创伤弧菌vvhA基因的克隆、原核表达系统的构建及鉴定

目的 克隆创伤弧菌（Vibrio vulnificus,Vv）溶细胞素基因（υυhA）,构建原核表达系统并鉴定其表达产物的免疫性.方法 采用PCR技术从Vv GTC333和WZ01株DNA中扩增全长υυhA基因,T-A克隆后测定其核苷酸序列.采用pET32a质粒构建vvhA基因原核表达载体,在E coli BL21（DE3）宿主菌中用不同浓度的IPTG诱导目的重组蛋白rVvhA表达,采用Ni-NTA亲和层析法提纯rVvhA,SDS-PAGE检测表达和提纯效果.采用兔抗Vv全菌抗体的Western Blot和兔抗rVvhA血清的免疫扩散试验鉴定其免疫反应性和免疫原性.结果 所克隆的vvhA基因核苷酸序列与GeneBank公布的同源性分别为96.09%和98.26%.在0.5 mmol/L IPTG诱导下,rVvhA产量可占细菌总蛋白的18%.提纯的rVvhA经SDS-PAGE后仅显示单一的蛋白条带.重组蛋白rVvhA能与兔抗Vv全菌抗体发生特异性结合,免疫家兔可获得高效价抗体.结论 该研究成功地构建了创伤弧菌υυhA基因高效原核表达系统,所表达的rVvhA具有良好的免疫原性和免疫反应性,可作为Vv免疫检测试剂盒及疫苗的抗原.     

鳗弧菌溶血毒素基因vah4的克隆及表达

目的：对鳗弧菌溶血毒素基因vah4进行克隆与原核表达,为进一步深入研究其免疫原性及VAH4的功能奠定基础。方法：PCR扩增vah4,将扩增的产物连接于测序载体pMD18—T上,经测序反应确定无误后,再将PCR产物与原核表达载体pET-32a构建表达VAH4的重组质粒（pET-32a-VAH4）,经PCR鉴定后,再转入表达宿主大肠杆菌BL21菌株内,对转化菌株进行诱导表达,SDS-PAGE电泳检测。结果：含重组质粒的菌株有表达蛋白,其表达的蛋白质相对分子质量为40kDa,并经Western blot鉴定结果证实该条带即VAH4-His融合蛋白。结论：vah4基因成功克隆至pET-32a质粒内并成功表达,为进一步研究其免疫原性、VAH4的毒性作用效果及作用机制奠定基础。     

拟态弧菌VMH蛋白的原核表达及其多克隆抗体制备

目的实现拟态弧菌热不稳定性溶血素(VMH)的原核表达,制备兔抗VMH蛋白的多克隆抗体。方法根据GenBank上已有的拟态弧菌vmh基因序列,设计并合成引物,通过PCR方法扩增vmh基因。PCR纯化产物酶切后,定向插入到PET-32a表达载体构建重组表达质粒PET-32a-vmh。重组表达质粒转化至E.coli Rosetta感受态细胞,在IPTG诱导下进行VMH蛋白表达。SDS-PAGE分析重组VMH蛋白(rVMH)的表达形式,并分别采用兔血平板扩散法和Western blot检测其溶血活性和免疫反应性。用纯化的rVMH蛋白免疫新西兰大白兔,3次免疫后采集免疫血清,采用饱和硫酸铵分级沉淀结合亲和层析法纯化多克隆抗体,并检测其纯度与效价。结果重组表达质粒PET-32a-vmh诱导表达后,经SDS-PAGE分析发现分子量约为77.8kDa的rVMH蛋白主要以包涵体形式表达,该蛋白经变性复性后具有溶血活性和免疫反应性。兔抗rVMH蛋白的多克隆抗体经纯化后,其纯度达95%,ELISA效价为1∶26843545600,琼扩效价为1∶32。结论成功制备了rVMH蛋白及其多克隆抗体,为进一步采用噬菌体肽库筛选技术鉴定VMH蛋白表位提供了物质基础。     

大肠杆菌glgC基因的克隆及原核表达

以大肠杆菌BL21染色体DNA为模板,根据glgC基因的全序列设计了1对引物,在优化的PCR反应条件下扩增出了glgC基因片段,测序结果显示该片段大小为1296 bp,编码432个氨基酸残基。将该基因克隆到原核表达载体pET-28a-c( )中,重组载体pET-glgC转化至大肠杆菌BL21(DE3),经IPTG诱导后,SDS-PAGE电泳鉴定,得到了与理论推算的glgC基因表达产物分子质量(约53 kD)相符的特异蛋白条带。     

阴道毛滴虫黏附蛋白65-3基因原核表达质粒的构建及表达

质粒 pMD-18T-ap65-3 经 Xho I 和 BamH I 双酶切, 1.0% 凝胶电泳后纯化回收阴道毛滴虫黏附蛋白 65-3 基因,定向克隆至原核表达载体 pET-32a( ), 构建原核表达质粒 pET32a-ap65-3. 重组质粒转化大肠埃希菌 JM109 感受态细胞中, 筛选阳性克隆, 进行PCR﹑酶切及测序鉴定正确后, 将重组质粒 pET32a-ap65-3 转化于大肠埃希菌 BL21 中,异丙基-β-D硫代半乳糖苷 (IPTG) 诱导重组蛋白表达后利用十二烷基磺酸钠一聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳 (SDS-PAGE) 和免疫印迹 (Western blot) 对重组蛋白进行分析鉴定. 本实验为研究阴道毛滴虫病的致病机制及蛋白生物学功能奠定了基础.     

柽柳翻译起始因子(eIF-5A)基因的克隆及原核表达

根据柽柳cDNA文库中获得的eIF-5A基因片段,用RACE技术克隆出其全长cDNA序列.cDNA长度为799 bp,编码159个氨基酸.将该cDNA序列克隆到原核表达载体pET28a中,获得重组质粒pET28a-eIF5A.不同浓度NaCl胁迫下大肠杆菌(Escherichia coli)BL21(pET28a-eIF5A)比E.coli BL21(pET28a)有明显的抗盐性,前者菌株存活率在1.0 mo1·L-1NaCl盐胁迫下是后者的9.3倍,据此认为E.coliBL21(pET28a-eIF5A)的耐盐性可能与eIF-5A基因的表达相关.该基因的GenBank登录号为AY587771(基因)、AAT01416(蛋白).     

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。     

长春花金属硫蛋白基因原核表达载体的构建及表达研究

将从长春花中克隆的金属硫蛋白基因（GenBank登录号：DQ016341）构建到高效原核表达载体pGEX-6P-1,并命名为pGEX-6P-1-CrMT,并对GST-CrMT融合蛋白的表达进行诱导和条件优化。对不同的诱导温度、IPTG诱导浓度和诱导时间等条件的优化结果表明,随诱导时间增长GST-CrMT融合蛋白表达量提高,22℃,24 h和37℃,240 min均能诱导GST-CrMT融合蛋白的最大量表达,在0.8 mmol·L^-1 IPTG浓度下可以有效诱导GST-CrMT融合蛋白的表达。     

阴道毛滴虫黏附蛋白33基因原核表达载体的构建及表达

目的构建阴道毛滴虫黏附蛋白33基因原核表达载体并诱导其体外表达。方法pMD-18T-ap33重组质粒和pUC18空质粒经BamH Ⅰ和XbaⅠ限制性内切酶双酶切,将ap33基因亚克隆入pUC18载体并进行筛选和鉴定。重组质粒经IPTG诱导,SDS-PAGE电泳及Western-blot杂交鉴定重组蛋白。结果经双酶切及PCR鉴定,构建的重组质粒为阳性重组子,诱导出的重组蛋白大小约为Mr36000,与理论值基本相符。结论成功构建重组质粒并获得体外表达。     

水稻甲基结合蛋白基因MBD701的克隆及原核表达

甲基结合域蛋白MBD作为与甲基化位点特异结合的重要反式作用因子,在植物生长发育中发挥着重要的调控作用.为了探讨MBD基因的结构与功能,利用RT-PCR方法克隆了水稻中编码甲基结合蛋白基因MBD701,构建了MBD701的原核表达载体pGEX-MBD701,并在大肠杆菌BL21(DE3)工程菌株中实现了融合蛋白GST-MBD701的表达.结果表明,MBD701除了包含典型的甲基结合域(第138～212)外,还包含CW的锌指结构(第73～132);在37℃,1 mmol/L IPTG浓度条件下成功诱导表达了大小为65.87 kD的GST-MBD701融合蛋白,这为进一步开展MBD701的蛋白纯化和功能分析奠定了基础.     

Regulation system for protease production in Vibrio vulnificus

Vibrio vulnificus is a causative agent of serious food-borne diseases in humans related to consumption of raw seafoods. This human pathogen secretes a metalloprotease (VVP) that evokes enhancement of the vascular permeability and disruption of the capillaries. Production of microbial proteases is generally induced at early stationary phase of its growth. This cell density dependent regulation of VVP production in V. vulnificus known to be the quorum-sensing. When V. vulnificus was cultivated in Luria-Bertani (LB) medium, accumulation of the autoinducer, the signal molecule operating the quorum-sensing system, was detected. Moreover, expression of the vvp gene encoding VVP was found to be closely related with expression of the luxS gene that encode the synthase of the autoinducer precursor (luxS). These findings may indicate VVP production is controlled by the quorum-sensing system in LB medium. Furthermore, this system functioned more effectively at 26 degrees C than at 37 degrees C. When incubated at 37 degrees C in human serum supplemented with ferric chloride, production of VVP and expression of vvp increased in proportion to the concentration of ferric ion; whereas, expression of luxS was not increased. This suggests that VVP production in human serum containing ferric ion may be regulated mainly by the system other than the quorum-sensing system.     

水产品中创伤弧菌和副溶血弧菌双重PCR检测方法的建立

目的 建立一种同步检测创伤弧菌和副溶血弧菌的双重PCR方法。方法 选择副溶血弧菌tlh基因和创伤弧菌vvhA基因作为靶序列各设计一对引物。用合成的引物对副溶血弧菌和创伤弧菌进行双重PCR扩增,确定特异性和最低检出限。然后用此方法对53株副溶血弧菌和7株创伤弧菌进行检测。结果 确定了双重PCR检测创伤弧菌和副溶血弧菌的最优反应条件,其中退火温度为60 ℃,方法具有较好的特异性。对副溶血弧菌的最低限为1.0×102 CFU/mL,创伤弧菌最低限为4.2×104 CFU/mL。双重PCR对分离株检测符合率达100%。结论 建立的双重PCR方法简便、快速、特异性好,可同时检测副溶血弧菌和创伤弧菌,为水产品中病原菌的基层检测提供解决方案。     

A novel multiplex PCR for the identification of Vibrio parahaemolyticus, Vibrio cholerae and Vibrio vulnificus

AIM: To establish a simple multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) that will identify Vibrio parahaemolyticus, Vibrio cholerae and Vibrio vulnificus. METHODS AND RESULTS: A total of 429 Vibrio spp. from various origins were tested with the novel primers targeting toxR. The reverse primers were all designed to be species specific, while the forward primer was universal. The primers correctly identified all the V. parahaemolyticus, V. cholerae and V. vulnificus isolates tested. CONCLUSIONS: The toxR multiplex PCR works well when the initial colony morphology is known. If not, Vibrio alginolyticus might represent a diagnostic obstacle. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY: The method provides a fast and reliable way of identifying the main Vibrio spp. involved in food-borne disease. The method could prove very useful for laboratories working with identification of these Vibrio spp.     

Isolation and characterization of hemolysin mutants of Vibrio vulnificus

Abstract The importance of the cytolysin/hemolysin in the virulence of Vibrio vulnificus was investigated using both the naturally occuring virulent and avirulent colony variants and ethylmethane-sulfonate generated mutants. Both virulent and avirulent isogenic morphotypes produced similar amounts of hemolysin. Two mutants deficient in the production of hemolysin and negative for CHO cell activity were characterized and their virulence for mice was examined. Non-hemolytic mutants were found to be as virulent as their parent strain. It is concluded that the hemolysin produced by V. vulnificus is not required for the full virulence of this pathogen.     

玉米叶绿体表达载体的构建及AsRED基因原核表达

从玉米幼嫩叶片中提取玉米叶绿体基因DNA,通过PCR克隆出叶绿体同源重组片段trnA和trnI、叶绿体特异性启动子Prrn以及终止子psbA.构建玉米叶绿体表达载体pBAIRTARED,含有一个人工操纵子,其中,筛选标记基因aadA和红色荧光蛋白报告基因AsRED处于Prrn启动子和psbA终止子控制.将构建的载体转化大肠杆菌BL21（DE3）,观测到重组细胞呈现红色,表明构建的载体可以用于玉米叶绿体转化以及表达报告基因.     

Regulation systems of protease and hemolysin production in Vibrio vulnificus

Vibrio vulnificus, a gram‐negative halophilic estuarine bacterium, is an opportunistic human pathogen that causes rapidly progressive fatal septicemia and necrotizing wound infection. This species also causes hemorrhagic septicemia called vibriosis in cultured eels. It has been proposed that a range of virulence factors play roles in pathogenesis during human and/or eel infection. Among these factors, a metalloprotease (V. vulnificus protease [VVP]) and a cytolytic toxin (V. vulnificus hemolysin [VVH]) are of significant importance. VVP elicits the characteristic edematous and hemorrhagic skin damage, whereas VVH exhibits powerful hemolytic and cytolytic activities and contributes to bacterial invasion from the intestine to the blood stream. In addition, a few V. vulnificus strains isolated from diseased eels have recently been found to produce a serine protease designated as V. vulnificus serine protease (VvsA) instead of VVP. Similarly to VVP, VvsA may possess various toxic activities such as collagenolytic, cytotoxic and edema‐forming activity. In this review, regulation of V. vulnificus VVP, VVH and VvsA is clarified in terms of expression at the mRNA and protein levels. The explanation is given on the basis of the quorum sensing system, which is dependent on bacterial cell density. In addition, the roles of environmental factors and global regulators, such as histone‐like nucleoid structuring protein, cyclic adeno monophosphate receptor protein, RpoS, HlyU, Fur, ToxRS, AphB and LeuO, in this regulation are outlined. The cumulative impact of these regulatory systems on the pathogenicity of V. vulnificus is here delineated.     

Comparison of outer membrane protein profiles of Vibrio vulnificus biotypes 1 and 2

Abstract The outer membrane proteins of 17 Vibrio vulnificus biotype 2 strains from Japanese and European cels, and 12 biotype 1 strains from clinical and environmental sources have been compared. The overall profile in both biotypes was similar, and a major protein band of molecular mass 36 kDa was detected in the majority of the strain. Differences in the minor bands allowed differentiation of strains from different origins, suggesting that outer membrane protein profiles could be useful as epidemiological markers in the species V. vulnificus . Immunoblotting with antisera to whole cells of selected strains of biotypes 1 and 2 showed a strong antigenic response to outer membrane proteins 66, 60, 48, 46 and 44 kDa; these were common to all strains examined, independent of their biotypes and origins. These results demonstrate the presence of antigenically related outer membrane proteins in both biotypes of V. vulnificus .     

Ferric-reductase activities in Vibrio vulnificus biotypes 1 and 2

In this paper, the ferric-reductase activities of Vibrio vulnificus were investigated. This species comprises two biotypes pathogenic for humans and eels that are able to express different mechanisms for iron acquisition. All strains of both biotypes used in this study were able to reduce ferric citrate, irrespective of the iron levels in the growth medium. Some variation in the degree of reduction was observed among the strains, with the highest values corresponding to one acapsulated environmental strain of biotype 1. When cell fractions were tested, only those from periplasm and cytoplasm showed reductase activity whereas no activity was detected in membranes. Low temperatures inhibited these activities in both whole cells and cell fractions. At least six bands with ferric-reductase activity were identified in all strains using native polyacrylamide gels. These data demonstrate that the two biotypes of V. vulnificus produce similar ferric-reductases mainly located in the periplasm and cytoplasm and these could be involved in iron acquisition.