重组点状产气单胞菌脯氨酰内肽酶的纯化和鉴定

报道重组点状产气单胞菌脯氨酰内肽酶(简称apPEP)的基因工程下游工艺研究。工程菌株E.coli BL21/pKKH\|PEP表达产物apPEP为可溶性蛋白,在NBS BioFlo 3000型5L自控发酵罐中经14h培养每升发酵液可达到22.5g干重菌体,含apPEP 3.0g左右。发酵菌体经超声破碎、硫酸铵沉淀后,依次经Sephadex G-25、High performance Q sepharose FF(HP\|Q)、Phenyl separose 6 FF柱层析分离纯化,每升发酵产物最终可得0.86g纯度达96%的重组apPEP,比活力达到65.5u/mg,整个纯化工艺的蛋白回收率为8.2%,活力回收率为24.4%。纯化的apPEP经电喷雾质谱测定分子量为76464±30D,N端氨基酸序列与基因序列推导的一致。等电点为pI6.0左右。与Aeromonas hydrophila来源的PEP(pI=5.5)相近。     

编码1,3-丙二醇氧化还原酶基因的克隆和表达

采用PCR法克隆了巴氏梭菌（Clostridium pasteurianum）CpN86菌株编码1,3丙二醇氧化还原酶基因（dhaT基因）;完成了dhaT基因测序、表达载体构建和在大肠杆菌中表达;分离和纯化了dhaT基因表达的重组蛋白。实验结果：（1）PCR法克隆的dhaT基因和肺炎克雷伯氏菌Klebsiella pneumoniae菌株dhaT基因的序列同源性为829%;（2）dhaT基因表达蛋白的酶活为108U/mg;（3）dhaT基因表达的蛋白分子量为43kD;（4）Western blot确定了dhaT基因表达的蛋白和 CpN86菌株天然蛋白有相同的抗原反应。     

脯氨酰内肽酶培养条件的优化及高密度发酵

基因工程菌E.coliBL21/pGEMPEP可以组成型表达重组的点状产气单胞菌脯氨酰内肽酶(PEP),但培养条件极大地影响着酶的产量,为了获得高效表达,首先测定了工程菌表达PEP的稳定性并考察了培养温度、pH、发酵时间、碳源、氮源、无机盐等对产酶的影响,得到了优化的发酵条件,L9(3⁴)正交试验进一步明确了摇床转速、培养温度、pH值、培养时间对产酶量的影响都有高度的统计学意义。在此基础上利用NBSBioFlo3000型5L自控发酵罐进行了高密度、高表达发酵、经20h培养,最终菌体密度达OD₆₀₀60(相当于干菌体225g/L),PEP表达量为28%,每升发酵液中含PEP酶315g。     

寄生疫霉parA1基因的克隆及在大肠杆菌中的表达

根据已报道的寄生疫霉(Phytophthora parasitica)parA1基因的序列设计引物,从4株寄生疫霉中国菌株(3株来自烟草,1株来自刺槐)中克隆到此基因并进行了重组表达。序列分析表明4株寄生疫霉parA1基因序列高度保守。对表达载体pET30a(+)双酶切,构建表达Parasiticein蛋白的表达载体pETeli,用CaCl\-2法转化大肠杆菌(Escherichia coli)BL21,通过诱导在大肠杆菌中进行非融合表达,表达产物在烟草上引起过敏性反应。性质测定表明,表达产物有一定的耐热性,并对蛋白酶K敏感。     

菠菜乙醇酸氧化酶基因的克隆及表达

采用RT-PCR技术从菠菜总RNA中分离扩增了乙醇酸氧化酶（GO）基因的cDNA序列,首先克隆到质粒pMD18T,进行了测序。然后将乙醇酸氧化酶的cDNA分别亚克隆至质粒pThioHisC、 pTIGTrx、pBV220和pET-2b(+),分别转化大肠杆菌DH5α和BL21（DE3）,并对重组乙醇酸氧化酶在大肠杆菌中的表达进行了研究。SDSPAGE和酶活分析表明,菠菜乙醇酸氧化酶在E.coli BL21 (DE3) （pTIGTrxGO）和E.coli BL21(DE3) （pET-22b(+)GO）里得到了高水平的表达,其中E.coli BL21(DE3) （pET-22b(+)GO）的乙醇酸氧化酶活性较高。     

适冷海洋细菌交替假单胞菌（Pseudoalteromonas sp.）MB-1内切葡聚糖酶基因的克隆和表达

从黄海深海海底淤泥中筛选出一株产纤维素酶的适冷革兰氏阴性杆菌MB1,克隆和分析了MB1的16S rDNA序列（GenBank接受号：AY551321）,经鉴定为交替假单胞菌（Pseudoalt eromonas）,命名为Pseudoalteromonas sp.MB1。克隆了该菌适冷内切葡聚糖酶基因celA（GenBank接受号：AY551322）,并在大肠杆菌（Escherichia coli）BL21中进行了表达。重组E.coli菌体破碎后,获取上清液,其中融合蛋白GSTCelA浓度约为78.5mg/L。分析了融合酶GSTCelA的性质,其最适反应温度为35℃,最适反应pH值为72,为中性适冷酶。实验结果为交替假单胞菌低温纤维素酶的基础理论和应用研究奠定了基础。     

丝状真菌表达分泌系统中受体菌的构建

黑曲霉糖化酶高产菌株T21经紫外诱变后, 通过酪蛋白平板和蛋白酶活性测定筛选出胞外酸性蛋白酶活力仅为原株076%的菌株A.nigerT21-201,其生长特性和产糖化酶活力与原株基本一致。利用原生质体PEG法将含有报告基因vhb的表达分泌质粒Pgt10-vhb通过与选择标记质粒的共转化导入此蛋白酶部分缺陷株及其原株T21,检测在蛋白酶缺陷株Aspergillus niger T21-201 和原株T21中VHb的分泌表达,结果表明在A.nigerT21-201中VHb表达水平显著高于原株,但Northern blot却显示在两菌株中^vnb基因的转录水平近似,由此证明酸性蛋白酶缺陷对保护外源蛋白产生了显著效果。      

猪链球菌2型mrp基因免疫功能片段的克隆、表达及动物试验

根据猪链球菌2型（Streptococcus suis type 2）国外分离株的溶菌酶释放蛋白（Muramidasereleased protein, MRP）的基因序列,设计并合成一对引物,利用PCR技术扩增了江苏分离株的开放阅读框298～827bp间529bp的基因片段,并定向克隆至pET32a(+)表达载体中。重组质粒经限制性酶切鉴定和测序,转化至大肠杆菌BL21,经IPTG诱导,可表达分子量约42kD的蛋白。经过镍亲和层析柱层析,获得纯化的重组蛋白。以重组蛋白免疫Balb/c小鼠,以5LD50猪链球菌强毒株攻击后小鼠的相对存活率达625%。证实所表达的MRP片段为重要的保护性抗原。     

人源抗HBsAg单链抗体在巴氏毕赤酵母中的表达

在P.pastoris中分泌表达非融合抗HBsAg单链抗体（HBscFv）。设计引物从pGEMHBscFv上扩增目的基因,亚克隆至P.pastoris表达载体pPICZαA中,线性化后转化P. pastorisGS115;转化子经菌落PCR、高浓度Zeocin抗性筛选鉴定后,甲醇诱导目的蛋白表达。结果发现,重组HBscFv可以在α因子的引导下,分泌至培养基中,产量为80mg/L;分泌至培养基中的HBscFv具有结合HBsAg活性,活性总量在诱导培养72h后达最高峰,在诱导培养后期,HBscFv活性下降;PAS糖显色结果表明,酵母表达HBscFv是一种低糖基化蛋白或非糖基化蛋白。     

猪β干扰素在毕赤酵母中的分泌表达及其对伪狂犬病毒的抑制作用

了研制高活性的重组猪β干扰素,对PoIFNβ成熟蛋白第3、7和164位的3个氨基酸密码子进行毕赤酵母偏嗜性改造并构建了酵母表达载体pPICZαAPIB。pPICZαAPIB经SacⅠ酶切线性化后电转化导入毕赤酵母菌株X33。多株PCR鉴定为阳性的酵母转化子经甲醇诱导发酵分泌表达了PoIFNβ, 其中B1株酵母的PoIFNβ产量最高,约为2.5×10.5U/mL,其表达量约为60μg/mL,比活为4.17×10.6U/mg。将发酵上清液用PEG20000浓缩后进行SDSPAGE和Western blot检测,结果表明表达产物是分子量约为28kDa和25kDa蛋白的混合物,两者均可与PoIFNβ阳性抗血清发生特异反应。表达产物比PoIFNβ理论推导分子量（约20.8kDa）大,推测可能是表达产物发生了不同程度的糖基化。重组PoIFNβ对伪狂犬病毒在细胞中增殖可呈现抑制作用,并且rPoIFNβ对伪狂犬病毒在MDBK细胞上早期增殖的抑制效果最为明显。     

Distribution of peptidases in cultured cells from middle ear mucosa: prolyl endopeptidase is localized in fibroblasts and dipeptidyl peptidase IV and II in epithelial cells.

To examine the distribution of prolyl endopeptidase (PEP), dipeptidyl peptidase IV (DPP IV), and dipeptidyl peptidase II (DPP II) in specific cell types, fibroblasts and epithelial cells were selectively cultured from middle ear mucosal tissues of guinea pigs. In fibroblasts, PEP had the highest activity, 12.28 +/- 4.00 nmole/min/mg protein (mean +/- SD), 45-fold higher than corresponding DPP II levels. In epithelial cells, DPP IV activity was the highest, 6.48 +/- 0.90 nmole/min/mg protein. This communication describes, for the first time, the distribution of the enzyme activities of PEP, DPP IV, and DPP II in fibroblasts and epithelial cells, and the occurrence of PEP in fibroblasts.     

烟曲霉脯氨酰内肽酶在巴斯德毕赤酵母中的分泌表达与重组酶性质

【目的】研究烟曲霉脯氨酰内肽酶cDNA基因的异源表达及重组酶性质。【方法】以烟曲霉CICIM F0044总RNA为模板,反转录合成cDNA;再以cDNA为模板,通过PCR扩增去除自身信号肽的脯氨酰内肽酶基因,构建表达载体pPIC9K-PEP;电转化酵母宿主菌Pichia pastoris GS115,获得重组菌PEP-09;纯化并分析重组酶性质。【结果】重组菌摇瓶发酵酶活力最高可达647.3 U/L。表达产物纯化后的分子量为63 kD左右。重组酶最适反应温度为65°C,有较好的温度稳定性,在55°C保温8 h能保留90%以上的酶活力。该酶最适pH为5.5,在pH 3.0 9.0范围内有很好稳定性,在pH 6.0 8.0的缓冲液中37°C保温10 d酶活没有明显变化。【结论】烟曲霉脯氨酰内肽酶cDNA基因在巴斯德毕赤酵母中实现了分泌表达,重组酶活性稳定,有一定的应用潜力。     

Superoxide-scavenging and prolyl endopeptidase inhibitory activities of Bangladeshi indigenous medicinal plants

The superoxide-scavenging and prolyl endopeptidase (PEP) inhibitory activities of 15 different kinds of Bangladeshi medicinal plants were evaluated. Methanol extraction was performed for the screening tests. Swertia chirata, Emblica officinalis, Zingiber officinale and Myristica malabarica were screened as superoxide-scavenging samples. Similarly, E. officinalis was identified as one of the strongest PEP inhibitory samples. The 50% (O2-)-scavenging and PEP-inhibitory concentrations from E. officinalis methanol extracts were found to be 13.17 and 26.10 microg/ml, respectively.     

Characterization of a prolyl endopeptidase from Flavobacterium meningosepticum. Complete sequence and localization of the active-site serine.

A prolyl endopeptidase was purified from Flavobacterium meningosepticum. It was digested with trypsin. Two oligonucleotides, based on tryptic peptide sequences and used in PCR experiments, amplified a 300-base pair (bp) fragment. A 2.4-kilobase EcoRI fragment that hybridized to the 300-bp probe was cloned in lambda ZAP and sequenced from both strands. It contains a reading frame of 2115 bp, encoding the complete protein sequence of 705 amino acids. Ion-spray mass spectrometry experiments demonstrated the presence of an NH2-terminal signal peptide: the periplasmic mature protease is 685 residues in length for a molecular mass of 76784 Da. The prolyl endopeptidase showed no general sequence homology with known protein sequences except with that of porcine brain prolyl endopeptidase. In order to identify the active-site serine, the prolyl endopeptidase was labeled with [3H]diisopropyl fluorophosphate. One labeled peptide was purified and sequenced. The active-site serine was located in position 536 within the sequence GRSNGG. This sequence is different from the active-site sequence of the trypsin (GDSGGP) and subtilisin (GTSMAS) families.     

cDNA cloning of porcine brain prolyl endopeptidase and identification of the active-site seryl residue

Prolyl endopeptidase is a cytoplasmic serine protease. The enzyme was purified from porcine kidney, and oligonucleotides based on peptide sequences from this protein were used to isolate a cDNA clone from a porcine brain library. This clone contained the complete coding sequence of prolyl endopeptidase and encoded a polypeptide with a molecular mass of 80,751 Da. The deduced amino acid sequence of prolyl endopeptidase showed no sequence homology with other known serine proteases. [3H]Diisopropyl fluorophosphate was used to identify the active-site serine of prolyl endopeptidase. One labeled peptide was isolated and sequenced. The sequence surrounding the active-site serine was Asn-Gly-Gly-Ser-Asn-Gly-Gly. This sequence is different from the active-site sequences of other known serine proteases. This difference and the lack of overall homology with the known families of serine proteases suggest that prolyl endopeptidase represents a new type of serine protease.     

Prolyl endopeptidase from Flavobacterium meningosepticum: cloning and sequencing of the enzyme gene.

The prolyl endopeptidase [EC 3.4.21.26] gene of Flavobacterium meningosepticum was cloned in Escherichia coli with the aid of an oligonucleotide probe which was prepared based on the amino acid sequence. The hybrid plasmid, pFPEP1, with a 3.5 kbp insert at the HincII site of pUC19 containing the enzyme gene, was subcloned into pUC19 to construct plasmid pFPEP3. The whole nucleotide sequence of an inserted HincII-BamHI fragment of plasmid pFPEP3 was determined by the dideoxy chain-terminating method. The purified prolyl endopeptidase was labeled with tritium DFP, and the sequence surrounding the reactive serine residue was found to be Ala (551)-Leu-Ser-Gly-Arg-*Ser-Asn(557). Ser-556 was identified as a reactive serine residue. The enzyme consists of 705 amino acid residues as deduced from the nucleotide sequence and has a molecular weight of 78,705, which coincides well with the value estimated by ultra centrifugal analysis. The amino acid sequence was 38.2% homologous to that of the porcine brain prolyl endopeptidase [Rennex et al. (1991) Biochemistry 30, 2195-2203] and 24.5% homologous to E. coli protease II, which has substrate specificity for basic amino acids [Kanatani et al. (1991) J. Biochem. 110, 315-320].     

Subcellular localization suggests novel functions for prolyl endopeptidase in protein secretion

For a long time, prolyl endopeptidase (PEP) was believed to inactivate neuropeptides in the extracellular space. However, reports on the intracellular activity of PEP suggest additional, as yet unidentified, physiological functions for this enzyme. Here, we demonstrate using biochemical methods of subcellular fractionation, immunocytochemical double-labelling procedures and localization of PEP-enhanced green fluorescent protein fusion proteins that PEP is mainly localized to the perinuclear space, and is associated with the microtubulin cytoskeleton in human neuroblastoma and glioma cell lines. Disassembly of the microtubules by nocodazole treatment disrupts both the fibrillar tubulin and PEP labelling. Furthermore, in a two-hybrid screen, PEP was identified as binding partner of tubulin. These findings indicate novel functions for PEP in axonal transport and/or protein secretion. Indeed, a metabolic labelling approach revealed that both PEP inhibition and PEP antisense mRNA expression result in enhanced peptide/protein secretion from human U-343 glioma cells. Because disturbances in intracellular transport and protein secretion mechanisms are associated with a number of ageing-associated neurodegenerative diseases, cell-permeable PEP inhibitors may be useful for the application in a variety of related clinical conditions.