛋白的相对分子质量约为85 kD,符合预期设计。进一步的研究提示,重组菌在大肠杆菌表面展示的癌胚抗原单链抗体具有生物活性,能够有效结合A549细胞裂解液的癌胚抗原。在细菌侵染细胞实验中,与对照组相比,重组菌孵育A549细胞后细胞内可明显观察到点状红色荧光,证明重组菌能够靶向侵入癌胚抗原阳性肿瘤细胞。本研究为癌胚抗原相关的快速诊断和基于细菌载体的肿瘤靶向治疗奠定了实验基础。     

Bacterial Ghosts as antigen and drug delivery system for ocular surface diseases: Effective internalization of Bacterial Ghosts by human conjunctival epithelial cells

The purpose of the presented investigation was to examine the efficiency of the novel carrier system Bacterial Ghosts (BGs), which are empty bacterial cell envelopes of Gram-negative bacteria to target human conjunctival epithelial cells, as well as to test the endocytic capacity of conjunctival cells after co-incubation with BGs generated from different bacterial species, and to foreclose potential cytotoxic effects caused by BGs. The efficiency of conjunctival cells to internalize BGs was investigated using the Chang conjunctival epithelial cell line and primary human conjunctiva-derived epithelial cells (HCDECs) as in vitro model. A high capacity of HCDECs to functionally internalize BGs was detected with the level of internalization depending on the type of species used for BGs generation. Detailed analysis showed no cytotoxic effect of BGs on HCDECs independently of the used bacterial species. Moreover, co-incubation with BGs did not enhance expression of both MHC class I and class II molecules by HCDECs, but increased expression of ICAM-1. The high rates of BG's internalization by HCDECs with no BG-mediated cytotoxic impact designate this carrier system to be a promising candidate for an ocular surface drug delivery system. BGs could be useful for future therapeutic ocular surface applications and eye-specific disease vaccine development including DNA transfer.     

细菌运载蛋白及在表面展示技术中的应用进展

细菌细胞表面展示技术是一项新的蛋白质应用技术,其体系由运载蛋白、靶蛋白和宿主菌三者构成,一般可将其分为革兰阴性菌展示体系和革兰阳性菌展示体系两大类。目前已证实多种具有锚定活性的运载蛋白,并用于不同靶蛋白的细胞表面展示体系。该技术现已被应用于活体重组疫苗的开发、蛋白质文库构建与筛选、生物传感器、全细胞生物催化剂、全细胞生物吸附与降解等多个研发领域。     

菌蜕系统作为新型渔用疫苗体系的研究进展

菌蜕系统作为一种新型疫苗体系,是通过对噬菌体PhiX174裂解基因E的精确表达调控建立的.细菌菌蜕兼顾了组合抗原免疫原性、佐剂效应、靶向性载体等作用,特别适合于黏膜免疫及口服免疫;由于缺乏内含物而更加安全;生产过程简单,适宜大规模生产.这些特性决定了细菌菌蜕是一种具有良好应用前景的候选疫苗及递送系统.近年来随着水产养殖业的发展,鱼类细菌性疾病大规模爆发并造成严重损失.鉴于化学药物和常规疫苗的种种缺陷,新型渔用疫苗的研究日渐受到人们重视.在阐述细菌菌蜕系统形成和调控机制的基础上,着重介绍菌蜕疫苗在几种鱼类细菌性病害防治中的研究进展,并对菌蜕系统作为新型渔用疫苗体系的可行性和优越性进行讨论,对其应用前景进行展望.相信随着研究的深入,渔用菌蜕疫苗将在水产养殖病害防治中发挥着越来越重要的作用.     

Bacterial Ghosts of Escherichia coli Drive Efficient Maturation of Bovine Monocyte-Derived Dendritic Cells

Bacterial ghosts (BGs) are empty cell envelopes derived from Gram-negative bacteria. They not only represent a potential platform for development of novel vaccines but also provide a tool for efficient adjuvant and antigen delivery system. In the present study, we investigated the interaction between BGs of Escherichia coli (E. coli) and bovine monocyte-derived dendritic cells (MoDCs). MoDCs are highly potent antigen-presenting cells and have the potential to act as a powerful tool for manipulating the immune system. We generated bovine MoDCs in vitro from blood monocytes using E. coli expressed bovine GM-CSF and IL-4 cytokines. These MoDCs displayed typical morphology and functions similar to DCs. We further investigated the E. coli BGs to induce maturation of bovine MoDCs in comparison to E. coli lipopolysaccharide (LPS). We observed the maturation marker molecules such as MHC-II, CD80 and CD86 were induced early and at higher levels in BG stimulated MoDCs as compared to the LPS stimulated MoDCs. BG mediated stimulation induced significantly higher levels of cytokine expression in bovine MoDCs than LPS. Both pro-inflammatory (IL-12 and TNF-α) and anti-inflammatory (IL-10) cytokines were induced in MoDCs after BGs stimulation. We further analysed the effects of BGs on the bovine MoDCs in an allogenic mixed lymphocyte reaction (MLR). We found the BG-treated bovine MoDCs had significantly (p<0.05) higher capacity to stimulate allogenic T cell proliferation in MLR as compared to the LPS. Taken together, these findings demonstrate the E. coli BGs induce a strong activation and maturation of bovine MoDCs.     

细菌表面展示技术研究新进展

细菌表面展示是将靶标蛋白质表达于细菌表面以更好地实现其功能的一种技术,它在重组细菌疫苗、生物燃料电池、全细胞催化剂和生物修复等多个领域均有广泛的应用.随着相关技术的发展,表面展示系统的各种性能被不断地改良,同时新的表面展示系统也陆续被开发和应用,使该技术得到持续的丰富和发展.本文重点关注近年研究得较多的细菌表面展示系统,主要对各类细菌表面展示系统的开发、改造和修饰,以及该技术在生物修复和生物传感器方面的应用作一综述.     

大肠杆菌菌蜕装载质粒DNA实验方法的优化

目的:优化大肠杆菌菌蜕装载质粒的效率,并将装载质粒的菌蜕转染抗原提呈细胞,以提高核酸疫苗的递送水平。方法:将质粒pHH43转化大肠杆菌DH5α,制备大肠杆菌菌蜕;优化菌蜕装载质粒时菌蜕、质粒和膜囊的比例,获得更高的装载效率,通过扫描及透射电镜、流式细胞术观察其形态变化及装载效率;将装载质粒的菌蜕与抗原提呈细胞——巨噬细胞RAW264.7和树突状细胞DC2.4共孵育,观察吞噬效果。结果:优化了大肠杆菌菌蜕装载质粒的效率,当菌蜕、质粒、膜囊的比例为7∶10∶4时效率达到最佳,装载DNA效率达98%以上;抗原提呈细胞吞噬装载了质粒的菌蜕,效率达100%。结论:大肠杆菌菌蜕可高效装载核酸疫苗,且高效被抗原提呈细胞捕获,有助于提高核酸疫苗的递送和免疫效果的提高。     

利用展示尿素酶B表位的大肠杆菌菌蜕递送幽门螺杆菌核酸疫苗

探讨和分析了重组大肠杆菌菌蜕递送系统能否进一步提高幽门螺杆菌核酸疫苗的免疫应答水平.首先构建了展示尿素酶B表位的重组大肠杆菌菌蜕,然后以此菌蜕包裹幽门螺杆菌核酸疫苗pcDNAKAT,经DNA凝胶电泳、荧光显微镜观察和FACS分析,表明该质粒DNA可以非特异地结合到大肠杆菌菌蜕内膜上.该核酸疫苗经重组菌蜕包裹后免疫小鼠,其血清抗过氧化氢酶抗体效价由单独免疫时的1∶(307±39)提高到1∶(520±54),二者差异极显著(P=0.005 8),结果表明利用菌蜕递送系统能较好地提高核酸疫苗的免疫应答水平.     

Olive-Mill Wastewater Bacterial Communities Display a Cultivar Specific Profile

Culture-dependent and -independent approaches were employed to identify the bacterial community structure from olive-mill wastewater produced from three olive-fruit varieties. The 233 bacterial isolates recovered were phylogenetically related to 38 members of Firmicutes, Actinobacteria, α-Proteobacteria, β-Proteobacteria, γ-Proteobacteria, and Bacteroidetes. Employing a novel microarray-based approach (PhyloChip) a high bacterial diversity was revealed consisting of 18 different phyla with representatives from 99 different families. The bacterial diversity in olive-mill wastewater from the three olive tree varieties was dominated by α-, β-, γ-, δ-, ε-Proteobacteria, Firmicutes, Bacteroidetes, Chloroflexi, Cyanobacteria, and Actinobacteria. This in-depth analysis of the indigenous microbiota indicated a cultivar-specific bacterial profile. Interestingly, the common bacterial taxa present in all three varieties examined were restricted indicating that the bacterial communities present in the olive-mill wastewater are greatly influenced by the olive-fruit variety.     

Marine Bacterial Isolates Display Diverse Responses to UV-B Radiation

The molecular and biological consequences of UV-B radiation were investigated by studying five species of marine bacteria and one enteric bacterium. Laboratory cultures were exposed to an artificial UV-B source and subjected to various post-UV irradiation treatments. Significant differences in survival subsequent to UV-B radiation were observed among the isolates, as measured by culturable counts. UV-B-induced DNA photodamage was investigated by using a highly specific radioimmunoassay to measure cyclobutane pyrimidine dimers (CPDs). The CPDs determined following UV-B exposure were comparable for all of the organisms except Sphingomonas sp. strain RB2256, a facultatively oligotrophic ultramicrobacterium. This organism exhibited little DNA damage and a high level of UV-B resistance. Physiological conditioning by growth phase and starvation did not change the UV-B sensitivity of marine bacteria. The rates of photoreactivation following exposure to UV-B were investigated by using different light sources (UV-A and cool white light). The rates of photoreactivation were greatest during UV-A exposure, although diverse responses were observed. The differences in sensitivity to UV-B radiation between strains were reduced after photoreactivation. The survival and CPD data obtained for Vibrio natriegens when we used two UV-B exposure periods interrupted by a repair period (photoreactivation plus dark repair) suggested that photoadaptation could occur. Our results revealed that there are wide variations in marine bacteria in their responses to UV radiation and subsequent repair strategies, suggesting that UV-B radiation may affect the microbial community structure in surface water.     

冰晶核蛋白及其在细菌表面展示技术中的应用

冰晶核蛋白(ice nucleation protein,INP)是一种分泌型外膜蛋白,广泛分布于丁香假单胞菌,荧光假单胞菌和其他革兰氏阴性菌中。由于其在相对高温下(-2~-4℃)形成冰核的特性,INP最早应用于生物制冷领域。在细菌表面展示技术中,冰晶核蛋白作为运载蛋白得到广泛的应用。与其他的表面技术载体蛋白相比较,冰晶核蛋白具有稳定表达外源蛋白及展示分子量较大的外源蛋白的优点。INP细胞表面展示技术已被应用于全细胞生物催化剂、全细胞吸附剂和环境污染物降解剂等的开发,本文将简述INP表面展示技术的研究进展。     

An O Antigen Capsule Modulates Bacterial Pathogenesis in Shigella sonnei

Shigella is the leading cause for dysentery worldwide. Together with several virulence factors employed for invasion, the presence and length of the O antigen (OAg) of the lipopolysaccharide (LPS) plays a key role in pathogenesis. S. flexneri 2a has a bimodal OAg chain length distribution regulated in a growth-dependent manner, whereas S. sonnei LPS comprises a monomodal OAg. Here we reveal that S. sonnei, but not S. flexneri 2a, possesses a high molecular weight, immunogenic group 4 capsule, characterized by structural similarity to LPS OAg. We found that a galU mutant of S. sonnei, that is unable to produce a complete LPS with OAg attached, can still assemble OAg material on the cell surface, but a galU mutant of S. flexneri 2a cannot. High molecular weight material not linked to the LPS was purified from S. sonnei and confirmed by NMR to contain the specific sugars of the S. sonnei OAg. Deletion of genes homologous to the group 4 capsule synthesis cluster, previously described in Escherichia coli, abolished the generation of the high molecular weight OAg material. This OAg capsule strongly affects the virulence of S. sonnei. Uncapsulated knockout bacteria were highly invasive in vitro and strongly inflammatory in the rabbit intestine. But, the lack of capsule reduced the ability of S. sonnei to resist complement-mediated killing and to spread from the gut to peripheral organs. In contrast, overexpression of the capsule decreased invasiveness in vitro and inflammation in vivo compared to the wild type. In conclusion, the data indicate that in S. sonnei expression of the capsule modulates bacterial pathogenesis resulting in balanced capabilities to invade and persist in the host environment.     

利用T4噬菌体展示猪瘟病毒E2抗原

利用重组PCR技术将猪瘟病毒 (CSFV )E2蛋白主要抗原编码区基因 (mE2 )与T4噬菌体SOC基因融合 ,构建了大小为 643bp的SOC/mE2融合基因 ,再将其插入携带T4溶菌酶基因 (e)和(denV)基因的T4重组载体 (PRH) ,构建了重组载体pRsmE2。通过重组载体与缺失突变型T4发生同源重组 ,可将SOC/mE2融合基因整合入T4的基因组中 ,并成功地将大小约 2 1 5aaSOC/mE2融合蛋白展示于T4噬菌体衣壳表面。经Westernblot、胶体金免疫电镜等免疫学检测证实 ,展示于T4表面的mE2融合蛋白具有CSFV免疫学活性。     

利用间接ELISA定量分析伤寒沙门菌表面呈现表达的流感病毒抗原

目的:建立定量检测伤寒沙门菌表面呈现表达的流感病毒抗原的间接ELISA方法。方法:ELISA板以2.5%的戊二醛溶液预处理,将呈现表达M2e等流感病毒抗原表位的伤寒沙门菌的全细胞抗原在ELISA板上进行干燥包被,通过间接ELISA确立全菌抗原的最佳包被浓度;分别采用化学合成多肽M2e和GST-M2e融合蛋白干燥包被ELISA板,绘制标准曲线,对沙门菌表面呈现表达的抗原进行定量分析;对多肽和融合蛋白干燥包被进行比较,同时确立用于定量表面展示量的回归方程。结果:用多肽包被测定的呈现表达的M2e分子数为9.8×104,以GST-M2e包被测定的呈现表达的M2e分子数为1.3×105。结论:利用全菌干燥包被ELISA板可以对伤寒沙门菌表面呈现表达的抗原进行很好的定量分析。     

Differential Bacterial Surface Display of Peptides by the Transmembrane Domain of OmpA

Peptide libraries or antigenic determinants can be displayed on the surface of bacteria through insertion in a suitable outer membrane scaffold protein. Here, we inserted the well-known antibody epitopes 3xFLAG and 2xmyc in exterior loops of the transmembrane (TM) domain of OmpA. Although these highly charged epitopes were successfully displayed on the cell surface, their levels were 10-fold reduced due to degradation. We verified that the degradation was not caused by the absence of the C-terminal domain of OmpA. In contrast, a peptide that was only moderately charged (SA-1) appeared to be stably incorporated in the outer membrane at normal protein levels. Together, these results suggest that the display efficiency is sensitive to the charge of the inserted epitopes. In addition, the high-level expression of OmpA variants with surface-displayed epitopes adversely affected growth in a strain dependent, transient manner. In a MC4100 derived strain growth was affected, whereas in MC1061 derived strains growth was unaffected. Finally, results obtained using a gel-shift assay to monitor β-barrel folding in vivo show that the insertion of small epitopes can change the heat modifiability of the OmpA TM domain from ‘aberrant’ to normal, and predict that some β-barrels will not display any significant heat-modifiability at all.     

A Novel Quantitative Kinase Assay Using Bacterial Surface Display and Flow Cytometry

The inhibition of tyrosine kinases is a successful approach for the treatment of cancers and the discovery of kinase inhibitor drugs is the focus of numerous academic and pharmaceutical laboratories. With this goal in mind, several strategies have been developed to measure kinase activity and to screen novel tyrosine kinase inhibitors. Nevertheless, a general non-radioactive and inexpensive approach, easy to implement and adapt to a range of applications, is still missing. Herein, using Bcr-Abl tyrosine kinase, an oncogenic target and a model protein for cancer studies, we describe a novel cost-effective high-throughput screening kinase assay. In this approach, named the BacKin assay, substrates displayed on a Bacterial cell surface are incubated with Kinase and their phosphorylation is examined and quantified by flow cytometry. This approach has several advantages over existing approaches, as using bacteria (i.e. Escherichia coli) to display peptide substrates provides a self renewing solid support that does not require laborious chemical strategies. Here we show that the BacKin approach can be used for kinetic and mechanistic studies, as well as a platform to characterize and identify small-molecule or peptide-based kinase inhibitors with potential applications in drug development.     

An Effective Platform for Exploring Rotavirus Receptors by Bacterial Surface Display System

Rotavirus(RV) is a major foodborne pathogen. For RV prevention and control, it is a key to uncover the interaction mechanism between virus and its receptors. However, it is hard to specially purify the viral receptors, including histo-blood group antigens(HBGAs). Previously, the protruding domain protein(P protein) of human norovirus(genotype Ⅱ.4) was displayed on the surface of Escherichia coli, and it specifically recognized and captured the viral ligands. In order to further verify the feasibility of the system, P protein was replaced by VP8* of RV(G9 P[8]) in this study. In the system, VP8*could be correctly released by thrombin treatment with antigenicity retaining, which was confirmed by Western blot and Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assays. Type A HBGAs from porcine gastric mucin(PGM) were recognized and captured by this system. From saliva mixture, the captured viral receptor bound with displayed VP8* was confirmed positive with monoclonal antibody against type A HBGAs. It indicated that the target ligands could be easily separated from the complex matrix. These results demonstrate that the bacterial surface display system will be an effective platform to explore viral receptors/ligands from cell lines or food matrix.     

O Antigen Modulates Insect Vector Acquisition of the Bacterial Plant Pathogen Xylella fastidiosa

Hemipteran insect vectors transmit the majority of plant pathogens. Acquisition of pathogenic bacteria by these piercing/sucking insects requires intimate associations between the bacterial cells and insect surfaces. Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) is the predominant macromolecule displayed on the cell surface of Gram-negative bacteria and thus mediates bacterial interactions with the environment and potential hosts. We hypothesized that bacterial cell surface properties mediated by LPS would be important in modulating vector-pathogen interactions required for acquisition of the bacterial plant pathogen Xylella fastidiosa, the causative agent of Pierce''s disease of grapevines. Utilizing a mutant that produces truncated O antigen (the terminal portion of the LPS molecule), we present results that link this LPS structural alteration to a significant decrease in the attachment of X. fastidiosa to blue-green sharpshooter foreguts. Scanning electron microscopy confirmed that this defect in initial attachment compromised subsequent biofilm formation within vector foreguts, thus impairing pathogen acquisition. We also establish a relationship between O antigen truncation and significant changes in the physiochemical properties of the cell, which in turn affect the dynamics of X. fastidiosa adhesion to the vector foregut. Lastly, we couple measurements of the physiochemical properties of the cell with hydrodynamic fluid shear rates to produce a Comsol model that predicts primary areas of bacterial colonization within blue-green sharpshooter foreguts, and we present experimental data that support the model. These results demonstrate that, in addition to reported protein adhesin-ligand interactions, O antigen is crucial for vector-pathogen interactions, specifically in the acquisition of this destructive agricultural pathogen.