麻疯树核糖体失活蛋白基因的克隆和表达

麻疯树(Jatropha curcas L.)核糖体失活蛋白(curcin)是存在于麻疯树种子中的一种毒性较强的蛋白,它与蓖麻毒蛋白和相思子毒蛋白的性质相似,属Ⅰ型核糖体失活蛋白。从麻疯树种子中分离得到一种分子量为28.2kD的蛋白质,其对无细胞系统中蛋白质合成的抑制活性较强,IC_(50)为(0.19±0.01)nmol/L,具有RNA N-糖苷酶活性。依据curcin的N端部分氨基酸设计简并引物,通过RT-PCR和5′-RACE技术从未成熟种子总RNA中克隆到curcin全长cDNA序列。该cDNA全长由1 173个碱基组成,包含一个编码293个氨基酸的前体蛋白,前42个氨基酸为信号肽。推测的多肽序列与测定的蛋白质N端序列相同,与多种已发表的Ⅰ型核糖体失活蛋白和Ⅱ型核糖体失活蛋白的A链有一定的同源性。将curcin的编码区与表达载体pQE-30相连后,转入大肠杆菌(Escherichia coil)M15菌株中得到了有效的表达。将表达的融合蛋白纯化后发现,它具有抑制无细胞系统蛋白质合成的能力。     

MBP-gldABC融合蛋白基因的原核表达载体的构建

目的：构建可高效生产甘油脱水酶的大肠杆菌工程菌,方法：将编码甘油脱水酶的三个基因gldA、gldB、gldC,分别克隆至克隆载体pMD18-T和pSIM-T中,经测序正确后,再亚克隆至表达融合蛋白的高效表达载体pMAL-c2X上,构建成表达质粒pMAL-gldABC,并转化大肠杆菌E.coli DH5α。结果：成功地将甘油脱水酶基因gldABC以同向串联方式克隆到大肠杆菌融合表达载体pMAL-c2X中,结论：得到了含gldABC基因的MBP融合蛋白表达载体,为研究甘油脱水酶基因（gldABC）的在原核表达载体中的串联表达奠定了基础。     

麻疯树毒蛋白curcin2基因的两个原核表达载体的构建和表达

从麻疯树基因组中扩增到毒蛋白curcin2基因成熟肽编码区,成功构建了原核表达载体pET-C和pQE-C,并转化大肠杆菌获得转化子PCB和PCM。在不同温度、不同浓度IPTG和不同诱导时间下,PCB都没有curcin2重组蛋白产生,而PCM能表达出curcin2,主要以包涵体形式存在。诱导温度较低时,延长诱导时间有可溶性的curcin2产生。在文章的实验中,PCM表达curcin2的优化条件为:温度16℃,IPTG1mmol·L-1,时间16￣24h。     

融合基因Mdc-hly的构建及原核表达

构建家蝇天蚕素-人溶菌酶(Mdc-hly)融合基因,实现Mdc-hly基因在大肠杆菌中的表达。通过RT-PCR分别扩增出家蝇天蚕素和人溶菌酶的成熟肽基因序列,再利用Gene-SOEing技术构建融合基因,将融合基因克隆至pET32a表达载体,转化E.coli BL21(DE3),经IPTG诱导得到高效表达,融合蛋白分子量约为38kD。Western blotting杂交证实了表达蛋白的抗原活性。成功构建了融合其因并进行了原核表达,为进一步的生物活性研究打下基础。     

麻疯树核糖体失活蛋白Curcin2的原核可溶性表达及其抗真菌活性研究

Curcin2是麻疯树幼苗在真菌侵染、干旱及高低温胁迫下诱导产生的一种核糖体失活蛋白.采用分子克隆的方法,从麻疯树基因组中扩增到Curcin2成熟肽编码基因,分别连接到质粒载体pGEX-6p-1、pMAL-c5E上,转化大肠杆菌最终获得重组菌PGC(pGEX-6p-1-curcin2)和PMC(pMAL-c5E-curcin2).在不同温度、IPTG浓度、时间诱导下,Curcin2在重组菌PGC中均以包涵体形式表达,在重组菌PMC中主要以可溶性融合蛋白形式表达,且蛋白质的表达量与诱导条件相关.重组菌PMC表达可溶性curcin2的优化条件为:温度28℃,IPTG 0.3mmol/L,时间8h,此条件下目的蛋白占总蛋白表达量的30.6％,1L培养物中可获得19.74mg电泳纯的重组蛋白.重组蛋白可被MBP TrapTM HP柱亲和纯化并与curcin抗体发生抗原抗体反应.体外抗真菌活性实验表明,纯化后的curcin2融合蛋白有抑制真菌生长作用,且对小麦赤霉、油菜菌核的抑制作用强于curcin.此蛋白的获得为其相关功能的研究奠定了基础.     

人抑癌基因PTEN的原核表达载体的构建及融合表达

为研究抑癌因子PTEN蛋白的抑癌机理,掏建了PTEN cDNA的原核表达载体并进行融合表达。将含有PTEN cDNA的质粒pMD-PTEN经EcoR Ⅰ和Sal Ⅰ双酶切,回收PTEN基因片段与经相同酶切的高效原核表达载体pET-44a连接,经序列测定,证实融合型表达载体pET-Nus-PTEN构建成功。转化表达宿主BL21(DE3)后,IPTG诱导表达。经12％SDS-PAGE凝胶电泳,获得118kD的特异蛋白条带。目的蛋白占细菌总蛋白的17％。结果表明：PTEN基因和Nus基因融合表达成功,获得可溶性Nus-PTEN蛋白。该研究为PTEN蛋白的抑癌机理和基因工程药物的研究打下了基础,这是国内PTEN蛋白在原核细胞中成功表达的首次报道。     

β—1，3葡聚糖酶与糖体失活蛋白融合基因的制备及表达载体的构建

将大豆的β－1,3葡聚糖酶基因与玉米的核糖体失活蛋白基因通过一个6个氨基酸的柔性短肽链连接起来,形成1个融合蛋白。编码区基因长1830bp,共编码609个氨基酸和1个终止密码子。经过使用蛋白质分析软件Antheprot4.3和Prosis(v5.00）对融合蛋白的二级结构、理化特性、潜在信号肽断裂位点等方面进行分析表明：融合蛋白较好的保持了原来的两个蛋白的各项理化特性,维持了两种蛋白的二级结构。将此基因克隆质粒PBI121上,构建成植物表达载体PBI／GR。     

小麦细胞分裂素氧化酶基因TaCKX1原核表达载体的构建及表达

目的:构建小麦细胞分裂素氧化酶基因TaCKXI原核表达载体并进行表达,以期得到大量的His标签融合蛋白.方法:根据GenBank中的TaCKXI序列以及pET-24a载体中的多克隆位点设计引物,以含有TaCKXl编码基因的批pMD-QRCKXI重组质粒为模板,经PCR扩增得到TaCKXI基因的DNA片段.将所得的片段与pET-24a载体连接,转化DH5α大肠杆菌,筛选阳性克隆,其测序结果与原序列一致,表明原核表达载体pET-TaCKXI已构建成功.提取per-TaCKXI质粒转化到BL21(DE3)pLysS表达菌株中,经IPTG诱导后收集菌体进行SDS-PAGE电泳鉴定,并优化其表达条件.结果:在大肠杆菌中获得TaCKXI基因融合表达,主要以包涵体形式存在;融合蛋白的分子量为58.91kD;IPTG终浓度为0.5、1.0、1.5.2.0mmol/L时,诱导融合蛋白产量相差不大.选用0.5mmol/L诱导15h获得大量的融合蛋白.经用原核表达蛋白纯化试剂盒纯化,得到了单一的融合蛋白.结论:小麦TaCKXI基因在大肠杆菌中获得了高效表达,为今后TaCKXI蛋白多克隆抗体的制备奠定了基础.     

拟南芥FT基因原核表达载体的构建、表达和蛋白纯化

FT基因是植物成花素,在植物的开花调控中起着重要作用。构建了用于原核表达的FT-eGFP表达载体,并在大肠杆菌BL21中进行重组蛋白的诱导表达。从IPTG诱导浓度、诱导时间和诱导温度等方面进行了细致的分析,最终建立了FT-eGFP融合蛋白诱导表达的优化体系:当菌液OD600=0.6-1.0时,采用IPTG1.0mol/L,在28℃诱导表达6h。摸索和建立了利用HisTrapKit标签,经过镍柱纯化,纯化目的蛋白的技术体系,为进一步研究FT基因在植物开花调控中的应用奠定了基础。     

天花粉蛋白基因的克隆及序列分析

本文应用ＤＮＡ多聚酶链式反应（ＰＣＲ）技术,从括楼基因组ＤＮＡ中扩增并克隆了天花粉蛋白（ＴＣＳ）基因。核酸序列分析结果表明,克隆片段包括ＴＣＳ的前原蛋白的编码序列和５＇一侧翼区段。其编码序列与已发表的不同来源的３种ＴＣＳ基因的核苷酸序列的同源性分别为９９．２０％,９８．７４％和９８．６４％。推导出的氨基酸序列与已发表的４种ＴＣＳ的氨基酸序列的同源性分别为９８．６２％、９８．６２％、９７．４１％和９     

Expression, purification, and characterization of recombinant cyanovirin-N for vaginal anti-HIV microbicide development

Cyanovirin-N (CV-N) is a prokaryotic protein under development as a topical anti-HIV microbicide, an urgent and necessary approach to prevent HIV transmission in at-risk populations worldwide. We have expressed recombinant CV-N as inclusion bodies in the cytoplasm of Escherichia coli. A purification scheme has been developed that exploits the physicochemical properties of this protein, in particular its stability in a harsh inclusion body purification scheme. Under the conditions developed, this system yields 140 mg of highly purified CV-N per liter of high-density cell culture, which represents a 14-fold increase over the best recombinant CV-N yield reported to date. This purification scheme results in monomeric CV-N as analyzed by SDS-PAGE, isoelectric focusing, and reverse phase- and size exclusion-HPLC. This recombinantly expressed and refolded CV-N binds to gp120 with nanomolar affinity and retains its potent anti-HIV activities in cell-based assays. The expression and purification system described herein provides a better means for the mass production of CV-N for further microbicide development.     

Synthesis and anti-HIV activity of arylpiperazinyl fluoroquinolones: a new class of anti-HIV agents

Synthesis and anti-HIV activity of a series of novel arylpiperazinyl fluoroquinolones are reported. In the SAR study, the aryl substituents on the piperazine nitrogen were found to play an important role for the anti-HIV-1 activity. A few of the compounds exhibited potent anti-HIV activity: IC50=0.06 microM in chronically infected cells.     

Quinobene, a new potent anti-HIV agent.

A simple synthesis of the sulfonated azo dye Quinobene (3) and its derivatives, as well as the results of their evaluation in anti-HIV screening have been described. Thus, reacting the diazonium salt of 4,4'-diaminostilbene-2,2'-disulfonic acid with 8-hydroxyquinoline-5-sulfonic acid yielded the readily isolable title compound. The lithium and tetramethylammonium salts of Quinobene and its complexes with Cu(II), Zn(II), Mg(II) were also prepared. In vitro tests showed considerable activity of these compounds against HIV-1.     

The Enterococcus faecalis cytolysin: a novel toxin active against eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells

The enterococcal cytolysin, a two-peptide lytic system, is a divergent relative of a large family of toxins and bacteriocins secreted by pathogenic and non-pathogenic Gram-positive bacteria. This family includes the lantibiotics and streptolysin S. The enterococcal cytolysin is of interest because its activities enhance enterococcal virulence in infection models and, in epidemiological studies, it has been associated with patient mortality. The cytolysin is lethal for a broad range of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells, and this activity requires two non-identical, post-translationally modified peptides. The smaller of the two peptides also plays a role in a quorum-sensing autoinduction of the cytolysin operon. As a trait that is present in particularly virulent strains of Enterococcus faecalis, including strains that are resistant to multiple antibiotics, it serves as a model for testing the value of developing new virulence-targeting therapeutics. Further, because of the interest in small membrane active peptides as therapeutics themselves, studies of the molecular structure/activity relationships for the cytolysin peptides are providing insights into the physical basis for prokaryotic versus eukaryotic cell targeting.     

Cytolethal distending toxin: a bacterial bullet targeted to nucleus

Cytolethal distending toxin (Cdt) is a newly added member of bacterial protein toxins that hijack the control system of eukaryotic cells. Cdts are produced by several pathogenic bacteria causing chronic infectious diseases. They are composed of three subunits, CdtA, CdtB and CdtC, which together form a ternary complex. CdtB is the active component, and CdtA and CdtC are involved in delivering the CdtB into the cells. The sophisticated strategy of Cdt to control host cells is CdtB-mediated limited DNA damage of the host cell chromosome, which triggers the response of the cell cycle checkpoint and results in G2 arrest in the cells. Cdt also induces apoptotic cell death of lymphocytes, which may be relevant to onset or persistence of chronic infection by the producing bacteria. The study of this toxin is expected to provide us information on a novel strategy by which bacteria interact with host cells.     

重组百日咳毒素Sl亚单位的纯化及免疫原性

将重组百日咳毒素S1亚单位基因的质粒在DH5α和TOPl0两株大肠杆菌中进行表达,并对表达产物进行了初步纯化。粗制的rSl免疫家兔所得血清,用HP—PT及1B7-PT包被的ELISA测定效价,并做被动免疫保护试验。抗PT的抗体滴度为1：32000。该抗rSl血清在小鼠被动免疫保护试验中,对百日咳杆菌18323毒株进行脑腔攻击的被动免疫保护作用达到100％。证明rSl亚单位具有良好的抗原性和免疫原性,并与天然S1具有相同的抗原表位。     

Gene expression in the polycistronic operons of Escherichia coli heat-labile toxin and cholera toxin: a new model of translational control

A new model is proposed based on the suggestion that stable local secondary structures of mRNA interfere with ribosome movement on mRNA and consequently reduce the translation rate. This model accounts for a different level of translation for each cistron in the polycistronic mRNA of Escherichia coli heat-labile toxin (LT) and cholera toxin. We also conclude that the mRNA secondary structures have been conserved during the evolution of the toxin genes for its functional importance.     

耐甲氧西林葡萄球菌PBP2a的质粒克隆与构建

目的克隆并构建耐甲氧西林金黄色葡萄球菌（MRSA）青霉素结合蛋白2a（PBP2a）全长及转肽酶区的原核表达质粒。方法登录基因文库查找获得mecA基因的编码序列,应用PCR技术扩增获得DNA片段,将此基因片段插入PET-32a载体,同时酶切鉴定阳性克隆,DNA序列测定验证序列正确性。结果 PCR扩增获得了mecA基因全长及转肽酶区DNA片段,成功插入到原核表达载体PET32a,双酶切鉴定及DNA序列测定证实插入片段正确。结论成功构建了PBP2a全长及转肽酶区片段表达质粒,为该蛋白的纯化表达和疫苗研究奠定了基础。     

牦牛B细胞淋巴瘤2相关蛋白A1的原核表达及体外活性

为研究牦牛(Bos grunniens) B细胞淋巴瘤2相关蛋白A1(B cell lymphoma 2 related protein A1,BCL2A1)的原核表达及体外活性。采用原核表达载体构建、细胞划痕实验、CCK-8法、透射电镜和实时荧光定量PCR等方法。结果显示,成功构建pET-32a-BCL2A1重组质粒,表达获得约33kDa的BCL2A1。终浓度为0.02μg/mL、0.2μg/mL、2.0μg/mL的BCL2A1均能使HepG2细胞活性显著降低(P < 0.05),并在一定程度上抑制细胞的迁移。2.0μg/mL BCL2A1导致HepG2细胞核固缩,胞质中高密度物质聚集,溶酶体吞噬形成致密的凋亡小体等。此外,细胞凋亡相关基因CASP9的mRNA水平在2.0 μg/mL组中显著上调(P < 0.05),CASP8的mRNA水平在0.2 μg/mL和2.0 μg/mL组中显著上调(P < 0.05),而CASP3和Cyt c的mRNA水平在3个浓度处理组均显著上调(P < 0.05)。这提示BCL2A1可能通过凋亡途径影响HepG2细胞活性,为进一步探索牦牛BCL2A1基因功能积累资料。     

苜蓿夜蛾丝氨酸蛋白酶基因cDNA序列的克隆与原核表达研究

【目的】丝氨酸蛋白酶(Serine protease,SP)是以丝氨酸为活性中心的重要的蛋白水解酶。在昆虫中,丝氨酸蛋白酶参与消化、发育、先天免疫反应和组织重建等重要的生理过程。本试验以苜蓿夜蛾Heliothis viriplaca为材料,克隆其丝氨酸蛋白酶基因的cDNA序列,再对该基因进行原核表达并对表达产物进行活性测定研究。【方法】从苜蓿夜蛾中肠中提取总RNA,通过RT-PCR和RACE技术,扩增获得丝氨酸蛋白酶基因cDNA全长序列,用大肠杆菌E.coli表达系统进行表达;再对表达的重组蛋白进行变性、纯化与复性,并以BTEE为底物进行活性测定。【结果】克隆得到的苜蓿夜蛾中肠丝氨酸蛋白酶基因命名为Hv SP,该基因已登录Gen Bank,登录号为KT907053。该基因全长1 017 bp,开放阅读框为886 bp,编码295个氨基酸,分子量约为30.8 ku,等电点为8.27,推导的氨基酸序列与其他昆虫丝氨酸蛋白酶氨基酸序列相似性在46%~92%之间。在Tris-HCl缓冲液中,p H为8.5时,复性的重组蛋白活性最高,为28.7 U/m L。荧光定量PCR结果表明,Hv SP基因的m RNA在苜蓿夜蛾的多个组织中特异性表达,且在中肠中表达量最高,但在唾腺中未检测到Hv SP的m RNA表达。【结论】该研究克隆了一个新的苜蓿夜蛾丝氨酸蛋白酶基因的cDNA序列,且原核表达后的重组蛋白经过变性、纯化及复性后具有活性,为进一步探索丝氨酸蛋白酶在昆虫体内的生理生化功能奠定了基础。