Cloning of an Outer Membrane Protein Gene from Campylobacter jejuni

An antigen in the outer membrane protein (OMP) fraction of Campylobacter jejuni was identified and characterized. Western blot analysis demonstrated antigenic differences in this protein between two congenic C. jejuni strains. Strain A74/C, which colonizes chickens, expressed the antigen at 34 kDa, while strain A74/O, which poorly colonizes chickens, expressed the antigen at 32 and 34 kDa. A genomic library was constructed in λgt11 with DNA from A74/O and screened with antibody raised against C. jejuni OMPs. A clone that possessed a 1.3-kb insert and expressed an immunoreactive protein fused to β-galactosidase was isolated and purified. DNA sequence analysis revealed the insert contained one open reading frame 864 bases long. The deduced amino acid sequence demonstrated 56.3% similarity with Bacillus steorothermophilus glnH, a glutamine-binding protein, and 54.0% similarity with C. jejuni PEB1, a putative colonization adhesin. Southern hybridization, Northern hybridization, and DNA sequence analyses of the congenic colonizing and noncolonizing strains of C. jejuni failed to distinguish the two strains and revealed only one copy of the gene. Post-translational modification may be an alternate explanation for the antigenic differences seen between the two strains. Received: 15 October 1996 / Accepted: 3 December 1996     

衣原体主要外膜蛋白的研究进展

衣原体感染与多种慢性疾病密切相关,其主要外膜蛋白(MOMP)是一种多功能蛋白,分别与外膜结构的稳定性、生长代谢调节、抗原性和毒力密切相关。随着沙眼衣原体和肺炎衣原体基因组测序的完成,人们得以揭示其重要的生物合成、代谢途径,确定调控机制及其与致病的相关性。利用分子生物学技术在分子水平分析衣原体主要外膜蛋白的结构、抗原表位,对于免疫防御、免疫病理和免疫诊断均有重要意义。本文综述了衣原体主要外膜蛋白的分子结构、基因特性、抗原表位与应用前景。     

嗜水气单胞菌气溶素基因的克隆与序列分析

以嗜水气单胞菌BZ和NK分离株的DNA为模板, 采用PCR技术, 扩增气溶素基因(aerA)的DNA片段, 将其克隆到pMD18-T载体上。通过序列测定, 分析结果表明：所克隆的1393 bp片段为aerA部分序列, 编码产生464个氨基酸。BZ与NK之间aerA核苷酸同源性为97.6%, 氨基酸同源性为98.3%, 与其它分离物核苷酸同源性为71.6%~97.5%, 氨基酸同源性为68.0%~98.9%。利用邻接法构建了aerA分子树状图, 树状图分析表明：气单胞菌属各分离物聚为三支, 其中嗜水气单胞菌各菌株之间关系密切, 被聚类为同一支。     

嗜水气单胞菌气溶素基因的克隆与序列分析

以嗜水气单胞菌BZ和NK分离株的DNA为模板,采用PCR技术,扩增气溶素基因(aerA)的DNA片段,将其克隆到pMDl8-T载体上.通过序列测定,分析结果表明:所克隆的1393 bp片段为aerA部分序列,编码产生464个氨基酸.BZ与NK之间aerA核苷酸同源性为97.6%.氨基酸同源性为98.3%,与其它分离物核苷酸同源性为71.6%～97.5%,氨基酸同源性为68.0%～98.9%.利用邻接法构建了aerA分子树状图,树状图分析表明:气单胞菌属各分离物聚为三支,其中嗜水气单胞菌各菌株之间关系密切,被聚类为同一支.     

牦牛多杀性巴氏杆菌外膜蛋白OmpH的扩增与生物信息学分析

旨在扩增牦牛多杀性巴氏杆菌外膜蛋白OmpH的编码基因,并预测OmpH蛋白二级结构和B细胞抗原表位,从而探讨牦牛多杀性巴氏杆菌外膜蛋白OmpH在免疫保护中所起的作用。对牦牛多杀性巴氏杆菌的外膜蛋白OmpH基因进行PCR扩增及序列测定。应用生物信息学相关软件和方法,对牦牛多杀性巴氏杆菌OmpH蛋白的二级结构和B细胞抗原表位进行预测。牦牛多杀性巴氏杆菌OmpH基因全长1 478 bp,ORF包含1 002 bp编码333个氨基酸。二级结构以无规卷曲为主,有少量的α-螺旋和延伸带;推测OmpH蛋白有1个细胞黏附位点、2个糖基化位点。     

家蝇卵黄蛋白基因的克隆与结构序列分析

家蝇卵黄蛋白基因编码的卵黄蛋白是家蝇胚胎发育的重要营养来源 .根据 3种家蝇卵黄蛋白cDNA保守序列设计引物 ,用PCR技术从家蝇基因组DNA中扩增到大小为 76 8bp的mdYP1基因的部分DNA片段 .经地高辛标记成特异性探针 ,从构建的家蝇基因组文库中筛选出一个阳性克隆 ,并从该克隆中分离到大小为 3991bp的mdYP1基因组基因 .序列分析显示 ,该基因组序列含有约1 6kb的 5′ 上游区和 1 0kb的 3′ 下游区 ,编码区由一个 6 1bp的内含子和大小分别为 2 2 2bp和10 2 8bp的 2个外显子组成 .5′ 上游区含有典型的CAAT TATA盒 .     

柞蚕热休克蛋白70基因的克隆和序列分析

HSP70蛋白是受热等因素刺激后而诱导产生的蛋白质,是热休克蛋白家族中最重要的一员。采用RT-PCR方法克隆了柞蚕(Antheraea pernyi)热休克蛋白70基因(HSP70)的ORF序列(GenBank登录号:GU945199),该片段的序列长度为1905bp。生物信息学分析表明,该序列共编码634个氨基酸,预测蛋白的等电点和分子量大小分别为5.62kD和69.5kD。具有HSP70的保守性结构特征,与天蚕(Antheraea yamamai)、家蚕(Bombyx mor)、甘蓝夜蛾(Mamestra brassicae)、棉铃虫(Heliothis viriplaca)、甜菜夜蛾(Spodoptera exigua)、烟草夜蛾(Manduca sexta1)、膜翅目寄生蜂(Cotesia rubecula)的同源性分别为95.7%、78.5%、76.1%、77.3%、76.6%、74.7%、65.9%。根据它们的一级结构构建了系统进化树,进一步确立了它们之间的亲缘关系。     

繁缕核糖体失活蛋白基因克隆及序列分析

采用同源克隆结合RACE法,克隆了繁缕核糖体失活蛋白的全长cDNA,命名为q3(GenBank accession GQ870262)。序列分析结果表明,q3的开放阅读框(ORF)长780 bp,编码259个氨基酸。序列G+C含量为41.5%,与大部分Ⅰ型RIP基因相近。q3编码的蛋白质命名为Q3,理论分子量为28.16 kD,pI为9.44,均与Ⅰ型核糖体失活蛋白相近;包含由23个氨基酸组成的信号肽。功能结构域分析发现,该蛋白含有3个蛋白激酶磷酸化位点、4个络氨酸蛋白激酶磷酸化位点和7个N-肉豆蔻酰化位点。三级结构预测发现,有35.52%的氨基酸残基参与了α螺旋,24.32%的氨基酸残基组成延伸链,40.15%的氨基酸残基随机缠绕其中。基于繁缕及其近缘种核糖体失活蛋白的氨基酸序列构建的系统发育树显示,其结构与经典分类结果基本一致。     

波摩那型钩端螺旋体外膜蛋白LipL32基因片段的克隆表达

目的　构建L3 2_pGEX_5x_2重组质粒 ,诱导表达重组钩端螺旋体外膜脂蛋白LipL3 2。方法　PCR获取编码LipL3 2的基因片段 ,构建重组克隆载体和表达载体 ,转化受体菌 ,诱导表达重组LipL3 2蛋白。将重组LipL3 2蛋白和钩体抗血清进行Western_blot。结果　扩增出约 750bp的LipL3 2成熟蛋白基因 ,LipL3 2基因插入pGEX_5x_2表达载体 ,表达产物谷胱甘肽S_转移酶 (GST ,2 6× 10 3)与LipL3 2蛋白的融合蛋白的相对分子质量约为 53× 10 3 ,与预期大小一致。Western_blot显示重组LipL3 2蛋白能与钩体抗血清特异结合。结论　LipL3 2蛋白能在大肠埃希菌中表达 ,重组LipL3 2蛋白具有免疫反应性     

球毛壳菌（Chaetomium globosum）过氧化物膜蛋白过敏原基因克隆、序列分析及原核表达

以球毛壳菌cDNA文库中获得过氧化物膜蛋白（pero）基因片段（GenBank Accn:BP099709）为基础,用RACE 技术获得该基因的全长cDNA序列。序列长747bp,由412bp的3′RACE产物和508bp的5′RACE产物拼接而成。开放阅读框501bp,编码166个氨基酸,蛋白分子量为17.5kD,理论等电点为5.75。利用cDNA两侧非编码区序列作引物克隆出该基因的DNA序列,序列分析表明该基因由2个内含子和3个外显子组成。ClustalX多序列比对表明：该基因与粗糙脉孢菌（Neurospora crassa）的过氧化物膜蛋白过敏原同源性最高（83%）。将pero基因编码区克隆到原核表达载体pET28a中,构建成表达质粒pET28a-pero并转化大肠杆菌BL21,IPTG诱导后SDS-PAGE检测表达情况,结果发现在21kD处有一特异性融合蛋白带,大小与预期相符,说明该基因已经在大肠杆菌中表达。克隆的cDNA序列、DNA序列及推测的氨基酸序列在GenBank登录(登录号分别为AY555771,AY584753,AAS66898)。     

Electron Microscopy of the Major Outer Membrane Protein of Campylobacter jejuni

The surfaces of the disrupted-cell surfaces of the Campylobacter jejuni strains FUM158432 and M1 were examined using the negative-staining technique and electron microscopy. The surfaces of the whole cells and the outer membranes were covered with small dark dots which, in some areas, were arranged in hexagonal patterns. The hexagonal arrangement was more clearly seen in extracted outer membrane. The size of each structure was measured based on a center-to-center distance with the adjacent structure, and was determined to be 9.9±0.9 nm. A profile of the proteins in the outer membrane by SDS-PAGE, performed in 0.1% SDS and at 100 C, showed 42 kDa proteins to comprise the major outer membrane protein of this bacterium. Digestion of the outer membrane materials with proteinase reduced this protein band in the SDS-PAGE, and the amount of dark dots on the electron micrograph indicated the structure to be the major outer membrane protein (porin) of this bacterium. The power spectrogram of a computer-assisted Fourier transformation of the hexagonally arranged porin proteins suggests that the porin has a trimeric structure rather than a monomeric one.     

Differentiation of Coxiella burnetii by Sequence Analysis of the Gene (com1) Encoding a 27-kDa Outer Membrane Protein

The gene (com1) encoding a 27-kDa outer membrane protein in 21 strains of Coxiella burnetii from a variety of clinical and geographical sources was sequenced for strain differentiation. The com1 gene was highly conserved among all the strains tested but there were several differences in nucleotide and deduced amino acid sequences. Based on the com1 gene-specific nucleotides and deduced amino acids, the 21 strains were divided into four groups. Group 1 contained 14 strains originating from ticks, cattle and human cases of acute Q fever. Groups 2 and 3 included 2 and 3 strains, respectively, originating from human cases of chronic Q fever. Group 4 contained 2 strains originating from a human case of acute Q fever and a goat with abortion. The results indicated that the strains originating from ticks, cattle and human cases of acute Q fever differed at the molecular level from those of human chronic Q fever. This study suggests that a sequence analysis of the com1 gene can be used for strain differentiation of C. burnetii.     

Cloning and Characterization of the Gene Encoding for OMP-PD Porin: The Major <Emphasis Type="Italic">Photobacterium damsela</Emphasis> Outer Membrane Protein

The outer membrane protein of Photobacterium damsela (OMP-PD) and the gene encoding for this porin protein were isolated and characterized. The deduced amino acid sequence of the OMP-PD monomer has 338 amino acids and a calculated molecular weight of 36,951 Da. This sequence includes a 22-amino acid signal peptide at the N-terminal, which is not found when the monomer is located in the outer membrane. Native OMP-PD protein forms a trimeric structure of approximately 110 kDa. It exhibits resistance to proteases, and it can be cleaved only following denaturation by SDS. The degree of identity of the OMP-PD amino acid sequence to porins from the Enterobacteriaceae was only 24%. Identity to Vibrio or Photobacterium porins was 38% and 48%, respectively. Nevertheless, the multiple alignment of this sequence with other structurally defined Enterobacteria porins demonstrated that the location of the 16 beta-strands and eight external loops, including a larger external L3 loop, are conserved in OMP-PD. These results, together with the previously known ability of OMP-PD to form an ion channel in artificial liposomes, strongly support its role as a porin in P. damsela and will help further investigations into the role of OMP-PD in P. damsela pathogenicity.     

丙型肝炎病毒中国株非结构蛋白2～3部分基因cDNA克隆序列分析及表达

丙型肝炎病毒(Hepatitis C virus,HCV)是输血后和许多社区获得性非甲非乙肝炎的主要致 病因子.HCV为单股正链RNA病毒,其基因组长约9.5Kb,编码区含一个大开放读码框架, 编码3010-3033氨基酸残基的多蛋白前体,经宿主蛋白酶和病毒蛋白酶加工成具有生物 学功 能的成熟蛋白.HCV各区域的分布顺序是:C-E1-E2-p7-NS2-NS3-NS4A-NS4B-NS5A- NS5 B[1].本文我们应用RT-PCR方法从HCV患者血清中扩增编码病毒蛋白酶的非结构蛋 白(NS2-NS3)部分基因,对其核苷酸序列进行了分析,并在大肠杆菌中获得了良好表达.     

蒙古牛BMPR-IB基因部分cDNA的克隆和序列分析

BMPR-IB基因主要在哺乳动物卵巢中表达,对卵泡的发育和分化起重要作用。该研究从影响卵巢生长发育和调控的BMPR-IB基因出发,以牛卵巢的RNA为模板,按照不同物种BMPR-IB基因的相似性设计特异引物,运用RT-PCR技术扩增并获得了特异片段,该片段经PCR、酶切和测序验证,证实所克隆序列为牛BMPR-IB序列,包含有953bp组成的部分cDNA序列,同源性分析结果表明,牛BMPR-IB基因序列与绵羊、山羊、人、猪、小鼠的BMPR-IB基因分别为98%、97%、92%、93%、88%的同源性。这为克隆其他物种的BMPR-IB基因提供了依据,同时牛骨形态发生蛋白的测序为更好地理解牛的生殖机理提供帮助。     

丙型肝炎病毒中国株非结构蛋白2~3部分基因cDNA克隆序列分析及表达

丙型肝炎病毒 (ＨｅｐａｔｉｔｉｓＣｖｉｒｕｓ,ＨＣＶ)是输血后和许多社区获得性非甲非乙肝炎的主要致病因子。ＨＣＶ为单股正链ＲＮＡ病毒 ,其基因组长约 9.5Ｋｂ ,编码区含一个大开放读码框架 ,编码 30 1 0 30 33氨基酸残基的多蛋白前体 ,经宿主蛋白酶和病毒蛋白酶加工成具有生物学功能的成熟蛋白。ＨＣＶ各区域的分布顺序是 :Ｃ Ｅ1 Ｅ2 ｐ7 ＮＳ2 ＮＳ3 ＮＳ4Ａ ＮＳ4Ｂ ＮＳ5Ａ ＮＳ5Ｂ[1] 。本文我们应用ＲＴ ＰＣＲ方法从ＨＣＶ患者血清中扩增编码病毒蛋白酶的非结构蛋白 (ＮＳ2 ＮＳ3)部分基因 ,对其核苷酸序列进行了分析 ,…     

立氏立克次体外膜蛋白H基因片段的克隆表达与免疫原性分析

目的：克隆表达立氏立克次体（Rickettsia rickettsii）外膜蛋白H基因（ompH）片段并对其进行免疫原性分析。方法：采用PCR技术从立氏立克次体基因组中扩增ompH基因片段,将该基因片段与原核表达载体pET32a连接,构建重组原核表达质粒pET32a/ompH;将pET32a/ompH转入大肠杆菌细胞内,用IPTG诱导转化大肠杆菌表达目的基因。结果：获得长为327bp的ompH基因片段,SDS-PAGE分析发现pET32a/ompH转化菌表达了大小约27kDa蛋白,该蛋白与立氏立克次体免疫豚鼠血清及斑点热患者血清在免疫印迹分析中呈阳性反应,经该重组蛋白免疫血清中和后的立氏立克次体感染VERO活力减低。结论：pET32a/ompH转化的大肠杆菌表达了ompH基因片段,所产生的重组蛋白具有良好的免疫反应性及保护性。     

Molecular Cloning, Sequencing, and Expression of omp-40, the Gene Coding for the Major Outer Membrane Protein from the Acidophilic Bacterium Thiobacillus ferrooxidans

Thiobacillus ferrooxidans is one of the chemolithoautotrophic bacteria important in industrial biomining operations. Some of the surface components of this microorganism are probably involved in adaptation to their acidic environment and in bacterium-mineral interactions. We have isolated and characterized omp40, the gene coding for the major outer membrane protein from T. ferrooxidans. The deduced amino acid sequence of the Omp40 protein has 382 amino acids and a calculated molecular weight of 40,095.7. Omp40 forms an oligomeric structure of about 120 kDa that dissociates into the monomer (40 kDa) by heating in the presence of sodium dodecyl sulfate. The degree of identity of Omp40 amino acid sequence to porins from enterobacteria was only 22%. Nevertheless, multiple alignments of this sequence with those from several OmpC porins showed several important features conserved in the T. ferrooxidans surface protein, such as the approximate locations of 16 transmembrane beta strands, eight loops, including a large external L3 loop, and eight turns which allowed us to propose a putative 16-stranded beta-barrel porin structure for the protein. These results together with the previously known capacity of Omp40 to form ion channels in planar lipid bilayers strongly support its role as a porin in this chemolithoautotrophic acidophilic microorganism. Some characteristics of the Omp40 protein, such as the presence of a putative L3 loop with an estimated isoelectric point of 7.21 allow us to speculate that this can be the result of an adaptation of the acidophilic T. ferrooxidans to prevent free movement of protons across its outer membrane.     

木瓜凝乳酶基因的克隆及序列分析

通过设计一对特异性的引物,采用RT－PCR方法从未成熟的木瓜组织中扩增得到木瓜凝乳酶基因,并将其重组到pPIC9K载体中,转化大肠杆菌并筛选阳性克隆,序列测定并利用BLAST软件进行核酸及氨基酸序列相似性分析,结果表明：通过序列组成及特征结构分析,扩增得到的基因为木瓜凝乳酶基因。     

立氏立克次体外膜蛋白H 基因片段的克隆表达与免疫原性分析

目的:克隆表达立氏立克次体(Rickettsia rickettsii)外膜蛋白H基因(ompH)片段并对其进行免疫原性分析。方法:采用PCR技术从立氏立克次体基因组中扩增ompH基因片段,将该基因片段与原核表达载体pET32a连接,构建重组原核表达质粒pET32a/ompH;将pET32a/ompH转入大肠杆菌细胞内,用IPTG诱导转化大肠杆菌表达目的基因。结果:获得长为327bp的ompH基因片段,SDS-PAGE分析发现pET32a/ompH转化菌表达了大小约27kDa蛋白,该蛋白与立氏立克次体免疫豚鼠血清及斑点热患者血清在免疫印迹分析中呈阳性反应,经该重组蛋白免疫血清中和后的立氏立克次体感染VERO活力减低。结论:pET32a/ompH转化的大肠杆菌表达了ompH基因片段,所产生的重组蛋白具有良好的免疫反应性及保护性。