Kinetic properties of mouse pancreatic lipase-related protein-2 suggest the mouse may not model human fat digestion

Genetically engineered mice have been employed to understand the role of lipases in dietary fat digestion with the expectation that the results can be extrapolated to humans. However, little is known about the properties of mouse pancreatic triglyceride lipase (mPTL) and pancreatic lipase-related protein-2 (mPLRP2). In this study, both lipases were expressed in Pichia Pastoris GS115, purified to near homogeneity, and their properties were characterized. Mouse PTL displayed the kinetics typical of PTL from other species. Like mPTL, mPLRP2 exhibited strong activity against various triglycerides. In contrast to mPTL, mPLRP2 was not inhibited by increasing bile salt concentration. Colipase stimulated mPLRP2 activity 2- to 4-fold. Additionally, mPTL absolutely required colipase for absorption to a lipid interface, whereas mPLRP2 absorbed fully without colipase. mPLRP2 had full activity in the presence of BSA, whereas BSA completely inhibited mPTL unless colipase was present. All of these properties of mPLRP2 differ from the properties of human PLRP2 (hPLRP2). Furthermore, mPLRP2 appears capable of compensating for mPTL deficiency. These findings suggest that the molecular mechanisms of dietary fat digestion may be different in humans and mice. Thus, extrapolation of dietary fat digestion in mice to humans should be done with care.     

Further results on lipase-colipase interactions studied by affinity chromatography

Affinity chromatography of lipase on a colipase-coupled gel was studied in the present paper. The elution volume of the associable lipase increased when the loaded amount decreased. A KD value of 1.9 X 10(-6) M at pH 6.2 was thus deduced. A minimum value of 1.5 X 10(-6) M was obtained at pH 5.1-5.3. Mixed micelles associated with coupled colipase, but no modifications of lipase-colipase interactions took place when mixed micelles were added to the elution buffer. DMMA-modified coupled colipase failed to interact with lipase, owing to the specific orientation of the modified cofactor in the gel.     

Computational study of colipase interaction with lipid droplets and bile salt micelles

Colipase is a key element in the lipase-catalyzed hydrolysis of dietary lipids. Although devoid of enzymatic activity, colipase promotes the pancreatic lipase activity in physiological intestinal conditions by anchoring the enzyme at the surface of lipid droplets. Analysis of structures of NMR colipase models and simulations of their interactions with various lipid aggregates, lipid droplet, and bile salt micelle, were carried out to determine and to map the lipid binding sites on colipase. We show that the micelle and the oil droplet bind to the same side of colipase 3D structure, mainly the hydrophobic fingers. Moreover, it appears that, although colipase has a single direction of interaction with a lipid interface, it does not bind in a specific way but rather oscillates between different positions. Indeed, different NMR models of colipase insert different fragments of sequence in the interface, either simultaneously or independently. This supports the idea that colipase finger plasticity may be crucial to adapt the lipase activity to different lipid aggregates.     

人类蛋白质相互作用组

高通量酵母双杂交与免疫亲和纯化技术的快速发展和日臻成熟,使得在蛋白质组水平上大规模地研究蛋白质之间的相互作用成为可能。目前,人类蛋白质互作网络在细胞、组织、器官乃至整个个体水平的研究已经陆续展开。蛋白质互作网络中蛋白质数量也由少数几个向整个蛋白质组扩展。同时,功能、疾病、生态等相关的蛋白质互作网络研究也取得了一定的成果。然而,人类的蛋白质互作网络研究正面临着一些问题和挑战。本文综述了人类蛋白质互作网络的研究方法、研究进展以及面临的挑战,同时指出了人类蛋白质互作网络研究的方向和目标。     

A rapid and universal tandem-purification strategy for recombinant proteins

A major goal in the production of therapeutic proteins, subunit vaccines, as well as recombinant proteins needed for structure determination and structural proteomics is their recovery in a pure and functional state using the simplest purification procedures. Here, we report the design and use of a novel tandem (His)(6)-calmodulin (HiCaM) fusion tag that combines two distinct purification strategies, namely, immobilized metal affinity (IMAC) and hydrophobic interaction chromatography (HIC), in a simple two-step procedure. Two model constructs were generated by fusing the HiCaM purification tag to the N terminus of either the enhanced green fluorescent protein (eGFP) or the human tumor suppressor protein p53. These fusion constructs were abundantly expressed in Escherichia coli and rapidly purified from cleared lysates by tandem IMAC/HIC to near homogeneity under native conditions. Cleavage at a thrombin recognition site between the HiCaM-tag and the constructs readily produced untagged, functional versions of eGFP and human p53 that were >97% pure. The HiCaM purification strategy is rapid, makes use of widely available, high-capacity, and inexpensive matrices, and therefore represents an excellent approach for large-scale purification of recombinant proteins as well as small-scale protein array designs.     

疏水层析分离正确折叠与错误折叠的复合干扰素

采用疏水层析纯化重组复合干扰素,成功去除了复性过程中产生的错误折叠体、聚集体及杂蛋白,并考察了配基类型、盐浓度、pH值和流速对疏水层析纯化效果的影响,结果表明采用ButylSepharose 4FastFlow、硫酸铵初始浓度0.8mol/L、缓冲液pH值8.3、线流速为90cm h时疏水层析纯化效果最佳,最终目标蛋白反相高效液相色谱检测纯度达到99.6% ,还原及非还原型SDS PAGE电泳均呈单一条带,其比活为2.3×10⁹IU/mg,回收率为36.7%。     

串联亲和纯化技术及其应用

串联亲和纯化(tandemaffinitypurification,TAP)是一种能快速研究体内蛋白质相互作用的新技术,经过两步特异性亲和纯化,可快速得到生理条件下与靶蛋白质存在真实相互作用的蛋白质。TAP方法最初用于酵母中,因其具通用性、高效性、高纯度及假阳性低等特点得到了快速发展,至今已成功运用于许多其他生物。现主要介绍TAP方法的原理、TAP标签及其在不同物种中的应用。     

Evidence for the existence of procolipase in chicken pancreas and pancreatic juice

Purified antibodies raised against chicken colipase were coupled to Sepharose 4B and colipase was isolated in a single step by immunoaffinity chromatography from an extract of chicken pancreas prepared under conditions where trypsin activation is avoided. The purified protein has a single amino terminal residue of alanine and its biochemical properties are similar to those of the precursor form of colipase (procolipase) previously isolated from porcine and equine pancreas or pancreatic juice. Further evidence for the existence of procolipase was obtained from kinetic studies of the hydrolysis of the Intralipid emulsion by untreated and trypsin-treated chicken pancreatic juice.     

十二节杆菌胞外脂肪酶的纯化和性质研究

十二节杆菌发酵得到的胞外脂肪酶,在5L发酵罐经过34h培养,最高酶活可达75 U/mL。通过硫酸铵梯度沉淀和疏水层析纯化,脂肪酶纯化26倍,总得率24.3%。SDS-PAGE显示脂肪酶分子量为33 kD,脂肪酶在40℃和pH 7.0时酶活力最高,同时在24℃经过48h仍保持一半左右的活力。该脂肪酶的酶活受K ,Mg2 激活,而受Zn2 与Co2 的抑制。     

SAPl8和Sufu蛋白质复合物的表达纯化研究

通过分子克隆技术将Sufu和SAP18构建到原核载体,在原核表达系统进行外源表达,采用亲和层析和分子筛层析对Sufu和SAPl8及其复合物进行纯化。同时利用非变性胶的方法进一步确定该蛋白之间的相互作用及结合比例。结果表明,原核表达系统中Sufu和SAPl8蛋白表达量高,可以纯化到高纯度的蛋白质。su如和SAPl8结合的摩尔比为1：1,按摩尔比1：2混合、纯化可以得到高纯度、稳定的蛋白复合物,从而为进一步复合物的结构生物学研究奠定基础。     

An alternative purification method for human serum paraoxonase 1 and its interactions with anabolic compounds

In this study, an alternative purification method for human paraoxonase 1 (hPON1) enzyme was developed using two-step procedures, namely, ammonium sulfate precipitation and Sepharose-4B-l-tyrosine-3-aminophenantrene hydrophobic interaction chromatography. SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis of the enzyme indicates a single band with an apparent M_W of 43?kDa. The enzyme was purified 219-fold with a final specific activity of 4?408?400?U/mg and a yield of 10%. Furthermore, we examined the in vitro effects of some anabolic compounds, such as zeranol, 17 β-estradiol, diethylstilbestrol, oxytocin, and trenbolone on the enzyme activity to understand the better inhibitory properties of these molecules. The five anabolic compounds dose dependently decreased the activity of hPON1 with inhibition constants in the millimolar–micromolar range. The results show that these compounds exhibit inhibitory effects on hPON1 at low concentrations with IC₅₀ values ranging from 0.064 to 16.900?µM.     

大规模蛋白质相互作用研究方法进展

随着2000年酵母大规模蛋白质相互作用网络图谱的成功描绘,蛋白质相互作用特别是大规模蛋白质相互作用研究成为生命科学领域的又一个研究热点。酵母、果蝇、线虫以及人类蛋白的大规模相互作用图谱的相继完成,不仅对系统研究细胞内各种生命活动有着重要意义,也标志着蛋白质相互作用研究方法的不断发展和完善。本文综述了当前大规模研究蛋白质相互作用的技术方法并进行了比较分析。每种技术都有其各自的优缺点,在实验中要根据不同的要求和目的选择适宜的方法。     

Eglin C与2709碱性蛋白酶相互作用分析及亲和纯化方法

Eglin C是来自水蛭中的一种小型热稳定蛋白质,属于马铃薯胰凝乳蛋白酶抑制剂家族,可以抑制弹性蛋白酶、枯草杆菌蛋白酶、组织蛋白酶、α-lytic蛋白酶以及胰凝乳蛋白酶等.然而,利用eglin C纯化蛋白酶,尚未见研究报道.本文将化学合成的编码eglin C及其突变体的基因序列,克隆到原核表达载体pQE30,在大肠杆菌...     

鼻咽癌组织p53相关蛋白的纯化

鼻咽癌是南方常见的恶性肿瘤,ＮＰＣ与ＥＢ病毒关系十分密切。通过免疫亲和层析的方法了解ＮＰＣ肿瘤标本中ｐ５３与病毒或细胞蛋白间潜在的相互作用。这种相互作用可能引起Ｐ５３在ＮＰＣ组织中累积。建立单克隆抗体ｐＡｂ１８０１,ｐＡｂ２４０１免疫亲和层析柱,从ＮＰＣ转移淋巴结分离ｐ５３结合蛋白。     

Integrated tandem affinity protein purification using the polyhistidine plus extra 4 amino acids (HiP4) tag system

Peptide tag systems are a robust biophysical and biochemical method that is widely used for protein detection and purification. Here, we developed a novel tag system termed “HiP4” (histidine plus four amino acids) whose epitope sequence comprises only seven amino acids (HHHDYDI) that partially overlap with the conventional 6x histidine tag (6xHis-tag). We produced a monoclonal antibody against the HiP4 tag that can be used in multiple immunoassays with high specificity and affinity. Using this system, we developed a tandem affinity purification (TAP) and mass spectrometry (TAP-MS) system for comprehensive protein interactome analysis. The integrated use of nickel bead purification followed by HiP4 tag immunoprecipitation made it possible to reduce nonspecific binding and improve selectivity, leading to the recovery of previously unrecognized proteins that interact with hepatitis B virus X (HBx) protein or TAR DNA-binding protein 43 (TARDBP or TDP-43). Our results indicate that this system may be viable as a simple and powerful tool for TAP-MS that can achieve low background and high selectivity in comprehensive protein–protein interaction analyses.