人高迁移率族蛋白B1，高迁移率族蛋白B1Abox和Bbox的原核表达、纯化及高迁移率族蛋白B1多克隆抗血清的制备

目的：获取重组人高迁移率族蛋白B1（HMGB1）,HMGB1Abox和Bbox的纯化蛋白,制备HMGB1的多克隆抗血清。方法：采用PCR方法扩增人HMGB1,HMGB1的Abox和Bbox目的基因片段,构建原核表达载体,进行原核表达与蛋白纯化,然后用HMGB1免疫新西兰大白兔,制备多克隆抗血清。采用ELISA检测抗血清效价,用免疫组化检测HMGB1在小鼠肝损伤组织中的表达。结果：成功构建了人HMGB1,HMGB1的Abox和Bbox原核表达载体pET28-HMGB1、pET28一Abox、pET28-Bbox,在E．co1iBL21中表达,镍亲和层析柱提纯,获取纯净目的蛋白。HMGB1免疫新西兰大白兔后,抗血清效价为1：2,000,000,具有高度特异性。免疫组化显示小鼠坏死肝组织HMGB1表达增加。结论：本研究获得了人HMGB1以及HMGB1的Abox和Bbox的纯化蛋白,制备了人HMGB1的多克隆抗血清,为HMGB1的结构、组织表达谱及其功能的研究奠定了基础。     

小鼠TAp63γ及两种突变体的原核表达、纯化和DNA结合活性

采用PCR扩增法得到小鼠TAp63γ野生型及两种缺失突变体的cDNA,3种cDNA与表达载体pGEX-2TK重组构建成GST融合表达质粒并转化感受态E.coli BL21 (DE3),经IPTG诱导了小鼠TAp63γ野生型及两种缺失突变体的可溶性表达. 诱导表达的菌液经离心收集菌体、超声破碎及Triton X-100增溶后获得可溶性表达蛋白粗提液. 利用Glutathione Sepharose 4 Fast Flow亲合层析纯化出电泳均一的3种GST融合蛋白. 凝胶滞留分析证实仅野生型小鼠TAp63γ蛋白能特异结合p53靶序列,经序列比对及同源建模分析,表明小鼠TAp63γ DBD结合区的完整性、关键氨基酸的保守性及三维结构的相似性可能是其DNA结合活性所必需的.     

Characterization of a human and mouse tetrapyrrole-binding protein

The cDNA for p22HBP has been cloned from human and mouse, and the protein expressed, purified, and characterized. Both mouse and human proteins bind heme and porphyrins with micromolar K(d)s, are highly homologous, monomeric, and soluble, and have a cytoplasmic location. The proteins bind metalloporphyrins, free porphyrins, and N-methylprotoporphyrin with similar affinities, and mutations of a selected set of putative metal ligating residues did not have any significant effect on the measured K(d)s. That the presence or absence of metal in the porphyrin has no effect on the binding constants and the observation that the EPR signal for heme does not change upon binding to the protein strongly suggest that p22HBP is a generic tetrapyrrole-binding protein rather than a dedicated heme-binding protein. A role for p22HBP in cellular porphyrin metabolism is discussed.     

Refolding, purification, and characterization of human and murine RegIII proteins expressed in Escherichia coli

The regenerating (Reg) family comprises an extensive, diversified group of proteins with homology to C-type lectins. Several members of this family are highly expressed in the gastrointestinal tract under normal conditions, and often show increased expression in inflammatory bowel disease. However, little is known about Reg protein function, and the carbohydrate ligands for these proteins are poorly characterized. We report here the first expression and purification of Reg proteins using a bacterial system. Mouse RegIIIgamma and its human counterpart, HIP/PAP, were expressed in Escherichia coli, resulting in the accumulation of aggregated recombinant protein. Both proteins were renatured by arginine-assisted procedures and were further purified using cation-exchange chromatography. The identities of the purified proteins were confirmed by SDS-PAGE, N-terminal sequencing, and MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry. Size exclusion chromatography revealed that both proteins exist as monomers, and circular dichroism showed that their secondary structures exhibit a predominance of beta-strands which is typical of C-type lectins. Finally, both RegIIIgamma and human HIP/PAP bind to mannan but not to monomeric mannose, giving initial insights into their carbohydrate ligands. These studies thus provide an essential foundation for further analyses of human and mouse RegIII protein function.     

Primary structure, genomic organization and expression of the major secretory protein of murine epididymis, ME1

The mouse cDNA and its genomic clones encoding the epididymal secretory glycoprotein ME1 were identified. The Me1 gene spans 15kb with four exons and three introns. The deduced amino-acid sequence of the ME1 cDNA revealed that it consists of 149 amino acid residues, which contain a signal peptide characteristic of secretory proteins, six cysteine residues and a proline-rich region conserved in the orthologous proteins. Northern blot analysis revealed that 1.3kb ME1 mRNA is highly expressed in the mouse epididymis. The polyclonal antibodies generated against human HE1 (ME1 orthologous protein) expressed in bacteria reacted with approximately 17 to 25kDa components in mouse epididymis crude extract. The reduction of the molecular mass of the recombinant ME1 protein with the digestion of glycopeptidase A indicated that it is modified by Asn-linked glycosylation.