盐穗木病程相关蛋白HcPR10抗血清的制备及鉴定

病程相关蛋白(PRs)在植物抗病抗逆过程中发挥重要作用。盐穗木病程相关蛋白基因HcPR10(GenBank:KF673356)来自盐穗木(Halostachys capsica)在600 mmol·L-1NaCl胁迫下的盐抑制差减文库。为探究盐穗木病程相关蛋白HcPR10发挥生物学功能的机制,该研究通过体外表达和纯化HcPR10重组蛋白制备特异性的HcPR10多克隆抗体。并采用双酶切构建原核重组表达载体pET28a-HcPR10,转化至大肠杆菌(Escherichia coli) BL21诱导表达,通过正交分析优化重组蛋白可溶性诱导表达的条件,利用Ni-NTA亲和层析柱纯化融合蛋白,免疫BALB/c小鼠制备多克隆抗体,基于纯化获得的His-HcPR10重组蛋白和转HcPR10拟南芥总蛋白,分别利用ELISA和Western Blotting检测抗血清效价和特异性。结果表明:成功构建重组表达载体pET28a-HcPR10;正交结果显示诱导温度27℃,诱导转速200 r·min-1,IPTG浓度0.7 mmol·L-1,诱导时间6 h条件下可诱导表达大量可溶性目的蛋白; ELISA检测抗H...     

黑莓果实UGT78H2重组蛋白诱导的响应面优化与蛋白纯化

UGT78H2是从黑莓果实中新发现的一个植物糖基转移酶家族成员,获得重组蛋白是后续深入研究该基因功能的基础。本研究通过构建原核表达载体,并应用响应面分析方法对重组蛋白的诱导条件(如诱导温度、IPTG浓度、菌液浓度和诱导时间）进行了优化,结果表明：（1）构建了pET32a-UGT78H2原核表达载体,并成功导入到BL21（DE3）pLysS细菌中;（2）经响应面优化,在29.5℃培养工程菌至菌液OD₆₀₀=0.51,加入终浓度为0.4 mmol·L^-1的IPTG诱导7.4 h,可获得最大量重组蛋白166.4 μg·mL^-1（占总蛋白41.6%）;（3）诱导时间和培养温度极显著地影响重组蛋白表达量,诱导剂IPTG和诱导前菌液浓度之间的交互效应显著影响重组蛋白的表达;（4）获得的带S-tag和His-tag的UGT78H2重组蛋白分子量为67.9 kDa,主要以包涵体形式存在,通过Ni-NTA柱纯化,成功获得了重组蛋白。以上结果为进一步采用酶学方法进行UGT78H2蛋白功能鉴定提供了基础资料。     

人Nek2蛋白原核表达纯化及其多克隆抗体制备

目的:通过原核表达系统表达人Nek2蛋白,优化表达条件并纯化Nek2蛋白,制备抗Nek2多克隆抗体。方法:将Nek2基因片段构建到原核表达载体pET30a(+)上,转化大肠杆菌BL21(DE3);加入诱导剂IPTG诱导表达,对诱导温度、诱导剂IPTG终浓度、诱导时间等条件进行优化;利用12%SDS-PAGE后250mmol/L KCl染色切胶纯化蛋白质,将纯化后的Nek2蛋白进行质谱鉴定;纯化Nek2蛋白免疫BALB/c小鼠制备多克隆抗体,运用ELISA、Western blot和免疫荧光实验检测多克隆抗体效价和特异性。结果:构建了pET30a(+)-Nek2重组原核表达质粒,诱导的重组人Nek2蛋白主要以包涵体的形式存在;蛋白质的最适诱导表达条件为28℃,180r/min条件下加入终浓度为0. 2mmol/L IPTG诱导32h;质谱分析纯化后的蛋白质为Nek2蛋白,最终获得浓度为1. 35mg/ml纯化后的Nek2蛋白;纯化蛋白免疫小鼠,多克隆抗体效价大于1∶243 000,且具有良好的抗原特异性;免疫荧光实验显示Nek2主要定位于细胞质和细胞核。结论:利用重组人Nek2蛋白获得具有良好抗原特异性的抗Nek2多克隆抗体。     

人Nek2蛋白原核表达纯化及其多克隆抗体制备 *

目的通过原核表达系统表达人Nek2蛋白,优化表达条件并纯化Nek2蛋白,制备抗Nek2多克隆抗体.方法 将Nek2基因片段构建到原核表达载体pET30a(+)上,转化大肠杆菌BL21 (DE3);加入诱导剂IPTG诱导表达,对诱导温度,诱导剂IPTG终浓度,诱导时间等条件进行优化;利用12% SDS-PAGE后250mmol/L KCl染色切胶纯化蛋白质,将纯化后的Nek2蛋白进行质谱鉴定;纯化Nek2蛋白免疫BALB/c小鼠制备多克隆抗体,运用ELISA,Western blot和免疫荧光实验检测多克隆抗体效价和特异性.结果 构建了pET30a(+)-Nek2重组原核表达质粒,诱导的重组人Nek2蛋白主要以包涵体的形式存在;蛋白质的最适诱导表达条件为28℃,180r/min条件下加入终浓度为0.2mmol/L IPTG诱导32h;质谱分析纯化后的蛋白质为Nek2蛋白,最终获得浓度为1.35mg/ml纯化后的Nek2蛋白;纯化蛋白免疫小鼠,多克隆抗体效价大于1∶243 000,且具有良好的抗原特异性;免疫荧光实验显示Nek2主要定位于细胞质和细胞核.结论: 利用重组人Nek2蛋白获得具有良好抗原特异性的抗Nek2多克隆抗体.     

猪源戊型肝炎病毒基因IV型ORF3编码蛋白的表达及鉴定

通过PCR从已构建的猪源戊型肝炎病毒全基因克隆扩增ORF3全基因,将扩增产物插入到pMD18-T载体中,亚克隆至原核表达载体pET28a（+）,构建pET28a-ORF3表达载体,转入E.coli BL21 (DE3),IPTG诱导表达。Ni-NTA层析柱纯化表达蛋白,用SDS-PAGE、免疫印迹、ELISA等方法分析鉴定表达产物。结果成功扩增到345 bp的目的基因;构建了重组表达载体pET28a-ORF3;转化宿主菌E.coli BL21 (DE3)后表达产物的相对分子质量在6.50~16.5 kDa之间,与预期表达的目的蛋白相对分子质量相符;表达的目的蛋白能与阳性猪源和人源血清发生特异性反应,证实其具有较好的反应原性。     

结核分枝杆菌H37Ra株HspX蛋白的表达条件优化、纯化和鉴定

以结核分枝杆菌H37Ra菌株基因组DNA为模板,利用PCR技术扩增获得HspX基因,通过DNA无缝克隆技术将其克隆至pET28a质粒中,构建重组表达质粒pET28a-HspX。将pET28a-HspX转化至大肠埃希菌表达菌株BL21(DE3),采用不同温度、IPTG浓度和时间诱导HspX蛋白表达。使用Ni-IDA亲和层析柱纯化目的HspX蛋白,透析去除咪唑,通过Western blot检测HspX抗原特异性。最终确定表达重组蛋白HspX的最佳诱导条件为：诱导温度37℃、IPTG浓度0.2 mmol/L、诱导时间8 h。结果表明,获得了高纯度和被特异性识别的可溶性Hsp X蛋白,为未来Hsp X蛋白用于结核病诊断试剂和疫苗奠定基础。     

炭疽芽胞杆菌A16R株FtsE蛋白的可溶性表达和纯化

目的:构建炭疽芽胞杆菌FtsE蛋白的原核表达载体,实现其在原核表达系统中的可溶性表达,并纯化融合蛋白。方法:用PCR方法从炭疽芽胞杆菌A16R株扩增得到ftsE基因片段,酶切后连接到pET28a原核表达载体,构建重组表达质粒pET28a-ftsE,转化大肠杆菌BL21(DE3)菌株,筛选可溶性诱导表达与纯化融合蛋白的条件,以获得高纯度融合蛋白。结果:构建了FtsE蛋白的融合表达载体,并在大肠杆菌中获得高效表达;在20℃下,经0.1 mmol/L IPTG诱导3 h表达的产物主要是可溶性蛋白,经Ni-NTA亲和层析纯化获得了高纯度的FtsE融合蛋白,经Western印迹检测,目的蛋白表达正确。结论:实现了炭疽芽胞杆菌FtsE蛋白原核表达系统的可溶性表达并获得了高纯度融合蛋白,为后续研究奠定了基础。     

大肠杆菌ybfE基因的三种原核质粒表达水平的对比及蛋白纯化北大核心

[目的]构建大肠杆菌功能未知基因ybf E的pET16b、pET32a和p GEX-4T-1三种原核表达系统,通过对比表达水平筛选出最优表达体系,并纯化表达的可溶性Ybf E融合蛋白。[方法]使用pET16b、pET32a和p GEX-4T-1表达质粒构建pET16b-ybf E、pET32a-ybf E和p GEX-4T-1-ybf E原核表达载体,分别转化大肠杆菌BL21,IPTG诱导表达Ybf E融合蛋白,对三种表达系统的表达水平进行对比,并对pET16b-ybf E和pGEX-4T-1-ybf E表达体系的裂菌上清中的可溶性Ybf E融合蛋白液分别使用镍柱和GST蛋白纯化柱纯化。[结果]构建了pET16b-ybf E、pET32a-ybf E和p GEX-4T-1-ybf E原核表达体系,并使用IPTG诱导表达Ybf E融合蛋白。ybf E在p GEX-4T-1载体内的表达水平最高,接下来依次为pET16b和pET32a。pET16b-ybf E和p GEX-4T-1-ybf E表达的可溶性Ybf E融合蛋白纯化后浓度分别为86μg/m L和724μg/m L。[结论]成功构建了ybf E基因的三种原核表达系统,筛选出最佳表达体系,可溶性Ybf E融合蛋白得到纯化。     

Flt3配体胞外域的原核表达纯化及活性鉴定

目的:构建pET32a(+)-hFLext原核表达载体,诱导hFLext蛋白表达、纯化及活性鉴定.方法:以人淋巴细胞cDNA文库为模板,克隆hFlext,构建pET32a(+)-hFLext重组表达载体.转化大肠杆菌BL21,IPTG诱导蛋白表达,镍珠亲合层析纯化蛋白,SDS-PAGE及Western blot鉴定.细胞增殖实验检测其生物学活性.结果:成功克隆获得hFLext,并构建了pET32a(+)-hFLext重组表达载体.在大肠杆菌BL21,经1 mM IPTG 30℃诱导12 h,成功表达Trx-hFLext融合蛋白,主要以包涵体形式存在.经8M尿素变性包涵体蛋白,逐步透析复性,镍珠亲合层析纯化蛋白,SDS-PAGE及Western blot鉴定,成功获得高纯度的Trx-hFLext融合蛋白.细胞增殖实验证实其具有生物学活性,能够有效刺激脐血细胞增殖.结论:成功构建了pET32a(+)-hFLext重组表达载体,表达、纯化了具有生物学活性的Trx-hFLext融合蛋白,为造血干/祖细胞的体外扩增研究奠定了基础.     

对虾白斑综合症病毒囊膜蛋白VP28的表达及其抗病毒感染作用

根据GenBank上WSSV囊膜蛋白基因vp28的序列,设计并合成引物,PCR扩增得到vp28基因,成功构建重组表达载体pET22b-vp28并转化大肠杆菌BL21(DE3)。基因工程菌株37℃IPTG诱导,表达产物经Western-blot和SDS-PAGE检测显示有与预期大小32kDa相符合的目的蛋白。用Ni2 -柱纯化的目的蛋白分别直接注射螯虾和包被饲料投喂螯虾,实验结果表明vp28在大肠杆菌中的表达产物有显著提高虾体抗WSSV感染力的作用,而且注射效果更好。     

Plant twitter: ligands under 140 amino acids enforcing stomatal patterning

Stomata are an essential land plant innovation whose patterning and density are under genetic and environmental control. Recently, several putative ligands have been discovered that influence stomatal density, and they all belong to the EPIDERMAL PATTERNING FACTOR-LIKE family of secreted cysteine-rich peptides. Two of these putative ligands, EPF1 and EPF2, are expressed exclusively in the stomatal lineage cells and negatively regulate stomatal density. A third, EPFL6 or CHALLAH, is also a negative regulator of density, but is expressed subepidermally in the hypocotyl. A fourth, EPFL9 or STOMAGEN, is expressed in the mesophyll tissues and is a positive regulator of density. Genetic evidence suggests that these ligands may compete for the same receptor complex. Proper stomatal patterning is likely to be an intricate process involving ligand competition, regional specificity, and communication between tissue layers. EPFL-family genes exist in the moss Physcomitrella patens, the lycophyte Selaginella moellendorffii, and rice, Oryza sativa, and their sequence analysis yields several genes some of which are related to EPF1, EPF2, EPFL6, and EPFL9. Presence of these EPFL family members in the basal land plants suggests an exciting hypothesis that the genetic components for stomatal patterning originated early in land plant evolution.     

Evolutionary Relationship and Structural Characterization of the EPF/EPFL Gene Family

EPF1-EPF2 and EPFL9/Stomagen act antagonistically in regulating leaf stomatal density. The aim of this study was to elucidate the evolutionary functional divergence of EPF/EPFL family genes. Phylogenetic analyses showed that AtEPFL9/Stomagen-like genes are conserved only in vascular plants and are closely related to AtEPF1/EPF2-like genes. Modeling showed that EPF/EPFL peptides share a common 3D structure that is constituted of a scaffold and loop. Molecular dynamics simulation suggested that AtEPF1/EPF2-like peptides form an additional disulfide bond in their loop regions and show greater flexibility in these regions than AtEPFL9/Stomagen-like peptides. This study uncovered the evolutionary relationship and the conformational divergence of proteins encoded by the EPF/EPFL family genes.     

拟南芥中柯浩体蛋白Atcoilin的克隆、表达及纯化

旨在制备柯浩体的标志蛋白——Atcoilin蛋白,利用pET-28a与目的基因构建重组表达质粒,经DNA测序证实插入序列与设计完全一致后,将重组质粒转化大肠杆菌BL21(DE3),用IPTG进行诱导表达,产物用SDS-PAGE及Western blotting分析鉴定。通过分别改变IPTG的浓度、培养时间、培养温度等来优化Atcoilin蛋白的表达条件。表达出的重组蛋白经过镍柱、分子筛进行纯化。结果显示,原核表达载体pET28a-At1g13030成功构建,可在大肠杆菌BL21(DE3)中诱导表达,得到相应的重组蛋白经Western blotting鉴定正确。在IPTG浓度为0.7 mmol/L,18℃培养20 h的条件下,目的蛋白表达量最高。经过SDS-PAGE分析鉴定,过镍柱、分子筛后得到的重组蛋白纯度较高。     

Genetic manipulation of stomatal density influences stomatal size, plant growth and tolerance to restricted water supply across a growth carbon dioxide gradient

To investigate the impact of manipulating stomatal density, a collection of Arabidopsis epidermal patterning factor (EPF) mutants with an approximately 16-fold range of stomatal densities (approx. 20-325% of that of control plants) were grown at three atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO(2)) concentrations (200, 450 and 1000 ppm), and 30 per cent or 70 per cent soil water content. A strong negative correlation between stomatal size (S) and stomatal density (D) was observed, suggesting that factors that control D also affect S. Under some but not all conditions, mutant plants exhibited abnormal stomatal density responses to CO(2) concentration, suggesting that the EPF signalling pathway may play a role in the environmental adjustment of D. In response to reduced water availability, maximal stomatal conductance was adjusted through reductions in S, rather than D. Plant size negatively correlated with D. For example, at 450 ppm CO(2) EPF2-overexpressing plants, with reduced D, had larger leaves and increased dry weight in comparison with controls. The growth of these plants was also less adversely affected by reduced water availability than plants with higher D, indicating that plants with low D may be well suited to growth under predicted future atmospheric CO(2) environments and/or water-scarce environments.     

Extra-pair paternity in waved albatrosses

We estimated the rate of extra‐pair fertilizations (EPFs) in waved albatrosses (Phoebastria irrorata) on Isla Española, Galápagos, Ecuador, using multilocus minisatellite DNA fingerprinting. Waved albatrosses are socially monogamous, long‐lived seabirds whose main population is on Española. Aggressive extra‐pair copulation (EPC) attempts have been observed in the breeding colony during the days preceding egg‐laying. Our genetic analyses of 16 families (single chicks and their attending parents) revealed evidence of EPFs in four families. In all cases males were the excluded parent. These data suggest that waved albatrosses have an unusually high rate of EPF relative to taxa with similar life histories. Future behavioural observations will determine the extent to which forced vs. unforced EPCs contribute to this high EPF rate.     

High frequency of extrapair fertilization in a plural breeding bird, the Mexican jay, revealed by DNA microsatellites

We used tetra-nucleotide microsatellite DNA typing to estimate the frequency of extrapair fertilization (EPF) in a plural breeding species, the Mexican jay, Aphelocoma ultramarina, in Arizona. We found EPF in 32 of 51 complete broods (63%) and 55 of 139 nestlings (40%) for which the putative father had been identified (one of the highest rates of EPF known for birds). At least 96.1% of EPF fathers came from within the group. This is by far the highest known within-group EPF rate among socially monogamous, communally rearing species. Most (70%) males of breeding age (3+ years) had no genetic paternity in a given year. Social fathers (i.e. those with nests and mated females) rarely obtained EPFs; of 25 social fathers, 23 had young in only one nest and only two had young in two nests by virtue of EPF. Of the 27 males known to be EPF fathers without a nest of their own, none had young in more than one nest. Only 7% of EPF fathers had their own broods reaching banding age (day 14), compared with 29.7% of social fathers. The proportion of EPF young was significantly larger in smaller broods. Breeding females in all age classes were equally likely to have EPF young. Copyright 2000 The Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour.     

The strength of direct selection against female promiscuity is associated with rates of extrapair fertilizations in socially monogamous songbirds

A costs-benefits approach has frequently been used to understand the evolutionary origin and maintenance of promiscuity in animal populations. Recent meta-analyses suggest that direct costs to unfaithful females outweigh indirect benefits from infidelity in socially monogamous songbirds, suggesting that in this taxa, extrapair fertilization (EPF) evolved primarily as a self-interest male tactic. Here we present results of comparative analysis to show that standardized selection gradients acting against female infidelity (direct costs of promiscuity) explain variation in EPF rates at an interspecific level in passerines. This result confirms that costs to females resulting from reduced parental care from cheated males constrain promiscuity in this group. Our data indicate that females exert resistance over EPFs when the costs of infidelity are high and, conversely, that the rate of EPFs increases when selection on females to defend themselves against EPF attempts by males is weak and costs of infidelity are low.     

低温几丁质酶基因在乳酸克鲁维酵母中的重组表达及酶学性质表征

【目的】通过构建假交替单胞菌(Pseudoalteromonassp.DL-6)低温几丁质酶(chitinaseA,chi A;chitinase C,chi C)的重组乳酸克鲁维酵母菌株、纯化重组蛋白并对其进行酶学性质表征,为低温几丁质酶潜在工业化生产几丁寡糖奠定理论基础。【方法】人工合成密码子优化的几丁质酶基因,构建重组乳酸克鲁维酵母表达质粒(p KLAC1-chi A、p KLAC1-chi C)并用电脉冲法转化到乳酸克鲁维酵母中,实现低温几丁质酶的可溶表达。利用镍柱亲和层析纯化得到高纯度的重组几丁质酶。【结果】成功构建产低温几丁质酶的重组乳酸克鲁维酵母并纯化获得高纯度的重组几丁质酶。经SDS-PAGE分析在110 k Da与90 k Da附近出现符合预期大小的蛋白条带。铁氰化钾法测得Chi A和Chi C的酶活分别为51.45 U/mg与108.56 U/mg。最适反应温度分别为20°C和30°C,最适p H分别为8.0和9.0。在低于40°C,p H 8.0–12.0时,Chi A和Chi C重组酶较稳定。Chi A和Chi C对胶体几丁质以及粉状底物α-几丁质与β-几丁质具有明显的降解活性,且具有一定协同降解能力。【结论】首次实现假交替单胞菌来源的低温几丁质酶在乳酸克鲁维酵母中的重组表达、纯化、酶学性质及其降解产物分析,为其他低温几丁质酶的研究提供借鉴意义。