2型猪链球菌磷酸甘油酸激酶基因的克隆表达及酶活性测定

目的:克隆表达2型猪链球菌中磷酸甘油酸激酶(PGK)并对其酶学特性进行测定。方法:采用PCR方法从05ZYH33基因组中扩增出pgk片段,构建重组表达质粒p ET28a:pgk,经双酶切及测序验证正确的质粒转化入E.coli BL21(DE3)中进行IPTG诱导表达,重组PGK蛋白经SDSPAGE和质谱鉴定并测定其酶学活性。结果:PGK在大肠杆菌中可溶性表达,纯化后得到约43k Da的重组PGK蛋白,其酶促反应最适温度为25℃,最适pH为7.5,2型猪链球菌PGK的酶活性为75U/ml,PGK相对于3-PGA的Km值为1.744mmol/L,Vmax为0.143mmol/(L·min),相对于ATP的Km值为2.266mmol/L,Vmax为0.318mmol/(L·min)。结论:利用原核表达系统成功地表达了2型猪链球菌中的PGK,并获得了活性较好的重组PGK,酶学检测发现纯化的PGK具有良好的体外活性,为进一步研究该病在2型猪链球菌致病及代谢机制奠定了基础。     

PTEN蛋白磷酸酶活性的作用

PTEN是一个具有磷酸酶活性的肿瘤抑制基因,是编码具有脂质磷酸酶活性和蛋白磷酸酶活性的双重特异性磷酸酶,其缺失或功能异常与人类恶性肿瘤的发生发展密切相关。PTEN的脂质磷酸酶活性和蛋白磷酸酶活性在调控肿瘤细胞的生物学行为、维持细胞正常的生理活动中均发挥了重要作用。但二者的作用重点及机制仍有不同,其蛋白磷酸酶活性主要侧重于调控细胞的黏附迁移及侵袭。为更好地认识PTEN蛋白磷酸酶活性的作用,该文对PTEN蛋白磷酸酶活性的作用及其机制作一简要综述。     

拟南芥LFR原核重组蛋白纯化和多克隆抗体制备

拟南芥中有一类含ARM结构域的蛋白质,研究表明它们中的一些在植物的生长发育和激素应答等方面发挥着重要的作用.在拟南芥突变体筛选中,获得了一个推测编码蛋白含ARM重复序列的新基因突变体lfr(leaf and flower related mumnt),它在叶子和花的发育过程中表现出较明显的表型.为进一步研究该基因编码蛋白的生物学功能及其分子作用机制,构建了pGEX-2TGST:LFR融合蛋白重组表达载体,将重组质粒转化到工程菌中诱导表达菌体蛋白,经SDS.聚内烯酰胺凝胶电泳检测,结果表明,融合重组蛋白成功获得了高效表达,分子质量在77 ku左右.重组蛋白经谷胱甘肽S.转移酶(GST)标签蛋白亲和层析法纯化,SDS-PAGE制备胶割胶富集,电洗脱法纯化后得到纯度较高的抗原.经对新西兰兔进行5次免疫,获得了多克隆抗血清.采用免疫吸附方法对抗血清进行了纯化,结果得到只识别LFR重组蛋白的抗血清.进一步提取拟南芥野生型及突变体的核蛋白,经蛋白质印迹检测,结果显示,在分子质量50ku左右处出现特异的蛋白质条带,证明所制备的抗血清可以与拟南芥LFR蛋白特异性结合.     

缺磷条件下的小麦根系酸性磷酸酶活性研究

1　引　　言植物根可向根际分泌许多有机化合物 ,其中有许多物质都能促进植物对矿质养分的吸收 .作为必需大量营养元素的Ｐ ,在土壤中以无机磷酸盐阴离子的形式被吸收 ,而有机磷酸酯必须被水解成无机Ｐ后才能进入植物根 ,在这一过程中有一非常重要的步骤 ,就是由微生物、菌根外真菌和植物根分泌酸性磷酸酶 .土壤中的有机Ｐ一般占全Ｐ的 30 %～ 5 0 % ,有的可达95 % .因此 ,如何发挥植物自身利用土壤有机Ｐ的潜力已成为目前植物营养学研究的热点之一 .Ｇｏｌｄｓｔｅｉｎ等[3 ] 研究Ｐ胁迫条件下悬浮培养细胞时发现 ,抑制植物生长和诱导酸性…     

拟南芥AtCBL9蛋白的原核表达纯化及其晶体生长研究

将拟南芥AtCBL9基因构建入原核表达载体pET-22b(+),在大肠杆菌中得到大量表达,用亲和层析和分子筛排阻层析2种方法对表达蛋白进行纯化。SDS-PAGE和动态光散射分析结果显示,AtCBL9蛋白在体外主要以单体和二体形式存在,单体和二体为同一蛋白,并具有较高的纯度。从单体蛋白中筛选出了微晶,为AtCBL9晶体生长优化及其最终结果解析和功能阐明奠定了基础。     

拟南芥VSP1硒代蛋白衍生物的制备和晶体生长

拟南芥VSPl蛋白是一种具有酸性磷酸酶活性的植物防御蛋白。为利用硒原子的反常散射获取VSPl蛋白晶体X射线衍射的相位信息,以质粒pET-22b为表达载体,大肠杆菌B834（DE3）为宿主茵,在含有硒代甲硫氨酸的M9培养基中诱导表达VSPl硒代蛋白衍生物。通过Ni-NTA亲和层析纯化的目的蛋白经SDS-PAGE检验,纯度在95％以上。通过优化VSPl母体蛋白晶体的生长条件,获得了可衍射的硒代蛋白晶体。     

2型猪链球菌葡萄糖胺-6-磷酸脱氨酶基因的克隆表达及酶活性测定

目的:克隆表达2型猪链球菌葡萄糖胺-6-磷酸脱氨酶(NagB)编码基因,并测定其酶反应体系活性。方法:根据2型猪链球菌05ZYH33基因组序列,全合成nagB基因(ssu05_0195),并将其克隆至pET32a载体,在大肠杆菌中表达;利用Ni亲和层析柱纯化表达产物,获得纯化的NagB蛋白,Western印迹鉴定后测定其酶反应体系活性。结果:在大肠杆菌中高效表达了nagB基因,重组NagB相对分子质量约为56×10~3;在25℃、pH9.5、底物浓度为15 mmol/L、反应40 min时,NagB酶促反应体系表现出最大活性;在最适条件下,2型猪链球菌中NagB酶促反应体系的体外活性为3.73 U/mL,酶比活为12.43 U/mg。结论:2型猪链球菌05ZYH33中含有编码NagB的nagB基因,在原核系统中表达的NagB蛋白具有酶学活性。     

拟南芥生长素结合蛋白ABP1 的原核表达及蛋白纯化

目的:鉴于生长素结合蛋白(Auxin Binding Protein,ABP)能与生长素特异性结合,因而探讨研究其直接用于生长素信号转导机理和生物传感器的可能性与可行性。方法:通过RT-PCR获得拟南芥生长素结合蛋白1(Auxin bing protein 1,ABP1)的全长CDS,将其克隆到原核表达载体pGEX4T-1中,成功构建pGEX4T-1-ABP1重组表达载体。经酶切、PCR及DNA测序鉴定后,将阳性质粒转化表达受体菌BL21(DE3)。加入异丙基-β-D-硫代半乳糖苷(IPTG)进行诱导后,取样进行SDS-PAGE分析。结果:成功表达出一个分子量约为43 kD的可溶性融合蛋白,并利用GST亲和柱纯化方式得到了ABPl。结论:通过原核表达并经GST柱纯化后获得ABP1,为生长素生物传感器的研制开辟新的途径。同时为进一步研究ABP1与生长素的信号转导机制和生长素在生物传感测定技术中的研究和应用奠定基础。     

拟南芥3个蛋白磷酸酶2C基因编码蛋白的亚细胞定位及组织表达分析

利用gateway技术从拟南芥中克隆了3个蛋白磷酸酶2C基因At5G66080、At1G68410和At5G06750,3个基因的ORF全长分别为1 158 bp、1 311 bp和1 182 bp,分别编码一条385、376和393个氨基酸残基的多肽.构建了3个基因的植物表达载体35S:GFP:At5G66080、35S:GFP:At1G68410和35S:GFP:At5G06750,采用基因枪法进行的洋葱表皮细胞GFP瞬时表达实验表明,荧光信号主要分布在细胞核上,显示这3个基因的产物可能在细胞核上发挥作用.利用实时荧光定量PCR研究At5G66080、At1G68410和At5G06750基因在不同组织中的表达特性,结果表明:3个基因在各个器官均有表达,但表达量不同;At5G66080、At1G68410和At5G06750基因在花中表达量最大;At5G66080和At5G06750基因在根、叶和叶柄中的表达量次之,在茎中的表达量最低;At1G68410基因在根中的表达量次之,在茎、叶和叶柄中的表达量较低.     

拟南芥双油体蛋白融合表达KGF-2及其生物学活性研究

目的:构建p1301-YO-K2-YO双油体KGF-2融合蛋白表达载体并转化拟南芥,与p1301-YO-K2单油体KGF-2融合蛋白表达载体对比,观察是否能够提高外源蛋白KGF-2的表达量,并对融合蛋白生物学活性进行鉴定。方法:PCR获得拟南芥油体蛋白oleosin和KGF-2核心区基因片段,融合PCR获得KGF-2-oleosin融合基因,与包含有一个oleosin的p1301-oleosin载体连接,构建p1301-YO-K2-YO(oleosin-KGF-2-oleosin)表达载体,利用农杆菌介导法将其转入拟南芥中进行表达,除草剂筛选获得转基因植株,通过PCR鉴定、SDS-PAGE、Western blot对KGF-2蛋白表达进行分析,提取油体蛋白涂抹法观察对C57BL/6小鼠的毛囊促生长作用。结果:双油体载体成功转入拟南芥基因组中;Western blot灰度分析可知,与单油体表达载体p1301-YO-K2相比,双油体融合表达策略可使KGF-2蛋白表达量提高2.5倍左右;动物实验结果表明油体融合蛋白具有良好的促毛囊增殖活性。     

Antisense inhibition of protein phosphatase 2C accelerates cold acclimation in Arabidopsis thaliana

Two related protein phosphatases 2C, ABI1 and AtPP2CA have been implicated as negative regulators of ABA signalling. In this study we characterized the role of AtPP2CA in cold acclimation. The pattern of expression of AtPP2CA and ABI1 was studied in different tissues and in response to abiotic stresses. The expression of both AtPP2CA and ABI1 was induced by low temperature, drought, high salt and ABA. The cold and drought-induced expression of these genes was ABA-dependent, but divergent in various ABA signalling mutants. In addition, the two PP2C genes exhibited differences in their tissue-specific expression as well as in temporal induction in response to low temperature. To elucidate the function of AtPP2CA in cold acclimation further, the corresponding gene was silenced by antisense inhibition. Transgenic antisense plants exhibited clearly accelerated development of freezing tolerance. Both exposure to low temperature and application of ABA resulted in enhanced freezing tolerance in antisense plants. These plants displayed increased sensitivity to ABA both during development of frost tolerance and during seed germination, but not in their drought responses. Furthermore, the expression of cold-and ABA-induced genes was enhanced in transgenic antisense plants. Our results suggest that AtPP2CA is a negative regulator of ABA responses during cold acclimation.     

Protein phosphatase 2A alleviates cadmium toxicity by modulating ethylene production in Arabidopsis thaliana

Cadmium (Cd) is phytotoxic and detoxified primarily via phytochelatin (PC) complexation in Arabidopsis. Here, we explore Cd toxicity responses and defence mechanisms beyond the PC pathway using forward genetics approach. We isolated an Arabidopsis thaliana Cd-hypersensitive mutant, Cd-induced short root 1 (cdsr1) in the PC synthase mutant (cad1-3) background. Using genomic resequencing and complementation, we identified PP2A-4C as the causal gene for the mutant phenotype, which encodes a catalytic subunit of protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A). Root and shoot growth of cdsr1 cad1-3 and cdsr1 were more sensitive to Cd than their respective wild-type cad1-3 and Col-0. A mutant of the PP2A scaffolding subunit 1A was also more sensitive to Cd. PP2A-4C was localized in the cytoplasm and nucleus and PP2A-4C expression was downregulated by Cd in cad1-3. PP2A enzyme activity was decreased in cdsr1 and cdsr1 cad1-3 under Cd stress. The expression of 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid synthase genes ACS2 and ACS6 was upregulated by Cd more in cad1-3 and cdsr1 cad1-3 than in Col-0 and the double mutant had a higher ACS activity. cdsr1 cad1-3 and cdsr1 overproduced ethylene under Cd stress. The results suggest that PP2A containing 1A and 4C subunits alleviates Cd-induced growth inhibition by modulating ethylene production.     

拟南芥肌醇半乳糖苷合成酶与棉子糖合成酶的体外催化活性比较

[目的]基因克隆及原核表达纯化后比较拟南芥的2个肌醇半乳糖苷合成酶及2个棉子糖合成酶的体外催化活性,为微生物法或酶法合成棉子糖尊定基础。[方法]RT-PCR克隆拟南芥的肌醇半乳糖苷合成酶(GolS1及GolS3)与棉子糖合成酶(RafS1及RafS5)的基因,分别构建原核表达菌株,诱导表达纯化获得酶,电泳检测及蛋白定量后进行体外酶催化反应,HPLC分析产物。[结果]克隆到GolS1与GolS3及RafS1与RafS5的基因,原核表纯化获得纯酶,以反应体系中目标产物生成速率衡量,GolS1与GolS3催化速率分别为0.51和0.28mmol/(mg·min),RafS1与RafS5的催化速率分别为0.45和0.21mmol/(mg·min)。[结论]拟南芥的肌醇半乳糖苷合成酶(GolS1及GolS3)与棉子糖合成酶(RafS1及RafS5)基因经异源表达后具有良好酶活,其中GolS1酶活是GolS3的1.82倍,RafS1酶活是RafS5的2.14倍。     

Extensive expression regulation and lack of heterologous enzymatic activity of the Class II trehalose metabolism proteins from Arabidopsis thaliana

Trehalose metabolism has profound effects on plant growth and metabolism, but the mechanisms involved are unclear. In Arabidopsis , 21 putative trehalose biosynthesis genes are classified in three subfamilies based on their similarity with yeast TPS1 (encoding a trehalose-6-phosphate synthase, TPS) or TPS2 (encoding a trehalose-6-phosphate phosphatase, TPP). Although TPS1 (Class I) and TPPA and TPPB (Class III) proteins have established TPS and TPP activity, respectively, the function of the Class II proteins (AtTPS5-AtTPS11) remains elusive. A complete set of promoter- β -glucurinidase/green fluorescent protein reporters demonstrates their remarkably differential tissue-specific expression and responsiveness to carbon availability and hormones. Heterologous expression in yeast furthermore suggests that none of the encoded enzymes displays significant TPS or TPP activity, consistent with a regulatory rather than metabolic function for this remarkable class of proteins.     

TaNHX2基因植物表达载体的构建及在拟南芥中的功能分析

将TaNHX2基因重组于质粒pBIN438的CaMV 35S启动子下游,构建含TaNHX2基因的植物双元表达载体pBIN438-TaNHX2。采用根癌农杆菌介导的真空渗透法转化拟南芥,得到T0代转基因拟南芥种子。经含Kan的平板筛选及PCR鉴定,获得54株阳性植株,选取生长一致的转基因阳性植株进行耐盐、耐旱分析,结果表明TaNHX2能够提高转基因植株的耐盐性和耐旱性。     

The phs1-3 mutation in a putative dual-specificity protein tyrosine phosphatase gene provokes hypersensitive responses to abscisic acid in Arabidopsis thaliana

The plant hormone abscisic acid (ABA) controls numerous physiological traits: dormancy and germination of seeds, senescence and resistance to abiotic stresses. In order to get more insight into the role of protein tyrosine phosphatase (PTP) in ABA signalling, we obtained eight homozygous T-DNA insertion lines in Arabidopsis thaliana PTP genes. One mutant, named phs1-3, exhibited a strong ABA-induced inhibition of germination as only 26% of its seeds germinated after 3 days instead of 92% for the Columbia (Col-0) line. Genetic and molecular analyses of phs1-3 showed that it bears a unique T-DNA insertion in the promoter of the gene and that the mutation is recessive. PHS1 expression in the mutant is about half that of the Col-0 line. The upregulation of two ABA-induced genes (At5g06760, RAB18) and the downregulation of two ABA-repressed genes (AtCLC-A, ACL) are enhanced in the phs1-3 mutant compared with the wild-type. The 'in planta' aperture of phs1-3 stomata is reduced and the inhibition of the light-induced opening of stomata by ABA is stronger in phs1-3 leaves than in Col-0 leaves. Finally, PHS1 expression is upregulated in the presence of ABA in both phs1-3 and Col-0 but more intensively in the mutant. Thus, phs1-3 is hypersensitive to ABA. Taken together, these results show that PHS1, which encodes a dual-specificity PTP, is a negative regulator of ABA signalling.     

Nitric oxide modulates ozone-induced cell death, hormone biosynthesis and gene expression in Arabidopsis thaliana

Nitric oxide (NO) is involved together with reactive oxygen species (ROS) in the activation of various stress responses in plants. We have used ozone (O₃) as a tool to elicit ROS-activated stress responses, and to activate cell death in plant leaves. Here, we have investigated the roles and interactions of ROS and NO in the induction and regulation of O₃-induced cell death. Treatment with O₃ induced a rapid accumulation of NO, which started from guard cells, spread to adjacent epidermal cells and eventually moved to mesophyll cells. During the later time points, NO production coincided with the formation of hypersensitive response (HR)-like lesions. The NO donor sodium nitroprusside (SNP) and O₃ individually induced a large set of defence-related genes; however, in a combined treatment SNP attenuated the O₃ induction of salicylic acid (SA) biosynthesis and other defence-related genes. Consistent with this, SNP treatment also decreased O₃-induced SA accumulation. The O₃-sensitive mutant rcd1 was found to be an NO overproducer; in contrast, Atnoa1/rif1 ( Arabidopsis nitric oxide associated 1/resistant to inhibition by FSM1 ), a mutant with decreased production of NO, was also O₃ sensitive. This, together with experiments combining O₃ and the NO donor SNP suggested that NO can modify signalling, hormone biosynthesis and gene expression in plants during O₃ exposure, and that a functional NO production is needed for a proper O₃ response. In summary, NO is an important signalling molecule in the response to O₃.