FHL2转录激活结构域的定位

LIM蛋白家族成员FHL2 (fourandhalfLIMdomainprotein)在转录调节、细胞凋亡及肿瘤的发生发展中都起着重要作用。利用GAL4转录因子中的DNA结合结构域 (DBD)和含有与DBD结合序列的荧光素酶报告基因(GAL4 LUC)构建了哺乳动物细胞转录激活系统 ,并利用该系统定位了FHL2的转录激活结构域。首先将GAL4 DBD序列以正确读框插入到pcDNA3载体的多克隆位点中 ,构建成真核表达载体pDBD ,再将野生型FHL2及其不同片段以正确读框与pDBD中GAL4 DBD序列融合 ,构建成野生型FHL2及其缺失突变体表达载体。将这些表达载体分别瞬时转染 2 93T胚胎肾细胞 ,野生型FHL2及其缺失突变体都得到了表达。利用GAL4 荧光素酶报告基因对野生型FHL2及其不同突变体的转录激活活性检测表明 ,在 2 93T胚胎肾细胞和乳腺癌MCF 7细胞中 ,野生型FHL2具有转录激活活性 ,缺失N端半个LIM结构域使FHL2转录激活活性降低 ,缺失C末端第二个LIM结构域对FHL2的转录激活功能影响不大 ,缺失C末端最后一个LIM结构域则使FHL2的转录激活功能完全丧失 ,而C末端缺失 2个LIM结构域使FHL2转录激活活性又有所恢复。这说明FHL2C末端最后一个LIM结构域对其转录激活功能是必需的 ,而C末端第二个LIM结构域可能对FHL2的转录激活功能有负调控作用 ,这种负调控作用取决于     

Protein-protein interaction of FHL3 with FHL2 and visualization of their interaction by green fluorescent proteins (GFP) two-fusion fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET)

LIM domain proteins are found to be important regulators in cell growth, cell fate determination, cell differentiation and remodeling of the cell cytoskeleton. Human Four-and-a-half LIM-only protein 3 (FHL3) is a type of LIM-only protein that contains four tandemly repeated LIM motifs with an N-terminal single zinc finger (half LIM motif). FHL3 expresses predominantly in human skeletal muscle. In this report, FHL3 was shown to be a novel interacting partner of FHL2 using the yeast two-hybrid assay. Furthermore, site-directed mutagenesis of FHL3 indicated that the LIM2 of FHL3 is the essential LIM domain for interaction with FHL2. Green fluorescent protein (GFP) was used to tag FHL3 in order to study its distribution during myogenesis. Our result shows that FHL3 was localized in the focal adhesions and nucleus of the cells. FHL3 mainly stayed in the focal adhesion during myogenesis. Moreover, using site-directed mutagenesis, the LIM1 of FHL3 was identified as an essential LIM domain for its subcellular localization. Mutants of GFP have given rise to a novel technique, two-fusion fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET), in the determination of protein-protein interaction at particular subcellular locations of eukaryotic cells. To determine whether FHL2 and FHL3 can interact with one another and to locate the site of this interaction in a single intact mammalian cell, we fused FHL2 and FHL3 to different mutants of GFP and studied their interactions using FRET. BFP/GFP fusion constructs were cotransfected into muscle myoblast C2C12 to verify the colocalization and subcellular localization of FRET. We found that FHL2 and FHL3 were colocalized in the mitochondria of the C2C12 cells and FRET was observed by using an epi-fluorescent microscope equipped with an FRET specific filter set.     

The LIM-only protein DRAL/FHL2 binds to the cytoplasmic domain of several alpha and beta integrin chains and is recruited to adhesion complexes

LIM proteins contain one or more double zinc finger structures (LIM domains) mediating specific contacts between proteins that participate in the formation of multiprotein complexes. We report that the LIM-only protein DRAL/FHL2, with four and a half LIM domains, can associate with alpha(3A), alpha(3B), alpha(7A), and several beta integrin subunits as shown in yeast two-hybrid assays as well as after overexpression in human cells. The amino acid sequence immediately following the conserved membrane-proximal region in the integrin alpha subunits or the C-terminal region with the conserved NXXY motif of the integrin beta subunits are critical for binding DRAL/FHL2. Furthermore, the DRAL/FHL2 associates with itself and with other molecules that bind to the cytoplasmic domain of integrin alpha subunits. Deletion analysis of DRAL/FHL2 revealed that particular LIM domains or LIM domain combinations bind the different proteins. These results, together with the fact that full-length DRAL/FHL2 is found in cell adhesion complexes, suggest that it is an adaptor/docking protein involved in integrin signaling pathways.     

酵母双杂交系统筛选与组蛋白去乙酰化酶1相互作用的蛋白质

目的：获得组蛋白去乙酰化酶1（HDAC1）的cDNA并构建为酵母双杂交系统中的饵基因,筛选出与其相互作用的蛋白质。方法：利用RT-PCR方法从人HeLa细胞中克隆出1446bp的cDNA片段,重组入载体pGBKT7得到pGBKT7-HDAC1,转化至酵母菌AH109,检测其对酵母细胞无毒性也无自激活报告基因活性,然后将其与已转入HeLa细胞基因组cDNA文库的酵母菌融合,进行筛选和验证工作。结果：筛选出3个阳性克隆,经免疫共沉淀试验进一步验证,发现仅有1个蛋白能与HDAC1发生相互作用,测序结果表明该蛋白为FHL2。结论：应用酵母双杂交方法筛选出HDAC1的相互作用蛋白FHL2,为进一步研究HDAC1的作用提供了新线索。     

The LIM proteins FHL1 and FHL3 are expressed differently in skeletal muscle

We have determined the complete mRNA sequence of FHL3 (formerly SLIM2). We have confirmed that it is a member of the family of LIM proteins that share a similar secondary protein structure, renamed as Four-and-a-Half-LIM domain (or FHL) proteins in accordance with this structure. The "half-LIM" domain is a single zinc finger domain that may represent a subfamily of LIM domains and defines this particular family of LIM proteins. The distribution of FHL mRNA expression within a variety of murine tissues is complex. Both FHL1 and FHL3 were expressed in a number of skeletal muscles while FHL2 was expressed at high levels in cardiac muscle. Localisation of FHL3 to human chromosome 1 placed this gene in the proximity of, but not overlapping with, alleles associated with muscle diseases. FHL1 and FHL3 mRNAs were reciprocally expressed in the murine C2C12 skeletal muscle cell line and this suggested that the pattern of expression was linked to key events in myogenesis.     

HeLa细胞cDNA文库及酵母双杂交诱饵载体pGBKT7-CPn0308的构建

旨在利用酵母双杂交系统构建HeLa细胞的cDNA文库,并构建酵母双杂交诱饵载体pGBKT7-CPn0308。从HeLa细胞中提取总RNA,应用SMARTTM技术,构建以pGADT7-Rec为载体的HeLa细胞酵母GAL4 AD融合cDNA文库。应用PCR技术扩增目的片段CPn0308,并成功克隆该基因到诱饵载体pGBKT7中,将重组质粒转化酵母菌株AH109后,检测诱饵载体有无自激活和细胞毒性作用。结果显示,文库展现良好的多态性,重组诱饵载体pGBKT7-CPn0308不具有毒性且未自主激活报告基因,说明该文库和诱饵质粒可用于酵母双杂交系统。     

cDNA cloning, genomic structure and polymorphism of the porcine FHL3 gene

LIM domain proteins are important regulators of the growth, determination and differentiation of cells. Four-and-a-half LIM-only protein 3 (FHL3) is a type of LIM-only protein that contains four tandemly repeated LIM motifs with an N-terminal single zinc finger (half LIM motif). In this study, we have determined the complete coding sequence of pig FHL3 which encodes a 280 amino acid protein. The coding region of the pig FHL3 gene is organized in five exons and spans an approximately 2.1-kb genomic region. Comparative sequencing of six pig breeds revealed three single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) within exon 2 of which an A-->G substitution at position 313 changes a codon for arginine into a codon for glycine. The substitution was situated within a PstI recognition site and developed as a PCR-RFLP marker for further use in population variation investigations and association analysis. The A/G polymorphism was segregating only in Landrace pigs. Association studies of the FHL3 polymorphism with carcass traits provided preliminary evidence that the PstI PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) genotype may be associated with variation in several carcass traits of interest for pig breeding. Further investigations in more Landrace pigs are needed to confirm this.     

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.     

香蕉红素氧还蛋白基因在酵母双杂交系统中的自激活检测

利用PCR方法扩增香蕉红素氧还蛋白基因的保守结构域序列CdRD和开放性阅读框序列FRD,并在其上下游分别引入NdeⅠ和SalⅠ酶切位点,双酶切后与同样经NdeⅠ和SalⅠ双酶切的诱饵质粒载体pGBKT7连接,构建重组诱饵质粒pGBKT7-CdRD和pGBKT7-FRD,并将此两重组诱饵质粒转入酵母菌株AH109中进行营养缺陷型分析检测毒性及自激活。结果表明,成功构建了重组诱饵质粒pGBKT7-CdRD和pGBKT7-FRD,并且其无自激活报告基因作用,对酵母菌株也无毒性作用。这说明此两个重组诱饵质粒可用于酵母双杂交系统,为从香蕉叶片cDNA文库中筛选获得与香蕉红素氧还蛋白基因的保守结构域序列CdRD和开放性阅读框序列FRD相互作用的受体蛋白基因奠定了基础。     

骨形成蛋白-2表达载体的构建及其转录活性测定

将骨形成蛋白-2(BMP-2)基因克隆入带HA标签的BMP-2表达载体中,得到带HA标签的重组质粒pGBKT7/HA-BMP-2,将该重组质粒转染酵母AH109、Y187细胞,Western印迹检测表明表达了与预期相对分子质量大小一致的BMP-2.BMP-2表达载体的成功构建为深入研究骨形成蛋白-2在促进骨痂生成过程中的分子机制及其生物学功能打下了基础.     

Protein-protein interaction of FHL2, a LIM domain protein preferentially expressed in human heart, with hCDC47

In the yeast two-hybrid library screening, the heart-specific FHL2 protein was found to interact with hCDC47. In vitro interaction study between FHL2 protein and hCDC47 was demonstrated. From the results of domain studies by the yeast two-hybrid assay, the second and third LIM domains in conjunction with the first half LIM domain of FHL2 were identified to be important in binding with hCDC47. Besides, in Northern blot hybridization of human cancer cell lines, the highest FHL2 mRNA expression was detected in colorectal adenocarcinoma SW480 and HeLa cell S3. Our results imply that FHL2 protein may associate with cancer development and may act as a molecular adapter to form a multicomplex with hCDC47 in the nucleus, thus it plays an important role in the specification or maintenance of the terminal differentiated phenotype of heart muscle cells.