病毒负性调节因子在内皮细胞稳定表达细胞株的建立

建立HIV-1的调节基因Nef基因在内皮细胞稳定表达的细胞株ECV304-Nef,为研究Nef对血管内皮细胞生物学活性的影响奠定试验基础。构建真核表达载体pcDNA3.1(+)-Nef,将其质粒和pcDNA3.1(+)质粒(阴性对照)分别转染血管内皮细胞ECV304,G418筛选。通过RT-PCR检测NefmRNA在细胞中的表达;细胞免疫荧光法检测Nef蛋白的表达及定位;Western blotting检测Nef蛋白的特异性表达,获得稳定表达的细胞株。构建的重组质粒pcDNA3.1(+)-Nef经BamHI和EcoRI双酶切鉴定,得到的片段大小与理论值相符,分别为载体的5400bp和目的基因的621bp。测序结果显示碱基序列与GenBank(登录号:K03455)序列相同。转染细胞经G418筛选后获得稳定表达Nef的ECV304细胞株,RT-PCR显示转染pcD-NA3.1(+)-Nef质粒的ECV304细胞出现621bp条带,对照组无目的条带出现;荧光显微镜下观察转染pcDNA3.1(+)-Nef质粒的ECV304细胞表达的Nef蛋白主要定位于细胞质中。Western blotting结果显示,转染pcDNA3.1(+)-Nef质粒的ECV304细胞约27kD处检测到目的条带,表明pcDNA3.1(+)-Nef表达正确。     

重组斑马鱼CD36蛋白的原核表达及纯化

目的：在大肠杆菌中重组表达斑马鱼CD36蛋白胞外区38～432氨基酸残基段并纯化。方法：PCR扩增斑马鱼CD36蛋白的基因编码区,连接到带有6~His标签的原核表达载体pET-28a中,构建重组表达质粒pET28a-CD36,并转化大肠杆菌BL21（DE3）,用IPTG诱导表达,优化表达条件后用Ni^2＋柱进行纯化。结果：构建了pET28a-CD36重组质粒;目的蛋白在大肠杆菌中获得表达,亲和纯化后,SDS-PAGE显示相对分子质量为预期的46．8×10^3。结论：获得了斑马鱼CD36融合蛋白,为其生物学功能研究奠定了基础。     

冠状病毒HcoV-229E S1蛋白的原核表达及鉴定

目的克隆表达冠状病毒HcoV-229E S1基因片段,表达S1蛋白。方法合成冠状病毒HcoV-229ES1蛋白特异性基因片段并克隆入pET21a原核表达载体,转化BL21（DE3）菌,经IPTG高效诱导表达得到重组蛋白,用金属螯合亲和层析纯化,并通过Western blot对表达的重组蛋白进行鉴定。结果获得了主要以包涵体形式存在的目的蛋白,Western blot鉴定其为S1基因片段蛋白。结论成功构建了HcoV-229E S1蛋白的表达载体,并在BL21（DE3）中得到了高效表达,为下一步表达蛋白免疫原性及疫苗抗病毒保护性测定打下了基础。     

p38L12 TAT融合肽对山梨糖醇引起的 ECV304细胞ATF2磷酸化的抑制作用

构建p38 Loop-12(L12)的TAT融合表达载体,纯化原核表达的p38L12融合蛋白并鉴定其在真核细胞内的功能.利用PCR方法分别扩增出p38L12及其“T-X-Y”双磷酸化位点的AF突变体p38L12（AF）片段,克隆入His标记的TAT-EGFP融合蛋白原核表达载体pHTE（pET14b-His-TAT-EGFP）,经酶切、测序鉴定正确后,将重组质粒转化原核表达菌,诱导表达纯化融合蛋白;将融合蛋白加入ECV304细胞后于荧光显微镜下观察并行Western印迹分析,检测融合蛋白的细胞内转导活性;通过检测内源性ATF2磷酸化水平,鉴定高渗刺激下p38L12对内源性p38活性的影响.成功构建了p38L12和p38L12(AF)片段与TAT的融合表达载体,并获得相应的融合蛋白.在ECV304细胞中可见导入的HTE-p38L12和THE-p38L12(AF)融合蛋白具有较高的细胞内转导活性和转导效率,并可竞争性抑制高渗刺激对内源性p38的活化.基于HIV-1 TAT细胞转导系统证实p38L12可竞争性抑制高渗刺激诱导的内源性p38对ATF2的活化,从而发挥对p38激活特异性抑制的功能.     

SDF—1α对单核细胞的黏附作用

目的探讨pcDNA3．1-基质细胞衍生因子1α重组质粒对单核细胞的黏附作用。方法将pcDNA3．1-2基质细胞衍生因子1α质粒用脂质体的方法导入人脐静脉内皮细胞株ECV304细胞中,G418筛选细胞克隆。通过逆转录聚合酶链反应法在转录水平检测基质细胞衍生因子1α在转基因ECV304细胞中的表达。在6孔板上种植转染基质细胞衍生因子1α基因的ECV304细胞,加THP-1细胞37℃孵育30min,磷酸缓冲液轻洗3次,去除未黏附细胞,倒置显微镜下计数上、下、左、右、中5个视野,取其平均值得到每个视野黏附单核细胞数。结果获得了稳定表达基质细胞衍生因子1α基因的ECV304细胞克隆,pcDNA3．1-基质细胞衍生因子1n重组质粒对单核细胞具有黏附作用。结论基质细胞衍生因子1α对单核细胞具有明显黏附作用。     

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。     

人sTNFR1基因原核表达及体外抗肝细胞凋亡的活性研究

采用RT-PCR,从Hela细胞的mRNA中扩增人sTNFR1基因,构建含有目的片段的T载体克隆及原核表达载体pMAL-c2x重组质粒亚克隆,转化入大肠杆菌,测序证实其序列与基因数据库中sTNFR1基因一致.经异丙基-β-D半乳糖苷酶（IPTG）诱导表达,淀粉树脂亲和层析法纯化,得到融合蛋白sTNFR1-MBP.结果显示：经Western-blotting检测,sTNFR1-MBP具有免疫活性L流式细胞术检测目的蛋白对TNF-α诱导QSG7701凋亡有抑制作用,这为今后的研究打下了基础.     

人乳头瘤病毒16型L1蛋白的克隆及表达

采用PCR技术从宫颈癌组织中扩增人乳头瘤病毒16型(Human papillomavirus type16,HPV16)L1全长基因片段,目的片段克隆到pMD18T载体后经酶切鉴定及测序确认。构建重组原核表达质粒pGEX4T1-L1,转化大肠杆菌E.coliBL21,IPTG诱导表达出以非可溶性蛋白形式存在的表达蛋白,该重组蛋白的表达量占菌体总蛋白的17%,免疫印迹检测表明,表达蛋白与宫颈癌病人血清出现特异性反应。成功构建了重组原核表达质粒pGEX4T1-L1,并且在原核细胞中得到表达,为进一步研究L1蛋白的免疫学活性及疫苗的研发奠定了基础。     

兔多杀性巴氏杆菌C51-3株黏附蛋白的表达、纯化及其抗原性检测

应用PCR从兔多杀性巴氏杆菌C51-3株基因组DNA中扩增出编码36 kD黏附蛋白的cp36基因, 将其克隆到pMD18-T载体并对插入片段进行测序。以重组质粒pMD18-cp36为模板, 用PCR扩增得到编码信号肽除外的成熟黏附蛋白基因cpm36, 并克隆到原核表达质粒pQE30中, 得到重组质粒pQE30-cpm36, 转化大肠杆菌M15, 在IPTG诱导下表达融合蛋白CPM36, 经Ni2+-NTA亲和层析纯化。DNA测序结果表明cp36基因片段大小为1032 bp, 与已报道的16个血清型多杀性巴氏杆菌cp36基因的核苷酸序列比较, 同源性在76.9%~100%之间。SDS-PAGE结果显示, 表达分子量约为37 kD的带有6×His标签的CPM36蛋白, 与预期分子量相符。Western blotting结果表明, 抗重组蛋白抗体分别能与CPM36蛋白和多杀性巴氏杆菌36 kD蛋白发生特异性反应, 证明原核表达蛋白具有抗原性, 为进一步开展多杀性巴氏杆菌免疫保护性抗原的研究奠定了基础。     

炭疽芽孢杆菌EA1蛋白的融合表达和纯化

目的：原核表达重组炭疽芽孢杆菌EA1蛋白。方法：用PCR方法从炭疽芽孢杆菌A16R疫苗株染色体中扩增编码EA1蛋白的eag基因序列,经过纯化、酶切后克隆到含有GST标签的原核表达载体pGEX-6P-2中,构建重组载体pGEX-EA1;将空载体（作为对照）、重组载体转化大肠杆菌BL21（DE3）菌株获得表达工程菌株,对其表达和纯化条件进行优化;利用Western印迹检测融合蛋白的表达。结果：构建了EA1蛋白的融合表达载体,并在大肠杆菌中获得高效表达;经Glutathione Sepharose 4B纯化获得了EA1蛋白;Western印迹表明,此蛋白可与GST标签抗体反应。结论：在原核表达系统中表达并纯化得到EA1融合蛋白,为进一步对其进行功能研究奠定了基础。     

裂解型腺病毒Ad-E1A对人脐静脉内皮细胞的影响

以QBI-293A细胞基因组DNA为模板,PCR扩增E1A基因,酶切连接到pAdTrack-CMV转移质粒上,pAdTrack-CMV-E1A经PmeI线性化后,与pAdEasy-1共转化大肠杆菌BJ5183,筛选重组腺病毒质粒pAdEasy-1-pAdTrack-CMV-E1A,经PacI线性化,脂质体转染QBI-293A细胞,获得裂解型腺病毒Ad-E1A。裂解型腺病毒Ad-E1A在ECV304细胞内复制裂解,抑制细胞的生长,并可以降低VEGF的表达,探讨了Ad-E1A可能通过抑制ECV304细胞NF-κB的激活而引起细胞生长抑制的机制,说明Ad-E1A具有抑制肿瘤转移的功能。     

Ferulic acid inhibits endothelial cell proliferation through NO down-regulating ERK1/2 pathway

The aim of this study was to determine the antiproliferative mechanism of ferulic acid (FA) on serum induced ECV304 cell, a human umbilical vein endothelial line. The results suggest that FA significantly suppressed ECV304 cells proliferation and blocked the cell cycle in G0/G1 phase. Treatment of the cells with FA increased nitric oxide (NO) production and inactivated the extracellular signal-regulated kinase (EERK1/2), and the NO donor, sodium nitroprusside, inhibited both ECV304 cells proliferation and phosphorylation of ERK1/2. However, the NO synthase inhibitor, Nomega-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester, caused ECV304 cells proliferation. PD 98059, the inhibitor of ERK1/2, had no effect on the NO production. These results indicate that NO suppressed ECV304 cells proliferation through down-regulating ERK1/2 pathway. Moreover, the inhibition of cell cycle progression was associated with the decrement of cyclin D1 expression and phosphorylation of retinoblastoma protein (pRb) by increment of p21 level. The findings not only present the first evidence that FA is a potent inhibitor on ECV304 cells proliferation, but also reveal the potential signaling molecules involved in its action.     

含人纤溶酶原K5基因的腺病毒载体制备和功能研究

应用PCR将人纤溶酶原信号肽序列引入K5cDNA基因 ,与真核表达载体pcDNA3重组 ,形成重组质粒pcDNA3K5 ,与穿梭质粒pShuttle重组得pShuttleK5 ,经与腺病毒DNA重组 ,PCR鉴定正确 ,即为pAd K5。脂质体法将其转染 2 93细胞后 ,制备细胞裂解液 ;噬斑分析法测定病毒滴度为 5× 10 8pfu mL。将病毒以不同的感染系数 (MOI)感染人脐静脉内皮细胞株ECV30 4和人乳腺癌细胞株MDA MB 2 31,MTT法检测两者的增殖情况 :ECV30 4细胞增殖受抑制 ,而MDA MB 2 31细胞增殖未受明显影响。将感染病毒的ECV30 4细胞接种于ECMatrixTM胶 ,显示内皮细胞分化和毛细血管管腔形成受抑制。表明所构建的含人纤溶酶原K5基因的重组复制缺陷型腺病毒具有抑制ECV30 4细胞增殖、分化和管腔形成的作用而对MDA MB 2 31细胞的生长则无影响。     

Overexpressed alpha3beta1 and constitutively activated extracellular signal-regulated kinase modulate the angiogenic properties of ECV304 cells.

ECV304, a spontaneously transformed cell line derived from the human umbilical vein endothelial cell (HUVEC) (Takahashi et al., 1990), has been developed as an in vitro angiogenesis model. In the present study, we further characterized the angiogenic properties of this cell line. Compared to HUVEC, ECV304 cells showed distinct features including a higher activity of cellular adhesion, slower but reproducible progression of angiogenesis on Matrigel, and resistance to apoptosis. Thus, the expression of integrin and activation of extracellular-signal regulated kinase 1/2 (Erk1/2), a downstream effector of the integrin pathway, were examined. Flow cytometry revealed that alpha3beta1 integrin was markedly upregulated in ECV304 cells, while alpha(v)beta1 and alpha5beta1 integrins were slightly downregulated. Consistent with this, the binding activity to collagen type IV and laminin, major extracellular matrices of Matrigel, was increased 1.4- and 1.9-fold in ECV304 cells, respectively. This tight binding may retard the initial stage of sprouting and migration in the angiogenesis of ECV304 cells. It has been further demonstrated that Erk1/2 is constitutively active in ECV304 cells, rendering them resistent to the inhibitory effect of PD98059 on proliferation. However, migration of both HUVEC and ECV304 cells was inhibited to a similar extent by PD98059 in a dose-dependent manner. Up to 50 microM of PD98059, no significant changes in cell binding and tubulogenesis on Matrigel was observed in ECV304 cells. In contrast, the tubulogenesis of HUVEC was severely impaired by PD98059. Elevated Erk1/2 activity in ECV304 cells was suppressed by dominant negative H-Ras, but not by cytochalasin D. These results suggest that the overexpression of alpha3beta1 integrin and the constitutive activation of Erk1/2 play a key role in the alteration of the angiogenic properties of ECV304 cells.     

Cxc chemokine receptor expression on human endothelial cells.

CXC chemokines play a important role in the process of leukocyte recruitment and activation at sites of inflammation. However, recent evidence suggests that these molecules can also regulate endothelial cell functions such as migration, angiogenesis and proliferation. In this study we have investigated CXC chemokine receptor expression in both primary cultures of human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC) and the spontaneously transformed HUVEC cell line, ECV304. We found that both cell types express mRNA for chemokine receptors CXCR1, CXCR2 and CXCR4, but not CXCR3. Flow cytometric analysis revealed low levels of CXCR1 but higher levels of CXCR4 cell surface expression. HUVECs responded to SDF-1alpha with a rapid and robust calcium flux, however no calcium flux was seen with either IL-8 or Gro-alpha. HUVECs and ECV304 cells did not proliferate in response to CXC chemokines, although ECV304 cells did migrate towards SDF-1alpha and IL-8. These data demonstrate that HUVECs and the endothelial cell line, ECV304 express functional CXC chemokine receptors.     

Suppression by 17beta-estradiol of monocyte adhesion to vascular endothelial cells is mediated by estrogen receptors

Several observational studies have shown that estrogen replacement therapy decreases cardiovascular mortality and morbidity in postmenopausal women. However, The Women's Health Initiative (WHI) study has found that women receiving estrogen plus progestin had a significantly higher risk of breast cancer, coronary heart disease, stroke, and pulmonary embolus. In the present study, we examined whether estrogen prevents mechanisms that relate to plaque formation by inhibiting monocyte adhesion to endothelial cells. ECV304 cells, an endothelial cell line that normally expresses minimal estrogen receptor (ER)alpha, were transfected with an ERalpha expression plasmid. Treatment with tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha increased expression of vascular cell adhesion molecule (VCAM)-1 mRNA, activation of nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB), and U937 cell adhesion in ECV304 cells. These effects of TNF-alpha were not significantly inhibited by pretreatment of native ECV304 cells with 17beta-estradiol (E(2)). In ECV304 cells overexpressing ERalpha, E(2) significantly inhibited the effects of TNF-alpha on NF-kappaB activation, VCAM-1 expression, and U937 cell adhesion. These findings suggest E(2) suppresses inflammatory cell adhesion to vascular endothelial cells that possess functional estrogen receptors. The mechanism of suppression may involve inhibition of NF-kappaB-mediated up-regulation of VCAM-1 expression induced by atherogenic stimuli. E(2) may prevent plaque formation, as first stage of atheroscrelosis through inhibiting adhesion monocytes to endothelial cell. Actions of estrogen replacement therapy can be assessed in terms of densities of functional ERalpha.     

日本七鳃鳗RGD毒素肽Lj-RGD2的克隆、表达及其抗血管新生活性

日本七鳃鳗口腔腺分泌蛋白Lj-RGD2毒素肽分子质量为8 kD,是含有2个RGD（Arg-Gly-Asp）模体序列的多肽.为了探讨其是否具有RGD毒素蛋白的功能,对其基因进行了克隆和表达,并对其重组蛋白进行了抗血管新生活性研究.从日本七鳃鳗口腔腺中提取mRNA,以自行设计的引物进行RT-PCR扩增,以获得Lj-RGD2基因;将获取的目的基因与pET23b载体连接,经转化、克隆、阳性转化子的筛选鉴定;将含组氨酸标签的pET23b-Lj-RGD2转化BL21菌中诱导表达;经亲和层析纯化,获得可溶性重组rLj-RGD2蛋白,并对重组rLj-RGD2蛋白的抗血管新生功能进行了研究.结果显示,rLj-RGD2蛋白的IC50为1.77μmol/L,并以剂量依赖方式抑制人脐静脉内皮细胞ECV304的增殖;rLj-RGD2蛋白还能抑制ECV304细胞对人工基质膜Matrigel的黏附、以BFGF（basic fibroblast growth factor）为趋化剂的迁移及侵袭.鸡胚绒毛尿囊膜CAM（chick chorioallantoic membrane）血管新生实验结果表明,rLj-RGD2蛋白能以剂量依赖方式抑制BFGF诱导的CAM血管新生.由此可见,rLj RGD2蛋白具有RGD毒素肽的活性特征,其有望成为一种抗血管新生基因工程新药. 关键词日本七鳃鳗; RGD毒素蛋白; 细胞黏附; 迁移及侵袭; 血管新生     

H-Ras is a negative regulator of alpha3beta1 integrin expression in ECV304 endothelial cells

We have examined the role of Ras in integrin expression in ECV304 endothelial cells. Among the integrins examined in stable ECV304 transfectants expressing dominant active H-Ras (DAR-ECV), expression of alpha3beta1 integrin showed a prominent reduction in all the DAR-ECV clones when compared to the parental ECV304 cells. This implies that H-Ras negatively regulates the expression of alpha3beta1 integrin in ECV304 cells. When treated with inhibitors of the Ras downstream pathway (LY294002, PD98059, SB203580), the expression of alpha3beta1 integrin was up-regulated most significantly by LY294002, suggesting that among the downstream pathways of Ras, phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase is a major determinant. With the application of blocking antibody to alpha3beta1 integrin (2 - 2 x 10(4) nM), migration of ECV304 cells was enhanced to maximal (18%) at 20 nM. These results suggest that migration of endothelial cells could be modulated by H-Ras via alteration of the expression levels of alpha3beta1 integrin.     

Recombinant hepatitis C virus-envelope protein 2 interactions with low-density lipoprotein/CD81 receptors

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) envelope protein 2 (E2) is involved in viral binding to host cells. The aim of this work was to produce recombinant E2B and E2Y HCV proteins in Escherichia coli and Pichia pastoris, respectively, and to study their interactions with low-density lipoprotein receptor (LDLr) and CD81 in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC) and the ECV304 bladder carcinoma cell line. To investigate the effects of human LDL and differences in protein structure (glycosylated or not) on binding efficiency, the recombinant proteins were either associated or not associated with lipoproteins before being assayed. The immunoreactivity of the recombinant proteins was analysed using pooled serum samples that were either positive or negative for hepatitis C. The cells were immunophenotyped by LDLr and CD81 using flow cytometry. Binding and binding inhibition assays were performed in the presence of LDL, foetal bovine serum (FCS) and specific antibodies. The results revealed that binding was reduced in the absence of FCS, but that the addition of human LDL rescued and increased binding capacity. In HUVEC cells, the use of antibodies to block LDLr led to a significant reduction in the binding of E2B and E2Y. CD81 antibodies did not affect E2B and E2Y binding. In ECV304 cells, blocking LDLr and CD81 produced similar effects, but they were not as marked as those that were observed in HUVEC cells. In conclusion, recombinant HCV E2 is dependent on LDL for its ability to bind to LDLr in HUVEC and ECV304 cells. These findings are relevant because E2 acts to anchor HCV to host cells; therefore, high blood levels of LDL could enhance viral infectivity in chronic hepatitis C patients.     

Prokaryotic expression,purification and functional characterization of human FHL3

Four and a half LIM domain protein 3 (FHL3) is a member of the family of LIM proteins and is involved in myogenesis, cytoskeleton reconstruction, cell growth and differentiation. The full-length FHL3 cDNA was cloned from human spleen cDNA library and inserted in a prokaryotic expression vector pBV220 and then the recombinant plasmid was transformed into E. coli JM109. The expression of the recombinant protein was induced at 42°C. SDS-PAGE analysis showed that recombinant human FHL3 (rhFHL3) was mainly expressed as an inclusion body. After purification by HisTrap FF crude, the rhFHL3 was renatured by dialysis against renaturing buffer and identified by Western blot analysis using human FHL3 polyclonal antibody. The MTT assay showed that the purified rhFHL3 could inhibit HepG2 cell growth but promote the proliferation of ECV304 cells. In addition, the expression of angiogenin (Ang) gene was increased when ECV304 cells were pretreated with rhFHL3.