哺乳类细胞基因表达系统

通过适当的设计,可以构建在哺乳类细胞中表达的质粒,将其导入哺乳类细胞后,可以有效地表达外源基因．文章主要就这类质粒的特征、分类及其研究进展等方面予以综述．     

Expression of the Renilla reniformis Luciferase Gene in Mammalian Cells

A cDNA encoding the Renilla reniformis luciferase was expressed in simian and murine cells in a transient and stable manner, respectively. Light emission catalyzed by luciferase was detected from transfected cells both in vitro and in vivo. This work establishes the Renilla luciferase gene as a new efficient marker of gene expression in mammalian cells.     

豚鼠生长激素受体及其突变体在哺乳动物细胞中的功能性表达

采用RT PCR克隆得到豚鼠生长激素受体cDNA。序列同源比较显示生长激素受体的一些功能性保守氨基酸在豚鼠生长激素受体中被其他氨基酸所取代。例如 ,哺乳动物生长激素受体中保守的第 170位组氨酸和第 333位酪氨酸分别是受体二聚化和生长激素刺激蛋白质合成及脂生成所必需的 ,但在豚鼠生长激素受体中分别被酪氨酸和丝氨酸所取代。为此 ,采用定点突变法得到了突变体gpGHRY16 8H和 gpGHRS332Y ,并构建了表达质粒 pcDNA3 gpGHR ,pcDNA3 gpGHRY16 8H和pcDNA3 gpGHRS332Y。借助COS 7和CHO细胞 ,研究了豚鼠生长激素受体及其突变体的生物活性。实验表明转染了pcDNA3 gpGHR的COS 7细胞对牛生长激素具有高亲和性 [Ka=1.3× 10 9(mol/L) -1],并且用鼠抗生长激素受体单克隆抗体mAb2 6 3可检测到一分子量约 92kD的蛋白质。在CHO细胞中 ,虽然两个氨基酸的定点突变不影响受体与配体的结合 ,但都提高了生长激素刺激的蛋白质合成而降低生长激素刺激的脂肪生成。蛋白质印迹实验揭示突变体 gpGHRY16 8和gpGHRS332Y分别降低和提高了生长激素诱导的JAK2酪氨酸磷酸化。因此 ,报道了豚鼠生长激素受体在生长激素代谢功能中的调节作用以及受体中保守氨基酸的取代导致配体结合后信号转导的变化。     

Gene Conversion Tracts from Double-Strand Break Repair in Mammalian Cells

Mammalian cells are able to repair chromosomal double-strand breaks (DSBs) both by homologous recombination and by mechanisms that require little or no homology. Although spontaneous homologous recombination is rare, DSBs will stimulate recombination by 2 to 3 orders of magnitude when homology is provided either from exogenous DNA in gene-targeting experiments or from a repeated chromosomal sequence. Using a gene-targeting assay in mouse embryonic stem cells, we now investigate the effect of heterology on recombinational repair of DSBs. Cells were cotransfected with an endonuclease expression plasmid to induce chromosomal DSBs and with substrates containing up to 1.2% heterology from which to repair the DSBs. We find that heterology decreases the efficiency of recombinational repair, with 1.2% sequence divergence resulting in an approximately sixfold reduction in recombination. Gene conversion tract lengths were examined in 80 recombinants. Relatively short gene conversion tracts were observed, with 80% of the recombinants having tracts of 58 bp or less. These results suggest that chromosome ends in mammalian cells are generally protected from extensive degradation prior to recombination. Gene conversion tracts that were long (up to 511 bp) were continuous, i.e., they contained an uninterrupted incorporation of the silent mutations. This continuity suggests that these long tracts arose from extensive degradation of the ends or from formation of heteroduplex DNA which is corrected with a strong bias in the direction of the unbroken strand.     

脂质体法和电穿孔法转染哺乳动物细胞研究

用脂质体法和电穿孔法分别转染Cos-7,Vero和Namalwa细胞.发现脂质体法在转染效率和操作方便方面比电穿孔法优越,而电穿孔法对细胞种类的适用性方面似乎比脂质体法广. 结果表明,电穿孔法能转染Cos-7,Namalwa和Vero细胞,而用脂质体法只能转染Cos-7和Vero细胞.     

人朊蛋白不同N-糖基化修饰突变体的构建及其在哺乳动物细胞中表达

构建并表达人朊蛋白N-糖基化修饰位点突变的真核表达载体,有助于进一步研究朊蛋白N-糖基化修饰的生物学功能。定点突变野生型人朊蛋白基因PRNP,将获得的突变体亚克隆至真核表达载体pcDNA3.1中,并在人宫颈癌细胞株HeLa中瞬时表达各种朊蛋白糖基化修饰位点突变体,利用免疫印迹和糖苷酶消化等糖蛋白分析方法鉴定表达产物的糖基化形式。经Western blot鉴定,野生型和突变型朊蛋白表达产物出现不同形式的泳动特征,分别出现特异性糖基化修饰的多个条带,单糖基化修饰的两条条带和无糖基化修饰的一条条带。经PNGase F糖苷酶消化,野生型和糖基化单点突变型表达产物均能被糖苷酶消化,其分子量下移,去糖基化突变型表达产物的分子条带位置不变。通过突变野生型人朊蛋白基因PRNP的N-糖基化修饰位点,获得单糖基化修饰和去N-糖基化修饰的6种人朊蛋白突变体,并能够在HeLa细胞株中瞬时表达单糖基化修饰和去N-糖基化修饰朊蛋白,为进一步研究朊蛋白的相关功能建立良好基础。     

杆状病毒介导外源基因在哺乳动物细胞中表达的研究进展

杆状病毒(Baculovirus)是一种以昆虫为唯一宿主的病毒, 可用做生物杀虫剂或作为表达载体在昆虫细胞中大量表达外源蛋白, 制备疫苗。研究发现, 在哺乳动物细胞中携带哺乳动物启动子的重组杆状病毒能启动下游外源基因的表达但病毒不能在哺乳动物细胞中增值, 对细胞毒性小, 转导成功的细胞可以稳定传代并有效表达外源基因, 哺乳动物细胞比昆虫细胞对蛋白质具有更好的翻译后修饰, 表达出的蛋白结构更接近天然蛋白。因此, 杆状病毒可作为一种新型的哺乳动物细胞基因转移载体, 用于表达外源基因及作为一种基因治疗载体, 具有巨大潜力, 日益受到人们的关注。本文对杆状病毒作为一种表达载体在哺乳动物细胞中表达的研究进展进行了综述。     

序列优化的小鼠IL-33基因在哺乳动物细胞中的有效分泌表达

目的: 白细胞介素(IL)-33具有重要的免疫调控作用,在疾病中扮演着重要的角色。本文旨在通过基因优化实现IL-33在哺乳动物细胞中的高效表达,为疾病机理研究以及疫苗免疫佐剂应用等提供基础。方法: 根据小鼠白细胞介素-33成熟肽(mIL-33)的氨基酸序列,以哺乳动物细胞基因表达密码子偏好性进行基因优化设计;化学合成优化的mIL-33基因片段,通过搭桥PCR将编码人CD8α信号肽的核酸序列分别与优化或未优化的mIL-33基因连接,并与绿色荧光蛋白(EGFP)基因分别构建到双表达单元质粒 pBudCE4.1的不同启动子下;重组质粒经 lipofectamine 3000 和PEI转染293FT 细胞;以 Western blot和ELISA检测重组蛋白的表达;收集表达的mIL-33刺激巨噬细胞Raw264.7,ELISA检测培养上清的TNFα水平,以证明IL-33的生物学活性。结果: 重组质粒经酶切鉴定及测序分析证实构建成功; lipofectamine 3000转染效率较PEI转染更高;Western blot和ELISA 结果显示密码子优化的mIL-33表达水平较未优化序列更高,在EF-1α启动子和CMV启动子指导下mIL-33在293FT 细胞表达水平相当,CD8α信号肽成功引导mIL-33的分泌,产物具生物学活性。结论: 密码子优化操作显著改善了 mIL-33在哺乳动物细胞中的表达水平,为进一步研究奠定了基础。     

Alterations in Gene Array Patterns in Dendritic Cells from Aged Humans

Dendritic cells (DCs) are major antigen-presenting cells that play a key role in initiating and regulating innate and adaptive immune responses. DCs are critical mediators of tolerance and immunity. The functional properties of DCs decline with age. The purpose of this study was to define the age-associated molecular changes in DCs by gene array analysis using Affymatrix GeneChips. The expression levels of a total of 260 genes (1.8%) were significantly different (144 down-regulated and 116 upregulated) in monocyte-derived DCs (MoDCs) from aged compared to young human donors. Of the 260 differentially expressed genes, 24% were down-regulated by more than 3-fold, suggesting that a large reduction in expression occurred for a notable number of genes in the aged. Our results suggest that the genes involved in immune response to pathogens, cell migration and T cell priming display significant age-related changes. Furthermore, downregulated genes involved in cell cycle arrest and DNA replication may play a critical role in aging-associated genetic instability. These changes in gene expression provide molecular based evidence for age-associated functional abnormalities in human DCs that may be responsible for the defects in adaptive immunity observed in the elderly.     

哺乳动物细胞中重组蛋白瞬时表达技术（TGE）的研究进展

近年来越来越多的重组蛋白,尤其是单克隆抗体,作为生物药应用于医疗。临床及实验室研究中,经常要求在短时间内生产一定量的候选蛋白供应研究需求。经典的建立稳定细胞系生产重组蛋白过程复杂冗长,而作为替代方法,瞬时基因表达技术在数周内即可生产数十至数百毫克重组蛋白,得到广泛应用。本文将总结近年来工业及学术上,在哺乳动物细胞尤其是人胚胎肾细胞（HEK293）TL中国仓鼠卵巢细胞（CHO）中瞬时表达重组蛋白的一系列研究,概述瞬时表达技术在宿主细胞改造、表达载体最优化设计、瞬时转染条件等方面的研究进展,并展望其未来发展方向。     

哺乳动物细胞中重组蛋白瞬时表达技术(TGE)的研究进展

近年来越来越多的重组蛋白,尤其是单克隆抗体,作为生物药应用于医疗。临床及实验室研究中,经常要求在短时间内生产一定量的候选蛋白供应研究需求。经典的建立稳定细胞系生产重组蛋白过程复杂冗长,而作为替代方法,瞬时基因表达技术在数周内即可生产数十至数百毫克重组蛋白,得到广泛应用。本文将总结近年来工业及学术上,在哺乳动物细胞尤其是人胚胎肾细胞(HEK293)及中国仓鼠卵巢细胞(CHO)中瞬时表达重组蛋白的一系列研究,概述瞬时表达技术在宿主细胞改造、表达载体最优化设计、瞬时转染条件等方面的研究进展,并展望其未来发展方向。     

Alterations of Neutral Glycolipids in Cells Infected with Syncytium-Producing Mutants of Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1

The isolation of syncytium-producing mutants of herpes simplex virus type 1 (KOS strain), which cause extensive cell fusion during otherwise normal infections, has been reported previously (S. Person, R. W. Knowles, G. S. Read, S. C. Warner, and V. C. Bond, J. Virol. 17:183-190, 1976). Seven of these mutants, plus two syncytial strains obtained elsewhere, were used to compare the incorporation of labeled galactose into neutral glycolipids of mock-infected, wild-type-infected, and syncytially infected human embryonic lung cells. Five predominant cellular glycolipid species were observed, denoted GL-1 through GL-5 in order of increasing oligosaccharide chain length; for example, GL-1 and GL-2 correspond to glycolipids that contain mono- and disaccharide units, respectively. Wild-type virus infection caused an increase in galactose incorporation into GL-1 and GL-2 relative to GL-3 through GL-5. For a single labeling interval from 4 to 10 h after adsorption, syncytial infections generally resulted in a relatively greater incorporation into more complex glycolipids than did wild-type infections. One mutant, syn 20, was compared with wild-type virus throughout infection by using a series of shorter labeling pulses and appeared to delay by at least 2 h the alterations observed during wild-type infections. These alterations are apparently due to defects in synthesis, since prelabeled cellular glycolipids were not differentially degraded during mock or virus infection.     

Ethylene-induced Fine Structure Alterations in Cotton and Sugarbeet Radicle Cells

Electron microscopic examination of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) and sugarbeet (Beta vulgaris L.) radicles subjected to ethylene at 1, 10, 100 microliters per liter and a saturated ethylene atmosphere showed distinct ultrastructural differences compared to aerobic, control tissue and to anaerobic, nitrogen-treated radicles. Short term ethylene treatments of 1 hour induced the formation of cisternal stacks of rough endoplasmic reticulum in undifferentiated radicle cells. Similar profiles of rough endoplasmic reticulum were not observed in control radicles, but were found in nitrogen-treated tissues. Additionally, ribosomes in all ethylene-treated radicles were larger than ribosomes in control and nitrogen-treated cells. By ribosome density determinations it was found that the ethylene-treated ribosomes were swollen and less dense. The cell walls of the ethylene-treated tissue were also expanded and less dense than those of control tissue.     

Temporal and Spatial Epigenome Editing Allows Precise Gene Regulation in Mammalian Cells

Cell-type specific gene expression programs are tightly linked to epigenetic modifications on DNA and histone proteins. Here, we used a novel CRISPR-based epigenome editing approach to control gene expression spatially and temporally. We show that targeting dCas9–p300 complex to distal non-regulatory genomic regions reprograms the chromatin state of these regions into enhancer-like elements. Notably, through controlling the spatial distance of these induced enhancers (i-Enhancer) to the promoter, the gene expression amplitude can be tightly regulated. To better control the temporal persistence of induced gene expression, we integrated the auxin-inducible degron technology with CRISPR tools. This approach allows rapid depletion of the dCas9-fused epigenome modifier complex from the target site and enables temporal control over gene expression regulation. Using this tool, we investigated the temporal persistence of a locally edited epigenetic mark and its functional consequences. The tools and approaches presented here will allow novel insights into the mechanism of epigenetic memory and gene regulation from distal regulatory sites.     

T7启动子在哺乳类动物细胞中启动外源基因表达的研究

人低密度脂蛋白（LDL）受体基因cDNA和氯霉素已酞转移酶基因（CAT）及PolyA信号序列被克隆进pGEM4载体的T7噬茵体启动子下游,构建成质粒pT7LDLR和pT7CAT．两个重组质粒转化CHO细胞．PCR和CAT酶实验显示：两个基因被T7噬菌体启动子所启动．结果证实真核生物RNA聚合酶能够识别T7启动子,转录外源基因．常用的含有T7启动子的质粒可同时作为原核生物和真核生物的表达载体．     

腺相关病毒介导基因组来源的基因转移与整合

构建一个带β-珠蛋白基因组序列的腺相关病毒载体AV53HS2Δβ2Neo.经包装成重组腺相关病毒后,转导红系细胞.DNA印迹证实包含红系增强子、β-珠蛋白基因和筛选标志基因的前病毒基因组完整整合于红系细胞基因组中.结果说明腺相关病毒载体能介导基因组序列来源的目的基因稳定整合于受体细胞基因组中.