B型肉毒毒素轻链的高效制备及活性鉴定

目的:在大肠杆菌中高效表达B型肉毒毒素轻链(BoNT/BLC)并纯化,研究其生物学活性。方法:根据报道的BoNT/B LC基因序列设计引物,从肉毒梭菌中扩增BoNT/BLC基因片段,将其克隆至原核表达载体pET-22b中,重组质粒转化大肠杆菌BL21(DE3)Rosetta感受态细胞,构建重组大肠杆菌pET-22b BoNT/BLC/BL21(DE3)Rosetta,在20℃条件下用IPTG诱导目的蛋白表达,表达产物经His Trap FF柱纯化,用SDS-PAGE对目的蛋白进行鉴定,并利用相应底物对纯化产物进行生物活性分析。结果与结论:构建了重组大肠杆菌pET-22b BoNT/BLC/BL21(DE3)Rosetta,BoNT/BLC表达量达到了细菌总蛋白的30%左右,通过一步亲和纯化目的蛋白后经SDS-PAGE检测其纯度在95%以上,制备的重组LC的酶活略高于B型肉毒毒素全毒素,可作为试剂用于BoNT/BLC抑制剂高通量体外检测方法的研究。     

硫酸乙酰肝素3-O硫酸基转移酶5的表达、纯化及酶学性质研究

经过PCR克隆得到硫酸乙酰肝素3-O硫酸基转移酶5(3-OST-5)的基因,将其与大肠杆菌表达载体pET-15b连接后,在大肠杆菌BL21(DE3)中诱导表达,使用镍亲和层析柱纯化得到具有活性的3-OST-5。经测定纯化后的3-OST-5比活达到0.58 U/mg,是纯化前的5.27倍,回收率达80.4%。在此基础上,研究了该酶的酶学性质,酶反应的最适温度为35℃,稳定范围为20-40℃;最适pH为7.0,在pH7.0-9.0范围内稳定。在反应液中加入终浓度为1 mmol/L的K+、Ca2+、Ba2+对酶促反应有一定的促进作用。     

A型肉毒毒素轻链的原核表达、纯化及活性鉴定

目的:在大肠杆菌中表达、纯化A型肉毒毒素轻链(Bo NT/A LC),研究其生物学活性。方法:根据Gen Bank中报道的Bo NT/A LC基因序列设计特异引物,从肉毒梭菌中扩增Bo NT/A LC基因片段,构建重组大肠杆菌p ET-32a Bo NT/A LC/BL21(DE3)Rosetta,IPTG诱导目的蛋白高效表达,表达产物经Ni螯合亲和层析纯化,SDS-PAGE鉴定目的蛋白,并利用相应底物对纯化产物进行生物活性分析和酶活动力学测定。结果与结论:构建了重组大肠杆菌p ET-32a Bo NT/A LC/BL21(DE3)Rosetta,原核表达获得高水平可溶性重组Bo NT/A LC,纯化得到纯度较高的蛋白质,重组Bo NT/A LC的酶活略高于A型肉毒毒素全毒素,可作为试剂用于Bo NT/A LC抑制剂高通量体外检测方法研究。     

人分泌磷蛋白2基因的克隆、原核表达与活性检测

提取人肝癌组织RNA,通过RT-PCR扩增人SPP2成熟蛋白编码区基因并克隆至原核表达载体pET-22b（＋）,将测序正确的质粒转化大肠杆菌BL2l（DE3）,IPTG诱导重组蛋白表达,用Ni-NTA柱进行纯化,SDS-PAGE电泳及Western blot检测并证实目的蛋白的表达,通过重组蛋白对木瓜蛋白酶的抑制作用验证其生物学活性。重组质粒测序和酶切结果显示SPP2成熟蛋白基因已成功克隆到pET-22b（＋）。IPTG诱导重组菌后有25kDa大小的目的蛋白表达。优化诱导表达条件,获得可溶性表达的目的蛋白,纯化后纯度达90%,western blot表明其具有His标签抗原活性。重组SPP2成熟蛋白可抑制木瓜蛋白酶的水解作用（酪蛋白为底物）,重量抑制比为1∶3.1,抑制比活性为2511U/mg。     

猪瘟病毒E2蛋白A3BCD主要抗原结构域的原核表达

目的：对猪瘟病毒E2蛋白A3BCD进行原核表达,以期获得具有抗原活性的表达产物。方法：利用反转录PCR（RT-PCR）和套式PCR（nPCR）技术从河南省近期流行猪瘟病毒野毒株中扩增得到E2基因,并将其克隆至pUCm-T载体,构建克隆载体pUCm-TE2;利用PCR方法扩增E2基因的主要抗原域A3BCD,克隆至pET-32a（＋）载体,构建表达载体pET-32aE2-2,转化到大肠杆菌Rosetta（DE3）中,用IPTG进行诱导表达,对诱导产物进行SDS-PAGE和Western-blotting分析。结果：SDS-PAGE结果显示在相对分子质量约35000处出现预期条带,表达产物主要以包涵体形式存在;Western-blotting检测表明,表达产物能与猪瘟病毒阳性血清发生特异性反应,出现单一反应带;用8mol／L尿素（pH8.0）溶解包涵体,经Ni-NTA亲和层析法纯化,获得纯度较高的目的蛋白,ELISA检测表明能与猪瘟抗体阳性血清发生特异性反应。结论：重组质粒pET-32aE2-2转化大肠杆菌Rosetta（DE3）,解除了由于稀有密码子造成的表达限制,表达量得到提高;表达产物为硫氧还蛋白和E2-2的融合蛋白,易于纯化,且具有活性,为研制猪瘟抗体ELISA检测试剂盒奠定了基础。     

火球菌8-氧鸟嘌呤DNA糖苷酶基因克隆、表达纯化和酶学性质研究

【目的】在大肠杆菌中表达火球菌8-氧鸟嘌呤DNA糖苷酶,纯化得到重组火球菌8-氧鸟嘌呤DNA糖苷酶,在此基础上系统研究火球菌8-氧鸟嘌呤DNA糖苷酶的酶学特征。【方法】构建8-氧鸟嘌呤DNA糖苷酶重组表达质粒,将重组质粒转化Escherichia coli Rosetta(DE3),利用IPTG诱导表达重组蛋白,通过Ni2+亲和层析柱纯化重组蛋白;最后利用含8-氧鸟嘌呤损伤的寡核苷酸作为底物,测定8-氧鸟嘌呤DNA糖苷酶的酶学性质。【结果】在大肠杆菌中成功诱导表达了重组火球菌8-氧鸟嘌呤DNA糖苷酶,经Ni2+亲和纯化后蛋白纯度大于95%。在体外鉴定了重组火球菌8-氧鸟嘌呤DNA糖苷酶的酶学性质。结果表明重组火球菌8-氧鸟嘌呤DNA糖苷酶可以切除DNA中的8-氧鸟嘌呤(8-Oxo-G,GO)损伤碱基,并且具有AP裂解酶活性。重组火球菌8-氧鸟嘌呤DNA糖苷酶催化反应的最适pH值和温度分别是pH 8.5和55°C。除Zn2+对火球菌8-氧鸟嘌呤DNA糖苷酶的酶促反应有明显的抑制作用外,实验中测定的其它二价离子(Mn2+,Mg2+,Ca2+,Ni2+,Co2+,Cu2+)对其没有明显的影响。离子强度在50-100 mmol/L范围内对其酶促反应影响不大,超过100 mmol/L时有明显的抑制作用。与8-氧鸟嘌呤互补的碱基差异对火球菌8-氧鸟嘌呤DNA糖苷酶切除8-氧鸟嘌呤损伤的效率影响不大;但与单链DNA相比,双链DNA是优选底物,切割效率如下:GO/C≈GO/G≈GO/T≈GO/AGO/-。【结论】在大肠杆菌中成功表达,并Ni2+亲和纯化了火球菌8-氧鸟嘌呤DNA糖苷酶,生化研究表明制备的重组蛋白具有8-氧鸟嘌呤DNA糖苷酶活性,可能负责切除火球菌基因组DNA中的8-氧鸟嘌呤损伤。     

干酪乳杆菌L-乳酸脱氢酶在大肠杆菌中的表达、纯化及酶学性质

L-乳酸脱氢酶(L-lactate dehydrogenase,L-LDH)是发酵生产L-乳酸中催化丙酮酸转化成L-乳酸的关键酶。以干酪乳杆菌G-02(Lactobacillus casei G-02)基因组DNA为模板,克隆得到L-LDH基因(ldhL),经序列分析后将其连接到表达载体pET-28a(+)上,构建成重组质粒pET-ldhL转化到大肠杆菌BL21(DE3)中,实现ldhL基因的表达。30°C加入IPTG诱导表达后,经镍柱亲和层析纯化的重组蛋白样品通过SDS-PAGE分析,约在40 kD处出现显著的特异性条带。对表达的L-LDH生物学特异性研究显示:重组L-LDH的比酶活为1 722 U/mg,最适反应温度为40°C-45°C;果糖-1,6-二磷酸(FBP)为别构激活剂,使最适pH向中性方向偏移(pH为6.6-6.8),Mn2+可拓宽最适酶活pH范围;Mn2+、Ca2+和Mg2+对L-LDH有激活作用,而Zn2+对L-LDH有抑制作用。     

大肠杆菌腺苷脱氨酶基因的克隆表达

将大肠杆菌K12菌株来源的腺苷脱氨酶基因(add)克隆到载体pET-28a中,并转化至大肠杆菌BL21(DE3)中进行表达。通过IPTG诱导,SDS-PAGE检测和酶活性的测定发现,重组菌表达产生大量腺苷脱氨酶,活性达到51.07U/mg蛋白。通过酶性质的研究,腺苷脱氨酶对腺苷最适pH和温度分别为7.5和40℃,且在40℃下维持稳定。     

多形拟杆菌肝素酶Ⅰ的SUMO融合表达及酶学特性分析

【目的】克隆多形拟杆菌(Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron) Heparinase I基因,在大肠杆菌(Escherichiac。")中进行基因工程表达获得重组酶SUMO-Bt-HepI和Bt-HepI,并研究其酶学特性。【方法】对B.thetaiotaomicron肝素酶I (Bt-HepI)的基因序列进行密码子优化,PCR扩增得到目的基因,构建表达载体pET-28a-Bt-HepI和pE-SUMO-Bt-HepI,并转化至E. colt Rosetta (DE3)进行表达,分别得到重组产物Bt-HepI和SUMO-Bt-HepI,以肝素钠为底物研究两者的酶学性质。【结果】SDS-PAGE检测显示Bt-HepI和SUMO-Bt-HepI的分子量大小分别约为42.5 kDa和55 kDa。与Bt-HepI相比,融合SUMO-Tag后的肝素酶I比酶活提高了 48.9%。酶学性质表明:Bt-HepI和SUMO-Bt-HepI的最适pH和温度均为pH 9、45℃,二者在pH 5-9都具有很好的稳定性,但pH<5时,SUMO-Bt-HepI的耐酸性明显高于Bt-HepI0同时,在温度低于50 ℃时,SUMO-Bt-HepI的比酶活高于Bt-Hepl。此外,Ca^2+和Mg^2+对重组肝素酶I具有明显的促进作用,而CU^2+、Mr^2+、Zt^2+则表现出一定的抑制作用,提示在多形拟杆菌肝素酶I的结构中除了存在已知的Ca2+结合位点外,可能还存在Mg2+的结合位点。【结论】本研究首次将多形拟杆菌来源的肝素酶I和SUMO-Tag进行了融合表达,使其比酶活得到了显著的提高,为其生产应用奠定了基础。     

芽孢杆菌N1碱性蛋白酶的克隆表达及酶学性质

【背景】蛋白酶广泛应用于制革行业中,酶法脱毛对环境污染较小,但蛋白酶对化学试剂的不稳定性及胶原降解活性限制了其工业应用。【目的】克隆芽孢杆菌(Bacillussp.)N1基因组的碱性蛋白酶基因,实现其在大肠杆菌中的异源表达,并对重组酶酶学性质及脱毛作用进行研究。【方法】利用基因组文库法克隆获得蛋白酶基因aprG,构建重组大肠杆菌(Escherichiacoli)BL21(DE3)pLysS/pET-28a-aprG。异丙基-β-D-硫代半乳糖苷(IPTG)诱导表达该重组酶,以福林酚显色法对其酶学性质进行研究,并将AprG作用于羊皮、兔皮和羽毛。【结果】克隆得到蛋白酶基因aprG,并实现其在大肠杆菌中的表达。重组酶AprG最适反应温度为50°C,最适反应pH为10.0。各种金属离子对AprG活性影响较小,且AprG对表面活性剂和氧化剂、还原剂的耐受性较强。底物特异性分析表明,该酶胶原活性较低。AprG对羊皮和兔皮作用显著,且降解羽毛效果明显。【结论】蛋白酶AprG在制革行业中具有良好的应用前景。     

Recent advances in the study of Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus replication and pathogenesis

It has now been over twenty years since a novel herpesviral genome was identified in Kaposi's sarcoma biopsies. Since then, the cumulative research effort by molecular biologists, virologists, clinicians, and epidemiologists alike has led to the extensive characterization of this tumor virus, Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus(KSHV; also known as human herpesvirus 8(HHV-8)), and its associated diseases. Here we review the current knowledge of KSHV biology and pathogenesis, with a particular emphasis on new and exciting advances in the field of epigenetics. We also discuss the development and practicality of various cell culture and animal model systems to study KSHV replication and pathogenesis.     

The structure, reproduction and taxonomy of Vidalia and Osmundaria (Rhodophyta, Rhodomelaceae)

Comprises species occurring mostly in subtidal habitats in tropical, subtropical and warm-temperate areas of the world. An analysis of the type species, V. spiralis (Sonder) Lamouroux ex J. Agardh, a species from Australia, establishes basic characters for distinguishing species in the genus. These characters are (1) branching patterns of thalli, (2) flat blades that may be spiralled on their axis, (3) width of the blade, (4) primary or secondary derivation of sterile and fertile branchlets and (5) position of sterile and fertile branchlets on the thalli. Application of the latter two characters provides an important basic method for separation of species into three major groups. Osmundaria , a genus known only in southern Australia, was studied in relation to Vidalia , and its separation from the Vidalia assemblage is not accepted. Species of Vidalia therefore are transferred to the older genus name, Osmundaria. Two new species, Osmundaria papenfussii and Osmundaria oliveae are described from Natal. Confusion in the usage of the epithet, Vidalia fimbriala Brown ex Turner has been clarified, and Vidalia gregaria Falkenberg, described as an epiphyte on Osmundaria pro/ifera Lamouroux, is revealed to be young branches of the host, Osmundaria prolifera.     

New or rare chromosome counts in Artemisia L. (Asteraceae, Anthemideae) and related genera from Kazakhstan

Fifteen chromosome counts of six Artemisia taxa and one species of each of the genera Brachanthemum, Hippolytia, Kaschgaria, Lepidolopsis and Turaniphytum are reported from Kazakhstan. Three of them are new reports, two are not consistent with previous counts and the remainder are confirmations of very scarce (one to four) earlier records. All the populations studied have the same basic chromosome number, x = 9, with ploidy levels ranging from 2x to 6x. Some correlations between ploidy level, morphological characters and distribution are noted.     

肝癌中HBV和HCV基因和抗原的分布及意义

采用原位分子杂交方法检测HCV RNA及HBV X基因;采用免疫组织化学方法研究HCV核心抗原,非结构区C33c抗原及HBxAg在肝细胞肝癌中的定位及分布.结果表明(1)HCV RNA、HBV X基因在肝细胞肝癌组织检出率分别为40%(55/136)和82%(112/136).HCV RNA定位于癌细胞的胞浆内,阳性细胞呈散在、灶状及弥漫分布三种形式;HBV X基因在肝癌细胞中的分布呈胞浆型、核型及核浆型,阳性细胞也呈上述三种分布形式;(2)HCV C33c抗原、核心抗原在肝细胞肝癌中的阳性率为81%(133/164)及86%(141/164).C33c抗原定位于癌细胞及肝细胞的胞浆内;核心抗原既定位于癌细胞核中,又可定位于胞浆中.C33c抗原阳性细胞以灶状分布为主;而核心抗原阳性细     

Selection with two alleles and complete dominance

For a plant selection model with frequency-independent viabilities, fertilities and selfing rates, it is shown that apart from global fixation, for certain parameter combinations a protected polymorphism and facultative fixation (either allele may become fixed according to initial frequencies) may both occur. Facultative fixation requires different selling rates for the dominant and recessive type. Protection of the polymorphism requires resource allocation for male and female function. In this connection the problem of purely genetically caused population extinction is discussed.
For general frequency dependence and regular segregation, the chances for establishment of a completely recessive gene are compared to those of a completely dominant gene. It is proven that the process of establishment of the recessive gene, despite a fitness advantage, may be considerably endangered by drift effects if random mating prevails. The recessive gene may reach the same effectivity in establishment as a dominant gene, only if the recessive homozygote mates exclusively with its own type during the period of establishment.