Expression, purification and characterization of human urodilatin in E. coli

Urodilatin is a 32-amino acid peptide hormone synthesized in kidney to regulate natriuresis and diuresis. It has been shown clinically useful for the treatment of acute decompensated heart failure. A synthetic deoxyoligonucleotide encoding urodilatin was cloned into a pET32a vector immediately after the thioredoxin encoding sequence with a hexa-hisditine tag and an enterokinase recognition site incorporated in between. The fusion protein was overexpressed in Escherichia coli, which constituted 28% of the total cell proteins. More than 85% of Trx-urodilatin was soluble and purified nearly homogenous by Ni-Sepharose affinity chromatography. Urodilatin was then released from the fusion protein by the enterokinase treatment and separated from the fusion partner by the subtractive chromatography using Ni-Sepharose once again. The urodilatin sample was further purified with reverse phase HPLC. Via a biological activity assayed in vitro, it was found that urodilatin had a potent vasodilatory effect on rabbit aortic strips with an EC50 of (2.02+/-0.36)x10(-6)mg/ml, which was similar to that of the synthetic urodilatin standard. The method described here promises to produce about 4.5mg fully active recombinant urodilatin with homogeneity over 97% from one liter shaking flask culture of E. coli.     

Ribokinase from E. coli: expression, purification, and substrate specificity

Ribokinase (RK) was expressed in the Escherichia coli ER2566 cells harboring the constructed expression plasmid encompassing the rbsK gene, encoding ribokinase. The recombinant enzyme was purified from sonicated cells by double chromatography to afford a preparation that was ca. 90% pure and had specific activity of 75 micromol/min mg protein. Catalytic activity of RK: (i) is strongly dependent on the presence of monovalent cations (potassium>ammonium>cesium), and (ii) is cooperatively enhanced by divalent magnesium and manganese ions. Besides D-ribose and 2-deoxy-D-ribose, RK was found to catalyze the 5-O-phosphorylation of D-arabinose, D-xylose, and D-fructose in the presence of ATP, and potassium and magnesium ions; L-ribose and L-arabinose are not substrates for the recombinant enzyme. A new radiochemical method for monitoring the formation of D-pentofuranose-5-[32P]phosphates in the presence of [gamma-32P]ATP and RK is reported.     

融和蛋白GST-SUMO-MT在大肠杆菌中的表达、纯化及其活性研究

将编码融合蛋白GST-SUMO-MT的DNA片段连接到大肠杆菌表达载体pET-28a中,构建重组表达质粒pET-GS-MT并转化到大肠杆菌Origami（DE3）中。20℃,1mM的IPTG诱导20h后,获得分子量约为43Kd的融合蛋白,表达量占菌体上清总蛋白的38.4％。利用谷胱甘肽交联琼脂糖（Glutathione Sepharose 4B）凝胶柱和Sephardex G-25分子筛联用可以得到纯度为95%以上的融合蛋白,得率约为70mg/L。该融合蛋白可与GST抗体产生阳性反应。融合蛋白GST-SUMO-MT可以显著提高宿主对Cd2+、Zn2+和Cu2+离子聚积的能力,其耐受能力比对照组分别提高4.2倍、4倍及1.6倍。此外,原子吸收光谱法测定,每分子GST-SUMO-MT可以结合2-3个Cd2+离子。     

Expression and characterisation in E. coli of mutant forms of saporin

In the present communication, we report on the expression and characterisation in Escherichia coli of mutant derivatives of saporin, a type 1 ribosome-inactivating protein from Saponaria officinalis L. The effects of substitution of Glu 176 with Lys and those of deletion of 19 amino acids at the C-terminal were evaluated both in vivo, testing the influence of expressed proteins on bacterial growth and in vitro measuring their N-glycosidase and supercoiled DNA relaxation activities. Results indicate that both modifications of the wild-type protein abolish its toxicity to bacterial cells and impair its enzymatic activity on polynucleotide substrates, either RNA or DNA.     

人膜联蛋白V在大肠杆菌中的表达、纯化与鉴定

目的：构建人膜联蛋白V的原核栽体并诱导其表达。方法：以IPTG诱导His融合人膜联蛋白V的表达,并应用Ni—NTA Superflow纯化。结果：PCR扩增产物碱基数量与目的片段大小一致,插入片段的序列与发表的人膜联蛋白V基因编码序列一致。在IPTG诱导下,重组大肠杆茵DH5a高效表达分子量约36kDa的目的产物。结论：人膜联蛋白V编码序列已被克隆至His融合表达载体pET-28a（＋）上,并在大肠杆菌DH5α中表达：     

EGF-SEA融合蛋白在大肠杆菌中的表达和纯化

根据基因库中查到的金黄色葡萄球菌肠毒素A(SEA)基因序列和人体表皮生长因子(EGF)基因序列进行密码子优化,以适于大肠杆菌表达.人工合成SEA基因与EGF基因.将两目的基因克隆至原核表达栽体pFT22b中,经测序验证表明成功构建了重组表达质粒pET22b-EGF-SEA.将构建好的pET22b-EGF-SEA质粒转化大肠杆菌BL21(DE3),经IPTG诱导进行表达;SDS-PAGE分析表明融合基因EGF-SEA在大肠杆菌BL21(DE3)中以包涵体的形式得到了高效表达,产物相对分子质量约为44kDa,与理论值大小一致.包涵体经洗涤,变性、复性后用His Bind Kit进行分离纯化,所得蛋白纯度≥95%.高纯度EGF-SEA融合蛋白的获得为进一步研究其生物学活性及肿瘤治疗奠定了基础.     

中性白细胞抑制因子在大肠杆菌中的表达与纯化

利用PCR技术扩增编码钩虫中性白细胞抑制因子(NIF)成熟肽的cDNA,克隆于表达载体pET-21a( )。序列分析表明与献报道一致。经IPTG诱导,在大肠杆菌BL21(DE3)plys中实现高效可溶性表达。SDS—PAGE分析结果表明,外源蛋白(相对分子质量28900)约占全菌蛋白的20％。菌体用溶菌酶处理。上清经Q—Sepharose FF阴离子交换、羟基磷灰石层析、Sephacryl S-100凝胶过滤,得到纯度约95％的重组NIF。活性测定结果表明,大肠杆菌表达的重组NIF能有效地抑制中性白细胞粘附。这些结果为利用大肠杆菌制备重组NIF奠定了基础。     

人膜联蛋白Ⅴ在大肠杆菌中的表达、纯化与鉴定

目的:构建人膜联蛋白Ⅴ的原核载体并诱导其表达.方法:以IPTG诱导His融合人膜联蛋白Ⅴ的表达,并应用Ni-NTASuperflow纯化.结果:PCR扩增产物碱基数量与目的片段大小一致,插入片段的序列与发表的人膜联蛋白Ⅴ基因编码序列一致.在IPTG诱导下,重组大肠杆菌DH5α高效表达分子量约36 kDa的目的产物.结论:人膜联蛋白Ⅴ编码序列已被克隆至His融合表达载体pET-28a( )上,并在大肠杆菌DH5α中表达.     

Expression and purification of mouse TIMP-1 from E. coli.

Tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases (TIMPs) constitute a family of secreted glycoproteins involved in regulating extracellular matrix degradation in both normal and malignant tissues. We have expressed a cDNA clone of mouse TIMP-1 as a 22-kDa protein with 12 cysteine residues in E. coli and purified protein that shows inhibitory activity against collagenase following renaturation by chemical means. The low specific activity and circular dichroism measurements suggest, however, that the renaturation of the mouse recombinant (non-glycosylated) protein is not efficient under the conditions we have used, indicative of either thermodynamic instability or the transition to kinetic intermediates which have very low in vitro refolding rates.     

Efficient expression and purification of recombinant human m-calpain using an Escherichia coli expression system at low temperature

Calpain belongs to the superfamily of Ca(2+)-regulated cysteine proteases, which are indispensable to the regulation of various cellular functions. Of the 15 mammalian calpain isoforms, μ- and m-calpains are the best characterized. Both μ- and m-calpain are ubiquitously expressed and exist as heterodimers, containing a distinct 80-kDa catalytic subunit (CAPN1 and CAPN2, respectively) and the common, 30-kDa regulatory subunit (CAPNS1). To date, various expression systems have been developed for producing recombinant calpains for use in structural and physiological studies, however Escherichia coli systems have proven incompatible with large-scale preparation of calpain, with the exception of rat m-calpain. Here, we have established a highly efficient method to purify active recombinant human m-calpain using an E. coli expression system at low temperature (22°C). This was achieved by co-expressing CAPN2 with a C-terminal histidine-tag, and CAPNS1, lacking the first Gly-repeated region at the N-terminal. After three sequential passes through a chromatographic column, ~5 mg of human m-calpain was homogenously purified from 1 l of E. coli culture. Proteins were stable for several months. This is the first report of efficient, large-scale purification of recombinant human m-calpain using an E. coli expression system.     

Heterologous expression and purification of neurotoxic Hainantoxin-III in E. coli

In the present study, we used Escherichia coli to produce recombinant Hainantoxin-III (rHNTX-III), a 33-amino acid peptic toxin from the tarantula spider Haplopelma hainanum. The toxin has three pairs of disulfide bonds. A pET-HS-HNTX-III vector was constructed and transformed into the E. coli strain SHuffle^TM. rHNTX-III was expressed using auto-induction medium. After using a Ni–NTA column, the expressed fusion protein was digested using SUMO protease (ULP1) to remove the HIS–SUMO tag, and then RP–HPLC and ultrafiltration were used for further purification. Then the rHNTX-III was identified by MALDI–TOF/TOF mass spectrometry. The purified rHNTX-III was further analyzed using a whole-cell patch-clamp assay. It was shown that the rHNTX-III was able to block currents generated by human Na_v1.7 (hNa_v1.7) at an IC₅₀ of 225?nM and also have high selectivity for different voltage-gated sodium channels. Therefore, it has very similar activity to the natural one.     

Expression, purification and characterisation of a functional phosphatidylinositol-specific phospholipase C-delta 1 protein in Escherichia coli.

Inositol-lipid-specific phospholipase C-delta 1 (PtdIns-PLC delta 1) was expressed in Escherichia coli as a fusion protein containing a short 22-amino-acid lac-Z-derived amino terminus. Under appropriate conditions, the phospholipase constituted approximately 0.2% of the detergent-soluble protein and could be purified to near homogeneity in a simple three step protocol. The catalytic properties of the purified enzyme closely resemble those of the eukaryote-derived protein. The suitability of bacterial expression for the investigation of PtdIns-PLC delta regulation is discussed.     

猴免疫缺陷病毒衣壳蛋白p27在大肠杆菌中的表达及纯化

目的获得用于SIV检测的衣壳蛋白p27重组抗原。方法利用生物信息学软件选择衣壳蛋白p27抗原表位集中的区域,合成SIV p27基因;将该基因与pMAL-p5x载体连接构建pMAL-p5x-p27重组质粒,并转化大肠杆菌BL21中,诱导表达;用Amylose Resin亲和层析柱对表达产物进行纯化。结果 SDS-PAGE分析显示,pMAL-p5x-p27重组质粒可在大肠杆菌中高效表达,表达产物分子量约为70×103;经纯化获得目的蛋白p27纯度可达90%。结论本研究利用原核表达系统成功表达了SIV p27蛋白,为SIV检测方法的建立奠定了基础。     

小鼠PC-1基因在大肠杆菌中的表达和纯化

利用PCR和基因重组技术构建了小嫌PC－1基因全长cDNA及其N端45个氨基酸残基的表达质粒pGEX-4T-1-mPC-1和pGEX-4T-1-mPC-1-45。经IPTG诱导后,在大肠杆菌DH5α中,GST－mPC-1和GST－mPC-1-45两个融合蛋白都获得了可溶性高表达。经谷胱甘肽Sepharose-4B亲和柱层析纯化后,获得了纯的GST－mPC-1和GST－mPC-1-45蛋白。     

小鼠pdd87基因在大肠杆菌中的表达与纯化

利用PCR和基因重组技术构建了三个小鼠pdd87基因的原核表达质粒：表达全长cDNA的pET-28a-pdd87质粒;表达PDD87C端404个氨基酸的pET-28a-pdd87-404质粒;表达全长cDNA的pMXB10-pdd87质粒。经IPTG诱导后三种质粒都得到表达。pET-28a-pdd87质粒和pET-28a-pdd87-404质粒表达的蛋白经His6亲和层析纯化后分别获得了带His标签的PDD87蛋白和含C端404个氨基酸的蛋白。pMXB10-pdd87质粒表达的蛋白经几丁质柱亲和层析纯化后获得了纯的PDD87蛋白。     

中国明对虾过氧化物还原酶基因在大肠杆菌中的重组表达、产物纯化及活性测定

过氧化物还原酶（Prx）是生物体内广泛存在的一类酶,在消除过氧化氢和抗氧化胁迫中起着重要的作用。本研究采用PCR扩增编码中国明对虾Prx成熟肽的基因,并克隆到大肠杆菌表达载体pCR®T7/NT TOPO® TA中进行体外重组表达。重组质粒转化大肠杆菌BL21 (DE3) pLysS后,经IPTG诱导表达产生包涵体形式的目的蛋白。对重组蛋白进行LC–ESI–MS分析,结果表明融合蛋白的四个肽段与中国明对虾Prx相应肽段完全一致。将重组蛋白通过金属螯合柱进行纯化,进而透析、复性,最后获得了具有较高过氧化物酶活性的重组Prx。中国明对虾Prx的成功表达,为深入研究其在中国明对虾免疫反应和抗氧化胁迫中的作用奠定了基础。     

大肠杆菌K12苹果酸酶的克隆、表达与纯化

以大肠杆菌K12基因组DNA为模板,PCR扩增得到NAD 依赖型苹果酸酶(NAD-ME)的全长基因,并克隆到载体pET24b( )中,得到表达质粒pET24b-ME。在IPTG诱导下,携带pET24b-ME的大肠杆菌BL21(DE3)高效表达分子量约为65 kDa的可溶性蛋白。重组NAD-ME经镍亲和层析纯化,比活达到100 U/mg以上。以上结果为深入研究苹果酸酶生物催化特性及其与辅酶的相互作用奠定了基础。     

重组MBP-SUV39H1在大肠杆菌中表达与纯化

[目的]在大肠杆菌中获得具有甲基转移酶活性的重组MBP-SUV39H1蛋白。[方法]通过在大肠杆菌中同时表达异染色质蛋白1(HP1)与重组MBP-SUV39H1蛋白的方法,实现了MBP-SUV39H1的表达,采用his亲和纯化与分子筛Superdex200(SD200)两步分离纯化方案,并利用质谱和ELISA检测MBP-SUV39H1的甲基转移酶活性。[结果]利用大肠杆菌成功表达了MBP-SUV39H1融合蛋白,经纯化后目的条带单一,并具有良好的甲基转移酶活性。[结论]纯化的具有甲基转移酶活性的MBP-SUV39H1可用于抑制剂筛选等后续研究。     

HCV的Core-NS3嵌合抗原在大肠杆菌中的表达、纯化及初步应用

用已经构建的含有HCV的Core-NS3(C33 c)嵌合基因的表达质粒pGEX TL1-2在大肠杆菌中进行了高效表达,表达产物纯化后通过SDS-PAGE、W estern-b lot、ELISA等一系列鉴定试验进行了分析,结果表明,该嵌合抗原具有高度特异性和良好的抗原活性,为研制诊断用HCV抗原奠定基础。     

Expression,purification, and characterization of bovine chymosin enzyme using an inducible pTOLT system

In recent years, various studies in the field of industrial enzymes of biotechnology have gained importance due to increasing development in enzyme technology. The different areas where enzymes are used and their economic value of biotechnological products further increases their importance. There are hundreds of different types of cheese but each is made by coagulating milk using rennet to give curds. Today, researchers have begun to develop alternative systems in the cheese industry related to milk-clotting enzymes. In this study, the nucleic acid sequence encoding the optimized chymosin enzyme was used and cloned by Not I and Mlu I restriction enzymes into pTOLT vector system. Then using this construct, the enzyme as a fusion with Tol-A-III protein was produced in Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3) cells. After disrupting the E. coli cell and separating from the constituents by high speed centrifugation, the enzyme was purified by affinity chromatography and fractions were analyzed by SDS–PAGE. Purified enzyme has shown its activity. Optimum temperature and pH of CHY-Tol-A-III protein were 40°C and 6.5, respectively.