水蛭素12肽与低分子量单链尿激酶融合基因的构建、表达及产物特性分析

用化学合成的方法合成了水蛭素12肽基因的编码序列,通过DNA重组技术将水蛭素12肽基因片段与低分子量单链尿激酶cDNA片段连接构建了融合基因。融合基因在大肠杆菌中获得表达。体外实验结果表明,表达的融合蛋白具有溶纤活性和抗凝活性。     

重组葡激酶和水蛭素融合蛋白的血栓靶向性机制

为解释以凝血因子Xa(FXa)的识别序列为连接肽的葡激酶和水蛭素的融合蛋白(命名为SFH)在体内的强溶栓和低出血的特征,研究分析了SFH的两个血栓靶向性作用机理.首先采用ELISA和免疫组化的方法在体外分析了由水蛭素游离的C末端赋予的SFH对血栓的靶向性,结果显示SFH对凝血酶和富含凝血酶的血栓具有更高的亲和力.为阐明SFH抗凝活性在血栓部位的靶向性释放,构建表达了仅在水蛭素N末端连接FXa识别序列的水蛭素衍生物(命名为FH).体外试验结果表明完整的FH无抗凝活性,在体内FH可以发挥抗栓作用,且出血副作用较低,这些结果说明FXa的识别序列可以封闭水蛭素的抗凝活性,在体内FH可以由于FXa的成功裂解而释放其抗凝活性,且其抗凝活性可能仅局限于血栓局部.这就间接说明了SFH的抗凝活性可以在血栓局部进行靶向性释放.以上两个血栓靶向性作用机理是SFH在体内发挥更高溶栓效率和降低出血副作用的重要机制.     

重组胸腺素α1的表达、纯化和生物学活性

为获得重组人胸腺素α1(recombinantthymosinα1,Tα1) ,采用融合表达方式表达Tα1基因 ,重组融合表达载体Tα1 pGEX 4XT 1转化大肠杆菌DE3(lys)构建工程菌 .对工程菌进行补料分批培养并诱导表达 ,得到目的蛋白的可溶性表达 .亲和层析纯化融合蛋白GST Tα1,经凝血酶裂解融合蛋白 ,亲和层析除去GST ,SourceQ离子交换 ,得到Tα1单体 ,得率为 30mg L发酵液 .生物学活性分析显示 ,重组Tα1能显著促进小鼠脾细胞增殖 (P <0 0 1) ,其活性与天然Tα1相似     

人组织激肽释放酶成熟蛋白在大肠杆菌中的高效表达

将编码人组织激肽释放酶成熟蛋白的基因片段扩增并分别克隆到原核表达载体pET2 8(b)及分泌型表达载体pET2 0 (b)中 ,使其C端融合 6×HisTag序列 .转化不同受体菌 ,IPTG诱导表达后利用SDS PAGE、免疫印记等方法对重组蛋白进行分析 .在 6株基因工程菌株中 ,均表达出分子量约30kD的激肽释放酶融合蛋白 ,其中激肽释放酶在pET2 8载体中的表达水平高于pET2 0载体 .pET2 8和pET2 0载体表达的重组激肽释放酶蛋白分别占菌体总蛋白约 2 6 %和 10 % .Western印迹分析表明 ,目的蛋白可与抗人血清KK单克隆抗体发生特异性反应 .未经纯化的激肽释放酶融合蛋白具有一定的水解苯甲酰精胺酸乙酯 (BAEE)的能力 .在大肠杆菌中获得了人组织激肽释放酶的高效表达 ,表达产物具有免疫原性和生物活力 ,这为研究其生物功能和开发基因工程药物奠定基础     

毕赤酵母发酵生产中的水蛭素降解顺序

水蛭素 (rHV2 Lys4 7)是一个具有 65个氨基酸的抗凝活性肽。在毕赤酵母高密度发酵分泌表达过程中 ,发酵上清中可检出 4个水蛭素活性组份 ,分别为Hir65及其C 末端切除 1～ 3个氨基酸的Hir64、Hir63和Hir62。但目前 4种组份间的衍生关系还不清楚 ,以从发酵上清液中纯化分离所得的 4个组份作为底物 ,加入到菌体裂解液中 ,发现Hir64、Hir63和Hir62组份是由羧肽酶依次降解Hir65肽链C 末端 1个氨基酸后的产物。     

重组抗凝蛋白-新蛭素的原核表达研究

目的:重组新蛭素(EH)是在抗凝蛋白水蛭素的氨基末端添加3个氨基酸(EPR)的衍生物,以往EH的表达工艺沿用水蛭素的酵母表达工艺,生产周期长、目标蛋白表达效率相对较低。而水蛭素类的蛋白在大肠杆菌中往往以包涵体形式表达,后期的分离纯化收率较低,无法适应产业化。为了提高EH的生产效率,探索了EH在大肠杆菌中的可溶性表达。方法:首先通过PCR的方法获得eh的cDNA,PCR产物连接入原核表达载体pET-22或pET-24中获得重组表达质粒,将重组表达质粒转化大肠杆菌BL21(DE3)或BL21(plySs),获得重组工程菌BL21(DE3)-pET-24-eh,BL21(DE3)-pET-22-eh,BL21(plySs)-pET-22-eh。重组工程菌进行IPTG诱导,SDS-PAGE和Western blot鉴定表达产物。结果:EH在3个重组工程菌中均可实现可溶性表达。表达水平较高的为BL21(DE3)-pET-24-eh工程菌;之后通过优化诱导温度,时间,诱导剂浓度、诱导前菌种密度,确定最佳条件为:37℃,诱导6h,IPTG浓度为0.4μmol/L,诱导前菌种密度在OD₆₀₀=1左右。诱导产物经分离纯化,其纯度可达96.93%。最后通过蛋白含量测定及抗凝活性检测,确定表达的EH蛋白本身无抗凝活性,被FXa裂解后可以释放出水蛭素的抗凝活性。结论:实现了EH在大肠杆菌中的可溶性表达,表达周期短,有望提高EH的生产效率,为EH的产业化奠定了基础,也为水蛭素类产品的生产提供了新的工艺途径。     

人组织型纤溶酶原激活剂-水蛭素融合基因的构建及其在毕赤酵母中的表达

构建并表达兼有溶栓和抗凝活性、减少出血副作用的人组织型纤溶酶原激活剂(t-PA)和水蛭素(HV2)的融合蛋白。通过提取总RNA和RT-PCR获得t-PA基因,与HV2基因通过活化凝血因子X(Fxa)识别序列（IEGR）的对应碱基序列连接构成融合蛋白基因,融合蛋白基因经pGEM-T、pIC9克隆至表达载体pIC9K上,电转导入毕赤酵母（Pichia pastoris）GS115。转化子摇瓶内甲醇诱导表达。纤维蛋白平板溶圈法和纤维蛋白凝块法分别检测溶栓和抗凝活性。琼脂糖凝胶电泳结果显示克隆的t-PA基因片段大小为1700bp,序列测定结果表明其35位氨基酸由文献报道的精氨酸突变为色氨酸。限制性酶切和PCR鉴定结果均表明融合蛋白基因已克隆入表达载体和宿主菌。甲醇利用实验、G418抗性筛选获得多拷贝甲醇利用快型克隆。甲醇诱导表达产物具有纤溶活性并可被抗t-PA抗体抑制。完整融合蛋白无抗凝活性,但以Fxa裂解后可释放抗凝活性。同时,融合蛋白以单链和双链两种形式存在。融合蛋白在血栓部位特有的Fxa作用下靶向释放抗凝活性,具有溶栓抗凝双功能,有望降低临床出血副作用。     

水蛭素融合蛋白的表达及其与靶向适配子的偶联

目的:优化表达并纯化水蛭素融合蛋白SA-H-RGD,检测其生物学活性,获得能够与生物素标记的纤维蛋白适配子G81-2结合的偶联物。方法:将序列正确的质粒p ET-44b-SA-H-RGD进行原核表达,采用不同浓度的IPTG及时间优化融合蛋白表达条件,镍亲和凝胶层析柱纯化融合蛋白,Western-blot鉴定蛋白。通过凝血酶原时间(PT)和抗血小板聚集实验检测融合蛋白活性;之后按照生物素-G81-2:SA-H-RGD摩尔比为4:1的比例制备纤维蛋白特异性的偶联物,用凝胶迁移阻滞实验(EMSA)验证二者的偶联。结果:融合蛋白SA-H-RGD在IPTG 0.9 mmol/L、5 h时在大肠杆菌中获得可溶性高效表达,纯化的融合蛋白具有延长PT的作用和抑制血小板聚集的活性,EMSA表明SA-H-RGD具有结合生物素标记的G81-2适配子的功能。结论:本研究成功地优化表达了具有抗凝血和抗血小板聚集功能的融合蛋白SA-H-RGD,获得了水蛭素融合蛋白与生物素-G81-2适配子组成的靶向偶联物。     

EH-L-Fc在CHO细胞中的表达、纯化及活性分析

目的:为延长重组新蛭素(EH)的半衰期,制备通过连接肽连接的重组新蛭素与IgG1Fc的融合蛋白EH-LFc,并对其进行功能分析。方法:采用重叠PCR技术构建Eh-L-Fc融合基因,克隆至表达载体pcDNA3.1,用脂质体将重组表达载体转染至中国仓鼠卵巢细胞(CHO)中,G418抗性筛选稳定克隆株;Western印迹检测培养上清中EH-LFc蛋白的表达,用有限稀释法对G418抗性筛选出的混合克隆单克隆化,通过Protein A亲和层析柱纯化融合蛋白,Lowry法检测蛋白浓度,SDS-PAGE、HPLC法检测目的蛋白纯度,质谱法分析相对分子质量,凝血因子Ⅹa裂解融合蛋白后采用纤维蛋白凝块法测定其抗凝活性。结果:构建了重组表达载体pcDNA3.1-Eh-L-Fc,并获得稳定表达EHL-Fc的细胞株。表达产物的相对分子质量为72 168,HPLC检测亲和层析获得的EH-L-Fc纯度达93.9%。完整的EH-L-Fc无抗凝活性,经凝血因子Ⅹa裂解后其抗凝比活性为96.6 ATU/mg。结论:获得稳定表达EH-L-Fc的CHO细胞株和较高纯度的重组融合蛋白,且该重组融合蛋白经凝血因子Ⅹa裂解后可释放抗凝活性。EH-L-Fc融合蛋白的获得为研究新蛭素的长效剂型奠定了重要基础。     

人胰岛素原C肽的表达、纯化及其细胞活性研究

近年来研究发现人胰岛素原C肽 (简称C肽 )有多种生物活性 ,在治疗糖尿病的并发症中有潜在的应用价值。在前期研究中 ,完成了多拷贝串联C肽基因的构建和融合表达 ,在原核中获得了高表达。用发酵的方法大规模表达融合蛋白C肽 (FCP) ,由Ni-NTA柱亲和纯化获得的蛋白经胰蛋白酶和羧肽酶B的酶解及RP HPLC分离获得了纯度超过 95 %的C肽单体。细胞活性研究显示它对U2 5 1、2 93细胞的生长具有一定的促进作用     

Use of Ssp dnaB derived mini-intein as a fusion partner for production of recombinant human brain natriuretic peptide in Escherichia coli

To prevent in vivo degradation, small peptides are usually expressed in fusion proteins from which target peptides can be released by proteolytic or chemical reagents. In this report, a modified Ssp dnaB mini-intein linked with a chitin binding domain tag was used as a fusion partner for production of human brain natriuretic peptide (hBNP), a hormone for the treatment of congestive heart failure. The fusion protein was expressed as an inclusion body in Escherichia coli. After refolding, the fusion protein was purified with a chitin affinity column, and dnaB mini-intein mediated peptide-bond hydrolysis was triggered by shifting the pH in the chitin column to 7.0 at 25 degrees C for 16 h, which led to the release and separation of hBNP from its fusion partner. The hBNP sample was further purified with reverse phase HPLC and its biological activity was assayed in vitro. It was found that hBNP had a potent vasodilatory effect on rabbit aortic strips with an EC(50) of (1.24+/-0.32)x10(-6)mg/ml, which was similar to that of the synthetic BNP standard. The expression strategy described here promises to produce small peptides without use of proteolytic or chemical reagents.     

A novel fusion partner for enhanced secretion of recombinant proteins in <Emphasis Type="Italic">Saccharomyces cerevisiae</Emphasis>

Expressing proteins with fusion partners improves yield and simplifies the purification process. We developed a novel fusion partner to improve the secretion of heterologous proteins that are otherwise poorly excreted in yeast. The VOA1 (YGR106C) gene of Saccharomyces cerevisiae encodes a subunit of vacuolar ATPase. We found that C-terminally truncated Voa1p was highly secreted into the culture medium, even when fused with rarely secreted heterologous proteins such as human interleukin-2 (hIL-2). Deletion mapping of C-terminally truncated Voa1p, identified a hydrophilic 28-amino acid peptide (HL peptide) that was responsible for the enhanced secretion of target protein. A purification tag and a protease cleavage site were added to use HL peptide as a multi-purpose fusion partner. The utility of this system was tested via the expression and purification of various heterologous proteins. In many cases, the yield of target proteins fused with the peptide was significantly increased, and fusion proteins could be directly purified with affinity chromatography. The fusion partner was removed by in vitro processing, and intact proteins were purified by re-application of samples to affinity chromatography.     

Comparison of two chemical cleavage methods for preparation of a truncated form of recombinant human insulin-like growth factor I from a secreted fusion protein

We have produced a naturally occurring variant of human insulin-like growth factor I, truncated by three amino acids at the amino terminus. The polypeptide is obtained as a fusion protein in Escherichia coli. The fusion partner is a synthetic IgG-binding peptide. During fermentation the fusion protein is secreted into the medium, and is purified on IgG--Sepharose prior to cleavage. Two different genes for the fusion protein were used, allowing chemical cleavage at either a tryptophan linker or a methionine linker between the fusion partner and the growth factor, using N-chlorosuccinimide (NCS) or cyanogen bromide (CNBr) respectively. A partial CNBr cleavage yielded the native peptide, whereas the NCS cleavage yielded a product in which the single methionine had been oxidized to the sulfoxide. The forms from both cleavage methods exhibited biological activity and were characterized after purification to homogeneity. Both cleavage methods gave products having correct N- and C-terminal ends. The purified product had a biological activity equal to that of corresponding material from natural sources, 15 000 U/mg. Modified forms of truncated IGF-I were also identified, purified and characterized. Modifications such as proteolysis and misincorporation of norleucine for methionine occurred during biosynthesis, while oxidation of methionine took place during both fermentation and chemical cleavage.     

Recombinant expression, isotope labeling, refolding, and purification of an antimicrobial peptide, piscidin

An antimicrobial peptide, piscidin, was overexpressed as a fused form with the ubiquitin molecule in Escherichia coli, and the fusion protein was purified using immobilized metal affinity chromatography (IMAC). The peptide was released from its fusion partner by using yeast ubiquitin hydrolase (YUH), and subsequently purified by reverse phase chromatography. The expression and purification process of piscidin encountered several problems such as the lysis of the bacterial cell upon induction of the peptide production, the unwanted cleavage of the fusion protein inside the bacterial cell, and high tendency to aggregate in the aqueous environment. Such problems were alleviated by employing ubiquitin as a fusion partner for piscidin, growing the cells at a lower temperature, and changing the order of the purification steps. The yields of the fusion protein and the peptide were around 15 and 1.5 mg per liter of LB or minimal medium, respectively. The recombinant expression and purification of piscidin will enable its structural and dynamic studies using multidimensional NMR spectroscopy.     

A simple method for the purification of an antimicrobial peptide in recombinant Escherichia coli

A magainin derivative, designated MSI-344, was produced in Escherichia coli as fusion protein, by utilizing a truncated amidophsphoribosyltransferase of E. coli as a fusion partner. Bacterial cells transformed with the gene encoding the fusion protein were grown to a high cell density and induced with isopropyl-1-thio-b-D-galatoside (IPTG) to initiate product expression. The fusion protein was accumulated into cytoplasmic inclusion body and recombinant MSI-344 was released from the fusion partner by hydroxylamine treatment. Following cleavage of the fusion protein with hydroxylamine, the released MSI-344 was purified to homogeneity by cationic exchange chromatography. The final purity was at least 95% by reversed-phase high performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC). Purified recombinant MSI-344 was found to be indistinguishable from the synthetic peptide determined by amino acid sequences and antimicrobial activity assay.     

Recombinant Production, Isotope Labeling and Purification of ENOD40B: A Plant Peptide Hormone

The plant peptide hormone ENOD40B was produced in a protein production strain of Escherichia coli harboring an induction controller plasmid (Rosetta(DE3)pLysS) as a His6-tagged ubiquitin fusion protein. The fusion protein product was denatured and refolded as part of the isolation procedure and purified by immobilized metal ion chromatography. The peptide hormone was released from its fusion partner by adding yeast ubiquitin hydrolase (YUH) and subsequently purified by reversed phase chromatography. The purity of the resulting peptide fragment was assayed by MALDITOF mass spectrometry and NMR spectroscopy. The final yields of the target peptide were 7.0 mg per liter of LB medium and 3.4 mg per liter of minimal medium.     

Cloning, expression, and purification of a highly immunogenic recombinant gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) chimeric peptide

To design an anti-gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) vaccine capable of eliciting strong immunogenicity, a gene fragment encoding a chimeric peptide was constructed using polymerase chain reaction and ligated into a novel expression vector for recombinant expression in a T7 RNA polymerase-based expression system. The chimeric peptide called GnRH3-hinge-MVP contained three linear repeats of GnRH (GnRH3), a fragment of the human IgG1 hinge region, and a T-cell epitope of measles virus protein (MVP). The expression plasmid contained the GnRH3-hinge-MVP construct ligated to its fusion partner (AnsB-C) via an unique acid labile Asp-Pro linker. The recombinant fusion protein was expressed in an inclusion body in Escherichia coli under IPTG or lactose induction and the target peptide was easily purified using washing of urea and ethanol precipitation. The target chimeric peptide was isolated from the fusion partner following acid hydrolysis and purified using DEAE-Sephacel chromatography. The purified GnRH3-hinge-MVP was determined to be highly homogeneous by IEF analysis and the N-terminal sequencing. Further, immunization of female mice with the recombinant chimeric peptide resulted in generation of high-titer antibodies specific for GnRH. The results showed that GnRH3-hinge-MVP could be considered as a candidate anti-GnRH vaccine.     

Expression and preparation of recombinant hepcidin in Escherichia coli

Hepcidin is a low-molecular-weight, highly disulfide bonded peptide relevant to small intestine iron absorption and body iron homeostasis. In this work, hepcidin was expressed in Escherichia coli as a 10.5 kDa fusion protein (His-hepcidin) with a N-terminal hexahistidine tag. The expressed His-hepcidin existed in the form of inclusion bodies and was purified by IMAC under denaturation condition. Since the fusion partner for hepcidin did not contain other cysteine residues, the formation of disulfide bonds was performed before the His-tag was removed. Then, the oxidized His-hepcidin monomer was separated from protein multimers through gel filtration. Following monomer refolding, hepcidin was cleaved from fusion protein by enterokinase and purified with reverse-phase chromatography. The recombinant hepcidin exhibited obvious antibacterial activity against Bacillus subtilis.     

Production of recombinant peptides as fusions with SUMO

Recombinant production of non-native peptides requires using protein fusion technology to prevent peptide degradation by host-cell proteases. In this work, we have used SUMO protein as a fusion partner for the production of difficult-to-express, antimicrobial, self-assembling and amyloidogenic peptides using Escherichia coli. SUMO-peptide fusions were expressed as intracellular products by utilizing pET based expression vectors constructed by Life Sensors Inc., USA. Histidine tagged SUMO-peptide fusions were purified using Ni-NTA affinity chromatography. Complete (100%) cleavage of the SUMO-peptide fusion was achieved using SUMO protease-1. Our findings demonstrate that SUMO fusion technology is a promising alternative for production of peptides in E. coli. The key advantage of this technology is that the enzymatic activity of SUMO protease-1 is specific and efficient leading to inexpensive costs for cleaving the peptide fusion when compared with other fusion systems.     

Recombinant production and purification of novel antisense antimicrobial peptide in Escherichia coli

A fusion protein was genetically engineered that contains an antimicrobial peptide, designated P2, at its carboxy terminus and bovine prochymosin at its amino terminus. Bovine prochymosin was chosen as the fusion partner because of its complete insolubility in Escherichia coli, a property utilized to protect the cells from the toxic effects of the antimicrobial peptide. This fusion protein was purified by centrifugation as an insoluble inclusion body. A methionine linker between prochymosin and the P2 peptide enabled P2 to be released by digestion with cyanogen bromide. Cation exchange HPLC followed by reversed-phase HPLC were used to purify the P2 peptide. The recombinant P2 peptide's molecular mass was confirmed by mass spectrometry to within 0.1% of the theoretical value (2480.9 Da), and the antimicrobial activity of the purified recombinant P2 against E. coli D31 was determined to be identical to that of the chemically synthesized peptide (minimal inhibitory concentration of 5 mg/mL). Although the yield of the fusion protein after expression by the cells was high (16% of the total cell protein), the percentage recovery of the P2 peptide in the inclusion bodies was relatively low, which appears to be due to losses in the cyanogen bromide digestion step.