人巨细胞病毒pp65蛋白的原核表达及活性鉴定

以病毒全基因组为模板,通过PCR技术扩增HCMV pp65基因编码序列,其产物连接到pMD18-T质粒,酶切并回收目的片段后克隆到表达载体pTO-T7,然后将重组质粒pTO-T7-pp65转化大肠杆菌ER2566,大量表达后将重组蛋白进行质谱法分析鉴定,再利用Western blot以及间接ELISA进行重组蛋白的活性及抗原性鉴定.结果显示:通过SDS-PAGE鉴定可知,大肠杆菌可能表达出了重组蛋白,质谱分析结果说明了重组蛋白为pp65蛋白,具有极高可信度,其相对分子质量约为63 kD,从Western blot和间接ELISA(enzyme linked immunosorbent assay)的结果可知,pp65蛋白作为抗原具有良好的免疫反应性与免疫原性,为制备相应的抗原诊断单克隆抗体打下了基础,同时也为开发HCMV IgG快速诊断ELISA试剂盒提供了可选原料.     

人巨细胞病毒pp150抗原区的原核表达及初步应用

人巨细胞病毒(human cytomegalovirus,HCMV)感染人体可引起广泛的临床症状,尤其是孕妇和免疫缺陷病人感染HCMV可产生严重的危害[1].传统的减毒活疫苗使用后可能会造成宿主机会性感染或导致肿瘤,因而限制了它的应用.与亚单位疫苗相比,DNA疫苗具有易于构建和制备、稳定性高等特点.多种HCMV病毒蛋白可刺激机体产生相应的抗体,但应选用免疫原性强、特异性好的蛋白抗原基因制备HCMVDNA疫苗.国内外的研究证实[2-5],HCMV的pp150蛋白具有较强的免疫原性.我们用RT-PCR方法扩增了pp150 420～752氨基酸之间多肽片段的编码基因,克隆至原核表达载体,构建了表达pp150抗原决定簇区的工程菌.     

人巨细胞病毒pp150蛋白片段与MDBP蛋白片段的融合表达及初步应用

人巨细胞病毒(HCMV)感染是临床上常见的一种病毒性传播疾病,正常人群常无明显的临床症状,而对器官移植患者、免疫力低下及孕妇等人可产生严重的危害。以HCMVAD169病毒株基因为模板,经PCR扩增了编码pp150蛋白片段的UL32基因和编码MDBP蛋白片段的UL57基因,目的基因转化入pMD18-T克隆载体后再经酶切与表达载体pET-11a连接构建出融合基因表达载体,然后转入大肠杆菌BL21,重组大肠杆菌经诱导表达融合蛋白pp150/MDBP。经SDS-PAGE分析,其相对分子量约为27kD,表达量约占菌体蛋白的17.45%,Westernblot鉴定为阳性,ELISA及蛋白芯片检测表明融合蛋白具有良好的抗原性,经过初步应用表明其对血清IgG及IgM的检出率与全抗原相比一致,具有进一步开发应用的价值。     

人巨细胞病毒gH蛋白表达及其单克隆抗体的制备

人巨细胞病毒(HCMV)是全球范围内普遍感染的一种疱疹病毒,也是引起胎儿先天性畸形和器官移植受者死亡最常见的病原体。有研究表明,gH蛋白是HCMV主要的中和性抗原,特异性抗gH抗体具有中和HCMV及阻断病毒在细胞间传播的潜力。本研究以含人巨细胞病毒临床株Toledo全基因组的细菌人工染色体(BAC)为模板,扩增去除信号肽和跨膜区的gH基因片段,并将其插入表达载体构建pET32a'-gH重组表达质粒,将序列鉴定正确的重组质粒转化进入表达菌株TransB,诱导重组蛋白表达。用纯化的重组gH蛋白免疫8周龄BALB/c雄鼠,经杂交瘤技术获得5株稳定分泌抗gH单克隆抗体的细胞株,分别命名为8A9、8B4、8C4、8D9、8D12。所获5株单克隆抗体对gH蛋白均具有良好的反应性,其中8A9、8B4、8D9和8D12具有一定的病毒捕获能力,且8D9和8D12的捕获能力较强。本研究获得了具有自主知识产权的抗gH单克隆抗体,抗体具有良好的病毒捕获能力。在此基础上,我们将进一步鉴定其是否为中和抗体,为今后开发治疗HCMV感染的中和抗体奠定基础。     

人呼吸道合胞病毒融合蛋白(F)片段原核表达、纯化和鉴定

目的克隆并表达人呼吸道合胞病毒(Human respiratory syncytial virus,HRSV)兰州株的融合蛋白(F)基因片段。方法利用PCR技术扩增HRSV兰州株的融合蛋白基因片段,克隆于原核表达载体pET-42b(+),转化大肠杆菌(Rosetta),经IPTG诱导表达,镍离子亲和层析柱纯化,SDS-PAGE和Western-blot分析重组蛋白的表达及其反应原性。结果 PCR扩增得到951 bp的DNA片段,重组质粒pET42b-F经酶切鉴定和测序分析,表明质粒构建正确。表达的重组蛋白的相对分子质量为68 710,表达的重组蛋白占总菌体蛋白的7%,纯化后蛋白纯度达80%。经Western-blot分析,重组蛋白与抗RSV的单抗呈专一性强阳性反应。结论成功构建了HRSV兰州株F基因片段原核表达载体,并在大肠杆菌Rosetta中获得了表达,表达的重组蛋白具有反应原性和特异性,为HRSV感染引起的疾病血清学诊断以及试剂盒的研发提供了材料。     

猪繁殖与呼吸综合征病毒N蛋白的原核表达、纯化与结构分析

将猪繁殖与呼吸综合征病毒 (PRRSV)BJ 4毒株N基因克隆至原核表达载体pET2 8a中 ,得到重组表达载体pET2 8 N ,转化EscherichiacoliBL2 1(DE3)细胞 ,获得可溶性表达 ,表达量占菌体蛋白的 2 8%。经ProbandNi2 亲和层析获得重组蛋白P2 8 N ,圆二色谱 (CD)测定结果表明 ,P2 8 N重组蛋白螺旋占 2 6 1% ,折叠占 2 3 7% ,转角 19 8% ,卷曲占 30 3%。并进一步绘制出PRRSVN蛋白的二级结构图     

人免疫缺陷病毒I型Vif蛋白的原核表达、纯化及单克隆抗体制备

目的：克隆、表达、纯化人免疫缺陷病毒I型（HIV-1）Vif蛋白,制备其单克隆抗体。方法：提取感染了HIV的细胞基因组DNA,PCR扩增vif基因,插入表达载体pET32a,转化大肠杆菌BL21（DE3）获得工程菌株,IPTG诱导蛋白表达,Western印迹鉴定目的蛋白,亲和层析纯化目的蛋白;免疫BALB／c小鼠,制备单克隆抗体。结果：构建了Vif蛋白的原核表达载体vif-pET32a,并在大肠杆菌中获得高表达,目的蛋白以包涵体形式存在;纯化获得高纯度的重组Vif蛋白,蛋白浓度可达0．56mg／mL;建立了抗Vif蛋白单克隆抗体细胞株,制备了腹水,滴度可达1：16×10^6,抗体纯化后保持了活性和特异性。结论：在原核表达系统中表达、纯化了重组Vif蛋白,制备了针对Vif蛋白的单克隆抗体,为研究Vif蛋白的功能和抗原性奠定了基础。     

人巨细胞病毒IE1蛋白功能研究进展

人巨细胞病毒(HCMV)在人群中多数呈隐性感染,但对免疫功能低下者可引起严重的疾病甚至死亡。HC-MV IE1蛋白为一种多功能调节蛋白,是HCMV感染后表达最早且表达量最丰富的蛋白,它可影响病毒和细胞启动子的转录活性,调控HCMV基因的时序性表达,并通过参与不同的信号转导通路,在细胞中发挥促进凋亡或抑制凋亡作用,IE1蛋白与HCMV在体内持续性感染以及肿瘤的形成密切相关。     

马源人巨细胞病毒的鉴定及遗传进化分析

为了解伊犁马携带病毒的类型,本研究利用高通量测序技术检测伊犁昭苏县142份伊犁马马驹鼻拭子样品。病毒组学分析显示,伊犁马马驹鼻拭子样品携带人巨细胞病毒（Human cytomegalovirus,HCMV）,根据注释到的HCMV UL126基因序列,设计特异性引物,对样品进行PCR检测。结果显示,伊犁马马驹鼻拭子样品HCMV阳性率为7%(10/142),进一步调查显示伊犁马流产胎儿肺组织样品中该病毒阳性率为57%(53/93),表明该病毒感染伊犁马。另外,研究表明马场工作人员HCMV阳性率为37.5%(15/40),且大部呈HCMV阳性马驹和流产的妊娠母马都和HCMV阳性工作人员有密切接触史,提示马源HCMV可能来源人。核苷酸同源性分析显示本研究鉴定的马源和人源HCMV UL126基因的核苷酸序列同源性为99.6%～99.8%,与国外人源HCMV UL126基因的核苷酸序列同源性为97.8%～100%。遗传进化树分析显示本研究鉴定的HCMV与美国人源HCMV亲缘关系较近。本研究首次鉴定马源HCMV,为其致伊犁马流产防控和动物源HCMV流行病学调查奠定基础。     

Expression and purification of the recombinant His-tagged GST-CD38 fusion protein using the baculovirus/insect cell expression system

CD38 is a type II transmembrane glycoprotein found in myriad mammalian tissues and cell types. It is known for its involvement in the metabolism of cyclic ADP-ribose and nicotinic acid adenine dinucleotide phosphate, two nucleotides with calcium mobilizing activity independent of inositol trisphosphate. CD38 itself has been shown to have clinical significance in certain diseases with possible utilization in diagnostic and prognostic applications. Previous studies on several autoimmune diseases have shown the usefulness of recombinant CD38 protein expressed from Escherichia coli and Pichia pastoris in the detection of autoantibodies to CD38 via Western blot and ELISA. In this study, we produced a 6 x His-tagged GST-CD38 fusion protein using a recombinant baculovirus/insect cell expression technique that was purified as a soluble protein. The fusion protein was purified to homogeneity by affinity and gel filtration chromatography steps. It has an apparent molecular mass of 56 kDa on SDS-PAGE gel stained with Coomassie blue and was recognized on Western blots by antibodies against human CD38 as well as the polyhistidine tag. Peptide mass fingerprinting analysis confirmed the identity of human CD38 in the fusion protein.     

Expression and purification of recombinant proteins by fusion to maltose-binding protein

The pMAL vectors provide a method for purifying proteins from cloned genes by fusing them to maltose-binding protein (MBP, product of malE), which binds to amylose. The vectors use the tac promoter and the translation initiation signals of MBP to give high-level expression of the fusion, and an affinity purification for MBP to isolate the fusion protein. The pMAL polylinkers carry restriction sites to insert the gene of interest, and encode a site for a specific protease to separate MBP from the target protein after purification. Vectors with or without the malE signal sequence can be used, to express the protein cytoplasmically for the highest level of production or periplasmically to help in proper folding of disulfide-bonded proteins.     

Expression, purification, and characterization of stable, recombinant human adenylosuccinate lyase

The full length human adenylosuccinate lyase gene was generated by a PCR method using a plasmid encoding a truncated human enzyme as template, and was cloned into a pET-14b vector. Human adenylosuccinate lyase was overexpressed in Escherichia coli Rosetta 2(DE3)pLysS as an N-terminal histidine-tagged protein and was purified to homogeneity by a nickel-nitriloacetic acid column at room temperature. The histidine tag was removed from the human enzyme by thrombin digestion and the adenylosuccinate lyase was purified by Sephadex G-100 gel filtration. The histidine-tagged and non-tagged adenylosuccinate lyases exhibit similar values of Vmax and Km for S-AMP. Analytical ultracentrifugation and circular dichroism revealed, respectively, that the histidine-tagged enzyme is in tetrameric form with a molecular weight of 220 kDa and contains predominantly alpha-helical structure. This is the first purification procedure to yield a stable form of human adenylosuccinate lyase. The enzyme is stable for at least 5 days at 25 degrees C, and upon rapid freezing and thawing. Temperature as well as reducing agent (DTT) play critical roles in determining the stability of the human adenylosuccinate lyase.     

Expression,purification, and characterization of recombinant human H-chain ferritin

Based on their nanocage architectures, ferritins show their potential applications in medical imaging and therapeutic delivery systems. However, the recombinant human H-chain ferritin (rHF) is prone to form inclusion bodies in Escherichia coli. In our study, the cDNA of rHF was cloned into plasmid pET28a under the control of a T7 promoter. Molecular chaperones, including GroES, GroEL, and trigger factor, were coexpressed with rHF to facilitate its correct folding. The results showed that the solubility of rHF was increased more than threefold with the help of molecular chaperones. Taking advantages of its N-terminal His-tag, rHF was then purified with Ni-affinity chromatography. With a yield of 15?mg/L from bacterial culture, the purified rHF was analyzed by circular dichroism spectrometry for its secondary structure. Moreover, the rHF nanocages were characterized by transmission electron microscopy and dynamic light scattering. Our results indicate that rHF is able to self-assemble into nanocages with a narrow size distribution.     

Cell-specific effects of human cytomegalovirus unique region on recombinant protein expression

The major immediate-early (MIE) promoter of human cytomegalovirus (CMV) is widely used to express recombinant proteins in mammalian cells. CMV MIE promoter contains a strong enhancer and an AT-rich unique region (UR). The UR can function as an insulator or a negative element of CMV MIE promoter, depending on the cellular proteins associated with it. To examine the effects of UR on recombinant protein expression in mammalian cells, we constructed two CMV MIE promoter-based expression plasmids for comparison to the conventional CMV MIE promoter by removing or adding UR. Addition of UR enhances transgene expression in HEK293 stable cells while removal of UR increases both transient and stably integrated expression in HeLa cells. Our results further demonstrate that the cell-specific effect of UR depends on the protein levels of UR-binding proteins, pancreatic-duodenal homeobox factor-1, special AT-rich sequence binding protein 1, and CCAAT displacement protein, in these cells. Collectively, these modified CMV expression plasmids can be utilized to improve recombinant protein production in specific mammalian cell lines.     

HPV18 E7致癌蛋白的高效表达、纯化和鉴定

目的为进一步研究人乳头状瘤病毒18（Human papillomavirus18,HPV18）E7蛋白的结构与功能。方法构建HPV18 E7的谷胱甘肽S-转移酶融合蛋白质粒pGEX-6P-1-GST-HPV18 E7,重组质粒转入大肠埃希菌BL21进行可溶性融合蛋白的高效表达。结果柱上切除法去除GST标签,表达产物经glutathione Sepharose 4B亲和层析纯化,获得了SDS-PAGE和HPLC-ESI-MS纯度的HPV18 E7均质蛋白,非变性PAGE和凝胶过滤表明HPV18 E7以稳定的单体形式存在于水溶液中。高压液相色谱-电喷雾质谱（HPLC-ESI-MS）分析得到HPV18 E7精确分子量为12865．0 Da,与其理论值吻合。纯化蛋白经HPLC-ESI-MS／MS鉴定为目的产物,鉴定出的9个匹配肽段覆盖率为HPV18 E7整个氨基酸序列的96．5％。结论本文所建立的技术可以有效地大量制备HPV18 E7,为进一步研究其结构与功能和致癌机制奠定了重要的物质基础。     

Expression and purification of recombinant human zona pellucida proteins.

Recombinant human zona pellucida (rhZP) proteins (minus the N-terminal leader and the C-terminal transmembrane-like domain) were expressed in four different expression systems: bacteria, yeast, insect cells, and Chinese Hamster Ovary (CHO) cells. The recombinant proteins in each system were engineered with a C-terminal six histidine (His6) segment that was used to purify the proteins by metal affinity [either nickel (Ni) or cobalt (Co)] column chromatography. Each of the rhZP proteins was a candidate antigen as an immunocontraceptive vaccine. However, the rhZP proteins produced in bacteria, yeast and insect cell culture could only be purified after being solubilized by strong denaturants. After purification the final products of each of these expression systems required 6 M urea to maintain solubility. However, the rhZP proteins expressed by CHO cells were secreted into the media, and the soluble proteins could be purified to near homogeneity. In this report the expression and purification procedures used to produce and isolate these secreted proteins are described.     

Neutralising human recombinant antibodies to human cytomegalovirus glycoproteins gB and gH

A phage antibody display library of single chain fragment variable (scFv) was applied to develop anti-HCMV glycoprotein B (gB) and glycoprotein H (gH) neutralising libraries. To enrich for specific scFvs, the phage antibody was panned against cytomegalovirus epitopes derived from the N-terminal part of gB, the C-terminal part of gB and the N-terminal part of gH (NETIYNTTLKYGDV, VTSGSTKD and AASEALDPHAFHLLLNTYGR). A number of clones were differentiated by Bst N1 fingerprinting. After isolation of specific clones against each peptide, the neutralising effect of each clone was assessed by plaque reduction assay. This resulted in the isolation of eight neutralising scFv antibodies with 51-63% neutralising effects. Sequence analysis of three neutralising clones revealed the amino acids specificity changes in heavy and light chains of antibody molecules.     

全长SOD2重组蛋白的可溶表达、纯化、稳定性与跨膜效应

超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)家族是保护细胞免受正常代谢过程中产生的活性氧(ROS)毒性所必需的,含Mn2+离子的超氧化物歧化酶(Mn-SOD,SOD2)是其中最重要的一种。本研究合成了人源SOD2全基因序列,并将其插入带有GST的原核表达载体p GEX-4T-1中,成功构建了GST-SOD2融合蛋白表达质粒。然后,将重组质粒p GEX-4T-1-SOD2转化大肠杆菌BL21(DE3),用IPTG在25℃下诱导表达融合蛋白,得到可溶性GST-SOD2融合蛋白,经GST亲和树脂纯化得到比活为1 788 U/mg的纯蛋白,分子量约为46 k Da。利用凝血酶切去GST标签后经肝素亲和柱纯化得到了电泳纯的SOD2重组蛋白,该蛋白分子量约为25 k Da,与SOD2全长序列的理论分子量相符,比活为2 000 U/mg。两种重组SOD2蛋白在生理条件下都具有良好的SOD活性,且都具有显著的跨膜能力(P0.05)。这些工作为深入研究两种全长重组SOD2蛋白的结构与生物效应建立了基础。