糖基因Glt8d2重组蛋白的表达、纯化及多克隆抗体的制备

目的构建新糖基转移酶基因Glt8d2的原核表达载体,诱导融合蛋白的表达,并对其进行纯化;制备兔抗GltSd2蛋白多克隆抗体并进行鉴定。方法应用RT—PCR技术,以HepG2细胞mRNA为模板,扩增Glt8d2目的基因片段,构建原核表达载体pET-32a（＋）-Glt8d2。转化大肠埃希菌B121,异丙基-D-半乳糖苷诱导并通过SDS—PAGE凝胶电泳分析、Western印迹分析、生物质谱分析证实Gh8d2重组蛋白表达正确。大量表达后利用Ni’亲和柱对表达蛋白进行纯化及柱上复性。纯化蛋白免疫新西兰大白兔,获得抗Gh8d2蛋白的多克隆抗体。以纯化的Glt8d2重组蛋白为抗原,分别以免疫前后的新西兰兔血清作为第一抗体,利用Western印迹和酶联免疫吸附法对多克隆抗体进行特异性分析及效价检测。结果扩增获得Glt8d2基因片段,成功表达了Gh8d2重组蛋白,经SDS—PAGE凝胶电泳和Western印迹分析得到证实。成功获得重组蛋白及兔抗Gh8d2多克隆抗体。ELISA检测证实多克隆抗体效价〉1：320000。免疫组织化学分析显示,该基因编码的糖基转移酶在肝实质细胞内呈胞质模式表达分布。结论利用大肠埃希菌B121能够成功表达Gh8d2重组蛋白,获得高特异性、高效价兔抗Glt8d2重组蛋白的多克隆抗体,为今后研究Glt8d2基因的生物学功能研究奠定了基础。     

组蛋白甲基转移酶的研究进展

组蛋白的甲基化修饰主要是由一类含有SET结构域的蛋白来执行的, 组蛋白甲基化修饰参与异染色质形成、基因印记、X染色体失活和转录调控等多种主要生理功能, 组蛋白的修饰作用是表观遗传学研究的一个重要领域。组蛋白甲基化的异常与肿瘤发生等多种人类疾病相关, 可以特异性地激活或者抑制基因的转录活性。研究发现, 组蛋白甲基转移酶的作用对象不仅仅限于组蛋白, 某些非组蛋白也可以被组蛋白甲基转移酶甲基化, 这将为探明细胞内部基因转录、信号转导、甚至个体的发育和分化机制提供更广阔的空间。     

含非天然氨基酸定点突变的MLL3SET蛋白表达与纯化

在组蛋白H3K4甲基转移酶MLL3的催化结构域(MLL3SET)中定点引入非天然氨基酸N-炔丙基赖氨酸(N-propargyl-lysine,PrK),表达、纯化该突变蛋白(MLL3SET*),并评估突变蛋白的酶活,为后续进一步利用单分子荧光共振能量转移技术(smFRET)表征MLL3的作用机制奠定基础.将MLL3SE...     

人钙周期蛋白结合蛋白（hCacyBP）基因的克隆与表达

筛选cDNA文库得到了人的钙周期蛋白结合蛋白基因 ,将此基因的全编码区克隆到原核表达载体pET2 8上 ,诱导目的蛋白质表达以后将重组蛋白质用亲和层析的方法进行纯化 ,得到了纯度很好的重组的目的蛋白质 ,以此作为抗原免疫动物 ,得到抗钙周期蛋白结合蛋白的特异多克隆抗体。Western印迹的结果表明 ,该基因在小鼠多种组织中广泛表达 ;免疫组化的结果表明 ,BT32 5细胞诱导分化后钙周期蛋白结合蛋白分布有变化 ,由分布于胞质中转向分布于胞核和核周胞质     

转录因子E2F1蛋白纯化及甲基化鉴定

目的:构建人E2F1基因原核表达质粒p GEX-KG-E2F1,并在大肠杆菌中诱导表达。随后验证纯化得到的E2F1蛋白可作为底物被甲基化转移酶修饰。方法:构建原核表达质粒p GEX-KG-E2F1,在大肠杆菌BL-21中经异丙基硫代半乳糖苷(IPTG)诱导表达,利用GST亲和层析法纯化表达的E2F1蛋白。随后将纯化的E2F1蛋白作为底物,组蛋白甲基化转移酶SET7/9作为酶进行体外同位素标记放射自显影实验,检测纯化的E2F1蛋白能否被甲基化。结果:酶切鉴定和测序结果证明成功构建了原核表达载体p GEX-KG-E2F1,SDS-PAGE检测结果证明实现了人E2F1基因在大肠杆菌中的可溶性表达,放射自显影证明纯化得到的E2F1蛋白可作为底物被甲基化转移酶SET7/9甲基化。结论:成功构建了转录因子E2F1体外甲基化体系,为筛选新的能甲基化E2F1的酶奠定基础。     

Nmi及其变异体在大肠杆菌中表达、抗体制备及其细胞分布

 为了检测细胞内源性Nmi和变异体Nmi s的表达、亚细胞分布以及可能形成的信号转导蛋白复合物 ,成功构建并表达了异源Nmi和Nmi s 获得纯化异源蛋白 ,用以制备兔源抗Nmi(Nmi s)多克隆抗体 .Western印迹在多种细胞株HL 60 ,K562 ,2 93T细胞中检测到Nmi(Nmi s)高表达 .在不同的细胞系中 ,Nmi表现为不同的蛋白复合物迁移带 ;Nmi(Nmi s)在胞浆和胞核均存在 ,而核内荧光更强 .Nmi(Nmi s)通过与多种蛋白相互作用行使其生物学功能 ,在不同细胞中可能与不同的蛋白相互作用 ,发挥不同的功能 .     

OS-9基因的融合表达、纯化及多克隆抗体制备

OS 9基因广泛表达于人体多种组织 ,该基因的表达产物可能与肿瘤的发生相关 .为获得可溶性表达的OS 9蛋白 ,制备多克隆抗体 ,深入了解OS 9基因的功能 ,将OS 9基因片段克隆入组氨酸标签融合的表达载体pET2 8a中 ,IPTG诱导 ,利用金属螯合亲和层析 (MCAC)进行纯化 ,薄层扫描及Bradford法检测纯化蛋白的纯度与含量 .免疫家兔制备多克隆抗体 ,利用间接ELISA法检测抗体效价 ,Western印迹检测抗体特异性 .经表达形式分析证明 ,融合蛋白大部分可溶 .薄层扫描分析纯度可达 90 %以上 ,Bradford法检测蛋白浓度约 0 1mg ml.抗血清效价可达 1∶32 0 0以上 ,Western印迹检测证明抗体特异性良好 .经诱导表达及纯化制备出可溶的纯度较高的OS 9蛋白产物 ,并获得高效价特异性良好的多克隆抗体     

小鼠Prune蛋白DHH结构域的原核表达及多克隆抗体的制备

[目的]表达、纯化小鼠Prune蛋白DHH结构域(m-Prune D),并制备多克隆抗体。[方法]生物信息学方法分析m-Prune D氨基酸序列;PCR扩增目的基因m-Prune D,克隆入原核表达载体p ET28a(+);IPTG诱导目的基因表达,SDS-PAGE和Western Blot鉴定蛋白表达,亲和层析法纯化蛋白;用纯化的重组m-Prune D免疫小鼠制备多克隆抗体;Western Blot检测多克隆抗体特异性。[结果]PCR成功扩增m-Prune D基因,双酶切及测序结果表明成功构建m-Prune D原核表达载体,SDS-PAGE和Western Blot鉴定表明成功表达约25 k Da的重组蛋白。纯化蛋白免疫小鼠后抗体滴度最高可达1∶25 600,所制备的多克隆抗体可特异性识别原核和真核细胞中DHH结构域蛋白。[结论]在E.coli中成功表达小鼠Prune蛋白DHH结构域,制备了多克隆抗体血清,可用于Prune蛋白生物学功能的进一步研究。     

小鼠OAZ2基因的原核表达及抗体制备

目的:克隆小鼠鸟氨酸脱羧酶抗酶2(OAZ2)功能基因,原核表达、纯化OAZ2蛋白并制备抗OAZ2多克隆抗体.方法:IRT-PCR法从鼠黑色素瘤细胞总RNA中克隆OAZ2 cDNA后,通过重叠延伸PCR技术构建无需移码即可全长翻译的功能基因.将OAZ2功能基因克隆人原核表达载体pET15b并原核表达.表达的蛋白经Ni-NTA亲和层析纯化后,用SDS-PAGE和Western Blot分析鉴定.用纯化的OAZ2蛋白作为抗原免疫Bab/C小鼠以制备多克隆抗体,制备抗体用ELISA和Western Blot检测抗体滴度和特异性.结果:成功获得小鼠OAZ2 cDNA并构建出无需移码翻译的OAZ2功能基因.OAZ2功能基因在大肠杆菌BL21(DE3)中可诱导性高表达并能用Ni-NTA树脂高效纯化.用纯化蛋白免疫Bab/C小鼠制备的抗血清经ELISA检测有较高的多克隆抗体效价(＞1∶64000),经Western blot鉴定可与纯化的OAZ2蛋白质特异性结合.结论:建立了鼠OAZ2蛋白原核表达和纯化技术,制备出高效价和特异性抗OAZ2多克隆抗体,为进一步研究OAZ2基因的功能奠定了基础.     

酵母组蛋白乙酰转移酶Elp3多克隆抗体的制备、鉴定及应用

酵母Elp3(Yeast elongation protein 3,yElp3)是组蛋白乙酰转移酶复合物Elongator的催化亚基,通过组蛋白乙酰化参与基因转录延伸。近来证实胞质中也存在的Elp3还参与胞外分泌、tRNA修饰等重要生物学过程。为深入研究Elp3的复杂功能,PCR法克隆pYES2-yElp3质粒中编码yElp3N末端亲水区段(22~94aa),构建原核表达载体pMXB10-yElp3-219,经IPTG诱导表达和几丁质柱纯化后免疫兔制备多克隆抗体。ELISA检测显示该抗体有较高的效价(不低于1:2500),免疫印迹结果表明该抗体可特异性识别表达纯化及酵母细胞中的Elp3蛋白,运用该抗体进行的染色质免疫沉淀揭示转入elp3?菌株的酵母/人融合的yhElp3之所以可补偿突变株的基因表达延迟缺陷,是因其直接参与SSA3基因的转录延伸。     

Decreased serum dependence in the growth of NIH3T3 cells from the overexpression of human nuclear receptor-binding SET-domain-containing protein 1 (NSD1) or fission yeast su(var)3-9, enhancer-of-zeste, trithorax 2 (SET2)

Nuclear receptor-binding SET-domain-containing protein 1 (NSD1), a culprit gene for Sotos syndrome, contains a su(var)3-9, enhancer-of-zeste, trithorax (SET) domain that is responsible for histone methyltransferase activity and other domains such as plant homeodomain (PHD) and proline-tryptophan-tryptophan-proline (PWWP) involved in protein-protein interactions in the C-terminal half of NSD1. To elucidate the function of NSD1 on cell growth, we overexpressed NSD1 in NIH3T3 cells. Cells overexpressing NSD1 grew in the presence of 2% serum, whereas vector transfected cells did not. Overexpression of the C-terminal half of NSD1 but not the N-terminal half of NSD1 also produced cell growth under low serum concentration. Furthermore, overexpression in NIH3T3 of Schizosaccharomyces pombe SET2 which has a SET domain but not PHD or PWWP domains conferred the reduced serum dependence. Thus, the SET domain of NSD1 is involved in cell growth by modulating serum dependence.     

Characterization of the PR domain of RIZ1 histone methyltransferase

RIZ1 (PRDM2) and PRDI-BF1 (PRDM1) are involved in B cell differentiation and the development of B cell lymphomas. These proteins are expressed in two forms that differ by the presence or absence of a PR domain. The protein product that retains the PR domain is anti-tumorigenic while the product that lacks the PR domain is oncogenic and over-expressed in tumor cells. The conserved PR domain is homologous to the SET domain from a family of histone methyltransferases. RIZ1 is also a histone methyltransferase and methylates lysine 9 in histone H3. This activity has been mapped to the PR domain. In the present study, deuterium exchange mass spectrometry was used to define the structural boundaries of the RIZ1 PR domain and to map sites of missense mutations that occur in human cancers and reduce methyltransferase activity. Flexible segments were selectively deleted to produce protein products that crystallize for structural studies. Segments at the carboxyl terminus of the PR domain that are involved in methylation of H3 were shown to be flexible, similar to SET domains, suggesting that the PR and SET methyltransferases may belong to an emerging class of proteins that contain mobile functional regions.     

Methylation of histone H3 lysine 36 is required for normal development in Neurospora crassa

The SET domain is an evolutionarily conserved domain found predominantly in histone methyltransferases (HMTs). The Neurospora crassa genome includes nine SET domain genes (set-1 through set-9) in addition to dim-5, which encodes a histone H3 lysine 9 HMT required for DNA methylation. We demonstrate that Neurospora set-2 encodes a histone H3 lysine 36 (K36) methyltransferase and that it is essential for normal growth and development. We used repeat induced point mutation to make a set-2 mutant (set-2(RIP1)) with multiple nonsense mutations. Western analyses revealed that the mutant lacks SET-2 protein and K36 methylation. An amino-terminal fragment that includes the AWS, SET, and post-SET domains of SET-2 proved sufficient for K36 HMT activity in vitro. Nucleosomes were better substrates than free histones. The set-2(RIP1) mutant grows slowly, conidiates poorly, and is female sterile. Introducing the wild-type gene into the mutant complemented the defects, confirming that they resulted from loss of set-2 function. We replaced the wild-type histone H3 gene (hH3) with an allele producing a Lys to Leu substitution at position 36 and found that this hH3(K36L) mutant phenocopied the set-2(RIP1) mutant, confirming that the observed defects in growth and development result from inability to methylate K36 of H3. Finally, we used chromatin immunoprecipitation to demonstrate that actively transcribed genes in Neurospora crassa are enriched for H3 methylated at lysines 4 and 36. Taken together, our results suggest that methylation of K36 in Neurospora crassa is essential for normal growth and development.     

PLMT家族成员SET7/9的非组蛋白甲基化作用

SET7/9是蛋白赖氨酸甲基化转移酶（protein lysine methyltransferases,PLMTs或PKMTs）家族成员,具有SET结构域。现已发现SET7/9是一种赖氨酸单甲基化转移酶,除了能使组蛋白H3第四位赖氨酸（lysine4 of histone 3,H3K4）单甲基化外,更重要的能使一些转录因子、肿瘤抑制因子、膜相关受体等非组蛋白单甲基化,其甲基化作用主要与蛋白稳定和转录活化有关。该效应受赖氨酸特异性去甲基酶1（lysine specifcdemethylase,LSD1）的抑制。SET7/9与LSD1两者效应的平衡对维持体内活性蛋白质含量、调节基因表达具有重要意义。     

Histone acetylation facilitates association of nucleosomes with SET domain of ALL-1 methyltransferase in vitro

The inheritable methylation pattern of gene activity, created upon cell differentiation, is further maintained by the “SET” (methyltransferase)-domain proteins. However, it is still not clear how SET-proteins can decide on the required gene activity state and the way their chromatin association is maintained. Here we have found that high levels of histone acetylation - the hallmarks of active chromosome regions in vivo - can increase the affinity of reconstituted nucleosomes to the SET domain of ALL-1 histone methyltransferase in a defined system in vitro.     

G9a histone methyltransferase contributes to imprinting in the mouse placenta

Whereas DNA methylation is essential for genomic imprinting, the importance of histone methylation in the allelic expression of imprinted genes is unclear. Imprinting control regions (ICRs), however, are marked by histone H3-K9 methylation on their DNA-methylated allele. In the placenta, the paternal silencing along the Kcnq1 domain on distal chromosome 7 also correlates with the presence of H3-K9 methylation, but imprinted repression at these genes is maintained independently of DNA methylation. To explore which histone methyltransferase (HMT) could mediate the allelic H3-K9 methylation on distal chromosome 7, and at ICRs, we generated mouse conceptuses deficient for the SET domain protein G9a. We found that in the embryo and placenta, the differential DNA methylation at ICRs and imprinted genes is maintained in the absence of G9a. Accordingly, in embryos, imprinted gene expression was unchanged at the domains analyzed, in spite of a global loss of H3-K9 dimethylation (H3K9me2). In contrast, the placenta-specific imprinting of genes on distal chromosome 7 is impaired in the absence of G9a, and this correlates with reduced levels of H3K9me2 and H3K9me3. These findings provide the first evidence for the involvement of an HMT and suggest that histone methylation contributes to imprinted gene repression in the trophoblast.     

Development of novel bisubstrate-type inhibitors of histone methyltransferase SET7/9

Histone modification, for example, by histone deacetylase (HDAC) and histone lysine methyltransferase (HMT), plays an important role in regulating gene expression. To obtain novel inhibitors as tools for investigating the physiological function of members of the HMT family, we designed and synthesized novel inhibitors, which are amine analogues of adenosylmethionine (AdoMet; the cofactor utilized in the methylation reaction) bearing various alkylamino groups coupled via an ethylene linker. The inhibitory activities of these compounds towards SET7/9, an HMT, were evaluated. It was found that introduction of an alkylamino group increased the inhibitory activity.