团头鲂胰岛素样生长因子-Ⅰ基因克隆与分析

胰岛素样生长因子－Ⅰ（IGF－Ⅰ）是一单链多肽。在脊椎动物中,IGF－Ⅰ通过介导生长激素达到促进生长的作用。为研究鲤科鱼类IGF－Ⅰ的结构功能及在水产养殖中的潜在应用前景,采用逆转录－聚合酶链式反应（RT－PCR）方法,从团头鲂（Megalobrama amblycephala）肝脏的总RNA中扩增出IGF－Ⅰ cDNA。测定了该基因序列,推导其编码的蛋白质序列,克隆的cDNA序列编码包括信号肽和B、C、A、D、E6个区域的161个氨基酸。E区域分析结果表明所克隆的团头鲂IGF－Ⅰ序列属于IGF－ⅠEa-2亚型。     

草鱼IGF—Ⅰ cDNA的克隆和在原核生物中的表达

根据亲缘关系较近的鲤鱼胰素样生长因子－Ⅰ（IGF－Ⅰ）cDNA设计一对引物,通过RT－PCR从草鱼（Ctenopharyngodon idellus）肝组织首次克隆了草鱼IGF－ⅠcDNA开放阅读框（ORF）片段,经序列分析表明克隆的草鱼IGF－ⅠcDNA为Ea－2亚型,ORF与鲤鱼有95％的同源性,与人有63％的同源性;草鱼IGF－Ⅰ蛋白与鲤鱼IGF－Ⅰ仅2个氨基酸残基不同,与人IGF－Ⅰ也仅有13个残基不同,将表达成熟草鱼IGF－Ⅰ(gcIGF-Ⅰ）蛋白的cDNA片段亚克隆至谷胱甘肽S－转移酶（GST）融合表达载体pGEX－4T－3,再将构建的重组表达载体pGEX-T-gcIGF-Ⅰ转入大肠杆菌BL21。在IPTG的诱导下,GST－gcIGF-Ⅰ融合蛋白高效表达。兔抗鲑鱼IGF－Ⅰ抗血清进行了Western Blot检测显示重组草鱼IGF－Ⅰ蛋白具有免疫活性。     

草鱼胰岛素样生长因子-Ⅰ基因在大肠杆菌中的表达

 为构建草鱼 (Ctenopharyngodonidellus )胰岛素样生长因子 Ⅰ (IGF Ⅰ )大肠杆菌表达质粒 ,对已克隆到的草鱼IGF Ⅰ基因进行改造 .改造后的基因去除了原cDNA的信号肽和E区序列 ,并在基因的两端分别加入起始密码子和终止密码子 .将改造后的编码草鱼IGF Ⅰ成熟肽基因亚克隆到pBV 2 2 0中 ,构建成表达质粒pBVgIGF7.转化大肠杆菌 (Escherichiacoli)进行表达 .SDS PAGE显示 ,含重组表达质粒的菌株经热诱导后表达出一约 7 5kD的特异蛋白 .表达量占菌体总蛋白的2 0 0 3% ,表达产物主要以包涵体形式存在 .重组蛋白经纯化和复性后 ,采用MTT法测定其对草鱼吻端成纤维细胞PSF和草鱼卵巢细胞CO的促增殖作用 .结果表明 ,所获得的重组草鱼IGF Ⅰ具有生物活性     

重组单链胰岛素在含有巯基试剂的变性剂中的解折叠

重组单链胰岛素(PIP)含有3对二硫键。在含有巯基试剂的变性剂中,PIP产生二硫键交换从而形成一系列具有不同解折叠程度的二硫键异构体混合物。分别用高压液相色谱（HPLC）和圆二色性（CD）光谱分析了PIP在含有0．2mmol/L2－巯基乙醇的尿素和盐酸胍中的解中的解折叠程度。PIP二硫键异构体混合物通过胰蛋白酶酶解并用质谱测定酶解片段的分子量,证明PIP确实产生了二硫键交换。同时还分离纯化了PIP的一种主要非天然二硫键异构体并研究了它重新折叠成天然构象的情况。观察到PIP只有一种热力学稳定的二硫键配对方式,PIP的非天然二硫键异构体在巯基试剂存在的条件下可以高效转化为天然二硫键配对。还将PIP解折叠和再折叠的情况与胰岛素样生长因子－I（IGF－I）及胰岛素做了比较：胰岛素和PIP只折叠成一种热力学稳定的三级结构,IGF－I却折叠成两种热力学稳定的二硫键异构体;胰岛素的双链重组需缓慢进行,而PIP却可以快速折叠。     

IGF-Ⅰ及其受体、IGF结合蛋白-2和LH受体mRNA在卵泡中的表达

利用原位杂交和原位DNA－3’末端标记的方法研究了胰岛素样生长因子河（IG－I）、IGF－I受体、IGF结合蛋白－2、和促性腺激素受体的信使核糖核酸（mRNA）在不同生长与闭锁阶段的大鼠卵巢卵泡中表达的变化。结果表明：IGF－I主要在正常生长的初级卵泡、窦前卵泡和小窦状卵泡中表达。在各生长与成熟阶段的卵泡中都检测到IGF－I受体mRNA,闭锁卵泡的IGF－I受体表达降低。窦前与窦状的生长和闭锁卵泡均表达IGFBP－2。促卵泡激素（FSH）受体在窦前和小窦状卵泡的表达水平比其在大卵泡中的高。窦前与小窦状卵泡仅在膜细胞中表达黄体生成素（LH）受体mRNA,大卵泡的膜细胞与颗粒细胞均表达LH受体,在闭锁卵泡中仅在膜细胞中观察到LH受体的信号。综上结果,提示IGF－I,IGF－I受体和FSH受体在窦前和小窦状卵泡中的协同表达对卵泡的早期发育有重要作用。LH受体mRNA特异地在大卵泡的颗粒细胞中表达可能与优势卵泡选择相关。     

大鼠胰岛素样生长因子Ⅰ基因的克隆及表达

以大鼠染色体DNA为模板,PCR分别扩增胰岛素样生长因子Ⅰ（IGF-Ⅰ）基因外显子2编码区和外显子3编码区,并使外显子2编码区的3′端与外显子的3编码区的5′端有相同的40个碱基,采用外显子拼接法,以两种扩增产物为模板再次进行PCR,得到210bp的大鼠IGF-Ⅰ基因编码序列,将此序列克隆入pUC18质粒进一步构建表达型重组粒pGEX-IGF-Ⅰ,并在大肠杆菌DH5α中进行诱导表达。表达产物经SDS－PAGE分析及Western blot检测,并经体外实验证明其具有刺激细胞增殖的生物活性。     

抗肿瘤血管三结构域单链抗体ＶＨ／Ｌ的构建与表达

以本室研制的一株抗肿瘤血管单克隆体ＡＡ９８为基础,采用ＰＣＲ扩增抗体ＡＡ９８基因的重链可变区（ＶＨ）和轻链（Ｌ）,以重链恒定区１（ＣＨ１）５′端１２个氨基酸的序列作为连接肽,并将连接肽中的Ｌys变为Ｓer,构建ＶＨ－连接肽－Ｌ三结构域单链抗体。重组ＶＨ／Ｌ单链抗体在大肠杆菌中得到了高效表达,其表达量占菌体总蛋白质的２０％。,表达的蛋白质在菌内形成包含体,经凝胶过滤法复性,获得了有抗原结合活性的ＶＨ／Ｌ。该三结构域单链抗体的成功构建和复性,为重组抗体片段的研制提供了借鉴。     

胰岛素受体的配体结合结构域的克隆与表达

用ＰＣＲ方法从人胎盘ｃＤＮＡ 中获得编码胰岛素受体α亚基中结合胰岛素的相对独立的结构域Ｌ１、Ｌ２以及人工设计的Ｌ１－（Ａｌａ）１０－Ｌ２的基因,克隆入含Ｔ７噬菌体ＲＮＡ聚合酶启动子的表达质粒ｐＥＴ－３ａ中,转化大肠杆菌ＢＬ２１（ＤＥ３）,用ＩＰＴＧ诱导表达成功。ＤＮＡ测序、氨基酸组成分析以及蛋白质Ｎ端测序证明所表达的蛋白质正确。经过包涵体的分离、洗涤、溶解和纯化,得到了纯的变性状态受体的胰岛素高亲     

胰岛素样生长因子1(IGF-1)mRNA同源模板竞争性PCR定量方法的建立

胰岛素样生长因子 1(IGF 1)是一种多功能的细胞增殖调控因子 ,其表达水平受多种因素的影响 ,为了研究IGF 1基因在转录水平上的调控机制 ,建立了定量测定IGF 1mRNA的竞争性PCR方法 .同时 ,也建立了一种简便的制备同源性竞争模板的方法 .以构建好的重组pUC IGF 1质粒为基础 ,利用IGF 1mRNA序列上唯一存在 ,但是在pUC18质粒上多拷贝的MspⅠ酶切位点 ,以该限制性内切酶处理重组pUC IGF 1质粒 .在T4DNA连接酶作用下对酶切产物进行随机连接 ,以连接产物作为模板 ,用可扩增IGF 1cDNA的引物进行PCR ,由此得到因含有随机插入序列而与原IGF 1cDNA产生明显长度差别的重组IGF 1.以不同浓度的该DNA片段作为同源竞争模板与大鼠肝组织cDNA在同一反应体系中进行PCR ,对PCR产物进行分析 ,计算出样本中IGF 1cDNA的初始浓度 .成功地建立了IGF 1mRNA的竞争性PCR定量检测方法 ,为研究IGF 1基因的表达调控奠定了基础 ,同时也为对已克隆的基因进行mRNA定量测定提供了一种简便和灵敏的手段     

用酵母双杂交系统研究胰岛素样生长因子-1突变体与其结合蛋白-3的相互作用

为研究胰岛素样生长因子 1(IGF1)及其突变体与IGF结合蛋白 3(IGFBP3)的相互作用 ,针对IGF1的第 3、4、15、16位氨基酸残基 ,采用定点突变的方法构建了 [Y15L16 ]IGF1和 [Q3A4Y15L16 ]IGF1。然后分别将IGF1/IGF1突变体和IGFBP3cDNA克隆至酵母表达载体pGBT9和pACT2中 ,利用酵母双杂交技术检测IGF1/IGF1突变体和IGFBP3之间的相互作用。结果表明用酵母双杂交系统检测IGF1与其结合蛋白的结合力是可行的 ,构建的这两个IGF1突变体与IGFBP3的结合力 ,与天然IGF1相比 ,结合力大大减小     

In vitro evolution of amphioxus insulin-like peptide to mammalian insulin

By site-directed mutagenesis, six insulin residues related to the insulin-receptor interaction were grafted, partially or fully, onto the corresponding position of a recombinant amphioxus insulin-like peptide (ILP) that contained the A- and B-domains of the deduced amphioxus ILP. After fermentation, purification, and enzymatic cleavage, six insulin-like double-chain ILP analogues were obtained: [A2Ile]ILP, [B12Val, B16Tyr]ILP, [B25Phe]ILP, [A2Ile, B12Val, B16Tyr, B25Phe]ILP (four-mutated ILP), [A2Ile, B12Val, B16Tyr, B24Phe, B25Phe]ILP (five-mutated ILP), and [A2Ile, B12Val, B16Tyr, B24Phe, B25Phe, B26Tyr]ILP (six-mutated ILP). Circular dichroism analysis showed that such replacement did not significantly affect their secondary and tertiary structure compared with that of the wild-type ILP. The insulin-receptor-binding activity of the four-, five-, and six-mutated ILP was 0.14%, 11%, and 11% of native insulin, respectively; the other three ILP analogues acquired none of the detectable insulin-receptor-binding potency. The growth-promoting activities of the five- and six-mutated ILP were both about 50% of native insulin, while that of the wild-type ILP was not detectable. By structure-function-based mutagenesis, the completely inactive amphioxus ILP was converted into a molecule with moderate mammalian insulin activity. These results indicated the following: first, the grafted as well as those inborn insulin-receptor-binding related residues can form an insulin-receptor-binding patch on the ILP analogues; second, the ILP can be used as a scaffold molecule to investigate the role of the insulin residues; third, the natural evolution of amphioxus ILP to mammalian insulin is a possible process and can be mimicked in the laboratory.     

Identification,Evolution and Expression of an Insulin-Like Peptide in the Cephalochordate Branchiostoma lanceolatum

Insulin is one of the most studied proteins since it is central to the regulation of carbohydrate and fat metabolism in vertebrates and its expression and release are disturbed in diabetes, the most frequent human metabolic disease worldwide. However, the evolution of the function of the insulin protein family is still unclear. In this study, we present a phylogenetic and developmental analysis of the Insulin Like Peptide (ILP) in the cephalochordate amphioxus. We identified an ILP in the European amphioxus Branchiostoma lanceolatum that displays structural characteristics of both vertebrate insulin and Insulin-like Growth Factors (IGFs). Our phylogenetic analysis revealed that amphioxus ILP represents the sister group of both vertebrate insulin and IGF proteins. We also characterized both temporal and spatial expression of ILP in amphioxus. We show that ilp is highly expressed in endoderm and paraxial mesoderm during development, and mainly expressed in the gut of both the developing embryo and adult. We hypothesize that ILP has critical implications in both developmental processes and metabolism and could display IGF- and insulin-like functions in amphioxus supporting the idea of a common ancestral protein.     

Refolding of amphioxus insulin-like peptide: implications of a bifurcating evolution of the different folding behavior of insulin and insulin-like growth factor 1

Insulin and insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) share high sequence homology, but their folding behaviors are significantly different: insulin folds into one unique thermodynamically controlled structure, while IGF-1 folds into two thermodynamically controlled disulfide isomers. However, the origin of their different folding behaviors is still elusive. The amphioxus insulin-like peptide (ILP) is thought to be the common ancestor of insulin and IGF-1. A recombinant single-chain ILP has been expressed previously, and now its folding behavior is investigated. The folding behavior of ILP shows the characteristics of both insulin and IGF-1. On one hand, two thermodynamically controlled disulfide isomers of ILP have been identified; on the other hand, the content of isomer 1 (its disulfides are deduced identical to those of swap IGF-1) is much less than that of isomer 2 (its disulfides are deduced identical to those of native IGF-1); that is, more than 96% of ILP folds into the native structure. The present results suggest that the different folding behaviors of insulin and IGF-1 are acquired through a bifurcating evolution: the tendency of forming the thermodynamically controlled non-native disulfide isomer is diminished during evolution from ILP to insulin, while this tendency is amplified during evolution from ILP to IGF-1. Moreover, the N-terminal Gln residue of ILP can spontaneously form a pyroglutamate residue, and its cyclization has a significant effect on the folding behavior of ILP: the percentage of isomer 1 is approximately 2-fold that of isomer 1 of the noncyclized ILP; that is, isomer 1 becomes more favored when the N-terminal residue of ILP is cyclized. So, we deduce that the N-terminal residues have a significant effect on the folding properties of insulin, IGF-1, and ILP.     

一种重组抗胰蛋白酶单体人胰岛素突变体的设计、制备和鉴定

用缺口双链DNA的定向突变方法分别将胰岛素前体中B链第 2 2、2 8、2 9和 3 0位改变为Asp、Lys、Pro和Lys,酵母分泌表达的前体经胰蛋白酶直接酶切 ,得到重组 [B2 2Asp、B2 8Lys、B2 9Pro、B3 0Lys]人胰岛素。它与受体的结合能力约为猪胰岛素的 6% ,而体内生物活力保留 5 0 %。通过FPLC分子筛测定其自身结合能力 ,在生理条件下浓度达 10 -4mol/L时它以单体形式存在。作为可抗胰蛋白酶酶解的单体胰岛素类似物 ,它可能具有一定的应用前景     

Met-Lys-双C肽人胰岛素原基因的构建表达及分离纯化

应用 Ｐ Ｃ Ｒ 定点突变方法构建编码 Ｍ ｅｔ Ｌｙｓ 双 Ｃ 肽人胰岛素原基因,并在大肠杆菌中以包含体方式获得表达 表达产物经还原、重组、 Ｓｅｐｈａｄｅｘ Ｇ ７５ 分离纯化,获得 Ｍ ｅｔ Ｌｙｓ 双 Ｃ 肽人胰岛素原,经胰蛋白酶与羧肽酶 Ｂ的酶解, Ｒｅｓｏｕｒｃｅ Ｔ Ｍ Ｑ 阴离子交换柱层析分离制备得人胰岛素,其放免活性、受体结合活性均与猪胰岛素相同      

[A6-Ala,A11-Ala]-人胰岛素突变体的构建及其生物活性

利用 PCR技术 ,将胰岛素原基因中 A6和 A1 1的 Cys序列突变成 Ala序列 ,以去除 A链的链内二硫键 .突变基因连接到质粒 p BV2 2 0 ,构建了表达质粒 p JG40 3,并且在大肠肝菌中得到表达 .经过 Sephadex G- 50层析可得到纯化的突变人胰岛素原 ( Mut- HPI- Ala) .纯化产物用胰蛋白酶和羧肽酶处理 ,并经 Resource Q阴离子交换柱层析可进一步获得纯化的突变人胰岛素 ( Mut- HI- Ala) .Native- PAGE分析表明 Mut- HI- Ala的结构松散 .Mut- HPI- Ala的放射免疫活性和胰岛素受体结合活性是非突变人胰岛素原 ( Met- HPI)的 4.6%和 2 .4% .Mut- HI- Ala的放射免疫活性和胰岛素受体结合活性是非突变人胰岛素 ( Met- HI)的 4.3%和 4.6% .实验结果表明 ,胰岛素 A链内的二硫键对胰岛素的生物活性起着重要的作用     

The influence of ATP on the binding of aromatic amino acids to the ligand response domain of the tyrosine repressor of Haemophilus influenzae

Mitogillin and related fungal ribotoxins are small basic ribonucleolytic proteins that inhibit protein synthesis by specifically hydrolyzing a single phosphodiester bond in the universally conserved alpha-sarcin/ricin loop (SRL) of large subunit ribosomal RNAs. It was previously shown that mitogillin is a natural derivative of a T1/U2-like ribonuclease with inserted domains that are involved in target selection and specificity. Site-directed mutagenesis was used to substitute single amino acids in the previously identified functional domains Ala1-Tyr24 (B1-L1-B2 domain) and Lys106-Lys113 (L4 region). Examination of the activities of the mutants in the digestion of polyinosinic acid (a ribonuclease substrate) and specific cleavage of the SRL shows that Asn7Ala and Lys111Gln substitutions lead to altered ribonuclease activity and diminished substrate specificity consistent with the proposed functions of these domains.     

Dissection of the energetic coupling across the Src SH2 domain-tyrosyl phosphopeptide interface

Src Homology (SH2) domains play critical roles in signaling pathways by binding to phosphotyrosine (pTyr)-containing sequences, thereby recruiting SH2 domain-containing proteins to tyrosine-phosphorylated sites on receptor molecules. Investigations of the peptide binding specificity of the SH2 domain of the Src kinase (Src SH2 domain) have defined the EEI motif C-terminal to the phosphotyrosine as the preferential binding sequence. A subsequent study that probed the importance of eight specificity-determining residues of the Src SH2 domain found two residues which when mutated to Ala had significant effects on binding: Tyr beta D5 and Lys beta D3. The mutation of Lys beta D3 to Ala was particularly intriguing, since a Glu to Ala mutation at the first (+1) position of the EEI motif (the residue interacting with Lys beta D3) did not significantly affect binding. Hence, the interaction between Lys beta D3 and +1 Glu is energetically coupled. This study is focused on the dissection of the energetic coupling observed across the SH2 domain-phosphopeptide interface at and around the +1 position of the peptide. It was found that three residues of the SH2 domain, Lys beta D3, Asp beta C8 and AspCD2 (altogether forming the so-called +1 binding region) contribute to the selection of Glu at the +1 position of the ligand. A double (Asp beta C8Ala, AspCD2Ala) mutant does not exhibit energetic coupling between Lys beta D3 and +1 Glu, and binds to the pYEEI sequence 0.3 kcal/mol tighter than the wild-type Src SH2 domain. These results suggest that Lys beta D3 in the double mutant is now free to interact with the +1 Glu and that the role of Lys beta D3 in the wild-type is to neutralize the acidic patch formed by Asp beta C8 and AspCD2 rather than specifically select for a Glu at the +1 position as it had been hypothesized previously. A triple mutant (Lys beta D3Ala, Asp beta C8Ala, AspCD2Ala) has reduced binding affinity compared to the double (Asp beta C8Ala, AspCD2Ala) mutant, yet binds the pYEEI peptide as well as the wild-type Src SH2 domain. The structural basis for such high affinity interaction was investigated crystallographically by determining the structure of the triple (Lys beta D3Ala, Asp beta C8Ala, AspCD2Ala) mutant bound to the octapeptide PQpYEEIPI (where pY indicates a phosphotyrosine). This structure reveals for the first time contacts between the SH2 domain and the -1 and -2 positions of the peptide (i.e. the two residues N-terminal to pY). Thus, unexpectedly, mutations in the +1 binding region affect binding of other regions of the peptide. Such additional contacts may account for the high affinity interaction of the triple mutant for the pYEEI-containing peptide.     

Dichain structure of botulinum neurotoxin: identification of cleavage sites in types C, D, and F neurotoxin molecules

Botulinum neurotoxin (NT) is synthesized by Clostridium botulinum as about a 150-kDa single-chain polypeptide. Posttranslational modification by bacterial or exogenous proteases yielded dichain structure which formed a disulfide loop connecting a 50-kDa light chain (Lc) and 100-kDa heavy chain (Hc). We determined amino acid sequences around cleavage sites in the loop region of botulinum NTs produced by type C strain Stockholm, type D strain CB16, and type F strain Oslo by analysis of the C-terminal sequence of Lc and the N-terminal sequence of Hc. Cleavage was found at one or two sites at Arg444/Ser445 and Lys449/Thr450 for type C, and Lys442/Asn443 and Arg445/Asp446 for type D, respectively. In culture fluid of mildly proteolytic strains of type C and D, therefore, NT exists as a mixture of at least three forms of nicked dichain molecules. The NT of type F proteolytic strain Oslo showed the Arg435 as a C-terminal residue of Lc and Ala440 as an N-terminal residue of Hc, indicating that the bacterial protease cuts twice (Arg435/Lys436 and Lys439/Ala440), with excision of four amino acid residues. The location of cleavage and number of amino acid residue excisions in the loop region could be explained by the degree of exposure of amino acid residues on the surface of the molecule, which was predicted as surface probability from the amino acid sequence. In addition, the observed correlation may also be adapted to the cleavage sites of the other botulinum toxin types, A, B, E, and G.     

pI-shifted insulin analogs with extended in vivo time action and favorable receptor selectivity

A long-acting (basal) insulin capable of delivering flat, sustained, reproducible glycemic control with once daily administration represents an improvement in the treatment paradigm for both type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Optimization of insulin pharmacodynamics is achievable through structural modification, but often at the expense of alterations in receptor affinity and selectivity. A series of isoelectric point (pI)-shifted insulin analogs based on the human insulin sequence or the GlyA21 acid stable variant were prepared by semi-synthetic methods. The pI shift was achieved through systematic addition of one or more arginine (Arg) or lysine (Lys) residues at the N terminus of the A chain, the N terminus of the B chain, the C terminus of the B chain, or through a combination of additions at two of the three sites. The analogs were evaluated for their affinity for the insulin and IGF-1 receptors, and aqueous solubility under physiological pH conditions. Notably, the presence of positively charged amino acid residues at the N terminus of the A chain was consistently associated with an enhanced insulin to IGF-1 receptor selectivity profile. Increased IGF-1 receptor affinity that results from Arg addition to the C terminus of the B chain was attenuated by cationic extension at the N terminus of the A chain. Analogs 10, 17, and 18 displayed in vitro receptor selectivity similar to that of native insulin and solubility at physiological pH that suggested the potential for extended time action. Accordingly, the in vivo pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic profiles of these analogs were established in a somatostatin-induced diabetic dog model. Analog 18 (A0:Arg, A21:Gly, B31:Arg, B32:Arg human insulin) exhibited a pharmacological profile comparable to that of analog 15 (insulin glargine) but with a 4.5-fold more favorable insulin:IGF-1 receptor selectivity. These results demonstrate that the selective combination of positive charge to the N terminus of the A chain and the C terminus of the B chain generates an insulin with sustained pharmacology and a near-native receptor selectivity profile.