用毕赤酵母组成型分泌表达Canstatin-N

目的:用毕赤酵母的GAP启动子调控组成型表达Canstatin-N。方法:将canstatin-N基因重组于毕赤酵母表达载体pGAP9K的多克隆位点获得pGAP9K-can-N。用电转法将pGAP9K-can-N转化毕赤酵母GS115。筛选高G418抗性的克隆作为工程菌GS115(pGAP9K-can-N)。发酵GS115(pGAP9K-can-N)分泌表达Canstatin-N,用离子交换法纯化目标蛋白。结果:以葡萄糖为碳源,发酵48h分泌表达人血管能抑素蛋白56 mg/L。结论:用毕赤酵母的GAP启动子调控组成型表达的人血管能抑素蛋白具有诱发血管内皮细胞凋亡的生物活性。     

利用GAP启动子在毕赤酵母中组成型表达人鹅型溶菌酶2

利用甘油醛三磷酸脱氢酶(glyceraldehydes-3-phosphatedehydrogenase,GAP)启动子在毕赤酵母中表达人鹅型溶菌酶2(human goose-type lysozyme 2,h LysG2),并在小试规模建立一套有效的重组hLysG2(recombinant h LysG2,rh LysG2)生产工艺流程。根据毕赤酵母密码子偏爱性设计并人工合成hLysG2基因,将其连接至pGAPZαA质粒中,构建重组表达质粒pGAPZαA-h LysG2。将重组表达载体线性化后电转化毕赤酵母GS115感受态细胞,通过Zeocin抗性筛选获取高拷贝重组菌株,并在5L生物反应器中进行发酵培养。发酵60h后发酵液上清酶活性达到最高,发酵液上清经SDS-PAGE及Western blot检测证实rh LysG2得到表达。与诱导型表达相比,组成型表达发酵时间缩短了48h,上清中rhLysG2总活性提高了23.8%;使用甲壳素亲和层析和分子筛层析对rhLysG2进行纯化后,每升发酵液上清可纯化到187.4mg重组蛋白,纯化产物纯度达99.0%以上;浊度测定法分析显示,在p H 5.6、30℃和0.1mol/L Na+的条件下,rhLysG2可达到最大酶活性13 500U/mg。利用GAP启动子在毕赤酵母中成功表达了高纯度和高活性的rh LysG2,避免了甲醇的使用,缩短了发酵时间,提高了蛋白产量,为将rhLysG2开发为新型抗耐药菌药物奠定了基础。     

重组胰高血糖素样肽-1与人血清白蛋白融合蛋白的纯化及活性研究

利用构建的重组菌株Pichia pastoris GS115/GLP-1/HSA,在10L发酵罐中表达了胰高血糖素样肽-1与人血清白蛋白融合蛋白(GLP-1/HSA),表达量为63.6mg/L。发酵液经中空纤维柱浓缩、疏水层析、阴离子交换层析和凝胶过滤分离纯化,获得了较高纯度的GLP-1/HSA,经HPLC分析纯度达95.8%。进一步的体内活性分析结果表明,GLP-1/HSA不仅具有天然GLP-1的生物活性,而且在给药后4h仍能发挥显著性降血糖作用。以上结果表明,利用Pichia pastoris分泌型表达系统和建立的分离纯化方法,能获得大量较高纯度的GLP-1/HSA,为进一步研究和开发能够用于糖尿病临床治疗的长效GLP-1类似物奠定了基础。     

治疗糖尿病的短肽药物GLP-1在毕赤酵母中的分泌表达

利用毕赤酵母表达治疗糖尿病的短肽药物GLP-1(胰高血糖素样肽-1)。以pUC18GLP-1 为模板进行PCR,将获得的GLP-1基因片段克隆到pMD18T-vector上,然后将SmaI和NotI双酶切获得的基因小片段插入到表达载体pPIC9上,完成表达载体pPIC9GLP-1的构建,SacI线性化重组质粒,通过醋酸锂转化法转化毕赤酵母GS115感受态细胞,成功构建了能够分泌抗二肽酶Ⅳ降解的长效促胰岛素激素的毕赤酵母工程菌株。结果表明毕赤酵母6号菌株的GLP-1分泌表达产量最高可达 100．00 mg／L．实现了GLP-1在毕赤酵母中的表达,为进一步开发治疗糖尿病新型短肽药物的研究奠定了基础。     

人胰高血糖素样肽-1与人血清白蛋白融合蛋白在毕赤酵母中的表达

目的：在巴斯德毕赤酵母中表达有降糖活性的人胰高血糖素样肽-1（hGLP-1）突变体（2Gly-hGLP-1）与人血清白蛋白（HSA）的融合蛋白。方法：为将GLP-1氨基酸序列第2位的丙氨酸（Ala）定点突变为甘氨酸（Gly）,根据毕赤酵母偏爱密码子合成编码2Gly-hGLP-1的基因;采用重叠PCR法拼接2Gly-hGLP-1和HSA的基因,使得2Gly-hGLP-1的C端与HSA的N端通过甘氨酸五肽接头连接;将该融合基因插入表达载体pPIC9构建为重组载体pPIC9/2Gly-hGLP-1-HSA,电击转化至毕赤酵母GS115细胞,通过表型筛选和诱导表达实验获得高效表达菌株;工程菌在5L发酵罐中培养后,对发酵产物进行分离纯化和生物学活性分析。结果：融合蛋白在5L发酵罐中的表达量约为200mg/L,经纯化后纯度可达95%以上;小鼠糖耐量实验表明该融合蛋白具有明显的控血糖活性。结论：在毕赤酵母中分泌表达的融合蛋白2Gly-hGLP-1-HSA具有降血糖活性。     

用GAP启动子在毕节酵母中组成型表达人血管抑制素

为探索用GAP启动子(PGAP)取代AOX1启动子(PAOX1),在毕节酵母(P．pastortis)中组成型表达外源蛋白的可能性,应用PCR方法从P．pastoris染色体中扩增了GAP启动子,以其取代诱导型表达载体pPIC9K上的PAOX1,构建了组成型表达载体pGAP9K。将人血管抑制素(AS)基因重组于pGAP9K的多克隆位点,获得含As基因的重组质粒pGAP9K-AS。转化P．pastorisGSll5,对获得的高拷贝转化子P．pastorisGSll5(pGAP9K-AS)进行组成型表达,同时以诱导型转化子P．pastoris GSll5(pPIC9K-AS)作为对照。SDS-PAGE结果显示：组成型转化子于培养4d后AS的表达水平已达到高峰,分泌量为58mg／L;而诱导型转化子诱导4d后表达的AS仅是组成型表达的70％,诱导6d后达到高峰,表达量也只是组成型表达系统表达高峰时(4d)的86％。CAM分析和抗癌实验结果显示：P．pastortis GS115(pGA．P9K-S)和P．pastoris GS115(pPIC9K-AS)表达的AS均具有抑制血管生成和C57BL／6J实验小鼠的B16黑色素瘤的生长,其平均瘤重抑制率分别达到90．61％和90．54％。以上结果表明,以GAP启动子构建的组成型表达系统具有发酵时间较短、表达水平较高、不用甲醇诱导、操作系统比较简单等优点,PGAP可以取代PAOX1在P．pastoris中表达AS及其他外源蛋白。     

基因重组胰高血糖素样肽-1衍生多肽的表达和产物纯化与鉴定

为研究利用基因重组方法生产人胰高血糖素样肽-1（GLP-1）衍生多肽的最佳表达及纯化条件,选用大肠杆菌偏爱密码子,以含人GLP-1的质粒为模板,用PCR方法合成全长人GLP-1衍生多肽基因,并定向插入到高效表达载体pMFH中,用大肠杆菌BL21进行表达,融合蛋白经Ni-NTA柱纯化后,用C18 Sep-Pak 反相柱脱盐,然后融合蛋白经甲酸水解,水解产物经Ni-NTA柱和高效液相色谱（HPLC）纯化制备后,目的肽由质谱鉴定。 实验结果表明：利用载体pMFH在BL21中,GLP-1衍生物的最佳诱导表达温度为37℃、诱导剂异丙基-β-D-硫代半乳糖苷（IPTG）的最佳浓度为0.6mmol/L,最佳诱导表达时间为6h;HPLC分析和制备GLP-1衍生物最佳条件为：流动相A(10% CNCH3∶90% H2O,0.1％TFA),流动相B(100% CNCH3,0.1% TFA),流速1ml／min,30 min线性梯度洗脱,B相至70%,检测波长280nm;质谱鉴定GLP-1衍生物的分子量为5.492kDa,与理论值相符合。在最佳表达及纯化条件下可得GLP-1衍生多肽的产量可达到11.6mg/L发酵产物,纯度≥98%。     

GLP-1-IgG4-Fc融合蛋白的表达与鉴定

将合成的人胰高血糖素样肽-1(glucagon-like peptide-1,GLP-1)突变体基因与IgG4抗体的Fc部分进行融合获得GLP-1-IgG4-Fc片段,获得的基因片段与pXC17.4载体进行连接,用电转化方法将线性化质粒稳定转染CHO-K1细胞,通过Clone Pix 2筛选出高表达细胞株,产量达1.5g/L。收集培养上清并经Protein A和Source 30Q纯化,得到的GLP-1-IgG4-Fc融合蛋白,SDS-PAGE纯度高于95%,高效液相色谱(high performance liquid chromatography,HPLC)纯度和毛细管区域凝胶电泳(capillary zone electrophoresis,CZE)纯度均不低于80%,尺寸排阻层析(size-exclusion chromatography,SEC)纯度高于99%。经质谱和肽图谱测定,分子量与理论值一致,肽图谱序列与对照品高度一致。生物学活性分析表明,GLP-1-IgG4-Fc融合蛋白具有促进表达有GLP-1受体的HEK293细胞分泌环磷酸腺苷(cyclic adenosine monophosphate,c AMP)的活性,并且该活性与对照品高度相似。     

人β-淀粉样肽Aβ_(42)的融合表达与纯化

[目的]建立一种快速可靠、获取足量和高纯度的人β-淀粉样肽(Aβ_(42))的方法。[方法]首先利用重叠PCR技术扩增获得Aβ_(42)基因全长。随后将基因连入p GEX-4T-1载体,利用GST系统表达融合蛋白。分别在16℃、25℃、30℃和37℃诱导表达,SDS-PAGE检测融合蛋白的表达情况,确定表达的最佳温度。根据优化条件进行目的蛋白的大量表达,利用Gstrap FF柱亲和纯化GST-Aβ_(42)融合蛋白。[结果]成功构建p GEX/Aβ_(42)表达载体,确定30℃为诱导表达的最佳温度。大量表达并经过纯化可获得分子量为30.7 k Da的融合蛋白。[结论]利用GST融合系统表达纯化可得到纯度超过90%的GST-Aβ_(42)融合蛋白,重组蛋白的产率约为1.2 mg/L培养基。当用凝血酶切除GST融合标签后,Aβ_(42)易聚集沉淀。     

重组胰高血糖素样肽-1与人血清白蛋白融合蛋白的纯化及活性研究

利用构建的重组菌株Pichia pastoris GS115/GLP-1/HSA,在10L发酵罐中表达了胰高血糖素样肽-1与人血清白蛋白融合蛋白（GLP-1/HSA）,表达量为63.6mg/L。发酵液经中空纤维柱浓缩、疏水层析、阴离子交换层析和凝胶过滤分离纯化,获得了较高纯度的GLP-1/HSA,经HPLC分析纯度达95.8%。进一步的体内活性分析结果表明,GLP-1/HSA不仅具有天然GLP-1的生物活性,而且在给药后4 h仍能发挥显著性降血糖作用。以上结果表明,利用Pichia pastoris分泌型表达系统和建立的分离纯化方法,能获得大量较高纯度的GLP-1/HSA,为进一步研究和开发能够用于糖尿病临床治疗的长效GLP-1类似物奠定了基础。     

Recent advances in the study of Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus replication and pathogenesis

It has now been over twenty years since a novel herpesviral genome was identified in Kaposi's sarcoma biopsies. Since then, the cumulative research effort by molecular biologists, virologists, clinicians, and epidemiologists alike has led to the extensive characterization of this tumor virus, Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus(KSHV; also known as human herpesvirus 8(HHV-8)), and its associated diseases. Here we review the current knowledge of KSHV biology and pathogenesis, with a particular emphasis on new and exciting advances in the field of epigenetics. We also discuss the development and practicality of various cell culture and animal model systems to study KSHV replication and pathogenesis.     

The structure, reproduction and taxonomy of Vidalia and Osmundaria (Rhodophyta, Rhodomelaceae)

Comprises species occurring mostly in subtidal habitats in tropical, subtropical and warm-temperate areas of the world. An analysis of the type species, V. spiralis (Sonder) Lamouroux ex J. Agardh, a species from Australia, establishes basic characters for distinguishing species in the genus. These characters are (1) branching patterns of thalli, (2) flat blades that may be spiralled on their axis, (3) width of the blade, (4) primary or secondary derivation of sterile and fertile branchlets and (5) position of sterile and fertile branchlets on the thalli. Application of the latter two characters provides an important basic method for separation of species into three major groups. Osmundaria , a genus known only in southern Australia, was studied in relation to Vidalia , and its separation from the Vidalia assemblage is not accepted. Species of Vidalia therefore are transferred to the older genus name, Osmundaria. Two new species, Osmundaria papenfussii and Osmundaria oliveae are described from Natal. Confusion in the usage of the epithet, Vidalia fimbriala Brown ex Turner has been clarified, and Vidalia gregaria Falkenberg, described as an epiphyte on Osmundaria pro/ifera Lamouroux, is revealed to be young branches of the host, Osmundaria prolifera.     

New or rare chromosome counts in Artemisia L. (Asteraceae, Anthemideae) and related genera from Kazakhstan

Fifteen chromosome counts of six Artemisia taxa and one species of each of the genera Brachanthemum, Hippolytia, Kaschgaria, Lepidolopsis and Turaniphytum are reported from Kazakhstan. Three of them are new reports, two are not consistent with previous counts and the remainder are confirmations of very scarce (one to four) earlier records. All the populations studied have the same basic chromosome number, x = 9, with ploidy levels ranging from 2x to 6x. Some correlations between ploidy level, morphological characters and distribution are noted.     

肝癌中HBV和HCV基因和抗原的分布及意义

采用原位分子杂交方法检测HCV RNA及HBV X基因;采用免疫组织化学方法研究HCV核心抗原,非结构区C33c抗原及HBxAg在肝细胞肝癌中的定位及分布.结果表明(1)HCV RNA、HBV X基因在肝细胞肝癌组织检出率分别为40%(55/136)和82%(112/136).HCV RNA定位于癌细胞的胞浆内,阳性细胞呈散在、灶状及弥漫分布三种形式;HBV X基因在肝癌细胞中的分布呈胞浆型、核型及核浆型,阳性细胞也呈上述三种分布形式;(2)HCV C33c抗原、核心抗原在肝细胞肝癌中的阳性率为81%(133/164)及86%(141/164).C33c抗原定位于癌细胞及肝细胞的胞浆内;核心抗原既定位于癌细胞核中,又可定位于胞浆中.C33c抗原阳性细胞以灶状分布为主;而核心抗原阳性细     

Selection with two alleles and complete dominance

For a plant selection model with frequency-independent viabilities, fertilities and selfing rates, it is shown that apart from global fixation, for certain parameter combinations a protected polymorphism and facultative fixation (either allele may become fixed according to initial frequencies) may both occur. Facultative fixation requires different selling rates for the dominant and recessive type. Protection of the polymorphism requires resource allocation for male and female function. In this connection the problem of purely genetically caused population extinction is discussed.
For general frequency dependence and regular segregation, the chances for establishment of a completely recessive gene are compared to those of a completely dominant gene. It is proven that the process of establishment of the recessive gene, despite a fitness advantage, may be considerably endangered by drift effects if random mating prevails. The recessive gene may reach the same effectivity in establishment as a dominant gene, only if the recessive homozygote mates exclusively with its own type during the period of establishment.