尿激酶催化结构域在毕氏酵母中的表达、纯化及结晶

利用重叠延伸PCR方法扩增尿激酶催化结构域的突变体基因片段,将其克隆至表达载体pPICZαA上,转化酵母X-33,用Zeocin筛选高拷贝数的酵母菌落.重组蛋白通过阳离子琼脂糖柱纯化,纯度达到99%,该仅含尿激酶催化结构域的突变体(C279A/N302Q),无需激活即具有尿激酶活性.用气相扩散法获得蛋白质晶体,其衍射分辨率达1.45!.     

鼠羧肽酶原B在毕赤酵母中的表达、纯化与鉴定

为了在毕赤酵母中表达鼠羧肽酶原B(procarboxypeptidaseB,proCPB)蛋白,以RT-PCR法从SD鼠胰腺细胞中克隆了proCPB基因,将其插入pPIC9载体,PEG1000介导转入毕赤酵母GS115细胞,在甲醇的诱导下,实现了proCPB在毕赤酵母中的成功表达。通过发酵条件的优化,使用BMGY(pH6·0)培养基,添加0·5%的酪蛋白水解物,于28℃,在起始OD600达10·0时,每隔12h补加0·5%的甲醇,重组酵母GS115-proCPB表达的产物量可达到最高(500mg/L),表达时间可达120h,表达的目的蛋白占总蛋白的94%以上。通过纯化条件的优化,采用两步疏水层析,可使目的蛋白的纯度达96%以上,蛋白得率达38%,重组proCPB活化后所得CPB的比活力可达110u/mg(CPB标准品为180u/mg)。相对分子量测定表明重组蛋白的分子量与理论值极相近,N-端氨基酸测序进一步表明proCPB基因在毕赤酵母中得到了正确的表达和翻译后加工修饰。     

抗菌肽牛乳铁多肽素（LfcinB）在毕赤酵母中的表达及活性鉴定

利用巴斯德毕赤酵母(Pichia pastors)系统表达抗菌肽——牛乳铁多肽素(bovine lactoferricin,简称Lf-cinB),获得的分泌型表达产物具有较强的抗菌活性。首先将人工合成的LfcinB基因片段克隆到巴斯德毕赤酵母分泌型表达载体pPIC9K中,获得的重组质粒pPIC9K-LfcinB通过限制性内切酶SalⅠ酶切线性化,经电穿孔法转化入毕赤酵母细胞SMD1168内。G418抗性筛选,得到高拷贝转化子,经PCR检测LfcinB基因与毕赤酵母染色体稳定整合。阳性克隆经甲醇诱导表达LfcinB。结果表明,抗菌肽牛乳铁多肽素基因已经整合到酵母细胞基因组中并获得表达,表达产物具有较强的杀菌作用。     

Hepcidin的基因克隆及其在毕赤酵母中的分泌表达

根据已知hepcidin氨基酸序列,参照毕赤氏巴斯德酵母(Pichia pastoris)密码子偏好性,设计合成了hepcidin目的基因。所合成的hepcidin基因全长96bp,其5′端引入KEX2基因产物(Kex2)的特异性识别位点序列,以保证表达产物具有天然N端。通过基因重组的方法将hepcidin基因克隆到pPicZαA载体中,构建了分泌型重组酵母表达载体pPICZαA-Hepc,经电转至毕赤酵母GS115中表达。使用浓度高达1500μg/mL的Zeocin筛选得到高拷贝插入GS115菌株,经摇瓶发酵和甲醇诱导,上清液有明显的hepcidin表达,表达量达到100mg/L。初步抗菌特性研究表明,该表达产物对枯草芽孢杆菌有明显的抑菌作用,而对大肠杆菌抑菌效果不明显。     

Hepcidin的基因克隆及其在毕赤酵母中的分泌表达

根据已知hepcidin氨基酸序列,参照毕赤氏巴斯德酵母( Pichia pastoris) 密码子偏好性,设计合成了hepcidin目的基因。所合成的hepcidin基因全长96bp,其5′ 端引入KEX2基因产物（Kex2）的特异性识别位点序列,以保证表达产物具有天然N端。通过基因重组的方法将hepcidin基因克隆到pPicZαA 载体中,构建了分泌型重组酵母表达载体pPICZαA_Hepc,经电转至毕赤酵母GS115中表达。使用浓度高达1500 μg/mL的Zeocin 筛选得到高拷贝插入GS115菌株,经摇瓶发酵和甲醇诱导,上清液有明显的hepcidin表达,表达量达到100 mg/L。初步抗菌特性研究表明,该表达产物对枯草芽孢杆菌有明显的抑菌作用,而对大肠杆菌抑菌效果不明显。     

Expression of a Bacillus subtilis pectate lyase gene in Pichia pastoris

The methylotrophic yeast Pichia pastoris is an attractive heterologous protein expression host, mainly for genes from higher eukaryotes. However, no successful examples for the expression of bacterial gene encoding pectate lyase in P. pastoris have been reported. The present study reports for the first time the cloning and functional expression of the bacterial Bacillus subtilis gene encoding alkaline pectate lyase in P. pastoris. A molecular weight of 43,644 Da was calculated from the deduced amino acid sequence. A pectate lyase activity as high as 100 U/ml was attained in the fermentation broth of P. pastoris GS 115, which was about 10 times higher than when the gene is expressed in Escherichia coli. The recombinant pectate lyase was purified to homogeneity and maximal activity of the enzyme was observed at 65 °C, and pH 9.4. The recombinant enzyme showed a wider pH and thermal stability spectrum than the purified pectate lyase from B. subtilis WSHB04-02. Pectate lyase activity slightly increased in the presence of Mg²⁺ (ion) but decreased in the presence of other metal ions. Analysis of polygalacturonic acid degradation products by electrospray ionization-mass spectrometry revealed that the degradation products were unsaturated trigalacturonic acid and unsaturated bigalacturonic acid, which confirms that the enzyme catalyzes a trans-elimination reaction.     

Expression of CB2 cannabinoid receptor in Pichia pastoris

To facilitate purification and structural characterization, the CB2 cannabinoid receptor is expressed in methylotrophic yeast Pichia pastoris. The expression plasmids were constructed in which the CB2 gene is under the control of the highly inducible promoter of P. pastoris alcohol oxidase 1 gene. A c-myc epitope and a hexahistidine tag were introduced at the C-terminal of the CB2 to permit easy detection and purification. In membrane preparations of CB2 gene transformed yeast cells, Western blot analysis detected the expression of CB2 proteins. Radioligand binding assays demonstrated that the CB2 receptors expressed in P. pastoris have a pharmacological profile similar to that of the receptors expressed in mammalian systems. Furthermore, the epitope-tagged receptor was purified by metal chelating chromatography and the purified CB2 preparations were subjected to digestion by trypsin. MALDI/TOF mass spectrometry analysis of the peptides extracted from tryptic digestions detected 14 peptide fragments derived from the CB2 receptor. ESI mass spectrometry was used to sequence one of these peptide fragments, thus, further confirming the identity of the purified receptor. In conclusion, these data demonstrated for the first time that epitope-tagged, functional CB2 cannabinoid receptor can be expressed in P. pastoris for purification.     

毕赤酵母Kex2蛋白酶的同源表达及酶学性质 *

Kex2蛋白酶是一种来源于酵母的前体加工蛋白酶。利用毕赤酵母(Pichia pastoris)同源表达来源于毕赤酵母的Kex2蛋白酶(PPKex2),研究其表达特性和酶学性质,同时与毕赤酵母表达的酿酒酵母(Saccharomyces cerevisiae)Kex2蛋白酶(SCKex2)进行比较。首先,分别从毕赤酵母和酿酒酵母基因组中获得Kex2基因,将其插入到表达载体pPIC9K中,并转化毕赤酵母菌株GS115。重组菌株经甲醇诱导表达后,结果表明PPKex2的发酵上清液比活是SCKex2的7倍。Kex2蛋白酶经Q-FF强阴离子交换柱纯化后进行酶学性质研究。酶学性质研究结果表明,PPKex2的最适反应pH是8.0~9.0,最适反应温度是37℃,与SCKex2性质相近。在稳定性方面,PPKex2在pH 7.0时最稳定,在碱性条件下的稳定性高于SCKex2,在酸性条件下的稳定性低于SCKex2,另外PPKex2的温度稳定性略低于SCKex2。酶促反应动力学研究表明,PPKex2的k_cat和k_cat/K_m值分别为SCKex2的4.8倍和3.3倍。首次报道了同源表达毕赤酵母Kex2蛋白酶的表达特性及酶学性质,为其今后的研究及应用奠定了基础。     

皮蝇素C蛋白在毕赤酵母中的表达及纯化

利用PCR技术从重组质粒pGEM-T/HC中扩增HCcDNA片段,克隆到pPIC9k毕赤酵母表达载体中,获得重组质粒pPIC9k-HC,重组质粒线性化后电激转化入毕赤酵母GS115菌株中,重组子经G418筛选、PCR鉴定得到含外源基因的重组子,然后在含0.5%甲醇的培养基中诱导产生目的蛋白,经SDS-PAGE检测发现表达蛋白质的相对分子量约为28kD,表达量约为121mg/L,表达上清经超滤浓缩和阴离子交换层析初步纯化,所得纯化产物经Western-blot表明具有与兔抗HC血清特异性结合的能力;明胶电泳检测显示具有水解酶活性,为今后进行大规模的牛皮蝇蛆病的调查提供了一种生产大量廉价抗原的方法。     

猪IL-18在毕赤酵母中的表达及活性分析

采用PCR方法从pGEM-IL-18重组质粒中扩增出IL-18基因并构建真核融合表达载体pPIC9K-IL-18,电激法转化入毕赤酵母GS115,采用G418抗性梯度法筛选得到多拷贝重组菌株,甲醇诱导表达,应用SDS-PAGE分析重组蛋白的表达情况,并将表达蛋白用凝胶层析柱纯化后,用MTT法检测其生物学活性。实验结果表明重组的GS115酵母菌株可表达分泌pIL-18,其表达在72h时达高峰,分泌量可达160mg/L,纯化的重组pIL-18蛋白具有显著的促进淋巴细胞增殖的活性,说明本试验已在毕赤酵母中在国内首次成功表达了具有生物学活性的pIL-18。     

Cloning of Trypanosoma cruzi trans-Sialidase and Expression in Pichia pastoris

Trypanosoma cruzi, the agent causing Chagas' disease, expresses an enzyme that transfers sialic acids among glycoproteins and glycolipids both from the host cell surface and its own surface. This enzyme, called trans-sialidase, is different from higher eukaryotic sialyltransferases in that it does not accept cytidine 5′-monophospho-N-acetylneuraminic acid as a donor substrate. Also, the common glycosyltransferase structure is not present. To study this enzyme, an active member was cloned and expressed in higher eukaryotic cells. Expression of recombinant enzyme was achieved in the methylotrophic yeast Pichia pastoris. The N-terminal fusion of a secretion signal and the C-terminal addition of an epitope tag resulted not only in high expression levels, but also enabled easy detection and purification. Using P. pastoris, we obtained about 5 mg of enzymatically active trans-sialidase per liter of induced culture medium.     

Aggregation of recombinant hepatitis B surface antigen in Pichia pastoris

The combination of immunoaffinity and size-exclusion chromatography (SEC) is a powerful tool to analyze multiprotein particle assembly. This approach was used to investigate the source of aggregation of recombinant hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) detected in purified material. As HBsAg aggregation does not originate in the stresses, such as the concentration of HBsAg solutions, temperature and chaotropic agents, it is less probable that the HBsAg aggregate is produced during the process. To test whether aggregation takes place in vivo, crude yeast extract containing the expressed HBsAg was fractioned on a Sephacryl S-400 column just after cell disruption, and each fraction immunopurified individually. As a result, the HBsAg aggregate was isolated from a fraction corresponding to the elution of large particle aggregates only, not native HBsAg particles. It was biologically active, which demonstrates aggregate formation by specific assembly of partially or wholly folded HBsAg intermediates.     

A System for Dual Protein Expression in Pichia pastoris and Escherichia coli

We have constructed a novel Pichia pastoris/Escherichia coli dual expression vector for the production of recombinant proteins in both host systems. In this vector, an E. coli T7 promoter region, including the ribosome binding site from the phage T7 major capsid protein for efficient translation is placed downstream from the yeast alcohol oxidase promoter (AOX). For detection and purification of the target protein, the vector contains an amino-terminal oligohistidine domain (His6) followed by the hemaglutinine epitope (HA) adjacent to the cloning sites. A P. pastoris autonomous replicating sequence (PARS) was integrated enabling simple propagation and recovery of plasmids from yeast and bacteria (1). In the present study, the expression of human proteins in P. pastoris and E. coli was compared using this single expression vector. For this purpose we have subcloned a cDNA expression library deriving from human fetal brain (2) into our dual expression T7 vector and investigated 96 randomly picked clones. After sequencing, 29 clones in the correct reading frame have been identified, their plasmids isolated and shuttled from yeast to bacteria. All proteins were expressed soluble in P. pastoris, whereas in E. coli only 31% could be purified under native conditions. Our data indicates that this dual expression vector allows the economic expression and purification of proteins in different hosts without subcloning.     

用于异源基因表达的毕赤酵母启动子研究进展

甲醇营养型毕赤酵母是一个广泛使用的蛋白表达宿主系统,易于高密度发酵、具有真核细胞翻译后加工修饰特点,适于异源蛋白分泌表达。转录调控是控制蛋白高效表达的关键环节,启动子是其中重要的元件。毕赤酵母表达系统中应用最为广泛的是甲醇诱导型AOX1启动子和组成型的GAP启动子,已成功用于一些异源蛋白的表达。近年来,发现了其他一些可供利用的启动子,包括来自管家基因的启动子如TEF、PGK1,以及具有特殊调控机制的启动子如FLD、PHO89等。此外,通过对启动子进行序列改造,构建启动子文库,实现了对启动子的精细调控。不同的启动子具有各自独特的调控机制与特点,就毕赤酵母启动子在异源蛋白表达应用中的相关研究进展进行综述。     

毕赤酵母高密度表达重组猪胰岛素前体的研究

对摇瓶和50L罐上的重组菌毕赤酵母(Pichia pastoris)表达猪胰岛素前体(PIP)的发酵过程进行了研究。摇瓶发酵中,最佳诱导周期为60 h左右,诱导期甲醇的最佳加入量为每日2．0%～2．5%。50L发酵过程分为批发酵、补料和诱导表达3个阶段。生长期(批发酵和补料阶段)细胞干重与培养时间的关系可用模型y= 0．6525e~(0．1909t)来描述。在批发酵阶段和补料阶段,流加的氨水和甘油几乎全部用来合成菌体和维持,没有其他副产物产生。诱导表达阶段流加的氨水和甲醇分别约有80%和70%被菌体利用。将摇瓶与发酵罐的实验结果进行了比较,发现摇瓶发酵的限制因子很可能是溶氧,而罐发酵的限制因子为碳源,因此,将摇瓶实验的结果放大到发酵罐时调整了控制策略,加大了甲醇的补料速率,最终PIP浓度达到1．72g/L。     

巴斯德毕赤酵母的基因表达系统研究进展

巴斯德毕赤酵母是一种近年来广泛使用的基因表达系统,它具有表达率高、遗传稳定、产物可分泌、发酵工艺成熟等许多优点.综述了该系统在载体类型、载体元件（包括启动子、选择标记和信号肽序列）、受体类型、以及提高整合拷贝数等方面的进展.     

Expression of Human Membrane Type 1 Matrix Metalloproteinase in Pichia pastoris

A soluble, C-terminal truncated form of human membrane type 1 matrix metalloproteinase (MT1-MMP) containing the hemopexin-like domain was expressed in Pichia pastoris strain KM71. High levels of secreted protein were detected. Although the c-DNA for the proenzyme (Ala²¹-Glu⁵²³ called ΔTM-MT1-MMP) was cloned, almost only active MT1-MMP (Tyr¹¹²-Glu⁵²³) with identical N-terminus as described for the wild-type enzyme was isolated. This active enzyme was highly purified and characterized with respect to its biochemical properties. The recombinant protein showed high stability against autolysis and proteolysis by yeast proteases, although the calculated in vivo half-life is rather low. The biochemical properties of this new MT1-MMP species were compared with the well-characterized catalytic domain (Ile¹¹⁴-Ile³¹⁸) of MT1-MMP. The novel form of MT1-MMP exhibited a higher stability against autolysis than the isolated catalytic domain (Ile¹¹⁴-Ile³¹⁸).     

新型重组毕赤酵母产人胰岛素前体的表达工艺研究

以毕赤酵母为异源表达宿主合成人胰岛素前体,在实验室研究和工业生产中已有广泛应用。目前研究主要使用天然甲醇诱导型AOX1启动子,以甲醇为单一基础碳源进行胰岛素前体的诱导发酵生产。但在毕赤酵母高密度发酵生产过程中,甲醇代谢过程耗氧大、产热高,补料控制工艺复杂,限制了发酵生产的放大。基于前期对启动子AOX1的转录调控设计研究,提出以人工设计的高效组成型转录调控器件CSAD_5驱动胰岛素前体基因表达,开发了以葡萄糖为碳源的发酵生产工艺,以解决甲醇体系中的产热、耗氧及工艺控制问题。在此基础上,通过增强筛选压力提高异源基因拷贝,获得了一株胰岛素前体高表达重组毕赤酵母,利用优化的培养工艺在5L反应器水平发酵生产,胰岛素前体产量在108h达到1. 85g/L,为目前报道以葡萄糖为碳源,生产人胰岛素前体的最高水平,为胰岛素前体的工业生产及毕赤酵母的应用提供了新的思路和方法。     

基质金属蛋白酶-2在酵母系统中表达的初步研究

基质金属蛋白酶-2（明胶酶A）在肿瘤侵袭和转移中具有重要作用,为进一步研究其作用机制,在酵母系统中表达了金属蛋白酶-2通过PCR方法获得明胶酶A的表达序列,酶切和测序结果证明序列正确后,构建明胶酶A的表达载体pPIC9/GelA,电击法转化酵母得到阳性克隆.明胶酶谱分析说明表达产物具有明胶底物特异性,SDS-聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳表明,表达产物的分子质量为66 ku.     

融合抗菌肽基因在重组毕赤酵母的表达及体外活性研究

目的:在毕赤酵母SMD1168中表达融合抗菌肽,并检测其体外抑菌活性。方法:本实验从实验室先前构建的重组质粒pVAX1-RHKJT中克隆出已构建好的融合抗菌肽RHKJT基因片段,将RHKJT基因片段插入至pGAPZaA真核表达质粒中,通过PCR和测序验证,构建pGAPZα-RHKJT重组真核表达质粒,将线性化的pGAPZα-RHKJT电转化至毕赤酵母SMD1168中获得重组酵母SMDp G-RHKJT,并通过PCR和RT-PCR验证,对重组毕赤酵母SMDpG-RHKJT进行发酵,并收集发酵上清液进行体外生物活性测定。结果:成功获得重组酵母SMDpG-RHKJT菌株,重组酵母发酵上清液对大肠杆菌标准菌、大肠杆菌耐药菌、沙门氏菌标准菌、金黄色葡萄球菌标准菌、金黄色葡萄球菌耐药菌、肺炎链球菌标准菌均具有显著的抑菌活性。结论:重组酵母表达的融合抗菌肽具有较广的抗菌谱和较高的抑菌活性,具有良好的潜在应用前景。