Superoxide Dismutase and Oxygen Metabolism in Streptococcus faecalis and Comparisons with Other Organisms

Streptococcus faecalis contains a single superoxide dismutase that has been purified to homogeneity with a 55% yield. This enzyme has a molecular weight of 45,000 and is composed of two subunits of equal size. It contains 1.3 atoms of manganese per molecule. Its amino acid composition was determined and is compared with that for the superoxide dismutases from Escherichia coli, Streptococcus mutans, and Mycobacterium lepraemurium. When used as an antigen in rabbits, the S. faecalis enzyme elicited the formation of a precipitating and inhibiting antibody. This antibody cross-reacted with the superoxide dismutase present in another strain of S. faecalis, but neither inhibited nor precipitated the superoxide dismutases in a wide range of other bacteria, including several other streptococci, such as S. pyogenes, S. pneumoniae, and S. lactis. The inhibiting antibody was used to suppress the superoxide dismutase activity present in cell extracts of S. faecalis and thus allow the demonstration that 17% of the total oxygen consumption by such extracts, in the presence of reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide, was associated with the production of O(2) (-). A variety of bacterial species were surveyed for their content of superoxide dismutases. The iron-containing enzyme was distinguished from the manganese-containing enzyme through the use of H(2)O(2), which inactivates the former more readily than the latter. Some of the bacteria appeared to contain only the iron enzyme, others only the manganese enzyme, and still others both. Indeed, some had multiple, electrophoretically distinct superoxide dismutases in both categories. There was no discernible absolute relationship between the types of superoxide dismutases in a particular organism and their Gram-stain reaction.     

人铜锌超氧化物歧化酶基因的克隆和乳酸乳球菌中的表达

采用ＲＴ－ＰＣＲ技术从人肝总ＲＮＡ中分离扩增了０．４５ｋｂ的人铜锌超氧化物歧化酶（Ｃｕ／ＺｎＳＯＤ）基因的ｃＤＮＡ序列,首先克隆至大肠杆菌表达质粒ｐＥＴ２３ｂ,进行了序列测定和超高表达,将Ｃｕ／Ｚｎ,ＳＯＤｃＤＮＡ亚克隆至乳酸乳球菌表达载体ｐＭＧ３６ｅ,用电穿孔法将重组质粒ｐＭＧ３６ｅｓｏｄ转化到乳酸乳球菌,获得Ｃｕ／Ｚｎ ＳＯＤ的组成型表达,其表达量约占乳酸乳球菌可溶性蛋白的５％以上,活性染色表     

人铜锌超氧化物歧化酶基因的克隆和在乳酸乳球菌中的表达

采用RT-PCR技术从人肝总RNA中分离扩增了0.45kb的人铜锌超氧化物歧化酶(Cu/Zn SOD)基因的cDNA序列,首先克隆至大肠杆菌表达质粒pET23b,进行了序列测定和超高表达。将Cu/Zn SOD cDNA亚克隆至乳酸乳球菌表达载体pMG36e,用电穿孔法将重组质粒pMG36esod转化到乳酸乳球菌中,获得Cu/Zn SOD的组成型表达,其表达量约占乳酸乳球菌可溶性蛋白的5%以上,活性染色表明该工程菌表达的Cu/Zn SOD具有较好的酶活性。     

人铜锌超氧化物歧化酶的大规模生产工艺

本文以干扰素生产中废弃的人红细胞为原料,采用乙醇－氯份沉淀→磷酸氢二钾盐析→丙酮沉淀手续和ＤＥＡＥ—５２层析步骤,进行了人铜锌超氧化物歧化酶（ＣｕＺｎ－ＳＯＤ）大规模生产工艺的实验研究。结果表明,生产的酶制剂中含量为９０．６％,比活性在２０００ＭｃＣｏｒｄ—Ｆｒｉｄｏｖｉｃｈ单位／ｍｇ蛋白以上,无菌、无热原质、安全性等项指标符合国家卫生部对血液制品的要求。     

鸦肝超氧化物歧化酶的纯化

本文用低浓度氯化钠与肝脏一起匀浆,75℃加热,硫酸铵分级沉淀,在Cu~(2+)存在下透析,sephadex G-75柱层析等方法,从寒鸦肝脏中纯化出铜锌超氧化物歧化酶。对其理化性质鉴定表明,用此法纯化的SOD为均一性纯酶,比活性为4734U/mg pr,分子量32.6kD,紫外吸收峰在258.6nm。理化性质与文献报道的不同来源的同类酶基本相同。     

Removal of Superoxide Dismutase Activity from Cytochrome C

Commercially available cytochrome c contains sufficient superoxide dismutase activity to reduce its sensitivity in superoxide anion detection. A single passage through a column of Sephadex G-50 removes the superoxide dismutase, and appreciably increased the ability of cytochrome c to detect superoxide.     

微生物产超氧化物歧化酶的研究进展

从产生超氧化物歧化酶 (Superoxidedismutase,EC 1 .1 5 .1 .1 ,简称SOD)的微生物类群及其生理学机理、发酵工艺条件、基因重组菌的研究以及SOD的应用现状等方面 ,对以微生物为原料制备超氧化物歧化酶的研究进展及发展趋势进行了综述。     

利用N-乙酰葡糖胺糖苷酶在乳酸乳球菌表面展示超氧化物歧化酶

分别将乳酸乳球菌(Lactococcus lactis)N-乙酰葡糖胺糖苷酶基因(acmA)的信号肽序列(ss)、C-末端结构域(cA)及全长基因,与来自大肠杆菌(Escherichiacoli)的超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)基因sod构建成融合基因ss-cA-sod和acmA-sod,并连接于表达载体pMG36K,然后导入乳酸乳球菌ATCC11454菌株,获得了能在细胞表面展示SOD的重组工程菌MB193和MB194。经SDS-PAGE验证,重组菌MB193和MB194可分别表达产生分子量约为46和64kD的融合酶蛋白cA-SOD和AcmA-SOD。通过黄嘌呤氧化酶法测定MB193和MB194菌株的全细胞Mn-SOD酶活力分别为(2.63±0.51)U/mL和(3.51±0.64)U/mL,明显高于仅在细胞内表达产生SOD的对照重组菌MB192的酶活性(1.53±0.38)U/mL,且表达融合酶AcmA-SOD的重组菌MB194具有最大的表面展示效率(56.4%)。     

鸭血超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)的纯化及性质研究

超氧化物歧化酶(E、C、1.15.1.1)是催化超氧阴离子起歧化反应的金属酶类,血红细胞中的SOD属Cu Zn—SOD。本文详细报道了从鸭血分离纯化SOD的改进方法(同时用猪血作对比研究)。设计了热变性、(NH_4)_2SO_4分级监析、低浓乙醇—氯仿短时去除残留血红蛋白、凝胶层析四步纯化方案,获得高产率电泳纯SOD。用紫外扫描,PAGE电泳后考马斯亮蓝和SOD活性杂色,SDS—电泳,HPLC分离和各电泳带组分的N—端测定等技术检测纯度,并进行性质研究。证明所得SOD是均一的;N—端为Ala;分子量和亚分子量各为32,359和16,500dt;并与猪血SOD对比研究其某些性质;对HPLC出现的多个活力峰及PAGE电泳显现的多条活性带进行了讨论。     

Characterization of an Atypical Superoxide Dismutase from Sinorhizobium meliloti

Sinorhizobium meliloti Rm5000 is an aerobic bacterium that can live free in the soil or in symbiosis with the roots of leguminous plants. A single detectable superoxide dismutase (SOD) was found in free-living growth conditions. The corresponding gene was isolated from a genomic library by using a sod fragment amplified by PCR from degenerate primers as a probe. The sodA gene was located in the chromosome. It is transcribed monocistronically and encodes a 200-amino-acid protein with a theoretical M(r) of 22,430 and pI of 5. 8. S. meliloti SOD complemented a deficient E. coli mutant, restoring aerobic growth of a sodA sodB recA strain, when the gene was expressed from the synthetic tac promoter but not from its own promoter. Amino acid sequence alignment showed great similarity with Fe-containing SODs (FeSODs), but the enzyme was not inactivated by H(2)O(2). The native enzyme was purified and found to be a dimeric protein, with a specific activity of 4,000 U/mg. Despite its Fe-type sequence, atomic absorption spectroscopy showed manganese to be the cofactor (0.75 mol of manganese and 0.24 mol of iron per mol of monomer). The apoenzyme was prepared from crude extracts of S. meliloti. Activity was restored by dialysis against either MnCl(2) or Fe(NH(4))(2)(SO(4))(2), demonstrating the cambialistic nature of the S. meliloti SOD. The recovered activity with manganese was sevenfold higher than with iron. Both reconstituted enzymes were resistant to H(2)O(2). Sequence comparison with 70 FeSODs and MnSODs indicates that S. meliloti SOD contains several atypical residues at specific sites that might account for the activation by manganese and resistance to H(2)O(2) of this unusual Fe-type SOD.     

超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)的分子生物学

本文主要从分子生物学角度概述了超氧化物歧化酶基因的克隆,表达,分子调控,及转基因研究的情况。     

Treatment of Brain Trauma with Liposomal Superoxide Dismutase

Brain trauma was induced in rats by impact of a steel bar on the head with a force such that damage (as measured by neurological scoring) was reversible in fourteen days. Systemic treatment (intraperitoneal injections) with free bovine copper superoxide dismutase or a liposomal form of the enzyme considerably shortened recovery time to less than half Tests included cranial nerves - cornean and aural reflexes. and sensorial motricity functions — gripping reflexes. displacement reactions, recovery and flexion reflexes, equilibrium tests and spontaneous mobility. Normalisation of EEG recordings was also greatly accelerated in the case of treated animals. No changes of brain glutathione peroxidase, glutathione transferase or Mn superoxide dismutase in traumatized animals were observed. However a slight decrease in Cu-SOD occurs. Cerebral lipoperoxidation is increased in the traumatized animals compared with controls. This increase is reduced on treatment of the rats with liposomal SOD (or the free enzyme). Very small amounts of the exogenous SOD pass the brain barrier. the permeability of which is increased in traumatized animals. The enzyme is particularly concentrated in the cortex. Despite apparent total neurological recovery at 15 days for untreated traumatized animals. significant differences in EEG recordings, in percentage cerebral water content and in histological examination of brain tissue of these controls compared with treated animals were observed with a net improvement in the latter case. The results obtained with this model suggest that clinical treatment of coma states and brain traumas with liposomal superoxide dismutase may have certain advantages over orthodox treatments     

Characterization of a Manganese Superoxide Dismutase from the Higher Plant Pisum sativum

A manganese-containing superoxide dismutase (EC 1.15.1.1) was fully characterized from leaves of the higher plant Pisum sativum L., var. Lincoln. The amino acid composition determined for the enzyme was compared with that of a wide spectrum of superoxide dismutases and found to have a highest degree of homology with the mitochondrial manganese superoxide dismutases from rat liver and yeast. The enzyme showed an apparent pH optimum of 8.6 and at 25°C had a maximum stability at alkaline pH values. By kinetic competition experiments, the rate constant for the disproportionation of superoxide radicals by pea leaf manganese superoxide dismutase was found to be 1.61 × 10⁹ molar⁻¹·second⁻¹ at pH 7.8 and 25°C. The enzyme was not sensitive to NaCN or to H₂O₂, but was inhibited by N₃⁻. The sulfhydryl reagent p-hydroxymercuribenzoate at 1 mm concentration produced a nearly complete inhibition of the manganese superoxide dismutase activity. The metal chelators o-phenanthroline, EDTA, and diethyldithiocarbamate all inhibited activity slightly in decreasing order of intensity. A comparative study between this higher plant manganese superoxide dismutase and other dismutases from different origins is presented.     

Treatment of Brain Trauma with Liposomal Superoxide Dismutase

Brain trauma was induced in rats by impact of a steel bar on the head with a force such that damage (as measured by neurological scoring) was reversible in fourteen days. Systemic treatment (intraperitoneal injections) with free bovine copper superoxide dismutase or a liposomal form of the enzyme considerably shortened recovery time to less than half Tests included cranial nerves - cornean and aural reflexes. and sensorial motricity functions — gripping reflexes. displacement reactions, recovery and flexion reflexes, equilibrium tests and spontaneous mobility. Normalisation of EEG recordings was also greatly accelerated in the case of treated animals. No changes of brain glutathione peroxidase, glutathione transferase or Mn superoxide dismutase in traumatized animals were observed. However a slight decrease in Cu-SOD occurs. Cerebral lipoperoxidation is increased in the traumatized animals compared with controls. This increase is reduced on treatment of the rats with liposomal SOD (or the free enzyme). Very small amounts of the exogenous SOD pass the brain barrier. the permeability of which is increased in traumatized animals. The enzyme is particularly concentrated in the cortex. Despite apparent total neurological recovery at 15 days for untreated traumatized animals. significant differences in EEG recordings, in percentage cerebral water content and in histological examination of brain tissue of these controls compared with treated animals were observed with a net improvement in the latter case. The results obtained with this model suggest that clinical treatment of coma states and brain traumas with liposomal superoxide dismutase may have certain advantages over orthodox treatments     

Reconstitution of phosphate-linked antiport from Streptococcus lactis

Membrane protein solubilized by octyl-beta-D-glucopyranoside in the presence of dispersed phospholipid was incubated with bath-sonicated liposomes and additional detergent. The proteoliposomes formed on dilution showed transport and exchange properties consistent with a reconstitution of phosphate:sugar 6-phosphate antiport. Thus, phosphate self-exchange was found only when protein from induced cells was used; this exchange was blocked by a sugar 6-phosphate, not by a sugar 1-phosphate; and proteoliposomes supported an accumulation of 2-deoxyglucose 6-phosphate with no added source of energy. Solubilization and reconstitution of protein was most effective when performed in the presence of gram-positive phospholipids.     

Superoxide Dismutase and Oxygen Toxicity in a Eukaryote

Saccharomyces cerevisiae var. ellipsoideus contained 6.5 times more superoxide dismutase and 2.3 times more catalase when grown under 100% O(2) than when grown anaerobically. Growth under oxygen caused equal increases in both the cyanide-sensitive and the cyanide-insensitive superoxide dismutases of this organism. Experience with other eukaryotes has shown that cyanide sensitivity is a property of the cupro-zinc superoxide dismutase of the cytosol, whereas cyanide insensitivity is a property of the corresponding mangani-enzyme found in mitochondria. Cu(2+), which has been shown to increase the radioresistance of yeast, also caused an increase of both of the superoxide dismutases of S. cerevisiae. Yeast which had been grown under 1 atm of O(2) were more resistant toward the lethal effects of 20 atm of O(2) than were yeast which had been grown in the absence of O(2). Escherichia coli K-12 his(-) responded to growth under 1 atm of O(2) by increasing its content of catalase and of peroxidase, but not of superoxide dismutase. This contrasts with E. coli B, which was previously shown to respond to O(2) by a striking increase in superoxide dismutase. E. coli K-12 his(-) did not gain resistance toward 20 atm of O(2) because of having been grown under 1 atm of O(2). Once again, this contrasts with the behavior of E. coli B. These data indicate that, in both prokaryotes and in eukaryotes, superoxide dismutase is an important component of the defenses against oxygen toxicity.     

Superoxide Dismutase from Lens esculenta: Purification and Properties

Superoxide dismutase has been purified to homogeneity from Lens esculenta cotyledons and shoots. The two forms appeared to be identical. The purified enzyme contained two electrophoretically distinct bands. It contained two ions of Cu and two ions of Zn. Gel filtration experiments indicate a molecular weight of about 33,000. The spectrum of ultraviolet and visible regions and electron paramagnetic resonance were similar to those of Cu-Zn mammalian superoxide dismutase.