DNA错配修复基因mutS的高效表达及表达产物活性鉴定

将DNA错配修复基因mutS(2.56kb)克隆于分泌型原核表达载体pET32a( )上,以N端融合6个组氨酸的形式在E.col AD494(DE3)中进行了IPTG诱导表达。SDS－PAGE分析证实有一与预期分子量相应的诱导表达条带,其表达量占全菌蛋白质的35％左右,且表达蛋白以可溶形式存在。利用固定化金属离子（Ni^2 )配体亲和层析柱纯化目的蛋白,其纯度为90％以上。与含有错配碱基DNA双链的结合反应证明该蛋白具有特异性识别,结合含有错配碱基DNA双链的生物活性。     

sIL-16在大肠杆菌中的表达及活性分析

用PCR法扩增本室保存的sIL-16cDNA片段,插入含T7启动子的表达载体pET28a( )中构建重组质粒pET-sIL16,转化大肠杆菌BL21(DE3),低温经IPTG诱导蛋白表达,过Ni^2 螯和层析柱一步纯化表达蛋白,重组蛋白与Jurkat细胞共同孵育后,观察它对细胞表面IL-2R表达的影响,结果发现IPTG诱导蛋白表达后,经SDS-PAGE电沪,可以看到在18kD左右出现明显蛋白表达条带,表达量占菌体可溶蛋白的40％左右,纯化蛋白的纯度达90％以上,经重组蛋白处理过的Jurkat细胞表面IL-2R的表达水平比未经它处理的细胞增高了18.54％。     

外源基因在大肠杆菌中的高效表达

为了提高外源蛋白在大杨杆菌中的表达量,人们对大肠杆菌表达系统进行了许多研究。作者综述了有关外源基因在大肠杆菌中高效表达的研究进展。     

Pfu DNA聚合酶的表达条件优化及纯化研究

Pfu DNA聚合酶是分子生物学研究中最常用的高保真DNA聚合酶之一。本研究对重组菌株的Pfu酶基因表达条件进行优化,以提高Pfu DNA聚合酶的表达效率。通过在菌液深度OD600=0.87时加入1.5 mmol/L的IPTG进行诱导培养,诱导培养时间为11.03 h,用酶溶法对重组菌株进行破胞提取粗酶液,经热变性法与盐析沉淀法对杂酶进行纯化,最后经过透析后得到纯酶。采用考马斯亮蓝G-250法对酶进行含量测定及SDS-聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳(SDS-PAGE)检测纯度,最后使用PCR反应检测提纯后的Pfu酶的活性。结果表明优化处理后制备的Pfu DNA聚合酶,其纯度、酶活性和酶特异性均达到市售的Pfu DNA聚合酶水平。本研究为Pfu DNA聚合酶的开发和利用奠定了基础。     

在大肠杆菌中高效表达重组Protein A

本文构建了高效表达质粒pPA-3,其在大肠杆菌中表达的重组Frotein A仅含天然Prot—ein A的免疫球蛋白Fc段结台区,表达量达菌体可溶蛋白的20％。sDs—PAGE及western—b1ot结果显示,重组protein A的分子量有4种,即33、32．2,29．5和28．6kDa,其中33kDa与理论计算结果一致,推测其它分子量可能是由于胞内蛋白酶降解所致。一步亲和层析即可将重组Protein A从细胞裂解上清液中纯化出来。火箭电泳及酶联免疫分析结果表明,等蛋白量的该重组Protein A比天然Protein A能结台更多的免疫球蛋白。     

猪肥胖基因在大肠杆菌中的高效融合表达

采用PCR方法扩增猪肥胖基因编码原成熟蛋白cDNA序列,并在5′端加上BamHⅠ位点,3′端加上EoRⅠ位点,将5′端密码子CCC转变为大肠杆菌常见密码子CCG,扩增得到459bp的片段,克隆于融合表达载体p GEX-2TBamHⅠ和EcoRⅠ位点,酶切、测序正确,经0．1mmol/LIPTG诱导表达出一条约42kD的融合蛋白,其中26kD为pGEX-2T中带有的谷胱苷肽转移酶,16kD是猪肥胖基因表达产物瘦蛋白。利用非融合表达产品制备抗血清,检测融合表达的重组蛋白,Western-blot为阳性。     

肠出血性大肠杆菌转移紧密黏附素受体的表达及其活性鉴定

目的:在原核表达基因工程茵中实现肠出血性大肠杆菌(EHEC)O157:H7转移紧密黏附素受体(Translocated Intimin Receptor,Tit)蛋白的高效表达,并对其活性进行初步鉴定.方法:采用PCR方法从EHEC O157:H7基因组中调取tir基因,插入pEASY-T1 克隆栽体.克隆质粒测序鉴定后,采用Nde Ⅰ、Xho Ⅰ限制性核酸内切酶双酶切pEASY-Tl-tit质粒获得tir基因,连接同样经过双酶切的pET-22b(+).表达质粒转化E.coli BL21(DE3),IPTG诱导表达,SDS-PAGE检测相对分子质量,Western blotting验证抗原活性.荧光显微镜观察蛋白是否具有嵌入细胞膜的活性.结果:PCR扩增得到1686bp的目的片段.构建的原核表达质粒pET-22b(+)-tir经酶切鉴定及测序与预期序列一致.目的蛋白以裂解上清形式表达,表达量约3mg/ml.经镍柱纯化后纯度达90%以上.重组表达的Tir具有嵌入细胞膜的生物学功能.结论:成功表达了具有生物活性的重组Tir蛋白,为Tir的功能研究奠定基础.     

纳豆激酶基因在大肠杆菌中活性表达的比较研究

实现纳豆激酶基因 (nattokinasegene)在大肠杆菌中高活性表达 ,并说明前肽 ( pro序列 )对纳豆激酶的活性表达必不可少。以纳豆芽孢杆菌基因组DNA为模板 ,采用PCR方法分别扩增编码信号肽、前肽及成熟肽的序列 ( pre pro NK)和编码前肽、成熟肽的序列 (pro NK) ,构建了大肠杆菌表达质粒 pTYB1 0 1 ,pTYB1 0 2 ,转化大肠杆菌ER2 5 66。在IPTG诱导下 ,分别在 1 5℃ ( 1 4h) ,3 0℃ ( 3h)和 3 7℃ ( 2h)培养。结果可见 ,pTYB1 0 2能表达有活性的纳豆激酶。SDS PAGE表明 ,1 5℃表达杂蛋白更少。薄层扫描显示表达的纳豆激酶占菌体总蛋白的 3 0 %以上。成功制备了表达纳豆激酶的工程菌。     

DNA Polymerase Activity Associated with the Membrane Fraction of E. coli

Spheroplasts were disrupted with 0.2% Brij 58 and the separation of intact cells, spheroplasts, disrupted spheroplasts, fragmented membrane, and supernatant was performed on a linear 40~55% sucrose gradient. About half an amount of nucleic acid components was distributed in disrupted spheroplast fractions, while only a small amount of protein components was found in these fractions.

DNA polymerase in the fragmented membrane fraction incorporated ³H-TTP more rapidly than that in the supernatant fraction for the first 5 to 6 min, and then the incorporation rate decreased, while DNA polymerase in the supernatant fraction incorporated ³H-TTP linearly up to 20 min when native DNA was used as a primer. The former required native DNA as a primer and showed little activity towards denatured DNA, while the latter incorporated ³H-TTP at a similar rate to both the primer DNA’s.

DNA polymerase of the fragmented membrane fraction synthesized various sizes of DNA from short to a size of primer when native DNA was used as a primer, while when denatured DNA was used, products were only short. DNA polymerase of the supernatant fraction synthesized various sizes of DNA when both native and denatured DNA’s were used as primers.     

Escherichia coli DnaE Polymerase Couples Pyrophosphatase Activity to DNA Replication

DNA Polymerases generate pyrophosphate every time they catalyze a step of DNA elongation. This elongation reaction is generally believed as thermodynamically favoured by the hydrolysis of pyrophosphate, catalyzed by inorganic pyrophosphatases. However, the specific action of inorganic pyrophosphatases coupled to DNA replication in vivo was never demonstrated. Here we show that the Polymerase-Histidinol-Phosphatase (PHP) domain of Escherichia coli DNA Polymerase III α subunit features pyrophosphatase activity. We also show that this activity is inhibited by fluoride, as commonly observed for inorganic pyrophosphatases, and we identified 3 amino acids of the PHP active site. Remarkably, E. coli cells expressing variants of these catalytic residues of α subunit feature aberrant phenotypes, poor viability, and are subject to high mutation frequencies. Our findings indicate that DNA Polymerases can couple DNA elongation and pyrophosphate hydrolysis, providing a mechanism for the control of DNA extension rate, and suggest a promising target for novel antibiotics.     

Purification and Characterization of DNA Polymerase Obtained from the Membrane Fraction of E. coli

Purification studies were conducted on DNA polymerase bound to the membrane fraction of E. coli HF 4704. Purified enzyme (Fraction V) required Mg²⁺ and showed an optimun pH of 7.2. Various kinds of salt indicated a stimulative effect at concentrations lower than 0.1 m. Fraction V was unstable at an acidic condition (pH 5.0) but was rather stable at an alkaline condition (pH 9.0). The enzyme activity was lost by incubation at 45°C for 30min but was stabilized by the addition of DNA. The enzyme contained exonuclease activity but no endonuclease activity. The enzyme produced only light density DNA of various sizes. The function of this enzyme as considered to fill single stranded region of the double stranded primer DNA.     

Codon Optimization Enhances Protein Expression of Bombyx mori Nucleopolyhedrovirus DNA Polymerase in E. coli

Bombyx mori nucleopolyhedrovirus (BmNPV) is a major viral agent that causes deadly grasserie disease in silkworms, while BmNPV DNA polymerase (BmNPV-pol), encoded by ORF53 gene, plays a central role in viral DNA replication. Efficacy studies of BmNPV-POL are limited because of poor heterologous protein expression in E. coli. Here, we redesigned the BmNPV-pol to preferentially match codon frequencies of E. coli without altering the amino acid sequence. Following de novo synthesis, codon-optimized BmNPV-pol (co-BmNPV-pol) gene was cloned into pET32a and pGEX-4T-2 vector. The expression of co-BmNPV-POL in E. coli was significantly increased when BmNPV-POL was fused with GST protein rather than a His-tag. The co-BmNPV-POL fusion proteins were isolated using GST affinity chromatography and Mono Q iron exchange chromatography. Protein purity and identity were confirmed by western blot and MALDI-TOF analyses. The biological activity of purified proteins was measured on a poly(dA)/oligo(dT) primer/template. The specific polymerasing activity of the recombinant BmNPV-POL was 6,329 units/mg at optimal conditions. Thus, a large amount of purified protein as a soluble form with high activity would provide many benefits for the functional research and application of BmNPV-POL.     

Complex Formation of E. coli RNA Polymerase with Bacteriophage T2 DNA: Long-Range Effects in DNA

Conformation behavior of phase T2 DNA in the process of its interaction with it E. coli RNA polymerase was studied using spin labeling technique. T2 DNA was modified by the spin-labeled imidazole at OH-groups of glucosylated cytidine residues. It was shown that the binding of RNA polymerase under the conditions favoring the formation of open promoter complexes induces specific conformational changes in the spin-labeled DNA. The observed conformational changes encompass not only the promoter regions of DNA which are involved in direct contacts with RNA polymerase molecules but extend over remote DNA sites (long-range effect). In relation to this effect, current theoretical models of DNA dynamics are discussed.     

半环扁尾海蛇神经毒素的融合表达及活性检测

目的:将海蛇神经毒素基因克隆到融合表达载体pET32a中,诱导表达海蛇神经毒素,鉴定融合表达蛋白的生物功能,为大量合成海蛇神经毒素奠定基础。方法:利用融合表达载体将海蛇神经毒素与硫氧还蛋白融合表达,使其在胞内可溶;采用亲和层析与G50凝胶过滤纯化融合蛋白;利用豚鼠直肠纵肌电刺激检验融合蛋白的神经信号阻断功能。结果:得到电泳纯的融合蛋白,该蛋白对豚鼠直肠纵肌电刺激有明显的阻断作用。结论:融合表达能促进海蛇神经毒素的可溶性表达,表达产物能阻断神经信号的传递。     

Activity assay of His-tagged E. coli DNA photolyase by RP-HPLC and SE-HPLC

Escherichia coli DNA photolyase was expressed as C-terminal 6x histidine-fused protein. Purification of His-tagged E. coli DNA photolyase was developed using immobilized metal affinity chromatography with Chelating Sepharose Fast Flow. By one-step affinity chromatography, approximate 4.6 mg DNA photolyase was obtained from 400 ml E. coli culture. The purified His-tagged enzyme was combined with two chromophors, FADH and MTHF. Using the oligonucleotide containing cyclobutane pyrimidine dimer as substrate, both reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography and size-exclusion high-performance liquid chromatography were developed to measure the enzyme activity. The enzyme was found to be able to repair the cyclobutane pyrimidine dimer with the turnover rate of 2.4 dimers/photolyase molecule/min.     

CglI基因在大肠杆菌中的功能活性分析

通过PCR技术从谷氨酸棒杆菌基因组中扩增CglI基因,克隆到载体pMD18-T Simple后测序。将CglI基因亚克隆到表达载体pJL23,构建重组质粒pJL23-CglI,转化大肠杆菌HB101菌株,通过PCR反应筛选鉴定阳性克隆。通过噬菌体感染实验,初步分析了CglI基因在大肠杆菌中的功能活性。